Two Empires, The Slave Of The Empire
This is probably one of the bestest historical bl fantasies Ive ever read. I love the world-building, the political scheming and most of the characters are interesting. I adore Levenoad Von Strahss—hes smart, cunning, beautiful, ethereal, powerful, elegant and him as the reincarnated Ray is also a fvkng badass. Despite his amazing strategic nature, I love how he also acknowledges his mistakes and owns up to them. He might be hard-headed at times but hes also a lowkey softie. El Jiskar Fascher is the kind of toxic ML I want to be served as a main course—I love how unhinged and obsessed and possessive he is—hes willing to even dug his heart out for his beloved Ray and turned into a madman when MC ran away damn I eat this shit. Hes down bad that he’s basically the real slave between them from the moment they first met as crown princes, it’s Ray who owned Jiskar and not the other way around. Though the pacing at the later chapters seems a bit rush and I was actually hoping for an arc wherein theres gonna be confrontation between Ray and the people from his homeland though the story still managed to make the conclusion quite satisfying. This is a good and entertaining read.
See You, My King
The art style is so freaking god-tier, it has to be one of my top favourites ever—from the incredible lightning, the details and the character designs are all drawn majestically. The story though is okay, it’s entertaining but halfway through my reading it feels like a drag. In my opinion there are too many unnecessary chapters and fillers, kinda like watching a loooong historical cdrama with too many arc that could have been taken out and still wont affect the main plot. I have a mixed reaction towards the MC—hes got some protagonist halo and hes like the jack of all trade I find it quite ridiculous. Zhang Li is smart, cunning, bold, creative, a badass and he knows what he wants and I like these about him. However he could be really nosy most of the time and acts like a tsundere (not a fan of this trope tbh). Also I know hes a medical professional but is hes a surgeon, an ophthalmologist, a mental health professional, a pharmacist like wut in the Anubis name??? Hes like a marty sue Im crying There are also scenes that I find unbelievable like hes a slave in this old myth civilisation but acts like hes not one and even defy Mehemis, a literal king, a couple of times. I get that there is blossoming feelings involved and Mehemis is not really a tyrant per se but c’mon. Im just thinking that he finds Zhang Li interesting because hes smart and a pretttyyy blondie. Also the modern looking gloves, the contact lenses I just cant. It’s like the creator wanted to make a story about Egyptian Mythology but their creative state is still stuck in modern mode I adore Mehemis a lot and hes got to have the most beautiful design. Hes so majestic Im drooling over a 2D character. Hes cute too but also tough and hinted to be a possessive lover too so yeah your majesty just one chance Im not sure if this is adapted from a novel but it seems Zhang Li will not be returning in the modern world and theres also a new character aaahhh it’s Anubis who is hinted to prevent the fall of Mehemis. I hope theres more extra or side stories because it still feels incomplete
Little Mushroom