Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #Manhua/Manhwa(113)

A cute short story about a clueless guy and his old high school friend who has just returned to Korea.

Discontinued Incomplete A real shame because this was a talented story that was intriguing and had you thinking all the time about what will happen and what has happened. A permanent cliffhanger but I am still happy to have read it. I think if it were completed it would be a favourite.

Beautiful idol Hangyum with the perfect face and less than perfect voice reencounters his high school crush Hajin, a prickly tempered neet with plans to start an online business. Given that their reunion was in the toilet while Hangyum was fapping it’s not surprising that the awkwardness helped Hangyum to pretend he was his twin and therefore dodge any hard feelings from their high school separation. This was the start of a comedy of lies and miscommunication, unwelcome exes and new romance. Both Hangyum and Hajin were adorable but they really needed to work on their communication. Still, their love for each other was very sweet and this was an entertaining story to read.

Trigger Warning: Mentions rape (not by seme) This was so cute. Manager Kang was an anthropomorph; a secret he and others like him kept hidden from the humans they lived amongst. His newest team member was an eager yet clumsy guy named Sunwoo who kept making clumsy mistakes near (and on) his boss. One of those flustered his boss so much that his secret was revealed. I got lots of lols from Sunwoo as he tried to greet his boss in cat language and basically endeared himself to the older man. But he wasn’t just an airhead. He was kind and respectful and I loved how he placed his trust in Leo even when he wanted to just protect him from the scum from the past. All in all, this was a great story and it’s still available on Lezhin so I think I will grab my own copy.

I loved this amazing story with the adorable and gentle Kim Doyoon and the protective and intense Director Lee Kangwoo. I really enjoyed the Director’s perverted side, his imagination alone is enough to make me blush. He really loved his little vampire and I enjoyed the fact that Doyoon didn’t just fall into his lap. I am only sad the series had to end. This is one I will be buying.

The adorable little Hen and the beautiful Ivan. Their bickering rivalry to loving pair story was fun and sexy and entertaining. Surprisingly after the more than 100 pages of story it felt like there was more that needed to be told (eg reuniting with the Grandfather and family) but it was still a sweet ending with all the happy feels those two deserved.

I read this story only based on the blurb, so I had no idea it was to be a 3P relationship. So for me, when Jan broke up with Jamil (who he cared for greatly but needed to work on himself so he could love him) and then went in a free fall of sex with the guy he saw nearly kill Jamil, I was horrified. I thought Jan was a pathetic, low life cheating mofo. He spent all that time bonking his brains out with Pray and never even bothered to visit Jamil. Wth?! What a total dick! I have no idea why I kept reading, but I did. Then Jamil got out and we hear his backstory, and suddenly Jan loves him? Segue into my next brain fart moment as I clue in that this may be a 3P story. Ofc, I had bonded with Jamil so I started to feel a bit better about reading on, and I love a good 3P story. But even when these guys became a committed threesome, Jamil seemed to be left out too much. And I still was grinding my teeth that Jamil didn’t even rate a hospital visit… That’s the problem with a polygamy romance. Balancing the relationship. I have read a lot of great stories with multiple partners and while this one ticked the boxes for devotion to the MC, the way it began with the second partner had irreversibly left me viewing Jan as a weak, uncaring and selfish manslut who only thinks of himself and I am sad for Jamil who seems to be a lesser character after Pray nearly killed him. Such a shame, it could have been awesome, but instead it was ‘pretty good’ and left me feeling irked

There is a reason why this manhua rates so highly and that is simply because it’s beautiful. The love and friendship between the characters, not just the main couple but their friends and family, was so real and genuine that I didn’t want to leave their world. The power of loving and supporting those close to you regardless of their sexuality was dealt with so respectfully I was often moved to tears. In fact, I got a bit teary a few times in the loving moments of connection and support. My heartfelt thanks to the author. This is a manhua I will buy to read many times in the future.

Trigger Warning: All the dark themes including rape, murder, animal cruelty A brilliant piece of work that transcends the average BL, mostly because the relationship between Lee Gi-Rin and Kang Mu will never be loving and sweet but it is incredibly intense and in its own way, devoted. A psychological dark romance style with much care and consideration into what would make a decent, regular guy stay with and care for a calculating and dangerous psychopath. I also loved that Lee Gi-Rin was able to dominate and hold his own at times. He was no weak pushover blind to his situation. That gave a pleasing power balance to the relationship that made you really want them to stay together. I really recommend this to those who like their hero a little dark and twisted.

There is no doubt that this is an interesting story. Hyunsung has a stalker who becomes increasingly invasive in his life. The relentless nature of his stalking and his own passive nature has him accepting the gifts and intrusion into his life, even when he finds it stressful. I found him frustratingly irritating tbh, because I don’t relate his passivity and even when he turned the tables or made a move to move on, he was unable to truly keep the stalker from his life. It’s not even as though I felt him falling for his stalker (though he did have some obvious compassion and a level of caring at the end). The gap between what Hyunsung did and what I wanted him to do (or what I would do) was too big for me to find him a sympathetic character. I did enjoy the stalkers obsession and control. He was a cleverly created character but I feel that I don’t understand his motivations enough for him to be truly relatable or have me cheering for him to win Hyunsung over. Why did he pick Hyunsung, and where did he see him first? Does he still stalk the others that were mentioned? Where does he know the other nutter stalker from and why are they so hostile toward each other? Still, despite my thoughts and questions I really had a great time reading the story.