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

A reunion/ reencounter story about Myungook and Hyun who had a bad breakup of their friendship in high school and a turbulent reunion at Hyun’s new job in marketing. I was slow to warm up to the characters but once you got their backstory their personalities garnered a lot more empathy. As they fell for each other the story became very sweet and I really liked how they thought of the other and tried to put them first.

A sweet little story about second chances to get things right. Too short, but still sweet.

A very sweet shounen-ai about 2 guys who drifted apart and now are locked in a Christmas Eve time loop. I would have liked to at least see a kiss but alas, there were none.

An ending that is a beginning. Very sweet little shounen-ai

This is evolving into an interestingly complex story with the past of the King revealed. There are plenty of silly, OTT moments in the story that balance out the serious topics, but understanding why the King ignores his daughter and wife, looking into the attempted murder of the Queen and getting to the bottom of the relationship with the illegitimate brother provides plenty of drama to what would otherwise be a silly but fun piece of fluff story.

Nora was about to die saving a cat. She didn’t want to die but her impulsive rescue ended with her drowning… and then waking in another world. One where cats walked on two legs. And one where humans were treated as pets. Captured by a young master named Caesar, Nora was about to turn this world on its fuzzy ears and fall in love. I really liked the story. Nora was a great FL. She had faith in those she liked, was bold enough to declare her feelings openly, and was optimistic in her outlook. I liked the ending, it seemed pretty obvious that she found her way back.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story of a world where a new author struggled to deal with harsh online criticism and the will of his own characters. It’s a story within a story that even takes characters from the real world. In Mastermind’s (the author) story, uke Hee-wun had been in love with his childhood friend Geon-ju, for 20 years. Now working as Geon-ju’s assistant he strives to hide his love from his clueless boss and friend. One night Hee-wun found an app on his phone that had a BL story that sounded surprisingly familiar. It was HIS story, and Hee-wun came to the staggering realisation that he was a character in a novel. So begins a tale that expands to include a rival for Geon-ju’s affection, the beautiful boy Seom. Seom came with a best friend, the cold and serious Wu-Yeol (who fell instantly for Hee-wun at first sight). And then there was the mysterious and strangely powerful Jihun. What secrets did he hide? These characters followed the lines of their story, but as awareness grew amongst them things became rather chaotic for them and the author who struggled to get them to follow the storyline. Then there was the question, who was the main seme character? And who would Hee-wun fall irrevocably in love with? What happens to characters who get killed off? And ultimately, can the dear author get his characters to have a HEA or will he quit writing? I loved the ending, how the mangaka gave all the characters some consideration that showed the author’s affection for them quite clearly. For me, this is a recommended read.

I absolutely loved this story. Modern girl Eunha got isekaied into a body fated to die. No thanks. She didn’t wake up in a novel’s story just to get killed off again as an unfortunate extra! To change her story she needs a cover… 6 months pretending to be the fake fiancée of the novel's male protagonist, Duke Noah Wynknight. But will this cold-hearted, angel-faced demon of a man really help her avoid another ill-fated ending?! I loved the characters. The bold Raeliana, a strong FL in the best of feminine ways. She had grit and determination, and was not one to toss along helplessly at the whims of fate. I loved her strength, and I loved that Noah respected her direct gaze and confidence too. Noah was perfect as a ML; powerful, dangerous, a little unpredictably yandere, possessive and protective, yet very much in love and respectful of his partners abilities. I want to thank the author and artist for not rushing the ending as too many stories do. The epilogues were fantastic. Truly, this story is worth buying.

Read on MangaToon. A surprising pair, the angelic and kind Sawoo, and the dangerous, predator like Kido. Opposites attract and even the way that they love each other is different with Sawoo’s love being innocent and pure and Kido’s love more greedily sexual. Still, these two worked and I loved their story.

Prince Kaliyan takes over as the new Emperor at the end of a long and bloody war for the throne. He takes an empress and turns to the Captain of his guard, Ian. Ian who is his lover and the man who fled when an Empress stood beside Kaliyan. After fruitlessly searching for 3 years, Kaliyan drew Ian back by threatening to execute his brother. Can he keep his lover, now that he has a wife and a son? I liked elements of this story, like the possessive love felt by Kaliyan and that Ian had too much self worth to stay with a newly married emperor as the lover on the side. But the plot tried to be too big for 9 manhwa chapters and it was simply a bit of a grind. Some moments of honesty with Ian would have been fair from both Robin and Kaliyan.