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

Supernatural short stories with beautiful art. Should be a winning formula but some of the stories were ‘bleh’. I really liked both snake stories, especially the last one. They had some humour and in the case of the last one, some power in the relationship for the uke. The goat and carnivore story was my least favourite (which was so sad because the seme was such a good looking character). There was zero affection, pure sex and not even much in the way of the caring you would hope to see from the seme in a S&M dynamic. Felt entirely non consensual even if the airhead uke had enough masochist tendencies to be sexually satisfied, when all he asked for was to be held gently the seme found his request boring and ignored it. That’s an abuse of power dynamic, not a good S&M relationship. Sucked.

A beautiful story of a true and deep love. Dojin and Yellow Dragon had such faith in each other but around them was intrigue, jealousy, and a real threat to any chance of being together. I found their ending to be a bit of a tear jerker but still sweet and heartwarming. Not everything seemed to have real closure, it would be nice to have a few side stories to answer some lingering questions, but the main resolution was still satisfying.

This was surprisingly romantic and sweet for something set in the entertainment industry and full of smexy scenes. Intern at a talent agency, Sangyi spots Kang Insoo busking on a busy street and is instantly captivated by the singers looks, voice and songs. Insoo is striving to break into the competitive world of music from the ground up and after Sangyi bumbles his way through meeting him, the two find that there is more than good looks and singing drawing them together. It’s not all smooth sailing but the determined pair face each challenge even though it seems that someone out there is determined to see Insoo fail. I liked this story. Would love to see a story following some key side characters next.

Prickly tempered and difficult to get to know, Han Jae-hwa is a thriller writer who is attracts attention due to his delicate looks and excellent writings. But right now he has his own thriller in the form of a stalker who has targeted him. Enter the very much his type bodyguard, Seong Tae-kyung. Now the confident uke is really off balance emotionally as he finds himself the object of teasing humour and sexual interest from Taekyung. I liked this story. It was entertaining with lovely art and just enough potential bad guy stalkers to keep you guessing. It lacked intensity for me, but it’s still a good read.

Chinese delinquent story that is at times silly and fun, and other times tragic and sad. Xiang Yang is the rebellious teen known for fighting, sleeping in class, and being on the brink of being expelled. While most avoid Xiang, class president Ming Zhi finds himself drawn to him in a mix of interest and pity that soon turns to something deeper as he sets out to tame the boy with a tragic past. This story starts out cute and funny. Xiang has a puppy like side that is sweet and he can be surprisingly awkward at times. Ming Zhi is a really decent guy who you know will be so good for Xiang. There is rival though and with him comes some dark mind games.

It’s a lovely sweet college romance that starts when dominant alpha, Minsung finds himself caught in an unexpected rut having lost his inhibitors. When classmate Inseo appears he gives in to his urges at the willing reassurance of the sweet smelling Inseo. When sanity returns and introductions are in order, Minsung finds himself with endless thoughts of the little omega. Except that the cheerful Inseo is a beta!

Yoonjoon is about to need a new roommate. When his current roommate introduces him to his younger cousin Kihyun, for the room he was startled to see the child he had met and saved once before was now a tall and good looking alpha. Being roomies should be fine though, because he is a beta, immune to an alpha’s pheromones. Except he isn’t. Neither immune, nor a beta. When he starts exuding his own powerful pheromones Kihyun offers his help to the confused beta turned omega. But why is he being so kind and helpful?

Office setting for a time when everyone has animal characteristics as the result of a move to make both sexes able to become pregnant. Daeun has a new project starting and will be working with a temporary transfer from a different company. He never expected to see the student he fell for in his senior year at high school, Junhyuk. The earnest, puppy like Daeun and the alpha like panther, Junhyuk make for a sweet story as their relationship progresses amongst deadlines, unexpected rivals, and their own misunderstandings.

This would have to go down as my favourite psychological and one of my favourite reads in a long time. Shevon and Llewellyn make for a beautifully damaged pair that are simply perfect for each other. It’s an obsessive, possessive and rather crazy love set in a pre WWII style world that is grim and harsh. Can something so twisted work? Well you gotta read to find out.

Completed story. A fun little Omegaverse story where the alpha falls head over heels for a beta. Jung Yi-tae is an ordinary beta high school student, studying hard for exams and uninvolved in the dynamics between alphas and omegas. That was until he met the schools only Dominant Alpha, Geum Da. For some reason, Geum was interested in a beta and the perplexed Jung was on the run from an increasingly determined pursuit. Geum Da went from arrogantly assuming that Jung Yi-tae would fall at his feet in trembling joy at having snagged his interest, to disbelief at being rejected, to a wooing that would become a school legend of an alphas determination to win a betas love. His reactions, from confusion to jealously possessive stalking were highlights in this story. Plenty of laughs and a happy ending make this a winner.