Sleeps In Sunbeams's manga / #royalty(54)

A princess trapped by royal duty is the target of a deranged stalker. Surviving an attempt on her life she becomes stranded on an island with a protective Greek bodyguard who hides his past. I enjoyed this story, both the MCs had some dark history and they were good to each other. I liked the ending too, nice and tidy HEA.

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.

Story is finished. Considering that most isekai stories are long (some go on waaay too long) these 4 oneshots managed to pack a lot into a chapter. It helped to have the characters introduced in the beginning and I enjoyed the simplicity for a change over dragging on forever. Perfect for those times you want something that has a mix of romance and light smut to just pass the time.

There are more romantic, soft smut isekai style stories in this second multi author volume, one a continuation of one of the volume 1 stories “The Villainess Can’t Escape”. I really enjoyed the escapism and variety, with a trap and a yandere, magic users and royalty.

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.

A well told tale with a FL worthy of admiration. I loved her slow relationship with Prince Linden and her love for being a doctor with a formidable work ethic. The romance between the MCs was beautiful. Small things like walking the streets together arm in arm, playing in the surf, strawberry cakes and loving hugs in times of trouble. It was very wholesome. A fated pair and a lovely story.

A really lovely story about a friendship with the petite commoner Kouran, and the Emperor of Shou, Shiki. I liked the MCs, the gentle Shiki who is really only gentle with Kouran, and the sweet orphan girl who has a tendency to put others before herself. Their steady friendship to romance was lovely, it was the kind that was so strong that you knew nobody else could come between them. I wasn’t bothered by Kouran‘s petite build that often saw her being mistaken for a child because she was very clear and upfront about her age and it was a fun plot device (especially given that Shiki was actually younger than her by a year).

A thoroughly wonderful story that had great characters, some unexpected plot twists, adventure, tears and romance. Beautiful artwork completed the package for a great isekai that didn’t drag on endlessly. Definitely recommended.

Not complete at 3 chapters, but completely adorable.A sweet little fox and a divine snow leopard king. Size difference to match their species, a mangaka with a talent for sweet stories, this should be good.

I thoroughly enjoyed this fantasy story of princes, dragons, magic school, and magic users. With the tall, friendly Lou and the more serious Prince Ian becoming unlikely friends and falling in love, this story was really hard to put down. I loved the puppy like dragon. He was adorable in the extra stories as a baby, and endearing as a young adult venturing out into the world. I also appreciated that he was still a dangerous dragon if anyone threatened those he loved. Really, just a sweetly romantic read. Recommended!