Taiyou No Kikoushi
That ending though :'D 5*, no regrets! Edit: rushed but depth still there. Good, needs more chapters. Also what the fuck are they doing at the end :'D ?
Mother's Spirit
5 Edit: Ryou is such a wonderful character. They (and he himself) play him down as a boring every day Joe, with nothing exceptional to recommend him. But he was incredibly brave, following Qalataqa, and choosing to stay in Lutah despite not knowing if he'll ever make it home, so selfless, taking in a complete stranger with next to no notice, and just, really compassionate. I also love that Qalataqa is such an intellectual. He's a visionary and may very well change the fiture of his tribe in a big way. I loved almost all the side characters as well, though Aqnam did get on my nerves. Overall, I though it was unique, the characters were really beautiful inside out, and my only regret is that the Lutah culture was not as fleshed out as I had hoped. They did dwelve a little deeper on specific issues, though, which I enjoyed 5*
Chikan Diary
1: School news paper reporter and the new transfer who is not a virgin. The experienced seme teaches the virgin uke a thing or two more than he bargained for. Eh. It was oookaaay, I suppose. 3: Dude goes to tropical paradise to nurse a broken heart after his ex-lover marries. He meets exotic seme, Rubi, there and a whirlwind romance takes place. Not enough substance. 4: Poor news paper delivery boy gets tricked into coming to nurse the "sick" owner of a mansion. 5: School boy romance, uke embarrassed about the face he makes when having sex. Seme assures him it's sexy. 6: Uke (student) cross-dresses to get into the school where seme is teaching (all girls school).
Toshishita Kareshi no Renai Kanriheki
1: The research horse and his keeper and how they can't keep their hands off each other. Definitely deserve each other, this bakapuru 5 2: This story would shine anywhere else. The sexy and smart uke prince and the parverted seme who's still a big ol softy. But here, it's shadowed by other amazing stories 5 3: Really in to this manager actor BDSM story. Really wanna see where it goes. Sequel hasn't updated in very long 5
Becoming the Librarian’s Pet
Internet too slow, cannot load, will have to come back for the last one some other time. 1: Uke hero worships Ryu, the legendary delinquent, and works to glean every bit of information about him after he disappeared 2 years ago. Bit fucking disappointing, the way the uke glosses over the rape because it was someone he idolised. I don't like stupid ukes, anyway, and this one isn't exactly the brightest crayon in the box. Seme is trash. 3.5 2: Uke is the student council president at a prestigious private high school, but has a secret he is only too happy ro have one of his subordinates discover. This one's a bit more balanced than the forst, tbh. Though, the uke is kinda predatory and gross. But overall all right because seme held his own in some occasions. 4 3: Uke is a foreign exchange student from a tribal nation, who is staying with the Japanese seme. This obsession with the foreign 'other', the sexualisation and invention of strange cultural practices worries me a little, because it doesn't feel quite as benign as 'Mother' did. It was mostly okay, though. I'm so suprised with the way seme and uke roles tuened out. 4 4: Another foreign exchange student from the same tribe, this time the seme wants to learn about the 'dominant husband' culture in Japan and tame it back to his matriarchal society, like, wtf? Couldn't finish because of slow internet.
Hoshigari na Kimi to Futsutsuka na Boku