Comadrin's manga / #Well-written(39)

Scarlet Woman

Ongoing | Barbara faith | 2019 released
2022-07-22 21:50 marked

Very nice story. It had a certain amount of redemption for both MCs. Even with the "forgiveness" toward his father, I still would have published all the recordings and sent the sheriff and judge to jail, along with Daddy Dearest. Crooked people in taxpayer paid positions of power deserve twice the sentence that normal schmoes would get for doing the crime. Rich entitled scum that use their power and crooked means to destroy people should be in jail, no matter what their boo hoo health problems. Also, since the ML is a Senator, for him not to uphold the law would make him a total hypocrite and lawbreaker (as though that's something new for a politician!).

The Heir from Nowhere

Complete | Trish morey | 2019 released
2022-08-17 01:18 marked

I liked it. I would like for her ex to have been run over by a porta-john cleaning truck, but you can’t have everything.

The Italian's Unexpected Baby

Ongoing | Kate hewitt | 2019 released
2022-08-27 18:36 marked

Dude had some baggage, but didn't use it as an excuse to be a psychopathic a**hole. I also liked the fact that he looked after his employees and his clients without trying for a Santa Clause image, preferring to be a little distant from everyone. It's a rare trait, and I noticed in my time in the military that people with that trait made the best commanders.

Lost To The Desert Warrior

Ongoing | Sarah morgan | 2019 released
2022-09-04 18:21 marked

I really liked this one. The plot isn't new, of course, but the author and mangaka did a really good job.

The Spaniard's Marriage Demand

Ongoing | Maggie cox | 2019 released
2022-09-10 17:25 marked

I liked it. Weaving the story into the pilgrimage was well done and gave it additional interest. My only caveat was that the ML was pretty insensitive to other people's feelings while overly sensitive to his own. Showing up after a year and a half and making it clear that sex was the uppermost thing on his mind was, shall we say, a bit clod-like. He might as well have greeted her with, "I'm horny. Oh yeah, I guess I missed you, also." That was definitely the impression. And when he decided she should come with him to Spain the next day, he couldn't wait five minutes for her to consider. A loving relationship of equals doesn't square well with "I want what I want when I want it!" He reminds me of myself when I was barely into my twenties: I knew it all and was always right. My father told me that if I kept the "my way or the highway" attitude any relationship with a woman was going to fail. Thank goodness I took his words and example and got rid of my arrogant delusions! (Mostly, at least.)

The Italian's Passion

Ongoing | Elizabeth power | 2022 released
2023-01-15 10:50 marked

I really enjoyed this one. It beat the tar out of the others that were posted the same day. It was great not feeling that the ML would be improved after a physical encounter with a baseball bat or that the FL had all the judgment of a high school student on crack. The characters were fun and they acted like real people - real sane people, that is!

A KISS FOR MR. SCROOGE

Complete | Lucy gordon,Masako ogimaru | 2019 released
2023-04-05 01:57 marked

I liked it. The story line was good, and I really enjoyed it. The FL rocked, and the little girl from the orphanage was adorable.

Don't Play Games

Ongoing | Emma darcy | 2022 released
2023-04-11 18:55 marked

I liked it, and it was well-written. Unlike most Harlequins, the characters weren't black and white, nor were they stereotypes or cliches. There were a number of flawed individuals, but none of the ghastly psychopaths HQ authors are often so fond of depicting. As a character study, it was quite something and well worth reading.

Two Sisters

Complete | Kay david,Kakuko shinozaki | 2019 released
2021-10-02 05:55 marked

I enjoyed it. The main characters didn't make me want to go postal, and that's been rare considering the latest crop of Harlequin's showing up recently. For some reason, it's hard for me to root for a real jerk's romance. Beats me how this ML got published in an Harlequin, as he was a class act compared to almost every other HQ ML out there.