Collection of Great BL Reads 2

Fashion designer picked up a man who's lost a roof over his head and later decides to take him in as his assistant. I like that both characters have gone through significant growth from the beginning till the end, and the moments where they struggle with their family, career, relationships is very genuine and heartfelt. Whatever drama is always quickly resolved through open communication, albeit later than sooner.

Really interesting concept! Flower arranger and a Prince cross over into each other's worlds through a mirror. I like how they both helped each other to grow and breathed insight into the ordinary lives of the other and encouraged them. Very fantasy-like, just my cup of tea!

Supervisor can who read minds happen to take a peek at his colleagues thoughts only to discover that his head is full of lewd fantasies with him. Looks really good so far!

wow this has a new concept of secondary genders as dom/sub pairings instead of the usual alpha/omega narrative. And it's especially kinky when the sub is a domineering delinquent who loses his cool when he's with his compatible dom. Pretty sexy scenes

Pretty heavy but enjoyable to my angst seeking soul. Features two stories, actually I still can't really wrap my head around the moral of the stories and how the narrative brings it out.. all I know is I'm feeling pretty mixed (but good) emotions about this manga. Maybe I'll come back and read this again one day.

Angel rescues an injured man and requests that he takes him in until his wings recover, which require positive emotions and energy. The character development for the degenerate man was rather quick paced and slightly forced but nonetheless progressive and heartwarming by the end of the piece.

Kinda shoujo-ish (not hating), a salary man becomes a stripper to pay for his childhood friend's bills after he got into a serious accident. I like the dazzle of the club and the sweet and loyal personality of the salaryman, the confession seemed natural. Would've loved it even more if the piece took a slower pace and didn't have these slightly unrealistic scenes where I don't really understand the motivation of these characters. Nonetheless, it's a nice read.

Haunted by a past trauma, MC wears a mask to mask the smells of other men. He engages in a one night stand where his partner becomes intrigued by his condition and later pursues him when they coincidentally met in his shop again. I liked the way the MC is presented, he seems vulnerable but he's really resilient, and the manga just shows so many sides and faucets to him that makes him a very real character.

Two lonely souls with an unrequited love come together.. Honestly there are moments where I wished the younger one would fall for the older man quickly, seeing that his childhood friend would not get to know of his feelings any time soon. Just like them, it was a waiting game for me too. I like the gentle feel to this relationship, almost symbiotic. It was a good read, some heartache and some relief.

wow I could feel my face heating up from all those cheesy lines and blushing. Two classmates become closer because of an unusual event. This is more slice of life-ish with the narrative revolving around their blossoming friendship and later romance.. and I love how nail painting on men is just so normalised in this story, that felt pretty refreshing. Pace might be a little slow compared to other stories, but that way it made the story have a semi realistic touch to it.