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Therapy Game, Vol. 2 by Meguru Hinohara

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hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This is the perfect 2nd book for this series and I'm also so excited that restart exists. I want to read so much about this relationship and about these sweet sweet boys. I love them so much. There is a lot about Minato's child abuse in this books so heads up about that. But he grows so much in his connection to others and his trauma and he's learning to trust and love and I'm so proud of this fictional boy. Anyway I love this series. 
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Turns Out My Online Friend is My Real-Life Boss! 2 by Nmura

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is a good book. I'm still enjoying this series. It's really goofy and funny. I will say most of the plot is that there are like 4 air heads that are friends/ dating and the misunderstandings are a lot of the plot. So if you don't want that this won't be the right book for you other than that this is very sweet and silly. Also the main couple is learning to be more intimate and communicate and that's so good! Also their friend group is fun! I like this series it's a nice little manga for in between more serious stuff.
Therapy Game, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

This is such a good character spin off of Secret XXX. You can also read this without having read that tho! It's fun to see characters and plots from that fit not this. Seeing Minato and Shizuna's growth individually and together in this is great! I love them both a lot. This does leave off with them not together and not in a good place but I trust from what's happening that it will be fine. The sex in this is super fun! Snf the relationship is just messy enough but so cute!! Love this series, the art, the everything.
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Secret XXX by Meguru Hinohara

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is a perfect romance manga. It is a complete snapshot of their relationship from meeting to moving in together. Low drama, no crazy family shit, no internalized homophobia it's great. It's also just soft and also spicy! This is exactly what I wanted for a bl romance in a short read session. There is a section that feels like it will be subject matter scary sex work, it's not it's chill. 
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day off by dailygreens

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hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This is a sweet book, but a little boring. It is a series of vignettes of this couple, a boss and a subordinate that work together and have been dating since soon after the younger man has been working there. The manhua is just peeks into their life. They have very little conflict, the boss's older brother does come into the story and brings up the issue of their relationship, not that they're gay but that it is an issue that he is the man's boss. He is also the son of the owner of the company. But they don't really get into it that much. But, I. Short I don't think this is much for me, I just like a stronger plot, but I think will prob look at this when I'm having a bad day.
Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

This is well thought out and interesting horror novel. The pacing is great, there are really no slow spots. I didn't know how it was going to get wrapped up in time towards the end. There is no wasted pages in this. This plot is really about how evil AI is and the extremes it can be pushed to for capitalism. It's also about how queerness can be mistreated in media and what plots they are shoved in to. There are some very scary bits of this and some REALLY gross body horror elements of this. Truly hitting all the horror types! All in less than 300 pages!
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Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

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adventurous emotional funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I love this book series so much. I don't know how to tall about this much without giving you to much away. This book is so intense plot wise but taken with humor because of the narration style. The romance is very slow burn but so much is happening that I didn't even notice! This series is so good we have been talking about it for days in our house because we love it so much. I cannot wait for the next to come out!
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The Sacrifice by Rin Chupeco

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

THIS BOOK SLAPS. This is a book about a very very cursed/ haunted island in the Philippines. The island is discovered by Hollywood execs and they come to the island to make a series ghost hunting and more. They also find Alon, the only local who is not scared of the island, and is even paid by the government as a protector. 

The viewpoint of the book is Alon who is so used to the island and is not phased by anything that happens throughout the book. The Hollywood execs are idiots and do everything you would expect while Alon just tries to keep them alive the best he can. 

Spoilers for the romance:
Alon also has a very sweet budding romance with Chase, one of the producers sons, this does not go all the way and they don't really go through with anything. But they are adorable and Alon protects him through the book
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No Longer Allowed In Another World Vol. 1 by Hiroshi Noda

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Okay so this one's kinda weird but I enjoyed it. The main character, only called Sensei is a very sad writter in our world. Him and his lover decide that they are done living and want to die by suicide. When they attempt they are hit by a truck instead. He is then sent to a fantasy world that takes "sad otherworlders" where he meets a priests that helps acclimate people like him. He continues to want to die while in this other world but people keep wanting to help him and he's an idiot but very funny. And his bluntness is weirdly helpful for people who are deep in the fantasy trope. So you get to see him save people by accident. Anyway if the wanting to die deep depression character and jokes won't bother you this is a super fun book that I liked a lot. (Also pretty male gaze drawn females as a heads up. Not the worst I've ever seen but they're drawn v tips out)
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Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This is a book written in the middle of the large surge of angels and demons books of my teen years. The plot has a couple of cool lore things about how fallen angels work and who is and isn't evil this time which was fun. The main character is annoying in the teenagers are kinda annoying and male stupid decisions that may have been fixed by just telling her mom what was going on. 

All this to say this is a fun book, the autobook is fast, I enjoyed reading it for fun but will not be continuing the series. 
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