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Date: 2026-06-11 04:26 am (UTC)For CN, I think it's only The Beauty's Blade, going at a slow pace. I shared my thoughts for ch. 1-10 here and here.
For JP, I finished Parasitic Soul vol. 1, Planet, and Doomsday Lovers, all of them are by Konohara Narise.
I really enjoyed Planet, but it's a heavy read. It's a story told from the perspective of a poor, homeless, developmentally slow, neurodivergent 40+ year old, whose only support had disappeared from his life and so he wanders through life going from construction work to construction work, being taken advantage by others due to his naivety, not quite understanding what people want from him, anxious at any signs of anger/violence. It's labelled as BL, but honestly it's ... not (well, not what people think of BL nowadays I guess). I'd file this under literary fiction, so as not to give people expectations of any romantic relationship plot-line or a satisfying, clean, and uplifting resolution.
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Date: 2026-06-11 12:37 pm (UTC)The Beauty's Blade: Highlight for spoilers! *It's neat rereading this knowing what Fu Wanqing's plan is and catching some of the foreshadowing.*
Dragon Subjugation Incantation: I'm so fond of Su Yu and I'm enjoying Ruan Li's complicated feeling about Luo Qingci! Highlight for spoilers! *I suspect Luo Qingci's heartstrings might be starting to grow back.*
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Date: 2026-06-12 05:32 am (UTC)I'm excited for you to get to [SPOILERS]~
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