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Areum has fallen into a strange world called 'Soltera' after a car accident. She is mistaken for a vampire because of her dark hair color, and she is subsequently sold to a Duke’s house by a slave trader. The Duke who bought her is Millard Travis, her soon to be master and the sole vampire in the world! Their story progresses from there; the frightened and displaced Areum, slave, and the ruthless and solitary Duke, vampire master. I liked their dynamic. Millard had never experienced genuine affection (either giving or receiving) and his reactions were often over the top yet sweet as can be as he fell for a human. And Areum was understanding of his ruthless side (showing her own dangerous side when needed) but mostly sweetly loving, with a desire to live life to the utmost. Who could help but to like her?!

Read on MangaToon. A surprising pair, the angelic and kind Sawoo, and the dangerous, predator like Kido. Opposites attract and even the way that they love each other is different with Sawoo’s love being innocent and pure and Kido’s love more greedily sexual. Still, these two worked and I loved their story.

Prince Kaliyan takes over as the new Emperor at the end of a long and bloody war for the throne. He takes an empress and turns to the Captain of his guard, Ian. Ian who is his lover and the man who fled when an Empress stood beside Kaliyan. After fruitlessly searching for 3 years, Kaliyan drew Ian back by threatening to execute his brother. Can he keep his lover, now that he has a wife and a son? I liked elements of this story, like the possessive love felt by Kaliyan and that Ian had too much self worth to stay with a newly married emperor as the lover on the side. But the plot tried to be too big for 9 manhwa chapters and it was simply a bit of a grind. Some moments of honesty with Ian would have been fair from both Robin and Kaliyan.

A well told tale with a FL worthy of admiration. I loved her slow relationship with Prince Linden and her love for being a doctor with a formidable work ethic. The romance between the MCs was beautiful. Small things like walking the streets together arm in arm, playing in the surf, strawberry cakes and loving hugs in times of trouble. It was very wholesome. A fated pair and a lovely story.

Really great dynamic between this pair. I liked that we got to see them as adults with their shit together. Just a shame with all that chemistry and intensity we never even got a kiss, let alone any sexy moments. It was sadly lacking in the romance.

Supremely adorable slice of life with a young red panda and the tsundere boss who obviously adores him. It’s like adopting a child and providing everything you can for the little one, all while encouraging independence and being proud of their achievements. Pure fluff and comedy, zero romance, family friendly story.

I read this on Manta (support the author) but will comment here. Centuries ago, Min Yu Tan accidentally named one of God’s favourites "Xue Dong Bo" thereby giving her a destiny that lay outside of heaven. As punishment, he has been living countless lives looking for Xue Dong Bo, fated to fall in love and seek hers in return. However, each reincarnation where they find each other only Min Yu Tan remembers their past, and that if one dies then so will the other. In this life, Min Yu Tan is Yudam, Director of Min Entertainment. Wealthy, attractive, successful and well liked, he is a pinnacle of perfection. Yet he is nothing before the new secretary who he instantly recognises as the reincarnation of Xue Dong Bo. Only this time, the one whose life is so fatefully entwined with his is a man. Young and beautiful, Dongbaek thinks that the new director has lost his mind when he is bluntly told that they must date. Or die. This story didn’t instantly grab me. The start seemed a little farcical and over the top, but it didn’t take long to get caught up in the story. The director’s love was something that became so genuine it grabbed at my heartstrings. The moments that he savoured like simply holding Dongbaek were really sweet. And when Dongbaek started to fall for him too, it just got better and better.

Available free on Manta. Support the author and read there. A magical story, not just in terms of the setting or the romance, but in the healing that Hyojoo (the FL) undergoes as she becomes connected to her emotions and the land she inherits.

Brothers Jaegyung and Dohyun have always had a close bond as children of fighting parents. The older Dohyun had displayed autistic tendencies when he was small but he remembers the day Jaegyung’s voice reached him and Jaegyung remember him meeting his eyes for the first time. Sadly, when their parents divorced, the boys were separated for years, Donyun to stay with his father, Jaegyung with his mother. When they were reunited their close bond remained, but Jaegyung had moments of doubt and worry at their closeness. The asocial Donyun only cared about Jaegyung. Years later when they found out they weren’t blood brothers they had a chance to be together, but would they both reach out to grab it? I think the thing I liked most in this story was the depth of their bond and affection for each other. Donyun was more possessive and dangerous, but given that he is a high functioning autistic adult who has bonded with one person in his life, his rare moments of absence were readily understood. Really, a very good story overall.

A GL childhood friends to lovers story. Yun-Cho-Ul and Ju-Ah Ah have always been inseparable. They even had an experimental kiss in high school with each other but nothing disturbed their friendship. Nothing that is, except for Ju-Ah’s every growing wish that she could be her best friends lover. I think that the art was pretty and the sexy scenes were nicely done. My problem really lay with Cho-Ul being so inexpressive. Even after chapter 8.5 which was from her POV, nothing in that made it feel like she really loved Ju-Ah. She lacked heat and intensity of emotion. Also, Ju-Ah had so many erotic daydreams I didn’t realise the lovemaking scene where they finally got together was real.