What are you reading/watching? Recs, Reviews, and Chit Chat - November 2022

[u/blmodbot]

Welcome to the r/boyslove general discussion thread! Feel free to introduce yourself, ask for recommendations, share what you are loving/dropping, and just chat! Please remember to hide any spoilers if need be.

Check out our Drama Directory for a list of recently released and upcoming BL dramas and films.

Curated Recommendation Lists

If you have a curated recommendation list you'd like to share to get people started, let the mods know! To anyone using these lists, keep in mind that they are curated to the creator's personal tastes and the lists may not explain why a given BL has been included, which titles are 18+, etc.

BL Manga: A past mod's masterlist; actual recs have flame emojis (Format: Google Doc).

BL Manga: u/ireadlotsoffanfic's list of often recommended manga/manhwa/manhua. This post further explains what each column means (Format: Spreadsheet).

BL Drama: A rec guide for beginners, compiled by some r/boyslove users. (Format: PDF)

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A huge thank you to users who have consistently given helpful recommendations in this thread! We add a heart into your user flair as a small thank you, though there is no obligation to keep this flair. ♡

[u/urmicute]

recommend me your top 5 BLs

[u/halimede-queen → u/urmicute]

1. Word of Honor
2. Like in the Movies
3. Triage
4. We Best Love
5. KinnPorsche

Honorable Mention: A Tale of a Thousand Stars

[u/Beneficial_Ad2605 → u/urmicute]

Not my all time favorite but they are the ones that stuck to me

1. The untamed, MdZS
2. SVSS (its better to read the whole novel)
3. A tale of thousand stars
4. Cutie Pie
5. LITA

Other metnions: SCOY, Between Us, Love Mechanic, my engineer (haven't finished it tho), star and sky:star in my mind, kinnporsche,

[u/jess_styne → u/urmicute]

1. KinnPorsche
2. ITSAY and IPYTM (This should be my n1 because I think it's THE best one but KinnPorsche is just... special.)
3. Semantic Error
4. The Eclipse
5. Not Me