I love yaoi novels, but i keep finding ones i dislike.
And very few i like,
so please help me on choosing which one is the best
And hopefully i will also like it

Also if their is a novel that is really good that i missed, please tell me!

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WOW I got to be the firs voter XD S (ESU) FTW .

ughh i wanna read that one, but i can't find a zip file, and i dont like reading it online, to many adds

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I have it in my pc I can send it to you if you would like

that would be wonderful

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I also voted S (esu) XD it's the best but Ai no kusabi is also very good ^^

edit: and since you said that you haven't read any of them I'll make a little personal ranking..because in a poll you can only vote once and I read allmost all of them ^^

1. S (esu)
2. Ai no kusabi
3. Caged Slave
4.The Aristocrat and the Desert Prince
5.Only The Ring Finger Knows
6.A Promise of Romance

Last edited by zero-chan at 7:47 am, Oct 21 2011

I don't understand your poll...
You chose novels you like?
Different people have different taste, deary.

And please keep it on topic. No begging for files or chatting inside the thread.

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i haven't read any of these novels yet.... i just know that they were all released by june and that they can be bought because of that.

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I really liked secret moon, maybe cuz im into fantasy n supernatural stuff.
I liked the actions n bloods going on in th novel.
I liked a promise of romance as well. It was very cute n sweet. If u like cute romance story, its definitely for you.
I also read the selfish demon king n Dark walker,(after frantically looking for a fantasy novel)
But it wasnt as good as the first two haha
Well i definitely recommend secret moon n a promise of romance.

Oh selfish demon king looks good

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To be honest I haven't read many of the novels on the list, but I voted for Gentle Cage since the plot's well though out and portrayed with enough realism to be just about convincing. Very very sweet.

Considering Ai no Kusabi's cult status, it's pretty much a must-read. Kinda hard-core tho. And tragic, oh yes. Wish June'd print the new Japanese edition illustrated by Nagato Saichi... And did I mention tragic?

Body Language, Don't Worry Mama, Like a Love Comedy and to a lesser extent The Man Who Doesn't Take His Clothes Off (in about that order) had me laughing mostly from the ridiculous set-up. Was it supposed to funny? I don't know, but you should probably avoid!! Selfish Demon King was a good kind of funny, however. Though I do wonder when they'll get round to translating v2.

I like it but on the whole I was disappointed by Only the Ring Finger Knows. It's a sentimental kind of story, but there were small parts in the translation that I felt didn't carry well and the book layout itself was annoying at times (namely v3!) I mean, I know the paragraphs in Japanese are one sentence, but there was no need to have the indents and margins so large they took up one line + one word = two lines! The page was seriously half-empty at times... And after such a good build up in v4, v5 was a bit of a let down even if it was a very romantic finish that tied in well with v1.

I haven't read Desire, Gravitation or Passion but you'd probably get a feel for the story from reading the manga.

Anyway I do recommend Love Water by Tachibana Venio and the Cold trilogy by Konohara Narise, which are both excellent stories. The illustrations are pretty too~

For people interested in non-translated books there are the epic Fujimi Orchestra (ongoing!) and Mirage of Blaze series. I feel the Mirage of Blaze Kaikou-hen Mashiroki Zankyou prequels might be more interesting partly because they don't deal with 400 years worth of emotional baggage... That, and the interaction between the Yasha-shuu members before they've properly bonded is downright hilarious... ...Woah, that's a lot of writing... Hope it helps!

To me, all the works of Aida Saki are great. I also suggest Deadlock, but seems like there's no download for the English version at the moment...

@hakaze
Looks like Mirage of Blaze has many online translations by fans, though I don't know if those are completed or not lol...

Last edited by jongjongie at 4:16 am, Aug 11 2015

Although I voted for S (Esu), my favorite yaoi novel is definitely Hako no Naka by Konohara Narise.

A must read!

Agree with @jongjongje I love DeadLock. Its probably the only yaoi novel with political, crime, mystery as a theme that I approve. There are few blogs that translate the novel you can just google for it. Also stop waiting for the manga version it ain't gonna happen. If you can find the drama cd I suggest that because Dick's voice was WOW , you can also find a translation for the scripts as well..

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I agree with @Serendipity_ I absolutely loved Hako no Naka. Utsukushii Koto is also a really good read.

Last edited by Prinzessin Kirarakun at 11:39 am, Dec 29 2015