BJ Alex by Mingwa
Status: Complete (97 chapters including side story)
Rating: Grapefruit
Warnings: Rape/Non-con, general violence, abusive relationships
Additional Tags: College/University, Cam Boys, Sex Work, BDSM, Sun/Dom.
Summary: “Every night at 10, Dong-gyun locks himself up in his room, grabs a box of tissues, and watches a live cam boy show hosted by Alex, a BJ (broadcast jockey). Timid Dong-gyun admires not only Alex's r**ped body, but his candor in sharing his s**ual experiences with viewers. One night, Dong-gyun downs too many drinks at a school networking event and passes out. When he wakes up, he's in bed staring up at a shirtless hunk. A hunk who looks an awful lot like...Alex.” - Lexzhin
Review: Sooo… The truth be told I have been avoiding reading BJ Alex for a while. There is a lot of hype around this manwha BL that makes it feel underwhelming when reading it. Unfortunately, I hated Dong-gyan and Jiwon relationship. Jiwon is a toxic asshole and I do not like the character development to “good boyfriend” he is given. On the other hand… I am obsessed with Myung-Dae and Chanwoo who are the two protagonists in the side stories. They are the couple that has the hottest (and I mean steamy scenes full of BDSM and toys including a sounding scene— if you don’t know look it up) sex scenes and best relationship dynamic. I actually believe that Myung-Dae loves Chanwoo. I wish there was more of the two side characters and less of the Dong-gyan and Jiwon. Away, the art took me a second to get behind— don’t ask me why; it good art. The feel of the either plot plus the very comic strip-esque art is on the silly side. Occasionally it gets serious. Overall is was a fine read.