Hollow Lovers (Honey Catch)
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Hollow Lovers (Honey Catch)

空心恋人, Relief Lovers, Honey Catch

Authors : Wang Tao

Status : Completed

Genres : Drama , Romance , Shounen ai

Chapters: 91

Last update: 5 years ago

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.Hollow Lovers manga summary: Shy boy Lin Chu has always had ways of attracting girls with his pretty facade. Though with his submissive personality, he always found himself the one being taken advantage of in all his relationships. Now 22 years old, Lin Chu is at a bar, drowning his sorrows as a jobless and homeless young adult. While a lady coaxes with him into trouble, another customer Zi Ming interrupts and takes Lin Chu home. Is Lin Chu bound for another rejection, especially when the other person is a man?

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Mario Rossi 3 months ago Rocks
The wonderful
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J M 3 months ago Rocks
One of the best character development ever! Such a relatable and hopeful story!
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Wild_ Born 7 months ago Rocks
Masterpiece 💋
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FrcingMyBfToReadBLwM... 9 months ago Rocks
The review you were looking for (subjective and without spoilers):
It did something to my heart.
 
1. Plot 5/5
It's the story of maturing, finding your true self and fulfilling your dream. Moreover, all that happens in an unexpected 'fashion' setup. Fashion? Something is definitely gonna happen. 
 
 
2. Art 4/5
A rare black and white piece in my collection. This exact art style isn't my favorite but it's still beautiful, lively and nice to look at. 
 
3. ANGST 4/5
It's a slowburn kind of story so self questioning, overthinking and fear of making a first move are just a small part of that emotional rollercoaster. It's a surprisingly non-toxic (?) story although there were a few crazy stressful situations.
 
4. 👉👌/Physical affection 4/5 
There were only a few s** scenes with 'extra space for imagination' iykwim. But even hugs and kisses felt so intimate, it gave me goosebumps. 
 
5. Characters 5/5
It's impossible to be indifferent towards any character here. The main characters have complicated personalities, They're naive, loyal, ambitious, confused and anxious but doing their best.
 
6. Secondhand embarrassment 0/5
I don't remember.
 
Idk why I was preparing myself for quiet time to start this. It isn't a fluffy story to kill some time but something that makes you feel. A beautiful, touching manhwa you wanna believe in. 
 
 
Overall rating 10/10
I write my reviews for fun though every time I end up spending a ridiculous amount of time on them so gimme a 💜 as a reward if you like it 👉🏻👈🏻
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Clozabel 11 months ago Pretty good
Only just a 4 star.....

This is a good shounen-ai about a previously straight man falling in love with his gay employer/housemate. It's very earnest and there's no toxicity between the main characters which was really nice to see! I also like how the story continues after they get together because it shows how it's not all "happily ever after" and they have to work on managing their first proper relationship together. Both characters go through real personal growth, especially the MC who goes from being a NEET womanizer to a hardworking, competent, monogamous adult. There is stark homophobia from outside the couple which made me uncomfortable but it was realistic for how some people would respond to the situation so I understand why it was used. However, there are some other issues with the story and it does fall into a few typical manga traps (there's a short kidnapping/attempted sexual assault plot, a business sabotage/blackmail plot, etc.), which was odd because the story was good enough on its own and didn't need these things. One of the sub-plots also ended really abruptly so I was left thinking "what was the point of that?!". The whole thing is quite short - it are 90 chapters but they are very short so overall it's easy to get through in one day.

The art work is good but not very consistent; I found both the MC's and ML's appearances fluctuated a lot (and not intentionally). I did like how equal they were physically and how "normal" they looked compared to other shounen-ai/yaoi. S** scenes are rare and are drawn in a shounen-ai style where it's more a heavy implication of s** rather than showing actual s**. A bit disappointing after 30 chapters of build up but ah well. I did like how respectful and consensual all the scenes were though.

Overall definitely worth a read but does have a few issues.
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Ren a year ago Rocks
For the most part, the story is more realistic than one would have expected, and I had more heartache reading it than in any other manga. The boys' feelings are portrayed absolutely superbly.
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What shall i put a year ago Rocks
I love this so much
I would say that the story is split into 2 parts
The 1st part: A guy finding his life changing and coming to terms with himself. Very work focused; the fashion industry was interesting to read about.
The 2nd part: Realistic love story about their 1st proper relationship. Character development is very clear at this point
The story is very much about figuring out life problems. Ahhh and the couple are so made for each other- so sweet
The art is so well done, like it actually almost ~flooows~ and is moving step by step. So beautiful
This was a whole experience. I already want to reread this
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Gojofan a year ago Rocks
so fuc**** good
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elle a year ago Rocks
This was a good story. A little fast paced at some points for me but still great. Good character development and a great couple. You get to see them being understanding which is something that some stories tend not to do.
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Axfvhnk123 a year ago Rocks
Literally the only Manga I have re read so many times! Is the favorite among my favourites and you should definitely read this.

But it will be better to read it on some other site.  This one has a panel that's blocking some of the content.

Ziming is honestly my dream guy. Pushy but sooo apologetic!
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Dee a year ago Rocks
So wholesome, pure, and beautiful. It was such a joy to read that I wish it never ended. 10/10.
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opassande a year ago Rocks
This started off in a way that made me believe that it's like any other BL story with some common drama tropes/plots, but as it developed it turned out to be an incredible, emotionally gripping gem. The struggle of accepting being gay isn't glossed over, and it isn't made unecessarily traumatic either. It's a genuin story, sincere and it ended just when it needed to - even if I could imagine spending a lot more time with our couple. :) The art was on point and there wasn't any unecessary dragging of plotpoints. (I did however find another site to continue reading it, as the screen shots were a bit wonky after a few chapters. Nothing major, I suppose, but enough for it to disturb the reading experience.)
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Raisa a year ago Rocks
Love it
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Moon cake a year ago Rocks
I really like the story ❤️❤️❤️
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Nomela a year ago Rocks
Great storyline, great bl, great everything loveeed i
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Sara 2 years ago Rocks
A beautiful story with poignant details  and characters that tug at the heart
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(๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ Niko 2 years ago Rocks
Story is soo beautiful and interesting. Definitely Highly Recommend !

One of my Fav in all time ❤ Both seme and uke are heard working and sensitive about each other. So lovely ❤
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