Touch My Brother and You Die: Volume I

Touch My Brother and You Die #1

by Morpho, MUMONG (Illustrator)

Get ready for the rip-roaring light novel that inspired a viral comic sensation!

Two years after transmigrating into the fantasy BL novel Asterion of the Starry Blue Night, Rosalite—a minor character and the sister of the tragic male lead—learns that she is fated to repeat her life every time her brother dies.

No matter how hard she tries, her brother, Rion, continues to attract toxic men and almost always perishes by the age of 20, whether by murder or by taking his own life, fating Rosalite to return to her 16-year-old body. After nearly two dozen attempts to get the timeline right, Rosalite has run out of patience for all these sleazy men: Touch My Brother and You Die !

Genres: Light Novel, Fantasy

244 pages, Paperback

Published March 22, 2023

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this, though the language was a bit…off? The tone was strange, but not bad.

The characters are all a tad weird, but not in a bad way. Interesting I would say.

I do want to see how it turns out, so I will get the next volume when it is available.

3 solid stars.

[LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions) · Rating 2 out of 5]

I finished this back in October 2023 and should have reviewed it closer to that time. Here's what I can recall: the heroine, Rosalite, suddenly comes to the realization that she's a minor character in a BL novel starring her brother, Asterion (Rion). His story is a tragic one and ends with him being killed or committing suicide, which automatically resets Rosalite's life to age 16. She's tired of this and just wants to live her life and study magic in peace, except Rion keeps dying. She learns that, in order to break the cycle, she must fulfill Rion's wish, whatever that is.

I got this because I can't help but be drawn to "heroine reborn in a novel" stories, and in this case it was intriguing (although certainly not original, at this point) that she was only a minor character in what was actually her brother's story.

Although this was reasonably entertaining, the editing was terrible (misspelled names and more). There wasn't much of a plot, just hilarious amounts of rage on Rosalite's part, when she wasn't feeling ground down by the constant resets of her life. I was reminded of My Next Life As a Villainess (Rosalite's lack of interest in romance and cluelessness about how she came across to the characters around her), Defeating the Demon Lord's a Cinch (If You've Got a Ringer) (Rosalite's entertaining rage), and I Swear I Won't Bother You Again! (that one chapter from Rion's POV).

There's zero romance in this, just work and rage. Rosalite was casually murderous and no one seemed to care about all the murder. I laughed when she completely bewildered and shocked one character by deciding to marry him and declare him perfect because he was the human equivalent of MS Excel.

Will I continue this? Eh, maybe, even considering the editing issues, but I've got plenty else to read.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)

[•SAM• · Rating 3 out of 5]

Left on Ch. 39

[Yari]

No ratings.
I genuinely don't know what to think of this volume.
It had chapters I really liked and chapters I despised.
So, all I will say is, read by your own judgement.

[Bethany · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is a surprising and must-read addition to the medium of 'otome isekai' based novels. Our main character - our female lead - has found herself in the body of Rosalite, the older sister of the main male lead of a BL novel. This brother of hers has a somewhat pitiable fate in the original novel and it all ends in tragedy. But, with the death of her brother, Rosalite's plight begins again and she finds herself stuck in a timeloop.

This novel is hilarious and Rosalite leans into the scary expert who is irreverent to the narrative. She's in the time loop long enough to become a force to be reckoned with, but she doesn't become entirely detached from her surroundings (dissimilar to others in time loops such as the apathy experienced by Hilise in Untouchable Lady). Rosalite is a wonderfully written and fleshed out female lead that doesn't let herself be chained down to one place, even though the narrative tends to punish her in the end. One of the best female leads I've had the pleasure of encountering!

This novel is one that I don't think should be missed. In online communities about otome isekai and similar genre novels, the hype for this novel is huge - and rightly so! Rosalite is not the only interesting character, and each character has their uses in the hands of Rosalite. I won't spoil anything, but one character in this story is my favorite (outside of Rosalite), and he starts as just another random character originally thrown aside. Morpho has done a masterful job for this first novel in the series, and I cannot wait to continue reading!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily!!

[Susanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a quick, fun read. Rosalite was a formidable person, having been reborn so many times that she has several decades worth of life experience. In this twenty-second life, she thinks she finally knows how to make rebirths to end. She pursues her goal relentlessly, regardless of the wishes and feelings of the people around her. She basically dictates how people have to live and behave. The few times they protest she tries to learn, but it never lasts. I felt particularly bad for her fiancé, Glen. Asterion, the little brother she’s trying to save with this might not be worth saving after all, but it can’t be helped, if Rosalite wants to stop reliving her life. The two stories at the end from the POV of other people promise interesting things to come in the series. Looking forward to reading more.

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

It´s so funny, I really like Rosalite and her (equally) crazy father. Although, I´m not convinced the "original" story was a bl, in the 22nd turn nobody really acts like they are gay/bi (even if we sort of get confirmation that Rion is bi in a past turn), except for the Brown family, everyone of them has gay vibes; frankly every guy we have met seems to be more into Rosalite than Rion (I mean, its understandable, Rion gives me Binghe vibes lol).

I really hope the publisher keeps releasing the volumes; if we truly get 18, they´ll look so beautiful in display. And this covert art is definitely more pretty than the original XD

[Judith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious 😂

So I started this a little slow because, honestly, it was kinda depressing how Rose kept dying even after putting so much effort into saving Rion. The main story more than made up for my earlier disappointment in spades! Rose and her family make me laugh at every turn. These people are straight up insane. Makes you wonder if Rose will ever understand stand that Rion's hearts desire is right under her nose.

[Amber · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was able to get into reading this in the beginning, but then the character dilogue started to muddle, and I had to stop reading. I wanted to like this more, but it falls short for myself.

[Bibliophile Dragon Ji-Li · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hilarious and fun to read! I love main FL so much in this story XD

[Becca ☆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

Could probably be written better but the plot has engaged me enough I will probably read the next volume.