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连环杀人狂的竞技原则与恋爱秘籍。

阿尔巴利诺是维斯特兰市法医局的一位法医,单身、风趣、下班之后会跟同事们一起出去喝一杯——看上去就和其他法医没有什么分别。

除了一点:他私底下还是个变态杀人狂。

长久以来,阿尔巴利诺过着家-法医局-(自己或别人搞出来的)犯罪现场的平凡三点一线生活,直到有一天,另外一个变态杀人狂无意中杀了他计划了三个月的目标。

精心构思毁于一旦的阿尔巴利诺十分不慡,所以他决定身体力行地挑衅对方。

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151 reviews21 followers
March 9, 2025
English Title: Wine and Gun
Official translation will be done by Rosmei
Length: 130 chapters + 18 extras (7 books planned)
Third person POV

Albarino (MC) is a forensic pathologist working in the USA for the Westland Forensic Bureau. He is also secretly the serial killer nicknamed ‘The Sunday Gardner’. Both him and another serial killer called Herstal (ML) known as ‘The Pianist’ are operating in the same town. Herstal happens to kill one of Albarino’s targets before him and thus the cat and mouse game between them begins.

If you like the TV series ‘CSI’ or ‘Dexter’ then you will love this as it is written in an episodic way. It threw me the story being set in the USA rather than China unlike other danmei but this didn’t lessen my enjoyment.

Definitely not for the faint-hearted because the murders are described in gory detail. Plus there are many other TW’s but thankfully these are not graphic (SA, rape, self- harm & suicide, PTSD, child abuse etc).

Both the plot and characters are very compelling. I couldn’t predict what was going to happen next. The author was so clever with their plot twists. My mind was blown so many times.

Nearly all the characters are morally grey apart from Detective Bart Hardy whose probably the only 'good' guy in the story. I also appreciated the fact it had strong female characters. I loved Olga so much as she had no filter and never bothered to hide her enthusiasm for the murders taking place.

The sex scenes between Albarino and Herstal are unconventional and NSFW so bear that in mind. This might bother some readers as they occur in morally questionable places.

It has a very satisfying HEA. Everything I wanted to happen did and it all wrapped up nicely.

So yeah, I thought it was f*cking brilliant. I never read crime thrillers and am so glad I gave this a chance. I've already pre-ordered my copy from Rosmei and can't wait to experience the wild ride of this story again.

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247 reviews38 followers
December 23, 2025

albarino's fingers slowly crept across the table, his fingertips pressing against herstal's knuckles lightly.

“this is the relationship between us.”

he whispered. “that's it?” herstal didn't hide his disdainful laugh. “singing songs no one understands, making puppets dance to a rhythm they've set for themselves.”

“it's never completely without understanding. isn't the key point that someone else thinks the song is great too?”


an unforgettable journey has finished. i’ve finally finished wine and gun. i didn’t really have any expectations going into it, but, it irrevocably changed me. an all-time favourite novel. i literally could’ve finished this in two days but, had to extend it because i didn’t want the journey to be over. the one day i spent neglecting all of the concerns of my real life in bed reading this is definitely one of the best days ever in my life. every single thing in this was crafted so masterfully and with so much care. i was reading the novel either in a state of titillation, stress, or adoration over the romance. i’m just so in love with the plot, the characters, the themes, the everything. i find it so special that wine and gun can be considered an entire work that deals with three separate and intertwined paths to a story of love, healing journey, and artistic piece.

the romance in this is so fucking unique and precious. i read a review on nu before i started reading this saying that this is a love story between two people and they happen to be men. that intrigued me and now when i think about that statement, it moves me so much. they are just two people, humans first, and their dynamic and their love story reflects that. it was so fascinating to read about. i would say their love is toxic and fucked-up but, in the way that works out for them and when reading it, is heart-wrenchingly romantic. i read about them with a smile on my face half of the time or clutching my heart the other half cause it was too romantic or too painful. there were so many instances where it was just fucking insane and you couldn’t believe a normal human wrote something so perfect. they’re perfect for each other and perfect to read about. i love their love.

all the characters in this are so good! the main characters are great and i’m especially fond of one of them. his story gave me so much pain and i love him so much. the other main character is great as well but, because he is a genuine psychopath and his story wasn’t as important as the other’s to the plot, i didn’t feel for him as much (just the consequence of what his character is!) but, he was amazing. two of the best main characters ever. and then all the side characters were lovely - specifically, the women. rarely does a danmei actually write its women well but, all the women in this stole the show. perhaps the tritagonist in this would be one of the women and she has to be an all-time favourite character - so, so well-written. like i mentioned before, these characters are people first, before you consider their sex or sexuality.

the plot in this is stellar. no complaints. i was always so interested and genuinely couldn’t put it down. the overarching plot with the two main characters being murderers was always interesting and then, sometimes i have difficulty fully caring about novels that focus on cases in an one-by-one basis but, i was interested in all the cases in this which is good. there were so many plot twists and everything was so captivating - i’m telling you, i was so fucking stressed or pained reading this. the author also included so much references to mythology, art, literature, and so much things that it was so nice to read. everything was included to create a veritable feast when reading where everything came together and you were in perpetual awe of what was going on.

i just have to say it again - the novel is perfect. everything came full-circle and i found that especially perfect in terms of the romance. the ending for this was just… perfect, chef’s kiss. i like how it came hand-in-hand with the individual character journeys of the two main characters. while the ending also dealt with the “completion” of their love? it’s hard to explain, it also completed the healing of one character and the artistic piece of another. just phenomenal writing.

i need a paragraph just to say… if you like nbc hannibal, read this. i am pretty sure the author drew inspiration from the tv show for stuff in this, particularly an arc in the beginning and how some of the characters are. but, i don’t care - that makes it even better and this is completely its own work. my favourite show influenced one of my favourite books! i love it.

i genuinely adore wine and gun so much - i’m so, so, so changed. i can’t believe it has basically no recognition whatsoever. i had to struggle so much to find fan art and they were all by the same artist (thank you for your service). i had to make my own playlist for it. i love this novel so much and it needs to be more famous. please read it. it will change you for sure like it changed me.


“but in reality, these are two separate stars which cannot be distinguished from each other because they are too close, forming a binary star system.” his voice was light and slow, as if he were thoughtful. “two stars, orbiting around the same center of mass on their own separate orbits. for humans, they look so bright only because we combine their light together.”

“albarino.” herstal interrupted lightly. he had already understood, yet because of that he also wanted to sigh. “i am starting to get tired of your innumerable metaphors.”

albarino wasn’t looking at the stars any more, turning his head to look at herstal; his gaze quiet, dark, unpredictable.

“no,” he smiled, saying that word as if it were a prophecy. “i know you won’t.”
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484 reviews23 followers
September 26, 2023
Me han encantado los protagonistas Albariño y Hestal, tanto que aborrecí a los otros protagonistas. No me ha gustado nada que les quitarán protagonismo a ellos y se lo dieran a Olga y los policías, me aburrieron sus partes.
A mitad libro eso hizo que se me hiciera pesado, está novela me recuerda a las series policiacas. Si eres fanático de ellas te gustara el libro.
Esperaba más desarrollo entre Hestal y Al, más tira y afloja y desarrollo de su relación, muchos más momentos. Contaban cosas de pasada sobre ellos que me hubiera gustado leer mejor.
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36 reviews8 followers
April 7, 2025
DIOS, SI FUESE CAPAZ DE DARLE 10 ESTRELLAS, SE LAS DOY, PORQUE NO ME ALCANZARÍA PARA ENALTECER A ESTA MAGNÍFICA NOVELA.

Pero bueno, para empezar —Considerando que creo que diré mucho, advierto que esto puede ser un poco largo— debo decir que esta novela tiene unos # ENORMES. Aquí el R-18 no está de demás, hay descripción detallada de muchas cosas sangrientas, tortura, psicóp4tas, s4dismo, momentos NO consensuales, abus0s y riesgos de la integridad de menores, y por ende, si eres sensible sobre lo mencionado con anterioridad esta novela NO ES PARA TI.

Aclarado esto, continuo.

La novela se situa en la ciudad de Westland, una ciudad que por decirlo así, es el lugar predilecto para todo loco psicópata —en algún grado— pero solo es una idealización, ya que esta ciudad ya es aterrorizada por dos asesin0s seriales con marcas distintivas, el "jardinero dominical" y el "pianista de Westland" —¿y quién querría ser un tercero en discordia entre esos dos?— donde su "arte" y "justicia" —dicho por medios— se tallan o asemejan a través de diversos cadáveres. Con la particularidad de que cada uno expone su obra a su modo, flores y cuerdas de piano, y de algún modo: "viven en armonía". Gracioso, ¿no? ¿Pero que pasaría si un día la nueva víctima del inspirado Jardinero dominical un día aparece ante él, pero no bajo sus propios planes? ¿sino que es "robado" por el Pianista de Westland? ¿La armonía se mantendrá o caerá? bueno, fue algo mucho peor.

Albariño vive su día a día como una persona normal, trabaja como forense en la ciudad de Westland, va a beber con amigos y se va a casa. Pero detrás de este hombre de cabello rizado, ojos verdes y su siempre distintiva sonrisa, hay un psicópata que un domingo y cada dos meses presenta una "obra" y siempre con su marca distintiva de flores. Acecha a sus víctimas, las dibuja y hasta algún punto, las trata como sus musas. Todo iba bien, pero de pronto, es llamado en su trabajo y vio que su siguiente víctima había caido, pero no en manos de él. Así es como, en un encuentro de interrogatorios, conoce a Herstal, un abogado, famoso por siempre defender a la "calaña sucia" y nota que este hombre, frío, inexpresivo, rubio y pulcro, esconde algo más. Y así, fue como dos asesin0s seriales se encontraron, acecharon al otro, encuentros casuales de diversos tipos y viendo hasta dónde exactamente sus vidas se entrelazarian, se destruirían y posiblemente, qué clase de final tendrían.

Para leer esta novela, tienes que siempre considerar, que ESTOS DOS TIPOS ESTÁN LOCOS, SUS ACCIONES CONTRA EL OTRO SON RETORCIDAS HASTA ALGÚN PUNTO MANIÁTICO y si tienes una idealización pura de amor, déjame decirte que aquí la palabra "puro" no existe. PERO, si consideras esto y vas con otra mentalidad con esta novela, sentirás que lo magnífico es cómo está escrita esta novela, las diversas perspectivas que te presentan, el equipo de policías que existen —incluso perfiladores. Ah, Olga, no hay palabra que describa lo magnífico de personaje y mujer que eres— y te nacerán posiblemente muchos sentimientos encontrados, desde el asco, la incomodidad, la ansiedad, las ganas de meterte en la novela y darle balazos a algunos, y ver que el "happy ending" de esta novela al final vale más que la pena, y puede que incluso te haga llorar. Gracioso que incluso sentí que volví a los 17 cuando leí la "divina comedia" y no es broma que tiene muchas cosas que se tocan ahí, desde la religión, la filosofía y lo moral de una persona.

Y como último punto: el concepto del amor. Y para esto, lo resumiré en esto:

—Yo no te amo, pero te pertenezco.
—Yo te amo, pero no te pertenezco.

DIOS, LA MANERA EN COMO ALBARIÑO Y HERSTAL REFLEJAN EL CONCEPTO DE "AMOR" ES TAN DISTINTA, PERO A LA VEZ, UNICA, PRECIOSA Y TÉCNICAMENTE SOLO UN LOCO COMO EL OTRO LO COMPRENDERÍA, LO DESTRUIRÍA, LO RECIBIRÍA Y LO MOLDERÍA COMO QUISIERA. Pero los amo, de verdad los amo, se volvieron mi todo y leyendo como acabaron, la sonrisa jamás se despegó de la cara. 😭🥺🩷

En resumen: ¿me gustó Wine and Gun?
No, la amé con todas mis fuerzas.
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189 reviews1 follower
April 6, 2025
“If I don’t kill you now, I will fall in love with you eventually.”


The city of Westland is plagued by two serial killers: the Sunday Gardener murders seemingly at random and decorates his victims with flowers; the Westland Pianist sadistically tortures criminals and strangles them with piano wires. Behind the killings are Albarino Bacchus (Gardener), a young, charming forensic pathologist, and Herstal Armalight (Pianist), a middle-aged mob lawyer of aloof and cold demeanor. When the Pianist kills a man the Gardener had set his eyes on, it starts a rivalry that blends sex with violence and leads to a whole lot more of bloody murder.

Of course I'd like a story like this. It pushes all the right buttons - Murder Husbands is a winning formula, what can I say. And it's indeed all very Hannigram: the artistically arranged corpses, the dead bodies as presents, the references to Greek mythology and classic works of art, the discussions about aesthetics, the fuck-him-kill-him tension...

But it plays out differently, because the players are different. Herstal and Albarino - babygirl and dramaqueen - are very much their own characters, with their own dynamic. It may not be everyone's idea of romance, but it's mine.

but their dynamic isn't static, it keeps changing with them. They shape each other and the development is immensely entertaining to follow: the push-and-pull, Al teasing and Herstal sneering, the things they do to each other, and the things they do *for* each other - they do match each other's freak. And yet, inbetween all the madness, my favorite scene is actually Childish, oddly sentimental, and quintessentially Albarino.

"I will write poetry with my blood, I will write poetry with the juice of my eyeballs, with the marrow of my bones and saliva, and I will bite it letter by letter into your body."


The central relationship is not the only enjoyable thing about this story. It's always odd to call writing cinematic, but that's exactly what it is: it's vivid, it's well structured, with cleverly provided foreshadowing. It's also extensively researched. MengYe MengYe understands how to work with common tropes of crime fiction and psychological thrillers, infusing them with dark humor and irony. Wine and Gun is not a parody, but it is at times a farce. The supporting characters are well known archetypes too, but have enough personality to be interesting in their own rights. That goes especially for best girl Olga and my other favorite, Orion Hunter the bounty hunter (and man, I love the names in this novel), but also for the rest of the cast.

I still have to read the extras - there are many and they're long, so I'm going to pace them - but the main story has jumped to a top spot in my list of favorite BL. I'd love to see it adapted to any kind of visual medium, preferably manhua, but that's a pipe dream, unfortunately; I guess I'll have to make due with Rosmei's freebies.

(and never mind the tags, these two freaks are bi, but "homicidal bisexuals" doesn't have quite the same ring to it)
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404 reviews8 followers
December 13, 2022
睇得好爽嘅一篇文,當中關於犯罪vs公義、性與暴力、公權力vs私人恩怨等嘅討論,都好發人深省。角色塑造得好好,人物形象鮮明,而且好有 chemistry,即使係配角都有自己嘅motive,有自己嘅 story arc,難得一見嘅好文。

值得重睇,本身想寫長評但懶了。有機會重睇先再寫啦。
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30 reviews
March 30, 2025
Finally this book finished me.... Though i really need extras .... Isn't it a tradition for danmei authors to give extras? Why r there no extras in this book * hmph * sigh. Gimmeeeee my extras
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449 reviews35 followers
November 1, 2025
I still can’t believe I’ve run into one of the best books I’ve ever read randomly in the comments on a Reddit post. 10 stars out of 5. Omfg.

What an insane read. This starts as a detective story - just kind of turned upside down. Our protagonist, a forensic pathologist Albarino, goes to investigate a crime scene, finding out with surprise that he knows the victim… because he himself has spent months planning how to kill this gangster. Thus the lives Sunday Gardener and Westland Pianist, the two notorious local serial killers, intertwine at last and it’s all downhill from here :D

I loved all the characters - having an utterly insane protagonist was so refreshing, the eternally smiling and carefree Albarino is an amazing contrast to the scowling and always serious Herstal, who seems to communicate by sneers, scowls and grunts. Then add Olga to the mix - an ex-FBI agent, ostentatiously on the hunt for the two serial killers, but in reality even less human than either of them. Then the helpless Bart Hardy, tasked with solving the crime. And the ruthless FBI profiler Merdacer, willing to bend the ethics and laws to bring criminals to justice… and so on and so on. So many amazing characters.

The plot twists were sometimes not very believable, but it was all so much fun and so exciting that I was more than happy to suspend my disbelief - something extremely rare for me since I’m a nitpitcky asshole most of the time. All in all, I enjoyed this so much - there’s still the extra chapters to go through, if I manage to figure out how to translate them.
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121 reviews9 followers
August 3, 2025
Wine and Gun by Mèng Yě Mèng Yě

This was so good. My favourite danmei of all times?

Albarino Bacchus (wine); The Sunday Gardner and Herstal Armalight (gun); The Pianist, both serial killers who after a cat and mouse game fall in love. I both loved these characters so much that I didnt even mind the age gap and they are a switch couple (love that.) The side characters were also great, Olga was my favourite. I love a strong female character. The story was full of surprises, twists and turns. This book has multiple trigger warnings, so be warned.

I'm going to wait for the official translation to come out and devour those books aswell.
5 reviews
February 23, 2025
O que acontece quando um serial killer, sem saber, mata a vítima de outro serial killer?
Isso da início a uma história envolvente e viciante.

Tantas histórias que amo tiveram partes que achei cansativas, mas não temos isso aqui. Cada capítulo prende sua atenção e te faz ansiar por mais. Albarino, Herstal, Olga e outros personagens nunca deixam as coisas chatas para o leitor.

O relacionamento dos nossos protagonistas é... docemente insano? O TEMPO TODO eu estaba gritando mentalmente por causa deles, eu totalmente os amo!

As referências inseridas na história são tão boas e me faziam pensar "oh, esse autor tem cultura/conhecimento".

E o sexo... oh meu deus! É tão sexy!!! Sendo uma leitora ávida, algumas coisas passam a ficar sem graça e repetitivas, como cenas sexuais, mas a relação sexual entre Albarino e Herstal é tão emocionante hehehehe.

Magnífico.
Brilhante.
Esplêndido.
Deliciosamente perturbador.

Essas são algumas palavras que podem definir essa novel.

Veja bem, eu comecei a ler apenas porque vi que tinha tag de "couple reversible", sem imaginar que estava prestes a encontrar a melhor leitura da minha vida.

Wine and Gun para mim é uma grande e bela obra de arte.

Parecia um pecado estar lendo uma história tão boa gratuitamente na internet (O próprio autor disponibilizou, mas finalmente posso apoiar o autor, por favor, comprem os livros se você puder!)

OBS: Essa história tem temas sensíveis e pode não ser para você.

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