The Best Dramabox Shows: I Watched Over 1900 Episodes—Here's What to Watch (and What to Skip)
- Olivia Kate
- May 8
- 9 min read
Updated: May 19
A while ago, I got pulled into the world of vertical dramas through the app Reelshort and reviewed a ton of dramas on the app. Well, I'm back, and this time I've watched a ton on their competitor app, Dramabox.
There's a ton to watch, so I limited my watching to the romance genre (since that's the biggest genre on the platform), English-language shows, and stuff that looked at least decent from the first episode.
Here's my recap of everything I watched—and what's worth your time and coins.
A Deal with the Hockey Captain
Starring Lydia Pearl Pentz & Jake Galluccio
When team captain, Troy, agrees to help Dora win the attention of her crush, complications arise that make her question where her heart truly belongs.
My Verdict: So freaking cute! The actors have big time chemistry and the lead actress is peak lovable nerd.
★★★★★ MUST WATCH!
Boss She Said No Again
Starring Volodymyr Pielikh & Alexa Reddy
After Rowena saves the life of mafia heir Damien Kingsley, he becomes deeply obsessed with her. When he discovers that she's engaged to his brother, he becomes determined to break them up and win her for himself.
My Verdict: I liked it, but didn't love it. Volodymyr Pielikh is in his zone as a mafia boss, but the female lead doesn't quite match his energy. And in comparison to its plot dupe, Reelshort's Love is a Dangerous Dance, it just falls short.
★★★☆☆ It's entertaining.
Trigger Warning: dubcon/coercion
Christmas Homecoming of My Trillionaire Husband
Starring Noah Fearnley & Molly Anderson
Riley Diaz, a powerful businessman behind the Wharton Group, spends Christmas with his in-laws while keeping his true wealth a secret. As they dismiss and belittle him, assuming he’s a nobody, only his wife stands firmly by his side, unwilling to judge him by appearances.
My Verdict: This was absolutely absurd. It's not quality, but it was definitely entertaining!
★☆☆☆☆ SO BAD, IT'S HILARIOUS!
Craving My Brother’s Best Friend
Starring Cayla Brady & Evan Adams
Alison Scott has had a crush on her brother's best friend for years. When she accidentally emails him erotica she wrote starring him, she hopes to let the whole thing go and never see him again, but he turns out to be her new roommate.
My Verdict: The leads are great and have strong chemistry. Lots of fun!
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
Crush Alert! Love Request from my Enemy
Starring Catherine Wilson & Cristian Lager
On her first day as a scholarship student at a wealthy school, Hailie immediately has a run-in with rich boy Cole. Their rivalry grows until Cole discovers that Hailie is actually his secret online girlfriend, the gamer girl he knows as ValleyQueen33.
My Verdict: I enjoyed this quite a bit and the lead actors both gave good performances.
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
Falling In Love with the Rascal in a Suit
Starring Mark McClafferty & Rebecca Stoughton
Betty works two jobs to support her mom: cleaning hotel rooms by day and stripping by night. When notorious mob boss, Marcus, walks into her club in an attempt to fix his ahem performance issues, he finds Betty to be the cure.
My Verdict: The acting was decent but the plot was just okay. It's decent enough.
★★★☆☆ It's entertaining.
Trigger Warning: dubcon/coercion
Found You, Heart Thief
Starring Mark McClafferty & Faith Orta
Luke has been perpetually plagued with a strange allergy: he's allergic to every woman he touches. So when he encounters Emma on a blind date and discovers he can touch her, he immediately proposes, not realizing that she's his employee.
My verdict: This is one of the weirdest dramas I've ever seen—and I've seen some weird stuff! You should watch it just to see how bizarre it is.
★☆☆☆☆ SO BAD, YOU SHOULD SEE IT!
Trigger warning: attempted rape
I Kissed a CEO and He Liked It
Starring Tyler Scherer & Makenna Ginn
After suffering public humiliation and losing her job, model Gabrielle Taylor's life is turned upside down by an impromptu kiss with wealthy CEO Kyle Wright.
My verdict: The lead, Tyler Scherer is great, even if the script is lackluster.
★★★★☆ Watch it just for the male lead.
I Wish It Were You
Starring Grace Woods Swanson & Jackson Tiller
Isabel is unexpectedly bound in marriage to a man she barely knows, Jared. While adjusting to her new reality, she starts working at a company where she becomes drawn to her powerful and enigmatic boss, billionaire Lorenzo Bellini—unaware that he and her husband are one and the same.
My verdict: The lead actors are good and it was generally entertaining.
★★★☆☆ It's entertaining.
Kissing the Wrong Brother
Starring Evan Adams, Catherine Wilson, & Daniel Cropley
Aria has a crush on Ben, but is relatively clueless in love. In a hail-mary move, she recruits his brother Miles to give her seduction lessons.
My verdict: Lots of fun! The actors do a great job and it gets the forbidden romance vibes right.
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
Love Me All You Like
Starring Myles Clohessy & Sofia López
After a chance night with Elliot, a man she meets at a club who is secretly a billionaire, Sara is stunned to learn she’s pregnant. Even more unexpected, Elliot responds by asking her to marry him.
My verdict: It was okay, but didn't wow me.
★★★☆☆ It's fine.
Love the Way You Lie
Starring Grace Woods Swanson & Myles Clohessy
In a drunken fury, Molly hatches a wild plan to get revenge on her cheating ex, Connor: seduce his attractive billionaire uncle.
My verdict: I've seen so many versions of this plot, and this one is fine but the male lead is the least likable of the bunch.
★★☆☆☆ SKIP IT.
Lucifer My Boyfriend from Hell
Starring Joseph Wendrich & Nova Gaver
Pieces of Lucifer’s soul end up inside an unlucky girl named Lilith. To reclaim what was lost, he remains constantly near her, refusing to leave her side. Yet there’s something about this seemingly ordinary human that draws the Lord of Hell toward her in ways he can’t ignore.
My verdict: It's a flagrant rip-off of the TV show Lucifer, but it's terribly done and overacted.
★☆☆☆☆ SKIP IT.
My Boss is a Cyber Daddy
Starring Rosa Singerman & Greg Rogstad
Brooke is an assistant who secretly creates spicy webcomics under the alias Kitten, inspired by her online fantasy man, Vox. When she discovers Vox is actually her demanding boss, she struggles to keep her hidden identity—and her feelings—under control while balancing both sides of her life.
My verdict: The lead actress is delightful and hilarious, The plot gets absurd at times, but it's a lot of fun,
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
My Crush Thinks I’m a Boy
Starring Halle Fletcher & Ben Ubiñas
To qualify for a fencing scholarship, Ari must pose as a boy to win a fencing tournament. Unfortunately, she ends up running into and rooming with an old flame, and must keep her identity a secret. (Yes, it is basically the plot of She's The Man.)
My verdict: It's silly but fun. I enjoyed it overall, but the leads don't have as much chemistry as I'd hope for.
★★★☆☆ It's entertaining.
My Hockey Alpha
Starring Grace Woods Swanson & Nicolas James Wilson
After a breakup, Nina has a one-night encounter with star hockey player Enzo Rivers. She vows to stay away from athletes for good, but Enzo isn’t ready to let her go, and he’s keeping a dangerous secret—he’s a werewolf, and Nina is his destined mate.
My verdict: It was entertaining to see how the story manage to pair werewolves and hockey, but it just didn't wow me.
★★★☆☆ It's fine.
My Secret with Country Boys
Starring Casey Schryer, Evan Adams, & Andrew Devon Johnson
After her parents die in plane crash, city girl Sofia is sent to live with her godmother in the country. There, she uncovers that her mother was a witch—and she might be too.
My verdict: The pacing is a bit slow and the magical elements to the plot seem out of place.
★★★☆☆ It's fine.
Not His Holy Good Girl
Starring Halle Fletcher & Landry Grandstaff
Mafia heir Mason Richter is instantly smitten when he meets Grace, a nun and choir girl who is anything but saintly. He agrees to help her get revenge on the family that murdered her mother.
My verdict: This one is top tier. Both the actors nail their performances, the dialogue is good, and the chemistry is off the charts!
★★★★★ MUST WATCH!
Pucked by My Brother’s Rival
Starring Hannah Lowery & Evan Adams
Jenny finds herself caught in a forbidden romance with Xavier—a cocky playboy hockey player and her brother's rival on the ice.
My verdict: The acting is a bit hit-or-miss in this one and the plot is just average, but Evan Adams manages to carry it.
★★★☆☆ It's entertaining.
Trigger warning: attempted rape
Revenge Marriage Sweet Love
Starring Jarred Harper & Emma Kotos
After her sister Rebecca takes both her boyfriend Ethan and her inheritance, Cate is left betrayed and furious. In a drunken attempt at revenge, she sets her sights on Ethan’s handsome uncle, Shaun.
My verdict: This was a fine, if forgettable, version of this very overdone plot.
★★★☆☆ It's fine.
Riding Into Love
Starring Haley Lohrli & Landon Tavernier
Kat gets a job working in Colton Lyon's motorcycle shop, and the two have immediate chemistry. But Kat is running from a complicated past that's about to catch up with her.
My verdict: It's okay. The plot is entertaining but the lead couple is lacking in chemistry and romantic development.
★★☆☆☆ SKIP IT.
*Based on the Book Lyon's Crew by Jordan Silver
Seducing Mr Sterling
Starring Eric Guilmette & Kyra Wisely
Emma agrees to seduce cold CEO Ethan Sterling in exchange for the money to cover her ailling sister's hospital treatments. But as they get closer, Emma starts having second thoughts about the arrangement.
My verdict: Both lead actors are solid, but it felt like there was a lot of unnecessary plot tacked on at the end. It's a fun watch, but there's nothing worthwhile after episode 43.
★★★☆☆ Watch through the end of episode 43, then bail.
Trigger warning: ableism, attempted rape
Sex Education by My Best Friend
Starring Trinity Johnston & Cameron Porras
After being bullied over being a virgin, Emma recruits her best friend Chase as a sex tutor to help her learn the ropes and win over her crush.
My verdict: The leads are great and the storyline is fun, but the extreme sexual bullying in this one was a bit unhinged.
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
Trigger warning: attempted rape, violent bullying, some blood/gore, bullying with elements of sexual assault
Tempted By the Wrong Brother
Starring Halle Fletcher & Nate Flores
Good girl Nora decides to finally make a move on her crush, Chris, by texting him sexy photos. She has no idea that a number mixup meant she was texting his bad-boy brother, Zach instead. Now, she's caught between the guy she always thought she wanted and his rougher brother, who wants her just as bad.
My verdict: This was cute. It had a different vibe than the first one I had seen with this plot (Kissing the Wrong Brother), and I don't think it was quite as good, but I still liked it.
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
The Alpha King’s True Luna
Starring Kylan Mackenzie & Kiley Pearson
After hearing the rumors of the Alpha King being an old, ugly, awful man, the pack's true princess is desperate not to be mated to him. Instead, lowly omega Mila is sent in her place as a potential mate with one directive: do not be chosen as the king's mate.
My verdict: The plot was bonkers and I'm fully convinced no actor could have saved this one.
★★☆☆☆ SKIP IT.
The Bad Boy Who Ruined Me
Starring Evan Adams & Alexa Reddy
A gifted math student named Hazel finally breaks free from her overprotective mother to start college life. There, she crosses paths with Zach Lloyd, a notorious troublemaker. What begins as an undeniable connection turns messy when she discovers his hidden wager to win her over.
My verdict: Spicy and charming, with great actors. It's a winner!
★★★★★ MUST WATCH!
The Day My Step-Brother Knows My Dirty Secret
Starring Evan Adams & Cailin Peluso
In an unfortunate mistake, Phoebe accidentally shows her new step-brother, Seth, her handwritten erotica. Seth seizes the opportunity and blackmails her into being his personal assistant.
My verdict: This was fun, the acting was good, and chemistry was solid.
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
Trigger warning: drugging, attempted Rape
The Scent of My Fated Luna
Starring Natasha Rimar & Jeff Krueger
A teenage girl who is part witch and part werewolf must conceal who she really is while navigating a high school split between magic users and shifters. At the same time, she fights an unwanted pull toward her destined mate—the future Alpha—who doesn't recognize her.
My verdict: The plot was convoluted and slow, and the actors had no chemistry. It just isn't worth the time.
★★☆☆☆ SKIP IT.
Trigger warning: physical abuse by a parent
The Virgin’s Christmas Wish
Starring Lottie Guidi & Felix Lahiff
After being teased at school for being a virgin, Thistle Vale decides to lose her virginity to a hot stranger. Little does she know, she just had a one night stand with her step brother, who hates her mother and now—by proxy—her.
My verdict: I got heavy After vibes from this one and ultimately enjoyed it. It's definitely not Christmas themed, and I have no idea why they marketed it that way, but it's still good.
★★★★☆ Worth a watch!
Trigger warning: drugging, attempted rape
To Be By My Side
Starring Tyler Scherer & Brittany Pirozzoli
After being left waiting in the rain by her pen pal, Aurora moves on with her life—only to marry sailor Damien Hawke ten years later and discover he's the same man who never showed up.
My verdict: The lead actors carry this otherwise drab plot. As a result, it falls somewhere in the middle of the pack.
★★★☆☆ It's fine.
Wild Ride with the Dangerous Kian
Starring Evan Adams & Jameson Leigh Muntz
When sheltered, innocent cop's daughter Lydia, meets Kian, the leader of the Dark Hawks gang at a party, they two find themselves inexplicably drawn to each other. But Lydia's father is the very man hunting Kian down.
My verdict: Loved it! This is a great, high-heat romance reminiscent of After.
★★★★★ MUST WATCH!
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