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Ancient Romance Reading Lists Worth Rereading, I Give Them Full Marks!

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I Need Novels That Hook You from the First Page! Modern and Historical, Both!

Ancient Romance Novels That Leave You Stunned to the Core

No comedy, no revenge against scumbags, and no female or male protagonist with serious issues. They shouldn’t go around causing trouble, and the plot should be exciting.

I've Been Into Palace Intrigue Lately 😍 Hand Over Your Top Palace Intrigue Picks!

Looking for books like "The Empress's Consort Is Cunning, and the Emperor Can't Resist Her". The leads don't have to be each other's firsts!!! They don't have to be each other's firsts!!! But the female lead must be clear-headed and strong, not weak. Some angst is fine. I like stories set in fictionalized historical worlds, as long as the plot is well-crafted and detailed, hehe.

Marriage First, Love Later (Historical)!!!

Any ancient-setting novels about falling in love after an arranged marriage?!!!! I'm out of books to read!!!

Historical Romance: Every Noble Family's Legitimate Daughter Should Have Her Proper Pride

No more than 200 chapters. The noble daughters from great families may have conflicts, but they all have the right principles. They unite when it comes to the country. The female lead is gentle and soft-spoken, a proper young lady. The male lead is refined and courteous.

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Looking for Stories With a Cunning, Underhanded Male Lead Who Knows How to Play His Cards and Scheme

I'd like a male lead like Duan Yousi from The Mask, Chen Chao from The Trap, or Song Zu from Custom Game. Or one like the male lead in Stars in the Wilderness, who gets knocked off his pedestal and ends up even crazier than the female lead.

Looking for Real Palace-Intrigue Dramas, No Need for Mutual First-Timers

I really don’t understand why people insist on both leads being virgins and still call it a palace-intrigue drama. If both leads are virgins, it’s not even palace intrigue anymore. Please recommend some real palace-intrigue dramas.

The Best Historical Romance Novels You've Ever Read

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Pure Historical Romance: A Gentle, Composed, and Cunning Female Lead, and a Male Lead Who Isn’t Cold or Expressionless

The male lead shouldn't be the emperor, and the female lead shouldn't transmigrate or be reborn.

Looking for Novels About Concubines Rising to Power, Harem Scheming, and Palace Intrigue

I Loved Blossoms in Adversity, and Now Nothing Else Measures Up. What Do I Do?

Reborn! Historical Romance! Legitimate Daughter! Power Fantasy! Super Sweet, No Angst! Short! Short!

The female lead has lots of secret identities, the male lead wields overwhelming power, and the female lead is doted on by everyone.

A Masterpiece Rated 9.9

Looking for Good Books Similar to Third Master Xie and Yan Sanhe

Looking for books similar to "The Xie Family's Short-Lived Ghost Lived to Be a Hundred".

Any Palace-Intrigue Novels Like Zhaohua Luan, Where Everyone Has Their Wits About Them?

Looking for books similar to Zhaohua's Chaos. I don't like sugary romance or couples who are each other's only partners. (I feel like that's especially unrealistic in ancient romance, particularly palace intrigue. This is just my personal reading preference, not trying to start anything. 😭)

Looking for a Heroine Who's a Disciplined, Proper Clan Heiress

Looking for books similar to Bound by Spring. The heroine's speech and behavior should fit the status of a legitimate daughter. She should be proper and observant of convention, not too unconventional or out of keeping with historical norms.

Any Beautifully Written Stories Like Cherish the Flowers and The Record of Hairpin?

I'm out of shows and books to read.

Emperor-and-Empress Stories, No Sweet Romance, Just an Ancient Imperial Couple

Any stories about an emperor and empress? I don't want sweet romance, I want palace intrigue. The male lead can favor other concubines, but he must never let them outrank the empress. He only goes to the harem for political reasons and trusts only the female lead. She doesn't love the emperor and just watches the other concubines fight among themselves.

What Are the Top Three Female-Oriented Historical Romances?

I’m looking for historical romance. I don’t want a story without a couple. Transmigration, rebirth, palace intrigue, farming, and similar themes are all fine.

Any Good Completed Palace Intrigue Novels?

Any Novels Like The Story of Minglan, But With a Female Lead?

A Highborn Female Lead Who Excels at Palace Intrigue and Is Smart!