The Sickly Weakling Who Became the Ming Emperor's Mentor

Who Actually Dug Up the Gold?

I'm too lazy to hunt for gold anymore. I don't want to work hard. Someone come save me.

Looking for High-Quality Historical Fiction. No Mindless Power Trips or Brain-Dead Plotting

I want high-quality historical fiction that’s engaging and doesn’t dumb things down or rely on brainless plots. It can be satisfying, but don’t treat readers like idiots. No stories like the one where the protagonist fools Cao Cao’s quartermaster about the provisions from the start, or those where a literati protagonist suddenly has the strength of a tyrant. They’re unoriginal and mindless...

A Charming Senior Brother Who’s Well-Read, Courteous, and Refined. I Need More Like This

Looking for books like The Cannon-Fodder Senior Brother Who Follows the Plot Is Always Being Coveted.

A Frail Hero: Any Illness Will Do, the Worse His Health the Better

I want a sickly character, with things like stomach problems, back injuries, coughing up blood, or poisoning. The kind where they're physically weak, miserable, and in pain. Male-male leads only, and one of them has to be sickly. I really love this kind of story.

Is Xu Yue the Only Legend of Imperial Exam Fiction?

Looking for books like "Disguised as a Man, I Become a Great Official in a Male-Oriented Imperial Exam Novel".

History RPF… History RPF!

If I don't read any more historical RPF, I'm going to die 😭 Pre-Qin, Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Tang, Song... anything is fine 😭 Crawling around in the shadows, searching everywhere for something to read.

A Sickly Hero! Plagued by Serious Illness, Constantly Coughing Blood and Fainting!!!

I want someone incurably ill, as miserable as possible: pale-faced, gentle and soft-spoken, occasionally coughing a couple of times.

Any Stories With a Battle-Worn Hero Who Coughs Up Blood, Gets Sick, Is Always Injured, and Rushes Into Danger?

Looking for books like Why Is This Support Always Coughing Up Blood and Taking Hits? Have You Lost It? (Fighting Until Dawn). Always rushing to the front lines. Beautiful, strong, and tragic.

Any Stories About a Beloved, Sickly Strategist? Preferably Set in the Qin Dynasty

Who Deserves to Be Called an Authority in Imperial Examination Stories?

Looking for books like You Were Supposed to Be the Young Master's Page, but You Passed the Imperial Exam for Him (The Poor Scholar Who Placed First). Any gender is fine, as long as it's satisfying and makes sense!

Douluo Dalu, Only the First Series, Nothing Else

Where Have All the Good Tomato Novels Gone!! Bring Them to Me at Once!

I haven't come across a good book where I haven't skipped a single chapter in a very long time...

High-Quality Stories That Will Amaze You to Your Very Bones

Beautifully written, with solid values, and so gripping you won't want to skip a single paragraph. Every book is absolutely phenomenal!!!!

Looking for Superbly Written Historical Novels!

I've read The Chief Ministers, A Scholar of Superior Character, A First-Rank Official, A Generation's Military Advisor, The Son-in-Law, The Beauty of the Rivers and Mountains, The Unification of the Mountains and Rivers, I Picked Up Qin Shi Huang, The End of Song, New Song, and Joy of Life. Are there any similar novels with a highly intelligent protagonist who plans everything in advance?

Desperately Short on Historical Fiction, Please Recommend Some to Save Me From This Reading Drought

Preferably a historical novel with a realistic feel.

Historical Stories (Any Dynasty, No System, and with Intelligent Characters)

Looking for books like "The Glory of the Great Wei". Historical novels with some brains behind them. Read too many mindless wish-fulfillment stories and they’ll rot your mind.

Male-Oriented Fiction on Women’s Bookshelves

After reading so many novels, I'm starting to find them boring. On a whim, I went digging around the male-oriented section and actually found a few good ones.

Looking for High-Quality Ming Dynasty Novels: Mighty Ming

Recommend Some Worthwhile Ming Dynasty Novels

I’ve read several books about the Ming Dynasty. Overall, they had excellent prose, deep historical knowledge, and well-crafted characters. But a few seem to share the same flaws: too much exposition and overly contrived schemes. Any good recommendations?

Political Intrigue, High Quality, Historical

Looking for books like "My Father Is Emperor Wu of Han!" Nothing rated below 9.0, please. I'm in a serious reading slump.

Are There Any Truly Female-Lead-Free Novels on Tomato? They’re All Flirtation, and I Don’t Want to Read That

Any More Good Ming Dynasty Stories? Looking for Stories About Saving Zhu Biao, Empress Ma, or Zhu Xiongying

Looking for books like "Ming Dynasty: I’m Done Pretending, Your Grandpa Is Zhu Yuanzhang". I haven’t found a single good book about the Ming Dynasty besides this one.

High-Quality Imperial Examination Novels

Looking for books similar to "From Passing the Imperial Exams with Top Scores to Running the Government". Wonderful fellow readers, can you recommend some high-quality imperial-exam novels? Something like "A Noble Son from a Poor Family" or "Running the Government" would be great.

Boys' Love That'll Make You Laugh Until You Can't Breathe