
Beauty Like a Hook
美人如钩
- Status
- Completed
- Length
- 478k Words
- Genre
- Ancient Romance
- Subgenre
- Palace & Household Intrigue
- Updated
- 2y ago
- Source
- Fanqie
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Looking for High-Quality Historical Romance!
Lately I’ve been looking for an ancient-era romance with realistic, detailed descriptions of everyday life, but it’s so hard to find. I don’t need some grand epic. I just want to read about the daily lives of women in ancient times.
Who’s the Best Male Lead on Tomato?
♡(*´∀`*)(*´∀`*)♡
Pure Historical Romance
No transmigration, no being reborn, no System.
Please Recommend Addictive Historical Romance, I'm Starving for Something Good
Please Recommend Historical Romance Between an Older Woman and a Younger Man!
The female lead is older than the male lead, and they're not related. The male lead was saved by her when he was young, and grows up to protect her!
A Female Lead of Ultimate Beauty Whom Everyone Loves 😍 Are There Any Stories Like This? 😘
Looking for books like *The Beloved Streamer and Her Top Gifter*. Everyone likes her and can't bear to hurt her. No yandere characters, and preferably she doesn't hide her beauty. Are there any more like this? 😍😍🥰🥰😻😻❤️❤️❣️❣️💕💕💞💞💓💓💗💗💖💖 I absolutely love this kind of story.
Historical Romance Only, Childhood Friends!
Sweet childhood-friends romance in an ancient setting!
Looking for an Ancient Romance Where the Heroine Fawns Over the Hero at First, Then He Has to Grovel to Win Her Back
Looking for historical romance where the female lead fawns over the male lead at first, but later he has to grovel to win her back. Teacher-student relationship.
Looking for Similar Books: Palace Intrigue and Political Scheming
Looking for books like *After Our Families Switched Betrothed Couples, the Cannon-Fodder Original Wife and the Young General Got a Happy Ending*. Any similar books to *After Our Families Switched Betrothed Couples, the Cannon-Fodder Female Character and the Young General Got a Happy Ending*?
Looking for Good Historical Romance Novels
Looking for a purely historical romance novel. The male lead comes from a prominent clan and is ambitious, while the female lead is his clever, capable principal wife. I want a story about household intrigue, with the two of them managing the family together.
Historical Romance with a Beautiful, Aloof, High-Status, and Brilliant Female Lead
A powerful female lead.
Are There No Stories Where the Main Character Is Smart Without Making the Supporting Cast Stupid and Evil?
Looking for books similar to *Kill the Prince Consort, and This Princess Can Take the Throne!* (*I Am the Imperial Golden Branch*). I hope it has a female lead! I’ve been in a reading slump lately and went through several books rated in the 9s, only to find that most of them claim the female lead is clever, but in reality all her plans rely on her opponents being even stupider.
Pure Historical Romance
The female lead grew up away from the capital and returns after coming of age. No rebirth or transmigration. Very sweet, no angst.
Classical Chinese Only 🌚🌚 Please, I’m Begging You
Purely historical stories are fine, including princess consorts and empresses. No 💀, no reborn or transmigration stories. I'm so desperate for something to read!!! Beautiful ladies passing by, please take a look!
Looking for Historical Stories with Two Strong Leads and Sweet Romance. Palace Intrigue Is Fine Too
An Ancient Romance Novel Similar to Stubborn Bones
Looking for books like *Stubborn Bones*. An ancient-setting romance that's quite similar to *Stubborn Bones*.
Power Struggles for the Throne, Clever Schemes, No Foolish Leads
I want to read something similar to Please, Take Off Your Armor! It’s a very good novel, with smooth writing and a plot that isn’t mindless. Even the villains have their own schemes and intelligence.
In Another Reading Slump!!!! I Want High-Quality Historical Romance
High-Quality Palace Intrigue, A Male Lead Who Knows He Loves Her and Helps the Female Lead Navigate the Harem
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Duan Zhen is in a high position but cannot protect his lover and children. Yan Muzhi (Concubine Yan De) loved Duan Zhen sincerely, but eventually died of the poison poisoned by Xu Linyi (Concubine Xu Xian). Duan Yunlang was deposed as the crown prince. On the surface, he was dethroned as the crown prince, but in fact, Duan Zhen was protecting him. Xiaoqi Duan Yunbi lost his mother at a young age. He drank too much medicine and became stupid and died. Duan Yunlang had lost too much in his life, and he met the light of his life, Yin Ran. Yin Ran left Duan Yunlang's side because of the death of his mother Huaying. Yin Ran and Duan Yunlang went through many difficulties and finally lived a happy life. Loving someone is growth, not consumption. We all have equally dark minds, so don't blame anyone. Only you will never give up on me. She loved someone, the best and best person in the world, and then she killed someone for him.
Essay pen, this book is the best I have ever read. Sure enough, the article written nine years ago can still beat everything. I like this author's narrative and writing style. It's a pity that she doesn't write anymore [cover face][cover face][cover face]
I was originally following the drama, but I was hooked after reading this book. I couldn't wait to finish it. The story is so good. The male protagonist transformed from a deposed prince to an emperor, experienced countless ups and downs, and was dyed deeply and maturely in the big dyeing vat of the palace. The beginning of the book describes how the love between two people cannot be seen in the light, it is love at night, which makes people breathless. Under various circumstances such as the conspiracy of imperial power, the two people have the same goal. The heroine later reveals her domineering attitude and is indeed a rare virtuous wife. It is really not easy for the two people to come together in the end.
I stayed up until 4:30, but luckily I didn't die suddenly.
The author's writing style is excellent, the characters are particularly full-bodied, the emotions are real, and it is immersive. In time, there will be a large number of fans.
When you read a good book, you always have to write a few words to record your current feelings. The beginning of this book is not easy to read because of the flashback and suspenseful presentation techniques. After clearing the fog, it is a rugged life of two incomplete souls rebuilding themselves in the ruins over more than ten years, and finally learning how to love. There are three kinds of love in the book. The first kind of love: How to measure desire and sincerity. In a deep palace, it is dangerous to bet all your wealth on "love". Therefore, the heroine armed herself with "acting skills" and "indifference". She always gives in, always refuses, always raises the barb. I don't believe you, and neither do you. The second kind of love: You love me just right at this moment. In the early stage, the male protagonist's love is taken, but in the later stage, it is given. The female protagonist no longer needs to "stab the other person" to confirm safety, and the male protagonist no longer needs to "stalk the other person" to confirm existence. The sense of proportion in love is that I love you, but I am still me. The third kind of love: All the people in the world need you more than me. "Quiting" is the greatest "fulfilment". True love is sometimes not "I want to be with you", but "I am willing to make way for your ideals." The separation at this moment is bitter, but I know that you did what you should do, and there is dignity and value in this bitterness. Follow the character's trial and error step by step amid misunderstanding and pain, and finally see clearly the hot heart underneath the skin, like a slow stew on a low fire, and finally boiling.
It is a rare good book with a tomato flavor. Love, hate, and hatred are narrated in the author's profound and delicate writing style. It is slow and unhurried, as if a scene of the ups and downs of the country is slowly unfolding. The turbulent battles between the former and the harem are made with so many calculations of gains and losses. The game between rights and human nature is so cruel, but fortunately, there will always be a little glimmer of light that takes root, sprouts, and blooms in the land where true love is given. I am moved!
This is the first time I have almost never posted a review of a book I have finished, and I am addicted to the text. Duan Zhen was not a good emperor, nor was he a good father, but he could deeply feel his helplessness at the control of the court by the eunuchs, and he could see his plan for Wu Lang to ascend to the throne. When I read the book, I also hated him for his ineffectiveness and complained about his failure. As for his children, except for the stupid eldest son who was poisoned in his early years, he can still live safely under Wulang's rule. It is a pity that Xiaoqi, who is only a few years old, has taken so many bitter pills that made him stupid, and poor Erlang, who was used as a gunman by his Aye and Xu family. Aran and Wulang have always loved each other so bitterly and sweetly. Fortunately, neither one let go of the other's hand.
The theme is palace fighting and sister-brother love. The opening scene is about the male and female protagonists driving a car. Some of the content is a bit sadistic and depressing, but the storyline is fascinating and full of ups and downs. The heroine and the hero have known each other for a long time. Unfortunately, after getting involved in a palace fight, the hero became a deposed prince, and the heroine entered the palace to wait for the woman who would truly become the father of the hero. Although the male protagonist is resourceful, he is sometimes really naive in front of the female protagonist, who is still a human-shaped teddy dog. During the process of the male protagonist seizing the throne, the female protagonist's resourcefulness was also reflected, and she saved the male protagonist several times.
Definitely worth five points. If I could, I would give it a 10. The love is lingering and the pulling makes people feel distressed. She has always been in Duan Wu's planning. I love Duan Wu. Love from youth to maturity. I wish I had such a person to love me [Blow kiss] The plot is fascinating, the plot is reasonable, the ups and downs, and the love between the male and female protagonists is tender.