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Any Stories with an Ordinary Heroine, Average Looks but Great Charm or Bearing?

I’m tired of stories where every female lead is gorgeous, and I’m tired of female leads from ridiculously wealthy families, too. I just want an inspiring girl’s love story. Angst is fine, too~

The Genre Doesn’t Matter. Just Give Me Something with Smart Characters

I won't say more. You'll understand.

Looking for a Male Lead Who's a Bodyguard, Assassin, or Young Guard

Looking for Books with Harmony Among the Harem and Household Sisters, Like Willow Behind the Palace Walls

Looking for stories where everyone gets along peacefully, living in harmony in the harem or inner household, enjoying a quiet and happy life together.

Looking for Novels Similar to Xie Family’s Short-Lived Ghost, I’m Completely Out of Books to Read

Looking for books like The Xie Family's Short-Lived Ghost Has Lived a Hundred Years.

Any Tomato-Novels with Beautiful Prose and Delicate Emotions?

Looking for books similar to *The Spring and Autumn of the Entertainment World*. Does anyone get what I mean? Any genre is fine, whether Eastern fantasy or alternate history! Multiple female leads, but the protagonist shouldn’t fall for every woman he meets. I want a story with some regrets. For fantasy, something like *Against the Gods*. For alternate history, something like...

Mystery, Crime Solving, Coroners, Strong Female Lead, Career-Focused, Ancient Times to Modern Day

I'd like something like *The Auspicious Lotus Tower* (the original novel for the Cheng Yi-starring TV series *Mysterious Lotus Casebook*). Also, are there any novels similar to *Mysterious Lotus Casebook*?

Looking for a Satisfying Story With a Clear-Headed, Powerful Female Lead and Leads Who Are Equals

Looking for books similar to *Reborn: A Famous Businesswoman*. The male and female leads should be evenly matched. No misunderstandings, mistaken identities, or other clichéd melodrama, and no scheming tea-green girls or innocent little white flowers. I want the leads to be a powerful team.

Highly Rated Historical Palace-Intrigue Recommendations

An Ordinary, Calm, and Clever Female Lead

Are There Any Stories Told in the First Person?

Are there any books where the protagonist narrates in first person as “I”? Like, everyone else says, “She eats breakfast,” but the book says, “I eat breakfast.” Female-oriented fiction, like [something] x me.

Female Protagonists Who Know Martial Arts, with Mystery and Suspense

Modern setting, with a cool-headed male and female lead who work together.

Maid Stories About the Senior Maid by the Old Madam's Side

Nothing where the protagonist catches some big shot's eye. I just want a genuine maid novel, where she either stays a maid her whole life or buys her freedom and goes home. No one falling for her, just a pure maid novel.

Looking for a Slice-of-Life Story About the Daughter of a Minor Official in Ancient Times, With No Golden Finger

Looking for books like A Small-Town Woman's Everyday Journey to Prosperity in Bianjing.

Ancient Setting, Cozy, Everyday Life, and Farming

Are there any warm, slice-of-life farming stories where someone transmigrates to ancient times? Modern settings are fine too. No wars for supremacy and no raising armies.

First-Person Narratives

I'm getting tired of books told in third person. Are there any told in first person?

Palace Intrigue, A Strong Female Lead, Multiple Male Leads, and Plenty of Scheming

Looking for books similar to Give Birth and Be Executed? I Return with a New Face to Win the Emperor’s Heart and Claim the Phoenix Seat. Are there any where the female lead is a consort, a formidable woman skilled in strategy, who doesn’t love the male lead and only wants revenge? Multiple male leads, and the female lead can be pure or not.

Looking for a Smart, Strategic Female Lead Who Doesn't Rely on the Male Lead

I love novels like Blossoms in Adversity so much.

The Female Lead Disguises Herself as a Man, and the Male Lead Accidentally Finds Out

It has to be good.

Looking for Domestic Romance Novels

Something like Yan Ling's *Wuyi Alley*. I haven't seen many recommendations like that in recent years.

The Female Lead Is A Maid The Male Lead Falls For: The Cliche Where She Runs And He Chases

I'd like a book like You Want Me to Be Your Concubine? Dream On. The female lead should be clear-headed and not a lovesick fool.

Any Books About Transmigrating as a Maid and Rising to Power? (Little Maid)

Looking for a Novel Where the Female Lead Starts Out as a Maid or Palace Maid

Any Books Like Please Marry Me, My Lady?

Looking for books similar to Please Wear the Peach Blossoms and Ride to War. Are there any similar books? The updates are too slow for me to keep up with reading. I have free time, so please recommend something similar!