Don't Wait Until the Flowers Fade to Pluck a Branch

Looking for Historical Court-Intrigue Novels With Brilliant Schemes and Elegant Prose

Looking for books like *She Wants to Take It Easy, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel (Ascending to the Golden Palace).*

Books with Lyrical Prose and a Rich Foundation in Poetry

Beautiful writing that captivates you at a glance is fine, as is something you can savor slowly and chew through piece by piece. I just haven’t found anything like that yet.

Short Historical Romance

Preferably a story about a princess regent and a prince regent, or a prince and princess consort who marry first and fall in love later.

Twist After Twist After Twist! An Unpredictable Ending!

I want twists! I want thrills!

Any Novels with an Assassin Protagonist?

A badass assassin! He’s incredible with both melee and firearms, and takes contracts all over the world!

Books That Help You Get Better at Scheming

Any books that can improve your ability to read between the lines?

Looking for a Story With a Brilliant Heroine Who Holds the Pieces and Controls the Entire Game, With a CP

Looking for books similar to *Tearing Apart the Comparison Group! The Villainous Couple Goes on a Rampage*.

Looking for Books to Sneak a Read of Over Summer and Leave My Classmates in the Dust When School Starts

Pure Historical Fiction, No Rebirth or Transmigration

I want sweet, doting romance, no angst. I'm very sensitive and can't handle tragic stories.

Quiet and Engaging, Best Read with Some Thought

I've read most novels already.

No Rebirth, No Transmigration, No Golden Finger, Just a Classic Historical Romance With the Right Values

I want an ancient setting with palace intrigue and household drama. No one being reborn or transmigrating, and no System. I don't want an especially strong female or male lead. I like stories where the couple are evenly matched and the male lead is the crown prince. Both leads should be good-looking, intelligent, and have sound values!

A Strong Female Lead Who Ends Up Becoming Emperor

Looking for books similar to Searching for Family in the Capital, Spoiled Rotten by My Brother's Mortal Enemy. It's great, highly recommend!

Since You Started Reading, Which Book Has Been Your Favorite?

Since you started reading, what's your favorite book? Which one is it, and who wrote it? What's the absolute best book you've ever read? I'm different, I have lots of favorites, hehe (๑˙ー˙๑). Hmm, I'm too greedy, reading several books at once.

A Scheming Female Lead Who Acts Innocent and Is Great at Putting on a Show, Plus Palace Intrigue

Looking for books like The Empress Was Born a Lowly Slave, and Her Climb to Power Was Ruthless. I want to see someone rise from the lowest rank to become favored and gain power.

Any Novels Where the Female Lead Becomes Emperor?

The female lead transmigrates to another world and is supported in becoming its ruler. Some people try to harm her, while others protect her. She's sexy, gentle, and kind, but please, no saintly do-gooders or fake sweethearts.

Palace Intrigue, Pure Palace Intrigue, the Kind That Takes All Your Brainpower

Are there any pure palace-intrigue novels without reborn or transmigrate plots, and without an overpowered protagonist aura? Lately everything has been about transmigration and rebirth, and I’m sick of it.

Pure Palace Intrigue, with Cutthroat Scheming. The Female Lead Must Be Clever

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 Story Where the Female Lead Is the Empress and Watches Coldly as the Emperor Dotes on His Other Consorts

The heroine is an empress with a clear head and strong ambition. She can watch the infighting coolly and bring order to the harem. I want a strong female lead, a really strong one.

Fake Eunuch and Empress Novels

Palace Intrigue: A Cunning, Clever Villainess Who Can Act Her Way into Making the Emperor Fall for Her

The heroine must have a noble status. No second marriages!!! No quick transmigration!!! No transmigrating into a book and having lots of children or multiples!!!!! Ideally, she transmigrates from the modern world into the past and has a System and a golden finger, though being reborn into the past as a baby is fine too.

I Really Want to Read True Palace-Intrigue Novels

I hope the female lead is smart and clear-headed. If it's a sweet HE romance, I'd prefer the male lead not to have children, please. For a no-CP story about rising to power, I don't mind.

High-Quality Female-Oriented Novels! Serious Reading Slump! Romance Included! Any Genre!

Mystery and Crime Solving + Palace and Household Intrigue + Face-Slapping Revenge + Wealthy Clans + Court Politics and the Realm

Looking for books similar to *Records of a Thousand Lanterns*. After a palace coup, Bai Gandeng, the Lady of Lingling County, lost her father and grandfather, who died serving their country. She also suffered an injury to her brow and became known as an ill-fated woman who would bring misfortune to her family and husband, so everyone avoided her. At the Empress and Emperor's command, a group of fine young men were brought in for her to choose from.