Rising to Power with the Emperor’s Sister-in-Law, I’m Invincible Under Heaven

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...

High Intelligence, Cunning Plans, Masterful Schemes, Treating the World Like a Chessboard

Looking for a novel with a protagonist like Murong Li from The Legend of Qin: someone who treats the world as a chessboard and all living beings as pieces, plans everything out, and plays life like a game, but is willing to become a piece on the board himself when necessary.

Looking for Satisfying Political Power Plays 😎 You Know What I Mean, as Long as There’s No Showing Off...

Looking for books similar to "After We Broke Up, I Became a Deputy Section Chief at 21". 😎 You know how satisfying it should be. If the protagonist doesn't show off, what's the fun?

Any Stories with Middle-Aged Heroines and Late-in-Life Romance? That’s What I’m in the Mood For

Looking for books like A Middle-Aged Woman’s Flash Marriage to a CEO: Securing Benefits for My Daughter. Middle-aged heroine, romance in the twilight years.

Books That Grab You Right Away and Get More Addictive the More You Read

Looking for books like "Traveling the Country in an RV, I Became Famous in the Animal Kingdom".

Novels That'll Make You Laugh So Hard You Pound the Bed, With Eight-Pack Abs!!!

The kind that makes you laugh until you can't function. This poor reader is suffering from a reading drought.

Tomato Novel’s Four Masterpieces: Bet You’ve Read at Least One

I refuse to believe you haven’t watched it two or three times.

For Middle-Aged Readers: Smart Characters, No Goody-Two-Shoes, Decisive and Ruthless, Highly Rated

Urban, System, reborn, fantasy, or gaming novels are all fine, as long as they’re good, the characters are smart, and there’s no saintly protagonist. Bring out any books on your shelf that fit the bill!

Looking for a Super-Satisfying Read with a Good Plot and Smart Characters!

Looking for a Truly Satisfying Power Fantasy, Not a Frustrating Story Masquerading as One.

Come Find Me: 10/10 Masterpieces

Please Recommend Engrossing Tomato Novels Without Stupid Plotting

Villain, urban, or fantasy novels are all fine 😊 I'm a seasoned reader of ten years, so please don't recommend beginner-level novels; I can't get into them. I'm older now and hope to read something with a well-reasoned, tightly plotted story. I don't mind power fantasies, but I don't want everyone else to act stupid just to make the protagonist look smart.

Historical and Alternate Ancient-Era Stories, No System

No System, no System, no System. Thanks, everyone.

Looking for Historical Novels Set in Ancient Times, With a Male Protagonist. A Normal Number of Wives and Concubines Is Fine

Over 2,000 Chapters About Building an Army and Founding a Dynasty

Over 2,000 chapters, about someone raising an army and founding a dynasty, with martial arts.

Wuxia, Court Politics, Scheming, and Alternate History

Traditional wuxia stories where the male lead is powerful and influential, has a hidden faction, roams the martial world, and falls into a love-hate relationship with the female lead.

What Makes a Satisfying Power Fantasy? This Is It. Disagree? Come Argue!

I want to read something similar to The Rise of Tianyuan: As Long as You Live, You Have to Cause Trouble. [Fantasy, transmigrate, genius, passionate, wild imagination, decisive killing, power fantasy, alternate world] On the Tianyuan Continent, Ye Feng is a good-for-nothing. After his soul merges, he worships a sect on the two-hundred-and-seventeenth attempt, then waves his sleeve and overturns the clouds.

Looking for Historical Novels About Someone Who Transmigrates, No System

No System, please. Ideally, the protagonist keeps a low profile and builds up their strength early on.

The Best Historical Novels From Every Dynasty

Preferably a book rated above 9.

Feel-Good Reads to Recommend 😘

Wuxia, the Imperial Court, and the Jianghu. Get It?

Martial arts and the jianghu.

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.

Only Hilarious Stories That'll Make You Laugh Until You Die. Fantasy or Urban Settings, Anything Goes

My Five Favorite Historical Novels