Heartache

Period Novels That Are as Realistic as Possible

I don't want a protagonist who goes head-to-head with everyone from the start. The story should develop realistically and stick as close to real life as possible.

Any Recommendations for Strange and Quirky Books? I Want to Read Something Like That

I’d like to read something a little different, like psychology books or something.

Any Short Novels?

Ideally something sweet, or a BE ending.

A Truly Short Story, But One That Gets More Terrifying the More You Think About It

I’ve been into this kind of story lately. Any good recommendations?

Looking for Short Stories to Reread a Million Times

Looking for Great Books That Aren't All the Same, with High-Quality Writing

Out of Books to Read, Looking for Short Stories

Looking for Short Stories

I'm looking for some short historical romance novels. Stories with several hundred chapters are too long, and I can't keep up with them. I really prefer historical romance.

Are All the Books With Sane Values Gone? The Recommendation Lists Are Full of Sociopaths

Can we get some normal recommendations for once? My standards are low: just decent values and sensible logic. Don’t recommend things like *Criminal Law* or *The Diary of a Madman*…

Looking for Books with Original, Unconventional Plots. Please!!!

As long as it's not the same old formula, thanks ๑•́₃•̀๑

Looking for Good Reads with Beautiful Prose and Rich Detail, No Toxic Authors or Idiot Plots

No brainless protagonists, and nothing too toxic. The writing just needs enough detail to be readable. Last time they told me to read *Ultraman: The Kept Man*, and it was so toxic it knocked me out.

Ten-Year Veteran Reader, Picky Taste, and I Still Won’t Skip a Chapter

Looking for Very Angsty Short Stories

Remember: short stories, short stories!

No Clichés, Beautiful Writing, and a Slow Pace

I'd like to read something like Leaving Space, My Humble Home. Recommend a slow-paced novel with good writing that avoids clichés.

I’m Out of Books to Read. Recent Novels Have Been Getting Worse and Worse. Please Help

Anything good will do.

Short Stories, Around One to Thirty Chapters, Angst

Nothing Tragic, Please. Nothing Tragic

Are there any novels with a really gripping, fresh, and original story that you'll still want to reread a long time later? Lately, I keep losing interest halfway through everything I read.

Tragedies! Short Stories! You Know What I Mean?

Are There Any Good Short Novels?

In a Reading Slump? If You Like Short Stories, Come On Over! A Collection of Great Short Reads

Looking for books similar to *You Toss Clothes on the Floor? I’ll Make You Lie on the Floor!* Recommend short stories, anything good goes here! Any genre.

A Veteran Reader with Picky Tastes in a Reading Slump

Slow-Burn, Logical, and Full of Smart Characters (I’m Already Hooked)

Looking for books similar to *The Crying Angel at the Gate, and All You Can Do Is Confess? (I Confessed at the End of the World)*. I can't stand the recommendation lists anymore. I want something with a logical plot and a slow build, not too many female leads, and no mindless characters.

Everyone, Share Your Number-One Novels with Smart, Mature Characters!

Apocalypse, period pieces, cultivation, anything goes, as long as the characters use their brains 🧠🧠🧠. As a longtime reader, I’m finding it so hard to find anything good.

A Short Story That Feels Like a Long One

I'm looking for books similar to Chang'an Mist: Terror Under the Blood Moon.