Love at Forty

Looking for Books with a Lawful Good, Righteous Protagonist: No Conspiracy Theories or Showing Off and Face-Slapping

I've read too many cookie-cutter plots. I want something sunny, healthy, and uplifting. No deep-dive analysis, just give the kids a little hope, please!

Please Recommend Stories That Mix Sweetness and Angst, With a Happy Ending

The angst is truly heartbreaking, and the sweetness is truly sweet. I've been in a reading slump for ages. Please recommend something well-written 😊

Recommend Some Good Books with Basic Common Sense

No school or academy settings, school beauties, goddesses, empresses, harems, male-male pairings, saintly heroines, teams where one person drags along several deadweights, or characters who act less than human and look for someone to own them.

I Want That Bitter Feeling of Jealousy, or a Chasing-the-Wife-to-the-Crematorium Story

Looking for books similar to *The Spoiled Brat Wants to Leave with the Baby, and the Big Boss Panics.* Especially domineering CEOs.

Protagonists Whom No One Cares About Because They’re Too Sensible

Good Stories That Aren't Cringey or Clichéd

My kid’s been reading novels at home for over ten days and is getting sick of them. Help! They can’t get into anything lately. Any good books? Please, please! (｡ò ∀ ó｡)

Short, Complete Stories with Delicate Writing and a Heartwarming Feel

I've been losing interest in reading lately. Please help me out of this reading slump!

Any Well-written Contemporary Romances with a Sensible Plot and Sound Values?

Modern romance novels with good writing.

Are There Any Novels That Are Close to Real Life Themes, Urban Daily Life?

I want to read a book like "The Distance Between Being Abandoned by the Times and Returning to Glory".

Any Novels That Are Both Angsty and Sweet!!!

I don’t want a purely sweet story, but angst makes me feel awful 😖 Are there any novels with a bit of angst along the way, but definitely a sweet ending?

Hurting His Wife Is Fun for a Moment, but Chasing Her Later Is Hell, Happy Ending, Incredibly Satisfying

Looking for a Low-Key, Everyday Love Story Between Ordinary People

I've read lots of books where the protagonist has a cheat. Now I want an ordinary love story and an ordinary, peaceful life. Historical or modern romance is fine, any era. I'm tired of generals, marquises, CEOs, and emperors. I'd like to read stories where their subordinates are the main characters.

Any Stories That Feel True to Life? Please, With Authors Who Use Their Brains!

I don’t want either lead to be stupid. I hope the story has a warm, everyday feel. They don’t have to be rich, but there absolutely shouldn’t be any huge misunderstandings between them. Both should be pure in love, please and thank you. I’ve been reading for years, and so many authors write things that make no sense. Sigh ╯﹏╰

Underrated Romance: Engaging and Free of Tired Tropes

A Little Angst Is Good, Lots of Angst Is Fine Too, as Long as It Ends Happily

Something with a more original premise. Short stories are fine, too. Unrequited-love angst is fine as well. A little angst is fun, but too much is heartbreaking!

Short Stories With Heart, Not All the Same

Looking for stories similar to *Bro, Please, Save Me*.

Stories With an Ordinary Female Lead

I really want to read a romance novel with a universally adored heroine who's average-looking but has an extraordinary personality!! They're so hard to find, ahhh!

Beautiful Writing, Mature Prose, Nothing Childish. I Don't Mind Familiar Tropes.

Everyone Should Be a Normal Person with Decent Values. No Awful Characters, Please!

Good values, please. Most of the characters should have their heads on straight, not just the protagonist while everyone else is awful! I'll take a cast of normal people who are all comedians, too! This kid needs something to cleanse their eyes (´;︵;`). Any theme is fine.

Any Novels That Feel Grounded and Close to Ordinary Life?

Please Recommend Stories About Ordinary People Falling in Love

I don't want to read stories about romance among people who have nothing to do with ordinary life anymore. No more CEOs, goddesses chasing after the male lead, or male leads who are loaded. I want to read about ordinary people having simple, everyday romances.

Looking for Realist Fiction Recommendations

Stuck in a Reading Slump, I Can't Continue After Reading a Little, Please Recommend Some Books

Looking for Urban Romance Novels

I like stories that leave me feeling depressed and unable to move on after I finish them.