I Just Wanted to Lie Flat and Retire, but They Insisted I Become Empress
只想躺平退休，他们非让我当女帝
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- Ancient Romance
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- Slice-of-Life Farming
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Any Stories That Keep You Wanting to Read More and More? Recommendations, Please!
I’ve run out of books to read lately. Nothing good to read.
No Romance!!!! Do You Even Know What No Romance Means? Stop Recommending Romance 😐
Looking for female-oriented stories with no CP. The protagonist can be a lone wolf, or it can have an ensemble cast. I just want no CP, and no romantic tension either!
I Don’t Understand!!! I Want Female-Protagonist-Centered Stories Where the Heroine Never Suffers the Slightest Grievance
Why are there none at all! Why are female-oriented novels all about "it's satisfying to torment the wife for a while, and even more satisfying to torment her forever" these days? Are novels where the woman is strong and the man is submissive really that hard to find? Does the heroine have to be brutally mistreated and still stay in love and act like a lovesick puppy? Desperately looking for stories where the man is devoted and chases after the woman.
Looking for an Ancient-Era Story With a Decisive, Powerful Heroine and No Dumbed-Down Logic
Nothing with dumbed-down characters or nonsensical logic. Like, the female lead is already the empress dowager, and a woman who transmigrated into the story can still sneak in to assassinate her? Are you kidding me?
Life Is Hard Enough Already. I Want Something Warm and Sweet, with No Conflict.
Please! Female Lead, World-Building, Lord Stories!
I don't mind whether there's a couple. I mainly want a story with a strong female lead! Something with a style similar to Qing Yun Dan's!!! Please don't recommend ones about vying for power; I can't get into those!
Power Fantasies! I'm So Tired of All the Oppression! I Want a Heroine Who Doesn't Take Any Crap or Hide Her Strength
Pure, unrestrained satisfaction, no taking abuse, and no hiding one's strength!
I'm in a Terrible Reading Slump and Can't Get Interested in Anything. Please Save Me!
I Am Trapped in an Information Bubble! Everyone Who Passes by, Please Recommend One Completed Novel!
I've Been Using Tomato for Three Years, but Lately I Really Can't Get Into Any Books
I want books that really make me sit up and take notice!!!! Help me get over my reading slump, fellow readers!
I'm Desperate for Something to Read. Are There Really No Brilliant Female-Centric Novels With No Romance?
No CP, no CP, no CP!! I can't stand even a hint of romance!
There Are No Good Women’s Fiction Novels These Days. Debate Me!
Transmigrate With Modern Technology to Develop the Ancient World
Any stories where the protagonist transmigrates to ancient times and uses modern technology to develop agriculture, reform commerce, and build industry?
Ensemble Casts Are Always Vivid and Stirring: Looking for an Ensemble Novel with a Fresh Premise
No CP Means No CP, Not No Fixed CP! Please, Please, Please!
Looking for Stories About Running All Kinds of Shops. I Love Business and Infrastructure-Building Stories
Please hurl every kind of high-quality book at me‼️ No romantic pairing or a single romantic pairing preferred 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Top 10 Strong Female Lead Novels, Rated 9.0 and Up
I'll go first: Reborn Ace Female Student. This ranks first in my heart.
Looking for Stories with a Pocket Dimension Where the Female Lead Doesn’t Have to Raise a Whole Bunch of People. The Less Helping, the Better
Group Transmigration and Collective Survival Stories, Not Solo Survival
An entire neighborhood, city, or apartment building transmigrates to another world. I don’t want the kind where everyone transmigrates individually and has to survive on their own.
Any World-Building Novels About Developing a Vast Territory Step by Step?
Strong Female Lead, Highly Rated!!!
Strong Female Leads with No Romance, Please 🙏🏻
Please stop recommending stories with romance in threads asking for no-romance stories! I'm begging you! No romance, no romance, no romance. Important things must be said three times. And please, no soft, cutesy girls who rely entirely on the male lead. I'm begging you 🙏🏻 Please check the tags 🙏🏻
Completed Non-Realistic Stories, No CP, No Misogynistic Language, Unlimited Flow or Quick Transmigration
Looking for books similar to The Host Handles the Killing Spree, I Handle the Cackling. As the title says. Thanks, sisters! It doesn't have to be an infinite-flow or quick transmigration novel. It doesn't have to be a woman-loving story, but it can't be misogynistic or woman-hating. Please don't recommend anything where more than half the cast is male, or where the protagonist's master is male.
Feel-Good Stories! The Female Lead Doesn't Get Pushed Around, and Watching Her Get Even Is So Satisfying!
I want the kind where the protagonist fires back and fights whenever something bothers them. I don't read novels to get annoyed!
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Wow, I've found gold in the shit again! The author is clearly a veteran writer; it feels like one of the best. The plot is novel, the logic is rigorous, the characters are well-developed, and their actions are all very logical. It reads incredibly smoothly, without a single uncomfortable feeling.
Having read up to chapter 486, the scope is amazing, it's so good! There isn't a single truly awful character in the story. At the beginning, my biggest worry was that the female lead would go home and her parents would cause a scene, but what happened? She was online for barely a few minutes before being taken down, some dead, some crippled, and she didn't even have to utter a few words.
After reading over 20 chapters, I couldn't wait to write a positive review! The author's writing is truly superb. The overall style is lighthearted, humorous, and incredibly funny, yet it also gets the reader's blood pumping. It's a fantastic ensemble piece. The female lead is strong and intelligent, but she doesn't like to fight.
This is absolutely amazing! This novel is incredibly good, the characters are all so vividly portrayed, the main characters are truly awesome, it's a pure female-centric story, and it's so satisfying to read. Watching the protagonist grow step by step, building a socialist country in a feudal dynasty, and there's more than one female protagonist who transmigrates, the plot is so fresh, there's no…
Actually, it's very well-written, including the infrastructure and public sentiment aspects. I deducted one star because, given the current environment, the pace of development is too ambitious, and it's unclear how things will develop from here. The population is growing, and while military strength is also increasing, there will always be those who don't accept this system.
Continue writing according to the established ideas. I really enjoy female-centric, no-romance, power-building novels, like Jiang Jin's. I hope the author doesn't abandon the story halfway through. I hope this book will be very popular.
At first, I thought it wouldn't be good since it only had over 100 chapters, no romantic pairing, and a relatively low rating. But after actually getting hooked, I was like, wow, this is totally a female-centric novel! 😆 It's absolutely perfect for me! The only problem is there are so few comments and reviews. Based on the content and the author's writing style, this novel deserves to be a hit. So, fellow readers, hurry up and give the author a five-star review to motivate them to update! 😄😄😄
Super good! The female lead is a pure and strong heroine, the strongest and number one. The ensemble cast is also very well written; everyone is seriously pursuing their goals, and there are many female characters. In the early stages, when they're in the village, you might feel there aren't many female characters, but! From the time they start preparing for their base-building and rebellion, more and more outstanding women appear. Don't miss this Qin An Emperor!
This book has a tight plot and doesn't waste time on awful characters, getting straight to the point. From the beginning to now, we've seen region after region and people enter a new era because of the female protagonist. How can this not be considered a redemption story?
I don't understand why this novel only has a 7.8 Rating, 27,000 readers, and less than 200 comments. It's so good! The girls are all growing up, and the guys are all normal. Their thinking is much more advanced than many of Tomato's novels, and the pacing is quite fast, especially the part about the real and fake heiresses.