I’m His Third Substitute

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!

Seeking Short Tragedies That Hurt So Much You'll Cry Until Your Liver Aches and You Can't Breathe

Seasoned Readers Only, Don't Recommend Anything Bad!

I've already saved a million readers from abandoned books.

Picky Old Bookworms, Gather Here

The more books I read, the fewer I can stick with. What plot points or setups make you drop a book in one second?

Looking for Heartbreaking Angst!! The Kind That Hurts to the Bone! Angst from Start to Finish, Not a Sweet Moment in Sight

A really angsty story with an angsty ending, and at most just a tiny bit of sweetness along the way.

Short Stories: The Short Story Section Is Gone, and There Are No More Books to Read

School stories or wealthy-family stories are both fine.

Novels That Capture Human Nature in All Its Complexity

None.

🌟🌟🌟 A Masterpiece You Can Read Hundreds of Times and Still Not Get Enough Of

Every book here is a gem, carefully handpicked, and good enough to read over and over again.

A Frail Protagonist Who Insists on Acting Tough Even Though They're Injured

Are there really no stories where the protagonist gets hurt but keeps it to themselves, enduring it alone, and later everyone finds out and feels heartbroken for them? I've been reading on Fanqie for years and have never found a book like that.

To Clear Things Up, Tomato Novels Are Free, but Some Titles Are VIP-only

Anything is fine as long as the writing is good, the author updates regularly (preferably a completed story), and the protagonist isn't pretentious!!!

The Reading Slump Has Spread Across All of Tomato Novel. Truly Great Books Have Gone Extinct.

Looking for Stories Where the Protagonist Suffers the Whole Way Through. The More Brutal, the Better

Real Cultivation! Cruel and Dark, with Characters Who Stop at Nothing to Achieve Their Goals!

Looking for books like The Old Snake’s Tale of Cultivation (The Old Snake’s Tale of Cultivation!).

Books That Hurt to the Bone, Hurt So Much You Can't Breathe

Loving someone is a joy, but the pain when she turns and walks away makes it hard to breathe.

Another Potential Masterpiece Is Emerging, and It's Only for Readers with Refined Taste

Looking for something like *Illusion Realm Patch*. No templates or predictable formulas. You have no idea where the next chapter is going until you finish it. It has an original premise, isn't mindless, and has depth...

The Protagonist Endures Countless Sorrows Alone. Bring on the Heartbreaking Angst

I want angst! Give me angst! Hahahahaha!

Tragic Stories and Bad Endings, The Kind That Make Your Heart Ache!!!

Short Stories

Are there any really, really short novels? Sweet or angsty is fine, but under 100,000 characters, please.

Angst Novels with Extreme, Brutal Suffering!

A Tragic Ending That’ll Make You Cry Until You Lose Several Pounds, Must Be a Short Story

Angsty Reunion Stories

Angst.

Any Stories Where the Male Lead Is a Complete Scumbag?

I'm looking for books like *A Scoundrel's Life Begins at His Auntie's Boarding House*.

A Stunningly Beautiful, Vicious, Cruel Heroine Who Loves the Male Lead but Torments and Humiliates Him

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