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High-Quality Classical Fiction, No Transmigration or Rebirth

I'm sick of the same old transmigration and rebirth plots.

Classic, Engaging, No Idiotic Characters, No System, No Showing Off. Anything Else Goes

I don't want that kind of simplistic, amateurish novel.

Any Recommendations for Books That Are Still Great on a Third Read? Historical Romance Preferred

I mostly read historical romances. I'm looking for something with good writing and plot that's complete.

Please, I Need Political Intrigue Novels. No Idiot Protagonists

Are there any good political intrigue novels left? I'm begging you. I don't care if there's a System, as long as the protagonist isn't an idiot.

Any Good Historical Romance Novels to Recommend?

Highly rated and enjoyable.

Historical Romance

Looking for historical novels. No transmigration or rebirth, just a story set in ancient times. I want an engaging plot, distinctive characters, and no ridiculous melodrama.

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

Ancient Romance Reading Lists Worth Rereading, I Give Them Full Marks!

Everyone who clicks in will be satisfied. Leave your reading lists so we can recommend and discover good books for one another.

Please Recommend Addictive Historical Romance, I'm Starving for Something Good

Looking for an Elegant Historical Chinese Romance Without Outlandish, Over-the-Top, or Brain-Dead Tropes

I want something with elegant, delicate writing. Not the kind that opens with someone getting disfigured or having their heart cut out. That's too melodramatic and clumsy. And no side characters like concubine-born daughters or female antagonists publicly attacking the heroine at banquets. People like that wouldn't survive three hours in ancient times unless they were faking their deaths. It's so unrealistic.

Any Novels You've Read From Start to Finish? I'm in a Reading Slump, Please Help

I’m out of books to read. Please recommend some.

Scheming Powerful Minister, Historical Romance

The male lead is a powerful minister who is both sly and ambitious, while the female lead is not foolish.

An Ordinary, Calm, and Clever Female Lead

Eunuch, Powerful Minister, Nine-Thousand-Year Lord, Dongchang Chief: Extra Sweet!

Pure Historical Romance, Chief Councillor Stories, Powerful Minister Stories

The male lead is a chief grand secretary or minister. He starts as a scholar, tests his way to the top and earns the title of top scholar, then schemes his way up from the Hanlin Academy to become a powerful minister or chief grand secretary.

Looking for a Male Lead Who Seems Gentle and Refined but Is Actually Scheming

I’m looking for that kind of hot guy who seems gentle on the surface but is actually deeply messed up 🌚💦💦

Looking for Stories with a Clear-Headed Heroine Who Attracts the Male Lead

Historical or contemporary, either is fine. Fantasy or nonhuman characters are also welcome. I really like My Blind Concubine, especially because the female lead is so capable, but I don't quite understand how her romantic ups and downs are supposed to play out... Also, I'm hoping to find stories everyone thinks make perfect logical sense.

Ancient-Era Romance With a Highly Intelligent Lead, Preferably Complete

Political intrigue stories where it's not just the protagonist who's smart; the supporting cast should be sharp too.

Please, No More Reborn Stories. I’ve Read Too Many

I want a modern-day romance. Anything else is fine. I've read too many rebirth stories and want a change of pace. Also, I want something sweet 😘

Looking for Purely Ancient Native Protagonist Novels, With No Transmigration, No Rebirth, and No Otherworldly Space

It feels like there are so few stories like this these days, but I really want to read one. It'd be even better if it also had palace intrigue or household scheming. Please recommend some!

Any Pure Historical Romance Novels? No Transmigration or Rebirth!!!!!!

I'm out of books to read!!! Please, I'm begging you!!!

Male Leads Who Are Powerful Ministers, Grand Secretaries, Eunuchs, and the Like

I’ve been really into this kind of novel lately, ahhh!

Who Are Some Second Male or Female Leads From Novels Who Really Stole the Show?

I love the second male and female leads 👉👉

Looking for a Smart Historical Fantasy with a Male Lead Who’s a Powerful Court Official

The male lead can be a chancellor, eunuch, or something similar. I don’t mind whether there’s a romance plot, as long as the political intrigue makes sense and the characters are smart.