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I’m Sick of Being Tortured by Idiotically Written Stories Every Day, Please Recommend Highly Rated Books

Looking for Historical Court-Intrigue Novels With Brilliant Schemes and Elegant Prose

Looking for books like *She Wants to Take It Easy, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel (Ascending to the Golden Palace).*

New Authors and New Books, Come Share Them Here 😏 (Especially Ones That Need More Exposure)

New books usually have a hard time getting popular, so recommending them to people looking for something to read might be the right choice!

High Intelligence, Cunning Plans, Masterful Schemes, Treating the World Like a Chessboard

Looking for a novel with a protagonist like Murong Li from The Legend of Qin: someone who treats the world as a chessboard and all living beings as pieces, plans everything out, and plays life like a game, but is willing to become a piece on the board himself when necessary.

Underrated but Incredibly Good Books

Have you read any obscure but amazing books? Click into this topic and share them with everyone!!! Print books are welcome too.

I've Been Into Palace Intrigue Lately 😍 Hand Over Your Top Palace Intrigue Picks!

Looking for books like *The Empress's Consort Is Cunning, and the Emperor Can't Resist Her*. The leads don't have to be each other's firsts!!! They don't have to be each other's firsts!!! But the female lead must be clear-headed and strong, not weak. Some angst is fine. I like stories set in fictionalized historical worlds, as long as the plot is well-crafted and detailed, hehe.

Any Seriously Brain-Twisting Palace Intrigue Novels?

Looking for books like *The Empress Is Sickly, Sly, and Alluring, Fighting Her Way to the Empress’s Throne*. I want a really clever heroine, with the empress already having a legitimate heir, and the heroine gradually climbing her way up to become empress dowager. Ah, I don’t want romance.

I Want a Feel-good Power Fantasy. Nothing That Makes You Think, No Dragging Plot, Just Pure Fun

Looking for stories like Why Do You Have a Friend in Every Instance? Ideally, something with eerie instances. I feel like the mind games drag on too much in the later part of this one. I want the kind where the protagonist acts cool and has no weaknesses. Ahhh, I really want to read something like that!

Any Proper Palace-Intrigue Historical Stories? 😭 The Kind Where Everyone's Scheming Eight Steps Ahead

Looking for Political Intrigue

I have run out of books. I am begging for a political-intrigue novel, preferably one where everyone has believable intelligence. Otherwise, reading it feels like torture.

Looking for Ancient Settings, Political Intrigue, and a Highly Intelligent Protagonist

A powerful male and female lead, political intrigue, and an ancient setting.

Pure Palace Intrigue, From Palace Maiden to Favorite Consort and Empress: A Highly Intelligent, Ruthless Female Lead Who Isn't a Doormat

Pure palace-intrigue stories, with ruthless, high-IQ heroines who aren't saintly.

New Novels: Romance, Household and Palace Intrigue, Political Scheming, Suspense, and Twists

Looking for stories similar to The Female Consort: A Phoenix Crown and Red Robe, My Love Remains True. My new book, The Female Consort: A Phoenix Crown and Red Robe, My Love Remains True, is about donning a red wedding dress beneath an official’s robe, a marriage bound by life and death, and feuds between country and family. Follow it so you don’t miss out~~~

My Personal Book Recommendations

Nobody reads the little stories I write, so I made a post specifically to recommend books to myself. If you're interested, feel free to check them out and leave a comment 😭 You can also recommend any books you found amazing, and other authors are welcome to share their works too.

Come Read This Palace-Intrigue Story! Both Leads Are Smart, and It's Not Clichéd

I want something like *The Concubine Is Too Good at Flirting, and the Crown Prince Loses Control Night After Night*. I haven’t read a book this good in ages! Both leads are strong. The Crown Princess doesn’t appear until later, and the Crown Prince has no feelings for her. The female lead is incredibly smart, brave, and ambitious. Most...

Really Want to Read Political Intrigue with Clever Characters All Around

Looking for books like The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort. I want a political intrigue novel where everyone is smart, on both the good and evil sides. No brainless idiots, please. I'd especially like the heroine to transmigrate from the modern era, and ideally there'd be some back-and-forth travel between the ancient and modern worlds later on. No...