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201 权 Power Over All Under Heaven: The Hilarious Queen's Easy Win 权倾天下，沙雕女王的躺赢人生 Xin Tong Bao Er心彤宝儿10k WordsCompleted A powerful ruler of the realm, a wacky queen, and a life of winning by doing nothing. —Reads—Score—Shelves

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High-quality books

207 她 I Just Cooked a Meal, So Why Did the Prince Fall for Me? 她就做个饭，王爷怎么爱上了？ The Silent Galaxy星河无言Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted New book! The rating will go up! [Goofy Little Chef + Cool, Aloof Regent] Cross-dressing + Fun and Funny + Lighthearted + Goofy Style + Love Grows Over Time + Slow-Burn Romance + Sweet Married Life Gu Huan'er yawned lazily, glancing helplessly at the bucket the dog had licked clean, then at the dog itself. “Hey, buddy, didn't we agree? I'd give you food in exchange for a nap in your den.” “Why'd you wake me so early? You ate it all and now you're backing out?” The dog's eyes instantly turned ti 26Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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This is a new book, so there's no rating yet. There are several settings that really resonated with me, and some moments that brought me to tears. It's truly a wonderful book; there are no disgusting characters, no scheming women, nothing like that. There are only a few minor flaws, but they don't detract from its overall excellence. Please give it a try! I'll only release a bonus chapter once it reaches a certain rating. 🥺

210 赫 He Xiaohào’s Third Book 赫小号的第3本书 He Xiaohao赫小号Urban387k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 63Reads6.2Score—Shelves

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Two books that were just released! They're really good, I recommend them.

221 野 Wild but Tameable 野性可驯 Heaven Opens to Delusions天开妄想Modern Romance369k WordsCompleted (Publication contract signed)) [Fake heiress and true heiress + love after marriage + devoted couple] [Bold, flamboyant heiress + ruthless, dissolute playboy] When Li Li was five, her biological older brother lost her. She returned to the Li family at eighteen, only to find her parents favored their adopted daughter. They disliked Li Li for being too bold and vindictive, and let the adopted daughter steal the man she secretly loved, all while trying to tame her. But Li Li had been lost for thirt 7.9kReads9.1Score817Shelves

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First book 📖: Reborn, the older sister thought this time she could enjoy wealth and honor, but little did she know that all the glory her father and brothers had achieved was won by the younger sister she looked down upon. Their identities are switched, but what will the outcome be? And what about the increasingly strange way her brother, the prince, looks at her? In this relationship, who will hold the reins? It's hard to say. [A masterpiece by Que Shi]

227 疯 The Mad Shadow Guard Falls for His Master's Forced Kiss, and His Master Begs Him to Stop 疯批影卫沦陷强吻，主上求放过 Mu Zhai木宅Two Male Leads294k WordsCompleted (Complete) [Two Male Leads + Transmigration into a Book + Extremely Sweet Mutual Devotion + Forbidden Romance + Seduction and Pursuit + Healing + Direct Communication, No Misunderstandings + Pure Love + Devoted Couple, One-on-One + HE] [Once-rabid, now-obedient super-strong shadow guard gong x seductive beauty, guiding lover, master shou] (The secondary couple only appears in the extras; the main story focuses solely on the main couple.) Ying Xunqiu transmigrated into a book, becoming the villai 3.4kReads9.0Score712Shelves

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All of them are fantastic!!! The first one, which I've been reading recently, is incredibly captivating, with no dragging at all and a fantastic pacing! Seriously! I beg you all to read it. The second one, about a beloved, guiding lover, is also very good. It's a little touching in the middle, but becomes light and cheerful later on, and not scary at all. The third one, written by Rose, features delicate, sweet girls and incredibly masculine characters—the epitome of manhood! The fourth one is a bit... Taboo... There's imprisonment and cars involved. If you like that kind of thing, you should check it out! It's also very good! The fifth one!!! The last one, the grand finale!!! Xie Jue is amazing!!! Qing Qing Mi Mi is amazing!!! She has incredibly positive values, with famous quotes like: "If you're not convinced, then fight; take life and death lightly; treat minor illnesses, and accept major ones!" Suffering first doesn't guarantee sweetness later, but sweetness first is sweetness nonetheless! If you find life boring, I highly recommend reading this. It'll make you laugh like a maggot in bed all night, haha. Both the ongoing and completed books on my bookshelf are great, go check it out, Big Socks!

232 鬼 The Way of Ghosts and Corpses 鬼语尸道 Heavenly Emperor Lord苍天帝君Eastern Fantasy252k WordsOngoing My name is Xiao Shan, a down-and-out middle-aged nobody, a wage slave. My soul transmigrated to this world, where I could only watch my childhood sweetheart get killed, powerless to do anything. I watched my cultivation partner get stolen away, unable to stop it. I knew it wasn’t my fault, but weakness is a sin. All I could do was climb, step by step, over countless dry bones, carrying the despair of a world where reincarnation was impossible and rebirth forever out of reach, trudging onward alo —Reads—Score—Shelves

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Monster battles, classic cultivation

233 昭 Dawn Breaks Brightly 昭昭破晓 South of the Desert River漠水之阳Two Male Leads164k WordsCompleted The Great Yu Dynasty is mired in a quagmire. The eunuch Wei Quan controls the government, noble clans seize the people's farmland, and commoners are driven from their homes. The frontier is engulfed in flames, yet the treasury is empty. Su Tang, a scholar from a humble family, hides ruthless determination beneath his gentle exterior and is set on changing this devastated world. Crown Prince Xiao Zhaoheng seems mild-mannered and composed, but the chaos engulfing the dynasty has left him deeply p 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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The political intrigue is captivating, the ensemble cast is excellent, and the secondary couple is also very engaging. Highly recommended!!

234 手 With the Notable Ministers System in Hand, I Disguise Myself as a Man in Ancient Times 手拿名臣系统，我在古代女扮男装 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Xu Yue transmigrates into a book. She becomes the delicate, vulnerable cousin of the male lead in an examination-themed novel: her mother died young, she has no brothers and no one to rely on, and her family won't take her in, so she is awkwardly forced to live in the male lead's home. In her previous life, Xu Yue rose from being an orphan to earning a doctorate. She never believed in fate, and even though it was hard for women to get by in ancient times, she never stopped thinking about how to 118.2kReads9.6Score11.4kShelves

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It's so good! The female lead is taking the imperial examination, there's no male lead. It's so good!

235 快 Quick Transmigration: A Max-Level Expert Stumbles Into a Palace Intrigue Set 快穿，满级大佬误入宫斗片场 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ever since 18888 was bound to its Host, it had felt that something wasn't quite right. But when it saw its Host looking like a delicate, weak beauty, it relaxed. Until... For its first mission, it had to win the emperor's favor. 18888 was very pleased with itself for snagging a palace-intrigue template. This would be a piece of cake. Who could have guessed that, in the great hall, a sinister wind would blow as the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear? Enter Ling Xiao, the emperor 20kReads9.2Score1.5kShelves

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You absolutely must have this book! The first task is to seduce the emperor. I initially thought it was a palace intrigue drama, but instead, a chilling wind swept through the palace, and the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear. Then, the emperor's underworld aunt, Ling Xiao, appears. The second task is to become the emperor's true love's daughter. The third task is to play the moon goddess beside Qin Shi Huang. The fourth task is to be the Goddess of Wealth in the Red Chamber. The fifth task is to become a shaman. The sixth task is to be the savior of an evil god's invasion. PS: The female lead isn't a good person; she's the kind who will do anything to survive, and she's quite crazy in the early stages.

236 花 Flower Demon 花妖 Cotton Flower棉花花Ancient Romance337k WordsCompleted [Past and Present Lives + One True Love + Palace Intrigue and Power Struggles] A thousand years of longing will not go unanswered; a lifetime of devotion will never bring regret! A brilliant, resilient surgeon versus a suspicious, ruthless God of War general! Meeting him was the bond of fate from her past life, and the tribulation of this one. A tearjerking tale of a white plum blossom in the immortal realm of Qilian, a true dragon, and a snowflake reincarnated to endure a trial. The white plum 6.5kReads9.5Score1kShelves

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Fast-paced, incredibly satisfying read, highly recommended!!!

238 被 After the Son of My White Moonlight Fell for Me 被白月光的儿子看上以后 Line Segment AB线段ABTwo Male Leads562k WordsCompleted The rating has only just opened. It will go up later! [Two male leads + younger man/older man + angsty push-and-pull + mutual devotion] Sweet-faced, dark-hearted rich heir top x older man bottom who turns into a teenager at night At forty-five, Xu Mingzhao discovers he has a strange illness. At night, his body turns into that of an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old boy, then returns to normal by day. By day, he's a lifeless office worker. At night, after making a drunken fool of himself, he is re 2.4kReads8.6Score264Shelves

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[Already hooked][Already hooked] Don't bother flipping through [bump this post] Just pick one from here to read 😜 I said it 😎😎 (Domineering book lover forced love)

245 沉 Sleeping Before the Spring Snow 沉眠于春雪之前 Mu Fen Doesn't Like White Rice目分不爱白米饭Modern Romance104k WordsCompleted The ginkgo leaves of seventeen never made it into his workbook. By twenty-nine, the winter snow had turned the tips of her hair white. From the liberal arts classroom to the teacher’s desk, Cheng Yu’an kept the name “Jiang Tinglan” hidden as the quietest punctuation mark in her youth. The boy who was always working out the future on scrap paper would never know what twelve years of burning longing were concealed in the two cans of hot drinks she clutched when they met again at a convenience stor 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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So beautiful! So beautiful! So beautiful!

246 诗 The Poet Is Still Wandering 诗人还在流浪 Mr. Dust Mirror尘镜先生Historical755k WordsCompleted Title: The Poet Is Still Wandering (Completed) As a mediocre poet, Fannali has had a tough time amid the chaos of war. So no matter how much he racks his brain, he cannot figure out why the girl Fuluoer wants to follow him on a journey that may never reach its end. “Are you really going to wander around with a down-and-out poet like me?” Fannali asked again, just to be sure. Fuluoer simply blinked. “Didn’t you tell me that poets can do anything?” “Bards will say anything to earn a meal, even if 258Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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Recommendation for *The Poet in Wandering* by the Indulgent Poet: "The mission we bear is important, even if we believe it to be. But every era needs poets." Overall Review: As a discerning reader, to avoid novel addiction, I usually have high standards for certain works. This book is one of the few that allowed me to delay my studies without causing internal conflict, because its humanistic spirit is so rich and its values so relevant to reality. For every idealist or realist, this novel is an essential and worthwhile read. When facing the contradictions of the past, present, and future, or when encountering the contradictions between our inner selves and reality, we can find solace in this novel. "Judging a book cannot be based solely on its rating (appearance)," the author states. The low rating may be due to a small number of readers or overly sensitive topics in the earlier parts, but the book's values are absolutely correct, without a doubt. Therefore, please don't judge a novel's value based on stereotypes, popular opinion, or the perspective of an app. Let yourselves see for yourselves. "Never forget that the power of words is not limited to the pages." Detailed Review: Setting: This novel is set in the turbulent year of 1900, a time of undercurrents of conflict between capitalism and feudalism, forming the grand historical backdrop for the two wandering poets. Their repeated brushes with danger and their perfect resolutions foreshadow future events. Characters: The characters are vividly portrayed, possessing rich historical backgrounds and delicate emotions. Many of the suspenseful elements stem from the characters' identities. The wandering poets exude a certain nobility, while the heroine possesses an untainted purity, a budding potential hidden beneath the surface. From the perspectives of character development, plot, and emotional arc, this novel is undoubtedly very well-crafted. Plot: The journey serves as a thread connecting the characters' emotional changes, with a desire for peace and beauty intertwined with numerous troubles, conflicts, and even violence. Idealism and realism clash; which will prevail? The power of poetry lies not only in its words, but also in its ability to touch the heart. Whether it's Western sonnets or the literary styles of the Tang and Song dynasties in China, what comes from life itself is the best. By the way, this novel will also teach you how to write poetry, starting with imagery, environmental description, and personal emotions—this is another thread. Theme and Emotion: I'll take a shortcut here and quote a pen pal of the author: "True heroism is seeing through the essence of life and still loving it." Dear reader, please feel the power of life through poetry! In short, this novel is one of the few worthwhile reads from Tomato's collection. My own understanding is limited, and I cannot fully comprehend all the words the author conveys. I recommend it in the hope that this novel, rated 7 points, will inspire the author to continue his journey. If you like it, please like and share, thank you. To ensure that an author who writes a good novel is not buried...

247 冰 The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资 Sea of Memories记忆的海Sci-Fi & Apocalypse7.4M WordsOngoing Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war 360kReads8.7Score17.8kShelves

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248 都 We're Reborn, So Who Wants to Sit with Their Bro? 都重生了，谁和兄弟做同桌啊 Hot Pot Without Dipping Sauce吃火锅不要酱Urban278k WordsOngoing [Slow burn + everyday romance + multiple heroines + a little plagiarism] “Yang Cheng, want to be deskmates?” Reborn on the day his high school class is split into science and humanities and students choose their seats, Yang Cheng faces the question from the girl he’d always cherished. Without hesitation, he replies: “Classmate Yuan Yuxin, I look forward to spending the next three years with you.” This time, he’s not taking the throne in the back row! He’s choosing a new throne: sitting beside th 8Reads—Score—Shelves

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It's really great, especially the first, third, fourth, and sixth books. The first book is a very enjoyable read, but not many people read it. The author's logic in the sixth book is really rigorous and clear, making it well worth reading.