Niche but Really Good Novels 小众但很好看的小说

1. 1601 危 Look Out! The Hamster Girl Protagonist Is Surrounded 危！小仓鼠女主被包围啦 Always Happy Dudu永远开心滴DuduModern Romance158k WordsOngoing [Coming of Age + Healing + Everyone’s Favorite + Fantasy] Peng Yuxin is a student at Gallidon University, working hard and growing throughout her studies. Wait, what’s going on? Why is everyone looking at her so strangely? The cool, top-ranking student. The gentle older girl. The gloomy, clingy girl. What, a rift in space and time? And even her own little fox is a handsome man! 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The new book is really good! I'm starting from the first chapter! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Laughing][Laughing][Laughing]

2. 1602 集 I Gathered the Seven Dragon Balls and Summoned Shenron. What Three Wishes Should I Make? 集齐七颗龙珠召唤神龙，我该许三个什么愿望？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted If I gather all seven Dragon Balls, I can summon the dragon. What three wishes should I make? 10Reads—Score—Shelves
3. 1603 拍 I Photographed Every Has-Been Online Celebrity, and Now I’m Finally Famous 拍遍全网糊咖，醉姐终于火了 The Old Book Gets Another Chance旧书重来一次Modern Romance765k WordsCompleted [No romance for the heroine, career-focused + entertainment System + fan site manager / agent / boss] Chen Zui has been in a parallel world for a year. The music variety show she was supposed to join gets canceled at the last minute. Fine, fine, guess I’m just unlucky. She’s replaced on a dance show because she stepped out with her right foot first. She gets angry, then gets angry for a moment. She gets edited out of an entertainment variety show for offending a popular star. You dare mess with 19.3kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
4. 1604 穿 I Transmigrated Into a Rich Heir's Body, and My Wife Is a Bitch 穿书到富二代身上，妻子是个渣女 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into a Rich Second-Generation Heir, and My Wife Is a Horrible Woman 55Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1605 你 Not One of You Gets to Be Reborn 你们一个都别想重生 Hua Maobai花毛白Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Everyday school life + sunny heroine + no reincarnation or transmigration + warm and healing] [Special notice: The heroine won't have a romance. Other characters may have romantic storylines.] After narrowly escaping death, Gu Qinghuan partnered with the System and enrolled in Class Three, Year One, at a private high school. [Someday in the future, your classmates may be reborn.] [Before then, they will be deceived, hated, attacked, and destroyed,] [Your mission is to stop them from being rebor 26.8kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
6. 1606 城 The City Has Run Out of Food? But I Can Travel to the Modern World 城中没粮食了？可我能穿梭现代啊 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted The city has run out of food? But I can travel to the modern world. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1607 我 I Can Hear Animals' Thoughts, and a Fish Helped Me Solve the Case of a Young Woman's Murder 我能听见动物心声，一条鱼助我破了妙龄少女抛尸案 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted I can hear animals' thoughts. A fish helped me crack the case of a young woman's body being dumped. 6Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 1608 双 Double Happiness Inn 双囍门 Heartbroken Crocodile心碎的鳄鱼Modern Romance160k WordsCompleted “The air is dry, beware the vicious dog. Walk through the darkness and fall into a trap. Be as devout as a heretic, and tame the vicious dog. If, by chance, you fall in love with the vicious dog, don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid...” He shattered reason and fanaticism alike, and had already walked right into the trap himself. He said, “I don’t care who it is. If anyone tries to touch what’s mine, I won’t stand by and do nothing.” Love either kills or saves. “We were made for each other. Don’t bel 3Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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   Full of everyday life stories, it vividly portrays the struggles and warmth of people at the bottom of society.

9. 1609 客 The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 客栈的秘密：店小二柳白之死 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iHistorical10k WordsCompleted The Inn's Secret: The Death of Liu Bai, the Waiter 14Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 1610 古 Traveling Between Past and Present, I Play an Extra at a Film Studio. Is the Black-Stockinged Director My Descendant? 古今穿梭我在影城跑龙套，黑丝女导演是我后人？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted I travel between ancient and modern times, playing bit parts at a film studio. Is the director in black stockings my descendant? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
11. 1611 命 Fate: A Woman’s Redemption 命运，赎罪的女人 Qizai Who Loves Electronic Instruments喜欢电声乐器的七仔Modern Romance19k WordsCompleted Fate: A Woman's Atonement 76Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's niche and not popular, but it's beautiful!

12. 1612 皇 The Emperor Accused Me of Rebellion? I Slaughtered a Million Enemies With Just a Gun 皇帝说我造反？我一人一枪杀敌百万 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted The emperor says I'm rebelling? With just a gun, I can slay a million enemies. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 1613 璀 Brilliant Yet Dim 璀璨微茫 Coconut Watermelon Ice椰椰西瓜冰Modern Romance284k WordsCompleted A girl bullied online and a boy forced to retire due to illness make wishes on the same typhoon day, when the time, place, and circumstances are all just right. By a twist of fate, they switch personalities. Two people whose lives had both gone wrong suddenly experience life from a different perspective. They understand and heal each other, saving one another in turn. They find meaning in being themselves, break through their bottlenecks, and end up with happy lives and each other. —Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    A person who, after getting soaked in the rain, thinks of holding an umbrella for others is destined for success.

14. 1614 穿 After Transmigrating into a Villainess, the Male Leads Eavesdrop on My Thoughts 穿成恶毒女配后被男主们偷听心声 The Breeze Has a Mind of Its Own凉风有意Ancient Romance776k WordsCompleted (A comic adaptation of the same name is now available) After transmigrating into a book as a wicked villainess, she gets a System that makes her stronger whenever she roasts the plot. At first, all she has to do is make casual comments about the story, collect rewards, and play the wicked supporting villainess until the plot ends without a hitch. She never expected the male leads to unlock their own storylines, one by one abandoning their original characterizations and sending the plot wildly of 7.3kReads9.2Score980Shelves

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    🌿🌿🌿This book is absolutely hilarious! The whole thing is all about comedy [laughing and crying emojis][laughing and crying emojis]. The romance between the male and female leads develops rather slowly. I couldn't stop laughing the whole time; it was absolutely hilarious [full emojis][full emojis]. The author really subverts the usual tropes; the male leads hear the female lead's rants throughout the entire story, which is so funny, hahaha!!

15. 1615 4 Love at First Sight at the Dealership: The Gorgeous Car Saleswoman with Comic-Book Legs 4S店一见钟情漫画腿女汽车销售，她太美了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云iMarriage & Romance10k WordsCompleted Love at First Sight at a 4S Dealership: The Car Saleswoman with Gorgeous Long Legs Is Too Beautiful 8Reads—Score—Shelves
16. 1616 魂 Soul Transmigration into the Azure Epic 魂穿苍蓝史诗 Forget War and Risk Perishing 007忘战必危007Urban176k WordsOngoing [Fantasy + transmigration + the rise of a great nation] Imperialist powers like the West Sea Empire run rampant across the Azure Continent, while right-wingers clamor for nuclear weapons. Li Ming, a special forces captain from Huajing, is carrying out a secret mission on a remote island deep in the Pacific when he accidentally transmigrates to the Azure Continent. In Huajing, Shen Yanbing founds the Self-Strengthening Ironworks to save the nation through industry. The country endures pressure fr —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Azure Continent didn't have this before.

17. 1617 开 From the Start, I Met a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turned Around and Shocked the Punk Girl 开局遇见极品相亲女？我转身震惊精神小妹 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted From the Start, I Meet a Gorgeous Blind Date? I Turn Around and Shock the Punk Girl 21Reads—Score—Shelves
18. 1618 每 Every Day I Dream That I’m a Young General 每天做一个梦，梦中我是少年将军 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted Every Day I Have a Dream That I'm a Young General 3Reads—Score—Shelves
19. 1619 租 I Rented an Actress for a Trip, but Got a Female Beggar Instead 租个女演员去旅游，租到女乞丐了 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted I rented an actress to travel with me, but ended up renting a female beggar. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
20. 1620 精 The Punk Girl Got Cashback for Buying Me Water? Then I'll Marry Her 精神小妹给我买水返现了？那我把她娶回家 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted A punk girl bought me water and got cashback? Then I'll marry her and bring her home. 107Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 1621 我 My White Moonlight Is Chasing Me? No Way 我的白月光倒追我？没门 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted My ideal woman is pursuing me? No way. 71Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 1622 势 Unstoppable: I'm a Cultivation Master in Showbiz 势不可挡：我在娱乐圈当修真大佬 Selling Dog Meat Under a Sheep's Head高挂羊头卖狗肉Urban367k WordsOngoing [Slice of Life + Original Songs + Star-Chart Cultivation System + Ordinary-Protagonist Style + Multiple Interwoven Storylines] A minor hermit lives in the wilderness; a great hermit lives among the people. Do cultivators really exist in the real world? If they do, how have they hidden themselves from me throughout the more than ten years I can remember? Then one day, someone told Tang Shaoyu that they had always existed, all along. When they do not use their “aura,” they are no different from 9Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Urban fantasy novels seem to be a niche genre now, but this author's work is unshakeable in my heart. Seriously, which online novel author writes the songs themselves when creating a pop star character?! This author is one of them.

23. 1623 弹 Have the Comments Gone Crazy? They Tell Me to Break Up, Then Tell Me to Hug Her 弹幕精分了？劝我分手又劝我抱抱她 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i9k WordsCompleted Have the comments gone crazy? They tell me to break up with her, then tell me to hug her. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
24. 1624 嬴 The Ying Clan’s Startup Story: Three Hundred Years to Build Great Qin 嬴家创业记：三百年拼出一个大秦 A Worker at the Foot of Zhongnan Mountain终南山下打工人Historical501k WordsCompleted This book follows a core approach of “popular humor + historical facts + character deconstruction + dramatic pacing.” Building on the tradition of the storyteller, it offers a lighthearted take from the perspective of a historical observer, toning down the elevated, formal feel of traditional storytelling and looking back on the rise and fall of the Qin dynasty with down-to-earth humor. We see the Qin people’s courage and tenacity: from a tribe raising horses on the western frontier to an empire 14Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The Qin army, numbering 100,000, marched towards the Yan state in a mighty and unstoppable advance. The small towns and tribes along the way were so terrified at the mere mention of the Qin army's arrival that their legs trembled. They either opened their gates to surrender or abandoned their cities and fled. No one dared to resist. After all, even the tough Zhao state had been thoroughly devoured by the Qin army. Who would dare to challenge the soft persimmon that was Yan?

25. 1625 剧 A Murder-Mystery Game Binds Me to a Goddess Cashback System, but She Won't Add Me on WeChat. What Do I Do? 剧本杀绑定女神返现，她不加我微信啊怎么办 Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i10k WordsCompleted She Binds to a Script-Killing Game and Gets Goddess Cashback. What Should I Do If She Won't Add Me on WeChat? 6Reads—Score—Shelves
26. 1626 系 The System Forces Me to Be a Star's Personal Bodyguard. Is She Going to Offer Herself to Me? 系统逼我当女明星的贴身保镖，她要对我以身相许？ Blue Sky White Clouds i蓝天白云i8k WordsCompleted The System forces me to be a famous actress's personal bodyguard. Is she going to offer herself to me in return? 5Reads—Score—Shelves
27. 1627 我 I Came to Earth to Be a God 我到地球来当神 I'm Purple Light我是紫光Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing Female-Led + Interstellar + No System + Eastern Fantasy + Light-Novel Style + Ensemble Cast Growth + One True Pair The title may give the wrong impression that this is a story about a charlatan or a comedy, but the actual story is a slow burn with a vast world. The protagonist, Youtan, is stranded on Earth after a spaceship accident. In search of energy, she travels across the planet alone, eventually journeying with an Earth mage, a young hunter, and others. The story revolves around the power 46Reads—Score—Shelves

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    There are no system-based transmigration, rebirth, farming, famine escape, or horror elements; it's a fantasy genre featuring ancient gods and demons. Niche, no substitutes.

28. 1628 别 Don't Let Love Bring You to Tears 别让爱落泪 Bunny, Don't Cry, Love Is Still Here兔兔不哭爱仍然在Urban620k WordsCompleted Mo Hui hated the feeling of being soaked, but at that moment he walked through the rain with his arms spread wide, letting the icy drops fall on his Ten Thousand Rabbits robe. He tilted his head back and laughed aloud. When the raindrops slid down his face, he couldn't tell whether they were rain or tears. Did he feel cold? Did it hurt? His body was clearly uninjured, so where was this feeling coming from? Oh? It was his heart. He was truly exhausted now... “Ha, ha, ha! It's growth. Everything 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Nobody reads this story anymore, so I'm planning to start with what happens afterward. While the protagonist, as the final boss, certainly had many moments of glory in the beginning, he ends up being just a silly little bunny who only wants to sleep [facepalm][facepalm]. The two tears he shed at the end of the story were spent venturing out on his own; he didn't care anymore [laughing and crying][laughing and crying].

29. 1629 婆 My Mother-in-Law Threw 50 Million at Me to Make Me Leave. I Put the Paternity Test on the Screen at My Ex-Husband's Press Conference 婆婆甩5000万让我滚？我反手在前夫发布会投屏亲子鉴定 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law threw 50 million at me and told me to get lost? I retaliated by putting the paternity test up on the screen at my ex-husband's press conference. 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Sharing some short, niche, and enjoyable novels~

30. 1630 第 After Being Stood Up for the Eighth Time, I Took the Hand of His Mortal Enemy 第八次被放鸽子，我牵了他死对头的手 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After being stood up for the eighth time, I took his nemesis’s hand. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
31. 1631 仵 The Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 仵作娘子采茶记 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance20k WordsCompleted A Coroner's Wife's Tea-Picking Journal 73Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Ancient Chinese sayings

32. 1632 全 Before Going Under, I Posted Three Recordings for the Whole Internet to Hear 全麻前，我全网发了三段录音 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭10k WordsCompleted Before going under general anesthesia, I posted three recordings online for the whole world to hear. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
33. 1633 庶 The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Mismatched Marriage 庶女的错位姻缘 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance15k WordsCompleted The Concubine-Born Daughter’s Ill-Fated Match 171Reads—Score—Shelves
34. 1634 当 When a Two-Person Folk Opera Girl Meets a Sister-in-Law Who Pretends to Be Prim 当二人转丫头遇上故作矜持的小姑子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭12k WordsCompleted When a Errenzhuan performer meets her prim and proper sister-in-law —Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1635 夏 A Few Things About Xiayang 夏阳二三事 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance219k WordsCompleted [Short Story Collection] Every protagonist in this book is named Xia Yang. Each Xia Yang is a different character with a different life. Come read a few stories about Xia Yang. This is a collection of short stories set in ancient times. If you like it, welcome aboard; if not, no worries. Kisses~ [All stories are purely fictional] 33Reads—Score—Shelves
36. 1636 洞 On Our Wedding Night, My Husband Begged Me to Join Our Names with His White Moonlight. I Turned and Married the Prince Regent 洞房花烛夜夫君携白月光跪求合籍，我转身嫁给了摄政王 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted On our wedding night, my husband brought his one true love to beg me to register as his co-wife. I turned around and married the regent instead. 33Reads—Score—Shelves
37. 1637 中 After Winning 565 Million, the Whole Internet Is Waiting for Me to Go Broke 中奖5.65亿后，全网都在等我破产 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted After Winning 565 Million, the Whole Internet Is Waiting for Me to Go Broke 57Reads—Score—Shelves
38. 1638 古 An Anthology of Ancient Tales 古篇集录 Perhaps Not Just a Pond Dweller莫非池中物Ancient Romance82k WordsCompleted [Collected Ancient Tales] This book brings together two short stories in an ancient style. Life is vast, and every meeting is a bond of fate. Dear readers, come along with me. 41Reads—Score—Shelves
39. 1639 我 I Signed Three Houses Over to My Parents, and My Brother-Obsessed Wife Went Mad 我把三套房过户给爸妈后，扶弟魔老婆疯了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted After I Transferred Three Houses to My Parents, My Brother-Doting Wife Went Mad 12Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1640 三 My Three Cousins Want to Donate Their Mines for Their First Love, but My Younger Cousin Is the First to Object 三个堂哥要为白月光捐矿，我堂妹第一个不同意 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭11k WordsCompleted My three cousins want to donate a mine for their unrequited love, but my younger female cousin is the first to object. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 1641 弹 The Comments Say the Campus Heartthrob Will Dump Me When His Childhood Sweetheart Returns 弹幕说，校草的青梅回国后他会甩了我 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted The on-screen comments say that when the campus heartthrob’s childhood sweetheart returns from abroad, he’ll dump me. 15Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1642 我 My Years as a Corporate Drone in a Wealthy Family 我在豪门当社畜的那些年 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Years as a Corporate Drone in a Wealthy Family 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 1643 看 After Seeing the Comments, I Left the Competition Group That Was Supposed to Secure My Scholarship 看见弹幕后，我退出了竞赛保奖群 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted After seeing the on-screen comments, I left the competition scholarship group 15Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 1644 别 Don't Hold It Against the Marquis for His Bad Leg: No One Can Match His Devotion 别嫌侯爷腿不好，他给的宠爱没人比得了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted Don’t hold his bad legs against him. No one can match the way the marquis dotes on you. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1645 婆 My Mother-in-Law Paid Fifty Million to Make Me Leave? I Brought My Quadruplets to Crash My Jerk Ex's Proposal Party 婆婆砸五千万让我滚？我携四胞胎炸翻渣男求婚宴 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law offers me fifty million to leave? I bring my quadruplets and blow up the scumbag's proposal party —Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1646 当 When Chongqing's Gaming King Meets His Socially Anxious Sister-in-Law 当重庆野王遇上社恐小姑子 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭13k WordsCompleted When Chongqing's top jungler meets his socially anxious younger sister-in-law 1Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1647 婆 My Mother-in-Law Called Me a Useless Woman Who Can’t Have Kids? I Made Her Son Leave With Nothing 婆婆骂我是不生蛋的闲人？我反手让她儿子净身出户 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭6k WordsCompleted My mother-in-law called me a useless woman who couldn’t have children? I hit back by making her son leave with nothing. —Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1648 重 Reborn at Nine, I Saved My Sister From a Stalker 重生九岁，我护住了被尾随的姐姐 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭8k WordsCompleted Reborn at nine, I protected my older sister from a stalker. —Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 1649 被 Her Best Friend Spread Rumors About Her Sex Life, and She Became a Social Pariah 被闺蜜造谣私生活混乱后，她社死了 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭7k WordsCompleted After her best friend spread rumors that she had a chaotic private life, she became a social outcast. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1650 闺 My Best Friend Stole My Perfume Formula, Then Her Award Ceremony Debacle Went Viral 闺蜜偷我香水配方，颁奖礼她当场翻车 Making a Living as a Kept Man硬吃软饭9k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Stole My Perfume Formula, Then Crashed and Burned at the Awards Ceremony 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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