Underrated Novels That Are Surprisingly Perfect 那些冷门却很完美的小说

1. 1551 纸 Tales of a Paper Effigy Maker 纸人扎匠诡事录 Black Armor Warrior黑甲武士7k WordsCompleted Tales of the Paper Effigy Artisan's Strange Cases 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
2. 1552 追 The Crime-Chasing Detective 追凶神探 Xin Bai辛白Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted Legendary police officer Song Lang is reborn and goes incognito as a driver named Chen Shi. He had hoped to live quietly, but fate had other plans: Chen Shi gets caught up in another murder case... A company that preaches a ruthless corporate culture and slaughters its employees while everyone stays silent; A wayward young man who skins his childhood sweetheart alive, with tears in his eyes, to get “justice”; A middle-aged couple bound together by a dark secret, each raising a blade against the 7.2kReads9.1Score778Shelves
3. 1553 快 Quick Transmigration: A Journey Along the Chang'an Road 快穿之长安一路行 A Boatful of Clear Dreams Waiting for the River of Stars一船清梦等星河Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (The new book is out. Click to add it to your bookshelf.) Strong heroine + System + pocket dimension + personal growth + self-reliant struggle There is a System, but it’s a good-for-nothing. Its golden finger isn’t much, and the heroine may occasionally have a love interest, but that will never get in the way of her growing stronger. When the System first found Chang’an, all it wanted was a longer life. It was just a good-for-nothing and couldn’t find a chosen one, either. Chang’an said that wa 41.1kReads9.2Score8.7kShelves
4. 1554 恶 The Villain Goes Viral on a Variety Show, and the Yandere Says, Stay Away, Okay? 恶人综艺爆红，病娇离远点啊喂 The Actual Demoness妖精本妖Two Male Leads601k WordsCompleted [Max-level expert reborn + feel-good story + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place + showbiz + variety shows + absurd comedy + yandere + sweet romance] In his previous life, Xie Chen was abused to death by the family that adopted him. He bound himself to a System to seek revenge. At last, after clearing every stage in the world and earning an A rating across the board, he was reborn. When he opened his eyes again, he was back in the days when he was infamous and polarizing. Looking at 24.1kReads9.6Score4.1kShelves
5. 1555 推 Reasoning Is Useful, but It’s Really Annoying 推理虽然有用但真的很令人讨厌 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Mystery399k WordsCompleted [Strong heroine + no romance + female detective + real-case investigations + murder mystery games] 1, 2, 3, 4... Number 7. The first time the seven of them saw Number 8, she used her cane to smash the head of the butler holding the key to the villa. After the first murder, Number 8 calmly told them all to stay put. To find the murderer and learn each of their true identities, she had poisoned every one of them. In the cruise ship case, the seven tried to get rid of Number 8 by framing her for a 1.2kReads8.6Score326Shelves

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6. 1556 规 Rule Horror: From the Start, I Become the Murderer 规则怪谈：开局就成了凶手 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Mystery631k WordsCompleted Gu Yu runs a detective agency that's on the verge of going under. Just when she finally lands a client at the brink of bankruptcy, she and the client accidentally enter a rules-based horror game. The client dies right beside her, and she's mistaken for the murderer. To top it all off, the client hasn't paid. No one is more unlucky than Gu Yu. Worse still, the capitalist behind the horror game has taken a liking to her and keeps squeezing her for all she's worth. From then on, she's dragged into 1.1kReads8.9Score134Shelves
7. 1557 漂 My Beautiful Wife Insists on Going Out to Pick Up Trash. What Should I Do? 漂亮老婆，非要出去捡垃圾怎么办 Mala Hot Pot Mixed Rice麻锅拌饭Two Male Leads703k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + equally matched power couple + devoted only to each other + the husbands show each other a level-ten filter in private and unleash violence on everyone else] [At home, a sweet, love-struck husband; outside, a cold, ruthless madman of an attack, versus a beautiful, aloof, domineering river god who picks up trash every day.] When the red moon appeared and spiritual qi revival began, He Yan inherited the title of river god, only to discover that many rivers had turned into stinkin 36.1kReads9.3Score4.4kShelves
8. 1558 人 A Brief History of Human Torture 人类酷刑简史 Mark P. Donnelly马克·P.唐纳利Historical151k WordsCompleted For thousands of years, humanity has devised many ingenious and cruel ways to inflict pain on its own kind. This tragic yet seemingly universal trait has corroded the civilization humanity strives to achieve. Though we now seem to detest torture, for more than 3,000 years it was part of the laws of all Europe and much of the Far East. A Brief History of Human Torture explores the many forms of punishment, torture, coercion, and torment. It takes readers into the arenas of ancient Rome, medieval 11.9kReads9.6Score1.7kShelves
9. 1559 捡 I Only Realized the World Wasn't Normal After Finding a Cat 捡到猫后才发现，不正常的是世界 Six Livers from Head to Toe浑身上下六个肝Urban328k WordsOngoing (Urban fantasy, the supernatural, immortal cultivation, mostly slice of life) I must be ill. I often see things other people can’t. Everyone says I have a mental illness, and I think so too, until I find a cat outside a hospital... It eats my food and lives in my home, then solemnly promises to help me become an immortal, on the condition that I become its servant. “Little Li, work hard. Once this king gets my powers back, you’ll be the top dog under me!” Watching the little cat sprawl across th 3.8kReads8.2Score352Shelves

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   I have read more than 150 chapters. The daily plot is very interesting, and it does not make people feel bored. If I have to make an analogy, it is similar to (Cultivation Chat Group) Song Yuhang, which makes me feel like I was following the latest updates at that time. The plot is more daily, without too much bitterness and hatred, but it does not make people feel bored. It is really interesting. I don't know why so few people watch it. The interaction between the protagonist and the cat demon he raises is also quite interesting.

10. 1560 地 The Underworld Chat Group 地府交流群 Watchdog看门狗Urban3.2M WordsCompleted Just as Zhang Fan was getting ready to meet his online-game girlfriend in person, he was unexpectedly pulled into an underworld group chat by a guy called the City God of the Yellow River. From then on, Zhang Fan's life changed beyond recognition... In his spare time, he chatted about life with Ox-Head and Horse-Face; when bored, he played Fighting the Landlord with Black and White Impermanence; when in a bind, he struck deals with the Judge and King Yama. Want a mansion? No problem. Trade me a 6.2kReads8.4Score715Shelves
11. 1561 我 I Fight Crime in a Dating Sim 我在恋爱游戏里打击犯罪 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance490k WordsCompleted What’s it like to get sucked into a romance game you made yourself? And all seven romanceable characters are well-dressed perverts. To stay alive, she has no choice but to send all seven of her unruly boys into the game. So the seven once-glorious prodigies end up huddled together in their miserable state, talking about their girlfriends. Then they’re shocked to discover that all their girlfriends look exactly alike. Different personas, but the same style of pinky ring. The only difference is th 667Reads9.3Score124Shelves
12. 1562 都 Kill Them All. There's No Need to Act Normal 都杀了，做人没必要太正常 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance339k WordsCompleted [Now being published; a motion comic is out. The heroine is invincible, no romance, no nation-building, plot-focused, with male characters who may die.] Guan Zhiwei is forced to transmigrate. Countless Systems bind themselves to her, promising to send her home once she completes their missions. They all turn out to be liars. Our unlucky heroine decides to take down this world. Starting with killing the male lead. As she takes out one romantic male lead after another, she leads her neighbors 65.6kReads9.6Score12.3kShelves

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    This is a book by the same author. I think the books written by this author are very special and beautiful.

13. 1563 荒 Red Dead Redemption: The Choice 荒野大镖客之抉择 Mr. Xu旭先森Anime Fanfiction662k WordsCompleted In 1899, order finally replaced chaos, and the cowboys' last wild ride began. Zhou Zheng unexpectedly found himself in this era. With nothing to his name, he found something worth fighting for. Family, friends, brothers. He wanted them all! Anyone who dared stand in his way would have to answer to his fists and his gun! 2.3kReads8.8Score181Shelves
14. 1564 变 I Turned into a Little Girl and Didn't Want to Be Found Out, So I Became an Assassin 变成萝莉不想被发现只好当刺客了 Mustard-Flavored Rock Sugar Water芥末味冰糖水Urban1.2M WordsOngoing [Gender-swap, no male lead, traditional behind-the-scenes scheming, unconventional wish fulfillment, nonstandard System, ensemble cast, high intelligence, super-socialist values] In a peaceful world, disaster struck without warning. Monsters ran rampant, and corpses littered the land. Black fog swept across the world, and nations fell. Only Xia Kingdom remained, holding its ground. Thirty years of darkness mercilessly wore down humanity's will, until an organization called the “White House” appe 231Reads8.8Score—Shelves

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    1. Many people can't understand it (#-.-), A strategic battle of wits 2. The ceiling of the evolutionary world

15. 1565 春 Sow One Man in Spring, Reap Ten Thousand Heads in Autumn 春种一个人，秋收万颗头 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Mystery240k WordsCompleted [It isn’t tagged as horror because I don’t think it’s scary, but readers say it is, so consider this a warning.] [First: The heroine is absolutely kind. Second: Don’t believe a word anyone says.] A corpse, rotting away, is hidden in Chi Jinlian’s house. Her fiancé’s corpse lies frozen in the snow, while her father’s decayed body is buried in a cave. They are all her secrets, and hers alone. Her world is one enormous morgue. She likes fighting fire with fire, and water with water. People blam 14.6kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
16. 1566 一 A Room With the Lights Dimmed 一室暗灯 Diving into the Sea to Dodge Fish跳海躲鱼Modern Romance988k WordsOngoing That day, I groveled before a billionaire, wagging my tail for his approval. I thought he was my salvation when I had nowhere else to turn. All I got was one humiliation after another. I became the biggest joke in his circle. Later, I accidentally stumbled upon his secret, peeling back layer after layer of his heart until grief brought me to tears. And he peeled mine open too, only to stab it viciously, once, twice... countless times. Ruan Qing, who brought me into the industry, was once an inn 614Reads8.7Score163Shelves

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    The logic is so rigorous, the IQs of all the members are online, and the characters are all three-dimensional and very nice.

17. 1567 杏 Apricot Blossoms Fill the Air, I'll Snap That Scumbag's Neck 杏花吹满头，扭断渣男头 The Round-Headed, Round-Brained, Round-Bellied Tangerine圆头圆脑圆肚皮的橘子Ancient Romance300k WordsCompleted [There is a male lead!!!] [Currently being published. Mild horror and suspense. I didn’t add those tags because I don’t think the story is scary or suspenseful enough, but readers say it’s pretty frightening. Consider this a heads-up.] Ren Xin has been married into the General’s residence for two years. She manages the household, respects her in-laws, and treats the servants with consideration. No one can find fault with her. Guan Shanyue returns from the battlefield one day with a pregnant wom 27kReads9.2Score4.2kShelves
18. 1568 追 A Starstruck Fan Transmigrates Into a Talent Show, but All She Wants Is to Make Money 追星女穿到选秀节目后她只想赚钱 Zhujing竹京Modern Romance674k WordsCompleted (System + No Male Lead + Golden Finger + The Heroine Is Great at Marketing Herself) (Heroine Takes Center Stage + Acting + Variety Shows + Livestreaming + Award-Winning Actress) (Friendship + Ensemble Cast Early On, This Story's Motto Is: Idols Mustn't Date) (After seeing too many careers crash over scandals, she writes a fictional character for herself to pursue) Other people transmigrate and become rich heiresses with money to spare. Yin Li transmigrates and becomes an orphan, a dirt-poor nobo 2.3kReads9.3Score281Shelves

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    I think this is really interesting, and even though it was written in 2022, it still feels a little bit predictive of the current entertainment industry! Then the heroine is really happy! Then you can gogogo without cp! A brilliant career

19. 1569 关 The Mountain Ranger of Guandong 关东巡山人 Tianshan Shield天山盾Mystery3.8M WordsCompleted Black-handled blades, jade-faced foxes, the Thirteen Guardians who shook eastern Manchuria. Princes and generals, spirit mediums and magistrates. Limping beggars with long-stemmed pipes, monks and Taoist priests. Dragons, serpents, tigers, and leopards: none can escape the flying knives. A mountain range in a parallel world's eastern Manchuria, a feud sealed away for thirty years, a black blade that fills everyone with dread, a world of outlaws teeming with heroes, and a mountain patrolman who w 23.3kReads9.2Score2.9kShelves

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    This book is obviously very good, but I don't know why not many people have read it.

20. 1570 秽 The Lord of Tainted Blood 秽血真君 Old Bookworm 2老书虫2Eastern Fantasy811k WordsOngoing As the ancients said: “A person walking the Great Way is a cultivator of the Dao. The blazing sun ahead is the Great Way. The road behind, where one turns back, is the tangled mortal world. The flowers and bright fruit along the roadside are the many kinds of desire. At the summit, a cliff with no road onward, one gazes down at heaven and earth and sees how small they are: this is enlightenment.” “With no road ahead, there is only the heavens. What then?” “Heaven has no master. The one who comma —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It's really wonderful

21. 1571 我 I Survived from the Primordial Era to the Journey to the West 我，从洪荒苟到西游 Keyboard's Ninth God键盘九神Eastern Fantasy914k WordsCompleted Mu Chen transmigrates to the Primordial World, becoming an ethereal spirit with no fixed form. He starts out utterly weak, but unexpectedly awakens the Starsea Fishing Choice System. “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a hundred years, you've obtained a replica of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for a thousand years, you've become a Taiyi Mystic Immortal!” “Congratulations, Host! After fishing for ten thousand years, you've attained the rank of Great Luo 38.7kReads9.2Score3.5kShelves

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    It used to be 9.8, But the ending is already amazing. Some have a good beginning and some have a good ending, but not many have both. This book is one of the few. The ending is even better than the beginning at 9.8. It's a good book that updates two chapters a week. Why don't you read it? It's almost finished anyway.

22. 1572 绾 I'm Wanwan, Not Wanwan: We're All Reborn, So Why Should I Keep Indulging You? 绾绾不是晚晚：都重生了谁还惯你 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance1.1M WordsOngoing [Soul Swap] [Face-Slapping] [Spatial Spirit Spring] [Ensemble Cast] [Fantasy] On her wedding day, Shen Wanwan is brutally murdered, pierced through the heart by a blade. Her soul follows her body downstream along the river. Meanwhile, Pei Wanning, trying to escape a ghost marriage to the Prince of Qin, jumps into the river to fake her death, only to actually drown. A thousand miles away, their souls meet on a riverbank. Shen Wanwan is horrified. “...Are you human or a ghost?” Pei Wanning can't h 37.1kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves

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    ①Wanwan is not Wanwan. When I return with a new soul, no one can touch me!!! It's hilarious and good-looking. The two exchange souls and are reborn, and join forces to torture and slap the scumbag in the face. Their eyes light up again and again, and they can't stop [Please update][I also strongly recommend][I also strongly recommend]

23. 1573 截 The Daoist Who Severs Fate 截运道师 Bird of the North北国之鸟Mystery3.7M WordsOngoing Born in a poor mountain village, I ate a dragon fish and gained the destiny of a top scholar. Yet for mortals seeking the Great Dao, joy and sorrow, parting and loss are all unavoidable. Thirty years as beasts of burden among mortals, sixty years as dragons and elephants among Buddhas. How can one reach great enlightenment without enduring a thousand cuts? 12.8kReads8.7Score314Shelves
24. 1574 七 The Seven O'Clock Nightmare 七时梦魇 Remembering the Years Like a Brocade Zither忆锦瑟流年12k WordsCompleted Nightmare at Seven 58Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Quite pretty

25. 1575 神 The Abandoned Miracle Doctor Returns Reborn 神医弃女重生归来 Zi Wei He子薇河Ancient Romance522k WordsCompleted [Devoted to each other + reborn + pocket dimension + revenge + sweet romance] (A full-cast audiobook adaptation is available. Give it a listen!) In her previous life, she caught a chill after falling into the water and slept for six days, missing her coming-of-age ceremony. When she woke, she was told she would marry the Marquis's heir in a month. To please her family, she agreed. But the heir's heart never belonged to her. At the marquis's residence, she was constantly targeted and mistreated, 19.5kReads8.8Score1.9kShelves
26. 1576 捞 Making Money on the Side! 捞偏门！ Li Er Bu Ha李二不哈Urban1.4M WordsCompleted [After graduating from college, I went from a shady fortune-teller to a political fixer] This book pulls back the curtain on political fixers, giving you an in-depth look at the scams hidden from view in both the underworld and the corridors of power. “Do you think officials are all fools? They know I’m a con artist. They just happen to need a con artist like me to do things for them.” 19.6kReads8.9Score5.1kShelves
27. 1577 飞 Reborn After Ascending, My Master and Junior Sister Both Fall for Me 飞升后重生，师尊师妹皆沦陷 Too Lazy to Chirp懒不鸣Eastern Fantasy534k WordsOngoing (Newly rated, so the score will gradually rise. Body transmigration + reborn + sword cultivator + multiple heroines + fake System. Plot-focused, fairly lighthearted and surreal, not a traditional serious cultivation novel.) In the thirtieth year after transmigrating, Mo Ya was imprisoned by his aloof master. In the two-hundredth year after transmigrating, Mo Ya was imprisoned by his yandere junior sister. In the three-hundredth year after transmigrating, Mo Ya was imprisoned by the proud Human E 2.9kReads6.6Score230Shelves

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    There are many female majors studying fairy literature, the plot is super well written, and the female protagonist is also well written.

28. 1578 烂 The Rotten-Flesh Buddha 烂肉佛 Romance of Dry Bones枯骨浪漫Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted Things get interesting when all the good people receive the punishment they deserve. A mass of rotting flesh crawls with maggots. The maggots raise their heads and look at Chou Zhengchu. “Chou Zhengchu, what do we look like to you?” “You look like Buddha to me!” 2.1kReads8.2Score186Shelves
29. 1579 穿 I Reincarnated as the Heroine's Cousin 穿成女主的表姐 Frog Fun Bitter Tea Seeds Fly Dew蛙趣苦茶子飞露Modern Romance120k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Sang Ziruo became the cousin of the heroine, Chen Yixi. To survive and protect her family, she had no choice but to go against her true nature and become a big-breasted, brainless villainess. She rejected the Shen family’s arranged marriage and relentlessly pursued the male lead, Xue Ye, only to be plotted against and killed by the heroine. Reborn, Sang Ziruo discovered that the System controlling her had vanished. This time, she would live on her own terms and crush everyo 107Reads—Score—Shelves
30. 1580 仙 A Mayfly in the Immortal Sea 仙海蜉蝣 Jian Hanshan剑寒衫Eastern Fantasy3.0M WordsCompleted [Ordinary-mortal cultivation + no System + no harem] A wandering cultivator, a speck of dust. The protagonist, Lu Luan, is a little independent cultivator at the second stage of Qi Refining, wandering among the mountain towns of the mortal world. He is fourteen, and ever since the old master who adopted him died, he has drifted from place to place through this world of cultivation... Note: The protagonist sometimes joins sects, but only as stepping stones, and never stays long. The story focuses 16.2kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
31. 1581 外 Is It Really So Strange for a Delivery Driver to Show Up at a Crime Scene? 外卖员出现在案发现场很合理吧？ Clear Summer Night夏夜晴朗Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [System + crime-solving mystery + one heroine] Food delivery driver Su He accidentally gets caught up in a murder case and binds to a God-Tier Choice System! Every choice he makes earns him a reward! With the System's help, his life starts taking some unexpected turns. “Hello, I need to report a murder. Mingjia Community, Building 1, Unit 2, Apartment 603. Someone's been killed... Yes, I'm safe right now... Two people are dead... The killer? Well, I locked him outside... I had nothing to do with 21.5kReads9.2Score2.4kShelves

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    When I see a good book in the future, I will recommend it alone. This book may be quite enjoyable in the early stage, but after the protagonist kills the first person, the plot gradually becomes deeper. It is recommended for bookworms with more than five years of age to read it, and remember to stick to your heart, otherwise it will be easily misled by some younger readers. In addition, according to information from book friends, all the cases in the early stage of this book have real cases in reality, so please speak rationally. If you can't stand it, quit early.

32. 1582 霸 Farewell My Concubine: Saving Them 霸王别姬之拯救他们 Peach, Not a Juicy Peach桃子不是水蜜桃Female-Channel Fanfiction170k WordsCompleted He Qi transmigrates into Farewell My Concubine. In her previous life, she felt deeply for Cheng Dieyi and all he went through. Given a second chance, she decides to become his shield! Female lead in male disguise + changing fate + healing 103Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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33. 1583 八 Dong Haichuan of the Eight Trigrams Palm 八卦掌董海川 Zhang Baorui张宝瑞Eastern Fantasy179k WordsCompleted This is a martial arts novel. Its principal characters and major events are all based on real people and actual events. In the third year of the Daoguang Emperor's reign, a great drought struck the Central Plains, followed by locusts, leaving misery and death in its wake. Peasant uprisings led by the Eight Trigrams Sect broke out in Hebei and Shandong, but the Qing government soon crushed them with brutal force. That year, a story worth telling took place in Cangzhou, Hebei. One sweltering after 787Reads9.3Score—Shelves

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    Tai Chi. Hero

34. 1584 天 The Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon: Sequel, by Jiang Feng 天龙八部后传江枫著 Jiang Feng007江枫007Male-Channel Fanfiction181k WordsCompleted The Return of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils is a meticulously crafted wuxia novel. Building on Jin Yong’s wuxia style, it adds historical depth and literary value, portraying the complex relations among the Song, Liao, Western Xia, Dali, Tubo, and other powers from 1086 to 1113, along with the grudges and passions of the martial world. The principal characters, including Xu Zhu, Duan Yu, and Li Qinglu, are vividly drawn, emotionally rich, and follow clear paths of growth. The plot unfolds with caref 25Reads—Score—Shelves
35. 1585 游 Game Invasion: The Ultimate Survival Holdout! 游戏入侵：求生最强钉子户！ Nan Xing Knows the Wind's Heart南星知风意Sports2.1M WordsOngoing [Red Fruit and Tomato animated series: The Game Descends, and I Become the Strongest Thorn in Their Side] [Tough, ruthless female lead] [No CP] [Personal space] [Survival game] [Infinite worlds] [Locust-like hoarding] [Everyone is a villain] [Dark, cold, survival-of-the-fittest rules] [Hardcore survival] [High-stakes instances] Before Blue Star exploded, Ning Xia was shot dead by a robber at a bank, then somehow found herself inside an instance of the Survival Game. The bad news: she had no home 41.1kReads8.8Score8.5kShelves

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    Believe me, you will definitely fall in love with it. There is no friendship of any kind in it, only pure interests. The pace is super fast, and there are no cliche plots such as slaps in the face and abuse of scum. There are just people who desperately want to live.

36. 1586 借 Harnessing Momentum: The Secrets of Martial Arts 借势：武术之秘 Shen Cheng沈诚Historical248k WordsCompleted Recommended by Ma Boyong on Weibo! With a stirring tale of love and loyalty to family and country, this book vividly reveals the authentic principles of martial arts. It is a rare work that unites martial arts theory and practice with the spirit of wuxia, making it a welcome surprise for the martial arts world. The book is divided into two parts: “Gazing at the Mountain” and “Peering at the Moon.” “Gazing at the Mountain” tells a story set in 1930s Shanghai. Yu Sheng, an heir to the Yuanquan st 951Reads9.5Score200Shelves
37. 1587 天 Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils 2 天龙八部2 Nick223Male-Channel Fanfiction303k WordsOngoing After finishing the first installment, I was left with so many feelings, especially about the Huang Rihua version. Since Mr. Jin Yong never continued with a second installment, I hope to carry on the story myself. I hope it can measure up to the first and serve as a tribute to Mr. Jin Yong’s masterpiece. I also hope everyone who loves wuxia novels will support it. Thank you. 7.8kReads—Score311Shelves
38. 1588 美 Hollywood Sweetheart in the Making 美娱，好莱坞养成系甜心 Strawberry Parfait Addict草莓芭菲狂热Modern Romance446k WordsOngoing [Showbiz, coming-of-age, movies, romance, slow burn] In 1985, six-year-old Eli Green struggles to survive on Waterfall Street, a slum in Hollywood, armed with astonishing beauty and precocious intelligence. She seizes an opportunity to audition for a commercial, wagering her talent as her only chip, and begins a thorny journey from a child star beloved by the nation to a young actress seeking to push her boundaries. [Before You Read: Please Check the Content Warnings] No transmigration, no rebir 1.8kReads8.9Score150Shelves

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39. 1589 花 Blossoms Fall Upon the Inkstone 花朝落砚 Quan Xin荃昕18k WordsCompleted Huachao Luo Yan 631Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 1590 人 The Human Realm’s One and Only White Moonlight Is Actually a Master of Dual Cultivation 人界第一白月光，竟是双修老手 Si Mingqing死鸣卿Eastern Fantasy1.2M WordsOngoing [Gender-Bender] [Decisive and Ruthless] [Good Girl] [Stinky Mark] After transforming into a demonic seductress, I can seduce every cultivation prodigy in the realm, then reset everything with one click at midnight. Cultivation has never been this comfortable! 17.4kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves
41. 1591 我 I Died on Mid-Autumn Night, and Mr. Lu Went Mad with Regret 我死在中秋夜，陆总悔疯了 Quan Xin荃昕12k WordsCompleted I died on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and General Manager Lu went mad with regret. 327Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 1592 我 Me, Robots, and the Apocalypse 我，机器人与末世 Qi Hei七黑Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted This is a planet so bleak it takes your breath away. Humanity’s shelters have been buried beneath yellow earth; a thousand years have passed since the final human let out their last scream; the once-great civilization has vanished; the oceans have dried up; all plants have withered; even the hardiest microorganisms can no longer survive. And yet war still rages across this ravaged planet. [No System] [No transmigration] [Not mindless] [Traditional style] [Multiple plotlines] [Multiple protagonis 3.3kReads9.3Score404Shelves

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    This book is the only one with a clear conscience, and it will always be my god

43. 1593 无 Unable to Confess: 无法告白： Rabbit Soup Is a Little Salty兔汤有点儿咸Two Female Leads434k WordsCompleted A wild, spirited high school girl x a reserved, cool-headed female doctor A Japanese-style slice-of-life light novel about two women who grow closer, fall for each other, and secretly pine for one another after moving in together. “Miss Nozawa, you're practically a man, with all that smoking and drinking.” “...No drinking, and no swearing either.” “Hey, you've been spared. If I want to eat fish, you have to come whenever I call. Whenever I need you, you have to show up right away, got it?” “... 25.8kReads9.5Score6.2kShelves
44. 1594 荞 When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fade, Only White Remains 荞花落尽空余白 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted When the Buckwheat Blossoms Fall, Only White Remains 94Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 1595 龙 Daoist Longmen Explains Daoist Stance Training 龙门道长阐述道家桩功功法 Taoist Longmen龙门道长Eastern Fantasy159k WordsCompleted Prologue: Hidden Traces of Longmen Deep in the mountains, in a secluded valley, lies a secret place of cultivation known as Longmen Valley. Wreathed in clouds and mist, with ancient trees reaching into the sky, it seems cut off from the rest of the world. Longmen Valley is home to a profoundly learned Taoist known as Master Longmen. He has spent his life mastering Taoist martial arts and internal cultivation, with a particular talent for stance training. His techniques are profound and mysteriou 206Reads—Score—Shelves
46. 1596 澜 Dream of Lan Ciyu 澜辞钰梦 Quan Xin荃昕14k WordsCompleted Lan Ci Yu Meng 210Reads—Score—Shelves
47. 1597 弱 After My Intellectually Disabled Big Brother Took My Place in the Marriage, His IQ Soared to 208, and I Became the CEO's Wife 弱智大哥替婚后，智商狂飙208，我直接当总裁夫人 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted After my intellectually disabled older brother married in my place, his IQ skyrocketed to 208, and I became the CEO's wife 6Reads—Score—Shelves
48. 1598 帝 The Art of Rule: A Thousand Years of Wisdom in Managing People and Controlling the Board (6 Volumes) 帝王心术：从驭人到控局的千年博弈智慧（共6册） Du Lei杜磊Historical1.3M WordsCompleted Uncover the art of ruling an empire, in accounts closer to the truth than unofficial histories. This six-volume set includes “Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong: A Century of the Qing Dynasty,” “Chongzhen: From Diligent Reform to Losing the People’s Support,” “Zhao Kuangyin: From the Yellow Robe to the Alliance in the Golden Coffer,” “The Grassroots Comeback: Zhu Yuanzhang,” “The Power of the People: Liu Bang,” and “Cao Cao: Master of Strategic Schemes.” 560Reads8.7Score174Shelves

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49. 1599 儿 My Son Asked Me to Care for His Paralyzed Father, but We've Been Divorced for Ten Years 儿子让我照顾他中风偏瘫的爸，可我离婚十年了 Quan Xin荃昕11k WordsCompleted My son wants me to care for his father, who's had a stroke and is paralyzed on one side, but I've been divorced for ten years. 56Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 1600 博 The Game of Power 博弈 Fragrant Fava Beans蚕豆香Urban3.0M WordsCompleted Lu Jun has been sabotaged. Should he swallow his anger or fight back against all odds? He has reached a crossroads... 743Reads8.6Score110Shelves

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