Tomato’s Ten Most Addictive Books: Read One and You’re Hooked 番茄十大魔书，一看就上瘾

1. 1901 救 Help! The Horror NPCs Are Lining Up for Me to Do Their Makeup 救命！惊悚NPC都排队找我化妆 Wild Donkey Tribe野驴部落Mystery519k WordsCompleted [Horror game + NPCs + horror survival + no System] Su Qing, a workaholic makeup artist, was just working overtime. When she opened her eyes again, she had been sucked into a horror game with a 99% death rate! As she watched her teammates panic and wet themselves, the bottom-performing Slit-Mouthed Woman approached her with a pair of scissors. Su Qing despaired. But wait... This woman’s makeup is way too crude! Her professional instincts kicked in, and she blurted out, “Your makeup isn’t working. 864Reads—Score186Shelves
2. 1902 穿 I Transmigrated into a Doomsday Game with a Cheat Modifier from the Start 穿越末日游戏，开局自带修改器 Easygoing Qingqing不烦人的清清12k WordsCompleted Transmigrated into a Post-Apocalyptic Game, I Had a Cheat Modifier from the Start 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Waking up to find himself transported to a post-apocalyptic survival game, surrounded by zombies and mutated monsters, while others struggle to survive and resources are scarce, the protagonist possesses a special cheat code. Unlimited resources, freely adjustable attributes, and a miraculous comeback in dire straits. No frustrating or restrained moments, just a high-energy, exhilarating ride, with crises escalating and opponents appearing one after another. The post-apocalyptic atmosphere is palpable, combining survival strategy with overpowered abilities, all within a tight, fast-paced, and thoroughly enjoyable read—a truly addictive post-apocalyptic thriller. [Laughing][Making a face][Making a face][Thinking]

3. 1903 误 Lost in the Insectoid World, Kept by the Powerful 误入虫族，被大佬们圈养了 Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Modern Romance377k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into another body + Insectoid world + Many males, few females + Frail beauty + Sweet romance + Multiple male leads + The heroine grows more beautiful as she is cared for] [The heroine is frail but no pushover. She looks like a delicate flower, but is an inner monologue machine. Thin and pale, she becomes a stunning moon goddess once nursed back to health.] Su Miao, a gaming streamer and sickly shut-in who has spent years out of the sun, transmigrates to an otherworld teeming with g 121Reads5.4Score—Shelves
4. 1904 被 My Best Friend Stole My Project, So I Joined Her Company's Competitor 被闺蜜抢了项目，我转身入职对手公司 Easygoing Qingqing不烦人的清清11k WordsCompleted My Best Friend Stole My Project, So I Joined Her Company's Rival 2Reads—Score—Shelves
5. 1905 穿 I Transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms as a Strategist and Helped My Lord Unite the Realm 穿越三国当谋士，辅佐主公一统天下 Easygoing Qingqing不烦人的清清Male-Channel Fanfiction9k WordsCompleted Transmigrated to the Three Kingdoms as a Strategist and Helped My Lord Unify the Land —Reads—Score—Shelves
6. 1906 穿 I Transmigrated into an Emperor and Governed Through Bullet Comments 穿越成皇帝，我靠弹幕治国 Easygoing Qingqing不烦人的清清Historical11k WordsCompleted I Transmigrated into an Emperor and Governed Through Bullet Comments 4Reads—Score—Shelves
7. 1907 神 I'll Create the Gods: My Power Has No Known Limit from the Start 神由我来造：开局异能上限不明 Zhua Yu Jun拽鱼菌Urban356k WordsOngoing [Combat Thrills] + [Mind Games] + [Delusional Comedy] + [Strategic Maneuvering] + [A Touch of Mystery] + [Lone Wolf to Wolf Pack Ensemble] + [Two Powerful Leads: A Scheming Female Boss and a Cocky Mastermind] + [Ensemble Cast in a Vast, High-Martial-Arts World] + [Multiple Types of Dungeons] My name is Si Longtian. I'm sixteen. By day, I'm the sweet and beautiful school belle. By night, I'm the Boss known as the "Shining Reverse Scale." The one-legged female boxing champion of urban legend? Th 24Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Hopefully, this will suit the questioner's taste!

8. 1908 我 After I Left, Why Are You Crying and Begging Me to Come Back? 我走后，为什么又哭着求我回来？ Tell and诉与Eastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted [Wish fulfillment, the art of cultivating a twisted self, the carefree life of the ultimate archvillain, and the Life Choice System.] Ye Qiu transmigrated! He found himself in a vast, primordial world, during the period of recovery and rebuilding after the great calamity that had struck all races. His father was the Demon King Who Repels the North, one of the Seven Kings of the Frontier. His mother was the sole heir to the Tidehearing Sword Pavilion. His maternal grandfather was the master of 172kReads8.7Score20.5kShelves

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   I only recognize this magic book.

9. 1909 永 World of Eternal Life 永生世界 Wei Jie伪戒Urban2.3M WordsCompleted In 2120, human technology reached a new height. The birth of new species, virtual metaverse worlds where consciousness could live forever, cryogenic technology that could use time to hold terminal illnesses at bay, and a brand-new arena for capital's gladiatorial games: dazzling innovations appeared before the eyes of Earth's natives. How can humanity and AI coexist? Which is more dignified: clinging to life or dying naturally? Confusion, resistance, venting, and cries of defiance seemed to have 4.4kReads9.2Score515Shelves

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   Fake ring, those who haven't seen it can give it a try, please don't criticize if you don't like it.

10. 1910 风EN Dragon City: Winds of Change 风起龙城 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.4M WordsCompleted Sixty years after global disaster, the Little Freeze has ended. Governments across the living zones begin reclaiming large stretches of unadministered land awaiting development, reorganizing resources and ushering in a full-scale recovery. These twenty years are also known as the “Golden Twenty Years.” It's a dazzling new age: new zones rise one after another, politics sets the stage while capital puts on a show, and ambitious schemers are everywhere. Heroes and strongmen, treacherous warlords a 33.4kReads9.5Score3.9kShelves
11. 1911 正 The Hidden Dragon of the Righteous Path 正道潜龙 Wei Jie伪戒Urban4.5M WordsCompleted One of Wei Jie’s four-part series A shooting case. An undercover agent lies dead in the street. An investigator once swore an oath beneath the solemn national emblem. At a crossroads of fate, a twin brother makes a dramatic entrance, leading to a lonely yet passionate story... Back to 1998! Our brotherhood is still here, our youth is still here. From this point, we set sail once more and forge the next great triumph! 38.9kReads9.5Score4.6kShelves
12. 1912 星EN Gate of the Star Scar 星痕之门 Wei Jie伪戒Urban6.3M WordsOngoing There are Star Gates in this world. Everyone who enters becomes a god. Ren Ye has already served two and a half years in prison when a mysterious visitor suddenly comes to see him. The visitor says, “If you’re willing to take part in a game, you can walk out of here right now. The price is… you might die.” Many years later, Ren Ye stands alone within a Star Gate, looking back on the past. Many of the faces in his memories have grown indistinct… 2024: The tide is coming, and the travelers keep wa 51.9kReads9.1Score2.3kShelves
13. 1913 传 The Legend Reborn 传奇重现 Wei Jie伪戒Urban5.0M WordsCompleted The four-part series by Wei Jie: We Were All Bad Kids, I Am Legend, Legend Reborn, and Hidden Dragon on the Right Path. A young man, still green, left his hometown in a fit of anger. Four years later, he returned, weathered and bearing the glory of success! In a city built from reinforced concrete, old friends were gone and legends had faded into retirement... Faced with his family’s reproach and his friends’ disdain, he had once wandered at a crossroads, pointing into the dark sky with his 31.4kReads9.4Score3kShelves
14. 1914 我 I Am the Legend 我就是传奇 Wei Jie伪戒Urban3.1M WordsCompleted I don’t know when it happened, but a bunch of people like this came into my life, even though I’ve always been cold-hearted and a little shameless. When I got dumped, they’d say, “What’s the big deal? Lost your girl? Find another one tomorrow. If you’re really desperate, I’ll lend you myself for the night!” When I felt lost, they were always there with me in our cramped little rooms, shouting, “We give it everything we’ve got, all so we can make something of ourselves!” ... Back then, I couldn’t 23.8kReads9.3Score2.6kShelves
15. 1915 溜 The Street Tough and the Warm Sunshine 溜子和暖阳 Mountain Ghost's Masterful Axe深山鬼斧22k WordsCompleted A Troublemaker and a Ray of Sunshine 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks great! [Flying kiss][Flying kiss][Flying kiss]

16. 1916 穿 Transmigrate to the Tang Dynasty: The Laid-Back Man Returns from the Heavens and Handcrafts a System 穿越大唐：咸鱼诸天回归手搓系统 Refuse to Be the Old Sixth拒绝当老六Historical324k WordsOngoing If there's anything you're unhappy with, tell the author, and they'll be happy to hash it out with you! The author has added a few tags: lots of female characters, and it's really unclear whether there will be a female lead. The protagonist isn't powerful because of his cultivation realm, but because of his abilities, so his portrayal is different. The protagonist really likes Little Sizhi, but there are other little princesses, too. The protagonist has his own ideas. Life is like a play, and th 10.4kReads6.1Score915Shelves

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    Sweet romance novel, it's really sweet, raising kids in the Tang Dynasty.

17. 1917 被 Forced to Be Village Chief! Everyone in the Village but Me Is Reborn 被迫当村长！全村除了我都是重生 Fish Who Loves Cats喜欢猫猫的鱼Ancient Romance299k WordsCompleted Chen Changqing was born in the 2000s, but she got a head start on everyone else. Right after graduating from college, she rented a little courtyard in the countryside and became a rural-life streamer, beginning her retirement seventy years ahead of schedule. But while heading into the mountains to forage, she accidentally tumbled down a slope. When she woke up, she had become Chen Qingqing of the Great Xia Dynasty: a thirty-three-year-old widow whose husband had just died, with two sons and a da 3.9kReads8.2Score514Shelves

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    A super captivating short story: The protagonist transmigrates into the body of a widow, kicked out of her home. It turns out her original husband wasn't dead; he had married the daughter of a high-ranking official. Fearing exposure, he plotted to kill his wife and daughter back in their hometown. The original protagonist drugged her in-laws, causing their bodies to slowly deteriorate. Returning to her hometown, the entire village, now reborn, discussed escape routes. She was ultimately chosen as village chief, leading everyone on their journey across countless mountains to finally settle down.

18. 1918 异 Record of Raising an Otherworldly Supreme 异界至尊养成记录 The Innocently Wicked Moon天真有邪的月亮Eastern Fantasy279k WordsCompleted In another world, with cards that blot out the sky, speak my true name and my magic knows no bounds. This is the story of a young man from Blue Star who transmigrates to another world, using summoning cards to earn money, raise a child, and stir up all kinds of trouble. 16Reads—Score—Shelves

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