Books With a Brisk Pace, Exciting Action, and a Tight Plot 有没有节奏不拖沓，高燃不尬，剧情紧凑的书
Translated by GPT-6 Luna
In this list
Reader notes translated by Google Translate
38
-
1
Supporting Actress? More Like the Star! The Wild Rose Takes the Entertainment World by Storm 女配？C位！野玫瑰杀疯娱乐圈
[Nontraditional idol competition + awakened supporting heroine + stage queen + two stars from the entertainment world + two powerful families + plenty of couple moments] After Qin Yan awakens her self-awareness as a supporting character in a book, she becomes bold, beautiful, and unstoppable, making a spectacular comeback on a talent show and shining in every episode! Round 1: “Born to Reign.” She transforms into a fierce, untamed warrior and fires the first shot in her battle to become queen! R
5.1kReads9.4Score896Shelves
Reader note
-
2
I Awakened a Heaven-Defying Martial Soul, and the Jilted Hero Won't Leave Me Alone 觉醒逆天武魂，退婚男主赖上我了
[Everyone’s favorite + talented female lead’s rise to power + overwhelmingly powerful martial soul + pocket dimension + no suffering] [The female lead is no saint. She’ll do whatever it takes to achieve her goals. There is a male lead, but he has little screen time.] Yun Shang, the notorious Night Empress of the 21st-century Blue Star, the world’s top assassin and number-one international mercenary, is betrayed and transmigrates into a book. And not just any book, but a wish-fulfillment fantasy
9kReads8.9Score995Shelves
-
3
Quick Transmigration: Getting Kissed to Tears by Powerful Men in Sweet Romance Stories 快穿：在甜文里被大佬们亲哭
[No fixed pairing + all male leads are faithful + powerful men humbled + scheming green tea + slight everyone-loves-her vibe] In some worlds, the male leads are condemned by the twists of fate to become tragic characters in an author’s story. The little fox Ningning’s mission is to change their destinies, and, while she’s at it… devour them. 1. The Little Princess Takes on Four [Spoiled Princess VS Young General] 2. Rough-and-Ready Romance [Little Chef VS Older Boxer with a Major Size Difference
51kReads9.3Score4.3kShelves
-
4
Quick Transmigration: The Little Lotus Is Breathtakingly Beautiful 快穿：小莲花她美翻了
[Quick Transmigration + Devoted Couple + Sweet Romance, One-on-One] Qingyun was a green lotus born from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. She cultivated day and night in a spiritual pond, just half a step away from becoming an immortal. But just as she was crossing her tribulation, she failed and accidentally got bound to a System. From then on, she traveled among three thousand worlds, carrying the role of a supporting female character and embarking on a journey to fulfill wishes. World
1.5kReads8.8Score106Shelves
-
5
Quick Transmigration: The Sweet, Soft Beauty Is Both Adorable and Irresistible 快穿：娇软美人她又甜又撩
Original title: Quick Transmigration: The Yandere, Obsessive Villains All Spoil Me The heroine is a little flirt, sweet and soft, yet both charming and bold. After Gu Ruojiao died, she was bound to a System and tasked with helping cannon-fodder villainesses in different worlds fulfill their wishes. She thought it would be a simple job, but she never expected to get involved with powerful men in every world! Substitute bride, bringing good fortune to the dying, lucky charm, fake and real heiresse
33.9kReads9.3Score2.9kShelves
-
6
The Phoenix Shines Across the World 凤耀天下
[Decisive heroine + two powerful leads + pocket dimension + beast taming + alchemy + taking down scum + leveling up] (Completed) (Where you are is where my heart calls home.) She had been the most feared fighter in the ancient martial arts world of the 21st century. After transmigrating, she found herself in the body of a good-for-nothing who couldn’t cultivate! Her mystical meridians severed and her spiritual sea destroyed? Then she would gather her meridians anew and rebuild her spiritual sea!
10.9kReads9.1Score1.4kShelves
-
7
Beloved by the Sect: Junior Sister’s Swordsmanship Is Beyond Compare 宗门团宠，师妹她剑法超神
[Coming of age / ensemble cast / everyone’s favorite / face-slapping / feel-good revenge / putting scumbags in their place] After being harmed by her elder sister, Yun Zhi suddenly discovers that she is a doomed supporting character who dies early in a book. But this time, she not only survives, she also breaks free of the plot. The eldest senior sister happens to find her and brings her back to the sect, where she becomes the youngest junior sister of the Tenth Peak. Yun Zhi had only wanted to
9.8kReads9.1Score1.3kShelves
-
8
Game Invasion: The Cannon-Fodder Villainess Rules Every Instance 游戏入侵：炮灰女配主宰所有副本
Reborn, Wu Yue finally learns that she's nothing more than a vicious cannon-fodder supporting character in a book. She has no mental power or awakened abilities, gets crushed by the heroine, a delicate, qipao-wearing charmer adored by everyone, and is eventually torn to pieces by evil spirits after being used as bait. She immediately decides to stay far away from the leads, find a hidden instance that nobody knows about, and lie flat like a lazy salted fish for the rest of her life. But a change
54.1kReads9.2Score9.3kShelves
-
9
The Cherished Little Ancestor: She's a Goddess 团宠小祖宗:她是神
[Everyone's Favorite + Adorable Child + Fantasy + Secret Identity] A little girl moves into the capital's Prince of War's mansion, where the ruthless, violent Ninth Prince spoils her to no end. Some people sneer, “What future could a homeless wanderer's child possibly have?” Mu Jiuxun declares that, as the only god in the world, with her secret identity in hand, she can look across the Eight Directions and Four Wildernesses and ask: who dares make trouble? But what is with all these powerful fig
2.8kReads9.4Score450Shelves
-
10
Gentle, Wild-Boned 温柔野骨
[The print edition goes on sale across all platforms on August 1] [Short drama now streaming] Previously titled: Zero-Degree Intimacy [One-on-one romance + both leads’ first love + happy ending + secret marriage + sweet romance ♥ Double-layer milk foam, 70% sugar!] (Rich, sharp-tongued, scheming investor Jian Yuchen VS money-loving, mischievous young designer Wen Ni) In a nutshell: She married her nemesis. In physics, zero degrees is the point where ice and water coexist. Zero-degree intimacy is
71.9kReads9.5Score8.6kShelves
Reader note
-
11
The Yama in the Coffin 棺中阎罗
Three blades fell, and the bandit chief was slain; one song severed the realms of yin and yang. The goddess came to love him, and thus began the Chronicle of Defying Heaven and Slaying Gods. The Way of Heaven shifts and flows; prosperity and decline never last forever. I have already sworn this oath. If we do not part, our reunion is sure to come. What do I fear, even if fate curses our love out of jealousy? Just watch: The King of Hell in his coffin, keeping company with falling leaves at dusk.
52Reads7.1Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
12
The Divine Cage Game 神笼游戏
In a dazzling technological future, a powerful being descends, calling itself a god and ruling over all. Everything becomes a game for the gods. The gods become humanity’s sole objects of faith. Above all faith, humans are the pieces and the gods move them. The world is a cage, and this is a game ruled by the gods. The gods rule everything! The gods create the games! The gods make the rules! Rule One: Every human must take part in the game. You need a ticket to compete, but the winner takes all,
31.4kReads9.3Score2.7kShelves
Reader note
-
13
Ten Days to the End 十日终焉
2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat
1.7MReads9.9Score226.7kShelves
-
14
After Enduring Unimaginable Humiliation, She Found Redemption in the Mafia 极限受辱后，她在黑帮里找到救赎
The most harrowing torment, the most unbearable pain, the most overwhelming love. The heroine, Jiang Chen, is kidnapped and imprisoned, and loses her loved ones. Later, she meets the man she loves most, Qin Shuo. Love and hatred, betrayal and redemption intertwine. Can this man save her?
565Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
15
Deicide Learning In A Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神
A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled
1MReads9.9Score175kShelves
-
16
Defying the Classics: A Strategy for the Realm 逆经：山河策
[This work has been selected by Hongguo for adaptation into an animated drama] Life is unpredictable; the adaptable follow Heaven's path. Those skilled in force become generals, those skilled in strategy become kings. Born to the lowest rung of society, he refuses to accept a life as a nobody. He waves the yin-yang banner and unlocks the secrets of the six-line hexagrams. Watch him play the mystic, watch him swindle and deceive, Watch him make ruthless decisions, watch a hidden dragon soar into
43.5kReads9.4Score4.4kShelves
Reader note
-
17
The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳
Why must the imperial consorts compete for the emperor’s favor? A smash-hit, heart-wrenching historical romance that burst onto the scene in 2019! Recommended by countless tearful readers, this unconventional palace-intrigue novel will stay with you long after you finish. In the lightest of styles, it captures everyone’s deepest regrets. In May of the year I turned fourteen, with the pagoda trees in fragrant bloom, I sat in Yong’an Palace, propping up my head as I dozed. The man’s laughter held
56.7kReads9.7Score8.3kShelves
Reader note
-
18
Using You as Bait 以你为饵
When Shen Qingyue was nine, she watched her biological father "accidentally" kill her mother. As snow fell thickly at the funeral, she held her mother's cold hand and said to her trembling father: "I'll remember this for the rest of my life." Seven years later, she entered Jiang City's wealthy Zhou family as a "stepdaughter." Her nominal older brother, Lin Xushen, warned her, "This family will devour you whole." She looked up and smiled. "Funny, I do the same."
—Reads—Score—Shelves
-
19
Back-Kitchen Affairs 后厨韵事
Her ambition was not to become the queen of the kitchen, but to turn from Cinderella into a swan... Ye Rujiao was just an ordinary pastry chef at Fumanlou, working nonstop every day, until she stumbled upon the destination that could shatter every dream she had ever held: aboard the yacht of Han Zhenyu, the group’s second young master. A carefully staged “chance encounter” She put on a red bikini and her most striking lipstick, then “ran into” Han Zhenyu on the yacht’s deck. Champagne, sea breez
764Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
20
A Thousand Years in an Instant, White Hair Like the Moon 千年一瞬白发如月
An unexpected transmigration, a love spanning a thousand years, and a modern man’s romantic adventure in the High Tang: a millennium unfolds in a single instant. Li Zhe, a history student, is playing a game when a phone leak shocks him into the Tianbao era of the Tang dynasty. The moment he opens his eyes, he meets Li Ye, one of the Four Great Tang Dynasty Poets: her white hair shines like the moon, her beauty is bold, and her spirit is free and uninhibited. She assumes Li Zhe is a drunken, pas
76Reads—Score—Shelves
-
21
Elegance Across the Wilds: Becoming a Guard 满野风华之成为卫士
This is a contemporary realist novel, with no transmigration or rebirth. It has some suspense and focuses more on emotions. Synopsis: A car accident causes a toxic gas leak, killing and injuring many innocent people. But does this accident seem to be covering something up? There should have been three people in the car, so why were there only two bodies? Did someone survive the disaster? How did they escape? Eight years later, a great mountain helps a mute girl speak again. Why did she lose her
15Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
22
In the Apocalypse, This Couple Becomes Powerful with Cheats 天灾末世，夫妻开挂成大佬
[Natural-Disaster Apocalypse + Rebirth + Pocket Dimension + Stockpiling + Raising Kids + Everyday Farming] Earthquakes, torrential rain, hurricanes, floods, a shift from extreme cold to extreme heat, epidemics, volcanic eruptions, acid rain, mudslides… In the fifth year of an apocalyptic world ravaged by natural disasters, where morality had collapsed and humanity was lost, Ding Mu died. She thought she would reunite with her son in the underworld, but heaven gave her another chance to start ov
4.5kReads8.8Score535Shelves
Reader note
-
23
Armor Roars Across the Northern and Southern Dynasties 铠啸南北朝
There is no peace in a world in chaos, and the frigid passes are littered with bones. The wind is cold, the snow is bitter, and blades and spears are sharp. But people’s hearts are warm, at least, some people’s hearts are warm enough to melt the snow across the wasteland, pierce the Rouran cavalry’s iron hooves, and hold up the crumbling sky over the northern frontier. They say the jianghu of the Northern and Southern Dynasties belongs to generals and warhorses, a world built atop mountains of c
2Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
24
The Northern Frontier's Chosen One 北境天骄
Shen Yanzhi, a dissolute student from Bianliang, made his way through the streets with his silver tongue, but after his mentor was falsely accused, he became a wanted criminal. He fled to a border province with his simple-minded servant, cadging food and lodging and getting into one hilarious mess after another. Yet amid all the banter and chaos, he carefully built his position in the war-torn frontier, evading pursuers and gathering evidence as he vowed to clear his mentor’s name. From a destit
4Reads—Score—Shelves
-
25
Tales of the Shang Dynasty 商朝那些事
My new work is here! You’re welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! This story centers on the successive kings of the Shang dynasty, weaving in folk legends such as the Yin people’s eastward migration, Gija’s journey to Korea, and Wu Geng’s rebellion against Zhou. It also touches on current hot topics!
5Reads—Score—Shelves
-
26
The Escort 护送
[Plot + Cute Pets + Adventure + Fantasy + Road Trip] Li Huayu nearly died while escorting a Taiji Beast, despite all her skills. People mocked her as the least talented beast guardian of all, and everyone who saw her called her a “useless nobody.” Later, the good-for-nothing hit the road again with a divine beast in her arms, now accompanied by a frail, hopelessly foolish teammate. Li Huayu couldn’t help sighing. It seemed that the half-life she’d barely salvaged last time, thanks to her amazing
2Reads7.8Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
27
Luan Yu 1 鸾羽1
The full text is being revised... (Volume One is complete. Volume Two is ongoing...) [Traditional Fantasy + Strong Female Lead + Ensemble Cast + Rekindled Romance + Political Intrigue + Mystery + Mythology] [Love unreturned, loyalty and love impossible to have both] [Resilient, self-reliant princess of the Featherfolk x gentle, restrained emperor of the merfolk] Volume One: The Nine Provinces Continent is rife with warfare. Yu Xiluan, princess of the Featherfolk, travels far and wide to secure h
7Reads8.3Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
28
Ao Guang's Tale: The Love Tribulation of the Rainmaking Sea God 敖光传：司雨镇海之神的情劫
[Not a Nezha story + set after the War of the Witches and Demons + love tribulation + divided divine soul + vast difference in status + bittersweet romance + joy after hardship + rekindled love] Dragon King Ao Guang rules over the Four Seas and the Eight Wastelands, commanding the Four Seas and earning the respect of the Three Realms. Ao Guang's love is the love of a god: powerful, domineering, and eternal. But he always looks down at her from on high, never truly entering her world to understan
63Reads9.4Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
29
The Strange Cases of Chang'an 长安诡事
Enter the endless dark night in pursuit of a strange history. This work is adapted from classic ancient Chinese collections of strange tales, including In Search of the Supernatural, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang, Records from the Court and the Countryside, Records of the Unusual, Xuanshi Records, Records of Strange Events, Records of the Hidden World, Treatise on Things Worth Knowing, Old Anecdotes from the Liu Family, Strange Tales from the Firefly Win
5Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
30
Seeking a Lonely City in This Sea of Stars 于此星海寻孤城
As psionic technology reaches its full development and humanity enters the Star Era, can the Federal Community of Humanity, whose voice is controlled by the great families, truly be called a utopia? How will a technological civilization that has abandoned the “gods” face the “gods”? And where should the wandering twins Xing Hai and Gu Cheng, who have left the Federation behind, go to find their promised land?
61Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
31
The Reborn Little Fox Fairy’s Tale 小狐仙的重生物语
On the first day after being reborn, Luo Xiao suddenly finds himself with a “younger sister.” His longtime best friend, whom he has secretly loved for years, is ultimately no match for the fairy who appeared out of nowhere. Beneath their growing affection lies a five-thousand-year search, and a sage's obsession will ultimately transcend time and space.
48Reads—Score—Shelves
-
32
The Emperor Sees Red After I Remarry and Wed the Regent 二婚嫁摄政王后，皇帝红了眼
She transmigrates into a book as the empress, but she has only three months to live? No problem. As a corporate drone, she’s an expert at sucking up. As long as she gets the original male and female leads together, she’s sure to survive. But as the plot unfolds and one sacrificial character after another dies horribly, she finally realizes the truth. She, too, is destined to become a stepping stone for the heroine. She’s done with that. Are sacrificial characters really supposed to die? She’s ha
2Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
33
Who Says This Young Master Can't Refine Pills? 谁说本公子不会炼丹
[Alchemy · High Energy · High Intelligence · Building a Power · Two Supreme Protagonists] The male lead is clever and capable, and charges into the world with unstoppable passion. In the end, he builds an alchemy faction of his own and dominates an entire realm! In this world, where alchemy reigns supreme, even three-year-old children learn to recognize medicinal herbs to prepare for becoming alchemists. But I, Ning Wuyou, was struck by an old ailment one afternoon, and my cousin fed me a bowl o
2Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
34
The Net of Justice: Part One, The Killer Cannot Escape 天网第一部真凶难逃
“The net of justice may be wide, but nothing escapes it.” Do you think you can get past her keen eye? The Web’s Number One Female Criminal Investigator: The Killer Can’t Escape Ye Bailing is the leader of a criminal investigation squad. Since joining the force, she has never stopped moving forward, come rain or shine. No matter how difficult a case is, she is determined to uncover the truth. This time, however, she faces a murder case beyond anything she could have expected...
319Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
35
The Female Bank President's Last Resort 女行长的穷途末路
A teller's act of withholding checks toppled the first domino in the bank run at Yunhai City Commercial Bank. Though bank president Ma Yuquan fought desperately to contain the crisis, she ultimately could not counter the enormous fallout from the sudden disappearance of the bank's major shareholder and the head of its controlling rural bank. Ma Yuquan sensed the situation was full of hidden twists and turns, yet never revealed the secret of who she had been with during her brief disappearance, w
753Reads9.3Score106Shelves
Reader note
-
36
A Bao’s Adventures 阿宝历险记
Abao, a newcomer to the world, sets off with his loyal dog, Sheng Dou Shi, through a series of mountains as lovely as a paradise on earth. Together they embark on a wondrous, mysterious, and sacred journey beyond time and space…
92Reads—Score—Shelves
-
37
The Spirit Awakens: The World-Ending War 灵起，灭界战
[Apocalyptic Zombies] [Gore] [Not a Wish-Fulfillment Story] [Multiple Perspectives] [Multiple Protagonists] [Lots of Foreshadowing] [Twisty Plot] In an age of advanced technology and modern weaponry, how could there ever be a large-scale zombie outbreak? But what if you were confronted by a life-form far beyond humanity, while also facing a zombie outbreak and monster attacks? How would humanity cope? Contains graphic, bloody scenes [I personally think they're pretty average]. If you can't stoma
—Reads—Score—Shelves
Reader note
-
38
Bloodied Sky Wolf 浴血天狼
War has erupted along the border! Young patriots across China are enlisting to serve their country. Xiao Dingbian, a favored son of the capital, and Li Anjiang, a shepherd boy from the borderlands, are both selected for China’s most elite special forces unit. During a mission, the two accidentally uncover a story from twenty years ago and discover, to their shock, that they are brothers. To solve the mystery of their origins and avenge their fallen father, they train relentlessly. In the end,
38Reads9.0Score—Shelves
Reader note