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Palace and Household Intrigue, with a Heroine Who Isn't the Main Wife but Is Loved by the ML 想看那种宫斗宅斗类的，不是正室但是很得男主喜欢

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  1. 151 After Being Sent to the Palace, I Win All the Emperor’s Favor 被献入宫后，我夺尽恩宠 Qin Yao沁摇Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted 🌟The drama adaptation, Qin Meiren’s Rise to Power, is now streaming!🌟 [Palace intrigue / not both virgins / devoted love later on. This isn’t a mindless indulgence story. If you’re looking for pure doting after just two or three chapters, you should leave now.] In her previous life, Qin Liuse entered the palace in place of a noble daughter of the Qin family. In the end, she was left with nowhere to call home, forced to watch the man she loved marry someone else. Reborn, she is still the neglect 6.4kReads8.8Score595Shelves
  2. 152 The Harem: A Rookie’s Guide to Climbing the Ranks 后宫：小菜鸟的升职记 Head of the Get-Rich Project暴富项目负责人Ancient Romance360k WordsCompleted (Completed) A low-profile concubine with no connections or schemes somehow becomes the revered Empress Dowager, leaving the younger women who have just entered the palace gossiping in confusion. The younger women: “Your Majesty, could you tell us how you conquered the harem and climbed your way to the top?” Su Mingyan: “...By being lazy?” Su Mingyan transmigrates into the palace as a low-ranking fifth-rank lady. As soon as she realizes she has transmigrated, she decides to be a couch potato. 57Reads8.0Score—Shelves
  3. 153 Vermilion Beauty, Jade Seal: The Grand Princess Goes on a Killing Spree 朱颜执玺：长公主她杀疯了 Never the Prettiest美不赢Ancient Romance858k WordsCompleted She was the eldest princess of the Great Jing, decisive and ruthless from childhood. She tore corrupt officials apart in court, and no one dared cross her. Later, she was sent to marry into Great Yan, helped her husband ascend the throne, and became empress. To secure the empire, she concealed her sharp edge and kept the harem in balance. Then someone tried to murder the Crown Prince, and her child nearly lost his life. That was the last straw, and she descended into madness. The harem's poisono 4Reads—Score—Shelves
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  4. 154 The Side Consort Takes Charge of the Household, Then Rises to the Throne as Empress 侧妃潜邸掌中馈，一朝成凰登后位 Xiao Yan Wants to Get Rich小闫要暴富Ancient Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Not a Pure Couple, Not a Transmigration Story, Not Reborn, No Golden Finger] [Content warning: The heroine is caught in a whirlpool of conflict and is far from a good person. She knows how to read the situation and may even take the initiative to hurt others.] Given a choice, who would want to become a woman willing to do anything to achieve her goals? At a plum-blossom-viewing banquet in the snow, Hua Songyi tried to keep a low profile, but the host family chose her anyway and forced her to 4.9kReads8.5Score597Shelves
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  5. 155 Stealing the Phoenix: My Best Friend Awakens 夺鸾：闺蜜的觉醒 Rice Porridge, Not Creek稀饭不溪Ancient Romance232k WordsOngoing By day, she makes the prince “take his medicine.” By night, she sends her enemies “on their way.” All so she can help her best friend “climb to the top.” She’s exhausted. Protecting her family, stirring up the Jin Dynasty, and finding a way forward are all so difficult. #RebornStrongHeroine #PowerfulMinister’sDevotedLove #BestFriendsJoinForces #SubstituteRomance #AngstyLove Liu Lian is reborn, steals her best friend’s wedding, and becomes the Princess of the Eastern Sea. She shares a bed with he 1Reads—Score—Shelves
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  6. 156 Fox! Vixen! 狐！媚！ Envying Fish by the Water临水羡鱼Ancient Romance510k WordsCompleted She was a fox demon who had cultivated for ten thousand years, born with an alluring charm unmatched by anyone. He was the Emperor of Tianquan, ruthless in action and cold-hearted. To break through the limits of heaven and earth and become a ten-tailed celestial fox, she faced eighty-one bolts of divine lightning sent down by the Heavenly Dao. She survived the tribulation, but was knocked back into her original form. And fell right into his bath... Then one day, the world discovered that a stunn 3.5kReads8.6Score317Shelves
  7. 157 Five Years of Waiting Came to Nothing: My Husband Brings His New Love to Demand a Divorce 五年痴等成空，夫君带女逼我和离 Cang Yuesheng仓月生Ancient Romance604k WordsCompleted [Both Chaste] [Romance with His Older Brother's Wife] [Male-Male Story] [The Male Lead is repeatedly seen completely naked but stays faithful. Later, what looks like infidelity is actually a guard in disguise; the male lead remains devoted to the female lead throughout.] [Dear readers, we're very sorry! When you reach Chapter 139, please skip straight to Chapter 146. Chapters 140 to 145 are inconsistent and can be ignored.] On their wedding night, unrest broke out at the border, and her husband 4.7kReads9.3Score523Shelves
  8. 158 The Pampered Concubine Is Sweet and Clever, and Coasts Her Way to the Top 宠妾又娇又会，完美躺赢上位 Qiancheng Xiaomo千城小墨Ancient Romance209k WordsCompleted [Not Both Chaste, But He Only Dotes on Her] [Mind Reading] [Sweet Romance + Satisfying Revenge] Jiaojiao was specially trained as a tool to win and keep a man’s favor by using her beauty. She had a captivating face but no brains. Once she entered Prince Chen’s household, her daily life became nothing but eating and sex. The first time she saw Prince Chen, she took off all her clothes. To Mu Jingchen’s astonishment, he discovered that he could hear her thoughts. He learned that although Jiaojiao 4kReads8.3Score291Shelves
  9. 159 The Tyrant Gives Me One-on-One Lessons in Palace Infighting 暴君一对一辅导我宫斗 Konghua空花Ancient Romance252k WordsCompleted Everyone says the newly enthroned emperor of the Dayan kingdom is a cruel and brutal tyrant. Song Yin, a transmigrator, thinks that tyrants are supposed to be the type who love beauties more than their kingdoms. So why does this one spend every day plotting how to kill his own concubines? Tyrant: “The women in my harem love power, not me. Keep your head down if you want to survive.” Song Yin: “Understood!” Later Tyrant: “A consort who doesn’t want to be empress isn’t a good consort.” Song Yin: “ 469Reads8.9Score—Shelves
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  10. 160 Tear Apart the Harem! Win Favor! She's a Lunatic, Who Dares Cross Her? 撕后宫！得恩宠！她是疯批谁敢惹 Cats Are Extra Sweet猫猫特别甜Ancient Romance683k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue Only + Concubine-born Daughter + Reborn + Revenge + Everyone Is Evil + Wish-Fulfillment] [The story begins before the heroine enters the palace] [The emperor favors no one at first, and the heroine doesn’t fall in love] Jiang Shiying had died once. She died in childbirth, after her own elder sister had her killed to keep the baby. Reborn, she had made up her mind: she would enter the palace and get revenge, but she wouldn’t suffer! Not her stepmother or her elder sister, not eve 7.7kReads9.2Score988Shelves
  11. 161 Transmigrated as a Bedclimbing Palace Maid in a Palace-Intrigue Novel 穿成宫斗文里的爬床宫女 Red Wolf Doesn't Eat Meat红太狼不吃肉Ancient Romance1.4M WordsCompleted No prestigious family background, no peerless beauty. After transmigrating, film queen Li Songyue finds herself cast as the most expendable bed-climbing maid in a palace intrigue novel. The transmigrated heroine is ahead of her, the reborn supporting female lead is behind her, and there’s also a demanding emperor to contend with. From bed-climbing maid to empress dowager of the realm. She won’t know how cold it is at the top until she climbs there. 327Reads—Score—Shelves
  12. 162 The Empress Is Sweet and Alluring, Winning Favor and Rising to Power 娘娘娇软妩媚，一路争宠上位 Bell Meow铃铛喵Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (A pure palace-intrigue story, not a one-on-one romance, and not a mutually faithful pairing. Proceed with caution!) Bai Ruotang is the legitimate daughter of the second branch of the Right Chancellor’s household. At fifteen, just after coming of age, she is sent into the palace to bear a child for her legitimate elder sister and help her secure the emperor’s favor. Unwilling to be reduced to someone else’s pawn, from the moment she steps through the palace gates, she decides she will carve out 11.7kReads8.9Score1.2kShelves
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  13. 163 The Emperor’s Favorite: His Beloved Consort 娇妃娘娘盛宠六宫 Blue Snow Pear Blossom蓝雪梨花Ancient Romance501k WordsCompleted (Transmigration + System + palace intrigue + happily ever after with the heroine as the emperor’s sole favorite) Xu Lanshan transmigrates into the body of a palace maid who was tortured to death by her own mistress. She has no choice but to plot her escape. The only way to stay alive is to win the emperor’s favor. She sees the bright side: he’s the most powerful man in the world, and he’s young and handsome, too. Sleeping with him would be a win. But what’s with this palace-intrigue System? If s 2.1kReads8.9Score146Shelves
  14. 164 Irresistible Temptation: The Emperor's Beloved 绝世诱惑：帝王的掌心娇 You Gongyu尤宫羽Ancient Romance425k WordsCompleted [Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq 22.5kReads9.3Score2.5kShelves
  15. 165 The Jade Abyss Misstep: The Eldest Daughter’s Joyful Life 玉渊错:嫡女的快意人生 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Screen Adaptation Rights Sold] Xie Yuyuan had suffered a life so wretched it could move heaven and earth and make the gods weep. After she died, even the underworld refused to take her in. Now she was back. Those who had bullied her before would be repaid in kind, whether with gratitude or vengeance. No one was getting away. She never expected to lose her heart to a blind man. Blind or not, she accepted him! But who could have guessed that the blind man would suddenly transform into a handsome, 4.6kReads9.0Score883Shelves
  16. 166 The Princess Arrives: The Scheming General Is Delighted to Be a Father 公主嫁到：腹黑将军喜当爹 If I Can't Write, I'll Just Make It Up不会写就乱写Ancient Romance1.7M WordsCompleted They say the Princess of Lieyang is beautiful and useless, a spoiled tyrant who bullies men and women alike. She shamelessly broke up a loving couple and abused her power to force the Chancellor’s eldest son to marry her. After waking up reborn, Mu Yunchu resolves to turn over a new leaf and become a princess of lasting renown, accomplished in both letters and arms. They say the Chancellor’s eldest son wants to get back together with her, but the Gu family’s cold-faced, undefeated young general 3.4kReads9.1Score2.8kShelves
  17. 167 After My Half-Sister Swapped My Betrothal, I Became the Powerful Minister's Cherished Love 被嫡姐换亲后，我成权臣心尖宠 A Wuwu阿芜芜Ancient Romance374k WordsOngoing [Sisters swap marriages + love after marriage + sweet romance] Liu Fu transmigrates into the unloved second legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Yongchang's household. With a face like a celestial maiden, she happily lazes around until the age of fifteen. Her mother picks a promising young top scholar to be her future husband. But after a high fever, her elder legitimate sister suddenly refuses to marry the heir of the Duke's household and insists on switching marriage partners with her. The he —Reads—Score—Shelves
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  18. 168 After Becoming the Family’s Darling, I Exposed the Villain’s Secret Identity! 团宠后我把反派大佬的马甲扒了！ Wan Duoduo万朵朵Ancient Romance879k WordsOngoing Transmigrate + two formidable leads + secret identities exposed + everyone’s favorite + romantic push and pull (not a power fantasy, half sweet and half angst) Ruthless hostage prince x princess skilled in medicine and poison A medical intern transmigrates and becomes the apple of everyone’s eye. Her doting father and brothers come as a bonus, along with a “scumbag” fiance. In the shadows of the imperial palace, a solitary figure lies in wait: The enemy kingdom’s gloomy, astute hostage prince se 19Reads8.9Score200Shelves
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  19. 169 Sick of the Madwoman, the Wicked Maid Decides to Find a New Boss 受够癫婆，恶婢决定换个老板 Emerald Mountain Sparrow翡山雀Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [A vicious supporting character’s maid awakens + face-slapping + playing the pig to eat the tiger + super sweet romance] [Career-minded maid × delusion-prone emperor, both virgins in both their lives] In her previous life, the maid Dan Feng saved the emperor when he was in trouble, but handed him over to her mistress, Wei Xixue. She watched as the whole Wei family rode on the emperor’s gratitude to rise to prominence; She watched as her mistress used that favor to become the emperor’s beloved co 12.3kReads8.6Score2.1kShelves
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  20. 170 Reborn, My Older Brothers Regret Everything 重生后，嫡兄们后悔了 Jun Ruyue君如月Ancient Romance3.1M WordsOngoing In her previous life, Tang Qingqing did everything she could, yet still failed to earn the approval of her parents and older brothers. Her half-sister and scumbag boyfriend even framed her, leaving her to die a tragic death. Reborn, she refuses to make the same mistakes again. She’s better off without such coldhearted family. But after she leaves without a second thought, her brothers all regret it. One after another, they chase after their sister, desperate to win her back. Tang Qingqing scoffs 3.8kReads8.9Score445Shelves
  21. 171 The Regent’s Wife Is Read Like a Book and Leads the Whole Nation to Turn the Tables 摄政王妃被读心，带着全国逆袭 The Chili Is Too Hot辣椒太辣Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Lin Yuxin transmigrated into a book, becoming the real heiress who had been switched at birth in the Minister's residence. The fake heiress framed her, she trusted the wrong people, and her whole family met a tragic end. Now that Lin Yuxin was here, she was determined to change her family's tragic fate and lay the groundwork for a happy life of her own. So she went to find her mother to start getting the facts straight. [Mother, the fake daughter you've raised all these years is scumbag Dad's il 7.4kReads9.0Score9kShelves
  22. 172 Don't Mess with the Princess Consort: She's Only Missing Virtue from the Five Elements! 王妃不能惹，她五行只缺德！ Jian Yu简钰Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Faithful Couple + Flirting Up a Storm + Goofball Comedy + Sweet and Satisfying Romance] Mu Yunshu transmigrates straight into a nightmare on her wedding night: she's caught in bed with another man, and her groom is the ruthless, unhinged Prince Rong Jiusi, a war god! Help! With his knife pressed to her throat, she begs for her life: “Your Highness, I’m an excellent doctor, beautiful, gentle, considerate, and understanding! Sparing my life is all gain and no loss!” He asks, “You’re gentle and co 53.3kReads9.3Score6.3kShelves
  23. 173 Passing My Days in the Imperial Palace 穿到皇宫混日子 Xiaoxiao Nishang筱筱霓裳Ancient Romance270k WordsCompleted A beautiful university lecturer accidentally falls into the water and transmigrates to the imperial palace, where she becomes a lowly palace maid. To enjoy a comfortable life in the palace, she draws on the memories and talents of her past life and makes a name for herself. 8Reads—Score—Shelves
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  24. 174 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted 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 60.2kReads9.7Score8.8kShelves
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  25. 175 Cherishing Flowers 惜花芷 Kong Liu空留Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [The original novel behind the TV adaptation starring Hu Yitian and Zhang Jingyi] After keeping her talents hidden for fifteen years, Hua Zhi thought she could spend her life as a proper aristocratic young lady, living in peace. But when the Hua family’s fortunes collapse, she has no choice but to reveal her sharp edge and hold the storm-tossed household together. Being out in public becomes the norm, and so does galloping through the streets. When all else fails, she even carries a coffin on he 22.6kReads9.6Score4.7kShelves
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  26. 176 A Match Made in Splendor, Her Beauty Rules the World 锦绣良缘之男颜倾天下 Su Ang苏盎Ancient Romance232k WordsCompleted Shen Heng was an unremarkable young lady among the official families of Shangjing. Aside from her somewhat striking looks, the one thing that made people take notice was her “remarkable achievement” of being jilted by the Prime Minister’s legitimate son. 4.2kReads9.5Score612Shelves
  27. 177 The Princess’s Tactics Are Impeccable, but Her Little Slave Can’t Handle Her Flirting 长公主手段高，小奴隶他不经撩 Wei Xun唯寻Ancient Romance322k WordsCompleted [Master-servant romance + slight yandere elements + reborn revenge against scumbags + sweet romance + heroine spoils hero. A story about a princess who builds her power and takes revenge while doting on her little slave, then goes on to become emperor.] [Unhinged, dark princess vs. sweet, loyal puppy-like little slave] In her previous life, Gu Xun trusted the wrong people and watched her country fall and her family perish. Reborn, Gu Xun vows to protect her homeland and make the so-called destin 6.3kReads9.4Score823Shelves
  28. 178 Disguised as a Man: The Tyrant Charms with Her Beauty 女扮男装：暴君她美色撩人 Flower Roll Rice花卷饭Ancient Romance750k WordsCompleted [Woman disguised as a man + no romance + strong heroine + gradually becomes everyone’s favorite] Jun Lin was born into the modern world and then reborn in another era. After disguising herself as a man, she finally managed to ascend the throne, only to be poisoned by her childhood friend and turned into a puppet under his control. Her memories became jumbled and her personality changed drastically. After five years of tyranny, she died in court. Jun Lin: “Thanks for asking. I woke up in a mass g 3.7kReads9.5Score547Shelves
  29. 179 The Alluring Powerful Minister 权臣妖娆 Minced Meat and Fried Egg肉沫跑蛋Ancient Romance960k WordsCompleted Also known as The Female Top Scorer and The Female Imperial Tutor. He was a celebrated, charmingly elegant top scorer, showered with every favor under the heavens. Only after the Du family was destroyed and he hanged himself in prison did the world learn that “he” was a woman! After her father's death, the family's good name was ruined. Dozens of loyal servants starved to death. The beautiful women of the household were either made into servants or reduced to playthings for officials. Reborn, Du 4kReads9.1Score514Shelves
  30. 180 Empress of the Xie Family 谢家皇后 Song of the Yue People越人歌Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted In her first year in the palace, she is a Talented Lady. In her fifth, she is a Jieyu. In her tenth, she wants to become empress. As empress, she can hold on to everything she treasures and keep it from being taken away. She can protect herself and her child, and she can... stay by his side. This is a road with only one direction: take a single step back, and all will be lost. The bright yellow ceremonial parasol moves forward, and the emperor's procession slowly enters the city gate. A yellow p 14.2kReads9.2Score1.6kShelves
  31. 181 After the Imperial Betrothal, the Princess Consort Just Wants the Prince to Keep Her Alive 赐婚后，王妃只想靠王爷续命 Zha Xiaogua扎小瓜Ancient Romance411k WordsCompleted A historical romance: marriage first, love later. Both leads are intelligent, articulate, and quick-witted. No angst, no silly characters, and sweet moments throughout. Originally titled Who Dares to Define Romance. Everyone in the capital regards Prince Yong as untouchable. Gu Qing is the only exception. Desperate for a life-saving medicine, she takes advantage of the emperor’s arranged marriage and weds Prince Yong, unaware that he is also gravely ill with a deadly poison. She is calm and rati 7kReads9.4Score889Shelves
  32. 182 After My Sickly, Possessive Ninth-Rank Lord Forced Me to Marry Him, I Got Pregnant 退婚强嫁病娇九千岁后，怀崽了 Setting Hearts Ablaze纵火芳心Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted [Villain + raising kids + doted on by everyone: silly beauty X ruthless fake eunuch, sweet 1v1 romance] A former top scientist transmigrated into a book and became a stand-in for the male lead's one true love. The moment she opened her eyes, she was at the scene of her broken engagement. To make matters worse, she was a doomed supporting character, a lovesick fool bent on her own destruction, and her entire family was made up of villains. Yu Nian: Have I walked straight into a wolf's den? Worst 28.5kReads9.3Score3.5kShelves
  33. 183 Qing Transmigration: The Noble Consort Takes Down Consort De and Becomes Empress Dowager 清穿：贵妃娘娘她灭了德妃成太后 My Feelings for You卿我意Ancient Romance873k WordsCompleted [Child-rearing (not self-sacrificing; willing to go after her mother, but never schemes against children) + Harem intrigue] After transmigrating into the Qing Dynasty as Noble Consort Tongjia during the reign of Kangxi, Ruirui's first thought was to go find that poor child... Ruirui didn't like the Qing Dynasty. But if she had to choose one person in all of Great Qing, it would be the Fourth Prince, later the Yongzheng Emperor. Not because she liked him, but because she felt for him. She felt fo 17.7kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
  34. 184 The Palace Maid Keeps Embarrassing Herself Every Day 宫女她每天都在社死的路上 Hu Yu蝴俞Ancient Romance577k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a book + inner thoughts + System + regret-and-redemption arc + secret identities] As the story’s disposable cannon-fodder bug, Zhou Shengsheng thinks she can reincarnate perfectly as long as she keeps the plot on track. But these three men are each stranger than the last. When she was a palace maid, they treated her like a plaything. She thought she could put on a new secret identity and get back at them for everything she had endured. But their reactions leave her baffled. Th 24.8kReads9.4Score5.7kShelves
  35. 185 Your Highness, Hold Her Back! The Princess Consort Strikes to Kill 王爷拦着点，王妃出手就要命 Jiang Ajiangjiang姜啊姜姜Ancient Romance566k WordsCompleted Transmigration + sweet romance + a devoted couple Lin Ye transmigrates by accident, only to be used as a pawn by her own father and forced to marry a disabled prince. Lin Ye: “Your Highness, I’ve come to defect. How about we pull off a spy-within-a-spy operation?” The prince: Is this woman an idiot or what?! With silver needles in her delicate hands, she heals the prince’s legs. With deft hands, she takes up carpentry and strikes fear into powerful enemies on every side. The prince turns into he 6kReads9.3Score602Shelves
  36. 186 The Little Highness Has a Screw Loose 小殿下他脑子有坑 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Ancient Romance295k WordsCompleted [Sweet, bold, and outspoken young princess X gentle, seemingly innocent but secretly calculating young prince] Shi Sui transmigrated into the heroine of a classic tragic romance. In the original, the male and female leads' melodramatic love story tortured them from the first chapter to the penultimate one, and still ended in a tragic finale. Shi Sui: Bye-bye, then. I'll pick the devoted second male lead. Basically, it's a story about a laid-back girl using her wonderfully quirky imagination to s 18.8kReads9.5Score2.4kShelves