Any Underrated Books That Are Great and Well Written? 有没有不火，却很好看，文笔又很好的书？

1. 1 最 The Last Diary Entry 最后一篇日记 Sui Ying随楹Modern Romance13k WordsCompleted [Simplified Chinese edition signed for publication] I only used looking at the flowers as an excuse. All I really wanted was to see you once. 26.4kReads9.1Score4.7k14d adds

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   The article is short, yet it encapsulates the entire story. This brief tale is also a reflection of the author's reality and his state of mind; just as there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand readers' eyes, everyone's experience will be different. I hope you can take ten minutes to read this story.

2. 2 娇 His Reborn Wife, Mr. Fu Can't Keep His Composure 娇妻重生，傅总把持不住了 Eggy Eggy蛋儿蛋儿Modern Romance222k WordsCompleted No angst + revenge + the scumbag and his mistress meet miserable ends In her previous life, Ji Nuannuan was blind to the truth and mistook a scumbag and her treacherous younger sister for her salvation. She caused the deaths of her only family member and the man who loved her more than life itself. Given another chance, she kicked those insincere people to the curb and clung to her man. Ji Nuannuan: “Fu Jinghan, why are you ignoring me?” Fu Jinghan: “I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself. 5.6kReads9.1Score53814d adds

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   This is a reborn female protagonist story where she turns the tables against all odds, but this one is truly different. The plot is incredibly captivating and unlike any other novel in this genre. It gets more and more addictive the more you read! 🥰🥰🥰

3. 3 卧 My Undercover Brother Is Covered in Wounds, and His Good Girl Brings Him a World of Light 卧底哥哥一身伤，乖宝赠他满身光 Yang Susu羊酥酥Modern Romance511k WordsCompleted Now available in print | Energetic comic artist × cold, world-weary undercover narcotics agent [They save each other + devoted couple + happy ending] On the first day after moving into her rental, Tong Yan saw someone picking the lock on the door across the hall. She kindly called the police, only to discover that the handsome “thief” was actually her neighbor. Later, Tong Yan found out her neighbor was a man of many jobs: food delivery guy / designated driver / rich second-generation / PTSD suf 29.5kReads9.5Score4.5k14d adds

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   This is essentially a very ordinary, sweet romance novel, but the author's writing style is excellent, making it very relatable.

4. 4 新 Wedding-Night Joy: The Sweet Princess Consort Can't Stop Throwing Up 新婚夜有喜，娇娇王妃孕吐不止 Deng Feng灯枫Eastern Fantasy370k WordsCompleted (The manhua adaptation is out. Search "My Fake-Dead Prince" for stunning character models and atmosphere.) [Redemption + Yandere + Secret Obsession + Extra Sweet Romance + Both Pure, Happy Ending] Yun Jiao transmigrated, arriving at a feast during Prince Yan's third funeral. The man in the ice coffin slowly sat up. Yun Jiao (chewing away): "What a coincidence. Did you fake your death too?" "Mm." "I've been dead for half a year. How about you?" "Hah. I die whenever I'm in a bad mood." Rumor had i 12.9kReads9.3Score1.4k14d adds

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   This book is really good; I read it straight through.

5. 5 岁 Spring's Joy, Year After Year 岁岁春欢 I Really Love Little Crabs超爱小螃蟹Ancient Romance669k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Years of Spring Joy is now available on all platforms] [Heroine and scumbag reborn + male lead transmigrates + mutual salvation + play the pig to eat the tiger] At seventeen, Shen Jiasui married Lu Yunzheng. The Shen and Lu families were both military dynasties, making them a formidable match. Two years into their marriage, Lu Yunzheng defeated the enemy kingdom and won renown across the land. But the Shen family was condemned for treason and executed to the last member. On 265.2kReads9.6Score31k14d adds

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   The story features a female protagonist who is a scumbag and a male protagonist who is reborn, a male protagonist who transmigrates, mutual redemption, and a "pretending to be weak while actually being strong" trope. The writing is excellent, and every character is vividly portrayed. The story not only explores love, family, and friendship, but also compassion for the common people, a strong sense of national duty, and different choices made in the face of power. After her rebirth, the female protagonist's motivation goes beyond revenge; she seeks a better life for countless loyal and righteous individuals like the Shen family. The transmigrated male protagonist meets the reborn female protagonist, and through numerous turbulent struggles, their hearts draw closer, becoming loyal friends, confidants, comrades-in-arms, and lovers. Using their wisdom, courage, and unwavering commitment to the greater good, they join forces with like-minded partners to overcome the oppression and conspiracies of imperial power, turning the tide and paving the way for a new golden age. The love story of the male and female protagonists also finds its happy ending.

6. 6 我 I Pledged Myself to a Slacker, and the Metaphysics Master’s Secret Identity Was Exposed 我与咸鱼画押，玄学大佬马甲被扒 Oolong Milk Cap Tea奶盖乌龙茶Modern Romance500k WordsCompleted [No romance + mysticism + a cast of lovable goofballs + spiritual qi revival + a little wish fulfillment + secret identities + transmigrate into a book + everyone’s favorite] Gu Juanyan transmigrates into a novel about secret identities as a fake heiress side character with her brain in her backside. All she does is court death and give the heroine chances to face-slap her. After learning her situation, Gu Juanyan decides to keep out of trouble and live like a lazy fish. She had hoped to coast t 14.6kReads9.5Score1.7k14d adds

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   This book, this book, this book!!! My Curly Ear Master!!! It's so good! 😢😢😢😢

7. 7 窝 I'm Pathetic, But Somehow Everyone Loves Me, Haha! 窝囊吧，但还是成万人迷了哈哈！ Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance592k WordsCompleted The print edition of The Side Character Could Never Be a Doormat is now available on all platforms [Outwardly meek but secretly hilarious heroine x violent, untamed hero whose rough edges are eventually worn smooth] Xu Nuo transmigrates into the role of a famously spineless supporting female character, then foolishly sets about seducing every male lead. When her secret comes to light, the male leads join forces to condemn her. Then she is dumped by her fiancé, setting her on the path to a deadly 33.1kReads9.5Score5.1k14d adds

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   I don't know if these are popular, but they're really good books! Check them out! You won't regret reading them! ❤️💕🥰❤️💕🥰

8. 8 装 I Kept Up the Act for Two Years, Then They Suddenly Read My Mind 装了两年突然被读心了 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Signed for publication in print] Also known as When My Billionaire Husband Started Coughing [Brooding, secretly snarky CEO X quirky, 'fake' innocent flower] Qi Weiran was a CEO worth billions. Because he carried a rare gene, he had a body that never got sick. But he could only live to the age of fifty. After he died, half his estate would go to his contract wife. One day, Qi Weiran's body, which had never shown a single sign of illness, suddenly began to cough. His adoring young wife, who loved 28.9kReads9.5Score3.6k14d adds
9. 9 疯 Crazy Male Lead, Don't Be Afraid. I'm Just a Plain Old Pervert 疯批男主别害怕，我只是单纯变态 Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance569k WordsCompleted [A print edition has been signed for publication] [Pure-hearted yet truly deranged male lead x fake psychopath female lead who does everything to survive] [From universally hated to universally adored * brothers’ road to redemption * both are virgins] Xiang Fengyu transmigrates into a book as the short-lived fiancée of a deranged male lead. From the start, she’s in danger of being killed after spotting a bloodstained shirt under his bed. She plans to use her golden finger, her knowledge of the p 21.2kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
10. 10 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
11. 11 富 The Rich Playboy Gives Up His Position and Fortune to Win Back His Ex 富少丢官弃财追前任 A Free Spirit by the Yaojiang River姚江边的性情中人Urban350k WordsCompleted He's a rich young man and a rising star in politics. When his wife cheats on him, he flies into a rage and wants revenge. But in love, politics, and business, he never plays by the rules. —Reads8.2Score—14d adds

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    The writing is excellent and the plot is fast-paced.

12. 12 不 My Baby Sister Was Secretly Taken Away Before She Was a Month Old... 不足满月的妹妹被偷偷抱走后…… Mountains and Rivers in the Brush笔里山河Modern Romance15k WordsCompleted After my baby sister, not even a month old, was secretly taken away... —Reads—Score—14d adds

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    A realistic novel, hope you enjoy it 😊

13. 13 尘 A Mayfly in the Mortal World 尘世一蜉蝣 Mountains and Rivers in the Brush笔里山河Urban102k WordsOngoing "Humanity follows the earth, the earth follows heaven, heaven follows the Way, and the Way follows nature." All beneath heaven bustle for profit; all beneath heaven hurry for profit. Heaven and earth give birth to all things, and all things have their own way. Defy the Way and you will surely be punished. Who has ever escaped the judgment of heaven? Qiao Yinuo, the son of a farming family, sets out on the path of politics in a daze after graduating from college, hoping to escape his shameful fam 1Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.3kReads9.6Score9.1k14d adds

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    A masterpiece whose title doesn't do it justice. The more you read, the more addictive it becomes. You can't put it down. I stayed up all night to finish it.

15. 15 笑 A Book of Amusing Tales 笑谈书 MooniracleAncient Romance105k WordsCompleted [The most boring transmigration in the world: a snarky heroine versus a crazy, unhinged male lead] BE BE BE The ending is devastating. Zhang Lixia accidentally transmigrated to ancient times before her final exams and became the daughter of a wealthy family. She thought she’d be living in luxury, but it turned out to be a carefully laid trap. 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    This book is amazing; everyone who reads it has reached the pinnacle of their life.

16. 16 重 Back to 1985: Tales of the Northeast 重回1985：东北往事 Heading North向北Urban1.9M WordsCompleted These are fiery years spent feeling one’s way across a river by touching the stones, a time of thriving vitality where the bold could eat their fill, and of wild growth where big shots were everywhere. The rules of this society have never changed: the meek fear the tough, the tough fear the ruthless, the ruthless fear the reckless, and the reckless fear those who don’t care if they live or die. But even those who don’t care if they live or die fear madmen. And so, Zhou Dongbei went mad. (TV adap 85.3kReads9.6Score8.8k14d adds

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    This novel is well-written and quite realistic. It vividly portrays the characters of Northeast China in the 1980s, a period of passionate dynamism, and the friendships between people are well-depicted. It truly captures the life, society, and interpersonal dynamics of Northeast China during that era. It's a good read and worth checking out.

17. 17 我 I Break Down, You Get Canceled: Nothing Lasts, Not Even Your Career 我破防你塌房，逝事无常房不胜房 May Everyone Give Me a Golden Knife每人赠我金错刀Modern Romance489k WordsOngoing [Showbiz + meme banter + shameless + no taboos + unhinged rambling + 1v1 + rivals-to-lovers + love and hate] Two disasters, a fallen family, and the loss of her closest loved ones turned Chang Siwu into a down-and-out heiress. From then on, tales of her being impossible to kill spread far and wide. She entered showbiz as a small-time actress. On variety shows, a guest would get canceled; on set, an actor would get canceled. Before long, the entertainment industry was saying she had a born-to-los 8Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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    These books are really great, very unique and unconventional! 😂 Chang Siwu's first appearance on a variety show was when she was twenty years old. It was a dating show, and at that time she hadn't entered the entertainment industry yet; she was just an ordinary college student. She only went on the show to earn some extra money, but wow, all the other guests except her had their relationships ruined. They seemed to be all lovey-dovey on camera, but behind the scenes…

18. 18 她 She's a Murderess, So How Did She Marry the Junior Minister of the Court of Judicial Review? 她杀人魔，怎么嫁了大理寺少卿？ Ya Bazi牙霸子Ancient Romance525k WordsCompleted [Female Lead: Has a Slight Grasp of Human Nature] X [Male Lead: A Good Man] [A Not-Quite-Right, Delicate Beauty X The Pure and Noble Xie Xiao Wu] . Sang Mi was a man-eating flower that killed without batting an eye, a murderous fiend who couldn’t be bothered to lift a finger and couldn’t tell one grain from another. She transmigrated. But why was she the daughter of the Minister of Justice? And why had she married Xie Zeyi, a junior official at the Court of Judicial Review? . Xie Zeyi had long b 6.4kReads9.1Score69814d adds
19. 19 心 Darling, Please Don't Leave Me, Okay? 心肝，别不要我了好不好 Wendy温迪大大Modern Romance664k WordsCompleted [The print edition of "Blazing Love" is now available] [Reborn + Obsessive Devotion + Healing] When we first met, you were a song of warmth in the southern cold, healing me night after night as I languished in hell. On a cold night, seven-year-old Nan Sheng found Yin Han huddled in a corner of an alley and held out her warm, pale hand. Her first words to him were, "Hey, big brother, you're so handsome! Would you come home with me and be my husband?" Yin Han didn't know that the moment he took th 18.4kReads9.3Score2k14d adds
20. 20 过 Come Here and Give Me a Kiss 过来亲一下 I Eat Pomelos Without Spitting Out the Pith吃柚子不吐皮吖Modern Romance304k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available] [Published as Summer's Lucky Charm] ☆Cool, gentle boy × world-weary, listless girl☆ [One-on-one sweet romance | School life, comedy, doting romance, redemption, healing] Wen Jibai always sincerely believed her new deskmate was a handsome, aloof heartthrob who took advantage of his looks and treated everyone coldly. Until one day, she saw this search in his Baidu history: [This is so annoying. What should I do if I've fallen for my deskmate?] 11.9kReads9.6Score1.6k14d adds

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    Campus romance, sweet and romantic story, completed. Cold and gentle boy VS world-weary and decadent girl.

21. 21 求 Please Love Me Openly 求你明恋我 Elk Seventeen麋鹿十七Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [The print edition is now available. Search for A Confession I Couldn’t Hide to get a signed copy] [Roguishly handsome, irresistible Jin Zhuo x sweet, alluring Qin Yingxia] [Both Pure + College Romance + Secret Crush Becomes Mutual + Sweet Romance + Light Ensemble Cast] Qin Yingxia had been secretly in love with Jin Zhuo for seven years. She worked as hard as she could to get into Imperial University, all so she could be a little closer to him. On the first day of school, she accidentally took t 50.5kReads9.5Score7.8k14d adds
22. 22 甜 How Sweet Is It? 甜度为几分 Zero-Sugar Gardenia栀栀为零糖Modern Romance332k WordsCompleted [Scheming, proud, aloof childhood friend × pampered, precious, beautiful childhood sweetheart] A pretty transfer student arrived at Licheng No. 1 High School. Someone scoffed. “Apart from her looks, what's so special about her? I heard she's bad at school and her family isn't anything special. How could senior Jiang Ciyun possibly know her?” Until one day, after a monthly exam Lu Zhaozhao spread all the exam papers she needed across her desk. Her classmates gathered around. “Top student, lend us 29.5kReads9.3Score3.8k14d adds
23. 23 蝉 The Cicada Project 蝉计划 Moonlight Old Rascal明月老贼Urban4.7M WordsCompleted [Spiritual qi revival + crafty schemer + comedy + meme references + one heroine] As spiritual qi revived, Jiang Bai unexpectedly arrived in the age of the fifth mysterious tide. Everything he knew had faded with the passage of time. The world had been utterly transformed, familiar places and people were gone, and the career he had once fought for had turned to dust. The past was beyond recall. In this chaotic, dark age, order had long since collapsed, civilization was no more, and the shadow of 68.3kReads9.3Score7k14d adds

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    After you've finished watching quietly, go and reflect on your life.

24. 24 匹 A Common Man Takes the Stage 匹夫驾到 Qian Xiao千笑Urban2.4M WordsCompleted (Signed for print publication) (One heroine, no System, not a power fantasy, Chinese-style supernatural abilities) Among the infinite parallel worlds, there is a special world called Nanke, and a special group of people known as Calamity Exorcists. They soar through the skies and burrow underground, know the past and present, and travel between parallel worlds in different eras to carry out missions. A young man who calls himself a commoner is chosen by fate to enter Nanke’s mysterious academy, 76.1kReads9.4Score7.7k14d adds
25. 25 当 When the Uncanny Descends on the World, Death Is the End 当诡异降临世界，死亡即是终点 Qingyuan Vocational High School Prodigy庆元职高小天才Mystery2.5M WordsOngoing [Supernatural horrors descend + no System + fresh worldbuilding + survival + semi-infinite-flow + no do-gooder protagonist + not dark + supernatural abilities] In the best years of his life, amid the exuberance of youth, Su Yuan thought his days would remain peaceful and beautiful forever. Then a line of bloody text appeared on the blackboard during evening study. [In the silent night, a terrifying ghost appears outside your dorm room... How long will it take to kill you?] Everyone thought it wa 394.7kReads9.3Score44.1k14d adds
26. 26 不 Nothing More Than That 不过尔尔 Egrets in Pairs白鹭成双Ancient Romance400k WordsCompleted Er’er is a weak little immortal. She can’t fight monsters, and she can’t meditate either. With barely eight hundred years of cultivation, she loses it all the moment she ascends to the Ninth Heaven. But she has the gift of foresight. She knows that one day, the man before her will destroy heaven and earth and slaughter every living thing. Before he turns demonic, she must bind her little life tightly to his. Li Ye is a powerful High God. He ranks first at fighting monsters, first at meditati 6.7kReads9.4Score1.2k14d adds

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    Not very popular, the female lead is a bit of a lazy bum but has strong morals and is willing to take responsibility (to save the world), while the male lead is a yandere villain (who listens to the female lead). The setting of the immortal realm is very unique; the female lead has the ability to foresee and reverse time.

27. 27 娇 The Sweet, Delicate White Moonlight and the Obsessive Villain Got Their Happy Ending 娇软白月光和偏执反派he了 Yu Tang羽棠Ancient Romance255k WordsCompleted [Clingy, pampered heiress and idealized beloved vs. obsessive, fiercely loyal villain] Xie Miaoyu has given her heart to someone else, yet Xie Cheng forces her to marry him. For three years, she waits for the man she loves to return from the battlefield with military honors and make her his wife. Then one day, Xie Miaoyu dreams that she is the beloved who dies young in a romance novel. The man she loves is the story’s hero. After her death, he will marry the heroine, her cousin who looks just li 382Reads6.9Score10114d adds

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    This is a highly recommended book. It's about a man who forcefully marries a woman and then begs for her affections, and how they resolve misunderstandings and fall in love. I really enjoyed reading it.

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