In a Serious Reading Slump. Recommend Some Highly Rated Novels, Fellow Persimmon Lovers Don't Lie to Each Other 顶级书荒，推荐几本高评分小说，柿子人不骗柿子人
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After the Substitute Marriage, the Difficult Princess Turned the Whole Court Upside Down 替嫁后，作精王妃带偏全朝
Modern-day slacker Lin Wanwan transmigrates into the body of an unloved concubine-born daughter of the prime minister and is forced to take the place of another bride to marry the supposedly brutal Seventh Prince, Xie Wujiu. On their wedding night, she kicks open the bridal chamber door. “Your Highness! I want candied hawthorns from Li’s shop south of town! Now! Right this instant!” Xie Wujiu crushes his wine cup. “…Drag her out.” But later ✅ The cold-faced prince: “Run again and I’ll break y
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What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著）
What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his
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The Underworld Detective 阴间神探
My new work is out! You can 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!
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The Greatest Taboo Among the People 民间第一禁忌
They severed my tendons and buried me alive in a sealed coffin, but they didn’t know I was born with the fate of the King of Hell! [Folk horror, feng shui and talismans, incense offerings] Feng shui and fortune-telling, painted-skin demons and spirit summoning, walking in the shadows and corpse driving, corpse-raising spells and curses, yin tattoos and talismanic needles, puppets controlled by strings, red doors sealed with wax, Dogs digging graves on Burial Mound Ridge, ghosts feasting in the R
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My Family Loves the Adopted Daughter, While a Top Tycoon Kisses Me Until I'm Blushing Every Night 全家都爱养女，我被顶级大佬夜夜亲红温
[1v1, both virgins + obsessive, unhinged tycoon × sweet, cunning little villainess] Xie Shuyao was the true daughter of the Xie family, but the family’s fake daughter schemed against her and cost her her life. The Xie family took everything from her to pave the way for the fake daughter, making the hypocritical, vicious girl shine like a star. Meanwhile, her three brothers broke her arms and legs, poisoned her until she couldn’t speak, and finally beat her to death. After being reborn, Xie Shuya
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Wake Up! The Crown Prince's Wicked Girlfriend Is Reborn 睁眼！太子爷的恶毒女友重生了
(Publication deal signed) Vanity-Driven, Selfish, Silly Beauty X Love-Obsessed Young Master of the Capital's Elite | Neither Is a Good Person | The Young Master Becomes Her Dog | HE Rong Jiqiao had a pretty awful death in her previous life. For three years, she deceived Duan Yan, the young master of a powerful Beijing family who had been lost as a child, and pretended to be the person who had saved his life, enjoying his affection. But when the real savior returned, he kicked her aside, leaving
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The Beautiful, Sweet Princess of a Fallen Kingdom and the Mad Emperor Who Loves Her Obsessively 亡国公主美又娇，病娇疯帝强制爱
(Main story complete) The groveling chase for a wife + the beloved of everyone + forced love + taking by force + devoted to each other Rebellious princess of a fallen kingdom VS possessive, sickly tyrant On their wedding night, the Chu army broke through the city walls. Dressed in her bright red wedding gown, Su Mian had waited six years for Chu Junqi, only to receive his furious revenge. She became a prisoner, a caged bird, and the new emperor of Chu's plaything. Three years ago, that man had l
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I Set My Trap with Fortune-Telling, and He Offered Me His Empire 我以相术做局，他以江山为聘
[Reborn + clear-eyed heroine + love and hate + wielding him as a weapon] Nan Zhi is the emperor's legitimate daughter, a princess adored by all. She can stir up trouble right under the emperor's nose and pull hair right off the crown prince's head. A year after their wedding, she uses her status as a princess to help her husband rise to the top. But when the kingdom falls apart, he pushes her off the city wall just to appease his sworn enemy, whose troops are at the gates. When she opens her eye
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She Stopped Comforting Him 她不哄他了
A heads-up before you start ❗️: One of the side couples is a gay couple, so please skip this if that bothers you. [The print edition under the same title is now available] [Healing × Love that grows over time × Angsty school romance] Sweet, gentle, well-behaved student × rebellious, handsome bad boy That midsummer seemed hotter than any before. The girl in the graduation photo smiled sweetly, with a boy in a white shirt grinning boldly behind her. They met in midsummer, and parted in midsummer t
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Spring Tide over Beijing and Macau 京澳春潮
[Print edition preorders open August 7, 2026, at 7 p.m.] [Heiress vs. Men from All Walks of Life] Also known as Spring Tide in Jing'ao The first time Wen Ning saw Xie Zhiyu on Aodao, she knew he was a dangerous man. Even though he was merely sitting quietly in a dessert shop, eating a bowl of mung bean soup. The little shop was packed and noisy, yet no one dared share a table with him. A few meters around him, an island of solitude had been deliberately carved out. “Who is he?” “Xie Zhiyu. No on
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The Consort Is Alluring and Seductive, and the Cold, Cruel Emperor Can't Resist Her 娘娘妩媚妖娆，冷戾帝王不禁撩
With an imperial decree, Gu Wanying, daughter of the Marquis of Guangping, is betrothed to the Prince Regent. The night before the decree arrives, she learns that the world she's in is the setting of a novel she read in modern times. The male lead in the book is a prince. He and the heroine, Meng Xin, have loved each other since they were young, but Meng Xin is taken into the imperial harem and becomes a favored consort. From then on, Feng Yuzhao goes to war, conquering new territory and buildin
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She Was Going to Kill Me, but I’m Still Alive, Aren’t I? 她是要杀本王，可本王不是没死吗
Mutual devotion + a rival who gets his comeuppance + happy ending Synopsis One: Jiang Xueci transmigrated into a book, becoming the brainless heroine who still loved the male lead even after he slaughtered her entire family. Jiang Xueci: “Ha...” How is that any different from falling in love with the prime minister of Japan in the real world? Suffer for the male lead and then get back together with him? No way. I'll cling to the antagonist's leg instead. With the story in my hands, either I live
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So Sweet, So Alluring! The Tipsy Young Master Held Her Close and Coaxed Her All Night 又乖又欲！太子爷醉酒夜抱她轻哄
[Coming soon in print] Devoted, unhinged tycoon × cool, down-and-out heiress [Original title: A Night of Desire on the Capital’s Branches. The elite circle of the capital + breakup and reconciliation + groveling redemption + older, guiding lover + falling in love through self-persuasion] Jiang Wanzhi came from a prominent family and was known throughout Kyoto as an innocent, well-behaved young lady. Few knew that she was secretly dating Ximen Lichen, the heir to a prestigious research family. Th
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The Blind Swordsman Peers Into Heaven Without Eyes 瞎子背剑，无眼窥天
[Watch the short drama The Hidden Ruins of Mountains and Seas: The Eyeless One Sees the Heavens on Red Fruit!] [No System] [Swordsmanship prodigy] [Passionate] [Decisive and ruthless] He is blind, carries a coffin on his back, and has suffered a bitter fate. The sect says: “We’ll protect you.” His brothers say: “We’ll stay by your side.” The sword spirit says: “I... will wait for you.” Later, he becomes the ruler of the Immortal Realm, and his sight returns. Looking back on the road he has trave
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Heaven’s Abyss 天渊
(The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw
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From the Start, I Had Only a Knife: A Death Row Inmate Slays His Way to the Throne 开局一把刀，死囚杀成王
[Reborn + invincible + ruthless + the ultimate path] Li Dao is reborn in the Great Qian Dynasty as a third-rank earl. During a palace banquet, he accidentally gets drunk and stumbles into a palace. Just then, his memories of his previous life return, and between the memory confusion and the alcohol, he ruins the virtue of the palace's mistress. In a rage, the emperor sends Li Dao to a death-row camp on the frontier, hoping he'll die beyond the border. Instead, he unexpectedly awakens a “gain sta
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My Disciples Are Such a Handful: Either They Betray Me or Make a Move on Me 女徒弟们不省心，不是叛徒就冲师
“The Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms: You learned seventeen moves and then betrayed your master to switch teams?” “Are you serious?” Chen Feng watched with his own eyes as the female apprentice he had painstakingly trained betrayed him on the spot after winning the championship. “I gave you a chance, and you didn’t know how to cherish it. Now you can take responsibility for your choice!” Chen Feng had a Master Teacher System and countless top-tier martial arts techniques. He trained one peerless
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After a Flash Marriage, the Richest Man Spoils Me Rotten 闪婚后，首富老公宠我入骨
[Female lead: marriage first, love later / Male lead: has been deeply in love with her for a long time] Shen Huaishuang stood outside the marriage registration office. Her grandmother had found her a match: the grandson of their neighbor, Grandma Su. She’d heard he was dependable and levelheaded, strong and upright. Only after meeting him did she learn that Grandma Su’s grandson was the man she’d spent the night with. The two of them smoothly registered their marriage. Her stepmother and half-si
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Reborn and Sweetly Unhinged: A Red-Carpet Kiss with the Capital’s Crown Prince 重生甜疯了，勾京圈太子红毯热吻
[Extra-sweet, extra-indulgent romance, devoted couple, entertainment industry, wealthy families, dating show, obsessive devotion, male lead feels the female lead's pain] [After being reborn, the sweet little rose clings to her nemesis and showers him with affection] [Reborn and crazy in love, she kisses the capital's top heir on the red carpet] Before she was reborn, Shi Xing and Qi Chenyan were widely known as sworn enemies. She hated Qi Chenyan with every fiber of her being. Until a raging fir
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Lavish Indulgence 奢宠
[Strong Male and Female Leads + Well-Matched + Reborn Romance] Reborn overnight, she became the only daughter of one of the capital’s most powerful families! Her father held a high-ranking position, her mother controlled a financial empire, and her grandfather was a living legend of the capital. As the apple of everyone’s eye, Leng Yunqi looked calmly at the ex-boyfriend who had betrayed her in her previous life. Hah! Even if you’re a “god” in the business world, I’ll still crush you underfoot u
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The Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoarded a Hundred Billion in Supplies 冰河末世，我囤积了百亿物资
Doomsday + reborn + massive stockpiling + playing it safe + unlimited space + dark revenge, no saintly protagonist The world enters an ice age. The freezing apocalypse arrives, and 95% of the planet's population perishes! In his previous life, Zhang Yi was killed by people he'd helped because of his kind heart. Reborn one month before the freezing apocalypse, Zhang Yi awakens a spatial ability and begins frantically stockpiling supplies! Short on supplies? He empties the hundred-billion-yuan war
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When I Claim These Lands, I'll Win Your Heart 待我拱手河山讨你欢
(The new book’s rating has just been released. Darlings, please help give it a five-star review at the end of the book. Mwah!) At the age when he should be carefree, bold, and living for the moment, Chu Longfei has no choice but to follow in his father’s footsteps and shoulder the burden of leading the martial world. He devotes himself wholeheartedly to the welfare of the martial world, only to be persecuted, with even his closest and dearest family members caught in the crossfire. Luckily, his
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The Emperor Descends Upon the Nine Heavens: The Invincible Old Ancestor Crushes All Under Heaven 帝临九霄：无敌老祖碾压诸天
Ye Qingyu was reborn as the ancestor of the Tianyun Ancient Clan. His cultivation had reached the ninth heaven of the Quasi-Emperor realm, but after failing to survive his tribulation, he fell into a thousand-year slumber. The day he awoke, his family was being bullied by the rising force known as the "Heavenly Dao Alliance." After awakening the [Invincible Villain System], he discovered that the entire cultivation world was secretly plotting an "Emperor-Slaying Plan." The System issued a missio
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Mermaid Chanson 人鱼香颂
Mermaids roam a ghost ship by night, where a long-sealed transoceanic love letter lies aboard a whale-bone fishing vessel! Fourteen breathtaking love stories, sweet enough to delight, angsty enough to hurt. Deep old velvet, a beautiful fool, a refined knight commander, a younger wolf pup, and an irresistibly alpha heartthrob. Pick your favorite pairing from this delicious mix. Turn hardship into absinthe and drink it down with the bitter salt of the waves. Shed tears like pearls, shed the tender
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The Extraordinary Life of a Young Man from a Small Village 小村青年的非凡人生
In that moment, I truly understood why the poor stay poor. It isn't because we don't work hard enough. It's because of the environment we live in, the resources we have, our narrow-mindedness, and the few, fragile opportunities available to us. All of it traps my impoverished family in a struggle just to survive! I gave everything I had for a chance to “change my fate,” yet a single storm was enough to destroy it!
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Echoes of the Past 洄念
Huinian is a warm, heartwarming campus romance. The story follows Lin Yue, Gu Huai, Li Jia, and Ye Yucheng, who meet in high school and form a close bond. They become known as the Four Friends of Ningguang. Lin Yue loves design and displays a remarkable talent for it while still at school. But her path to adulthood is full of setbacks, and she faces the difficult choice between family pressure and her dream of becoming a designer. Gu Huai appears aloof but has a passionate heart. He quietly fal
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Reborn, I’m Taking Shortcuts to Help the Nation Get Ahead 都重生了，让国家走点捷径怎么了
Zhou Yang, an unrivaled patriot who devoted his whole life to his country, was reborn and returned to the remote mountain village where he had been sent down to work in 1975! Looking at the transfer order in his hand, this time he didn't hesitate. He tore it to shreds! In his previous life, he'd been blinded by greed and abandoned his wife and daughter to return to the city, watching helplessly as Li Youwei and her daughter met tragic deaths. Reborn, all Zhou Yang wanted was a warm home with his
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She Just Wants to Lie Low, but They Keep Forcing Her to Rebel 她想咸鱼躺，非逼她造反
[Screen adaptation rights sold] Lu Songli transmigrated into a book and became the cannon-fodder first wife of Xie Zhan, the male lead of The Powerful Minister's Beautiful Young Second Wife. In the book, her friend Zhao Yutan, who returned in glory from a place of exile, would steal her husband. The two of them carried on behind her back while she was gravely ill, and their affair literally angered her to death. Lu Songli was about to roll up her sleeves and tear into the cheating scumbag and
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A Great Beauty Raises Kids in a Beijing Courtyard, 1980s Style 八零大美人四合院养娃日常
(Slice of life + sweet romance + raising children + family life + career) Zhao Jinshu was in her sixties. Her children had grown up and started families of their own, and she had seen her parents-in-law off. She was just about to travel around the country when she was reborn. She returned to the time a few months after she had first moved to the city. Back then, she knew nothing. A young bride from the countryside, she was shy, too embarrassed to speak up, and insecure. Even though her husband
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Military Marriage: The Stern-Faced Officer Is Won Over by a Stunning Painter 军婚：面凶军官被绝美画家拿捏了
[Stunning artist x tough, prison-style military officer] [Pocket dimension, limited appearances + sweet romance + satisfying wish fulfillment + no awful characters] Shi Tingyu is a young painter with a modest reputation. One day, she transmigrates to the 1970s and becomes the daughter of a weapons researcher. Before she can enjoy her new life, her parents face the prospect of being reported and sent down to the countryside. Unwilling to let her suffer, her parents quickly arrange a blind date fo
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Apocalypse Rebirth: The Big Shot Starts by Stockpiling a Million Supplies 末世重生：大佬从百万囤货开始
[Apocalypse + ruthless heroine + System storage space + stockpiling supplies + infrastructure building + strong female lead + an outrageously powerful golden finger!] Han Qingxia, a hardened survivor who struggled through ten years of the apocalypse, is betrayed by her base while it’s under siege by zombies. She opens her eyes and finds herself back half a month before the apocalypse! Her deadbeat father, awful grandmother, and stepmother are still trying to force her out of her home so her brot
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Natural Disasters from the Start: I Hoard a Hundred Billion in Supplies and Win by Doing Nothing 开局天灾，我靠囤百亿物资躺赢
[Post-Apocalyptic World + Reborn + Spatial Storage + Stockpiling + Pets + Slice of Life] (Available in print; the short drama and motion comic are now streaming) In a post-apocalyptic world of natural disasters, only the fittest survive. Typhoons, floods, extreme cold and heat, earthquakes, tsunamis, insect plagues, acid rain… After struggling to survive for three years in the apocalypse, Jiang Ning met a miserable death. Reborn three days before the end of the world, she seizes the advantage, r
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Everyone Stakes Their Life: I Become the Grim Reaper and Save the Goddesses of the World 全民氪命：化身死神救济天下女神
[Transmigration into another body + multiple heroines + hidden secrets + everyday life + cheat ability + ruthless decisiveness + absurdly high stats + two-form transformation + Titled Douluo certified] Take it slow at first, then become invincible in the middle and late stages! Good news: I transmigrated. Bad news: I transmigrated into a tabby cat! In this world, people awaken their Life Wheel Spirit Mark at eighteen, and lifespan is quantified as a stat. To get stronger, you have to spend
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The Carefree Young Prince Rises 逍遥小世子崛起
While carrying out a special mission for China, Song Yang was killed in action. Fortunately, he transmigrated into the body of a good-for-nothing official’s son in a different time and place in ancient times. Armed with his modern memories, he lay low until he had learned the rules of this world, then began his journey to turn his life around: crushing the Xiongnu, pacifying Jiaozhi, and rising to marquis and chancellor...
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Meow Yeah’s Sweet Romance Diary 猫耶的甜宠日常
The little everyday moments of two people. Through every step of the journey, they are confidants, friends, and the most important people in each other's hearts. An inexplicable understanding unfolds here! I hope you enjoy it. Thank you, everyone!
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My Wife Is the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Number One Female Demon 我老婆是东晋第一女魔头
The kings of the Sima clan turned their blades on one another. The northern barbarians ate their fill of human flesh. The aristocratic families fled south in terror. The starving commoners boiled their children in pots. Heroes fought for their lives on the battlefield, while nobles got high in their palaces. Sons killed fathers, younger brothers killed older brothers, daughters became slaves, and men became concubines... This absurd age was one long debauch. Tang Yu: “I just want to protect myse
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I Took a Demon God as My Master 捡个魔神做师父
[Urban cultivation, a story of an ordinary local man who rises through an unexpected encounter and changes his life.] On a night of raging wind and rain, Xu Nuo saves a cat, and his life changes overnight. A treasure from the cat’s mouth awakens the remnant soul of a primordial spirit who claims to be a great demon god from the Immortal Realm, and the spirit becomes his master! From then on, his life is turned upside down. Campus goddesses, ancient martial artists, superhumans, people with awake
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