I'm in a Terrible Reading Slump. I Can't Get Into Anything Lately! Please Recommend Something Good 严重书荒，最近看啥都看不进去了！求推荐求好看的

1. 1 重 Reborn in the Eighties: Old Lady Li Leaves Her Husband and Son 重生八零，李老太她抛夫弃子 Truly Mighty真威武Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Li Shuping had worked hard all her life, raised three children, and helped raise her grandchildren, yet she had never enjoyed a single day of comfort. Her family had never acknowledged all she had done for them. After her second daughter-in-law pushed her down and broke her leg, her children treated her like a burden and dumped her in a nursing home. With no children visiting and fees often unpaid, going hungry and getting beaten by the caregivers became part of daily life. Bedsores filled with 33.6kReads8.8Score3.9k14d adds

   Reader note

   This is the first time I've read a book about an elderly person's rebirth. It's very novel, and the writing is delicate. The female protagonist, even after reuniting with her family, is grounded and lives her life honestly, without any thoughts of instant success or getting something for nothing. Highly recommended!

2. 2 灰 The Gray Lotus 灰莲花 Clouds of Rough Noodles Again又见糙面云Modern Romance819k WordsCompleted [A textbook case of realist business warfare + a deeply romantic, top-tier intellectual romance] The world has gone mad. A top-tier rich, handsome young heir is forced to compete with his wealthy wife for a lover... “If she likes me and I like her too, then we’ll each have to prove ourselves.” The male lead is loaded with resources and comes with every advantage, while the female lead has brains and beauty and rises from humble beginnings. A textbook case of realist business warfare, arranged fa 37.7kReads9.4Score4.5k14d adds

   Reader note

   The only new book I stayed up all night reading this year. I never expected a book like this to appear on Tomato Bookstore. A top-tier contemporary romance novel with strong leads, sweet and angsty, intellectual and platonic. After reading this, I couldn't get into anything else. The author has a deep literary foundation, far superior to novice authors. The writing is divine, incredibly delicate. The male lead's love is passionate, but not mindless. The female lead is brilliant; after reading, you'll not only fall in love with the male lead but also with the female lead. The character design is sophisticated; no one on Tomato Bookstore has anything like it, no one has copied it. Suitable for discerning, seasoned readers; a unique and extreme emotional rollercoaster, not clichéd. The pacing is steady, starting slowly but building up to a sweeter, more intense feeling as you read. A grand vision; it'll give you a mental boost. The plot takes off after chapter ten. Trust me, you'll come back to thank me after you finish reading.

3. 3 百 Ten Billion from the Start: Hoarding Supplies Like Crazy in the Apocalypse 百亿开局：我在末世疯狂囤货 X's Diary of DelusionsX的狂想日记Sci-Fi & Apocalypse779k WordsCompleted Apocalypse + rebirth + zombies + supernatural abilities + massive stockpiling + spatial storage + infrastructure building When the apocalypse’s blood moon once again blankets the land, civilization falls and zombies run rampant! Xu Yan struggled to survive for five years in his previous life, only to die horribly in the jaws of zombies. Now he has been reborn a year before the apocalypse, with five years of memories! Ding! The space inside his family’s heirloom jade pendant awakens. From the s 46Reads7.0Score1614d adds

   Reader note

   If you're looking for something to read, check out these books. I personally think they're excellent and worth reading for all you avid readers!

4. 4 四 Siheyuan: From the Start, I Take My Little Sister and Flee the Famine in Beijing 四合院：开局带妹妹逃荒四九城 Three Turns and One Ring三转一响Male-Channel Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted Su Jianjun transmigrates to the famine-stricken year of 1960 as a teenage refugee, with his younger sister in tow. They are still hundreds of kilometers from the capital, and they have already run out of food. Just as they are about to starve to death on the road, he acquires a pocket world at the critical moment. He can farm, raise livestock, and even strengthen his body. With the pocket world to help him, Su Jianjun leads his sister through the famine and makes it to the capital. He also uses 8.7kReads6.2Score36514d adds
5. 5 末 Apocalypse: From Heavy-Duty War Trucks to a City in the Sky 末世：从重卡战车到天空之城 Zero Eight Zero One零八零一Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.0M WordsCompleted [Already adapted into several AI animated dramas... Apocalypse + Massacre + Goddesses + Resources + Hoarding + Campus Beauties + Farming + All of Humanity + Survival] Su Hao wakes from a nap to find the apocalypse upon them. Humans have turned into zombies, and plants and animals have mutated too! Trapped on a rooftop with a goddess, Su Hao first kills the mutated goddess, then triggers an infinite series of god-tier choices! [Choice 1: One ton of gold and ten tons of beef!] [Choice 2: A beautif 66.2kReads7.7Score7.1k14d adds
6. 6 人EN I Write Diaries on the Sun, and the Primordial World Goes Haywire 人在太阳写日记，洪荒全乱套了 Hardworking Ximu勤奋的西木Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted Synopsis: [Honghuang] [Survivalist Cultivation] [Third Golden Crow] [No Conquest] [Spoilers] [Diary] [Demon Clan Idea Man] Xuanyang wakes up to find he has transmigrated to Honghuang’s Sun Star. He has become the third Golden Crow in Honghuang, after Dijun and Taiyi. He dislikes fighting and wants no part in karmic entanglements. All he wants is to live freely, so he stays cooped up on the Sun Star. Then he unexpectedly unlocks a Diary System. As long as he writes in his diary every day, he grow 12.6kReads7.3Score97614d adds
7. 7 金 The Golden Rankings Have Appeared, and I Can No Longer Lay Low in Honghuang 金榜出世，我在洪荒不能继续苟了 Desolate Glory Shatters the Heavens凄煌破天Eastern Fantasy2.2M WordsCompleted Su Changkong transmigrates to the Chaotic World, before Heaven and Earth have been separated. He also has a god-tier golden finger: the Super Sign-In System. So he decides to keep an extremely low profile. He once discussed the Dao with Pangu and witnessed Pangu split open the heavens! He also witnessed the battle between the Three Thousand Gods and Demons and lived through the many calamities of the Primordial World... Later, when the Heavenly Dao collapses and Nuwa mends the sky, the Hongmeng 1kReads5.4Score10114d adds
8. 8 我 I Became My Ex's Mother-in-Law 我给前任当丈母娘 August Witch八月女巫Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted The short drama based on this novel, Uncle, I Only Want to Take Advantage of You, is now streaming. Starring Yu Long and Yang Mie Mie. [Older Man Romance] [Sweet Everyday Romance] [Powerful CEO] [Lighthearted and Funny] [No Angst, No Saintly Heroine] [No Affair] [No Stand-In] I showed up dressed to the nines at my ex-boyfriend's engagement party. He thought I'd come to ruin the event, but I smiled kindly and said, "We're family from now on, so there's no need to be so formal. Just call me Auntie 13.3kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds

   Reader note

   I started reading casually, but I was hooked. There was no unnecessary dialogue, the content was very concise, unlike some books that are padded out. The interactions between the male and female leads were incredibly sweet, the author's humor was off the charts, and the little quirks and witty remarks were so realistic, making for a very pleasant reading experience.

9. 9 暗 Secret Guard, Call Off the Fake Death! The Mad Tyrant Has Joined You in Death 暗卫死遁暂停！疯批暴君他殉情了 A Little Asheng一只小阿笙Two Male Leads536k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Transmigrate into a Book + Sweet Romance + Fake Death + Redemption] [A twisted, brooding, love-struck tyrant seme X a beautiful, laid-back, plot-following bodyguard uke] Yun Qingshi was a rich second-generation heir who coasted through life, waiting to die. One day, he transmigrated into a book as Shadow Guard Eleven, a cannon-fodder character. According to the plot, the original character would soon end up in the bed of the villainous tyrant and help Xiao Jiwu detoxify after h 16.6kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds

   Reader note

   Novels with two male protagonists

10. 10 疯 The Madcap Heiress Falls Addicted to Seduction 疯批大小姐，诱爱上瘾 Liu Liyue琉离玥Modern Romance386k WordsCompleted [Two people from Beijing's elite circles] [Both Pure] [Childhood Sweethearts] [Reunited After Years Apart] [Substitute] [Mutual Flirting] [Obsessive, Unhinged Heiress x Highest-Ranking Military Commander] The short drama The Heiress's Forced Heartlock is now streaming. As the little princess of one of Beijing's most powerful families, Li Su had always gotten everything she wanted. There were just two things missing from her otherwise perfect life. She was orphaned as a child and raised by the Sh 6kReads9.1Score50714d adds

    Reader note

    He uses his military uniform as a shield to protect the land, while she wields roses as a blade to warm the years. The clash of steel and tenderness, the ultimate romance of mutual devotion—this story of mutual redemption is so captivating!

11. 11 口 Oral Fixation Disorder 口欲期病症 Girl from the City of Fog雾都少女Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted A lively, down-to-earth heroine versus a highly intelligent male lead with antisocial personality disorder. (Devoted one-on-one couple, possessive love, cross-cultural romance, the male lead is mixed-race and a complete psychopath. A complete psychopath. A complete psychopath.) Blurb One: A coworker told Li Li that a handsome, black-haired, green-eyed mixed-race man lived in the villa across the river. Li Li delivered meals there every day for three months, but never once saw any handsome mixed- 60.2kReads9.2Score8.5k14d adds

    Reader note

    Do you have any book recommendations similar to this?

12. 12 自 After the Selfish Legitimate Daughter Forced Her Sister to Marry in Her Place, the Concubine’s Daughter Turned the Tables... 自私嫡女逼妹代嫁后，庶妹逆袭了...... Little Ci Xian小辞仙18k WordsCompleted After a selfish legitimate daughter forced her younger sister to marry in her place, the concubine-born sister turned her life around... 13Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    Great love, a beautiful story

13. 13 野 Wild Lilies Bloom in Spring Too 【野百合也有春天】 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Two Female Leads114k WordsCompleted Important note in advance: This is not a story with two female leads! The platform settings are wrong! The male and female leads are devoted to each other, with absolutely no divided loyalties! As Zhou Xiaoyu looked at the profound sorrow in Song Chuyu’s eyes, she realized with absolute clarity that he still hadn’t moved on. That girl, Cen Baihe, had long since taken root in the softest part of his heart like the most tenacious vine, bound to him by blood and impossible to tear away. At that mom 71Reads—Score—14d adds
14. 14 皇 Empress Zhu the Sharp-Tongued 皇后朱怼怼 Little Ci Xian小辞仙Ancient Romance21k WordsCompleted Empress Zhu the Quick-Witted 16Reads—Score—14d adds
15. 15 官EN The Halls of Power: A Nobody's Ambition 官场：一个小人物的野望 Ink as a Blade以墨为锋Urban1.3M WordsCompleted Starting as a grassroots police officer in 2005, he repeatedly cracks major cases. Amid the treacherous twists and turns of officialdom, he carves out a distinctive path to promotion. 132.2kReads9.5Score15.3k14d adds

    Reader note

    These two books may reignite your passion for reading.

16. 16 重 Reborn in 1975: From the Start, I Tore Up the Order to Return to the City 重生1975：开局撕毁回城调令 Great Cangyue大沧月Urban4.0M WordsCompleted 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 163.2kReads9.5Score18.2k14d adds
17. 17 死 My Archrival Is Ordered to Marry Me: Your Majesty, We Spouses Have Again... 死对头奉旨成婚：陛下，臣夫妇又 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Ancient Romance903k WordsCompleted In the prosperous and flourishing state of Jingyuan, the political climate at court is treacherous and unpredictable. The heroine, Su Yao, is the daughter of the Great General Zhenyuan. She has practiced martial arts under her father since childhood, and is bold, straightforward, and highly skilled. She also has a mind of her own when it comes to politics, often advising her father. She is a remarkable woman who can hold her own against any man. The hero, Xiao Jingyuan, is the son of the Grand S 3Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    [Bump post][Bump post][Bump post][Bump post][Bump post][Bump post][Bump post][Bump post]

18. 18 医 The Hidden Edge of the Imperial Physician: The Scheming Prince’s Beloved 医妃藏锋：腹黑王爷掌心宠 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Ancient Romance239k WordsCompleted This story follows Lin Wei, a modern medical student who transmigrates to ancient times and becomes Shen Weiwan, the legitimate daughter of the Grand Tutor’s household. Using her medical skills, a pharmaceutical space, and her intelligence, she rises to prominence amid domestic and palace intrigues. She sees through and fights back against the schemes of her half-sister and stepmother, exposing their crimes. She also meets and falls in love with Prince Jing, Xiao Jue, and together they thwart th —Reads—Score—14d adds
19. 19 惨 After a Tragic Death, the Divine Doctor’s Legitimate Daughter Goes on a Rampage 惨死后，神医嫡女杀疯了 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Ancient Romance247k WordsCompleted Liu Yunqing, a genius doctor from the modern era, transmigrates one day into the body of the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister’s household, who has been poisoned by her half-sister. On the brink of death, she binds herself to the Qihuang Choice System and carefully makes her way to the top through deadly domestic power struggles and battles for imperial authority. Poisoned from the start? The System presents her with two options: [A. Play dead and turn the tables by sending her half-sist —Reads—Score—14d adds
20. 20 深 The North Star in the Abyss 深渊中的北极星 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Urban414k WordsCompleted At a gallery auction, Lin Wan, a gifted curator from a once-prominent family of scholars, begs business tycoon Lu Beichen for help to save her family from bankruptcy. In return, she is humiliated and laughed at by everyone present. But just as despair sets in, a "personal secretary contract" lands before her. Behind the enormous compensation lies an invisible cage of industry blacklisting and restricted freedom. Lu Beichen believes he has tamed his songbird, unaware that Lin Wan has already made 31Reads—Score—14d adds
21. 21 太 The Crown Prince’s Childhood Sweetheart 太子的小青梅 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Ancient Romance81k WordsCompleted When Su Wanwan, the six-year-old princess of Prince Zhennan’s household, enters the palace, she meets the cold-faced Crown Prince Zhao Che. She goes from being his timid little shadow to the one who holds his heart. Zhao Che protects her with an iron hand, staking his claim at her coming-of-age ceremony, risking his life to save her during a hunting accident, and working with her to foil conspiracies amid political turmoil. After years together, the emperor finally betroths them. Once they are m 15Reads—Score—14d adds
22. 22 第 The Hundredth Rebirth 第一百次涅槃 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Modern Romance124k WordsCompleted Su Wan died ninety-nine times. Each time, she fell from the top floor of the Su Group's building, pushed into the abyss by her fiancé, Zhou Ming, and her best friend, Lin Weiwei, working together. When she awoke for the hundredth time, she returned to one year before the tragedy, carrying the memories of ninety-nine lifetimes and a hatred that gnawed at her to the bone. This time, she was no longer prey waiting to be slaughtered, but a hunter planning every move. She earned her first fortune wit 21Reads—Score—14d adds
23. 23 庶 The Illegitimate Daughter’s Rise: Reborn, I Turned the Marquis’s Estate Upside Down 庶女惊华：重生后我掀翻侯府 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Ancient Romance743k WordsCompleted Heroine: Su Yunqing In her previous life: The illegitimate daughter of the Yongning Marquis’s household, she was gentle and weak, manipulated by her legitimate mother, Madam Liu, and her legitimate elder sister, Su Mingyue. She trusted her scum of a fiancé, Gu Yanze, heir to the Jingyuan Marquis, only to be framed by all three for colluding with the enemy. Her family was destroyed: her father was sentenced to death by imperial decree, and her little brother starved to death in the prison. She wa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
24. 24 青 Childhood Sweethearts: Nothing But Sweet Memories 青梅黏着竹马：旧时光里全是甜 Old Shark Who Likes Tuberous Roots喜欢肉质根的老鲨Urban572k WordsCompleted a. On the first day of school, Lin Yusen helped Su Nian'an carry her luggage and get to know the campus. Their classmates mistook them for a couple, and Lin Yusen laughed as he explained, “This is my little sister.” Su Nian'an felt a little disappointed, but brushed it off. b. Su Nian'an struggled with math, so Lin Yusen stayed after school every evening to tutor her for an hour. He patiently explained the difficult problems and sometimes patted her head, saying, “Take your time. I'm here for yo 1Reads—Score—14d adds
25. 25 本 At Home in Another Land 本国他乡 Liu Liu Jiang六六江Urban364k WordsCompleted Success doesn't depend entirely on ability. Sometimes, luck plays a much bigger role. If today's successful people had to start their businesses all over again, most of them probably wouldn't dare. This book tells the story of a man with thoroughly mediocre intelligence who defeats one cunning schemer after another. It can't help but make you wonder: between the clever and the foolish, who really has the upper hand? 62Reads—Score—14d adds

    Reader note

    A really good book

26. 26 百 Good for Nothing 百无二用 Liu Liu Jiang六六江Urban138k WordsCompleted This book is entirely made up. It does not refer to any person or event. If it happens to offend anyone, that is purely coincidental! If a scholar is useless in every way, what would it mean to be useless in every other way? Is there any truth to the saying that kindness cannot command an army and righteousness cannot manage wealth? Is the scariest thing in the world a thug who knows martial arts? There’s another possibility: a top student in a leadership position. Chen Xu, a core R&D team membe 31Reads—Score—14d adds
27. 27 我 I Don't Have Superpowers 我没有超能力 Liu Liu Jiang六六江Urban226k WordsCompleted This book is entirely fictional. There is no such thing as changing feng shui with traditional Chinese painting. Please don’t take it seriously; just enjoy it for fun! Mr. Liujiang was an ordinary, penniless painter until he met his master, Zhou Mingqi, who taught him a method for adjusting people’s feng shui and improving their fortunes. After five years of poverty, and with his master’s permission, Mr. Liujiang was finally able to use this supernatural ability to get rich. How did Mr. Liujiang 52Reads—Score—14d adds

Other lists with Reborn in the Eighties: Old Lady Li Leaves Her Husband and Son