Any Novels That Don't Start Strong and Then Fall Off? 有没有不高开低走的小说

1. 1 诡 Eerie: My Brother Isn't Human 诡异：我哥祂不是人 Firewood-Cutting Knife Beneath the Moon月下砍柴刀Two Male Leads191k WordsOngoing Jiang Zhou always wished he had an older brother. The good news was that his wish came true. The bad news was that his brother wasn’t human. But it doesn’t matter. Zhouzhou still loves his brother, and his brother will always protect him. Unrestrained possessiveness wraps around him, reinforced by words that are twisted and strange. “Big brother… will… protect you…” Big brother will protect me. We’ll be together forever. We were always meant for each other. 4.8kReads7.8Score663Shelves

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   The first book was quite enjoyable, the second book's pacing was a bit slow, and the third book will leave you with a feeling of despair that makes you feel like you can't even step into the screen. I won't say more about the rest; just read them for yourself.

2. 2 我 I’m a Cross-Dressing Streamer, and Tycoons Are Fighting to Be My Top Donor 我，女装主播，财阀争当榜一大哥 Let's Say Goodnight Tonight今晚说晚安Two Male Leads395k WordsOngoing [Dual Male Leads + Cross-Dressing Livestreaming + Rivals Fighting for Love + Everyone’s Favorite + Coercive Possessiveness] Liao You and Pei Biqian had been married for three years, but Pei Biqian had never given him the time of day, simply because he despised his gender. Afraid Liao You would embarrass him, Pei Biqian expressly forbade him from working outside the home not long after they married. With no source of income and hardship staring him in the face, Liao You took a friend’s advice and 18.7kReads8.8Score2kShelves
3. 3 万 The Hated Villainous Extra Becomes the Beloved Who Died Young 万人嫌反派炮灰成了早逝白月光 Barbecue Fangirl烤串梦女Sports290k WordsCompleted [No CP + Pretend Everyone Hates Him, Actually Everyone Loves Him + White Moonlight + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + Secret Identity + Battle-Scarred, Faked Death + Live-Stream Comments] Cen Yan, the Administration Bureau's number-one lapdog, died. Unfortunately, he came back to life. Something calling itself the world's consciousness found him and inexplicably asked him to save the world. Cen Yan didn't want to save the world. He didn't even want to live. So he refused without hesitation. World 65.9kReads9.1Score15.3kShelves
4. 4 别 Stay Back! A Straight, Dark-Skinned Man Can’t Get Pregnant! 别过来！黑皮直男真生不出崽！ Cloud Crane Crossing云鹤渡Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted [Miaojiang obsessive younger top x dark-skinned, straight male bottom | raising a child | both leads are sexually inexperienced | forced love | angsty push and pull] To secure a place in graduate school, Cheng Feilang went to a Miao mountain village to teach for a year. On his first day in the mountains, a toddler grabbed his leg and mistook him for his mother. The child's father was a pitiable young Miao man, abandoned by his wife and raising his sick child alone by selling medicinal herbs. Ov 24kReads8.9Score3.5kShelves
5. 5 游 The Game Becomes Reality: All My Secret Identities Are Deities 游戏成真：我的马甲皆是神明 Carefree Thoughts逍遥念之Two Male Leads928k WordsOngoing [Two male leads, no CP + one-sided affection + ship whoever you like + gods + secret identities] Wuma Xiu transmigrated into a game called Realm of the Gods, which he had once spent countless hours playing. He also got a System that spent all day trembling in a coffin. The System had already failed 998 times, and every day it prayed that its Host wouldn't have his secret identity exposed. Wuma Xiu wasn't worried at all. The first character he drew was the Moon God. After all, who could turn down 19.5kReads8.9Score2.6kShelves
6. 6 虫 The Insect Queen Is Delicate and Irresistible 虫母他娇气又迷人 Suersa苏尔萨Two Male Leads435k WordsCompleted Song Yinyu, the most pampered young master in Beijing’s elite circles, wakes one day as a newly hatched young insect queen in an interstellar insectoid race. Surrounded by towering military officer insects who kneel on one knee and swear their loyalty, he’s so frightened his eyes turn red. “D-don’t come any closer…” The insectoids love their newborn mother unconditionally. They find him the softest velvet, offer him the sweetest nectar, and even transport an entire planet by starship to serve as 7.1kReads—Score1.3kShelves
7. 7 睁 I Opened My Eyes to Find the Yandere Next Door Kissing Me in My Own Bed 睁眼，在自己床上被隔壁病娇亲懵 The Mountain Reopens in Winter冬山再启Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted The main story is complete [The ultimate unhinged yandere × a world-weary, lie-flat office worker] [Mutual devotion|A building full of villains|Mystery and absurd comedy|Livestreamed escape|Saving each other] Wu He is a thoroughly world-weary office worker who has given up trying. His motto in life: stay alive, get by, and lie flat in peace. But lately, a strange illness has come over him. He feels unwell all over, yet every test at every hospital comes back perfectly normal. Unable to find the 13.9kReads8.8Score2.5kShelves
8. 8 妖RT Demon Cultivator: As the Storm Gathers, Let Me Rise to the Clouds! 妖修：风暴汇聚，托我登云！ Daoist of the Vast Sea沧海道人Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsOngoing [Mythical Beasts] [Enlightenment System] [Fence-Sitter] [Reverse Manipulation] [Shameless] A sect that commands bears? Cultivators are merely their keepers. Beasts are what really matter. Once all the cultivators die of old age, won't that make me the Grandmaster? My name is Shi Jian. I'm an ordinary black bear who happened to obtain an Enlightenment System, which awakened my intelligence and set me on the path of cultivation. Once I've outlived all the cultivators, I'll be the Grandmaster! From 34.5kReads8.3Score3.1kShelves

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   All three of these books are very good; you should all give them a try.

9. 9 领 Lord: From Frontier Knight to Founding an Empire 领主：从开拓骑士种出帝国 Gou Huo Ren苟或人1.3M WordsOngoing Gonzalo could see status screens. [Name: Little Martin] [Level: 1] [Age: 16] [Valor: 1, Knowledge: 1, Strategy: 1, Administration: 2, Military: 0, Spirit: 0] [Traits: None] [Loyalty: 100] As the second son of a noble, Gonzalo had no right to inherit, so he could only become a pioneering knight. A strict noble system. The Middle Ages: castles, barons, towns, knights, freemen, serfs, and slaves. Farming, development, magic, animal husbandry, talent cultivation, and collecting items. The many races 38.3kReads8.2Score4.4kShelves
10. 10 东 Eastern Jin: Reviving the Han Dynasty Three Times 东晋：三兴汉室 Glory and Loyalty荣耀与忠诚Historical2.6M WordsOngoing A chance encounter gave modern-day Liu Xiaowu an opportunity, and gave the Han people of the north during the Eastern Jin dynasty the chance to tear through the darkness with their own hands. This was an era when the northern Han people were nearly wiped out, and Han women were treated as “two-legged sheep.” Liu Xiaowu came to this world with just one thing in mind: kill the barbarians! Kill the barbarians! Kill the barbarians! See how Liu Xiaowu builds his strength and rises to greatness, drivi 6.2kReads6.5Score446Shelves
11. 11 离 Divorced and Raising a Child, I Became a Designated Driver, and the CEO Won’t Leave Me Alone 离婚带娃做代驾，总裁赖上我了 Return Slowly with You与君缓缓归Modern Romance206k WordsCompleted Divorced and raising a child, struggling to make ends meet, single mother Lin Wan takes late-night shifts as a designated driver just to keep her family afloat. One rainy night, she takes a fare and unexpectedly picks up Shen Zhiyan, a mysterious, aloof heir to a wealthy family. They are strangers who happen to cross paths, but he clings to her relentlessly, impossible to shake off. She deliberately runs away, changes her name, and switches careers to start a baking business. From a little roads 7Reads—Score—Shelves

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    These two books start slowly but improve significantly; they won't disappoint you. Highly recommended by seasoned bookworms.

12. 12 定 Still the Frost and Dust 定霜尘 Return Slowly with You与君缓缓归Two Male Leads153k WordsCompleted Shen Shuang, the legitimate daughter of a distinguished family, was granted a marriage by imperial decree, making her the envy of everyone in the capital. But with the wedding fast approaching, her fiancé secretly kept a concubine and sullied her good name. Rumors spread, her family was disgraced, and trouble brewed beneath the surface. Everyone advised her to swallow her anger, accept her fate, and bow her head. But Shen Shuang refused to yield to the storm. She tore the corrupt schemers to pie 23Reads—Score—Shelves
13. 13 带 The Dog-Walking Judge: Money Makes the World Go Round! 带狗判官，有钱能使我推磨！ Minotaur Knight牛头人骑士Urban2.5M WordsCompleted [The rating has been deliberately pushed extremely low, rock-solid and steady!] [The Douyin comic adaptation has over 100 million views and ranks 31st in Hongguo’s comic history. The quality speaks for itself, so enjoy with confidence!] (Villains, bandits, human nature, and a realistic writing style. Saints are welcome.) God created light, and you insist on picking a fight with Him? If you’re wondering who God is, then whoever has the biggest fist is God, damn it! Shu Yinghui: A man with flexibl 63kReads7.2Score5.9kShelves

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    A novel that starts slowly but finishes strong...

14. 14 我 I Suppress the Heavens from the City 我自都市镇诸天 Beating Up Mr. Xu暴打徐先森Urban404k WordsCompleted Dual transmigration + body snatching and rebirth + multiple heroines + cultivation + intense combat Xu Wenmo, a Nascent Soul cultivator from Medicine King Valley, died fighting to protect his senior sister Qingyun. A wisp of his remnant soul was brought back to a spirit-energy-depleted Earth by the treasured legacy known as the Reincarnation Jade, where he was reborn in the body of a discarded young master with the same name. The moment he opened his eyes, he was already fighting for his life! H 4Reads—Score—Shelves
15. 15 勾 After Flirting with My Unhinged Junior Brother, I Somehow Became Everyone's Crush 勾搭疯批师弟后，我竟成了万人迷 A Promise Worth Its Weight in Gold一言九鼎Two Male Leads434k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + one-on-one, both each other's first and only + from universally despised to universally adored] Ji Ci transmigrated into a book. He went from a pure and sunny college student to the vicious male supporting character beside the universally adored protagonist of a Green River novel. System: [Endure humiliation and survive. One day, Host will achieve greatness and reach the pinnacle of life!] Ji Ci: Got it. So whenever the protagonist was in danger, he took the blade for him. When 17.8kReads9.5Score2.9kShelves
16. 16 穿 I Reared the Male Lead Wrong After Reincarnating as Cannon Fodder 穿成炮灰的我养歪了男主 Bright Galaxy银汉昭昭Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted Two male leads + devoted to each other + happy ending + pure comedy + no secondary couples + younger top Gu Yuhuan stayed up all night and died suddenly. After being bound to a System, he was dropped into a fantasy novel and became the cannon-fodder senior disciple. System: “Advance the plot at all costs. Strike while the male lead is sick and finish him off!” No big deal. The male lead hasn’t turned evil yet. He’s just a delicate little flower, so this should be a piece of cake, right? The plot 10.4kReads9.3Score1.6kShelves
17. 17 从 From the Moment I Found an Immortal Maiden, I Faced the Nine Heavens with Mortal Blood 从捡到仙子开始，我以凡血临九天 A Stroke Commands Heaven and Earth落笔乾坤Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing No System + steady cultivation + scheming protagonist + ruthless killing + multiple female leads + passionate adventure “Grandpa changed your fate for you.” His grandfather's dying mutter haunted Zhou Yuan for three years. Three years later, Zhou Yuan found a stunning immortal maiden suffering from desire poison in the back mountains. From then on, Zhou Yuan forged an immortal bond in a mortal body and knocked on the gates of immortality with ordinary talent. No talent? No resources? No backgrou 131.5kReads8.6Score12.6kShelves
18. 18 修 Asura Heavenly Emperor 修罗天帝 Lab Rat实验小白鼠Eastern Fantasy8.5M WordsCompleted Eight years ago, a sudden upheaval struck Thunderclap Ancient City overnight. Qin Ming, the young lord of the city, was sent to Qingyun Sect as a servant, while two hundred thousand residents were driven into the Great Azure Mountain and enslaved. Eight years later, after tempering his spirit and entering the martial path, the unyielding youth awakens as a demon of slaughter and rises against the heavens. Give me a blade, and I can shatter the sky. Give me a sword, and I can point it toward the 29.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves
19. 19 开RT Starting with a Street Stall Selling Super Strength Potions 开局地摊卖大力 Yi Qingfeng弈青锋Urban8.9M WordsCompleted [Qingfeng's new novel, This Player Has a Problem in the Head, is currently serializing and has plenty of chapters ready to binge] Earth enters an era of spiritual qi revival, and humanity begins awakening supernatural abilities! Jiang Nan awakens the strongest street-stall System from the start. Potions of Strength? Detoxifying Yellow Beans? Lucky Cherries? They're flying off the shelves! The world's top tycoons, richest man, popular streamers, and peak powerhouses all come to buy them. Jiang Na 327kReads9.7Score45.2kShelves
20. 20 共 Empathy Awakens, and the Cannon Fodder Sentinel Is Everyone’s Favorite 共感觉醒，炮灰哨兵竟是万人迷 The Moon Shines on the Southern Mountain月照南山Two Male Leads105k WordsOngoing [Comment feed + shared senses + cannon fodder becomes everyone's darling] Jiang Xunzui sees the comment feed while his good friend holds him down and makes him act as a Guide. The bad news: he's a cannon fodder character destined to die young protecting the protagonist uke. The crazier news: the protagonist uke has become an S-rank Sentinel?! And he, a rabbit-eared Sentinel with overwhelming physical strength, seems to have inexplicably stolen the protagonist's role and become linked by shared s 427Reads—Score118Shelves

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    The first book is really good; all of Yue Zhao Nan Shan's books are excellent, and this one is no exception. The author provides illustrations for each of the main characters (gong and shou), and the cover features the shou protagonist. I highly recommend checking it out.

21. 21 猫 Meow, I’ve Been Proposed to Again and Again 猫猫我又又又被求婚了 Draw a Stroke画一笔Two Male Leads164k WordsOngoing Lou Cangyue spent his previous life working himself to the bone. In this one, all he wants is to be a useless cat. Reborn as the spirit pet of the cultivation world's foremost immortal, he lives the dream: sleeping until he wakes naturally and getting fed whenever he's hungry. His only problem is that his master is far too fond of dragging him off to “cultivate.” At his wit's end, Lou Cangyue makes a midnight escape while the immortal is away. The entire cultivation world puts a bounty on the ca 93Reads—Score113Shelves
22. 22 罗 The Legend of Luo Xiaohei: My Big Brother Is the Demon Emperor 罗小黑：我的哥哥是魔帝 Unrelenting不释Anime Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing [All-Rounder] [Cozy Everyday Life] [Invincible] [The Legend of Luo Xiaohei] [No Romance] [Initial rating: 6.7! Not bad, and it should keep climbing.] [Also known as: The Legend of Luo Xiaohei: My Brother Is the Demon Emperor] Jiang Yi is the Demon Emperor of the Xuantian Immortal Realm. When his world is destroyed, he accidentally passes through a rift in space and time into Luo Xiaohei's world, where he unexpectedly enters Xiaohei's body. Weakened after being drained by the spatial turbulence, 2.2kReads8.7Score336Shelves
23. 23 九 Winds and Thunder Across Kyushu 九州风雷 Five-Star General1五星上将1Eastern Fantasy1.6M WordsOngoing The realm is divided, and wars rage without end. Sects carve up territories while great clans rise and fall. Ji Yuan arrived in this world and awakened a destiny blessed by Heaven for hard work. You reap what you sow. As long as you strive toward a goal, you are sure to gain something. Starting from the bottom, he rises step by step through his own hard work and sweat, eventually reaching the pinnacle of martial arts, sweeping across the Nine Provinces, and reshaping the land. 30.2kReads8.0Score2.6kShelves
24. 24 长RT Immortality: I Grind Proficiency in a Turbulent Era! 长生：我在乱世肝熟练度！ Paper Tiger Loves Tomatoes纸老虎爱吃西红柿Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a chaotic age, Fang Yuan faces conscription officers outside and local bullies at his door. Just when all hope seems lost, the Proficiency System activates: Swing your blade once, proficiency +1! Swing it a hundred times, and your swordsmanship reaches beginner level! Swing it ten thousand times, and it automatically reaches max level! While others struggle to comprehend the Dao, he simply chops wood, slays wolves, and takes down tyrants... Before he knows it, his basic 4.5kReads7.0Score297Shelves
25. 25 荒 A Lawless Famine Year: From the Start, I Find a Silly Roe Deer! 荒年乱世：开局捡到一只傻狍子！ Tortoise Longevity乌龟长寿Historical1.5M WordsOngoing [Growth + Hunting in the Mountains + Stockpile Grain and Keep a Low Profile + Intelligence] The moment Lu Wuyang opens his eyes, he finds himself as the fourth son of the Lu family in Lujiacun, a man lying on his deathbed during a famine in ancient times. He is also an abandoned child, cast out by his heartless parents after a sudden upheaval and left to fend for himself in a thatched hut. With a start this hellish, how could someone who lived in comfort in his previous life stand such a rever 6kReads6.7Score466Shelves
26. 26 风 The Dashing Good-for-Nothing's Cultivation Chronicles 风流屌丝修仙记 Seven Seconds in This World七秒人间Urban1.5M WordsCompleted Liu Xiaohai was an ordinary nobody at the very bottom of society. A chance encounter turned him into a cultivator. His sudden “superpowers” went to his head a little, giving him the feeling of a poor man who’d suddenly struck it rich. Fortunately, Liu Xiaohai was still kind at heart, following his instincts and liking people regardless of their background. He also had a strong sense of justice. Whenever he saw someone being bullied, he’d speak up, and when it was time to act, he’d step in. A cha 9.6kReads8.5Score771Shelves
27. 27 市 A Humble Cultivator of the Jianghu 市井小修士 Seven Seconds in This World七秒人间Urban176k WordsOngoing Multiple female leads, underdog makes a comeback! Chen Bufan is just like his name suggests: he was destined to be extraordinary! An ordinary man from the streets happens upon a jade token and embarks on the path of cultivation. Even a small-time nobody can have grand ambitions. His journey to turn his life around begins! —Reads—Score—Shelves
28. 28 极 The Brilliant Little Mystic 极品小神棍 Seven Seconds in This World七秒人间Urban379k WordsCompleted A young Taoist with a little talent is forced to leave his sect and gain experience because of its rules. After coming down from the mountain, he unexpectedly gains his sect's ancient legacy and embarks on a very different path of cultivation. Give up women?! Give up alcohol?! Give up wealth and anger?! Not a chance. I'm a Taoist, not a monk. I'm not about to turn down a good life and go looking for hardship! Still, this guy may be devious, but he does have his own principles. 1kReads6.5Score104Shelves
29. 29 前 Upscale Residential Area Ahead, Impostors Keep Out 前方高档小区，伪人止步 Tomatoes Can Be Fried with Potatoes番茄可以炒土豆Urban1.3M WordsOngoing This is a world overrun by impostors. Yu Tang is a night-shift security guard of the highest caliber. His job is to stay at the security post, identify impostors, and alert the relevant organizations so they can deal with them, making sure none slip into the residential complex at night. But this job isn’t easy. It seems the impostors aren’t the only things he has to deal with here… … Wealthy homeowner: “Xiao Yu, take this ten thousand yuan for now. I’ve got an important client coming at 3 a.m. 66.2kReads8.5Score6.7kShelves
30. 30 世 The World Sinks into Eternal Night, Civilization Drowns in the Light of the Stars 世界沉于永夜，文明溺于辰光 Anti-Static防静电Urban1.7M WordsOngoing [Fantasy] [Plot] [Character Growth] [A Hint of Cosmic Horror] [Slow Burn] [Not a Pure Power Fantasy] Would you rather burn the history books and offer a white veil to the old world, or cradle the rotting truth and dance at the celebrations of the new world? As the world bleeds amid its collapse, as divine revelations echo through civilization... Where will you go? 50.6kReads9.0Score4.7kShelves
31. 31 把 I Turned My Sister into a Doll, Now I Challenge the Gods Above 把妹妹制成人偶，我剑指漫天诸神 Mu Xin Diao Long牧心雕龙Urban1.3M WordsOngoing [Dystopian + dark comedy + grand worldbuilding + thrills and heartbreak] In the summer of Year 1048 of the Pillar Calendar, Luo Li once again pushed open the glass doors of the Civil Affairs Application Bureau. To obtain a license to kill a girl and use her flesh and blood to awaken a sleeping puppet. “Public Safety Bureau of Laiyin City reminds you: kill without a license and lose everything; kill with a license and benefit your whole family.” “Want to kill someone? Getting a license is har 120.5kReads9.4Score15kShelves
32. 32 婆 My Mother-in-Law Helps Me Drive Off My Husband’s Mistress, and I Help Her Beat Up the Fake Sweetheart 婆母帮我赶小三，我帮婆母揍白莲 Show Your Brilliance展风华Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted The short drama and comic drama are titled Here, Take My Dowry! A clever transmigrated heroine, a hilarious revenge story, and a satisfying tale of taming her husband! You killed my mother, so I’ll kill you. You covet my husband? I’ll sell him to you for silver. No silver? Get lost! Take a concubine? Has my husband considered how much the household would spend over the decades between a concubine entering the family and her death? I did the math: two hundred thousand taels. Does my husband sti 20kReads8.6Score2.8kShelves

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33. 33 职 Three Years at Vocational School: I Tore the Label of Failure to Shreds 职校三年，我把差生标签撕得粉碎 Spring Passes, South Wind Blows过春南风Modern Romance210k WordsOngoing [Youthful perseverance + faith in national pride + innocent friendship + healing mentorship + growth against the odds] After a disappointing performance on the high school entrance exam, the label of “underachiever” clung fast to Nan Feng that summer. Everyone thought vocational school would be the end of the road for him. But he was determined to quietly find his own light in a place where no one believed in him. The stubborn dreamer Nan Feng × his gentle friend Zhixia × the warmhearted teach —Reads—Score—Shelves

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34. 34 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 135.4kReads9.6Score18kShelves

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35. 35 诡RT The House of Dread 诡舍 The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night,夜来风雨声丶Mystery2.1M WordsCompleted [Infinite-flow + Mild Horror + Survival + One Female Lead] A driverless bus carried a group of cursed people to a strange black lodge… Inside the lodge stood a door stained red with blood. At regular intervals, the cursed were forcibly dragged through the blood-red door and into terrifying worlds, where they had to complete horrifying events… After Ning Qiushui survived one bizarre and terrifying story after another inside the lodge, narrowly escaping death each time, he discovered that none of 742.2kReads9.6Score122.3kShelves
36. 36 此 This Journey to the West Isn't That Journey to the West 此西游非彼西游 The Second Son of the Sa Family萨家二郎240k WordsOngoing This is Journey to the West, but this Journey to the West is not that Journey to the West. No transmigration, no System, no scheming dark heroes. Discover a different world of Journey to the West. A book can change a person, and one person can change the world. 38Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This one is as solid as ever.

37. 37 遗 The Lost Wallpaper 遗失的壁纸 Xiao Yuwhk小鱼whk16k WordsCompleted The Lost Wallpaper —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Tear-jerking, realistic, highly recommended [shy]

38. 38 拾 I Picked You Up 拾你 NZ Nan ZhiNZ南知Modern Romance142k WordsCompleted Throughout high school, she did her best to avoid one person's gaze. Not because she disliked him, but because she liked him too much. She liked him so much she was afraid he'd find out, so much she pretended to focus on studying, so much that when she heard his name paired with someone else's, she smiled and said, “What does that have to do with me?” Shen Yi thought her secret crush was a storm she alone had to weather. She didn't know that the eternally bright and confident boy had hidden an u 1.9kReads6.7Score166Shelves

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    Same here! I hate those novels that are amazing at the beginning but fall apart later 😭 Recently I found a few that are consistently engaging, packed with exciting moments, and definitely don't "fall short."

39. 39 糟 Oh No! I Transmigrated into an Apocalypse Novel and Got Targeted by the Yandere Villain 糟糕！穿书末世被黑化反派盯上了 NZ Nan ZhiNZ南知Sci-Fi & Apocalypse508k WordsOngoing Lin Wanwan transmigrates into a book. She becomes the wicked supporting actress who relentlessly pursues the male lead, frames the heroine, and is eventually killed by the male lead himself. Time until death: six months. Trembling with fear, Lin Wanwan decides to cling to the male lead and beg him to spare her. She serves tea, pours water, keeps watch at night, and mends clothes. She has cowardice etched into her DNA. The male lead, Gu Ye Han, is the original novel’s biggest villain. He has both 9Reads—Score—Shelves
40. 40 状 The Top Scholar Oversteps His Station 状元郎他以下犯上 NZ Nan ZhiNZ南知16k WordsCompleted The Top Scholar Defies His Superiors 4Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 41 重 Reborn: The Blacklisted Girl Group’s Center Goes on a Rampage 重生之黑红女团C位她杀疯了 NZ Nan ZhiNZ南知Modern Romance404k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Shen Zhixia, a top-tier star and queen of the entertainment world, was murdered by her boyfriend and best friend, then buried at sea. When she opened her eyes again, she had become a member of a washed-up girl group hated by the entire internet: 21 years old, with a baby face and a cute, girlish look. Her teammates: a sharp-tongued rapper, a stuttering lead singer, and a visual who had given up trying. The company was waiting to disband them, and the haters were waiting to 1Reads—Score—Shelves
42. 42 七 Bound to a Ghost Groom at Seven, Hunted Down by Him Eighteen Years Later 七岁定阴婚，十八年后鬼夫找上门 NZ Nan ZhiNZ南知Marriage & Romance9k WordsCompleted I Was Betrothed to a Ghost at Seven, and Eighteen Years Later, My Ghost Husband Came Calling 3Reads—Score—Shelves
43. 43 蓝 Blue Star's Little Cultivator 蓝星小修士 Passing Time in a Sea of Books书海中打发时间Urban422k WordsOngoing A Merit Immortal Emperor is reborn in the Republican era, carrying the memories of his past life as he resumes his cultivation of the Immortal Dao. At ten, he slays his enemies and founds the Yanhuang Sect, leading Huaxia from Earth to the Galaxy. When aliens invade, he turns the tide with the power of merit. After two hundred years in the mortal realm, he reaches the Great Ascension stage and survives the tribulation to ascend. He cultivates immortality not for eternal life, but to protect thos 62Reads—Score—Shelves

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44. 44 全 The Whole Class Returned from Cultivation, You’re Nascent Soul Realm and I’m Mahayana 全班修仙归来，你们元婴我大乘 Off Work at 5:59五点五十九下班Urban1.3M WordsOngoing The whole class transmigrated to the cultivation world and returned 500 years later. Some had become Golden Core Adepts, others Nascent Soul Ancestors. Liu Di alone had reached a far higher level than the rest. He had attained the Great Ascension realm. When his classmates all thought Liu Di was too weak to be worth their company, Liu Di proved through his actions: It’s not that I’m weak. You’re just too low-level! When the Age of Cultivation began, no one could stand against him. When foreign e 40.3kReads8.1Score3.3kShelves

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    It's a light novel, and I think it's pretty good.

45. 45 电 Esports World Champion, Survival Show Center 电竞世界冠军，选秀C位出道 Winter Melon Fart冬瓜屁Modern Romance412k WordsOngoing (The rating has just been posted, so it's on the low side) [No CP + gorgeous but tragic + everyone’s favorite + esports + idol survival show + doted on by everyone + secret identity exposed] He is River, the legendary esports player renowned across the scene, who reached the top of the world at just seventeen. But behind the glory lies severe psychological illness and the agony of sleepless nights. His arms are covered in scars no one knows about. After winning the championship, he hides all his 9.6kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves

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    I personally think they both look pretty good, you could give them a try.

46. 46 黑 A Black Dragon as a Beast Tamer? Even Exotic Beasts Beg for a Ride 黑龙当御兽师？异兽跪地求带飞 Shen Cheng'en沈成恩Urban520k WordsOngoing [No Female Lead + Beast Tamer + System + Not a Power Fantasy (leans toward one early on)] He Yu’s life goals: eat, sleep, and play video games. Be a Beast Tamer? No thanks. Sign a contract with a strange beast? No way. System? Pipe down. But fate had other ideas. On the night he awakened, he turned into a black dragon. The System popped up and said: [You possess dragon blood. You can get stronger just by lying around.] He Yu: Now that’s what I’m talking about. From then on, strange beasts came k 19.4kReads7.3Score2.7kShelves
47. 47 鳌 Disaster on the Aotai Trail: My Secret as a Thousand-Year Immortal Is Out 鳌太线遇难，长生千年的我露馅了 Powerful Dopey Goose强大的呆头鹅Urban152k WordsOngoing Jiang Yuan is an immortal cultivator who has lived for a thousand years. He once befriended the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou, went fishing with Jiang Ziya, and sat discussing the Dao with Confucius... He attained the True Immortal realm centuries ago, but on the day he was supposed to ascend, he was accidentally injured by a strange object called a “nuclear bomb,” forcing him to remain in the mortal world. To gather enough merit to rekindle the light of ascension, he headed to one of Huaguo's most 63Reads5.3Score—Shelves
48. 48 直 A Straight Man Goes Live in Women's Clothes and Captivates a Crowd of Rich Patrons 直男下海女装直播，迷倒一片大哥 The Scenery Does Not Belong风光不与Two Male Leads515k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Sweet and satisfying romance + everyone's favorite + loads of wealthy top spenders + pampered by all + face-slapping and romantic rival showdowns + straight guy cross-dressing] [A lively, quick-tempered, sharp-tongued king who thinks he's manly but is actually ridiculously cute! A well-behaved, timid, aloof-faced little troublemaker! VS all kinds of big shots! No romance pairing in the main story] There aren't many ways left for a streamer to build up his channel. He's completely st 11kReads9.0Score1.6kShelves
49. 49 给 I Was Just Keeping My Sister Company at School, Then I Accidentally Became Invincible 给妹妹陪读的我，不小心无敌了 Nameless End断末无铭Urban3.4M WordsOngoing [Superpowers] + [School Life] + [Passionate] + [Defend the Homeland] + [Aloof Protagonist Who Dotes on His Little Sister] In his previous life, Zhong Yuan watched helplessly as his sister fought desperately against monsters, only to meet her tragic end. When he opened his eyes again, a mysterious golden coffin had sent him back four years and given him a special ability: a 100% success rate when absorbing the abilities of other races, with the potential to reach the highest level. Four years ago 19.9kReads8.9Score2kShelves
50. 50 反 The Villainous Alpha Always Wants the Straight-Laced Office Drone 反派Alpha总想要社畜直男 I Love Pasta我爱吃意面Two Male Leads1.2M WordsCompleted [Male-Male ABO + Everyone's Favorite + Alpha Rivalry + Love Rivalry + Hilarious Everyday Life + Incubus Unaware of His Appeal + Workaholic Straight Male Bottom] Jiang Ye is a diligent office drone who works nine to five. Then he suddenly awakens the “Villain Rescue System,” and it turns out that all the supervillains guilty of every imaginable crime... are people around him. The laid-back coworker at the next desk, who seems like a rich young master, is a villain. The younger neighbor who clings 35kReads9.1Score5.4kShelves

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