
A Concubine's Easy Life
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Explore more →44: Twenty Years of Reading, Gone in the Blink of an Eye
Mostly historical romance, with the occasional modern-day one.
Personal Reading Log, Ongoing
Personal picks.
Read: BG Romance
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Books to Read Soon ②
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Mostly Fully Read
The writing is smooth, the plot makes sense, and the characters are well-developed. Tags include tragic romance, coercive love, melodrama, and a strong female lead.
Romance
Saved for myself.
Historical Romance
Set in an alternate ancient world
Books I've Finished and Books I'm Waiting On
Romance, GL, no romance, BL. Since we’re not allowed to have more than 50% five-star reviews, I’ve lumped all the terrible ones together.
Stories That Never Quite Hit the Spot
Some books that are still readable. The low ratings are because of my own issues: I can rarely stick with a book to the end, hehe. But the ones that make the list are all delicious reads.
Good Reads
Growth, family love, and sincerity
My Favorite Completed Novels
I read just about everything, so I’m adding books I finished a while ago.
Top Tier
Highlights
Historical Romance: Household Intrigue and Political Scheming, Not Just Wish Fulfillment
When I read historical romances, I don't like implausible declarations of mutual sexual purity, since they don't fit the historical setting. I prefer realistic writing and have high standards for plot. I don't read tedious, listless stories.
Recommended Reads I've Finished in 2025
I love historical romance, cyberpunk, fantasy, and space settings, but cultivation novels are my favorite. Starting a list to keep track of the great books I read this year.
Complete and Fully Paid: I Read Everything
BG, BL, and no-CP, I devour it all!
Worth Rereading
Easy to read, great for passing the time
Historical Romance
Ancient-setting novels I like
Busting Book Slumps: Underrated Romance
Some romance novels with lovely writing that are either niche or old enough that newer readers may not have come across them.
Historical Romance
Historical romances I stayed up all night reading, personally rated four to five stars
Romance Novels I've Read
Keeping track of the romance novels I’ve read.
Light and Pleasant, Worth a Read
Good enough to pass the time and never so bad that you'll want to punch the Earth. All are at least decent.
After Being Reborn, I Turned the World Upside Down
Transmigration / reborn
Ancient-Era Novels: Infrastructure, Imperial Exams, and Household Drama
I can't remember what some of these are.
Novels Set in or Featuring Transmigration to the Qing, Ming, Tang, or Other Ancient Eras
The Qing Palace, Ming Dynasty, and Tang Dynasty dramas we watched back in the day
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It took almost a week to read it. It is a group portrait novel that is very suitable for being made into a TV series (I started shooting it after Ji returned to Beijing, it is absolutely beautiful [Xingxingyan]). Watching the male protagonist being warmed up by the female protagonist, and the married couple all being harmonious and beautiful, with a happy ending, I felt like I had been accompanying these people for more than ten years. In the end, I liked Ming Peng the most. I think Ming Zhen's human weaknesses are also very realistic. Even though she loved her as a king and became an emperor, she would still be frightened and not as forgiving as her sisters outside. After becoming a queen, she also cared more about her own face and reputation... All in all, it is a good book and worth reading.
Finally finished reading. I like Ming Peng the most, I feel sorry for her, and I admire her for taking a completely different path from the other sisters. The mother who hates Ming Peng the most is always thinking about her own face and the face of her eldest daughter, and doesn't care at all about what her second daughter wants to do with her life.
I really haven't seen enough of Mingtong's stories! ! ! Before I died laughing, I kept scolding the author for always writing that Ming Tong had the leading role as the female lead. But in the end, I still criticized the pairing of Ming Tong x Wu Meng the most.
Alas, why don't you write ancient poems? It's exquisite and plot-driven. It's so good to watch that I can't stand watching other people's ancient sayings anymore.
Although some people think that the heroine's status as a time traveler is unnecessary, after reading the full text, I feel that it is precisely because the heroine is a time traveler that she was able to protect herself and her aunt and brother along the way. Otherwise, due to Aunt Lai's early death-seeking behavior, the heroine and her aunt would have been cannon fodder in the rebirth novel, and they would have been destroyed by the rebirth girl group. Among the daughters of the Yan family, the heroine is actually the smoothest.
I finished reading it in one go. It was so satisfying. It's hard to imagine that the author wrote it so well so many years ago!
It's been almost ten years. When I was young, I envied Ming Yuan. Ten years later, I like Ming Peng the most.
Sudden! Happy New Year! I just recently finished reading your book "It's Easy to Be a Common Man", and I have to say that it really inspired me a lot. At the beginning of the novel, I directly entered the traditional house-fighting perspective and hated Ming Tong and Min Luo for no reason. Later, I discovered that everyone is a good boy. I am really shocked that Su has written such a novel. I am curious about what books Su usually reads and how he knows so clearly about ancient jewelry and clothing, as well as ancient food! He can also describe how to taste it, which makes me want to eat it. Also, Su seems to be very proficient in ancient house etiquette. When reading this book, I often wondered if Su himself had traveled through time. The relationships between the characters and their fates are intertwined, giving me the feeling of a Dream of Red Mansions. I love "Shu De" as much as I love "A Dream of Red Mansions"! I really like Mrs. Ji's behavior and admire her broad-mindedness. Adopting a concubine can be said to pave the way for her future, but a concubine really has no effect on herself. She can still be non-targeting and unfavorable. She also persuades Tong to be nicer to Yuan. It's really great. Mrs. Ji's behavior is enough for me to learn for a lifetime. Although she likes Yuan and Tong very much, she gives the same share to her daughters. No matter how other people treat her, she will still treat each other with courtesy! She really doesn't lose to anyone. At first, I liked Mingxiang's gentle personality, and I was very grateful that she took the initiative to talk to Yuan, but the more I saw later, the more I liked Luo's temperament, lively and straightforward, a little thoughtful, but everyone doted on her, and she was not bad-hearted at all, and she was very generous! What a good baby! I also like Mingzhen very much. Her character makes me feel as if I have found the Dinghai Shenzhen. However, as I get to the back, I feel a little weird towards her. I feel that I am not as comfortable as before when I sit in a higher position. However, I am still very grateful to her for letting Peng go! By the way, it's a pity that Peng hasn't gone to Shu to see the two little Yuans in Jinling. Also, Mei Jiming, he is an ideal type with a personality that is completely on my point. I like his arrogance and genius, but I was very angry when I saw him leaving Peng because of a quarrel. In the end, I felt sorry for him to stick with Peng. I have no position to hope that Peng will accept him, but I also feel that the ending of these two has to be like this in the end and I am a little unwilling. Obviously they were childhood sweethearts before, okay, but I respect and admire Peng's choice. Also, I am very, very grateful to Su for giving Mingtong a good ending, and she can finally have a place of peace of mind for the rest of her life! The ending is so rushed. I haven't seen enough. Everyone has finally lived a good life. I really want to see group photos of everyone reunited for the holidays or hanging out together. All in all, thank you Su! Let me see such a good novel! Fortunately, I didn't miss it
I finished reading Mingtong's thread in a hurry. I didn't like her at first but then I fell in love with her the most haha
I started watching this after watching The Moon is Full, and I remember one sentence clearly: When men do wrong things, it is women who suffer! Quite touching. I feel that Mingtong's perspective is more interesting!