Sword Cultivators Aren't Allowed to Play Games [Full-Dive]

Pretty Good 3

Romance series

Super Good

Excellent writing, plot, pacing, and worldbuilding overall. BG or no-CP. Pretty subjective, and I’m wary of obsessive bottom fans.

The Many Facets of Women

Great reads with all kinds of heroines and female supporting characters, worth coming back to again and again. Jinjiang has been ruthlessly purging stories about women, so after finishing the older ones, I stopped updating this list.

Five-Star Picks 2.0 (Roast Edition)

I'm an omnivore and will read anything if the writing is good. Check for your own dealbreakers. (An addendum to version 1.0.)

My Stories Put Plot Before Romance

Most of these novels have compelling stories and little to no romance. I read a lot of historical fiction, full-dive VR games, and Fourth Disaster stories.

Stories in the Box

A novel I personally really like

I Absolutely Love These

Worth a reread.

Fully Purchased and Free Reads (BG and No Romance)

This list only includes books I bought in full, at least the entire main story. I left out books I skipped chapters in, as well as some I bought in full but now consider embarrassing relics of my past. There are also a few free books.

Bedtime Stories

Personal preference: BG > BL

Personal Reading List (For Easy Reference)

Stories I'm interested in, in various states: on hiatus, letting chapters build up, completed, and so on.

Eclectic Personal Reading List (Slowly Updated)

2026 Dawn Cup Preliminary Reading List

Tentative shortlist, so the judges can sample the recommendations. The scores are random (please don't beat me up, X).

Heroines I Adore

Female leads take center stage.

Eclectic Reading Notes (II): Great Stories I’ve Read Over and Over

Game of Life

A collection of novels I've finished that involve player characters, Fourth Calamity, simulators, tabletop role-playing, and game fanfiction. I've done a little sorting of my anything-goes reading list.

Refined Fare, The Kind You Remember

Somewhat into grand worldbuilding, strong heroines, polished prose, and long stories... Romance should either be really good or take a back seat, or there should be no romance at all. *Not quite serious literature.

The Reader Falls for the Protagonist First

Female-Protagonist Agency: Plot First, Romance Second

I'm here for the female leads: powerful or growing, charismatic, and in control. The supporting cast should hold up, and any romance should never overshadow the story. Mostly plot-driven, with romance on the side.

The Future, Apocalypse, Space, Infinite Worlds, and Quick Transmigration

Some apocalypse stories, futuristic stories, and infinite-flow stories.

Currently Following...

I'm too lazy to write reviews... These comments are just whatever.

Female-Led Stories I'm Reading in 2026

Only listing the stories I've read in the past year. Any recommendations for similar ones TT? For female-lead stories, I like an interesting world and plots as the main focus, with only a small amount of romance.

The End, Let's Celebrate~

These are all completed novels, and I love reading every one of them!

Great Stories I've Read Several Times

I prefer fun, feel-good reads. I'll finish stories with angst, but I won't reread them.

Favorites

Interesting books I've read over the past two years. I prefer stories centered on the POV character: their perspective and the story come before everything else. For my own records.