The Tragic Novel Heroine's BE Conquest

Things I've Read, A Mixed Bag, Female-Lead Fan

Male leads must be chaste. I’ll write more about the ones I like and remember well, including what I liked or disliked. I might not finish every book I start following, but I’ve read at least 60% of everything on this list.

Favorites

Purely subjective, and saved for my own reference. I can’t give everything five stars (o.0), but I love them all. How much I enjoyed them has nothing to do with their ratings! Still updating...

They All Have Something Special That Makes Them Stand Out, Highly Recommended

I’m a protagonist stan. How could anyone not like the protagonist? They must be pretending. A collection of niche BL from years ago and my favorite stories from the rise of women’s consciousness in recent years.

I Absolutely Love It

I can’t resist: charming-everyone protagonists, Mary Sues, choosing-your-favorite love interests, messy love triangles, groveling exes, redemption arcs, and all sorts of old-school tropes. I’m here for fun and read a bit of everything: BG, GB, BL, you name it.

You’re Pretty Enchanted by Her Too, Right? (Taste-Test Edition)

Male leads getting tortured / harem rivalry showdowns / training men like dogs / a female lead everyone is obsessed with (feed me recommendations in the comments!) (ongoing updates)

One Woman, Many Men: Love Triangle or 1V1 Good Stuff

Click here for a whole lot of male rivalry and jealous showdowns: brotherly threesomes, fox spirits, domestic husbands, nonhumans, girl tops/boy bottoms, terrible men, gloomy male ghosts...

Q Meaning

My taste speaks for itself. The ratings reflect the writing and how smoothly the story reads. I would have given them five stars, but JJ won't let me...

Everyone's Favorite

Updated May 2025, updated April 2026. A new rule says that submitting too many five-star ratings is not allowed. The lower ratings in this list are because I read those books earlier

My Taste Is Clear from My Username

Saving books I haven't read yet that seem like they'd be to my taste.

Love Triangles and Groveling Redemption

Updated! So good, I love these! Some of the older works may feel a little weaker in their writing, but I recommend them to anyone who enjoys all kinds of dramatic love triangles or quick transmigration stories with Mary Sue protagonists!

Good GB Stories I've Read

Organizing my bookshelf... Let's start with a GB collection. Includes standard GB and female Alpha/male Omega. If I can keep reading, it gets a passing grade from me or better.

Precious Girls, Treasures of the World

(On indefinite hiatus) Men who aren't virgins don't deserve to live. I'm a heroine stan and only want pure male leads: the male characters' bodies, hearts, and reputations must belong exclusively to the heroine.

Female-Lead Fans, Male Suffering, Chaste Men, and Love Rivalry

The bottom must be sexually inexperienced, that’s my baseline. I prefer stories where the man gets put through the wringer or caught in a love triangle. I’m all about the female lead.

Romance-Focused [Feel-Good, Satisfying Stories | Female Lead-Centric]

A list focused on relationships, separate from plot-driven lists. Feel-good stories or cathartic stories where the male lead suffers, centered on interpersonal and romantic relationships, with the female lead taking charge. I avoid forced relationships and conquest plots. Includes warm family and friendship bonds.

Female-Lead-Centered Wish-Fulfillment

The heroine is the focus throughout

A Happy Life for the Girls

They're all romance-focused, and my preferences are really weird, so just pick whatever you like.

Strong Female Lead Power Fantasy

As the title says, I like stories that adore their female characters, are satisfying, and do not contain too much preaching. Romance is fine, but there cannot be too much of it. Everything that fits these criteria goes here. I will sort out the good ones and flag the bad ones. Still trying new stories.

Kink Collection 2: Currently Following

Personal Reading

If you're not a virgin, go die

Female-Led Stories or Female-Friendly Worlds

① Female-centered stories with no male lead, featuring no abuse or humiliation of women, no weak female characters, and no male-gaze elements. Stories about female awakening, where the protagonist either turns the tables outright or lives in a world whose values are still evolving. ② Female-led romances

Sharing Some Stories with Strong Female Leads

An unapologetic female-lead stan: a mom to female leads who dotes on them unconditionally. My star sign is apparently "torturing men." The books recommended here vary in how strongly they cater to female-lead fans, so check the notes and choose for yourself.

Bring on the Male Suffering

You’ll know if you read them

Dog-Raising Base

The female lead is always in control. Usually, multiple male side characters have one-sided crushes on her, and the emotional drama focuses on them. Any type of female lead. Works from other platforms are in the comments.

Delicious Female-Led Fiction

All kinds of female-led stories. Delicious comfort reading, perfect for unwinding. The protagonists are often wicked women.