Not-So-Good Books for Balancing Ratings 专门用来平衡评分的不好看书单

1. 1 年 The Wicked Young Stepmother in a Period Novel 年代文里的恶毒小后妈 Si Yi似伊Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Jiang Meishu dies suddenly from overwork. When she opens her eyes, she's in the 1970s. She doesn't want to work hard and would rather laze around, but in an era where everyone is striving forward, that's not easy. Bad news: Her twin sister has been reborn and refuses to marry into a courtyard house. Instead, she insists on swapping marriage partners with Jiang Meishu and marrying into a crowde 87.9kFavorites154.8kClicks/ch180kGifts

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   It's a historical work, highly collected, highly rated, and highly recommended. But it's just history. A history of characters, a history of plot, a history of writing style. It's just awful.

2. 2 前21+ My Ex Is an Honest, Dependable Guy 前夫哥他老实本分 Xia Yongye夏永夜Danmei (BL)498k WordsCompleted 102.9kFavorites147.5kClicks/ch69.6kGifts

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   The 123-star book reviews are better at criticizing than I am.

3. 3 探21+ Does the Top Scholar Regret It Today? 探花郎他今天后悔了吗 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance689k WordsCompleted 166.7kFavorites211.7kClicks/ch583kGifts

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   The author's sexual fetish is NTR (Netorare), and she enjoys writing about male protagonists cheating on their wives after marriage. The person and the writing are utterly disgusting.

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated as the Chief Minister’s Short-Lived Childhood Bride 穿成首辅的早逝童养媳 Qi Fu Wei An启夫玮安Romance728k WordsCompleted Blurb One: The Xu family had a son named Xu Yan. In his youth, he was outstanding, quick-witted and exceptional. He had a good heart and fine character, and was blessed with a face as lovely as the autumn moon. Though his family was poor and his parents had died young, anyone who saw him praised him as a refined young gentleman. As the saying goes, a hero's origins don't matter. A talented man can turn into a dragon when the winds and rain come. Xu Yan was just such a person. His only shortcomin 53.5kFavorites182kClicks/ch46.4kGifts

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   Avoid this author; their works are exceptionally good at featuring doting wives.

5. 5 穿 Reborn as a Heartless Scholar 穿成薄情书生郎 Duan Yu端瑜Danmei (BL)551k WordsCompleted "Marrying a Rich and Beautiful Omega" is listed at the very bottom. Lazy big shot top x rich and beautiful flower bottom Liu Yingqu died and transmigrated into a novel, becoming a heartless scholar. The heartless scholar was born in the countryside and married Shen Qingwu, a businessman. Because Shen Qingwu's family was rich, after the scholar placed second in the imperial exams, the Chancellor's household selected him as a son-in-law. He killed hi 58.2kFavorites90.6kClicks/ch44.9kGifts

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   The writing is poor, so the author forces all the supporting characters to become stupid in order to make the story feel satisfying.

6. 6 娇 The Delicate Noble Consort Is Mentally Stable 娇弱贵妃精神稳定 Xu Hua叙华Romance370k WordsCompleted [The Year of Heartbeats: A second-chance romance, sweet and indulgent, currently serializing. See below for the blurb.] Everyone knew that Gao Longqi, ruler of the Northern Zhao Kingdom, was a madman, sinister and bloodthirsty. Yu Chudai was born with the ability to read minds, along with a heart condition. Doctors predicted she wouldn't live past eighteen. Her family treasured and raised her with great care. She was lucky enough to escape the imperial selection, but couldn't avoid being sent no 68.1kFavorites109.2kClicks/ch23.9kGifts

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   It uses the premise of a lazy, spoiled concubine and a mind-reading tyrant, but the writing is poor, failing to capture the essence of the story. It's a mediocre work, with the female lead resembling a concubine (30%) and the male lead (40%). In short: a neither-here-nor-there story.

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