A Little of Everything on My Bookshelf 杂食党的书架

1. 1 我 I'm Really Just a Substitute 我真的只是替补啊 Potato Chips薯片儿Danmei (BL)721k WordsCompleted Ning Zhou made becoming the national team's starting setter his lifelong goal, but even by the time he retired, he was still no more than a replaceable backup. After enduring days of relentless pain and injury, he finally understood: If you work yourself sick, nobody will take your place. The secret to life is to slack off. Isn't happy volleyball much better? When he opened his eyes again, Ning Zhou was back at twenty, in perfect physical condition and at the turning point of his athletic car 20.2kFavorites30.2kClicks/ch20kGifts

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   This is a really good volleyball story; the matches are all very exciting [let me see!]. The romance is also quite good. The "what if" scenario of the past life is also very enjoyable. I hope there will be more bonus chapters.

2. 2 磕 Shipping Couples All the Way to the Center Stage 磕cp磕到c位出道 Wen Yi Er闻一二Danmei (BL)522k WordsCompleted [New story available for preorders: "Hello, Can I Be Buried in Your Grave?" [Blurb] The hopeless fox spirit Hu Hu is obsessed with an obscure boy band whose name is just as obscure as his. The three-member band has no resources, no traffic, and only three thousand fans across the internet. Half of them joined because a membership came with a free subscription. The struggling agency decides to go all in and send the trio to a survival sho 44.7kFavorites151.3kClicks/ch58.7kGifts

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   This is a very cute story, and there's still no meal replacement available.

3. 3 穿 After I Transmigrated into the Villain's Heart Demon 穿为反派心魔后 Wen Sang问桑Danmei (BL)513k WordsCompleted [My next book is I Hate Dragon-Slaying Heroes More Than Anything. The blurb is at the very bottom. Save it if you’re interested ^^] Jiang Qunyu transmigrated into a ridiculously melodramatic cultivation novel, where he became the inner demon of the villain, Wei Xun. In the original story, Wei Xun was a dazzling young genius of the Lingxiao Sect. But during a trial, he was injured by demonic energy while saving a fellow disciple, leaving his meridians completely destroyed. He fell from the heigh 112.7kFavorites93.4kClicks/ch83.6kGifts

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   I started reading casually, but I got completely engrossed. The early scenes of companionship and betrayal between the young protagonists were heartbreaking, and the subsequent interactions between them, combined with the accompanying commentary, made me laugh and cry at the same time. The foreshadowing and plot were also excellent. "How could they even keep the readers in the dark?" Haha, I was genuinely a bit confused by the plot, but the surprises afterward were truly delightful. The premise wasn't actually that complex; it's just that the author's writing was so good that it could fool us, haha. And it's not a suspense drama, so you don't have to rack your brains. It's very comfortable to watch the author's pen guide the young characters as they grow up.

4. 4 天 Western Crossover: Did the Angel Fall from Heaven Today? [综英美]天使今天堕天了吗 Dragon Sand Sculpture龙沙雕Danmei (BL)625k WordsCompleted The Dark Knight found a diary in an Arkham washroom: [...Mr. J, you know I don't want to hurt anyone, but my boss has specifically ordered me to destroy the entire universe. What do you think?] Joker's reply positively radiated amusement: [Oh, why not say yes? How fun!] The Dark Knight frowned on reflex, only to see a new reply below in a different color, clearly posted by the original writer many days later: [Thank you sincerely for your wise and selfless advice! I've managed to win another 6,0 37.1kFavorites45.8kClicks/ch66.1kGifts

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   It's great! I'll rewatch it after I forget the plot. There are quite a few dramatic and funny parts, and also some chapters I really, really loved (I won't spoil it). The couple is two control freaks, hahaha!

5. 5 没 No One Believes I Transmigrated 没有人相信我是穿越的 Yu Xiaoguai渔小乖乖Danmei (BL)321k WordsCompleted No One Believes I'm a Transmigrator, Except the State There is nowhere for a transmigrator to hide in the face of the vast machinery of the state. On the very first day after transmigrating, our protagonist was invited to the Special Security Office for tea. The Special Security Office classified him as a harmless transmigrator and granted him a temporary household registration and civil rights. The new transfer student at Bailan High School is ridiculously handsome, but unfortunately, he has 23.1kFavorites58.4kClicks/ch19.1kGifts

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   It's been a long time since I've read a campus novel. The author's description of the class interactions and atmosphere is excellent; it really brings back memories of junior and senior high school [crying emoji].

6. 6 治 Healing Yokohama 治愈系横滨 Wind Moon Silkworm风月蚕Danmei (BL)505k WordsCompleted Up Next: Yokohama Demolition Prohibited and The Great Global Scripted Murder Mystery of the Literary Geniuses △This isn't clickbait, so jump in without worry. It's a healing, sweet romance with no angst or character deaths. Blurb: Amamiya Chiya is an exceptionally rare thing among ability users: a normal person. His ability, Record of the Dead, lets him summon the dead from hell and use them as he pleases. He comes to his dream city, Yokohama, hoping to become a novelist and find a partner. 16.2kFavorites33kClicks/ch14.3kGifts

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   It's absolutely hilarious! [Doge] Aside from the slightly oversized hook, it's great (after all, it's Hozuki! [Doge])

7. 7 抠 Stingy Means You Can Only Marry a Male Wife 抠搜只能娶男妻 Zhang Jizhi张季之Danmei (BL)176k WordsCompleted As a little-known streamer, Song Hao decides to beat a pay-to-win harem game without spending a single yuan. To boost his literary talent, he never goes on dates with the dean’s daughter. Instead, he visits the academy to write poetry with his buddies. To boost his martial prowess, he never accepts the swordswoman’s challenge. Instead, he borrows his buddies’ martial arts manuals. To save money, he never goes out to enjoy himself at the pleasure houses. Instead, he mooches off his buddies for fo 94.4kFavorites81.2kClicks/ch138.7kGifts

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   I rarely read stories where the protagonist is the main character, but this one was particularly funny and enjoyable in the beginning. The comments and paragraph reviews were also very interesting. However, I felt the ending was a bit anticlimactic. It's suitable for reading before bed; it's enjoyable and makes for a comfortable sleep. I also feel it's a story that could be expanded upon.

8. 8 身 A Succubus Bound to the Green River System 身为魅魔却绑定了绿江系统 Mie Mie Pu Tea咩咩噗茶Danmei (BL)461k WordsCompleted [This work is published exclusively on Jinjiang. Reposting is prohibited.] [Coming soon:] 1. How to Make a Literary Giant Give Up Writing and Study Medicine: crossover, male-male romance, Bungou Stray Dogs, healing everyday life 2. This System Is No Job for a Human: crossover, male-male romance, all its Hosts are huge troublemakers Blurb: A succubus who has just arrived in the human world gets bound to the Green River System. Once the tasks are complete, he will become a high-ranking demon. W 24.4kFavorites23.9kClicks/ch54.6kGifts

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   If you like eccentric characters, omnivores, and those with mixed personalities, this is for you! It's not human, it's not human, it's good, although it's a comedy about non-humans hahaha (but comedic stories are always the most powerful, damn it!).

9. 9 这 I’m Done Being a Strategist! 这谋士我不当也罢！ Zombie Slayer打僵尸Danmei (BL)471k WordsCompleted The complete story is finished! Sending you a heart! My next story will be The Foolish Guy Can Bloom, with a flower growing on the protagonist’s head. [A bottom who just wants to lie flat but keeps getting mistaken for a wizard and forced to kill kings x a rebellious top who pretends to be honest while playing the pig to eat the tiger] [A company can’t have two rebellious employees, or it’ll go bankrupt] What’s so bad about serving three masters? Ever since a fortune-teller declared me the great 113.8kFavorites103.9kClicks/ch165.4kGifts

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   A very enjoyable and satisfying story. The different kings all deserved their deaths, and the emotional arc between the young master and his "sycophantic dog" was well-written. (Actually, I feel this story would be even better if expanded, but it's quite good as it is now and worth reading.)

10. 10 卷 A Workaholic Idol, but a Free-Spirited Genius! 卷王偶像，但天才自由人！ Winter Moon Returns冬月归Danmei (BL)698k WordsCompleted [Pre-Registration: [Fandom] My Archenemy Mistook Me for His Boyfriend] Arisu Kurimu is hailed as an all-around idol. Whether it's singing, dancing, studying, or sports, he's good at everything! Yet just before starting high school, he had an especially terrifying prophetic dream. In the dream, he got the chance to audition for a sensational TV series about volleyball. Who knew the audition would be broadcast nationwide and require them to play a match on the spot? Arisu Kurimu hadn't even figu 27.6kFavorites33.8kClicks/ch90.3kGifts

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    Li Meng is truly powerful, with impeccable initiative, and is both strong and adorable. I wish there were idols like her who are so dedicated.

11. 11 咸 A Lazy Fish with a Rebellious Streak 咸鱼一身反骨 A Lifetime of Splendor一世华裳Danmei (BL)428k WordsCompleted Xing Shi accidentally found himself transported to a magical world, where life was miserable. But he got lucky. One day, he opened his eyes and discovered that he was back in normal human society. Tears of joy filled his eyes, and he decided to enjoy life to the fullest. Then a voice rang out in his mind. [System 99 has successfully bound to Host] One day, Fu Xiuning suddenly began hearing the voices of Systems inside other people. They all shared the same goal with their Hosts: to win him over 292.3kFavorites426.9kClicks/ch368.6kGifts

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    I'm almost 80% done and started skipping chapters, but it's actually really good. The main characters, both the top and bottom, are very intelligent (no spoilers), and their analysis is quite good. I just cried towards the end… sigh.

12. 12 满 Echoes of My Heart Throughout the Court 满朝文武都能听到我的心声 White Wood白色的木No CP818k WordsCompleted I have a completed novel next door, The Empress Consort System Made Me the First Emperor's Imperial Tutor. Take a look if you're interested. *Light ancient fantasy novel Bad news: Xu Yanmao has transmigrated to ancient times, and he's completely useless at physical labor or farming. His specialty, cybersecurity, is no use to the ancients. Good news: He's bound to a System. Bad news: It's called the Gossip System. Not gossip in the sense of fortune-telling, but gossip involving people's priva 499kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch2.7MGifts

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    At first, I thought it was silly, but later I felt it was both funny and somewhat profound. For me, it's a heartfelt expression of my feelings about not having a meal replacement yet.

13. 13 咒 The Jujutsu World's Landslide 咒术界的泥石流 Three Thousand Worlds三千世No CP1.9M WordsCompleted A good-for-nothing at writing blurbs, but a work by Sanqianshi is guaranteed to be completed. = Ying Ji was once a wildling. Under the blessing of a deity, he was reincarnated into the Zenin family and became Jin Er's twin elder brother. Because of Jin Er's Heavenly Restriction, Ying Ji naturally also had zero cursed energy and no innate technique. However, he possessed the ability to deliver absolute slashes, so he was raised as a jujutsu sorcerer and given the mission of attacking Satoru Gojo 102.3kFavorites252.4kClicks/ch982.9kGifts

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    It's really good! The side stories are hilarious too, hahaha. The main timeline is before Hui's birth, but it's still very good. You can see that the plot twists aren't illogical. I also really liked the pearls in the text.

14. 14 予 A Cup of Honey Wine for the Dragon 予龙一杯蜂蜜酒 Black Cat, White Socks黑猫白袜子Danmei (BL)152k WordsCompleted A self-indulgent story written for my own enjoyment. A Western fantasy sweet romance about two idiots falling in love. I’ll try to finish it in under 100,000 words. There should be some food elements, too. Updates whenever inspiration strikes. [Really, whenever inspiration strikes, orz... I’m trying to lose weight lately, so I don’t want to write a food story and make myself hungry.] Alan is an ordinary, lazy transmigrator who settled in a remote mountain village in the seven 64.3kFavorites96.9kClicks/ch85.7kGifts

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    Fairy tale series, perfect for reading while having afternoon tea on the weekend.

15. 15 我 My Fellow Writer Insists I Retire from the Business 我同行非要让我金盆洗手 The Wind's Chime风的铃铛Romance206k WordsCompleted [Pairing: Young Oda. A sweet little story, main text complete.] I’m one of Yokohama’s top three cleaners. I’ve always worked diligently, thinking I’d pull off a few more big jobs, save enough money, then go straight and retire in comfort. After all, my ability and my underworld codename, “Black Wings,” are both so painfully chuunibyou. I don’t want to be tied to this identity. When I found out someone had hired the number one cleaner to kill me, I thought it over carefully and decided to strike 32kFavorites49.7kClicks/ch49.6kGifts

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    A story you can read again and again, part of Oda Sakunosuke's Wonderful Life series.

16. 16 和 [Western Crossover] How Not to Marry a Man in a Mask [综英美]和面罩男结婚的错误示范 Magical Girl Zhao Big Hammer魔法少女赵大锤Romance263k WordsCompleted When Alicia hurried to her high school opening ceremony in a wedding dress, she was so embarrassed that she couldn't bring herself to admit she'd been forced into an arranged marriage by her family and had run away from the wedding. When her friends asked her about it, she changed her story on the spot and improvised that she was eloping for love. --First, he might not even know about this yet. --Second, he's a little shy and doesn't talk much, but he seems pretty nimble. --And finally, pay 8.7kFavorites12.9kClicks/ch6.4kGifts

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    I really enjoyed it; it's rare to finish reading a whole book like this. (It's a very unique piece of writing, and it even recommended a new movie to me!)

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