A Gathering Place for Relatively Obscure Female-Protagonist and Strong-Female-Lead Stories 相对较冷门女主控、女强聚集地

1. 1 普21+ An Ordinary Person, but with a Legendary Secret Identity 普通人，但传说级马甲 Drunk on the West Wind西风醉Romance1.9M WordsCompleted 238.2kFavorites303.9kClicks/ch1.2MGifts

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   4/5. A strong female lead with multiple male leads, this novel features a captivating love triangle with suggestive scenes. It shows improvement compared to the author's previous works and is considered a gem among Jinjiang's otome love triangle novels. However, it has its flaws. First, the author overemphasizes the love triangle, making the story feel somewhat drawn out; several chapters can pass without any plot development. Second, the characters are flat and repetitive. Too many male leads appear, and they are rather stereotypical, seemingly falling for the female lead inexplicably, leaving little lasting impression. The female lead's character is also underdeveloped. While the author clearly aims for grand scenes and a sense of power struggles, the exposure often feels forced, a common problem in alternate-character novels. Finally, the female lead's mindset and behavior after transmigrating don't quite live up to her persona; she seems less compelling when she was playing the game before transmigrating, believing her alternate identity was a game character. Thirdly, the female content is relatively low, which is a common problem in otome novels. The only female character who impressed me in the entire story was the female protagonist, with maybe one upperclassman at most; everyone else was male. I think even so, otome romance novels with a love triangle could depict more outstanding women; the female protagonist's world shouldn't only consist of men. It's a decent, fast-paced novel, but I certainly wouldn't read it a second time.

2. 2 买 Buying Life 买活 Yu Jing Peng Xiang御井烹香Romance6.6M WordsCompleted Food is paramount to the people, and Heaven is indifferent, treating all things like straw dogs. Yet there are always those with hearts devoted to the people, working day and night and overcoming every obstacle to secure their livelihood. *1+ Basic setup, updated every day at noon 2+ Infrastructure development + food + ensemble cast Theme: Strive tirelessly and reach for the heights. Human determination can overcome fate. 206.4kFavorites246.1kClicks/ch2.6MGifts

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   5 Points. A classic, a portrait of women's rise, no need to elaborate. However, compared to another article on my reading list, its logic isn't as strong, its grasp of politics and human nature isn't as profound, and it's a bit too idealistic. But it's still a masterpiece.

3. 3 顶 Peerless Beauty 顶级美貌 Big Goose Treading Snow大鹅踏雪泥Romance1.3M WordsCompleted An entertainment-industry story, a play-within-a-play story, and a story about rising through the ranks. “I look ordinary, but I want to become a superstar, a superstar who shines brilliantly.” This was carved into a desk by fifteen-year-old Meng Kaiyan. At fifteen, Meng Kaiyan got a face-editing game. It was a special kind of face-editing game: the face she edited was her own. How long would it take to go from plain to pretty and fresh-faced? Three years. And from pretty and fresh-faced to 67kFavorites84kClicks/ch260.7kGifts

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   4.5 Stars. Currently, the female lead is focused on her career and shows no signs of romance. The reason for recommending it is its high female content; the female lead has starred in many films and TV series directed by women, including a play-within-a-play that I like, and most of them tell women's stories, promoting female empowerment. Unlike many similar novels on Jinjiang Literature City, the female lead doesn't endlessly revolve around various adult films, becoming a badge of honor for men.

4. 4 竞 Running for Godhood 竞选神明 Jian Juan简卷Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Zhi Wei is a corporate drone working brutal 996 hours at a big company, while also pursuing her passion by performing as an underground idol. One day, she takes the stage with a song, dance, and rap routine. The host holds a microphone to her mouth. “Hello, candidate. Please explain your platform for running to become a god.” Zhi Wei’s perfect professional smile freezes. What election? What god? Isn’t this a talent show stage? Where the heck have I ended up?! - Zhi Wei transmigrates into a par 50.4kFavorites56.1kClicks/ch166.9kGifts

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   4 Points. The story is about a female protagonist who travels through interstellar space to run for godhood, which feels a bit like a female protagonist running for the US presidency, haha! The campaign process really feels like a presidential election. The reason for recommending this book is that the female protagonist's Di-style transformation feels very natural. Unlike many Di-style novels that try to be mysterious for the sake of being mysterious, this is rare on Jinjiang Literature City.

5. 5 穿 Transmigrated into a Cultivation World as a College Girl 穿进修仙世界做女大 Magical Girl Meng Lulu魔法少女梦露露Romance3.3M WordsOngoing College student Su Qing dies in a car accident and transmigrates to a cultivation world. The bad news: She brought her whole body across, and her pockets are emptier than her face is bare. The good news: The cultivation world has universities too. She can apply for financial aid and keep being a college girl. Being a college girl in a cultivation world doesn’t seem all that different. It’s just morning sword-flying practice on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and 8 a.m. Heart-Cleansing Mant 89.6kFavorites89.5kClicks/ch661.5kGifts

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   4.5 Stars. This book is recommended because it features a high proportion of female characters; women play a crucial role in the cultivation world. Most of the main characters and the female lead's friends are women, unlike many cultivation novels where men dominate and few women are prominent. The romance is also less developed and currently unclear, which is a plus. The 0.5 Star deduction is because the female lead's character is rather ordinary—a warm, world-protecting type. It's not bad, but it gets a bit tiresome after a while.

6. 6 九 The Billion-Dollar Nanny of the Nineties 九零亿万美元保姆 Mi Jiale米迦乐Romance2.7M WordsCompleted Given another chance at life, Zhang Wenya opens her eyes and finds herself back at eighteen. Her mother is still the same bizarre woman, endlessly exploiting her own daughter to make herself look good. Her older brother is still hopeless, and her relatives are still sharp blades, always looking to take advantage. After thinking long and hard, Zhang Wenya decides: To hell with all of you! I'm done playing your game! She runs away to Shanghai and becomes a maid. Relatives: Oh my, Xiaoya's mom, yo 40kFavorites106.2kClicks/ch163kGifts

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   4.5 Stars. By the same author as the previous book, the female lead transmigrates and falls in love with John F. Kennedy Jr., Builds her career, and has two marriages. The female lead in this author's work feels very worthy; you can tell the author really loves our female protagonist, even giving her a princess status. It might be a little cheesy, but I'm a country bumpkin and I love it! I deducted 0.5 Stars because the plot is relatively smooth, the female lead doesn't seem to encounter any major setbacks, and it is indeed quite swoon-worthy.

7. 7 曼 The Manhattan Lady 曼哈顿窈窕淑女 Mi Jiale米迦乐Romance1.2M WordsCompleted New York in the 1930s: gullible people with money to burn, and opportunities everywhere. Headlines are exploding: "Shocking! The Last Tsar's Daughter Escaped Death!" "Who Would Dare Swindle a British Prince?" All right, all right, now life finally has some prospects! I'll steal a march on those shameless Brits, fleece the crafty Wall Street wolves, and casually "pick up" a crown for myself. Who's for it, and who's against it? European and American setting. Don't ask about sexual history! [This 19.4kFavorites26.6kClicks/ch34kGifts

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   4.5 Stars. The female protagonist pretends to be a Russian princess and stirs up trouble in the 20th century. The reason for recommending this book is that the female protagonist is highly deserving of praise and has low moral standards. She really cheats and steals money, but she is not disgusting. She stands out among a group of saintly and perfect female protagonists. Our precious girl deserves the best!

8. 8 黄 Ten Million Taels of Gold (Matriarchy) 黄金千万两（女尊） Shui Gua水呱Romance519k WordsCompleted Ding ding [Welcome, player, to A Million Taels of Gold.] [This is a fully immersive farming and management game set in a matriarchal world.] [Your mission: earn ten million taels of gold!] Xu Mingtang accidentally transmigrated into a business management game. The moment she opened her eyes, the mission to earn ten million taels of gold weighed her down. What could she do? Earn it! Only... the man selling baked flatbreads by the roadside was skilled, the handsome, lively man she rescued on a 2.8kFavorites2.5kClicks/ch4.1kGifts

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   4.5 Points. This novel stands out among many female-dominated, multi-male-protagonist novels because the female lead develops her career while facing her own needs squarely, without any hesitation or ambiguity, and she doesn't act desperately for men. She always prioritizes herself and her career over the men around her. I deducted 0.5 Points because I felt that the characters of the other characters, including the male leads, were not very vivid and three-dimensional. I felt like I inexplicably fell in love with the female lead, but it's not flat either. It's better than the average level of Jinjiang Literature City.

9. 9 论 On the Founding of the Temple 论神殿的建立 Yu Zhi郁之Romance3.8M WordsOngoing The grand and glorious Great Voyage has come to an end. The Galaxy Age, the Empire Age, the Temple Age: civilization is in decline, freedom is rotting away, and the passionate drive to forge ahead has become a thing of the past. In the galaxy of the year 4013 by the Universal Calendar, a vast Iron Curtain stretches across human society, under the shadow of a 1.5 percent genetic disease rate and a world of superpowers. Earth, the cradle of civilization and the common homeworld of all humanity i 15.8kFavorites39.6kClicks/ch93kGifts

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   A masterpiece with a 5/5 rating. If I could only recommend one book, it would definitely be this one. It's a dark Mary Sue novel with multiple male leads. It's a well-written and logical masterpiece, not a mindless female-centric story. There are no clear-cut good guys or bad guys. All the characters are intelligent, and there are no idiotic face-slapping scenes. The characters are well-developed and vivid. Highly recommended.

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