Reading Log: Strong Female Leads 扫文记录之大女主文

1. 1 螺 The Spiral Lighthouse [Infinite] 螺旋灯塔[无限] Tianze Shiruò天泽时若Romance673k WordsCompleted In 3155, an anomaly known as the “Century of Silence” swept across the world. Strange dungeons appeared alongside it, as did players with a variety of abilities. A hundred years later, the anomaly gradually faded, but the dungeons and abilities remained. * 3796, the Wasteland District. Cheng Tingyu opened her right eye in front of the mirror. Lines of information, like written descriptions, flashed rapidly beside her reflection. [Name: Cheng Tingyu] [Ability: ["Unstable"]["Parsing Error"]["U 150.5kFavorites200.6kClicks/ch367.8kGifts

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2. 2 孰 Who Can Escape Immortality? 孰能不朽 Duguang Jianmu都广建木Romance6.6M WordsCompleted Ongoing novel: Tu Nan The rise and fall of an undying oceanic dynasty of merfolk. It also serves as a sequel to Who Can Be Immortal. Who Can Be Immortal blurb A vassal who doesn't want to become emperor isn't a good vassal. Xin Zheng thought this made perfect sense, so she defeated all her rivals and became emperor. What should an emperor do? Gather handsome men and expand her harem? That would be too easy. Xin Zheng decided that eradicating illiteracy throughout the empire would be a real chal 10.6kFavorites9.4kClicks/ch14.4kGifts

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3. 3 砸 Smash All Pots and Pans To Go to School 砸锅卖铁去上学 Red Thorn North红刺北Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The second volume’s physical edition goes on sale on June 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. The first two minutes come with a limited-time autograph! For details, follow the author on Weibo: Tiantian Chijiao.] [The audiobook of the same name is now available on Ximalaya. If you’re interested, go give it a listen!] Wei San, once a top engineer, transmigrates into an out-of-school child in the interstellar age. She makes a living by scavenging trash and turning junk into treasure. Just in time for the start o 965.2kFavorites1.6MClicks/ch4.6MGifts

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4. 4 亡 The Fallen Kingdom's Princess Ascends the Throne 亡国公主登基了 Worry-Free Alliance Leader无忧盟主No CP517k WordsCompleted Zhaomei once thought she was the happiest person in Great Zhou. Her father, the emperor of Great Zhou, cherished her like a precious jewel and said he would leave the most precious thing he had to her. Later, Great Zhou fell, and her father died. Only after that did she learn that her father had left his most precious thing to her younger brother. And her mother, the calamity in the eyes of the people, the vicious empress in the eyes of the palace servants, and the cold-hearted woman in her eyes 7kFavorites4.3kClicks/ch6.7kGifts

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5. 5 生 Everlasting 生生不息 Delight in Rivers and Mountains喜河山Multi-Orientation225k WordsCompleted This novel will be complete and go VIP on August 15. The neighboring novel, Human Administrator, is now underway. o(*￣3￣)o In 2001, Tonglin Town is still the poorest town in Pingcheng. There isn’t even a police station here, so people have their own ways of handling problems. Case One: The Bank Robbery (Complete) [About being too poor at home] A couple living on the main street of Tonglin Town makes a big decision: they’re going to steal some money. It’s their first time stealing. They’ve just 7.9kFavorites7kClicks/ch21.2kGifts

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   It's great! I'd only read one of this author's books before and it was amazing, so this second one is just as good—this author is truly amazing! I really want to rave about it! And to be honest, the title is also very clever. Exquisite. However, I feel it's not as clever as "It's Him," and many things aren't explained clearly.

6. 6 悬 Beneath the Cliff 悬崖下 Delight in Rivers and Mountains喜河山Romance198k WordsCompleted (Complete, VIP) Another bride from out of town has been sent deep into the mountains to Apricot Blossom Village. Word is, she’s even a university student. The village’s simple-minded girl insists that the college student named Ming Wen is a goddess from the temple, and that anyone who offends her will die. No one believes her at first. But then the people who offend Ming Wen begin dying one after another, while injured animals from the mountains keep seeking her out, and she manages to save th 26.2kFavorites23.7kClicks/ch33.4kGifts

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7. 7 无 No One Kills Me 无人杀我 Delight in Rivers and Mountains喜河山Romance210k WordsCompleted During the Republican era, as crimes against women became increasingly common, women's police forces began to be established across the country. At the time, Xue Qing wished she could become a police officer. Later, she became Pingcheng's most notorious criminal. The story follows two parallel threads: crimes committed by women and the women's police force. It's an ensemble story. Xue Qing, mentioned in the synopsis, is the antagonist. The protagonist is Tang Xianshu. P.S. I have limited tim 23.3kFavorites13kClicks/ch14.9kGifts

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8. 8 是 It's Him 是他 Delight in Rivers and Mountains喜河山No CP160k WordsCompleted (Complete. The author’s other book, No One Kills Me, is now underway.) Our homeroom teacher disappeared, and the police came to school several times to ask questions. I was worried because our homeroom teacher had always been kind to me. I went home and told my mother. She smiled and said that good people would be blessed. I thought that someone as good as our homeroom teacher would surely be all right. The next day, I found our homeroom teacher in the basement of my house, tied up from head t 102.3kFavorites108.7kClicks/ch69.4kGifts

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   It's actually free in its entirety! I don't find it scary; the female lead is brave and resourceful, which makes me feel at ease. Excellent writing style, smooth plot, concise and to the point with minimal unnecessary details. It's perfect for making movies; there are many foreshadowing elements that can be savored repeatedly. The author has excellent pacing, knowing exactly when to pause and when to pose questions, maintaining a good balance between tension and relaxation.

9. 9 上 All Aboard 上船 A Pool of Green Mountains一池青山Romance332k WordsCompleted Chu Lai grew up in the Lower City, getting by on scams and cons. She did the dirty, exhausting work, lived in a cramped apartment, and ate cheap synthetic meals. By chance, she came across a ticket. It was for a luxury cruise ship developed by a major corporation. The ship didn’t check citizen ID cards and was bound for Libo Harbor, the famous City of Freedom. It was the perfect chance to sneak out, escape, and make a fortune. Only after boarding did Chu Lai realize the voyage was a party cru 39.6kFavorites36.4kClicks/ch22.7kGifts

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   I've actually watched 3/4 of it, but I still haven't finished it, and I don't really remember the plot anymore. I didn't like the female lead's character; she seemed too much like cannon fodder. The writing wasn't very smooth either. The plot just didn't feel right, making me want to finish it in one go. And in the end, I didn't finish it.

10. 10 穿 After Entering a Cyberpunk Game, I Killed the Boss and Claimed the Throne 穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 An Bai桉柏Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [I’ve been informed about the incident involving trolls in the comments, and I sincerely apologize to everyone. The inappropriate text in the blurb has been removed. A detailed announcement is in the author’s note for Chapter 1. 2026.04.05] [Updates on the simplified Chinese print edition: See Weibo @An Bai ANBAI. The second volume of the simplified Chinese edition was released on August 22, 2025.] The cyberpunk game with cosmic horror elements, Crimson Earth, is about to be released. Kui Xin 835.4kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch3.4MGifts

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    As far as this book is concerned, the character design, plot, writing style, and world-building are all five stars.

11. 11 我 I Clean Up Garbage in a Wasteland World 我在废土世界扫垃圾 Flowers Bloom in the Wild有花在野Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Zhu Ning, who was leading the charge against zombies in the apocalypse, transmigrates, this time into a wasteland world. Eighty percent of this world’s land has been contaminated. Humanity is divided into five classes. She ends up in the lowest, a fifth-class citizen, which is just another way of saying she’s a defective good-for-nothing. Penniless and with nothing to her name, Zhu Ning has no choice but to become a cleaner and sweep up garbage. She’s heard that cleaning up trash in the wastelan 828.3kFavorites957.5kClicks/ch3.3MGifts

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    I love watching the contaminated areas of each small dungeon the most; watching them really boosts my courage.

12. 12 天 Fate Is on My Side 天命在我 An Bai桉柏Romance1.6M WordsOngoing [Editing mode: in progress] [Don’t mention other people’s stories in my comments, and don’t mention my story in other people’s comments.] “My name is Shang Min, descendant of King Wu. If I ascend to the throne of the Human Emperor, I will uphold Heaven’s mandate and the people’s will, pacify the foreign tribes across the four seas, suppress the demons of this world, restore an age of peace and prosperity, renew the fortunes of our human race, and preserve its lineage.” The emperor is incompe 128kFavorites123.6kClicks/ch250.8kGifts

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    I have to admire the author's execution. Several authors in my collection have stopped updating, saying they'd release all chapters at once later, but only this author actually did it. This shows the author definitely had a complete story in mind and completed it all at once. The problem is, after reading the first 100 chapters, I still wasn't very interested in the female lead's character. She doesn't feel like Li Shimin. Although I prefer a more ruthless founding emperor like Zhu Yuanzhang, I'm also interested in someone like Li Shimin (not that he's not ruthless). But the parts that highlight the female lead's character don't feel distinct, and she's even less charismatic than the villain. So, although I bought many chapters in advance, I haven't actually read any of them.

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