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1. 1 荒21+ Out of Tune 荒腔走板 Sing of the Wind and Go风歌且行Romance582k WordsCompleted 108kFavorites76kClicks/ch157.7kGifts

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   I dropped it halfway through; I'm not good at writing plot lines.

2. 2 S21+ Why Are All the S-Rank Sentinels Like This? S级哨兵们为何都这样 Qiao Ye Qi乔也栖Romance632k WordsCompleted 2.8kFavorites3.4kClicks/ch2.9kGifts

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   Poor writing skills

3. 3 爽 A Wish-Fulfillment Heroine, but Everyone Is Love-Struck 爽文女主，但全员恋爱脑 Pure-Hearted Big Girl纯情大女孩Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Next book: They All Say I’m the Mastermind Behind the Infinite-Flow Game] Shi Yun transmigrated into a world divided by class, where people prized their mimetic forms above all else. Unfortunately, Shi Yun had no mimetic form. She was just an ordinary human. As a human at a military academy where the strong ruled, she seemed to be getting bullied. Her belongings mysteriously went missing. Unseen gazes lingered on her. Her photos went viral on the forums, and an arrogant heir couldn’t hide hi 88.9kFavorites78.5kClicks/ch140.1kGifts

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   The author seems to be sleepwalking; the writing is a mess.

4. 4 全 After the Story ended, I came Back 全文完结后，我回来了 Day After Day日日复日日Romance525k WordsCompleted This novel has undergone extensive revisions several times. Pirated copies are full of errors and omissions, so please read the official version. [Third-person narration] I am the cannon-fodder female character in a xianxia novel. Because of my exalted status and prestigious position, I acted as I pleased and bullied others without restraint. Foolish, cruel, yet undeniably beautiful. That was how the transmigrator who had taken over my body described me. She carried a romance System with her 76.7kFavorites121.5kClicks/ch35.9kGifts

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   I'm giving this a thumbs up. I almost read it again by accident. It's full of flowery language, but each chapter doesn't contain much information. The characters are stereotypical, like something out of a Chinese fantasy drama. Most importantly, as a story, it's incredibly boring.

5. 5 拯 Saving My Gravely Ill Junior Brother 拯救濒危小师弟 Yan Yan Fu Ka言言夫卡Romance410k WordsCompleted [Complete. As Yan Yan Fu Ka puts it.] [My next book is "Pillow Sword Case". Ning Chan transmigrates into a melodramatic, romance-filled xianxia novel with a leveling-up plot. The male lead is a defiant, fate-defying powerhouse who believes he alone decides his destiny. The heroine is an unparalleled Mary Sue, with every man she meets fighting over her. The villain is a volatile, lovesick yandere who spends every day trying to kill the heroine because she rese 53.9kFavorites69kClicks/ch30.7kGifts

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   My writing is terrible, it won't last until it goes live.

6. 6 女 Before and After the Marriage of an Omega Woman Disguised as an Alpha and an Alpha Man Disguised as an Omega 女O装A和男A装O联姻前后 I Seek我寻Romance420k WordsCompleted The blurb for the upcoming story, "Carrying a Sledgehammer After Transmigrating as a Frail Omega", is at the very bottom. Visit my series page to save it! [This Story] 1. Qi Ao, female, differentiated as an Omega. But noble titles can only be inherited by Alphas. To keep everything from falling into the hands of her enemy, her uncle, Qi Ao has no choice but to pretend to be an Alpha. She is beautiful, but utterly lifeless. Her ink-black eyes seem perpetually frozen over. Standing quietly, she 15.1kFavorites21.8kClicks/ch5.3kGifts

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   I'm so disappointed. The most prominent plot point in the synopsis wasn't well-written, and the storyline was also very childish. You can tell what the author wanted to express, but unfortunately, it all came out superficially, like shouting slogans. Only the part about the male protagonist's stress due to his mother's difficult childbirth was somewhat touching. The writing in the early parts was quite good, making you want to keep reading. However, the later parts rushed through the plot too much, and every supporting character felt like a mere plot device. There was no desire to seriously read the setup for certain predetermined outcomes. The romance was actually quite interesting, but there wasn't enough of it, and the much-anticipated revelation of the true identity wasn't developed in a very engaging way. What's even more infuriating is that the side story actually includes plot details! Just how much do they like this plot and these mere supporting characters...? I read the side story hoping to supplement what wasn't in the main text, but it just adds more plot points, and not even very well. After reading it, I feel a nameless anger, utterly powerless.

7. 7 荷 The Lotus Breeze Whispers 荷风如诉 Tang Jia Lili棠葭离离Romance891k WordsCompleted I write whatever I dream up, wherever I dream it. I have no outline or experience, so I revise the story from time to time. I take no responsibility for pirated copies~ A contented, easygoing, laid-back, honest heroine VS An aloof, devoted, utterly self-consistent love-struck hero * Both are virgins * Height and build difference * The hero falls in love at first sight and imagines it's mutual at first; later he gets embarrassed and angry, then resorts to force to keep her 15.4kFavorites15.5kClicks/ch13.9kGifts

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   I didn't drop it before it became a paid subscription, and the female lead just stares at the world with such a cute and bewildered expression every day [Ew~].

8. 8 穿 The Only Ordinary Girl at an All-Alpha Military Academy 穿成全A军校唯一的普通女生 Feng Chacha风茶茶Romance792k WordsCompleted [Complete] The polished version differs considerably from pirated copies. Only the official version on Jinjiang is supported. After an accident, Ai Li, an ordinary high school senior, finds herself transported into a bizarre ABO world. From the start, she is at an all-Alpha military academy, rooming and studying alongside a group of cadets who are all rich and powerful. Although these lofty young masters are easy on the eyes, unfortunately, they are arrogant, look down on the weak, and are all 76.5kFavorites152.1kClicks/ch77.5kGifts

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   It's so ugly, I swear!

9. 9 你 Do You Have a White Peacock? 你有白孔雀吗 Owe Three Taels of Gold欠金三两Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [A lone hero walks the hidden path; a childlike heart stays true, even as the temples turn gray] Before she turned nineteen, Lin Feiran was known throughout the Daohe Palace as a good-for-nothing. She had the bones of a swordswoman, but her spiritual meridians were sluggish, making cultivation difficult and the Great Dao impossible to attain. Yet the elders doted on her, her senior brothers looked out for her, and she even formed an enviable marriage pact with a peerless young prodigy. The stor 90.5kFavorites82.7kClicks/ch118.2kGifts

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   Teacher, what did you add to this? It's so tiring to read! [Eek~][Eek~][Eek~] The writing is cluttered, the word choice is archaic and pedantic, but the dialogue is very modern. It feels very disjointed. The plot is weak and the character development is formulaic.

10. 10 新 My Husband Transmigrated to Steal Me From the Male Lead 新聘 Yu Shi榆莳Romance538k WordsCompleted Gu Lingyi, daughter of the Minister of Revenue, had two great regrets in her life. First, her childhood sweetheart and fiancé, Jiang Xuanqing, who had placed third in the palace exams, broke off their engagement in public: “I have no romantic feelings for you. From now on, you can think of me as your older brother.” Second, she believed Cui Yi’s empty promises that he would one day rise to the highest offices and always outshine Jiang Xuanqing. In a moment of foolishness, she agreed to marry h 307.1kFavorites265.2kClicks/ch349.7kGifts

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    The story became incredibly boring after the engagement was confirmed. Unnecessary family squabbles were included, and the insertion of the eldest sister's marriage, presumably intended to highlight female independence, felt too contrived and wasn't further developed, disrupting the reading flow. The author's writing style also shifted between modern and classical, with many sentences feeling disjointed. For example, the use of "" at the end of sentences was excessive, and characters addressed each other by name too frequently. Other issues, which I won't elaborate on, created a disjointed reading experience, with modern language suddenly interspersed with four-character idioms and classical poetry. In short, five points before the engagement, four points after the engagement, and two points after being transferred to another place, averaging out to three points.

11. 11 囚 She in Captivity 囚她 Xiutu City休屠城Romance662k WordsCompleted Synopsis 1: A year after marrying, the second young lady of the Shi family was divorced by her husband’s family on the grounds of the seven grounds for divorce, and sent away by her mother-in-law. She had borne no sons; she had failed to serve her parents-in-law; she was talkative; she was jealous. Her family sent a soft sedan chair to bring her home. She returned to the bedroom she had once lived in as a girl. That night, her nightmare returned. The man sat brazenly in her room, eyeing her 135.8kFavorites217.5kClicks/ch68.6kGifts

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    Front row, stacked armor! I'm a fan of this type of story, and the author's writing is truly excellent. The male lead, this scoundrel, is portrayed very well, and the ending is definitely deserved. [Applause] But the reading experience was really terrible. I couldn't continue reading after the third time he escaped and was caught. Seriously, the double standards of the male parents in the comments section are beyond imagination. The male lead does all sorts of bad things, but they still blame the female lead for being pretentious and stubborn [666]. Awesome!

12. 12 白 The Tale of Bai Jiafu [Book Transmigration] 白伽芙记[穿书] Xili Beibei西梨贝贝Romance241k WordsCompleted 12.5kFavorites18kClicks/ch8.3kGifts

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    Marking this down, the quality is terrible.

13. 13 魅 A Succubus Heroine’s Survival Guide 魅魔女主求生指南 Long-Bright Night长明夜Romance481k WordsCompleted Hua Deng transmigrates into a cultivation novel full of explicit content. As the heroine, she is born with a constitution that makes her a natural cultivation vessel: a rare Dual Cultivation Saint Physique, seen only once in a thousand years. From the first chapter to the three-thousandth, she attracts powerful men from every walk of life, and is either imprisoned or used to make pills. The day she gets her hands on the plot, Hua Deng turns and runs. To stay alive, she seeks out Shen Zhou, the 167.7kFavorites172.7kClicks/ch85.5kGifts

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    The initial interactions were quite interesting, but later it turned into a show-off and his camera, and the plotline became completely nonsensical.

14. 14 今21+ How Well-Done Are You Today? 今日几分熟 Two Different Concepts两个概念Romance215k WordsCompleted 54.2kFavorites59.4kClicks/ch28.4kGifts

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    After reading it, I felt the two characters weren't very familiar with each other. The author's writing style is good, but it's incredibly boring: the romance is bland, the daily life scenes in the first half feel like a diary entry, and while the later back-and-forth is somewhat interesting, it abruptly ends, leaving the reader feeling stuck and uncomfortable. The two characters really aren't close, and the author didn't capture the essence of the gloomy atmosphere; the female lead is just a straightforward, easily bullied character.

15. 15 傲 My Arrogant Ex Wants Me to Beg Him to Get Back Together 傲慢的前男友想要我主动求复合 Almond Ice杏仁冰Romance408k WordsCompleted [Print edition now available from major platforms] A disillusioned office worker doesn't have many ways to unwind. Jiang Caifu especially likes buying heaps of groceries and snacks after work on Fridays to vent her workday frustrations. The supermarket is having a big sale today, so she shops to her heart's content. Her only little mishap is that her overfilled cart careens out of control and hits a passerby. He looks up. His already unfriendly expression freezes for a moment when he sees her 40.7kFavorites54.1kClicks/ch18.8kGifts

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    The premise is great, but the writing is really bland. The way the male and female leads argue is written like a heterosexual relationship on a sweet potato [eek~].

16. 16 不 The Unnamable Passerby 不可名状的路人甲 Jiang Shuishuo江水朔Romance603k WordsCompleted A socially clueless passerby with a terminal case of secondhand embarrassment discovered she was living in a novel. It was an old-school Mary Sue romance: all the men loved the heroine, and all the women hated her. And this passerby was the roommate of the side character who was a lackey to the female supporting character who was jealous of the heroine. No one remembered her face or name. She’d spent eighteen years as an invisible nobody. Finally, in a fit of anger, she got a little angry and d 51.6kFavorites54.9kClicks/ch105.9kGifts

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    If you want to see RPG level-up and progression [rainbow praise] You'll then see that 90% of the early game is spent scavenging for loot to level up, and the last few dozen chapters introduce new areas, new settings, and new bosses, with players unleashing their full potential to defeat the boss within a single chapter. If you want to see romance and men arguing [question mark], then you will see very obvious differences in how they are portrayed, like: ① Qin is aloof and disdainful, treating her like air. It's basically a one-sided relationship between the female lead and Qin. After being rescued, this cold and aloof woman falls in love at lightning speed and becomes madly in love. Not to mention the inexplicable and abrupt love scene between the real and fake heiresses, which even makes the female lead a little shy. ②Wei had only met his sister a few times before the chapter about the real heiress, but he secretly developed feelings for her behind the scenes, and even developed all sorts of immoral and uncontrollable emotions towards her. It's really too suspenseful! ③ The few normal foreshadowings are only for Zheng and Si. The former is obviously receiving special treatment and favor from the female lead, while the latter has a relatively smooth emotional arc with obvious changes. ④ I was waiting for Qin and Wei's perspective the whole time, I really wanted to know how they became so obsessed with love, but it just ended like that. The epilogue or the sequel is so disappointing. Why do you want to write about popular male guests but are unwilling to elaborate on them? You may be satisfied, but the readers are confused. We don't need those few chapters, please add them next time. If you want to watch a suspenseful [Joker] movie The final few dozen chapters unfold with a raging storm, revealing the existence of another world. A vacation-like scenario introduces a bunch of new NPCs, and the final chapters swiftly and hastily resolve the world-building, leveling up, monster-slaying, and romance all in one go. While others might have a strong start and an anticlimactic ending, this one is more like an anticlimactic ending. The most suspenseful part is actually why the male protagonists acted the way they did.

17. 17 奸 The Treacherous Official's Long-Suffering Wife 奸臣的糟糠妻 Si Gong似宫Romance527k WordsCompleted [Official Jinjiang version] Also known as The Chancellor's Hard Times: All He Needs Is Someone by His Side. Preorder: Big Cousin, You've Fallen for Me. V publication date: 7/31 (A beautiful, down-to-earth wife who is reborn first, has no grand ambitions, and just wants an ordinary life X a treacherous chancellor who is reborn later, has terminal lovesickness, and isn't afraid to kneel on a washboard) Jiang Chunyue ate coarse food and e 16.6kFavorites25.9kClicks/ch4.7kGifts

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    Poor writing skills

18. 18 撒 An Eastern Beauty on Satan's Island 撒旦岛上的东方美人 Wang Huansheng忘还生Romance523k WordsCompleted Amoris spent the entire evening thinking about the black-haired, pale-skinned woman at the execution ground. The priest said she was a prisoner from the East. Her only accomplice was executed in the square. The gunshots startled a flock of gulls searching for food, sending them flying as her black hair whipped in the wind. The blazing sun over the island could not melt the quiet ice in her eyes. Angels in the chapel played a song that made the heart skip a beat. At first, Zhuang Chunyue only 18.1kFavorites21kClicks/ch10.2kGifts

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    One point is deducted for the male lead's character development; he's completely blank and unremarkable, leaving the only impression of a stunted, white, and oppressive character. I'm deducting one point for the ending transition. Let me state upfront that I enjoy stories with forced, dramatic happy endings, but this one felt too disjointed. If you wanted a happy ending where the two characters truly understood each other, why didn't you foreshadow it earlier? At least have a heart-to-heart talk between them. Actually, I feel the essence of the forceful acquisition wasn't captured; it lacked the intensity of passionate, life-or-death love. The whole reading experience felt like the male lead was teasing a cat. The two were playfully flirting, and while the author's writing was flawless, I really don't know where the problem lay.

19. 19 是 He's My Brother 是我哥 Zombie Granny僵尸嬷嬷Romance358k WordsCompleted 44.6kFavorites40.5kClicks/ch23kGifts

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    Geng Xiang's writing is poor, the female lead's character is constantly changing, and the romantic scenes are abrupt.

20. 20 我 The Secret My Late Wife and I Shared 我和亡妻的秘密 In Front of Bright Moon Temple明月寺前Romance545k WordsCompleted [A female-dressed-as-male heir × a male-dressed-as-female princess. One couple, happy ending!] An imperial decree married Yu Qing to Princess Qingjia. Yu Qing’s identity was complicated. At first, all she wanted was for them to treat each other with mutual respect. But the princess looked at her pitifully. “Husband, I’ve been alone in the palace since I was little, with no affection or favor. If even you won’t cherish me, who else can I entrust my life to?” The princess was a great beauty, f 57.6kFavorites49.7kClicks/ch39.2kGifts

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    Gengxiang, her writing style is a bit amateurish.

21. 21 背 After Betraying My Good-Natured Righteous Husband 背叛老好人正道夫君后 Where to Go何所往Romance341k WordsCompleted [This story has been signed for publication. Follow the progress on Weibo: @Jinjiang He Suowang] My husband, Shen Changyi, is a very boring man. I hate him. He can't cheer anyone up or earn money to support the family. He can't even have children. He barely talks and is almost completely emotionless. His only redeeming quality is that he dotes on me and never goes against my wishes. Shen Changyi is very busy. I once heard him say he was cultivating on some mountain. But from what I can tell, 65.6kFavorites76.3kClicks/ch27.6kGifts

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    The character designs are novel, but the plot is incredibly boring. I stopped following the series for a while and then lost interest in reading it again; it's just too sweet.

22. 22 亡 The Eighth Year Without My Late Wife 亡妻的第八年 Lightly Drowsy浅困Romance559k WordsCompleted Please read the content warnings before starting. - A man with an unrequited crush, and widower fiction. He Xingzhi was transferred for work to the project team behind an ancient-style romance game for women she'd played in college. To familiarize herself with the game, she registered a new account, and her consciousness was once again transported into the game world. He Xingzhi still remembered playing the game as a man 92.6kFavorites74.6kClicks/ch38.8kGifts

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    Geng Xiang's writing is terrible

23. 23 反 Reforming the Villain Couple's Everyday Life 反派夫妇改造日常 Day After Day日日复日日Romance755k WordsCompleted [For publication updates, follow @Jinjiang Ri Fu Ri] The Gu King Yanluo lost his battle against the Sword Venerable Xiaoyang. Mu Zhaoran, the Gu King’s Dao companion, was thrown into a pit of poisonous snakes and Gu worms alongside the despised Poisonous Yanluo, where she was subjected to the punishment of the pit of vipers. At the moment of her death, a vicious female antagonist reform System suddenly descended from the heavens. The System declared that times had changed and mindless female 167.8kFavorites169.4kClicks/ch213.6kGifts

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    Geng Xiang's writing is terrible

24. 24 女 The Cross-Dressing Heartthrob Keeps Trying to Sweep Me Off My Feet 女装万人迷总想拐走我 Mitu Tang咪兔糖Romance431k WordsCompleted I've started a new book of the same kind, Kept in a Yandere Death Soldier's Captivity. If you're interested, please check it out~ Hua Zhuo transmigrates into a Chinese-style horror novel as a nasty, unpleasant supporting villainess who does nothing but insult people. But the System doesn't want her to insult the heroine. It wants her to insult Liang Shanyuan, the beautiful, universally adored “third female lead” who has stolen the spotlight from the entire protagonist group. Everyone loves her 32.2kFavorites36.4kClicks/ch16.1kGifts

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    What on earth is this writing...? The reading experience is like following Avemujica. The beginnings are quite serious with minor flaws, but the overall quality is still excellent. The second volume introduces some clever touches, but by the time the third volume is nearing its end, this super-male protagonist is still constantly being attacked and insulted. The character's charm is conveyed through sexual innuendo, and the male ghost is portrayed as a sleazy man. Even near the end, entirely new settings are added, such as the female lead's family background and the male lead's divine tribulation, making one wonder if the book even had an outline. Let's practice some more, really.

25. 25 侯 The Marquis's Household 侯门 Xi Yun希昀Romance657k WordsCompleted (Male lead is a scholar, female lead a warrior; two strong personalities in a battle of wits.) Pei Yue is the head of the foremost aristocratic family of his time: elegant and refined, a man of honor and integrity. He serves at the emperor's side, offering counsel and taking part in state secrets. He is the finest of his generation, but there is one thing people criticize him for: he married a country girl who was no match for him in family standing. When Pei Yue was seven, his grandfather trav 223.7kFavorites235.5kClicks/ch285.6kGifts

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    The overall structure is fine, the author's writing style is fine, but the pacing of the article is a major problem. The preceding text is well-balanced in its detail and is vivid and interesting. Later on, perhaps he got carried away with writing and started to let loose, adding large chunks of sentimental and patriotic fervor. He also added sentimental elements to anything even remotely connected to the protagonist, like Liang San, which went too far and became incredibly awkward. After the identity is revealed, the plot loses all logic. Firstly, the entire court bows in submission after the truth is revealed—the enemy king swaggers into the emperor's birthday banquet just to expose the woman disguised as a man. Secondly, these dramatic climaxes rely entirely on shock, lacking any gradual build-up. This makes the most impactful cross-dressing scene seem less impressive. The emotional build-up is already high, but the revelation leaves it stuck in the middle, neither high nor low, creating an unpleasant feeling. The female lead, who was initially portrayed as having a mysterious and alluring quality, later went to great lengths to have others prove how sacred and powerful she was, which actually destroyed the alluring quality she had built up earlier. I still suggest the author restrain their urge to be sentimental in the next book and leave more room for interpretation; this one is really a bit of a shame.

26. 26 我 I Came to the Capital for Revenge 我来京城报仇的 Vanilla Taro Balls香草芋圆Romance426k WordsCompleted Before his adoptive father breathed his last, he clutched Ying Xiaoman's hand. "Hug, hug, hug, " Ying Xiaoman hugged him through her tears. Her adoptive father glared and strained to get out his final word, full of resentment: ", Take revenge!" Ying Xiaoman packed her bags and went to the capital to fulfill her adoptive father's final wish: to take revenge on... the family of his master. She was going to kill the capital's corrupt official, Yan Rongshi. The capital was huge, and it was full of 94.2kFavorites136kClicks/ch44.6kGifts

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    The first half was okay, but the second half portrayed the female lead as a stupid donkey being dangled on a carrot.

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