Novels I Binge-Read in One Sitting 那些我一口气追完的小说

1. 1 寻21+ A Compass for Seeking Pleasure [Possessive Love] 寻乐指南针[强取豪夺] nounoursRomance660k WordsCompleted 25.3kFavorites25.6kClicks/ch39.6kGifts

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   After a year, I finally finished a novel... The writing style and plot are so-so, but it just really appeals to my tastes... I love stories where the male lead is the dominant one... I finished it entirely through willpower... You might want to check it out if you're looking for something to read.

2. 2 晚 The Late-Blooming Breeze 晚来风 Qing Yin卿隐Romance254k WordsCompleted [Synopsis] For his entire life, Huo Yin wanted only to keep her trapped beneath his Five Finger Mountain. Shen Wan, the wife of a minor official, once believed she had married a good man. It was only when he sent her down a road from which there was no return that she learned how easily hearts change in the face of power and influence. But with her fierce, unyielding nature, how could she ever willingly let others control her? Huo Yin saw her five times, and each time left a deep impres 68.4kFavorites177.9kClicks/ch23.6kGifts

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   I'm just a country bumpkin. After reading *The Imperial Concubine*, I kept saying I wouldn't read any more of Qing Yin's books, but then I had a reading slump and started another one. I read this book a long time ago, dropped it after about forty chapters, and picked it up again now, but I still think it's just so-so. Looking at it this way, *The Third Scholar* is still the most compelling. Even though the ending is a bit rushed, it's still much better than the others. This one is the same. It started off quite suspenseful, but the second half just felt like suspense for the sake of suspense. What exactly does the male lead like about the female lead (besides sex, they don't seem to have much interaction)? Why does it end in tragedy? There's no reasonable explanation. I think this is a common problem with forced love novels. If there's tension, the male lead has to like the female lead, but she doesn't love him back, and if she doesn't love him, she has to find a way to escape. This leads the male lead to extremes, resulting in a dead end or a forced happy ending. *The Third Scholar* is much better in comparison. Zhao Zhao's personality means she won't get stuck in a rut, and Lao Ji (the male lead) knows how to compromise and respect, getting closer little by little until the very end.

3. 3 你 How Did You Marry My Uncle? 你怎么跟我舅舅结婚了？ Dull Scholar钝书生Romance207k WordsCompleted The print edition, retitled Holding Tang, goes on sale October 23. For details, see Weibo @Jinjiang Duns h u sheng. *The title is from the second male lead's perspective. (Preorder: Alien Species Taming Manual. See my author page.) A powerful, morally upright man who becomes a brooding, anxious, possessive ghost of a man × an honest, hapless heroine who only wants to complete her mission but gets relentlessly haunted by the male lead 1. Li Tangli is forever a minor character, a disposable extr 145.8kFavorites151.3kClicks/ch94.8kGifts

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   Haha, this novel really satisfies my fantasies! The fight and struggle over my uncle's old house burning down is so exciting! The only slightly odd twist is the return to reality... Overall, it's a very enjoyable novel to read. [Doge emoji]

4. 4 旷 Crossing the Wilderness 旷野之渡 Jin Bing金丙Romance338k WordsCompleted The print edition of Across the Wilderness goes on pre-sale at 7:00 p.m. on February 4. Follow me on Weibo for details! Blurb: 1. After Lin Wen’s boyfriend disappeared, his best friend couldn’t wait to show up at her door. Zhou Li was a loyal man, especially when it came to his buddies. When his best friend vanished and his buddy’s girlfriend became an ex, he still treated her as a friend and looked after her. When she needed a date, he played matchmaker. When she hurt her foot 161.3kFavorites240.4kClicks/ch64.2kGifts

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   I finished another book these past couple of days. The author's writing is good, the story is understated, but the male lead's love is anything but weak.

5. 5 皇 Imperial Noble Consort 皇贵妃 Qing Yin卿隐Romance361k WordsCompleted The instant the young emperor learned that her heart belonged to someone else, his blood roared through his veins. He wanted nothing more than to tear her to pieces. He had ascended the throne in his youth and stood at the pinnacle of power, ruling over a vast empire. Every civil and military official bowed to him, yet she alone trampled his imperial dignity beneath her feet. On the day the affair came to light, Wen Yin finally understood just how terrifying the emperor could be once he sh 80.9kFavorites166.4kClicks/ch28.5kGifts

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   I finished this book on New Year's Eve, reading it straight through until dawn. I started reading it because many of Qingyin's fans said it was their favorite. But, to be honest, it was a bit confusing. The emperor was really less three-dimensional than the female lead (maybe because her inner thoughts weren't explored enough), and the heroine's suicide for revenge at the end was also very inexplicable… After finishing it, I don't want to read any more of Qingyin's works for a while… When I'm in a reading slump, I'll stick with Tanhua (a popular Chinese author) [laughing emoji].

6. 6 你 Something's Not Quite Right About You 你不太对劲 Half a Wisp of Smoke and Sand半娄烟沙Romance292k WordsCompleted Gui Huan wakes up to find herself back at fifteen. She opens the front door, which has been gently knocked on. A little boy from next door is standing outside. His face is bruised and swollen. He wipes his bloody nose with a dirty sleeve. In a muffled voice, he asks, "Can you give me something to eat?" The boy's face overlaps with the man in her memories. Gui Huan recognizes him. After all, the man's luxury car takes up one and a half parking spaces downstairs. The extra half is hers... In Gui 76.7kFavorites91.1kClicks/ch55kGifts

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   It doesn't really appeal to my tastes, but it's a really funny novel. The author's writing style is good, and it's a lighthearted read that's stress-free. Perfect for when you're feeling down.

7. 7 只 A Meeting of Minds 只此意会 The Young Master Has No Fish公子无鱼Romance234k WordsCompleted The neighboring novel, One Hand Clapping, is currently being serialized. This book was originally titled No Wonder. I changed the name because it couldn't be found in searches. Six-hour, 60% anti-piracy delay. The male lead has a secret crush; includes a possessive relationship and a third-party takeover. At fifteen, Lu Qing married up, becoming the wife of Beicheng businessman Zhang Peiming. A year later, at a Lu family banquet, Zhang Peiming's only son, Zhang 28.7kFavorites35.1kClicks/ch10.4kGifts

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   I stayed up all night to finish this novel [starry-eyed]. The combination of forceful possession and great writing really appealed to me [laughing and crying emoji]. The part where the male lead forcefully intervened as the third party was so satisfying to read! Of course, the author's writing is also excellent, which is what motivated me to finish it.

8. 8 糖 Sugar 糖 Duo Li多梨Romance398k WordsCompleted [The complete, revised version is available only on Jinjiang. Please, if you’ve read a pirated version, stop asking me what “kky” means. I don’t know what “kky” means either. I’m not responsible for words added to or removed from pirated sites. If you’ve read an error-filled version, please don’t come bother me on the official site. This novel was first published, and is available exclusively, on Jinjiang. Thank you.] While Jing Yu was working hard to pay her living expenses, Klaus happened to 190.3kFavorites304.1kClicks/ch119kGifts

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   Although the male lead's initial motives weren't entirely pure, he truly didn't treat the female lead as his possession, clipping her wings and confining her to his side... Instead, he raised her to be independent and self-reliant, enabling her to live on her own and grow stronger... What a great male lead...

9. 9 如21+ If You Were a Parasitic Vine 如果你是菟丝花 Xiu Ce袖侧Romance274k WordsCompleted 106.1kFavorites379.4kClicks/ch71.8kGifts

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   It's a difficult novel to evaluate. On the surface, it's perfect and warm, but at its core, it's realistic and cold... A realistic novel wrapped in a fairytale cloak... It seems the author planted a seed of tragedy after the happy ending; if they had written another 100,000 words, it would probably have been a tragic ending.

10. 10 师 My Master Is Cultivating the Heartless Dao 师尊在修无情道 Shui Dangdang水凼凼Romance600k WordsCompleted (Complete) Blurb: (Chapter comments are enabled.) After transmigrating one day, Chi Yu inexplicably becomes the first disciple of the Golden Core Master Yan Zening. She waits and waits, but even after two years, her convenient master still hasn't come to claim her. Chi Yu's inner monologue: You ignore me today, and tomorrow I'll be someone you can't afford to offend. Three years later, Chi Yu's cultivation level: first tier of Qi Refining. But it doesn't matter. Her convenient master's Golden 93.8kFavorites73.9kClicks/ch56.8kGifts

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    I love it, love it, love it... Even though my master is a bit of a pervert, I just love him... Of course, the tragic ending was also to my liking...

11. 11 千 Qianyu 千屿 White Feather Drawing a Carved Bow白羽摘雕弓Romance824k WordsCompleted A revised edition has been prepared for publication, saved 26.06 *Keywords: Everyday cultivation, slow pacing, ensemble cast, melodrama, age gap, devoted caretaker, bittersweet romance, intense push and pull, sexual tension *The male lead is the senior disciple *The heroine follows a level-up storyline, the male lead follows an old-school angst storyline, and everyone else gets their face-slapping redemption arc. Xu Qianyu, the junior sister of Penglai Immortal Sect, learned after dying that s 347kFavorites416kClicks/ch398.6kGifts

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    I like my senior brother~ Actually, he's a warm person at heart. It's so wonderful to have someone who loves you unconditionally...

12. 12 探 The Flower Snatcher 探花 Qing Yin卿隐Romance613k WordsCompleted (Signed for simplified Chinese publication. Follow progress on Weibo at @Jinjiang Qingyin) [Blurb] Once, she dreaded going to court. Later, she dreaded leaving it. Scene: After court, Chen Jinzhao grips her jade tablet and walks off with her head down, only to be swiftly stopped by the chief eunuch waiting outside the Golden Hall. “Top Graduate, the Prince Regent is waiting for you to discuss state affairs. This way, please.” Where the chief eunuch points, a four-horse carriage is waitin 429.3kFavorites394kClicks/ch701.2kGifts

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    This is the only novel I've reread recently, haha. Reading it with the book review is hilarious!

13. 13 国21+ Springtime Tales from the Duke's Estate 国公府春闺小韵事 The Queen Is Not Home女王不在家Romance566k WordsCompleted 157.4kFavorites172.9kClicks/ch141.7kGifts

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    The sense of immorality is off the charts! But the later developments are a bit controversial. I see the author rewrote a part of it, and I'm planning to finish reading it in a few days.

14. 14 臣21+ The Minister's Wife 臣妻 Soft Persimmons Are Easy to Squeeze软柿子就是好捏Romance563k WordsCompleted 109.5kFavorites134.5kClicks/ch61.7kGifts

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    I love taking things by force, haha, but the second half felt a bit weak... Like a bowstring pulled too hard and losing its elasticity...

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