Dropped Books: Rants 弃文吐槽

1. 1 身 As Team Captain, I Have to Stay Cool: Esports 身为队长，必须高冷[电竞] Sesame Cat芝芝猫猫Danmei (BL)464k WordsCompleted [The full story is complete!] As the youngest captain in the league, Yu Zhaohan knew that if he wanted to command respect, he had to maintain his image at all times. He kept his gaze cool and his face aloof, and he never sent a message without ending it with a period. Especially when it came to Shi Du, the new transfer. Even a single period felt like too much effort. Everyone thought Yu Zhaohan was a beautiful, icy flower on a high mountain. Shi Du thought so too. He had no interest in B-king t 222.9kFavorites288.4kClicks/ch172.2kGifts

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   Chapter 55 I've actually tried this more than once or twice. The romance is quite cute and the character designs are interesting, but the author's writing skills clearly can't support it; it's just too childish... I could probably finish it if I just watched it to kill time, but I'm worried about my wallet.

2. 2 和 I Went Viral After Online Dating a Powerful Tycoon 和豪门大佬网恋后我红了 Pomelo on the Mountain山柚子Danmei (BL)465k WordsCompleted [For details on the June 15 simplified Chinese pre-order, see Weibo. On Shen Chi's seventeenth birthday, the Shen family kicked him out. He bought himself a pure and pretty virtual girlfriend. After that, the poor kid kept stumbling into good luck for no apparent reason. When he couldn't afford a computer, he accidentally won one worth over ten thousand yuan. When he spent his birthday all alone in a rented room, he received an ex 497.4kFavorites622.5kClicks/ch416.7kGifts

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   I can't believe I actually thought this book was alright on my first read. Was my taste really that strange before? [Crying emoji] It's incredibly frustrating, absolutely not a sweet or satisfying read. The early stages were alright, a bit angsty but still somewhat enjoyable for the couple. Then, something happened to the protagonist's family, and the plot just went completely off track… The protagonist's father, a business tycoon, was still manipulated despite knowing there was something wrong—is that what a business tycoon is like? [Loading] Just when I finally accepted that the protagonist's father was truly dead, the author resurrected him after everything settled down, making all the suffering the protagonist and the main couple endured seem like a joke. [Crystal] Honestly, if the author had ended the story poorly before the protagonist's family got into trouble, I might have given it two or three stars. The later plot was just indescribable. [Vomiting blood]

3. 3 被 Entangled by a Vine Daddy 被藤蔓触枝daddy缠上了 Double-Sided Pan-Fried Cod双面煎大鳕鱼Danmei (BL)635k WordsCompleted [Vine tendrils x older top; straightforward rabbit-blooded bottom] [Complete! A super-sweet treat, extra generous. Enjoy, dears!] Zhen Ye has a secret. When he presented as an omega at eighteen, the doctor frowned at his test results and said, “You have two reproductive canals.” He inherited his grandmother’s rabbit-hybrid genes. Not only was Zhen Ye’s body unusual, his needs in the bedroom were greater than those of an ordinary omega, too. Too nervous to hook up with strangers, Zhen Ye quietl 78.9kFavorites67.4kClicks/ch146.3kGifts

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   Chapter 60: Abandoned Hard to evaluate... After reading the mermaid novel (though I didn't finish it), I thought the author's pure romance style would suit my taste, but now it seems I was overthinking it. Honestly, it's not unwatchable if you really want to, but for the sake of my wallet, I'll pass... If you like erotic content, you might enjoy it, there's a lot of play, but if you're looking for sweet, romantic scenes between a young couple, then forget it.

4. 4 暴 The Tyrannical General's Pregnant Wife 暴戾将军的孕妻 Rong Que绒确Danmei (BL)596k WordsCompleted Innocent, gentle husband X stern, taciturn general. The general is ten years older. General Pei had won countless military honors and was known as a great warlord of a troubled age. He had fought on the battlefield since he was fourteen, rising to the highest ranks through his achievements despite having no family connections or backing. The vast rear residence of the Pei estate was empty. They said he had never even taken a concubine. Even the emperor wanted to s 60.1kFavorites43.2kClicks/ch24.8kGifts

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   Chapter 24: Abandoned How could someone write such a trope that I love so well into something so awful? The political intrigue is incredibly childish, and the plot is absolutely terrible. If it were purely a romance story, I think I could have kept reading.

5. 5 一 Do I Really Have to Be a Shadow Guard? 一定要当暗卫吗 Zhang Ma仗马Danmei (BL)365k WordsCompleted ● Weibo: @Jinjiang Zhangma In the third year of Chengqian, the new emperor Xiao Yinghuai established the Office of Celestial Surveillance. Its chief shadow guard, Song Jian, oversaw the palace security and intelligence network, wielding power so vast it was almost unbelievable. In the sixth year of Chengqian, a palace coup broke out. The former court’s grand councilor conspired with Prince Heng to seize the throne, and the Office of Celestial Surveillance’s shadow guards were about to execute t 159.5kFavorites184kClicks/ch95.6kGifts

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   Chapter 30: Abandoned The writing style is like a child's. [Loading]

6. 6 顶 A Match Made at the Highest Level 顶配联姻 Arakawa Dai荒川黛Danmei (BL)347k WordsCompleted The entire novel is undergoing a major revision. Check the title for progress updates. CP: Powerful, high-ranking, shameless CEO x cool, well-behaved beauty with heterochromia On the day Shen Qi came of age, he suddenly learned that he had an arranged marriage with a man nine years older than him. He'd heard the man was ruthless and merciless, willing to do anything for his own gain. Forced to marry him, Shen Qi was terrified of pain by nature, so he was afraid whenever Liang Yin came near. Anxi 45.1kFavorites46.7kClicks/ch14.3kGifts

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   Chapter 39: Abandoned The male lead is a bit low-class; I really can't stand the older man/younger woman + low-class male lead design.

7. 7 把 The Merman Emperor is a War Prize 把alpha人鱼陛下叼回窝 Double-Sided Pan-Fried Cod双面煎大鳕鱼Danmei (BL)1.6M WordsCompleted [Complete] [Merfolk emperor, gentle, controlling older gong] [Peregrine falcon, mechanical-limbed warrior, thorny beauty shou] In the year 2400 of the interstellar calendar, the old empire fell. Without the protection of those in power, omegas lost their status and were reduced to egg-laying machines valued only for reproduction. Bai Ling was a disabled omega whose differentiation had failed, but he was also the strongest revolutionary leader, crushing all the alphas who stood against him. To hi 159.7kFavorites171.6kClicks/ch704kGifts

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   Chapter 104: Abandoned The main couple's romance is great, and the older man/younger woman dynamic is strong, but I really can't stand the side couples and the semi-ensemble cast (?). If it were a pure romance story focusing on the main couple, it would probably suit my taste, but unfortunately it's not.

8. 8 美 The Correct Way for a Beauty to Soothe a Monster 美人NPC抚慰力满分 Lord Yuncheng云城君Danmei (BL)1.3M WordsCompleted [New Novel: After Transmigrating Back, I Just Want to Lie Flat] [The bonus chapters are a bit stuck, so they’re on hold for now] Xie Xubai only recently realized that he was an ordinary person in a world of the uncanny. The stray dog he was planning to adopt gradually grew bigger than a car, while the student he tutored part-time went through a second growth spurt and proudly sprouted forty-three teeth. His beautiful coworker at the next table found makeup too much trouble and simply peeled o 193.3kFavorites275.7kClicks/ch206.6kGifts

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   Chapter 134 Abandoned The earlier dungeons were great, but the Lu Xiangcai dungeon was really boring and progressed very slowly. At the current stage, there's not much of a romantic storyline.

9. 9 只 I Have to Play Out the Plot Myself! [Apocalypse] 只好自己走剧情了！[末世] Ma Hu Zijun马户子君Danmei (BL)266k WordsCompleted [A completed novella of just over 200,000 Chinese characters] A hilarious, sweet, feel-good story Qi He spent twelve years as a game tester, specializing in finding bugs and pulling off outrageous tricks. After dying unexpectedly, he transmigrated into an apocalypse. On the first day, he was bound to the System and told that he was a cannon-fodder character in this world. At every key plot point, he had to play his role according to the script. The first plot point. The System summarized: “You 365.1kFavorites397.4kClicks/ch682.9kGifts

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   I'm abandoning the story after chapter 28. It's just so boring. I haven't read Ma Hu Zi Jun in years, how did you end up writing like this? [Crying emoji]

10. 10 我 I Love Farming 我爱种田 The Rabbit Who Pulls Cotton Candy拉棉花糖的兔子Danmei (BL)595k WordsCompleted After Cui Xichao's ancient imperial bloodline awakened, he could no longer suppress his kingly instincts, and began… furiously farming in world after world. The bloodline of Yan Emperor Shennong: a guarantee of farming excellence. … Cui Xichao: I love farming. Farming makes me happy! . An unconventional, slow-paced, feel-good quick transmigration story. Campus life, the Middle Ages, the interstellar age, food, business management, leveling up: there's no world where you can't farm. A few notes: 308.6kFavorites619.9kClicks/ch547.5kGifts

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    I dropped the story after chapter 34. The first arc was good, but the second one felt really boring. Maybe it's because I don't really like Western fantasy settings (is this even considered Western fantasy? [Loading])

11. 11 大 A Straight Man of a Certain Age, Yet a Reluctant Harem Magnet [Quick Transmigration] 大龄直男，但被动万人迷[快穿] Jin Heng瑾恒Danmei (BL)995k WordsCompleted At forty, Xu Qinglan was exceptionally handsome and successful, but a terminal illness forced him to die with regrets. Perhaps Heaven took pity on him: he was bound to a Cannon Fodder System, whose mission was to play all kinds of tragic cannon-fodder characters. Xu Qinglan did his best to maintain his assigned persona and follow the plot. But for some reason, in each little world, the male leads who should have hated him more than anyone else fell deeply in love with him instead. Xu Qinglan, w 60.5kFavorites93.7kClicks/ch54.3kGifts

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    I abandoned the story after chapter 101; it didn't match the author's preferences.

12. 12 钱 I've Topped Up the Credits, What Time Are You Streaming? 钱充好了，几点开播？ Pear Orange Orange梨橙橙Danmei (BL)457k WordsCompleted Blurb: Song Tingyuan has just started college when his mother is suddenly diagnosed with a serious illness. He needs to raise a huge sum for her surgery in a short time. With nowhere else to turn, he follows a friend’s advice and joins a livestreaming company. His sharp-eyed manager immediately finds him the perfect niche: dressing as a woman and making suggestive content. As a new streamer, Song Tingyuan gains followers quickly thanks to his extraordinary looks. But he never quite figures ou 105kFavorites139.9kClicks/ch75.7kGifts

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    Chapter 36 abandoned. Once we confirm the relationship, that's about it. So boring 😩

13. 13 殿 Why Is Your Highness So Flustered? 殿下为何如此心虚 Watermelon Stir-Fried with Meat西瓜炒肉Danmei (BL)542k WordsCompleted In the twenty-third year of the Xuanqing era, the Crown Prince died, and the capital was thrown into turmoil. Shen Chiyi had transmigrated into a book, but as a bit-part character, a useless young lord. The imperial power struggle had nothing to do with him. He kept up the appearance of a sickly, good-for-nothing fool, while secretly traveling to Jiangnan under an assumed identity. By chance, he met a noble young man who had fallen on hard times. The young noble was refined, graceful, handsome 429.5kFavorites376.3kClicks/ch1MGifts

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    Chapter 76 is abandoned. What a bland book, so bland that I have nothing to say about it. I was really hoping the bottom would reveal his true identity to the top, but then he did, and then he didn't. In short, it's very bland, especially since I thought it would be a romance story based on the synopsis, but it wasn't. I feel cheated (not that bad). The best parts of the entire text are the introduction and the free chapters.

14. 14 入 Let’s Fall in Love After Dark 入夜我们谈恋爱 Yao Yao Yi Yan杳杳一言Danmei (BL)327k WordsCompleted [Complete] [Formerly sex-averse, then a devoted husband once he falls in love gong x gentle, pitiful, well-behaved shou] [Next story: The Flower on the High Peak Is Dragged from His Altar by Everyone. A seemingly indifferent but secretly flirtatious beta shou x an alpha gong who is dragged down from his lofty pedestal. Please add it to your collection~] Su You, a poor soul with a tragic past, has recently been having a very strange dream. In it, his boss, Fu Linzhou, marries him to escape an a 63.3kFavorites73.6kClicks/ch49kGifts

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    I've read up to chapter 45. The bittersweet parts at the beginning are well-written, although there's a hint of unnecessary angst, but I can overlook that. Once the seme (dominant partner) realizes his feelings, he becomes so boring... So greasy... Like a weirdo who kidnaps children. Uncle (the bottom is that child). And I don't like the side couple; they're unappealing and don't seem to contribute anything to the plot. The initial sour and astringent part is quite chewy, so I'll probably brush it a lot, but I'll skip the later parts.

15. 15 全 Nationwide Husband Selection 全民选夫 Three Winds Singing三风吟Danmei (BL)667k WordsCompleted Forum-style posts mixed with regular prose, with lots of brainless male rivalry! If that's not your thing, don't read. This isn't a direct repost, but a derivative work. A new caller has joined the livestream of the hugely popular show "What Do You Think of This Man?" The caller, Wen Tun, explains his situation in a mild voice: things are pretty urgent right now. He's been agonizing over it for a long time, and has nobody to talk it over with. He has four people he has no choice but to choose b 30.7kFavorites35.2kClicks/ch29.3kGifts

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    I've read up to around chapter 37. It's written very strangely, a story about a charming bottom disguised as a top (?), And it's hard to express my feelings about it. The author seems to prefer praising the seme rather than the uke, but this uke is also a heartthrob with some dog-training elements (?), Creating a strange and wonderful feeling.

16. 16 男 The Sacrificial Royal in a Boy Band Audition 男团选秀里的祭天皇族 Dispirited Big Ribbonfish颓废大带鱼No CP1.8M WordsCompleted A quick plug for my upcoming novel in the same series. It’s also a woman transmigrating into a man’s body and becoming an idol: "Woman in a Man’s Body: My Best Friend and I Transmigrate Together and Build a Career by Shipping Guys". [The full text has been extensively revised, so many reader comments no longer match. Comments are temporarily disabled.] [Content warnings: The central premise is a woman in a man’s body. This is not an ensemble story; everyone besides the protagonist is a supporti 93.6kFavorites138.8kClicks/ch567.4kGifts

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    I dropped the book after chapter 70. The author's own warnings were actually quite accurate; it's very, very much a dream girl. I didn't expect it to come to this. That's my problem. The main reason I dug this book out is that I feel the author didn't develop the protagonist's character well. The protagonist is portrayed as someone who exists entirely to pander to fans, a perfect idol but a fake person (which seems very realistic?). Secondly, I can't really accept the BL (Boys' Love) elements in the plot. Let's put it another way, there are very few BL scenes, and I don't generally object to them. What bothers me is that the protagonist is too perfect while the supporting characters are portrayed as too weak by the author. The BL elements feel awful, just like the pain of being exploited. The forum format is very comfortable to read; I have to give it a thumbs up.

17. 17 异 Game Developer in Another World 异界游戏制作人 Spirit of the Butterfly蝶之灵Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsCompleted [Complete! Please leave a five-star review. Love you all!] Game designer Xie Yunfan transmigrates to another world and becomes a down-on-his-luck young master. His parents died in a car accident, his older brother attempted suicide, and the company is on the verge of bankruptcy. From the start, he’s been dealt a terrible hand. The most popular games of this era, Starry Sky Walk, Mecha Apprentice, and Zombie Siege, are all about mecha and the apocalypse. Humanity is either going extinct or on the 203.1kFavorites283.3kClicks/ch774.9kGifts

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    I've read up to the Journey to the West section (but haven't finished it). It's been a long time since I read this book, but I still haven't forgotten the author's shock at the flooding of Jinshan Temple. 50% of the Journey to the West section is a summary of the plot of "Journey to the West" (this percentage is subjective and may be exaggerated). I'd rather just reread "Journey to the West" directly than waste this time. I'm not sure how well the later games were described, but the earlier ones were quite enjoyable. I suggest stopping after reading two games; it's all the same old formula anyway. August 7, 2026, Part 2: I only recently learned that the famous saying "BL can't be banned" originated from here. OMG, Butterfly Spirit, you really scared me! [Applause]

18. 18 他 His Freud 他的弗洛伊德 Meng Xiao Er梦筱二Romance427k WordsCompleted Next up: Winter in Cloudsea Town. Synopsis: Shang Yun, heir to the Shang family business, is ruthless and unsentimental in the world of commerce. His younger siblings are his only weakness, and he is famous in Beijing’s elite circles as the perfect big brother. One day, his second-youngest brother, Shang Yun, showed up at his office. “Bro, I need a favor.” Shang Yun got a headache just looking at this spoiled ric 128.7kFavorites143.9kClicks/ch128.8kGifts

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    I dropped the story after chapter 37. The plot before the male and female leads fell in love was okay, but the story after they started dating felt weak and unconvincing, like two terrible actors putting on a romantic scene for me. When the chapters were free, I wanted to write a short review, but a pop-up asked me to add the author to my favorites. It didn't completely block me out, but it was still a bit annoying.

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