Books to Try 尝鲜书单

1. 1 戏 A Playful Ming 戏明 Spring Creek Flute at Dawn春溪笛晓Romance1.8M WordsCompleted Wang Xiaowen was reborn as a baby with his memories intact. His mother was his father's second wife, and every day she relentlessly brainwashed him: "You've got a bad older brother. He loves showing off, and he's the biggest show-off in the whole area!" "When he was born, he even had some immortal send a dream, so your father treasures him like anything!" "And when your father and the others named him Yun, meaning 'auspicious clouds,' they even renamed his home Auspicious Cloud Tower!" "Hmph!" S 187.2kFavorites437.9kClicks/ch3.1MGifts

   Curator note

   That's too childish. Besides, playing chess at one year old? I've never seen a genius, it's hard to understand.

2. 2 封 The Feng Family Compound 封家大院 Four Single Shop四单铺Romance629k WordsCompleted The sequel, The Great Wind Clan 2017, is complete Everyone living in the Feng family compound thought Li Hongguo's grandfather had eloped with a female student 25 years ago. Only Li Hongguo knew that her grandmother had killed him and buried him at the bottom of the well by the entrance. Then one day, she climbed down into the well. There were no bones at the bottom, only a tunnel leading to a distant secret realm. The secret realm was overgrown with thorns, riddled with traps, and hiding mons 41.9kFavorites72.5kClicks/ch23.8kGifts

   Curator note

   The writing is good, but reading it from an omniscient perspective feels frustrating; the female lead seems sometimes smart and sometimes stupid.

3. 3 我 I Broke the Dragon-Pride Hero’s Script 我把龙傲天剧本改崩了 A Thousand Cups of Wine酒千觞Romance596k WordsCompleted Xu Shulou has a dream in which she is a character in a strange storybook. The story's male lead is a man with the destined-to-be-a-hero script. Fortuitous encounters and treasures all fall into his hands, and every beautiful woman in the world falls for him. The first female lead is Xu Shulou's meek junior sister. The second is the Demon Clan's holy maiden. The third... the fourth... Where does Xu Shulou fit in? She reads through the plot and discovers that, as the hero's official fiancée, she's 138.2kFavorites208.7kClicks/ch136.2kGifts

   Curator note

   The writing style doesn't match the setting, making it a bit awkward to read.

4. 4 让 What’s Wrong with Letting Me Be a Parasite? 让我寄生一下怎么了？ Leave the Mountain别山去No CP953k WordsCompleted Lin Ao transmigrates from a coming-of-age romance into a chaotic wasteland. In the original story, she was a woman like dodder, a parasitic vine. Dodder is hardy and competes with its host plant for nutrients and sunlight. The good news: she awakens a dodder ability and can acquire powers through parasitism. The bad news: she has a split personality, and her alternate personality goes around parasitizing people to get stronger. Long afterward, people all say that Lin Ao is an unpredictable, me 136.5kFavorites137.3kClicks/ch266.7kGifts

   Curator note

   The female lead isn't a "perfect" character; she coexists peacefully with her other personality, which is quite endearing. I like the unexpected humor. Also, this novel hasn't featured a single male character for the first half, which is refreshing; it's entirely a female-centric novel. I read over a hundred chapters in one go, but I got a bit tired towards the end. First, the female lead's actions are quite smooth; she doesn't have any equally matched opponents, which is certainly enjoyable, but there are no unexpected developments. Second, the novel is already halfway through, and the female lead is still focused on greed. Although new characters appear from time to time, it feels like she only interacts with a fixed group of people. So, I'm feeling tired now; I'll continue later after a break. Overall, it's still a good read.

5. 5 恶21+ The Evil Dragon Roars: Awooo 恶龙咆哮～嗷呜 Deep Love沉爱No CP729k WordsCompleted 153.5kFavorites513.3kClicks/ch140.6kGifts

   Curator note

   This is my nth attempt. It's cute, but it's still too childish for me, and the writing isn't refined enough. I can't stick with it for more than a few chapters. I'll put it aside for now and try again next time I'm in a reading slump.

6. 6 降 The Day of Arrival [Apocalypse] 降临日[末世] Yan Fu艳扶Romance793k WordsCompleted [Preorders for "The Day of Descent" open July 11 at 7 p.m. If you’re interested, follow vb@Yan Fufu] After dying one day, Liang Ran transmigrated to an apocalyptic world overrun by alien creatures. But she hadn’t become a powerful esper. Instead, she was a third-class citizen in the worst physical condition. On top of that, she was a researcher who had to spend every day alongside stinking, slimy alien cre 117.3kFavorites110kClicks/ch208.2kGifts

   Curator note

   The beginning was captivating, but after Liang Ran joined the hunting team, the focus shifted to the other team members and their interactions, revealing rather stiff character development and poorly executed relationships. It felt like watching a poorly acting performance. The plot and characters were good, but the acting was distracting.

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