My Personal Reading Recommendations for 2026 2026年个人已读书单推荐

1. 1 修 The Cultivation World’s Number One Marketing Star 修真界第一营销咖 Clouds and Moonlit Osmanthus云霄桂月Danmei (BL)808k WordsOngoing After transmigrating to the world of cultivation, Qiu Yu’an found himself right at home. Qiu Yu’an was a B-king. If he couldn’t show off, he’d rather die. Qiu Yu’an, the eldest legitimate son of the Qiu family, was renowned throughout the cultivation world as a prodigy. They say that on the day he was born, thunder roared across the sky. But the instant Qiu Yu’an entered the world, the clouds turned rosy for thousands of miles and a hundred phoenixes cried out, a heavenly omen. Years later, pe 198kFavorites170.9kClicks/ch657.3kGifts

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   A novel so captivating you'll want to dig your toes into the ground while still keeping up with the updates. The main character, Juan Wang, is still a beauty-obsessed person, and her various imagined scenarios are too beautiful.

2. 2 唐 A Little Physician from the Tang Dynasty 唐朝小医娘 Pine Snow Pastry松雪酥Romance797k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Le Yao had finally opened a clinic for the blind and earned enough to support herself, only to die in a fire. When she opened her eyes again, she had transmigrated to the Tang dynasty. Then she heard a cold voice ordering someone to dig a pit and bury her. Le Yao: "...W-wait! Don't bury me just yet!!!" She desperately reached out and grabbed the man's robe. Looking up in alarm, she unexpectedly met a pair of eyes clear as snow on a mountain. The original owner was the daug 120.6kFavorites135.1kClicks/ch306.8kGifts

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   The writing is solid and fluent, with a comfortable style. The protagonist and the characters around her are vividly portrayed. A modern blind female doctor transmigrates to an alternate ancient world to spread medicine. The various old doctors she encounters along the way are all endearing and unique. It's also known as "My Journey to Winning Over Doctors in Ancient Times" [Let me see!]

3. 3 南 South Street Bakery [The 1990s] 南街面包店[九零] Pine Snow Pastry松雪酥Romance663k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication. Follow Weibo @Haoshide Songxuesu for publication updates and announcements.] Tao Tao only dozed off for a moment, and woke up back in 1997. That year, Hong Kong returned to China. She was eight, and everything was just as it had been. The family bakery hadn't gone under. Her stepmother, Aunt Yu, hadn't been driven away by her difficult, sharp-tongued self. And Yu Luan hadn't died. As the old sunlight streamed through the vintage glass display case in their home, she watc 116.3kFavorites128kClicks/ch289.4kGifts

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   A retro story about Cantonese cuisine in the 1990s; I just love this kind of food! [Cat emoji] People from small towns in Guangdong can really relate to this style; if you like it, don't miss it!

4. 4 反 A Guide to Feeding the Villain's Husband 反派夫郎投喂指南 Gugu Fusi菇菇弗斯Danmei (BL)670k WordsCompleted Next up: a seaside fishing village story, Reborn to Dote on My Disaster-Bearing Little Husband. See the blurb at the bottom! A similar completed story in my author page collection: The Divine Doctor’s Son-in-Law Doesn’t Want to Live Off His Husband, about a doctor gong and a hunter shou. [Blurb] Chef Qin Xia had an accident while on vacation and ended up transmigrating into a novel as a disposable character. I 83.5kFavorites130.1kClicks/ch89.7kGifts

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   This is a BL (Boys' Love) novel set in an alternate ancient world, featuring a modern protagonist who travels back in time and is a male-dominant story. The sheer amount of value just from the initial concept alone is extraordinary. The author's descriptions of food are exquisite, his writing style is comfortable and relatable, and he steadily builds his career, reaping a fulfilling life.

5. 5 太 The Retired Emperor Is Studying Parenting 太上皇正在研究亲子学 Spring Blossoms at Dawn朝春花No CP806k WordsOngoing Zhao Jiang took to the battlefield alongside his father and brothers at the age of twelve, was made a prince at seventeen, and declared emperor at twenty-seven. He was the founding ruler and a warlord victorious in a hundred battles. Unfortunately, in this life he had three children who gave him nothing but trouble. The eldest was said to be born under auspicious signs: clever, perceptive, kind, and upright. In the end, he forced his way into the palace and seized power, making his father the y 61.7kFavorites109.4kClicks/ch119.8kGifts

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   The plot is well-written, and the characters are well-developed, but the story ends abruptly, stopping at the moment the children are growing up. Author, it's 2026 already, are you planning to fill in the gaps?

6. 6 混 A Warrior in the Three Kingdoms 混在三国当武将 Release the Pigeons放鸽子Danmei (BL)1.2M WordsOngoing *Sorry, everyone. Because of frequent business trips, surgery preparations, and recovery, updates will temporarily be weekly from October 29 to March 23. So sorry! You might want to wait until there's more to read.* On the first day of the ninth month of Jian'an 5, the Gengwu day, there was a solar eclipse. And a god of war from another world descended upon the land. This god of war could uproot mountains and had unmatched martial prowess. But once he took off his armor, what he truly loved wa 53.5kFavorites54.1kClicks/ch204.8kGifts

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   Following the updates is a bit painful, but I can persevere even in classical Chinese for the sake of the story! The author is amazing, with a profound foundation in classical Chinese and the ability to write stories on their own! The protagonist, Mi, possesses unparalleled combat prowess throughout the entire story. He also loves grassroots work, especially agriculture, leading his subordinates to build houses and plow fields. Set as a post-apocalyptic genetically modified human who transmigrates to an alternate Three Kingdoms period, he initially appears as a nerdy, eccentric guy, but his skills are maxed out. Along the way, he makes friends, who see him as a naturally handsome, well-adjusted, and adorable cat he's raised—a character whose charm is breathtaking throughout the entire narrative.

7. 7 码 A Little Eatery by the Wharf [Gourmet] 码头边上小食肆［美食］ Steamed Bun on the Rooftop屋顶上的小笼包No CP916k WordsCompleted Shen Piao, a descendant of imperial chefs, collapsed after staying up night after night. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the body of a nineteen-year-old woman with the same name, who had cried herself unconscious after her engagement was called off. At home, all she had besides her little brother and sister was a two-story house by the river. Her little brother kept his distance, and her little sister knew nothing about the world. Shen Piao had no time 39.3kFavorites55.7kClicks/ch77.5kGifts

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   This is purely a food review [continued]. The only thing I feel is lacking is that the food stalls introduce new dishes too infrequently. Mainly, the protagonist's family eats different dishes every day, which diminishes the impact on ordinary customers' appreciation of the expanding variety of food options. Food stalls need to introduce new dishes more frequently. [Let me see...]

8. 8 蒸 The Gourmet Tycoon of the Steam Age 蒸汽时代的美食大亨 White Star with Antlers鹿角白星Danmei (BL)1.9M WordsOngoing To catch the first batch of mushrooms this year, Song Xi boarded a flight to Yunnan Province. He had even prepared himself for accidentally getting mushroom poisoning and seeing little dancing people. But before he could try any mushrooms, the plane crashed... His only last words were that he hadn't tasted nearly enough delicious food in his life. What a shame. Perhaps it simply wasn't his time to die, because Song Xi opened his eyes again. He found himself in an age of clanging steel and steam. 21.3kFavorites21.6kClicks/ch80.2kGifts

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   An extremely rare subject matter, just as the novel's title suggests. A former professor (and food blogger) transmigrates to a fictional country in the steam age of Y. He gradually expands his food industry, integrating local culinary culture to research and create a Sino-British fusion cuisine for the people of this culinary wasteland. Starting from a small food stall at the port, the story unfolds alongside the lives of the lower classes, the middle class, and the nobility, each contributing to a compelling narrative. The story also delves into multiple social layers, continuously advancing the narrative through characters, nations, and culinary developments. What's remarkable is the comfortable pacing of the narrative; the protagonist is humble yet insightful, able to converse amiably with nobles and heads of large merchant guilds, while also getting along well with his ordinary neighbors. He improves the living conditions of the lower-class neighbors, provides employment opportunities, enhances their living environment, and raises their happiness index.

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