[Romance] Dropped Books Log: Personal Taste Only! 【言情】弃文记录！纯个人向！

1. 1 我 I Am the Supporting Female Character in an Explicit Novel 我是限制文的女配 Jun Zi Sheng君子生Romance747k WordsCompleted [The physical book has been retitled Listen to Ling and is now available for preorder. For details, follow Weibo @Jun Zi Sheng JZS] Lin Ting transmigrated into a book, specifically, an explicit novel. She became the female supporting character who secretly loved the male lead but was fated never to have him. In the original story, the supporting character hated the female lead for taking the male lead away from her. By association, she also hated the female lead's elder brother, Duan Ling. Over 409.5kFavorites422kClicks/ch563kGifts

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   I don't even want to give it one star. First of all, I absolutely do not recommend this book. I don't understand why it has such a high rating. I won't even mention the clichéd and melodramatic writing style used to bring the male and female leads together. Because the premise was quite appealing, and I read a few chapters and found it acceptable, I reluctantly continued reading. But here's the one thing I really want to complain about: what was the author's intention in including the male supporting character "Jin Anzai"? I've already reached the part where he asks for money, and I just can't stand this male supporting character, "Jin Anzai." Again, the female lead is supposed to save him, then he becomes her henchman in her business. There's a plot point where he clearly takes on a task, but then says he has personal matters to attend to and tells the female lead, "I'll take care of that for you," and then just dumps the task on her like a boss and leaves. When he comes back, he doesn't even thank her. From that point on, I already had a very low opinion of him, and sure enough, his later appearances didn't disappoint; he's a character I want to punch. Furthermore, the author seems to have given him a sharp tongue, causing him to speak very unfriendly to the female lead every time. The female lead always endures it, and whenever she tries to retaliate, the author kills her off in the plot, leaving her with nothing. The female lead seems very magnanimous, but she's actually a pushover; I felt so frustrated reading it! He's not my female lead! Can't you stand up for yourself? You're the boss, he's just a henchman. Besides, you saved him! You're his savior! It's like the female lead always has to be subservient to "Jin Anzai." I'm really surprised that a boss is afraid of his subordinate. She just has to swallow her anger. I want to beat "Jin Anzai" up even through the screen. A beating would shut him up, and if he can't speak properly, I can poison him to make him mute. Another plot point that infuriated me was the one involving "Jin Anzai." The female lead overheard a conversation between "Jin Anzai" and another person, revealing that "Jin Anzai" had a significant identity, was a remnant of the previous dynasty, and was being hunted by the court. After hearing this, "Jin Anzai" discovered the female lead was eavesdropping (because he has martial arts skills, his hearing is also excellent). He asked her, "Now that you know my identity, what do you plan to do?" The author wrote the female lead with a rather peculiarly unconventional response: she said, "I will definitely stand by your side. You are my friend, and I will keep it a secret," and so on. Hey, female lead, get your act together! Now that "Jin Anzai's" true identity is out in the open, stay away from him! He's a nuisance, a hot potato, a menace! What if he gets caught and endangers your life and the lives of those around you? How are you going to make big money and get rich, female lead? Wake up! I hate that the author created this male supporting character, "Jin Anzai." It feels like the female lead isn't the author's darling; "Jin Anzai" is. He's just so annoying! He keeps telling the female lead to get lost—what a sarcastic remark, I think it's just rudeness. From what I've read so far, this character was completely unnecessary. He's an ungrateful, rude, and trashy character who speaks to the female lead rudely. Using him as a tool to advance the main couple's relationship makes me feel disgusted, and I actually used him for that purpose, haha (I'm speechless).

2. 2 如 How to Stop the Male Lead from Going Mad 如何阻止男主发疯 Stir-Fried Cucumber爆炒小黄瓜Romance352k WordsCompleted The print edition has been retitled How to Stop Him from Falling. Presales begin on February 24, 2026 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year) at 7:00 p.m. [This story is based on the original work’s characterizations, but does not use its plot. You can read it as an original story.] [This is a derivative work, but the characterizations, plot, and backstories contain a great deal of personal interpretation and transformative writing, with a very distinctive personal style. Please do not treat the 593.4kFavorites573.3kClicks/ch503kGifts

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   One star is one star. I don't know why so many people recommend it, but I guess I have to respect that. After seeing the female lead being deceived time and time again, and each time she said she'd remember the lesson, but she still got deceived again, and still said she'd remember the lesson but never learned her lesson, it felt like the author didn't even remember this wasn't the first time the female lead had been deceived? Why does she keep doing this and never learn? Just this inability to learn from being deceived is enough to make me drop the book.

3. 3 女 The Heroine Rejects the Reconciliation Plot 女主拒绝破镜重圆剧本 Sui Yan岁砚Romance192k WordsCompleted [Broken mirrors don't come back together] [Pre-order: Please add "The Cannon-Fodder Girlfriend Sees the Comments" to your collection] [Please, if you think a heroine who transmigrates should assimilate, that not assimilating makes her difficult, or that it's perfectly normal for an ancient man to think about cheating because he's already treated her well, please don't read this. If you do read it and dislike it, and I see you insulting the heroine, I'll feel awful too. Let's give each other some 50kFavorites101.8kClicks/ch15.8kGifts

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   It was supposed to be one star, but I can't give it one star, so I can only give it the minimum of three stars. The author's own description says they're a female-centric author who hates men who don't uphold traditional male virtues, but I feel this book uses a bit of wishful thinking. Personally, I think it's more about torturing the female lead, since she's been poisoned and her health is deteriorating, and she still has to endure the physical torment of the poison. And then there's the scene where the substitute female supporting character dies because of her escape (heartbreaking)... The female lead suffers severe physical and mental trauma, while the male lead is completely unharmed. The author's character design for the female lead is too good; she's very gentle, and her retaliations against the male lead are rather weak and ineffective. Whatever the female lead says to the male lead, he seems completely oblivious, as if he can't understand a word. Talking to someone like that is pointless because they don't understand each other. The premise was good, but the author's writing skills were lacking, so I found it very frustrating to read. Even if the female lead returned to the modern world, the male lead still had to be a clingy jerk who haunted her like a ghost. That scene was completely unnecessary; it disgusted me, so I dropped it. The female lead is portrayed as somewhat weak, but this is the best possible outcome given the author didn't give her any special advantages. As for the male lead, he can be completely ignored. Because the female lead lacks any special abilities, she only learns she can return to the modern world after her own death. It's a bit like punching cotton; there's not much hardship for the male lead. If making the male lead feel pain is considered male cruelty, or if I feel sorry for him, then I have nothing to say. In short—everyone else only lost their lives, but the male lead lost his love! (Eye roll)

4. 4 淑 A Lady's Revenge [Western Fantasy] 淑女的复仇 [西幻] Yang Zhida杨之达Romance258k WordsCompleted When Oulidexi was framed as a "witch" and burned to death, her gaze slowly swept over everyone watching the execution: The royal prince, the vicious instigator; the duke and duchess, the cold-blooded enforcers; and her biological parents, silent onlookers. The torch fell, and the flames of the witch hunt roared to life. In the final moments of her life, Oulidexi thought in a daze: I really regret it. I regret not killing every last one of those power-drunk so-called nobles... If she could l 1kFavorites1.3kClicks/ch2kGifts

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   It's one star, but I can't give it one star; I can only give it the lowest rating of three stars. This is indeed a revenge-themed novel, and it truly is a revenge-themed novel—the enemies all get their due punishment. But why did it feel so tiring to read? I gave up halfway through because it was too exhausting. So far, it seems the author has relied entirely on the female lead's words to convey the message, without writing any actual actions from her. She's basically just talking about the plan and how it will be implemented. Author, you're not showing her actually carrying it out; it's a bit like wishful thinking! Wow! If you can make the enemy surrender just by talking, then what's the point of having Uncle Hat? In conclusion: It's quite satisfying, but watching the female lead rely on verbal attacks for revenge is exhausting.

5. 5 一 One Day Repaid: A Time Loop 一日还-时间循环 A Thousand Cups of Wine酒千觞Romance640k WordsCompleted For the first decade or so of her life, Shen Chengyue's greatest wish was to have a grand wedding with Brother Xiao, the man she'd been betrothed to since childhood. But Xiao Yu said she wasn't gentle or charming, and didn't know any of the needlework, music, or chess that women were supposed to know. He loved her half-sister instead, a gentle and lovely woman. Shen Chengyue was heartbroken. Then she discovered she was trapped on the day her engagement was broken off. Every time she opened her e 20.5kFavorites19.2kClicks/ch35.8kGifts

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   This should have been one star, but I can't even give it one star, so I have to reluctantly give it three. I should have stopped reading when I saw a chapter with more than 20 ellipses, which was obviously padding the word count. As a victim, I regret it; I even forced myself to read two-thirds of it. I really dislike authors who write with too many ellipses; it's a personal, albeit somewhat uncommon, aversion to certain types of writing. Authors who frequently use ellipses tend to write in a very disjointed or rambling style. The book I read today was a historical romance, and that's the key point. The female lead is an indigenous person; she didn't time travel, but she's stuck in a loop of the same day. If it were a modern person time-traveling to ancient times, I could accept the author using a lot of modern language, but sorry, the female lead is an indigenous person. I can accept a lighthearted and humorous style in historical romance, but I can't accept a modern kind of lightheartedness—it's just that the historical romance is poorly written. I'd rather historical romance be more refined and scholarly. Using so much modern language? You can just write a contemporary romance; there's no need to write historical romance with such a strong modern flavor. Phrases like "Don't be too wild" are just too jarring. And some authors like to use ellipses to pad the word count. If you can accept twenty ellipses in a chapter, consider yourself impressive. On a side note, while some authors who frequently use ellipses have exceptionally good writing skills, I generally find most of them rather uninteresting, and their overall writing style is usually quite unconventional, haha.

6. 6 阴 I Pretend to Be Brooding, but You're a Real Ghost 阴湿是我演，你却真男鬼 Gourd Rice Cake葫芦年糕Romance517k WordsCompleted ■Complete, currently undergoing revisions Shi Que is known as the chosen one of destiny in the cultivation world, and universally regarded as an aloof beauty. He has an immortal’s grace and looks, and a gentle disposition. Once he has met you, he’ll never forget your name. When asked to teach a new junior sister with an unusual talent, Shi Que gives it his all. The junior sister is a timid mortal, and Shi Que always forgives her mistakes, doing everything an elder brother should. But the junio 31.3kFavorites26.7kClicks/ch14.9kGifts

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   One star is one star. I really can't read any more. Is it that every author who writes a story with a satisfying and unsatisfying female lead rewards themselves with a story about abusing and mistreating women? The female lead's character is somewhat similar to the one in "Concept God's" book, but they're basically two extremes. I've seen very few reviews mentioning that this book features a female lead who is miserable and mistreats women, or even that it's about mistreating men. Wow… I haven't seen any mistreating of men so far, but you guys don't mention any genuine mistreating of women at all! I'm speaking from the plot development so far; you only call it mistreating women, not mistreating men, when you've seen the female lead suffering. Ugh, this is so cruel, this world that loves men without even realizing it. It seems like the premise is that the female lead plays a possessive, scheming character towards the male lead, but isn't it essentially just another typical romance novel? She's always there for the male lead, sacrifices for him, gets injured for him… and even dies for him (though she's revived). I just want to tell the female lead, can't you be a little kinder to yourself? Don't sacrifice your health and life for a mere 20 million dollars you haven't actually received. Her strength hasn't improved much, yet she uses the best weapon. The price she pays for this weapon is mental and physical harm, and the "golden finger" she gets just because she's the protagonist feels like it was forcibly given to her. The plot feels like it's pieced together from a bunch of character settings, with character settings taking precedence over the plot, making it somewhat confusing and incomprehensible. As for the male lead, I don't have much to say. Some reviews say it's all about torturing the male lead without mentioning that it's clearly torturing the female lead, so what can I say? The male lead is just a pre-programmed, blank character. I think his transformation into a ghostly male lead later on largely stems from witnessing the female lead's actions and then it actually happened. Overall, based on what I've read so far, female protagonist lovers should definitely not read this. The female protagonist is abusive, repressed, weak, and doesn't grow much. I suggest you read another book by the author called "Concept God".

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