Novels like The Ultimate Escape from Famine
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- 1 Dad, I Came to See You 爸爸，我来看你来了 Dad, I’ve come to visit you. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 Transmigrating to Survive a Famine 穿越荒年逃荒过日子 Female-oriented + transmigration + alternate setting + fleeing famine + natural and man-made disasters + farming + no golden finger + no CP for now! No space, no System, and definitely not a power fantasy! Not a power fantasy! NOT A POWER FANTASY! 45Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Three Years as County Magistrate, and the Entire Court Begged Me for Forgiveness 县令三年，满潮文武跪求我原谅 [A farming story with no romance + the rise of a female county magistrate. There is no romance plot, so if that's not your thing, please don't click in!] [Farming + infrastructure development + no romance + building wealth + the rise of a female county magistrate] Question: The first female jinshi of the Great Yong dynasty has been demoted to the poorest county in the land. Her only staff are an elderly gatekeeper and a lame clerk, and the treasury has just one tael and eight qian left. What sho 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 After Our Divorce, I Killed the Scumbag With My Own Hands 和离后，我亲手杀了渣男 After Our Divorce, I Personally Killed the Scumbag 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 After Being Reborn as a Savage 重生成了野人之后 Who could have imagined that a survival trip in a primeval forest would really take them back to primitive society, where they would become an old woman and find the people living like savages? After arriving, they really did become people of the primitive world, struggling every day just to get by. There are always unexpected dangers, along with the simplest joys. 42Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 6 The Fragrant Rice Years 稻香年代 Who would have thought that, after one accident, I would keep dreaming of my past life? I decided to change myself and do everything I wanted, living boldly and freely for once. I’ll take my parents flying. 193Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 7 Stop It, Real Heiress! You Really Can Summon Ghosts 别闹，乖乖真千金她真会招鬼 An Qianyan is an utterly unremarkable ghost hunter. When she gets bored, she settles into a quiet retirement, only to get caught up in one case after another. Having a constitution that attracts ghosts really is too overpowered... —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Doomsday Invasion: I Become a God Through Good Deeds 末日入侵，我靠攻德成神 [No CP + Ghosts and Monsters + System + Hoarding Supplies] One evening, as Li Zheng is walking home with groceries, strange phenomena suddenly appear in the sky. Red fog spreads everywhere. The neighbor across the hall has been gathering supplies for days, even ordering talisman paper and a rooster online. Yet only Li Zheng can see the red fog. That night, she encounters a little girl who has been infected. Bodies drained dry. Danger lurks everywhere. She can only look after herself for now. As —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 A Reborn Troublemaker? Welcome to the Hour of Erasure 重生者作妖？欢迎来到抹杀时刻 (No romance + quick transmigration + no saintly heroine) The reborn are running rampant, causing worlds to collapse? Lou Yan: “Couldn’t care less.” When it comes to the reborn: if they’re easy on the eyes, she praises them; if they’re in her way, she slaughters them. As for the worlds: she usually has no opinion. If she does, it’s never an ordinary one. * One day, the Book of Ten Thousand Worlds received an unstable signal: [Do something about that **beat them… boo… help…] When the Book of Ten T 27Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 10 Dad Jumped Off a Cliff and Mom Followed Him in Death. This Family Is Doomed Without Me 爹跳崖娘殉葬，这家没我要完蛋 The ratings have only just opened, so it’s normal for them to be a little low. They’ll gradually rise. [No romance + farming + business + making a fortune + street vending + System + gourmet food] Ji Fanxing wakes up to find she has become a tiny thirteen-year-old girl. Her father’s legs were broken by bandits, and he jumped off a cliff to end his life. Her mother, believing life was no longer worth living, took her younger sister with her to join him in death. She takes up the banner of restori 47Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 11 The Imperial Princess's Star Trail 帝女星轨 No CP + strong female lead + transmigration (the heroine has spiritual roots, but the author won't let this cheat ability play a major role in this world) With the workaholic's grit and a cultivator's cheat abilities, she cuts her way through the entire feudal age. From an exam candidate who worked herself to death to the daughter of a concubine in the imperial harem... At one, she punished her wet nurse. At two, she manufactured auspicious omens to win favor. At ten, she attended court. At twel 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Exorcising Demons from the Girl Group Auditions Onward 从女团海选开始斩妖除魔 [No romance! No romance! + Strong female lead + A story of transmigrating between two worlds] The young Lin Ying travels to another world every month. That world is filled with countless demons. After surviving death-defying trials, she becomes a Heaven-tier master. She's a top demon hunter in the Demon Suppression Bureau, as well as the daughter of the Feather Clan's Demon Emperor. When the month is over, Lin Ying returns to the real world. Here, she's an intern teacher tasked with keeping a tr —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Doomsday Queen: From the Start, I Shop for Free, and in the End, I Slay Gods 末世女王：开局零元购，结局屠神 (Apocalypse) (Female-led) (No romance) (Career-focused) This is an epic tale of an absolutely rational young woman who, amid the desperate trials of the apocalypse, goes from being forced to “choose” to taking the initiative to “define” the rules, ultimately bearing the weight of an entire civilization as she ascends to a lonely “altar of the gods.” Su Wan is ruthless and sparing with words, rational to the point of near coldness, decisive in killing, fiercely protective of her own, and merciles 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 I Transmigrated Into a Book to Save My Mother, but the World Was Already Corrupted 穿书救娘亲，结果世界早已污染 Si Ruoxi transmigrates into the period novel she wrote, becoming a ghost invisible to everyone but her grandmother. With a sword in hand, she defies fate, vowing to turn around her mother’s life, soaked in tears. Until the heavens split open and the shadow of a dragon appeared Only then did she realize that every word she had written seemed to answer a game spanning time and space, one that had yet to begin. The eyes that had watched her all along from the darkness smiled softly at the end of th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Quick Transmigration: The Female Side Character Never Believes in Fate 快穿：女配她永不信命 (Quick transmigration) (No romance) (Strong female lead) There is no such thing as destiny. We can change everything. Shen Yi thinks so when her spiritual root is destroyed, when everyone turns against her, and even when the System picks her up after she fails her tribulation. We should live our lives to the fullest amid all the glamour and joy. As for our enemies, you deserve to lie in the mud forever, with only worms for company. If Heaven will not allow it, she will change the heavens. (The h —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 The Wicked Old Woman Is Reborn: Split the Family! Cut Ties! Crush the Scum! 恶老太重生：分家！断亲！虐渣渣 The rating was just posted and will go up! A historical female-led power fantasy, so dive right in 🌻 After drinking eighty-one bowls of Granny Meng’s soup, Lin Jiu’er still couldn’t forget the grievances she’d suffered in her previous life. Her resentment filled the underworld. The King of Hell said, “I’ll give you a chance to get revenge! Take your three cheats and hurry up and be reborn!” A pocket dimension, ten times the strength, and a lucky granddaughter who can hear her thoughts. In her pr 5.8kReads7.4Score487Shelves
- 17 Quick Transmigration: The Path to Power 快穿之强大之路 A coming-of-age story about Meng Ke, an ordinary modern man who has accomplished little in life. By chance, the Little Yellow Immortal Miaoyin takes him on journeys from place to place, and he gradually grows stronger. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 After Divorcing My Husband, I Went Home to Inherit the Throne 休夫后，我回家继承了皇位 Three years of devoted love earned her nothing but her scumbag husband's indifference and her vile sister-in-law's abuse. When she opened her eyes again, she was Liu Mi, a special agent in another world. She'll torment the scumbag, punish the vile woman, and take on the wicked mother-in-law. As for handsome men, captivating men, gentle men, and high-quality men, she couldn't care less! Isn't it better to build a career and serve the people? Why bother with romance? Liu Mi's ambitions lie in that 3Reads8.4Score—Shelves
- 19 Lost in the Misty Realm 雾巡迷境 [Infinite Flow + Mystery + Semi-Coming-of-Age + No Romance] The heroine has no golden finger! This is not a power fantasy! [You have received a text message: Tired of your boring life? Looking for a thrill? Change your ordinary life with us! Click the link below to join in!] A simple text alert that no one would have paid attention to dragged Li He, who had only wanted a peaceful life, into an endless abyss. Inescapable school rules, gods who are not adored by the world, girls exploited by their 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 My Sister Transmigrated into a Book 姐姐穿书了 Single, rich, and with time to spare. What should I do? I discovered that having nothing to do is truly miserable. Fortunately, I stumbled into a little world where I can transmigrate into a book. I can travel to other worlds and take on any role I like. Now that's fun. Reborn, reborn, and reborn again. A matriarch reborn? What a thrill. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 I Became a She-Wolf and Got Seven Wonderful Sons 成为了母狼，有了七个好大儿 Zhou Qing never expected to open her eyes and find herself surrounded by a whole tribe of wild people. But on closer inspection, they were beastmen. There was no better way to describe them: a whole tribe of wild people, with several of them being… well, very much there. Even more surprising, every one of them was as nimble as a monkey. They kept howling, and it turned out they were calling her Mom. 370Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 22 Rebirth Is Running Rampant! Newborns Are About to Be Crushed! 重生泛滥！新生儿要被挤爆了！ [Strong female lead + no romance + sci-fi with a hint of fantasy + unconventional apocalypse] A breakthrough in technology brings rebirth machines into the world! Even the souls of the dead can enter newborn bodies with their memories intact, stealing them and living a second, or even third, life. Sang Xiaoliu is one of the victims of this frenzied new era. She dies three times as a baby! On her fourth life, she is born again as an infant! This time, from the moment she is born, she is like a bl 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Villain Novel: All the Women Are Evil, and They Slaughter the Children of Fortune 反派文：全员恶女，屠宰气运之子 Core thrills: [Villain power fantasy + All kinds of villainesses + Explosive battles + Protagonist's apocalypse + No romance] This is a merciless harvest of the children of destiny, carried out by villainesses! Liefeng Tenaxiu, a mysterious girl dressed in a deep blue holy robe, with an innocent, sweet face like a little girl's, steps into this ruined land. She has come on orders, seeking the true “survivor of the fittest” amid endless chaos. While others struggle to survive in terror, she's sim —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Proud Phoenix Heroine: Don't Panic, Just Catch an Evil God to Feed My Cat 凤傲天：别慌，抓个邪神当我猫粮 A “heartwarming” story about a max-level powerhouse finding her pet a new job, and incidentally turning the evil gods of the Myriad Worlds into protected animals. A max-level empress’s daily routine: Catch an evil god to give my cat as a snack. Mei Xiao, once a godslayer, now wants only to spend her last days on a dimensional island. Until she finds a picky little creature: Firecat. The poor, frail little thing eats nothing but the most wicked things in existence. And so, the forbidden beings of —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Don't Be Afraid, Sister-in-Law. Your Brother-in-Law Has a Cheat Skill 嫂嫂别怕，小叔开挂 The land stretched for thousands of miles, scorched and barren, with corpses of the starving strewn everywhere! When Chen Mo opened his eyes, he had become a foolish young man on the verge of death amid the chaos and famine. All he had left was his gentle, resilient widowed sister-in-law, who protected him with her life and warmed his frail body. At the brink of despair, the Beauty-Fueled Empire System activated! Bind yourself to beauties and deepen your bonds with them, and you can obtain anyth 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Back to the ’80s: The Tech Whiz Is Great at Catching Ghosts 重回80之科技学霸善捉鬼 This is the story of Meng Ke, who returns to her own world after quick transmigration. Meng Ke lived from 1979 to 2079. Having learned many methods and techniques in the quick-transmigration worlds, she spends this life primarily pursuing scientific research and dealing with nonhuman beings. Meng Ke’s motto in life is: when you meet an enemy, kill them. What if you cut off their hand and they retaliate? No, even without a hand, they still have three other limbs and a mouth, and could still pose 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Tales of the Supernatural in Northeast China 东北非人故事 A forest ranger living deep in the Greater Khingan Range recounts stories of the Five Immortals, wandering spirits, and yin-yang encounters from childhood onward. Each chapter contains one to three short stories. Whether or not the series is on hiatus, you can still enjoy it with peace of mind. 58Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 I'm Really Not a Recluse 我真不是隐居 [No CP, invincible female lead] The female lead is Qing Ge. The early chapters move at a very fast pace. She goes about her ordinary daily life. Every now and then, someone barges into it, but to her, they just add a little color to her life. The female lead is easygoing and does whatever she feels like. For example: If you can beat me, we can talk. If you can't, then there's nothing to discuss. It all depends on my mood. Otherwise, what would I need all this power for? 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Forced into a Marriage Swap, I Return Reborn 被迫换亲后，我重生归来 [Mountain homesteading + reborn + no spatial cheat] Li An'an was an only child, but she lost her entire family at the age of nine. The villagers branded her cursed, and only her adoptive parents offered her a helping hand. In her previous life, she blindly trusted her adoptive parents’ “love,” believing she had found a safe haven. But barely after turning twelve, she was made to “marry in exchange” for their eldest son, who couldn’t find a wife. She had escaped one trap only to fall into another —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Quick Transmigration: Carrying Planets to Save the People 快穿带着星球渡世人 A new quick transmigration story from Mobei. After losing a bet with friends, Mobei takes the empty planet along and continues on with quick transmigration. This book follows the author’s usual meandering, compassionate style, taking things slowly. Of course, this will also be Mobei’s last book. When I started, I only meant to write three books, because the books I saw as a child were usually divided into volumes one, two, and three, or came as trilogies. I always thought books were supposed to 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 While the Whole Internet Celebrated, I Became the Sacrifice 全网狂欢时，我成了祭品 While the Whole Internet Celebrated, I Became a Sacrifice 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 Quick Transmigration: Get Lost, Scumbag! 快穿：滚吧！渣男 18Reads8.5Score—Shelves
- 33 Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Villainess Goes on Strike 快穿：炮灰女配她罢工了 [Quick Transmigration] [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] I was born a phoenix meant to soar through the nine heavens. How could I be confined to the mortal world? Ji Anxia was born with a brilliant mind. She excelled at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and mastered every weapon under the sun. With a spear in hand, she could defend her country; with a brush, she could write its history. But corrupt officials held power, and her burning passion came to nothing. In a story about a country b 29Reads5.2Score—Shelves
- 34 Quick Transmigration: The Big Shot Has a Planet in Their Hands 快穿：大佬手里有星球 No romance, pure leveling-up. The bookmark was changed, and I can't change it back. Mo Bei has no family ties, friendships, or romantic relationships, but is blessed with incredible wealth. She takes a planet and a group of Systems on quick transmigrations, gathering resources first, then learning. A story of growth. She's straightforward and forceful, just living her own life, kicking bullies and crushing Systems. An unbeatable existence. 67Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 35 A Stone from the Start? No Problem, I Stole a System 开局是石头？没事，我抢了个系统 Infinite Flow + Different Hosts Across Different Planes + the Myriad Worlds + Behind-the-Scenes Manipulation + No Romance for the Protagonist [Content warning: Some Hosts have romantic pairings, and the female-dominant plane has a male Host] Systems are a race. They come from the Great Thousand Worlds, created by the Main God to travel to small and medium-sized worlds, bind themselves to Hosts, and plunder resources. A stone spirit accidentally took over a newly born System and became an unregis 42Reads6.5Score—Shelves
- 36 In a Chaotic Famine, I Rose to Power with Braised Eggs! 乱世荒年：我靠卤蛋逆袭了！ [Farming + Famine Years + Pocket Dimension + One Heroine + Lighthearted Comedy + Satisfying Comeback] Transmigrate as a good-for-nothing crown prince? No. Transmigrate as a penniless young man with nothing but bare walls? That's right. After falling off a cliff and waking up, Lin Changsheng finds a spirit spring dimension in his mind. He thought he was about to reach the pinnacle of life, but then he takes a look at reality: Two mud-brick rooms, seven people, eight jin of coarse grain, and not e 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 What? I Got Rich in Ancient Times with a Vending Machine 什么？我靠自动售货机在古代致富 [Farming + unlocks and upgrades + vending machine + pocket dimension + face-slapping and punishing scum] [No romance] Wen Rong had her fortune told by a master, who said she was destined to become rich. So she worked and worked, and finally managed to save enough to buy a new home. Just after making the down payment, Wen Rong suddenly died at her desk. When she woke again, she had transmigrated... She had transmigrated into the body of a severely malnourished girl, thin as a bamboo 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Real Heiress Comes Down the Mountain, and Her Whole Family Cries for Their Savior! 真千金下山，全家哭着喊救星！ [No CP ✙ Overpowered Female Lead ✙ Face-Slapping Satisfaction ✙ Maxed-Out Female Lead] The year Yan He turned eighteen, her master kicked her out of Kunlun Mountain and sent her into the mortal world to gain experience and earn some merit. Figuring she would earn a little merit without getting tangled up in major karmic debts, Yan He chose to become a junior constable in Tianqi City, dealing only with petty cases like chicken theft and pilfering. But things rarely go as expected. One strange cas —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 The Demon Lord Returns: The Useless Princess Turns Her Life Around 魔尊归来：废材王妃翻身了 The Demon Lord Returns: The Useless Princess Consort Turns Her Life Around 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 My Ex-Husband Called Me a Coward Who Ran Off with His Kid in Public, So My Son Knocked Him Out with a Ball 前夫当众骂我带种跑路，我儿子一球砸懵他 My ex-husband publicly cursed me for running off with another man's child. My son hit him with a ball and knocked him silly. 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 On My Wedding Day, the Hotel Forced Me to Give Up My Bridal Suite 结婚当天，酒店逼我让出婚房 On my wedding day, the hotel forced me to give up my bridal suite. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Transmigrated as Empress Dowager Lü, Emperor Wen of Han's First Wife 穿成汉文帝原配吕氏 Lu Wenjun, a history graduate student, transmigrates into the body of Empress Lu, Emperor Wen of Han’s first wife. Just as Emperor Hui dies, Empress Dowager Lu is reborn in the mourning hall. After recalling the tragic fates that befell them in their previous lives, the aunt and niece decide to join forces and change their destinies! In the end, Empress Dowager Lu and Wenjun stand side by side at the highest point of Weiyang Palace, smiling. 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 A Survival Guide for the Everyman 路人生存指北 [No romance + one female protagonist + supernatural] After escaping death several times, Lu Renjia has finally made peace with life and death. All she wants is to live a quiet life with her friends. But reality rarely goes as planned. No matter how carefully she avoids trouble, it keeps finding her again and again. A website rumored to grant wishes, and wish-makers manipulated like puppets. Nightmares that have haunted someone for over a decade, and entanglements from a past life that nearly era 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Against the Current: The Storms of Tianyu 逆流而上之天宇风云 [No Romance] [Strong Female Lead] [Space] [Transmigration] [Adorable Children] [Everyday Life] [Light Comedy] [Martial World] [Business] [Fighting] [War, and More] Before transmigrating, the heroine was named Sun Yue. Her story is one of growth and revenge. After transmigrating, she is Su Qingxue, and her story follows her as she raises children, grows alongside them, and becomes stronger. * The heroine transmigrates with a purpose and supplies, deliberately seeking death. * There is no Syst 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Hall of Inquiry 问安堂 [No romance, martial arts world, no transmigration, warm everyday life] Li Pu was only seven when General Chang dug him out of a pile of corpses and took him in. Born with superhuman strength, he was a walking combat-power cheat code, the very embodiment of terror. He followed the general in campaigns against the tribes beyond the northwestern frontier, serving as a vanguard in a role with the highest death rate. He thought he would die on the battlefield like his comrades, but eight years later 55Reads8.1Score—Shelves
- 46 Zhenguan: Using Modern Know-How to Live a Simple Life in the Fields 贞观：我靠现代常识田间过小日子 Shen Mo dreams his way back to the early days of the Tang dynasty, when the new nation is still in its infancy and everything needs rebuilding. He hoped to escape the pressures of reality, but instead finds himself doing backbreaking work, dependent on the weather for his livelihood. There, he meets all kinds of people and rediscovers the meaning of life. A slow-paced story, not a power fantasy, about a man farming on his own. No household infighting or palace intrigue, just country life and a 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Quick Transmigration: Traveling the World With a Planet 快穿：带着星球混世界 This story has no romance and is the second quick-transmigration story. The focus is on the story itself, so you don't need to read the first book to follow along. Mobei quick-transmigrates to a mid-tier world, where the story can no longer be restarted over and over. 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 The Empress Is Throwing Her Weight Around in the Harem Again 皇后娘娘她又在后宫作威作福了 [No Romance + Strong Female Lead + Political Intrigue] What should you do if you discover that you've transmigrated into a book and become the villainous female supporting character? Don't panic. What's the big deal? To protect world peace and the physical and mental well-being of the women in the harem, and to avoid trouble from Qi Guanyongjue, Su Qingzhi decides to create a harmonious romantic environment for the male and female leads. A concubine dares to set her sights on Qi Guanyongjue? Tal 7Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 49 After I Transmigrate into a Book, I Turn an Amoral Story into a Chaste Romance 穿书后把无节操文掰成禁欲风 After transmigrating into a “book”... [...Since the synopsis has to be at least 50 Chinese characters or symbols, I have no choice but to pad it out.] [I can do nothing more. I can't save this book.] [I'm sorry, my Cherry.] 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 I Save the Earth by Transmigrating into a Book 我靠穿书拯救地球 [Quick transmigration + System + golden finger + no romance + lighthearted power fantasy] In the year 3012, Earth is contaminated by an unknown energy. Zhou Ning, the most promising researcher, is entrusted with a mission in a moment of crisis: take a newly developed System into the small worlds of books and gather people’s faith to purify the mysterious contaminant. Zhou Ning: “Faith?” System: “It means making everyone love and respect you, and cheer you on.” Zhou Ning: “Got it. I’ll carry the 5Reads8.0Score—Shelves
