Novels like Shattering the Moonlight Over Half the River
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Shattering the Moonlight Over Half the River, best match first.
- 51 Your Majesty, Grant Me Three Feet of White Silk 请君赐我三尺白绫 [A Despairing Fallen Princess × An Iron-Faced New Emperor; A Lovely Foreign Princess × A Gentle Prince; A Freedom-Seeking Princess × An Enemy Spy] [Not Rebirth, Transmigration, or Fantasy. Pure historical setting, BE, angst] In the spring of the twentieth year of Emperor Yin Ai’s reign, the northern army stormed the imperial city. Emperor Yin Ai died beneath the sword of Han Chenji, the new emperor of the north. Yin Yue held her father’s corpse in her arms and glared at the ice-cold man before h 47Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 52 After She Lost Her Memories, the Cold Emperor Went Gray Overnight 她忘情后，凉薄帝王一夜白头 In the tenth year of my marriage to Feng Ye, he made my elder sister the empress. To help her purge poison from her body, he even coaxed me into swallowing a medicinal parasite. “Ranran, it’s just a little medicine. It’ll make you forget all your sorrows. Isn’t that a good thing?” Later, I truly forgot every sorrow. I forgot how I had gone from wife to concubine. I forgot the bowl of medicine he gave me that forced me to lose our child. I forgot how I had once given him all my heart. But why is 38Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 53 The Pickup Artist’s Diary: From 2022 to 2024 搭讪日记：从2022到2024 1️⃣ This book is adapted from my real diary. From 2022 to 2024, I approached 237 people on the street, went on dates with 16, and became a couple with 3. 2️⃣ To protect the girls' privacy, all the names in this book are pseudonyms. Any resemblance is purely coincidental. 3️⃣ Chapters 1-78 focus mainly on real-life street approaches. If a chapter mentions someone by name, it means she's an important girl I wrote a separate set of notes about. Chapter 79 begins the Zhou Sunyu arc. She was the firs 274Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Tales of Evil Spirits 邪祟怪谈 Tales of Evil Spirits —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 A Rift in Time 逆时之隙 Tower of Illusions: I Wield the Bagua to Slay Pangu Outside the City of the Wrongfully Dead, Tianzhao’s golden-green Buddha light slaughters the city, turning a million heavenly soldiers into puppets. Beneath the starry sky, a five-colored divine stone seals away Pangu King Nonguda, while black-green corpse poison seeps through the cracks toward the Three Realms. And I, Wei Lan, reincarnation of Gonggong, have just slain Tianzhao, only to learn that my future self is fighting alone on Uranus’s 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Two Years in Secret, and He Never Made Us Public 秘恋两年，我没等到他的公开 Two Years of Secret Love, and He Never Went Public with Us 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 57 The Cherry Tree That Didn’t Want to Be Forgotten 不想被遗忘的樱花树 The Cherry Tree That Doesn't Want to Be Forgotten 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 Survival: From the Start, I Was Buried in Usurious Debt 求生：开局就背高利贷 No female lead, lone wolf, decisive and ruthless. He transmigrates to another world, starting out in a forest with nothing but a tattered hemp shirt. Then he activates a crooked-merchant System. “Hey there~ Interested in a survival loan? The daily interest is just 1%!” From starting with nothing to drowning in debt, from struggling to survive to punching giant beasts and kicking villains! He tames the Tiger King as a pet and opens up a pocket-dimension farm, building his own paradise in a danger 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 The Phoenix Empress Returns 凰后归来 In her previous life, Xiao Xiwei died at the hands of her husband and younger stepsister. Only just before her death did she learn that her life had been a falsehood, painstakingly fabricated by someone else. Reborn through fire, she proceeds cautiously at every turn, learns to read people’s hearts, and sees through their schemes. Together with the Seventh Prince, who has pursued her from her past life, she builds a splendid life. 21Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 60 A Broken Mirror Cannot Be Mended 破镜难重圆 Childhood sweethearts, married for ten years. Fu Shiyu came back with Shen Jiaman in his arms and forced Xia Ran to design her wedding dress. Xia Ran had poured her heart and soul into Fu Shiyu, yet could only watch helplessly as he caused their child’s death... Fu Shiyu, in the end, you and I were never meant to find happiness together. 22Reads5.5Score—14d adds
- 61 Pear Blossoms Fall over Yunzhou 梨落云洲 [Young General ✖️ Gentle Heiress] [Bad ending ➕ Devoted unto death ➕ Tragic romance] “If I cannot live by your side, then I am willing to follow you to the underworld.” Wen Lichu, the legitimate daughter of the prime minister’s household in the Great Zhou Dynasty, was gentle, well-mannered, and blessed with both talent and beauty. At a spring banquet, she caught a fleeting glimpse of the young general Xu Yunzhou. He rode in splendid finery, while she stood like a pear blossom against the snow. A 66Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Who Promised You the World? 谁许江山 One divorce decree and a city full of rumors: overnight, Chu Ning, the third daughter of the General's Residence, becomes a cast-off. She thinks the world is now her oyster, but then Prince Xie Ziyu unexpectedly enters her life. They once became enemies because of a misunderstanding; now hardship brings them together. They fight at an inn, cross the desert side by side, and plot in the royal court… Chu Ning has long yearned for freedom, yet the mystery of her birth traps her in courtly affa —Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 63 Wind After the Rain 雨后有风 Yan Xiaoyu stood by the sea, dazed and unaware of Qi Feng behind her. “Come back with me.” At his words, Yan Xiaoyu stiffened. Tears welled in her eyes. “Qi Feng, if there's a next life, I never want to meet you again!” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 She’s My Brother’s Girlfriend, and the One I Love Most 她是我兄弟的女友，也是我的最爱 She’s my brother’s girlfriend, and the woman I love most —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 After Being Reborn, I’m Done Pretending 重生后，我不装了 At seventeen, I married Xie Wei, just as I had always wished. But I had stolen this marriage from the woman he loved most. Then, during the palace coup, I was struck down by a rain of arrows. He rushed toward me without a thought for his own safety, as if he wanted to die with me. At last, I was certain: he loved me. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 The Abandoned Empress of the Cold Palace Is Done 冷宫废后不干了 I rose to the height of power, only to be tricked into the Cold Palace, suffer a miscarriage, and lose my memory? When I woke, I discovered that my rival in love was weeping and begging forgiveness, my mother-in-law was kneeling and pleading for mercy, and the scoundrel emperor was sobbing as he admitted his mistakes. I pretend to have amnesia and act fragile, watching them panic and grovel as I carefully plot my every move, all for the day I settle the score! Now that I’ve claimed the throne, w 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 The Duke of Zhen's Divorce Decree Made Me Empress 镇国公一纸休书，我当上了皇后 I'm a pomegranate spirit. To repay a debt of gratitude, I married a great hero. He guarded the frontier, while I spent four years as a wife in name only. I never imagined he'd send me a divorce letter for the sake of his love rival. “Help me marry her, or I'll have no choice but to divorce you.” But as soon as he said those words, the green tea schemer turned on him, leaving him disgraced and ruined on his return to the capital. With the blood from my heart in my hand, I smiled as I watched him 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 I Swear by My Love, Though It Brings Me Sorrow 敬我相思不成悲 She was a peerlessly beautiful young woman, famous throughout the land, yet fate had placed her in a brothel. Meng Zhijun believed Murong Yan was the man meant for her. She endured humiliation and kept her head bowed, all so she could stay by his side. She thought they would grow old together. But the man she loved most broke her fingers and ruined her face. In the end, he carved the bones from her body, one by one, and made them into a shocking bone flute. “A Zhi, look. Your bones are perfect f 56Reads5.7Score—14d adds
- 69 Years Like a Dream: Memories of a Love That Came Too Late 如梦流年·情晚忆 Years Like a Dream: Love Comes Late, Memories Remain 12Reads—Score314d adds
- 70 When the Wind Rises in Qinglan, Crown Me 风起青蓝，为我加冕 The heroine, Wang Kelan, unexpectedly gets the chance to awaken her spiritual cultivation constitution. She goes from being an ordinary person to cultivating into a godlike Human Emperor. The story follows Wang Kelan’s growth during her youth. (Inspired by real life and adapted with fictional elements) —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 The Nine Heavens Hairpin 九霄簪 In her past life: Helan Minyue, Lady of Wei, niece of Wu Zhao. She was breathtakingly beautiful, innocent yet cunning. After provoking Wu Zhao, she was poisoned by her and met a gruesome end, living until her last breath in the vanity of her own immaturity. Reborn: Her soul returns to her youth, before she has entered the palace and won the emperor’s favor. Her mind changes completely: she sheds her naivete, grows meticulous, and learns when to compromise and when to stand her ground. No longer —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The King’s Notes 君王手札 [Fan Fiction] [No fixed pairing / Harem / Romance] [Main story told in chronological order] A post-00s modern woman transmigrates into a book, into the game "Your Majesty’s Court", and changes sex to become a man. In another world, he rules the empire and surrounds himself with beauties. 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Quick Transmigration: Orange Light 快穿橙光 An Orange Light novel enthusiast and longtime player. A few games from the early days were my “old-school white moonlight.” In the story, I represent the “protagonist,” making my own choices and shaping the plot and its direction according to my own thoughts. 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 The Substitute Princess Consort 代嫁王妃 On her wedding night, she takes her younger sister’s place as the bride, only to discover she’s been tricked. The groom has been switched for a notorious lecher who marries four wives a year. Rumor has it he’s cursed to bring death to his wives, and not one of the four has survived more than three days. Unluckily for her, she’s just become his fifth. To save her own life, she sets fire to the bridal chamber on their wedding night and takes a handsome man with her as she flees in the chaos. But h 13Reads9.0Score—14d adds
- 75 A Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger 卧龙藏虎 A spin-off inspired by childhood memories, written from the heart in 2025–2026. A devoted Black Little Tiger fan, expressing my love for the young lord. "Modern girl born in the 2000s × young lord of Black Tiger Cliff" "Sweet, spirited, and easygoing × valiant and commanding" [A love story forged through transmigration] Wang Xinlan grew up in a troubled family and was lonely. Most of the time, she was introverted and quiet, but she eventually became a spirited and carefree heroine. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 I Lost My Chance to Become a Mother to Save Him, but He Had a Child with Someone Else 为了救他我失去当妈妈的机会，他却和别人有了孩子 I lost my chance to become a mother to save him, but he had a child with someone else 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Loving You Is a Sickness No Medicine Can Cure 爱你成疾，药石无医 They had known each other for ten years and been classmates for four. Shu Ning loved Xiao Zhanting with all her heart, giving him one of her kidneys, losing a child for him, and breaking her own heart. Yet Xiao Zhanting hated her with a passion and personally sent her to her death... 38Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 78 Ten Years of Qing Ci’s Scenery 青辞十年景 Ten Years of Qing Ci 24Reads—Score114d adds
- 79 Passion on the Pillow: A Trial of Love 枕上欢：情字劫 Do you believe the person you love most could personally send you plunging into hell? I was once the wildest girl in the mountain stronghold, until that scholar entered my life. He taught me passion and promised to marry me, but on our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire clan. “I can't bring myself to kill you,” he said, then imprisoned me deep in the palace and let his concubines torment me. That night, I faked my death and escaped, only to discover a blood-written letter in his secret pass 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 80 The Nine-Lived Cat Girl 九命猫女 I'm a nine-lived cat woman, and the people of my clan were slaughtered to the last by the Kingdom of Shuo. After being reborn several times, the King of Shuo came to cherish me above all else. But he doesn't know that our love across three lifetimes is all for the sake of settling one lifetime's score. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Jade in Error 错玉 After transmigrating into a book for seven years, I married the second male lead, Pei Yue, and had his child. We lived in perfect harmony, and I thought my life was complete. Then I was kidnapped, and Prince Jun whispered mockingly in my ear, “Do you know it was your beloved husband who sent you to my bed?” I refused to believe him. But when I fought my way home, I found Pei Yue had married my divorced half-sister. His once-cold eyes now brimmed with tenderness, as if a dream he'd cherished for 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 Lotus Ashes: Blood on the Emperor's Pillow 芙蓉烬：帝王枕上血 That year, the flames of Longhu Stronghold lit up half the sky. He stood amid mountains of corpses and rivers of blood, clad in a dragon robe stained red. I wore my phoenix crown and bridal robes, only to become a caged bird in his palace. “Have you ever hated me?” he asked, stroking my face, his eyes filled with an obsession that would not fade. I laughed through my tears. I only hated myself. He killed my entire family, yet I couldn't bring myself to take revenge. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Ashes of Passion: A Calamity of Mortal Life 骄欢烬浮生劫 “You once picked a spring blossom for me, then pushed me into the flames with your own hands.” I was the most spoiled legitimate daughter of the Zhao family in the capital. The day we first met, he was dressed in white as pristine as snow, his sword flashing like moonlight as he rescued me from danger in the streets. At his words, “I love you,” I starved myself to resist an arranged marriage, insisting I would marry no one else. But on our wedding night, he coldly left me alone, then gripped my 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 I Gave the Demon Lord My Whole Heart, but One Tear from His White Moonlight Means More 我对魔尊掏心掏肺，不如白月光一滴眼泪 I stood by Xie Yan through the hardest time of his life. Yet he repeatedly disregarded my feelings for the sake of his first love. I endured it because I loved him. Until he cut the vine core from my little brother to save her life. Only when my little brother’s soul was utterly destroyed in my arms did I realize I had been wrong. But I couldn’t avenge him. Because I was dying. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 After Being Reborn, I Ditched My Love-Brained Self 重生后我丢掉了恋爱脑 While gathering herbs in the mountains, I saved a handsome young man who was on the brink of death. He said the only way to repay me for saving his life was to give himself to me, so he became my husband. But less than half a month after our wedding, he disappeared. Later, my village was destroyed, and I was imprisoned, tortured, and killed. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to the moment just before I was about to leave to gather herbs. I promptly set down my basket, but I never expec 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 If We Meet Again as We Were, We Should Be Strangers 若如初见应不识 I am Zhu Qingzhao, the most honored empress of the Great Yin dynasty, and the most ridiculous laughingstock in all the land. My childhood sweetheart, the emperor, treated me like dirt. He personally banished me to the Cold Palace and allowed his new empress to carve out my heart and lungs. Yet the chief minister, the man I called “Elder Brother,” had hidden his feelings for me for twenty years. As I lay dying, he murmured, “Qingzhao, let me take you away.” The world calls me a wicked woman who m 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Love's Ashes 相思烬 On my wedding day, I poisoned the nuptial wine. The Crown Prince drained his cup with a smile, then suddenly grabbed me by the nape. “So even the Shen family's legitimate daughter resorts to such despicable tricks?” I looked at the black blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and smiled. “Your Highness is mistaken. I'm treating the poison. What you have is ‘Love's End,’ from the Western Regions.” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 I Courted the Sixth Prince Nine Times, and Died Tragically Every Time 我攻略六皇子九次，九次惨死 To awaken the Seventh Prince, the one I love, I stood atop the highest watchtower in the imperial city. The Sixth Prince told me his shadow guards had secured the area, so I had nothing to worry about. But he didn’t know that moments later, the rebels would set fire to the powder magazine beneath the tower, turning this magnificent palace into a sea of flames... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 89 The Legend of Anle 安乐传 A new book. It has some flaws, but they’re easy enough to overlook. Sweet at first, then heartbreaking + no getting back together + making the villains pay Princess Anle’s life was so miserable that it felt like a dream. She gave her whole heart and got nothing but scars in return. After two years, her passionate love finally turned to ashes. She would rather die than be his wife again. There was no love left between them, only hatred, and they would fight to the death. Before she died, she said 58Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Spring Grief in the Western Palace: Whose Heart Has Fate’s Splendor Left Cold? 西宫春怨：命途繁锦冷了谁人心 The sorrowful women who emerged from behind the beaded curtains wept for all they longed for but could never have, all they begged for but could never reach. Their tears smudged their makeup and aged their faces. Year after year, their silk brocades faded, until they hardened like cocoons and their hearts turned to ash… The palace walls were red, richer than the last glow of sunset. Deep courtyards could never lock away the breeze from a maiden’s round fan. Women carried so much sorrow. Beneath 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 My Childhood Sweetheart, the Crown Prince, Was Lured Away by an Enemy Princess 青梅竹马的太子夫君，被敌国公主勾跑了 My childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince husband Rong Yu, knocked me off my horse with a spear, its sharp tip aimed at my throat. He used that familiar red-tasseled spear to warn me to stay away from the exotic beauty he had just brought back. Only then did I understand the saying from those romance stories: a beautiful beginning can end in heartbreak. But I'm no delicate young lady who'll hide in her room and cry. I'll return the favor with that spear, then go back to the frontier where I belong. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Flowers of the Rear Courtyard 后庭花 [Scheming Prince]+ [Princess of a Fallen Kingdom]+ [Tragic Romance]+ [Bad Ending]+ [Li Er and Xiao Yang] A gender-swapped Li-Yang story, modeled on the tale of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and Consort Yang. She was the empire's little princess, bright and lively, adored by everyone. He was an illegitimate son of the prince's household whose origins were unknown, scheming and brooding, bent only on reaching the pinnacle of power and washing away his humiliation. He approached her, used 529Reads8.3Score10314d adds
- 93 The Way, Too, Has Feelings 道，亦有情 After transmigrating into the Tianyan Continent, Mo Li steps into a cultivation world where the strong prey on the weak. The cultivators here all say, “The Great Dao is merciless. Only by severing all feelings and love can you reach the pinnacle.” Only Mo Li scoffs at this. In his previous life, he was utterly alone, and love and affection were distant, unattainable luxuries. In this life, he is fortunate enough to find warmth. The comforts of everyday life and the people he holds dear are tre 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 The Lotus Fragrance Fades in Autumn 1 红藕香残玉簟秋1 [Addictive sweet-and-angsty historical romance + political intrigue + dramatic twists + an emperor’s love + past and present lives + mad, devoted hero] Yuan Jiu was born in the Heavenly Prison and has been plagued by nightmares since birth. In her dreams, there is always a dashing young man racing through a raging inferno. He gallops toward her, murderous intent surging from him, and a three-foot sword pierces her chest. She has died countless times in her dreams, yet she has never been able to 111Reads7.9Score—14d adds
- 95 Cultivating Immortality in a World of Magic 魔法世界修仙 [Playing It Safe + Decisive and Ruthless + Traditional Cultivation + Troublesome Golden Finger + Witty and Humorous + Magic and Battle Aura] Lu Yuchen transmigrates to another world. Everyone else cultivates magic and battle aura, while he cultivates immortality. As the mages chant forbidden spells capable of destroying the world, he holds lightning in his left hand, fire in his right, and a sword floating above his head, smiling amiably: “Now, everyone... have you ever heard of cultivation?” 543Reads—Score10014d adds
- 96 Cinnabar Etched into My Bones 《朱砂烙骨》 Cinnabar Branded on the Bone 75Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Reborn in the Apocalypse: I Scrounge for Supplies and Become the Boss 重生末世：白嫖物资当老大 (Apocalypse + rebirth + spatial ability + stockpiling supplies + revenge + ruthless decisiveness + building a faction + livestreaming + multiple reborn characters) “In my last life, I took the fall for my brother and spent eleven years in prison. I awakened a spatial ability, but they treated me like a human refrigerator. Then they killed me!” Reborn 102 days before the apocalypse, Xiao Lin has tens of millions in startup funds, and his spatial ability has awakened earlier and grown stronger t 59Reads—Score214d adds
- 98 Flowers Bloom in Splendor: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 花开锦绣：我家夫人她不好惹 Blossoms and Brocade: My Wife Is Not to Be Trifled With 197Reads—Score—14d adds
- 99 After My Bones Were Shattered and I Was Thrown Off a Cliff, the Sword Spirit Helped Me Defy Heaven 惨遭碎骨坠崖，剑灵助我逆天 Bullied by his fellow disciples, he was only a lowly servant when the senior disciple cruelly shattered every bone in his body and sent him plummeting from a ten-thousand-foot cliff. Everyone believed he had long since perished. At the brink of death, he accidentally fell into a mysterious sword-spirit realm. Not only was his body restored and his broken bones mended, he also gained the supreme inheritance of the sword Dao! Once an insignificant nobody, he now wields a spirit sword. Returning to 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Emperor Wu’s Forbidden Love: The Beauty of Emperor Xiaowu 武帝之绝爱：孝武红颜 After Emperor Wen came the prosperous Han dynasty. Young Emperor Wu, Liu Che, ascended the throne full of ambition and vigor. He was not only a ruler of great vision, but also a passionate and romantic man. In his life, there was the fiery, headstrong Chen A'jiao, the gentle and virtuous Wei Zifu, and the peerlessly beautiful Lady Li... Yet among all his romances, one woman was the love of his life, and also the one least mentioned in the historical records. She was Lady Wang. Lady Wang was from 307Reads—Score—14d adds
