Novels like Thorns and Wild Roses
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Thorns and Wild Roses, best match first.
- 1 This Love Spanned a Thousand Years 这场爱恋，跨越了千年 This love spans a thousand years 1Reads—Score114d adds
- 2 Love So Deep It Turns to Pain 爱至深处自成伤 Gu Xiao'ou loved Ou Yanting with a love so devastating it stripped her of all dignity. She hated him enough to want to tear herself apart, yet she could never stop thinking about him. Every time he looked at her, his eyes were filled with cruel disgust. The words he said to her most often were enough to make her feel as if she were being tortured a hundred times over. He said, “Gu Xiao'ou, every day you’re alive is another day you spend atoning for Niannian...” —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 A Summer Without Expectations 不再期待的夏天 A short school-life tragedy Qi Yuanyuan and Shen Yu Qi Yuanyuan has always ranked first in class, while her deskmate doesn't care about studying and ranks last... She starts tutoring Shen Yu, and his grades gradually improve. The two fall for each other, and one day during winter break, Shen Yu suddenly confesses: “Qi Yuanyuan, I've liked you for a long time.” Qi Yuanyuan seems to vanish from the face of the earth. Shen Yu searches for her like a madman, and even after learning about the tragedy 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Shattered Glass, Blooming Toward the Sun 琉璃碎，向阳生 Another version of Qingchuan Muli. I always felt the previous version was too sad. Xingli should be living freely in the sunshine... A fierce clash between “dark possession,” “broken and reborn,” and “salvation through light.” What sparks will it create...? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 He Saw Footage of My Death at His Wedding and Went Mad 我死的画面在他婚礼公开，他疯了 The Scene of My Death Was Broadcast at His Wedding, and He Went Mad 3Reads—Score314d adds
- 6 The Scale’s Light Source 天秤的光源 “Look, you really have become your own source of light.” This time, there was no hesitation or doubt, only a steady, certain echo, like a spring breeze brushing over a lake and sending out ripple after gentle, lingering ripple. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Fierce Submission 烈性臣服 [Gentle, steadfast confidante & possessive, unhinged authority figure] Hang Yu met Zhou Jinli at a nightclub. She woke in the middle of the night, left two thousand yuan behind, grabbed her high heels, and fled. He cornered her against the wall. “Is that all I’m worth to you? Two thousand yuan?” Embarrassed, she said, “I don’t really know the going rate. Was that too little? If two thousand isn’t enough, how about twenty thousand?” He laughed in exasperation. “You think I need your measly few bu 37Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 8 Three Years After Marrying the Hero, I Decided to Leave 嫁给男主的三年后，我决定离开了 Three years after marrying the male lead, I decided to leave. 24Reads—Score314d adds
- 9 Helan Looks Back, and You’re Still Here 赫澜回首，你还在这里 [Unhinged, obsessive rich young master vs. top student and good girl] (The male lead has issues. Please go easy on him. I’m begging you...) Shen Yilan’s memory of Li He stopped at the moment six years ago when, in front of all the rich young men and women around him, he said to her coolly: “A fat, ugly, stupid woman like Shen Yilan? I wouldn’t want her even if she were handed to me for free.” Ha. Shen Yilan smiled. You wouldn’t want me even if I were free? I didn’t even like you, and you hat 2Reads6.7Score—14d adds
- 10 A Lone Shadow in the Desert: Princess Jinghe 大漠孤影——靖和公主 A Lone Shadow in the Desert: Princess Jinghe —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Reborn and Rising: My Ex-Husband Has No Limits in His Pursuit of Me 重生逆袭：前夫追妻无下限 In her previous life, she schemed to marry him, believing that her sincere love would eventually win his in return. Instead, she met a tragic death. In this life, she only wants to stay far away from him, but he keeps pursuing her relentlessly. If that's how it is, then “This bone soup made by a bitch is just what you need to nourish your own bitch bones!” “When it comes to revenge, I crush my enemies with brains!” 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Qingchuan Muli 青川幕黎 Mu Yang gave her a ray of light and pulled her out of the abyss. Luo Qingchuan gave her a chain and dragged her into the abyss. Later, Xu Xingli understood that she had to give herself the light, and cut her own chains. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Love Is a Bubble, Ready to Burst at a Touch 爱如泡沫一触就破 Gu Zechen said I didn’t deserve to have his child and forced me to have it aborted. He treated me like an enemy, and the love I’d held onto for ten years finally burst like a bubble at the slightest touch… 22Reads—Score114d adds
- 14 Madam Lives on the Trending Page 夫人她住在热搜里 A carefully laid scheme turned Tang Jing'er into the heartless woman who would stop at nothing, in Mu Siliang’s eyes. She loved him for seven years, only to hear him say, “I will never marry her.” After four years away, Tang Jing'er returned home with secrets of her own. He kept finding excuses to get close to her and spoiled her without limits, saying only, “She’s mine, so I’m going to indulge her.” Secretary: “Madam says you have no shame.” Mu Siliang: “She’s right.” Secretary: “Madam says you 218Reads8.5Score—14d adds
- 15 I Refuse to Believe That All Must Grow Old 不信人间有白头 If my eyes held no sorrow at parting, I wouldn't believe that people could grow old and gray with longing. 355Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Only After the Divorce Did I Learn That I Was My Ex-Husband's One True Love 离婚后才知道前夫的白月光竟是我 Wen Ruan had been married to Qi Yan for three years, doing everything she could to warm his heart, but nothing worked. She thought he was cold by nature and had no interest in love, so she focused on living out her life as a rich man’s wife. Then a photo of Qi Yan with the woman he’d always loved popped up in the group chat. Only then did Wen Ruan realize he wasn’t heartless. He had simply given his heart to someone else long ago. If you can’t hold on to the sand, let it slip through your finger 238Reads6.7Score10214d adds
- 17 The Emperor’s Heart Is Hard to Win, and I’m Already Worn Down 帝心难俘，妾已萧萧 She caused the death of the woman he loved, so he hates her. He says he can love any woman, just not her, because she is unworthy! Nangong Wei knows that Xiao Yi is someone she will never be able to wait for, yet she still waits. Even if he takes her life... Even if she has nothing left in the end... 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 On New Year's Eve, the On-Screen Comments Told Me Not to Open the Door 除夕夜，弹幕叫我别开门 On New Year's Eve, the On-Screen Comments Told Me Not to Open the Door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 After My Whole Family Pretended to Be Poor, I, the Real Heiress, Came Back 全家扮穷后，我真千金回来了 After My Whole Family Pretended to Be Poor, the Real Heiress Came Home 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My Husband Cheated with His Assistant. After I Left with Nothing, I Married His Younger Brother 老公出轨助理，净身出户后我嫁给他亲弟弟 My Husband Cheated with His Assistant. After Leaving with Nothing, I Married His Younger Brother —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 My Husband Secretly Transferred Our School-District Home to His Ex-Wife's Son 丈夫偷偷把学区房过户给了他前妻的儿子 My Husband Secretly Transferred the School-District Home to His Ex-Wife's Son —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Soothe Him! Adore Him! Flirt Openly and Tease Mr. Ji in Secret 哄他！舔他！对季先生明撩暗钓 108Reads7.7Score—14d adds
- 23 The Night Before Our Wedding, My Fiancé Kissed Someone in a Fitting Room. I Called Off the Wedding and Made Him Pay Me Back on His Knees 婚礼前夜未婚夫在试衣间拥吻，我取消婚礼让他跪着还钱 The Night Before the Wedding, My Fiancé Was Kissing Someone in a Fitting Room. I Called Off the Wedding and Made Him Pay Me Back on His Knees 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Five Years into My Distant Marriage, Going Home to Mourn My Mother Is Harder Than Reaching the Sky 远嫁五年，想回娘家奔丧比登天还难 After Five Years of Living Far from Home, Getting Back to My Parents' House for a Funeral Was Harder Than Reaching the Sky —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 My Best Friend Says She Loves My Husband's Sweet-and-Sour Pork Ribs 闺蜜说，最喜欢吃我老公做的糖醋排骨 My Best Friend Says She Loves Eating My Husband's Sweet and Sour Ribs Most —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Month After I Died, My Husband Married His Pregnant Mistress 死后一个月，老公和怀孕的小三结婚了 A Month After I Died, My Husband Married His Pregnant Mistress —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 After I Was Erased, the Male Lead Regretted It 被抹杀后，男主后悔了 I pursued Jiang Xu nine times, and failed every single time. The last time, I thought I'd finally succeeded, until the day of our wedding, when he went to take wedding photos with his first love, who had faked a suicide attempt. I begged him through my tears not to leave, but he left anyway. At last, the System erased me for failing the mission. Yet he wept and asked why I couldn't try one more time. 188Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 You Once Warmed a Spring 你曾暖过一季春风 Love someone with your heart, not your head! 30Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 29 Dad Left the Company to the Nanny's Son. Mom Signed with a Smile, and Five Years Later, I Was Stunned 爸爸把公司留给保姆儿子，我妈笑着签字，五年后我懵了 Dad Left the Company to the Nanny's Son. Mom Signed with a Smile, and Five Years Later, I Was Stunned —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 I Volunteered to Be a Stand-In and Died, Then His White Moonlight Went Mad 我自愿当替身死后，白月光疯了 After I willingly died as a stand-in, the woman he loved went mad 371Reads—Score614d adds
- 31 After I Gave Up on Him, He Regretted It 放弃喜欢他后，他后悔了 [A Sweet Campus Crush, No Female Rivalry, A Little Male Rivalry] Zhou Anlan had been secretly in love with He Chenzhao for a long time. Her feelings began as a private crush and eventually became an open pursuit. She thought she would spend her life chasing the moon, but people always change. Before she could give up for good, the moon came down to her on its own. The “moon” was nothing like he appeared on the surface. He had fallen for her long ago, but didn't dare admit it. His inner world had 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 After I Died, the CEO Wept and the Whole Family Went Mad 我死后，总裁痛哭，全家发疯 [Angsty romance]+ [Death fiction]+ [The groveling chase]+ [Misunderstandings]+ [Male lead regrets everything] Lu Tingshen hated Gu Li and wanted nothing more than for her to die. But Gu Li never expected that she would actually die in a traffic accident. After her death, however, everyone who had hated her began to love her. She watched her father stand at her grave and say, “I’m sorry, Dad was wrong.” Her mother wept and begged, “Lili, can you give Mom one more chance?” She also saw Lu Ti 36Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 33 When the Flowers Bloom, They Will One Day Fall 花开时自有花落时 I was once a dashing warrior, riding out to battle and living as I pleased. You promised to love and protect me, and never betray me. You said you would make me the most honored woman in the land, yet you slaughtered my loyal family to the last. You saved me on the battlefield, then abandoned me in the imperial palace. Heaven sees all. I am willing to trade my life’s blood for my army’s vindication. 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 After She Disappeared, Mr. Yu Completely Fell Apart 她消失后，御总彻底崩溃了 Su Mengyan suffers terribly from her illness, in so much pain that she can barely go on. She tries to end her life again and again, but Yu Jingyan never lets her have her way. All she can do is endure the agony eating away at her while watching Yu Jingyan change girlfriends one after another. When her condition worsens once more, Su Mengyan bears the excruciating pain and smiles triumphantly. “Yu Jingyan, you won’t find me this time.” …When news of her death spreads, Yu Jingyan searches for her 518Reads5.1Score—14d adds
- 35 After Seeing the Bullet Comments, My Wife's System Turned Me into a Dog 看见弹幕后，我被老婆的系统变成狗 After Seeing the Comments, My Wife's System Turned Me into a Dog —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 My Female Roommate Accused Me of Drugging Her Milk 女室友诬陷我往她的牛奶里下药 My Female Roommate Accused Me of Drugging Her Milk 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 A Single Mom Moved in Next Door. I Helped Her, but People Started Gossiping 单身妈妈住隔壁，我帮忙却被传闲话 A Single Mom Lives Next Door. I Helped Her, but People Started Gossiping 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Come Here, Big Brother Will Teach You How to Hug 来，哥哥教你抱 [Six-year age gap + mutual pining + second chance romance + childhood sweethearts + no past relationships] When she was young, Cheng Zhiyu always thought of Lu Chengxi as her moon. “Come over here. This is your Big Brother Lu.” They met as children, and after her mother fell ill, Cheng Zhiyu went to live at the Lu residence. She called him “Big Brother” for ten years. - After the college entrance exams, she worked up the courage to confess. Hidden outside the door, she heard Lu Chengxi’s deep vo 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Three Days Before the Wedding, I Caught My Fiancee Trying on Wedding Dresses with Her Best Guy Friend 婚礼前三天，我撞见未婚妻和她好兄弟试婚纱 Three Days Before the Wedding, I Caught My Fiancée Trying on Wedding Dresses with Her Best Guy Friend 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 On the Eve of Our Wedding, My Fiancee Went to Spend Her 婚礼前夜，未婚妻去陪前男友「最后一晚」 The Night Before the Wedding, My Fiancée Went to Spend One Last Night with Her Ex-Boyfriend 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Seven Years Apart 七年时分 I loved Lu Xiao for seven years. When I was kidnapped, though, he refused to pay the ransom, simply because his secretary suggested using the opportunity to teach me a lesson. I endured hellish torment. At last, I learned to stay away from Lu Xiao, but then he came crying and begged me to give him one more chance. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 We Went Two Million Yuan into Debt Starting a Business, and My Wife Cheated 创业负债2百万，老婆出轨了 We Were 2 Million in Debt from Starting a Business, and My Wife Cheated on Me 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 We Went Two Million Yuan into Debt Starting a Business, and My Husband Cheated 创业负债2百万，老公出轨 We Were 2 Million in Debt from Starting a Business, and My Husband Cheated on Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 A Senior Citizens' Walking Group Blocked the Road and Stopped My Mom's Ambulance 老年暴走团，占路逼停我妈救护车 A Senior Citizens' Walking Group Blocked the Road and Forced My Mom's Ambulance to Stop —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Just Playing Around? I’ve Chosen Her for Life 我玩玩？我这辈子就认定她了 Five years ago, Ji Wan overheard her boyfriend, Xie Yanzhou, say “I was just having some fun” outside a club. Heartbroken, she broke up with him and left town. Five years later, she became the project lead at his company. When they met again, he turned away coldly while she forced herself to keep up appearances. He didn’t know that the “new flame” he’d seen walking out of his bathroom back then was actually her cousin. She didn’t know the rest of what he’d said after “I was just having some fun” 67Reads—Score10514d adds
- 46 The Whole World Knows I Love You 全世界都知道我爱你 Everyone knew Gu Sihan loved Ye Nanfeng, and everyone knew Ye Nanfeng loved Tang Xuerou. But that did nothing to weaken Gu Sihan's resolve to love Ye Nanfeng. Loving him was like an addiction she couldn't kick. Gu Sihan screamed hysterically, “She's the one with a wicked heart! She got what she deserved!” Ye Nanfeng gripped her throat viciously. “A vicious woman like you being violated? Now that's what you... deserve!” That day, he pushed her into a hell from which there was no return. Later, sh 104Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 47 The Little Lover Is Always Wiping Away Her Tears 小情人她总是在抹眼泪 “His little lover is absolutely crazy about him, as if she’d die without him!” Everyone laughed at her. Their families were worlds apart, and there was no way the young master of the Yan family would marry her. Yan Zeyuan had always done whatever he pleased. She was obedient, so keeping her around seemed harmless enough. Then news broke that he was about to get engaged. To his surprise, his little lover didn’t cry or make a scene. She left! All the clues he’d overlooked suddenly became crystal c 481Reads8.7Score3214d adds
- 48 My Wife Didn't Reply for a Week, So I Divorced Her 老婆一周没回消息，我直接离婚 My Wife Hasn’t Replied in a Week, So I’m Divorcing Her 2.2kReads—Score314d adds
- 49 I Stopped Handing Over My Paycheck, and My Boyfriend Who Always Bailouts His Sister Panicked 不上交工资后，扶妹魔男友慌了 After I Stopped Handing Over My Paycheck, My Boyfriend, Who Always Spoils His Sister, Panicked 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 My Boyfriend Didn't Reply for a Week, So I Dumped Him 男朋友一周没回消息，我直接分手 My Boyfriend Hasn’t Replied in a Week, So I’m Breaking Up With Him 2Reads—Score—14d adds
