Novels like Half-Yin Woman, Bride of the Dragon King
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Half-Yin Woman, Bride of the Dragon King, best match first.
- 151 Meeting You at the Yin Hour 阴时逢君 Beneath the hazy moon, ghostly shadows sway as a bright red bridal sedan chair rocks its way into the mountains. Just because a feng shui master said I was a cursed, ill-fated loner, I was forced to marry the Mountain God as a sacrificial offering. To escape the fate others had wrongly assigned me and break off my engagement to the Mountain God, I went to great lengths. “Who are you, really?” “Our marriage pact is already sealed. Naturally, I’m your husband.” Alone in the world, I nonetheles 111Reads—Score—14d adds
- 152 Miss Ruan Can Catch Ghosts Now 阮姑娘会抓鬼啦 In her previous life, she was the eldest senior sister of her sect. One day, she awoke as Ruan Yingfeng, the third young lady of the Earl's residence, hated by everyone and branded wicked and shameless. Someone had set her up and ruined her reputation. The household stewardess sent her to a country estate outside the capital to fend for herself. There, she died young. Fortunately, another soul from a different world awoke within her. Her stepmother plotted against her, ruining her reputation and 122Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 153 The Eighteenth Floor Underground 地下十八楼 [Urban Mystery / Thriller / Puzzle-Solving / Supernatural / No System] Beneath an upscale residential complex lies a mysterious space known as “Underground Level Eighteen.” They say that anyone who goes in either dies or goes mad… Su Chi, a new resident, accidentally gets caught up in it. There are ancient coffin mazes, a blue underground river, savage subterranean creatures, and even mysterious wild men… Danger lurks at every turn, and the mysteries are hair-raising. It feels as if a pair of ey 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 154 Strange Encounters: A Supernatural Mystery Series 奇遇之悬疑灵异系列 The suspense and supernatural novel Strange Encounter is a series consisting of Book One, The Blue-Robed Woman; Book Two, The Madman; Book Three, Si Ming; and Book Four, The Secret Realm of the Star Pillar. How did a wealthy heiress end up adrift and wandering from place to place? Where did her mysteriously missing mother go? What is behind the strange sounds coming from the attic? Why was she suddenly wanted by the authorities? What should she do when she has to travel over mountains and r 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 155 The Female Rakshasa Returns from the Underworld: Love Is Dead, Let the Killing Begin 女罗刹地府归来，断情绝爱嘎嘎杀 [Rebirth, metaphysics, paranormal, mystery] Reborn at the Burial Mounds, she is worshipped by every ghost and saves the people of the world, only for the truth to slap her hard across the face! “What? I’m the evil ghost?” “Heavens! Give me back my body!” “Little brother, don’t fall for me. I only love myself.” “You schemed against me! Don’t blame me for fighting back!” 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 The True Record of General Black Tiger's Spirit Possession 黑虎将军起乩实录 [Not an invincible protagonist + supernatural mysteries + paranormal + horror + adapted from true events + adapted from Minnan ghost and deity folk traditions] The Record of General Black Tiger's Spirit Possession is also known as The Record of Banishing Spirits in the Mortal Realm: The Story of General Black Tiger. (Support the official release. This book is published only on Fanqie.) In the north, spirit mediums invite immortals to possess them; in the south, spirit mediums enter a trance to c 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 157 My Wife, the King of the Underworld: My Husband Is a Little Crazy 冥王妻：我家夫君有点疯 (Mystery + Supernatural + Sweet romance + Mysterious love story) I’m an actor in a folk performance at a scenic attraction. Every night, my partner and I take part in a parade called “The Underworld King Takes a Bride.” But on one fateful night, the person I married turned out to be the real Underworld King... He’s cold, domineering, and unpredictable. My once peaceful life has been thrown into turmoil ever since he came into it... 489Reads6.8Score10014d adds
- 158 The Snake's Seduction 蛇欲撩情 I went back to the countryside to move a grave, and ended up attracting a huge black snake. He went to great lengths to get close to me, following me from the countryside all the way to my company. “Shen Ning, you have to take responsibility for me,” he whispered softly in her ear. 1kReads7.7Score10414d adds
- 159 The Cold-Blooded Snake Lord Won’t Let Go, Coaxing His Sweetheart into a Life of Passion 冷血蛇尊太缠人，哄诱娇娇入红尘 The rating just came out, so it's a little low. I promise the story is good! [One-on-one, happy ending, both leads are pure, sweet romance, comedy, love-hate relationship, proud and spirited demon princess × crazy, cunning, cold-blooded Demon Lord, possessive. It gets very sweet and very doting later, so it's well worth reading.] * The little demon Xingmi, with her meager spiritual power, is targeted by a cold-blooded Snake Lord. He possesses her fiercely in her dreams. Xingmi has always been te 584Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 160 Rice Divination and a Ghostly Wedding 阴看米，鬼哭嫁 On the day I was born, paper figures came to pay their respects and left behind money to buy my life. To keep me alive, an old woman from Miaojiang made me lie in a paper coffin, pinned me down with bones, and buried me alive at birth. This drew a hundred ghosts to bow before me and severed the heads of nine dragons. The old woman said that a spirit wanted my life. She hid my shadow, and I must not look in a mirror before I turned sixteen. I followed her warning faithfully, but then the old woma 3.8kReads9.0Score47214d adds
- 161 The Dragon King’s Most Yin Bride 龙王大人的至阴新娘 I was born with an extremely yin nature, and the village shaman found me in a graveyard. I was frail and sickly from childhood. To keep me safe, my grandmother, the shaman, made a blood pact with a fox spirit, but the pact backfired and left her gravely injured because of me. Just as I was at a loss for what to do, a man who could transform into a Azure Dragon appeared. He claimed we had been bound by fate for a long time, and he protected me from disaster, calling me his “little bride,” yet he 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 162 Playing Matchmaker in the Underworld 我在冥界牵红线 [Female-Oriented + Minimal Romance + Mild Horror + Plot-Focused + Episodic + Ensemble Cast] My name is You Sheng, and I'm a university student. I should have been enjoying a pleasant summer vacation, but the day before I was due to go home, a rideshare driver dumped me by the roadside. After that, a vengeful ghost latched onto me, and I unexpectedly gained the ability to see spirits... On the high-speed train, I met an old Taoist. To help my grandmother avert a calamity, I accepted the Ghost Eye 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 What?! The Metaphysics Master Came Down the Mountain and Is a Little Too Pushy 惊！玄学大佬下山强亿点不过分吧 (Episodic Stories + Absurd Comedy + Invincible Protagonist + No Romance + Exorcism) Her name was Lin Qiu. She had been frail from birth, but fortunately, her master took her in and brought her to the mountains to cultivate. He once told her that she was a goddess from the Celestial Realm, sent down to undergo a trial, and that she could ascend and return to her rightful place only when the time was right. In the end, her master ascended first, and she could no longer coast along. Before leaving, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 After Kissing a Dead Man, She Couldn’t Get Rid of Him 和死人接吻后，她被缠上了 [Ghosts and Monsters + Urban Romance + Devoted Love] My dad sold me to a dead man. I was kidnapped on the street, and when I opened my eyes, I found myself inside a coffin! A cold corpse was lying in the coffin. The moment I touched him, he came back to life! He pinned me down and kissed me by force! I don’t care how handsome he is, he can’t just do whatever he wants! The living and the dead belong to different worlds. Handsome, stop haunting me! “Dead man, quit flirting with me like that.” “Com 758Reads8.5Score6814d adds
- 165 Slaying Demons and Ghosts Since High School 斩妖灭鬼，从高中开始 [Traditional Supernatural Horror] + [School Life] + [Ensemble Cast] + [Coming of Age] + [Not Overpowered] + [Passionate] It all begins with a student jumping from a school building. Liu Tianyu had expected to spend his student years in peace, but from that day on, his life was never quiet again. Peril at a haunted temple, a school turned into a sacrificial altar, a ghost city beneath the water: one challenge after another awaits. Watch as a group of students turn the tables amid the schemes of g —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 Notes on Strange Folk Tales 民间诡事札记 The countryside hides the strangest legends and lays bare the truest depths of the human heart. A single red embroidered shoe beneath an old pagoda tree holds a grievance and a hatred left unspoken. A strange peddler knocking at the door in the dead of night carries no ordinary goods in his pack, only old stories frosted over with time. A bronze mirror rising from an ancient well can reflect ghosts, but not the depths of the human heart... These curious tales scattered across bustling streets an 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 167 My Ghost Marriage Husband Is the King of Hell 冥婚老公是阎王 Yin Qing, an ordinary college student, was worried about finding a job after graduation. But after an uncanny trip back to her hometown, she found herself bound in a ghost marriage to the King of the Underworld! From then on, strange events came one after another. To uncover the secret behind the curse that had plagued the Yin family for generations, Yin Qing resolutely joined the Special Abilities Divisio 804Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 168 Snake Scales 蛇纹 When I was six, I came down with a strange illness. Dark red snake scales covered my body. They looked horrifying and revolting, and whenever it rained, they became unbearably itchy and painful. Everyone said it was payback for my father catching and killing snakes, and that he deserved to have a snake girl for a daughter. My family paid no mind to the gossip, but that night, a white snake suddenly coiled around me and demanded that I repay my blood debt… 111Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 169 My Eerie Husband Has Arrived, and He Gives Me a Hundred Million Every Day 诡夫降临，阴老公每天给我一个亿 [Male lead is chaste, possessive, obsessive and domineering, and utterly devoted to protecting his wife] On Qingming Festival, I went up the mountain to visit a grave and met an extremely strange man dressed in ancient black-and-gold robes. The first thing he asked me was, “Miss, would you do me the honor of marrying me?” My name is Xu Mengling. My grandmother chose it, hoping that even my dreams and wishes would come true. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month. I’m twenty-f 4.5kReads8.6Score36114d adds
- 170 The Ghost King Clings to Me: The Coffin Man Climbs into My Bed 鬼王缠身：棺人榻上来 I was born with pure yin, making me a walking piece of Tang Monk's flesh to ghosts and monsters. I was destined to die young. A fortune-teller said that if I wanted to survive, I had to enter into a ghost marriage with the Ghost King. On our wedding day, a blood moon hung high overhead. A hundred ghosts carried the bridal sedan, and the Ghost King and I consummated our marriage in a night of passion. From then on, a new presence remained by my side… In a world where flesh and time exist, the Bud 424Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 171 After Her Fortune-Telling Livestream Went Viral, She Led the World in Cultivation 直播算命爆火后，她带领全球修仙 [Fortune-Telling Livestream + 1v1 Sweet, Thrilling, and Satisfying Romance + Cultivation + Ghost Hunting + Saving the World + Episodic Plot] After failing her tribulation, cultivation powerhouse Shen Weitang accidentally fell into a strange instance being livestreamed around the globe. Before she could recover, the monster inside her spoke first: “Little ghost, sharing a body with me is your honor.” Shen Weitang swung her sword at it. “Shut up! Get out of my body!” She took up her sword and s 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 172 Cherry-Colored Lies 樱桃色的谎言 Cherry-Colored Lies —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Great Tomb of Ailao Mountain 哀牢山大墓 The Great Tomb of Ailao Mountain 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 Sacrificial Red: Strange Tales from a Deep-Mountain Base Station 祭红·深山基站·诡事录 Offering Red: Strange Tales from a Remote Mountain Relay Station 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 175 The Snake-Skin Wedding Dress 蛇皮嫁衣 When I was three, burns covered my body and my life hung by a thread. My grandmother saved me by peeling off a snake’s skin. From then on, I had an invisible ghost husband by my side... He said he had given me my life, and that since I had worn his snakeskin wedding dress, I belonged to him. If I dared so much as interact with another man, he would punish me harshly and kill my entire family. I carefully made it to the age of twenty, but still broke the taboo! An old Taoist priest came to the vi 606Reads8.9Score10214d adds
- 176 The Dragon-Locking Well and the Snake Immortal in the Painting 锁龙井，画蛇仙 My name is Su Luoqing. I was born in the ancient village of Dragon Guardians, where our people have guarded a well for generations. Legend says an evil dragon that has cultivated for thousands of years is sealed beneath it. Every year on the second day of the second lunar month, a special ritual must be performed to appease the dragon. On the second day of the second lunar month, when the dragon raises its head, rain poured for a whole month, nearly submerging Dragon Guardians Village. Then, dur 559Reads8.8Score11414d adds
- 177 The First Female Taoist Priest 第一女道士 My name is Lai Xiaoman. One foot in the world of the living, the other in the underworld: I make my living dealing with yin and yang! I thought inheriting my grandfather’s legacy would make me a renowned female feng shui master, but when I was eight, someone took over my body and stole my soul. A powerful expert extended my life by fifteen years and calculated that my destiny had been violently altered when I was only one. My once-fortunate Vermilion Bird destiny had been reduced to an empty she 7.8kReads8.4Score69314d adds
- 178 The Seven-Star Taoist Priestess 七星女道长 [No System + Feng Shui + Meticulous + Suspense + Demon Hunting + Female Daoist + Supernatural] Some things in China have been passed down for nearly thousands of years. That is no coincidence. I was an abandoned baby girl. I should have been found by a rich family and lived a life of wealth and luxury, but my master took me in, and I followed the path of cultivation. Zombies? Vengeful ghosts? Demons? Evil spirits? My yin-yang eyes can see through them all. My master is one of the experts among C 309Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 179 One Horror a Day 一天一个惊悚 One terrifying tale every day, and a different world each time. Just because you haven't seen it from in front of your phone doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Enough chatter. See you in the book, everyone. 7Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 180 The King of Hell's Third Bride 三嫁阎君 When I turned twenty, my father forced me into a marriage everyone dreaded. The wedding was set for the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, and the man I was to marry... Wasn't human either. I was born without a heartbeat. My father used a secret art to keep me alive, and marrying this mysterious husband was my only chance of survival. On our wedding night, paper money swirled through the sky as eerie paper figures descended from above, carrying an eight-bearer phoenix 88.6kReads9.1Score14.2k14d adds
- 181 The Paper Servant Girl: I Extend the Young Master's Life at a Haunted Shop 纸扎丫鬟：我在诡铺替少爷续命 [Alternate Republican-era setting + regretful pursuit of a wife + powerful man lowering his head + mutually devoted couple] [Unhinged occult master x beloved concubine] [stand-in x stealing another man’s wife] [Mystery and crime-solving + occult elements + ghost hunting and demon slaying + Chinese-style horror] He sauntered over and sat down beside me. “Second Young Master, he still hasn’t given me a divorce letter. I’m still a married woman.” His large, knuckle-defined hand gripped the girl’s c 2Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 182 Snake Sacrifice 蛇祭 Two virgins + Sweet romance + Strong female lead leveling up The Snake Lord is fearsome. A promise made a thousand years ago, a meeting in dreams, a bracelet carved from nine dragons’ bones, protection for his wife, a Soul-Devouring Demon Blade, souls scattered to the winds, old grudges brought to an end... On the night of the Ghost Festival, the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, Old Song carried me back from the village’s Spirit Snake Mountain. Strange changes swept across the sky: ligh 347Reads9.1Score11614d adds
- 183 Dead City 死城 In this book, I’ll take you in search of the eerie things hidden in the city, and the terrifying taboos lurking in everyday life. 1.7kReads8.4Score25114d adds
- 184 Strange Tales from Across the Land: A Hundred Chilling Stories 各地诡事：惊情百篇 A hundred cities, a hundred kinds of strange mysteries. Every location hides taboos the locals never dare discuss, and every story unearths a chilling truth from the folds of the land. When you open this book, perhaps a pair of eyes is already watching your page number from a corner of your city. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 A Fox-Born Daughter, the Snake King’s Wife 狐生女，蛇王妻 [First-Person Supernatural Fiction + Snake Husband + Marriage First, Love Later] Eighteen years ago, my father set a fire in the fields and accidentally burned a litter of fox cubs to death. On my parents’ wedding day, the cubs’ father came for revenge. It broke into the bridal chamber and violated my mother. Just six months later, I was born. I’m that fox’s daughter, and I’ve been fair-skinned and beautiful since childhood. When I turned eighteen, my body fully matured and began giving off a st 326Reads8.6Score—14d adds
- 186 The Terrifying School 极度恐怖校园 As the best university in the city, this school admits only outstanding students. But it also has many rules that are hard to understand: no studying after eight o’clock, and no leaving your dorm room after midnight. No matter who calls to you from the corridor, do not answer... The protagonists in this story are all independent, but their countless connections eventually bring them together. What secrets does this school hold? 293Reads—Score—14d adds
- 187 Midnight Terror 午夜惊魂 It started one morning when I stepped outside and found a yuan at my doorstep. I didn't think much of it. The next morning, I found a ten-yuan bill at the door. I thought I was pretty lucky, finding money two days in a row. But on the third morning, when I opened the door and saw a hundred-yuan bill on the ground, I finally realized something was off. After that, strange things kept happening around me, and I began venturing into one forbidden zone after another, all in the name of staying alive 2.1kReads7.3Score14814d adds
- 188 The Dragon King Sends a Betrothal Gift, and Nine Foxes Escort the Bride 龙王下聘，九狐送嫁 My name is Wen Shiqi. I'm an orphan, but on my wedding day, nine foxes escort the bridal sedan, a hundred pythons march in formation, and ten thousand birds welcome me home. When I was ten, I fell into the Changning River and accidentally broke his seal, becoming the bride promised to him. From then on, the pupil of my right eye was shattered, and I could see every demon and evil spirit in this world. Ten years later, he came to find me. He said he would save me and lead me onto the right path. 2.4kReads8.6Score38914d adds
- 189 The Fox Seeks a Wife 狐讨妻 When I was born, I fell gravely ill. To save my life, my father sold me to a white-haired fox. Fifteen years later, the fox came to collect its debt and demanded I repay it by becoming its disciple. From then on, I began encountering all kinds of bizarre things I could never have imagined. I thought the fox and I had nothing more than a simple debt to settle, but later I discovered a shocking secret hidden beneath it all. 401Reads9.0Score10014d adds
- 190 The Fox King's Wife 狐王妻 ❤️ My name is Lu Qingyang. On the day of Jingzhe, my mother secretly gave birth to me in an abandoned Fox Immortal temple. The villagers bullied me and called me a fox demon that ate people's eyes. They dug out my left eye, then summoned a Taoist priest to call down lightning and kill me. When I grew up, a bizarre blood-red image of a fox worshipping the Big Dipper appeared on my waist. From then on, misfortune followed me everywhere. To find the mysterious man who stole my eye, I met the Fox Ki 67Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 191 A Life-and-Death Pact Between the King of Hell and Me 我和冥王的生死契约 "Half mystery + half comedy + the worlds of yin and yang + a male lead who is a cunning, devoted deity of the underworld + a kind, steadfast, brave mortal heroine + every character is clever" One lottery ticket, one contract, and from that moment on, my three souls and seven spirits belonged to him. I took something that was never mine, so I have to do good deeds, travel between the worlds of yin and yang, give away all my money, risk my life to repay him, and even give myself to him… He laid on 524Reads8.9Score—14d adds
- 192 The Underworld King's Beloved Consort 冥王殿下的宠妃 I went back to my hometown with my boyfriend of one year, never imagining he'd offer me up as a sacrifice. When I opened my eyes again, I had become the wife of the King of the Underworld. This handsome, supreme Lord of the Underworld threatened to strangle me at the drop of a hat. He pressed his thin lips together. “Just obey me, and I'll protect you for the rest of your life.” When I tried to get away from him, I ran into a snow monster while making my escape. Just when I thought I was about t 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Spirit Binder: Butterfly in My Left Hand 缚灵师：左手蝴蝶 [Supernatural Case Stories] [Strong Female Lead] [Older Woman, Younger Man Romance] [Mild Horror] A young woman with special abilities who can handle all kinds of supernatural incidents lives alone among ordinary people, reluctantly upholding her duty. The only one by her side is a black cat. Later, she meets the boy Heaven has destined for her. And Heaven really did destine him for her. This is the prequel to The Ring of Memory, the story of Lin Xiaofeng and Lin Xijun’s parents. The story is se 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 194 Spirit Village 灵村 Thrills and the supernatural! There's an ancient village called Lingzhuang, also known as Bagua Village. I was born there. Lingzhuang is always shrouded in an atmosphere of terror: Enormous pythons, centipedes, black spiders, strange birds, and ferocious beasts roam about, attacking people... Lingzhuang is also rife with strange tales and bizarre happenings: A female ghost haunts the village; a cave in Longmian Mountain holds an arsenal from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom; a mysterious master live 69Reads—Score—14d adds
- 195 The Teng Snake Takes a Bride, and a Hundred Ghosts See Her Off 腾蛇娶妻百鬼送行 [Strong Female Lead] [Metaphysics] [Devoted Husband] [Ensemble Cast] [Pure Romance] [Mystery and Comedy] My name is Su Xiaowan. I was born in a small village in the south. I was born on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, the Ghost Festival, commonly known as the “Ghost Day.” Legend has it that on this day, the gates of the underworld swing wide open and ghosts roam everywhere. So after paying respects to their ancestors during the day, everyone stays indoors, afraid of attracting a 1.5kReads8.9Score21914d adds
- 196 Frightening Folk Tales of Ghosts and Monsters 民间吓人的鬼怪故事 This book collects folk tales about ghosts and monsters from China and around the world, both ancient and modern. They include deeply moving love stories, myths where good and evil are repaid in kind, and eerie tales that will leave you trembling with fear. We hope you enjoy them. This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual events or people is purely coincidental. 24Reads—Score—14d adds
- 197 My Snake Immortal Husband Comes in the Dead of Night 蛇仙老公，深夜来 When I was ten, I came down with a fatal illness. To save me, Grandpa went to Changbai Mountain and brought back a snake pill. I recovered, but Grandpa and my parents all died. That dragon came for revenge… It didn’t kill me. It demanded offerings and wanted the snake pill back. From then on, Changbai Mountain had a new Pool Immortal Maiden. A pig spirit bewitches people, a little ghost steals unborn babies, and at midnight, who is it holding a bone umbrella and carrying a human-skin lantern to 324Reads9.1Score11014d adds
- 198 The Fox-Fur Wedding Dress 狐皮嫁衣 “My Husband Is the Wolf King” ❤️ In July 1928, my great-grandfather, driven mad by greed, stole a priceless luminous pearl from the Eastern Qing Tombs. Then, when I was five, a white wolf latched onto me. He gouged out my eyes and stole all my other senses as well... [On Qingqiu Hill there lives a fox, its fur a wondrous sight. Skin it alive, then sew it into a rosy bridal cape. If I wear it, we shall share three lifetimes, never parted from you in any of them.] 208Reads8.8Score—14d adds
- 199 The Sinister Ghost Monk Won’t Stop Clinging to Me 阴湿鬼僧非要缠我 An insecure, unhinged heroine × a hypocritical, demonic monk hero [Both are crazy! He’s compassionate in public, dark and cold in private. She has somewhat questionable morals, so steer clear if that bothers you. A sweet, indulgent romance between two crazies. No golden finger, traditional ghost-hunting and folk-horror elements.] “I love seeing you smile. But anyone besides me who can make you smile deserves to die.” Every grievance has its culprit, and as long as people are alive, they remain —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Hail the Corpse Ancestor: My Wife Has Married into the Underworld 尸祖在上：娇妻亿嫁冥界 [Yandere corpse ancestor × teasing little troublemaker] They say Boyou, the corpse ancestor of the Netherworld, is cruel and heartless, but no one knows about the pathological possessiveness hidden beneath his outward appearance. He spies on her, schemes against her, and even hurts himself to play the victim, all to make her fall for him. She keeps causing trouble to make him hate her, only to bring disaster down on herself. On an utterly ordinary night in the Netherworld, a certain corpse ances 290Reads8.6Score—14d adds
