Novels like A Thorn Through the Heart
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as A Thorn Through the Heart, best match first.
- 51 The Deadly Knot: The Knot I Tied, Her World 死扣：我盘的扣子，她的人间 The Knot I Tied: Her World —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 He Lost the Girl Who Used to Make Him Porridge at Dawn 他弄丢了那个会在清晨煮粥的女孩 He lost the girl who used to make congee at dawn 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 He Broke Off the Engagement and Told Her to Die, but the Ruthless Prince Went Mad and Stole Her Away 退婚让她去死，狠戾王爷发疯夺妻 Possessive pursuit + forced love + groveling for forgiveness - The year Yu Wan came of age, she was betrothed to the disabled heir of a marquis. With the wedding approaching, the heir held an umbrella in the rain and said coldly, “I never wanted this marriage. Let's call it off.” She knew his heart belonged to someone else, but with her mother gravely ill, she begged him to postpone the wedding. Instead, he coldly and cruelly told her and her mother to go die together. Her mother eventually pass 894Reads8.0Score—14d adds
- 54 The Night My White Moonlight Returned, I Became My Fiancé's Younger Brother's Fiancée 白月光归来那夜，我成了未婚夫弟弟的“未婚妻” The night my first love returned, I became my fiancé's younger brother's “fiancée” 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 55 I Love You Like My Life: The Domineering CEO's Kiss 爱你如命：霸道总裁吻上瘾 After suffering her mother's brutal death, her father's selfishness, her stepmother's abuse, and her sister's jealousy, Rong Xi keeps fighting against fate. When she returns after completing her studies, she breaks free from her prison-like shackles, only for her best friend's teasing to plunge her heart into an icy abyss once more... An elevator malfunction leaves her locked in a passionate embrace with Shao Nan. From then on, she cannot escape his clutches, yet he is surrounded by beautiful wo 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 I Hate That We Met Too Late 恨不逢君 Su Mengmian accidentally transmigrated to an unfamiliar dynasty and was saved by the doctor of Yueguang Village. As they spent time together, the two fell in love. [The male lead is domineering and ruthless, and is no good person. No golden finger.] On the eve of their wedding, she rescued a man. On their wedding night, a sudden upheaval struck, and he forcibly took her, driving her into one desperate situation after another. 537Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 57 Reborn, I Became an Enslaved Robot with No Freedom 重生后，我变成无自由的程序奴隶机器人 Reborn, I Became an Unfree Robot Slave to Programming 8Reads—Score114d adds
- 58 After Forcing Her to Be His, the Mad Emperor Became a Substitute 强取豪夺后，疯批帝王成了替身 [Yandere] + [Steals His Wife] + [Substitute] + [Coercion] + [Love Gu] + [Memory Alteration] + [Abuse of Power] A paranoid, self-effacing substitute emperor × a pure-hearted, resilient, clear-eyed noblewoman × her gentle, patient, deeply devoted adoptive brother, a physician Male lead has no sexual experience | Female lead does not In her first life, Shen Shu loved him deeply. He treated her as a pawn, and she died taking an arrow meant for him. In the end, he followed her in death. Reborn, Xia 77Reads—Score11014d adds
- 59 Possessive Obsession: The Madman Loves Her Like His Life Depends on It! 疯狂占夺，疯批男人嗜她如命！ [Unhinged heartthrob, obsessive love, imprisonment, tragic romance, heroine’s revenge, groveling for her back] The woman Huo Yuan has always loved just married someone else. And the groom is his half-brother, Huo Xun! How could he stand it? He kidnaps his beloved’s younger sister and makes her a substitute! He torments her relentlessly! In every way imaginable! As he continues to torment her, the madman gradually sees the substitute’s good qualities, and slowly falls in love with her! At last, h 567Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 60 What?! My Business Nemesis Is My Child's Biological Father 惊！商业死对头竟是我娃的亲爹 [Two equally matched rivals + marriage of convenience + pregnancy and flight + groveling pursuit + adorable child as matchmaker] “He once thought love was a weakness, until he met her, the ruthless woman who stole his genes and then lied that she’d used a sperm bank.” Five years after our divorce, I’m holding my son’s hand at the awards ceremony of the Paris International Jewelry Design Competition when I run into my archenemy. I smile elegantly. “Excuse me, Mr. Lu.” He stares at my son, who loo 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 A Mistake That Lasts Three Lifetimes 误三生 Mistaken for Three Lifetimes 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Forced into His Arms: The Underworld Lord Ye Kisses Me Until My Legs Go Weak! 强娶豪夺，被黑道妄爷吻到腿软！ [Unhinged mob boss with an obsessive love + Forced Romance + Mutual First Loves and Only Partners + Age Gap + Knowing What One Is Getting Into + Competing for Her + Light Mystery] The thing Lin Chuqi regrets most in her life is leaving the bathroom window open during a team-building outing. That was how the blood-soaked mob boss Xiao Wang pinned her against the bathtub and stole her first kiss. As he left, the man gave her a lighter as a token and smiled lazily. “I'll repay you for saving my lif 14.4kReads6.9Score1.6k14d adds
- 63 Stand by the Perilous Wall 立危墙 [Stealing the One You Love + Coercive Possession] In one sentence: The powerful one bows to love, while the weaker one goes through life without loving. Cui Nian: “If it's mine, no one else is allowed to covet it. Not even you.” Lu Qiong: “Even death would be better than living like the dead by your side.” Bonus chapters are being updated and will appear from time to time... Content warnings: 1. Romance-focused, with less emphasis on plot. 2. The plot moves at a slow pace. 3. The male lead is no 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Sweet Little Darling Gets Tangled Up with a Possessive Madman 娇软妹宝被偏执狂缠上了 [Mutual devotion + possessiveness + obsession + yandere + forced love + happy ending] Sweet, radiant, kind heroine / obsessive, yandere male lead who holds ultimate power Three years ago, he fell in love with her at first sight and used every means at his disposal to make her his. Three years later, after a long separation, they meet again, and he starts pursuing her all over again. - His twisted need for control means he's watching her every moment. Her surroundings are filled with hidden camer 2.8kReads6.2Score16414d adds
- 65 Roses and Fireworks 烟火玫瑰 Our relationship began with a conspiracy, and I was only the most insignificant part of it, too insignificant to affect your grand design. So when this conspiracy ends, let our relationship end with it. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Destroyed 永安街恒昌当：那本从未销过的私账 Hengchang Pawnshop on Yong'an Street: The Private Ledger That Was Never Written Off —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 I Played Coward for Half a Year, Then the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money 我装怂半年，隔壁花魁卷款跑了 I Played the Coward for Half a Year, and the Courtesan Next Door Ran Off with the Money —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 Soft Candy Locks the Edge 软糖锁锋 Soft Candy Locks the Blade —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Unbelievable! My Amnesiac Ex Insists I’m the One He Never Forgot 离谱！前夫失忆后非说我是他白月光 Unbelievable! My Amnesiac Ex-Husband Insists I’m the Woman He’s Always Loved 22Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 A Reply from the Clouds 云端的回信 A Reply from the Clouds 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 No Escape: The Sicko Boss’s Forced Love 插翅难逃：病娇大佬强制爱 [Cold-blooded young master from Miaojiang + crazy, frail heiress] (Reborn + the husband-chasing crematorium + confinement + the male lead harms himself to beg for love) In her previous life, Ji Huai imprisoned and tortured Jiang Wan until she died. The man’s voice was low, his chin raised slightly. “Don’t think about killing me. When the soulmate Gu takes effect, if I die, you’ll be joining me in the underworld.” Jiang Wan curled her lips into a smile. “Then let’s die together!” * When she —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 After He Took Me by Force, I Went Mad 被强取豪夺后，她疯了 You Wanzhi was a transmigrator. When she told her childhood sweetheart that they would be together for life, the mad Crown Prince happened to overhear and took an interest in her. "Miss, this is the second time we've met." You Wanzhi asked impatiently, "So what if it's the second time?" Nangong Hanlin chuckled. "If we meet a third time, you'll understand." You Wanzhi assumed she'd just had bad luck going out and run into a lunatic, and ignored him. The third time, Nangong Hanlin was eating at a 174Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 73 Moonlight Like the Wind: Fourth Prince, Your Chest Binder Is Showing 柠月如风：四皇子你束胸掉了 Fraile, aloof “Imperial Brother” ✖️ sinister, unhinged Imperial Younger Brother [Transmigration into an alternate world + woman disguised as a man + possessive pursuit + intense push and pull + control and confinement + faux siblings + forced love] She is the timid, fragile Fourth Imperial Brother. He is the brooding, scheming Seventh Imperial Brother. He admires her brilliant mind, and sees through her disguise to the woman beneath. He deliberately draws close, teasing her with flirtatious ambi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 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
- 75 Echoes in the Silence 于无声处回响 Echoes in the Silence 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 76 Taken by Force: The Possessive Madman's Captive Darling 强取豪夺，偏执狂的囚宠 [Takeover by force + coercive love + dominant hero and submissive heroine + no escape + devoted to each other] “Fu Chen, I’m begging you, let him go. I won’t run away again.” “A Qiao, you never learn. This time, I’ll punish you for your disobedience by taking one of his legs.” “No!” “Fu Chen, I regret saving you. If I could live my life over, I’d never want to meet you again.” “It’s too late for regrets, A Qiao. You’re destined to spend your whole life by my side.” 297Reads—Score—14d adds
- 77 Transmigrating: Two Sisters' Escape from Their Husband 穿越之姐妹逃夫记 Bai Huanhuan's story: In her third year after transmigrating to the Southern Qin Kingdom, Bai Huanhuan saves its crown prince, Ye Junyi, by chance. Who could have guessed that Ye Junyi would fall in love with her and snatch her away from her wedding? Even after they marry, Bai Huanhuan never falls in love with Ye Junyi. “Is it because there's another man in your heart that you can't accept me?” “That's right. The man in my heart is Jin Hua, and I'll never love you.” “Then I'll kill him.” “Then I 59Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 78 Transmigrated Into the Mad Prince's Palm 穿成疯批王爷掌心宠 [Female protagonist transmigrates into another world, deranged prince, stubborn heroine, coercive possessive love, mostly angsty with a little sweetness (skip if you can’t handle angst), groveling pursuit] Su Tang falls from the sky and lands in Zhou Chengyu’s arms. …And from that moment on, she can never escape. At first, the heroine likes the hero, but his arrogance gradually wears away her affection. Eventually, all she feels for him is hatred. She’ll do anything and put on an act to get away 1.1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Keeping Jingjing All to Myself 私藏婛婛 [The cool, distant rose ✘ the possessive, rabid hound] [Old flames rekindled ➕ coercion and possession ➕ forced love and confinement ➕ no strong female lead, the male lead is wicked ➕ training the dog later on ➕ she runs, he chases, and neither can escape!] * In her previous life, Yu Yishu had grown so exhausted that in the end she couldn’t even squeeze out a tear. She asked the man, “When our agreement ends, will you let me go?” The man turned the ring on his finger and murmured, “You’re my wif 974Reads8.4Score10014d adds
- 80 After My Wife Was Diagnosed with Amnesia, Her Husband Went Mad with Regret 妻子确诊失忆后，丈夫悔疯了 After His Wife Is Diagnosed with Amnesia, Her Husband Is Driven Mad with Regret 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 The Ruthless Crown Prince Steals His Friend’s Wife and Hides Her in the Eastern Palace 狠戾太子夺友妻后藏东宫 [Forcible pursuit + some long roads to winning her back + breathtaking heroine + awful hero + heroine never loves the hero] Though Wei Jiayin comes from a once-prominent family now in decline, she has loving parents, supportive siblings, and a harmonious home. She is also in love with Yan Rang, and the two feel the same way about each other. Then, while recovering from an illness at a temple, she is forced to save a man. What she thinks is a chance encounter marks the beginning of a life in whic 654Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 82 The Three-Coin Tea Grows Cold, While Hatred Burns 三文茶凉，恨字滚烫 The Tea Has Gone Cold, but the Word 'Hate' Still Burns 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Awaited Came Back 清汤滚尽，她等的死人回来了 The Broth Boiled Dry, and the Dead Man She Was Waiting for Came Back 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 84 She Wielded a Blade for Ten Years, Then Drove It into His Heart 她打了十年刀，最后一把捅进了他心口 She wielded a blade for ten years, then plunged it into his heart. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 85 158,000: The Most Expensive Lesson My Daughter Will Ever Learn 十五万八，是我女儿这辈子最贵的一堂课 158,000 yuan: the most expensive lesson my daughter will ever learn. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 The Buddha’s Son Entered My Dreams for Three Hundred Years to Make Me Give Up. I Finally Did, and Then He Broke His Vows 佛子入梦三百年只为让我死心，我真死心了他却破戒了 The Buddhist monk entered my dreams for three hundred years, all to make me give up. I finally did, but then he broke his vows. 142Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 He Thought I'd Left 他以为我走了 He Thought I Was Gone 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 88 Don’t Cling to Glory and Splendor; It’s Time to Go Home 荣华休恋，归去来兮 She was a modern high school history teacher who transmigrated by accident into the body of the eldest granddaughter of the Grand Princess Rongxian of the Great Liang dynasty. Her grandfather was a first-rank Grand Tutor, and her father was the Minister of Revenue. At sixteen, the emperor betrothed her to Prince Chen as his principal consort. He was the emperor’s fourth son, a celebrated God of War who had made his name in battle at sixteen. He could not forget his first wife, while she had neve 284Reads8.4Score10314d adds
- 89 After He Died, I Made a Fortune Working at a Nightclub 他死后，我在夜场上班挣大钱 After He Died, I Made Big Money Working at Nightclubs 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Flowers Bloom in Hell 地狱生花 Zhuang Huanyan keeps asking herself: Does she regret meeting Yan Jun? The answer in her heart is no. Zhuang Huanyan and Yan Jun, their names sound like two halves of a whole. Zhuang Huanyan asks herself: If she were given another chance to change the past, what would she do? She thinks she would never board the Sinking Ship again, and would never meet Yan Jun, because it hurt too much. It really hurt too much! 771Reads—Score—14d adds
- 91 No Secret Affairs Allowed 禁止偷欢 🔥 Powerful-family taboo romance | Heart-wrenching angst with a thrilling reversal Fu Siyan, the crown prince of the capital, wields power over the entire court. Noble and aloof, he is a god no one dares profane. Only I know how twisted he is beneath that icy exterior. Three years ago, he personally sent me to prison on charges of "suspected disclosure of trade secrets." The night before I was locked up, he gripped my chin, his gaze colder than ice. "Shen Rao, how dare you lay a hand on someone 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Trapped Forever in the Mad Mr. Li's Love 疯批厉总的爱意永囚我身 [Coming-of-age heartbreak + emotional angst + madness + forced possession + obsessive possessiveness + salvation + an unforgettable love] Heroine ♥ a delicate yet resilient little white rabbit. Hero ♥ an overbearing, calculating young heir. P.S. The hero is ★not a good person★ obsessive ★violent ★devoted★ He Xile never imagined she’d run into the man she fled from that night at a gathering with Tianyang’s friends. The scar she could never uncover was suddenly exposed right before her eyes. She c 589Reads8.2Score—14d adds
- 93 After He Called Off the Engagement, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Marry 退婚后，他成了我的高攀不起 After Our Engagement Was Called Off, He Became Someone I Could Never Hope to Reach —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 94 Three Hundred Bucks Bought Her Entire Summer 三百块，完买断了她整个夏天 Three Hundred Yuan: She Bought Out Her Whole Summer 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Car Crash Amnesia: She Summoned My Spirit 车祸失忆：她给我喊魂 Amnesia After a Car Crash: She Calls My Soul Back 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 From Butterfly in Love with a Flower to Everlasting Longing: A World of Poetry and Art 诗图画意从蝶恋花到长相思 Poetry can’t prolong life, but it can carry the soul. A novel born from real experiences and original poetry. From Kunming to Shanghai to Chengdu, from campus to the workplace, it follows a young songwriter and his encounters, missed connections, and growth alongside several girls. He is in the poems, and you are in the story. Dedicated to everyone who ever truly loved someone in their youth. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 After My Childhood Sweetheart Lost His Memory, I Married His Younger Brother! 竹马失忆后，我嫁给他弟了！ (Marriage first, love later + devoted to each other + stealing someone's wife + sweet romance + male lead suffers) The day before their wedding, Wen Sha's fiancé, Ji Mingshen, dies. Her parents force her to marry Ji Mingche instead. When she is six months pregnant, Ji Mingshen comes back from the dead. Wen Sha demands a divorce from Ji Mingche and wants an abortion. Ji Mingche: “Keep the baby. I'll raise it!” Wen Sha tries every way she can to get rid of the baby in her belly, convinced it will 732Reads5.2Score—14d adds
- 98 The Delicate Darling Can't Escape! The Capital's Heir Forced His Love on Her 娇娇难逃！被京圈太子爷强制爱了 [Innocent, sweet girl VS coldhearted big shot] Jiang Ning first heard about Zhao Tinglan at the opening ceremony of Jing University. An upperclassman told her he was an untouchable big shot in the capital, ruthless and vicious, and that she should steer clear if she ever saw him. By chance, Zhao Tinglan acted like a courteous, self-restrained gentleman, and Jiang Ning promptly forgot everything the upperclassman had said. Until one night, when they were alone. In the dim light, the tall man smil 2.1kReads8.6Score12214d adds
- 99 The CEO Called Me High-Maintenance When He Dumped Me, So I Married His Uncle 总裁分手说我矫情，我转身嫁他小叔 The CEO Called Me Hysterical When He Broke Up With Me, So I Turned Around and Married His Uncle 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 Uh-Oh, My AI Boyfriend Has Followed Me into the Real World 糟了，AI男友追到现实了 Oh No, My AI Boyfriend Has Followed Me into the Real World 1Reads—Score—14d adds
