Novels like The Perfect Art of Pretending
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Perfect Art of Pretending, best match first.
- 51 Strange Gentlemen 奇怪的先生们 The original seven-part horror series consisted of The Haunted Mansion, The Swamp Monster, The Polar Beast, The Castle Ghost, The Deep-Sea Descent, The Mechanical Killer, and The Zombie Resurrection. But because of the heroines who appeared in these stories, in the end… all the horror stories turned into love stories. Theme: Embrace love with a more open and accepting heart 443.4kFavorites730.4kClicks/ch908.2kGifts
- 52 Live At The M*rder Scene 案件现场直播 The second print volume will be available for preorder on January 20 at 7 p.m. - Welcome, player, to the fully immersive livestream game Murder Scene Analysis (New Player Qualification Test). The role you've applied for is [Victim]. Memories related to the case have been sealed. Follow the character prompts and do your best to escape your death, or help the other players reconstruct the crime scene. Identity: Wang Dongyan (alias) Cause of death: Fall from a building (on f 318.4kFavorites552.3kClicks/ch487.2kGifts
- 53 21+ An Honest Guy, but Mary Sue 老实人，但玛丽苏 182.7kFavorites285.8kClicks/ch453.2kGifts
- 54 The First Paranormal Demolition Office 第一诡异拆迁办 [Published under the title The First Book of Strange Rules. Volume One is out now. For updates on subsequent volumes, follow Weibo @Jinjiang_Sizhenyomian] [New novel, My Strange Tales Containment Facility, updating now. Come check it out in the author's column] Blurb: [Hello, and welcome to the Demolition Office family. Below is the ninth edition of our internal employee handbook. For your personal safety, please read it carefully and commit it to memory.] [1. As a member of the Demolition Of 198.4kFavorites290.1kClicks/ch334kGifts
- 55 The Ninth Agricultural Base 第九农学基地 [Volume 1, Freshman Year, has been revised, so a few minor details may not line up with later chapters~] Zhao Linong's parents had pinned their hopes on her from the time she was little: “Linong, you have to get out there! Don't spend your whole life in the fields like us.” Zhao Linong did it. She skipped grades and got into a top university in a big city, becoming the village's pride and the sort of good kid everyone gave a thumbs-up to. And then... she was assigned to the College of Agricul 458.8kFavorites705.5kClicks/ch2.3MGifts
- 56 The Fundamental Principles of Genius 天才基本法 Everyone thought Lin Zhaoxi was a genius. Only she knew that she was using years of experience in math competitions to go back and “cheat.” Until one day, the boy she admired looked at her in silence. Times overlap, and the past is revisited three times. The past can change you. 1. A story about returning to three periods in the past to find yourself. Take it easy: it’s a journey where you go wherever the road takes you. 2. The schools and competition system are fictionalized. 3. Anti-pirac 522.2kFavorites731kClicks/ch778.2kGifts
- 57 She Has Always Been Good at Getting Herself Killed [Book Transmigration] 她作死向来很可以的[穿书] [A touch of horror and cosmic horror, with elements of rule-based strange tales] [New novel, My Monster Containment Facility, updating now. If you're interested, check it out in the author's column] Blurb: After dying suddenly, Xu Turan was selected by the System and pulled into a horror romance novel, where she became a doomed female supporting character. But on her very first day after transmigrating, her bound System was urgently recalled for repairs due to old age. As they prepared to part 450.6kFavorites766.9kClicks/ch800.6kGifts
- 58 After Entering a Cyberpunk Game, I Killed the Boss and Claimed the Throne 穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 [I’ve been informed about the incident involving trolls in the comments, and I sincerely apologize to everyone. The inappropriate text in the blurb has been removed. A detailed announcement is in the author’s note for Chapter 1. 2026.04.05] [Updates on the simplified Chinese print edition: See Weibo @An Bai ANBAI. The second volume of the simplified Chinese edition was released on August 22, 2025.] The cyberpunk game with cosmic horror elements, Crimson Earth, is about to be released. Kui Xin 835.4kFavorites1.1MClicks/ch3.4MGifts
- 59 Smash All Pots and Pans To Go to School 砸锅卖铁去上学 [The second volume’s physical edition goes on sale on June 24, 2023, at 6 p.m. The first two minutes come with a limited-time autograph! For details, follow the author on Weibo: Tiantian Chijiao.] [The audiobook of the same name is now available on Ximalaya. If you’re interested, go give it a listen!] Wei San, once a top engineer, transmigrates into an out-of-school child in the interstellar age. She makes a living by scavenging trash and turning junk into treasure. Just in time for the start o 965.2kFavorites1.6MClicks/ch4.6MGifts
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