
The Mystery Detective of the Steam World
蒸汽世界的奥秘侦探
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Books I'm Reading
Books I'm reading
Promising New Gems
I think these books have promising premises and plots so far. Keep in mind that everyone has different standards for what makes a great book, so the works on this list might not be to your taste. And even these promising young stories may go off the rails or be abandoned by their authors for any number of reasons. There's nothing we can do about that. The recommendations here reflect each book's updates as of the date this list was posted. Whether they go on to become hits or get abandoned is be
Books I Read: Purely Subjective
No sports or romance, and only a few urban, historical, or transmigration novels.
Guess, Guess, Guess, Step, Step, Step
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Personal Reading List, So I Don’t Forget
Keeping a record
【Book Quality Inspector】
Classic reads A good book needs not only good writing, but also ideas strong enough to support its plot. Reading a good book is like savoring a cup of fine tea: it leaves you with an endless aftertaste. Quality tiers: white, gray, black, green, blue, purple, gold
High-IQ Gems Recommended by a Ten-Year Bookworm
I mainly recommend novels with no female lead or a single female lead, or ones with a cool, dark, and sensible protagonist. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm pretty laid-back, so updates are irregular.
Only Me, Only the Heart
Whatever strikes my fancy.
Top Picks for 2026
Books I personally find good and interesting.
⚜️The Grand Fantasy Library⚜️
There was nothing worth noting outside the library, except for a few drifting energy creatures. Perhaps it was late, and most of the readers had already left. You stood at the entrance, wondering whether to go in, when you noticed a notice on the bulletin board: ༺≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏≏༻ ❀ Only fantasy books are accepted. ❀ Recommended books may be added to the collection at the curator's discretion. ❀ Books with no updates for a month will be removed from the collection.
Novels I'm Currently Reading
Novels I'm currently reading. The list gets updated from time to time.
[Ongoing Hidden Gems 🌱]
【Ongoing hidden gems 🌱】 Recommending high-quality ongoing reads and promising books Hope you'll find something good here Feel free to leave book titles in the comments, too Thanks for your support
For Those With Similar Taste 1
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For Readers Who Like Logical Stories
For readers who like logical stories. Includes new authors, popular and niche works, as well as xuanhuan, xianxia, sports, and historical fiction
2026 Masterpiece · Original Fantasy · I’m Serious About My Recommendations
These are based on my personal taste. Feel free to leave a review. Original fantasy, anime-inspired fiction, intricate worldbuilding, DND settings, unlimited-flow stories, alternate history: my tastes are all over the place. Browse around and you're sure to find something you like. These are my personal picks. As they say, one person's immortal herb is another's poison. Everyone has different tastes, so pick what suits you. (*¯︶¯*)🎉 PS: If you find a good book or like my recommendations, plea
Currently Reading
Books I’m currently following.
Waiting for Updates, Waiting for More Chapters
Waiting for updates
Qing Song’s Recommendations
Books I like
Books I Like
Books I like
Currently Following
Trying to start recording my reading trail from 2025
Mostly Fantasy, Sci-Fi, and Gaming (II)
A reading list of fantasy, sci-fi, and game novels
Going with the Flow
I only recommend books I've read myself. Some may be a little rough around the edges, but they're all good books that kept me reading. I'm past the age when every book I pick up becomes a favorite, but there are plenty of hugely popular authors whose books I can't get through. So every book on this list is one I've read and enjoyed enough to keep reading.
Subtle, Tender Romance #Multiple Heroines
Multiple female leads, nuanced romance, and well-rounded characters. Not dumbed-down fiction. I recommend only one or two books per author. Characterization, plot design, and atmosphere are all above average. (Also, every author pads their work to some degree. It comes down to how much.) • Solid read: No glaring flaws in any of the three areas, but nothing especially remarkable either. Too few distinctive features or fresh ideas. A stopgap for when you're in a reading slump. • Solid read+: Two
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LOL: This Top Laner Is Too Persuasive.
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Simultaneous Transmigration: Is Everyone Starting Out in Prison?
Who Left Their Last Words Here?
Trench Guns and Magic
A Great Industrial Nation, Starting with a Fake Student Abroad
A Dual Status Panel Descends into the Abyss, and the Assassin's Potion Is Right at the Entrance
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I Loaded a Paranormalism Panel
Whispering Verse
City at the End of the World
Summon the Sacred Sword
Knight of the End
Demon Alchemist in Another World
The Lost Right to Rule
Tales of the Supernatural
The Dimensional Codex
Dark Lord
A Core Chamber from the Start
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How could someone with evil intentions ask the author to write Wu Nu 🙂 in the book written by the classic traditional harem novelist Mao Jie?
There have been a lot of particularly shrill voices at the beginning of the recent past. Not squirting on the harem. Just want to be the heroine. Or just don't have a female protagonist. The weirdest thing is that some authors actually listen to these messages. I'm curious, isn't the original intention of everyone writing books because they couldn't stand the books in Qidian, so they started to write about their own world? Would you allow some passers-by to leave messages and interfere with your world? I really can't figure it out. Creation is free. Creation is joy. Happiness is meant to be shared. Please don't force your abuse and personal will. In the author's world, a reader clicking into a book is like playing a brand new game. Everything is for exploration. If everything is what I can imagine and guess in my cognition, then this game will lose the meaning of my exploration. I hope that Sister Cat's book will achieve greater success. Love you!
Some people are born to eat this type of food. I don't have high requirements for this book. The number of words exceeds that of the Dimensional Code, the characterization exceeds that of Summoning the Holy Sword, and the degree of astringency exceeds that of The Lost Kingship. Hope you know.
We will not discuss how to write the book. Everyone has their own ideas, and the final decision rests with the author. However, some comments are too emotional. Everyone reads books at Qidian to relax themselves. Isn't it because discussing with book friends is to covet the interesting souls and overflowing talents of book friends? It is normal to have different opinions, but it is too embarrassing to curse people, so please don't vent your emotions unscrupulously in the comment area, which will ruin the atmosphere. Maybe the author should take some control and at least delete the curse words. Or dear book friends, please report and remove the abusive comments.
Wow, Auntie, you are still writing novels
My aunt who grew up reading your books
The protagonists of Cat Sister are all chosen by Slaanesh, so don't miss it if you want to watch it 😂
A little poison
In Chapter 104, it was mentioned that Levi had a wife before he traveled through time. After he got seriously ill, he ran away with money. Did the male protagonist express his understanding? It's understandable to run away, but it's really incomprehensible to run away with money. 😅
The author who wrote Summoning Holy Sword is a woman, me🌿
Harem problem
I see a lot of people talking about harems, and here I point out the problems that are difficult to deal with in harems. Personally, I prefer those with a female protagonist and those without a female protagonist. 1. Outstanding female supporting role Generally, if a female supporting role wants to be outstanding, she must have her own unit. Once there is a harem, there will be a problem of strong scenes. The female supporting character can disappear and come back again. But the highlight of the harem is that there are many women competing for husbands. Once the harem disappears, there will be a problem of broken emotional lines when returning 2. Insufficient emotional fullness The main problem of the harem is that the harem becomes a piece of paper and a doll. If you want to solve this problem, you need to add a lot of pen and ink to refine the description. Romance and urban areas are okay, but other divisions are bound to see a dilution of the main plot (such as the fantasy detective in this book). In my impression, the non-romantic novels with better emotional scenes are Zhu Xian and Octopus's Martial Arts Master. But both of these books have single female protagonists, non-romantic stories about the harem, the emotional scenes are average, and the harem has been hidden for a long time. 3. The problem of harem water This is actually not good for readers but good for the author. If you have no inspiration, you can use harem hydrology. Some authors simply take the acquisition of a girl as the main plot, just like the chapter chapter, and suggest changing the partition to romance. I usually just skip it and it has no impact on the main story. 4. Excessive force This is not just a problem in the harem, it is easy to happen when writing emotional scenes. But a harem is more likely to happen because there are so many characters. The male protagonist can easily turn into a bitch. There are multiple characters in the harem who share the emotional drama, but there is only one male protagonist. In the harem, it is easy for the male protagonist to have too many emotional scenes, giving people the feeling of being a bitch. Once this feeling occurs, the emotional drama can be said to fall apart. Summary: To put it bluntly, the problem with the harem being unsightly is that when writing about a harem, one must add a large amount of emotional description to squeeze out the main story. The harem is also difficult to use as a female supporting character, because there are emotional ties involved, so the protagonist must protect the harem, and it is also difficult for the harem to cooperate with other male supporting characters. The male protagonist of the romance has almost no other main plot. The protagonists are all students, rich people and nobles, and they usually do nothing. The main space is used to describe emotions, and everyone is enthusiastic about stock trading. But for other divisions, it is still recommended to have a single female protagonist or no female protagonist.
It has been seven or eight years since I wrote the fanfic of Cat Sister. It is really an original Western fantasy punk style that I haven't seen in a long time.