The Serene Road

My All-Time Favorites

Novels I’ve read over the years and still remember

Women’s Fiction So Good You Can’t Put It Down

I registered on Qidian in 2005 and became a high-level VIP member in 2008. That's ten years as a VIP, not counting the three years before that. I started out reading the main site, and there's no need to mention big names like San Shao and Fanqie. I'd read just about every popular book from back then. Later, when Qidian launched its women's fiction section, I gradually started reading more of that. Early on, very few women's fiction books could compete with the main site's appeal. Then I realize

Bamboo Shadow Cottage

A flower is a world, and a book lets you savor life. (Since the list is limited to 100 books, I’ll keep removing older ones to make room for the new books I read.)

My Reading Archive

Books I like, which I can revisit when I'm out of things to read.

Recommended Reads

Books I personally think are good

If You Enjoy Reading It, It's a Good Book

No fixed genre, but I've read every book on the list!

The Ancient Ink Bookshop

Recommending good historical romance novels I've read.

Top-Tier Female-Oriented Fiction, Not for Beginners

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Dear Authors: Single-Tag Favorites, Mostly Completed

Please follow 🗂️🗂️🗂️ Give it a like ❤❤❤ Send some flowers 🌺 Most of the books on this list came out several years ago... maybe even more than a decade ago. This is a look back at some lesser-known works, with a few unavoidable big-name authors mixed in. I hope you enjoy them. If a recommendation blurb doesn't pass review after an update, I'll remove that book from the list without further notice. Thanks for understanding. Currently removed: Rebirth of the Japanese Cuisine God 🌴 This list main

My Reading Journal

Novels I read in my spare time, am following, or have finished ✔ My favorites, my personal style, my slightly selfish taste ✔ What I like, what you like ✔ I recommend books purely by instinct

Feel-Good Reads

Just my personal taste. No genre restrictions, with books for both male and female audiences.

Some Recent Reads I Recommend ❤

Most of these are female-oriented novels that I thought were pretty good. I've also added a few male-oriented novels. This list is mainly female-oriented, but I've thrown in some books from other categories for variety too (*^▽^*) Try something different once in a while! It's 2023, and I just realized this list is already six years old! Time really flies! The list has to be reviewed, but I'm not sure what qualifies as acceptable. As I've gotten older over the past few years, I've been reading mo

Female Protagonist Stories 👈

Strong female leads, spatial powers, System stories, quick transmigration P.S. I'll add more when I think of them.

Drifting Through a Sea of Books

Taking my time to choose, and choosing carefully.

Books I Followed for a While

Personal favorites

I Think About a Lot, So I Read a Little of Everything

A little of everything. Since the people making recommendations have all sorts of tastes, the books are pretty varied too. But everything here is something I think is good.

Valentine's Day Reading List

Reborn, transmigration, farming, and pocket dimensions

My Heart's Picks

These recommendations are based on my personal taste. I won't accept arguments, but you can probably recommend books to me.

Lingering Sentiments Amid Fluttering Robes

Historical romance makes up the largest share of female-oriented fiction on Qidian, and its many authors keep producing one good book after another. In those bygone eras of classical elegance and fluttering robes, all sorts of women come to life on the page, taking us back in time to experience portraits of young noblemen and ladies shaped by their age. Young men and women in historical settings go through all kinds of different experiences. Their stories really draw me in, and I'm sure many rea

Good Books Know No Gender

I've been reading for years, and just want to share the books I love with everyone!

Interesting Books

Novels I enjoy, regardless of genre, by authors who don't pad their stories

Books I Loved After Finishing

Books for the Discerning Reader

Sweet romance, doting romance, beautiful writing, great plots

🍀🍀🍀🍀Books I've Read N Times🍀🍀🌼🌼🍀🍀

A little about me: I've been reading for many years, from my school days through my working life. I truly love the worlds books open up, each one full of wonders. I'm a woman, so I started with romance novels, then moved on to male-protagonist stories, fantasy, urban fiction, history, wuxia, sci-fi, celebrity fiction, and books about men and women. I love creative, entertaining stories with a single heroine that aren't dumbed down.