I like power fantasies, but keep the dumbed-down stories away. They need to make sense, and both the main and supporting characters need to have brains.
I occasionally switch things up and read other kinds of stories, but my standard is that they have to be written with care, not churned out to squeeze every last penny. If these are to your taste, feel free to bookmark the list. I've been reading for twelve years, though I wasn't on Qidian before. After graduating from college and having money of my own, I started supporting authors by buying legitimate copies. I bow my head and must apologize to the authors I read before.
I never recommend abandoned books. If any book on this list gets dropped, I'll remove it immediately.
The good books are below. Since I like them best, I've added them to the list first.
The fodder-grade books may be removed as the list grows. Please understand.
I'm still working on the rating system.
🍫 Fodder grade: Emergency reading for when you're out of books. They're just okay. I usually read pirated copies.
🍻 Snack grade: Something that does one particular thing well, good for an occasional change of pace.
🍷 Main course grade: Not only are they above average, they're genuinely good. They have sound values and don't make you switch between books to suit your mood. I usually buy every chapter.
🍹 Delicacy grade: The kind of book that becomes a legend. I'd stay up all night to finish it, and its brilliance would linger in my mind for days afterward.
Food God grade: A genre-defining phenomenon that proves its greatness by surpassing the masters. There aren't any on this list yet, so let's put them on a high pedestal. It should be a pioneering work in the vein of Terror Infinity, just as good as a delicacy-grade book, and the genre it creates should be no worse than infinite-flow fiction.
