Books with Great Writing and Plots, According to a Veteran Reader 🌹

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I’m a longtime reader and tend to have high standards for writing. I like to read with my brain switched on, so the logic can’t be too weird. I read pretty widely and dabble in all kinds of genres. This list mainly features works with good prose, detailed and interesting world-building, and internally consistent logic. Most may be a little niche. I’m a woman, and this list doesn’t have many stories with heavy romance. If you’re into smug protagonists who humiliate their rivals, womanizers, and fast-food-level wish-fulfillment fluff, this list isn’t for you.

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1 A Hundred Lifetimes in Search of Immortality Black Eggplant Brews BeerCultivation2.1M WordsCompleted 30Votes112.5kRecs749.6kFans
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When you enter the mortal world for a hundred lives, you don't fight for the time of one life, but only fight for the days and nights of a hundred lives. Seeking immortality in the world of mortals. My name is Li Qing. I have escaped from the mortal world in three lives, entered Taoism in nine lives, and become an immortal in a hundred lives. (Eternal life flow, not a simulator, not reincarnation) (A hundred generations of longevity, one life)
2 This Puppeteer Is Not Quite Normal There's Still Some Conscience LeftLight Novel2.1M WordsCompleted 0Votes6.5kRecs63.6kFans
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The black crescent giant that covers the sky and the sun A starry sky filled with frost, snow and death The temperatureless black sun that reflects the shadows Howling sad, mutilated monster … "Is this really a doll?" Looking at this scene, people's pupils were shocked. "Of course," in response to everyone's disbelief, a figure with a cheerful smile gently pushed the small round glasses on the bridge of his nose, "after all, their puppet master is much more outrageous than them." (True Invincible Flow, slow to warm up, lots of foreshadowing, try your best to fill in the holes)
3 The First Player Teary Cat AntouGaming7.5M WordsCompleted 567Votes1.2MRecs2.3MFans
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[If all mankind puts its hope in one person, will civilization be better off? … "When you read this line, the game of life and death on the planet that risks everything has begun. Only by winning to the end can you win back your hometown civilization." "I am Su Ming'an, and I have the ability to revert to death that only I know about." "I keep a secret that even the invaders of the planet don't know - whenever civilization falls into despair, I am the only person who can go back to the past and change the tragedy." "People say that I am - [the strongest number one player, the torch of the dark game, the last lamplighter of civilization]" "The savior of the zombie world, the fortune teller of the Werewolf Town, the dragon of the magical world, the god of the world of sirens, the doctor of the supreme city-state AI, the prince of an ancient country, the detective of the steam age, the supreme magician of the Middle Ages... They are all me. "I deceived the world with lies and went back in the dark countless times." "Burying failed world lines again and again" "Creating successful world lines again and again" "Kill everyone, save everyone "——In order to bring them the best [future of mankind]" … "Even if you carry hundreds of millions of graves, "... Even if we step on the corpses and ashes of thousands of 'my's" … Original unlimited copies, a lot of foreshadowing and twists, multi-line endings, thousands of fanarts Dungeon progress: Apocalypse → White City → Mingxi Campus → Werewolf Village → Minghui → Blood Tribe → Measurement City Including Western fantasy, science fiction, original nine space-time dimension system, ten thousand world lines, Möbius strip, grandmother paradox, return of Poincaré, witch trial, brave dragon, fourth wall, virtual lovers, AI wasteland and other world views
4 The Daily Life of a Cyber Magician Yimu AhSci-Fi1.3M WordsCompleted 0Votes25.2kRecs123.7kFans
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(This is by no means an urban supernatural story under the guise of magic, the magic performance is rigorous and objective!) "Magician's Code": 1. Absolutely believe in science 2. Never do magic in front of Muggles 3. Never destroy the magician's character Remember, if anyone asks, just say it's a trick, the magic must be fake, fake, fake! One day, Jiang Shu discovered that he could gain corresponding powers by performing magic. Therefore, while he believed in science on stage, he struck hard off the stage. Playing a little magic and solving some unsolved cases is the daily life of an ordinary magician in the cyberpunk world. (Cyberpunk worldview, not directly related to the game, no dyslexia) (Logical reasoning, magic crime solving, magic analysis, easy daily life, all the above content will appear)
5 The All-Around Game Designer Green Robes and DrunkennessGaming2.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes229.5kRecs678.3kFans
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Game designer Chen Mo travels to a parallel world where the technology tree is distorted, and subverts the gaming industry with one god-level game after another. "As far as the game design concepts of this era are concerned, if we don't lift up the entire game industry, then I will be baptized by domestic free games in vain." - Chen Mo. Book club group: 558067640 VIP group: 157856787 (you need to order all screenshots to join the group) Please vote for the new book "Extraordinary Player". Thank you everyone!
6 Bug House Golden Cabinet CornerMystery & Supernatural1.2M WordsCompleted 2Votes184.1kRecs185.2kFans
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The fat man walked to the yard with a broom. He swept the fallen leaves, turned his head and looked at the plaque on the door - Bug House. "If you don't show up, I'll make you into flower fertilizer."
7 A Certain Hogwarts Professor of Runes Han YousiLight Novel2.4M WordsCompleted 115Votes482.9kRecs842.2kFans
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Three years after graduating from Hogwarts, Felix once again entered the magic school, but this time, he was a professor! What kind of sparks will come out of the combination of Muggle wisdom and magic? PS1. Teach ancient magic texts; PS2. Timeline, three little ones are in second grade;
8 Crime Scene Cleanup Specialist The Golden Three ChaptersMystery & Supernatural430k WordsCompleted 0Votes4.6kRecs16.1kFans
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The scene changes color upon smelling it; the smell is suffocating. His appearance is just to erase the traces left by the passing of life. Eliminate fear for the living; restore the truth for the dead. He is the murder scene cleaner!
9 The Legendary Mechanic Qi PeijiaGaming5.2M WordsCompleted 1.1kVotes9.2MRecs5.4MFans
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Han Xiao, a hardcore power leveler of "Xinghai", was thrown into the traveling army by the mysterious force from the east (zuo) side (zhe), and turned into an NPC with the player panel. He returned to "Xinghai" before the public beta, and resolutely chose the most difficult mechanical system. Battleships line up across the sea of stars, star mechas are as powerful as dragons, nether energy cannons destroy the world, and there are endless mechanical armies, waiting quietly in the portable warehouse One person is the legion! If players had not appeared, this book would have been a serious theme of traveling through another world... As an NPC, a normal NPC has all the functions for players... Issuing a mission? Favorability adjustment? Teach skills? Hey, wait a minute, I know all these players I know, the real world has returned to ten years ago. Second group: 157302881 Third group: 884339155 V group: 547599250 (requires 1w fan value to be reviewed by management)
10 What Do You Mean, a Roaming Mid Laner? This Is Very ScientificGaming4.0M WordsCompleted 3Votes252.4kRecs638.3kFans
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{League of Legends Esports Article} 3 packs of 1, 4 packs of 2, all kinds of roaming support are Lin Ran's special skills Moreover, he is extremely good at farming for growth, and can use wild monsters as his own line of troops, making his own bastards miserable. Lin Ran, who debuted in S6, worked hard to break the darkness before dawn, and worked with his teammates to hold up the light of hope for the LPL. Group number: 1103852302, the answer is the book title (without the book title number)
11 What Do You Mean, a Hexagonal Jungler? This Is Very ScientificGaming5.3M WordsCompleted 0Votes620.7kRecs1.4MFans
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{League of Legends Esports Article} Team battles, Gank, vision, operation, consciousness, hero pool... All are filled! Gu Xing used his career to explain what hexagonal jungle is! … The 18-year-old Gu Xing accidentally discovered his unique talent. He originally just wanted to use his free time during the summer to earn some living expenses and relieve the financial pressure on his family, but he accidentally jumped into the 2016 LPL. In the league, there are EDG that has swept everything, RNG that has suddenly emerged, and WE that has reorganized version 2.0... Surrounded by strong enemies outside the league, the LCK, which has won the championship for three consecutive years, is full of momentum and is still continuing its dominance. The European and American divisions are ready to make a comeback, and the LPL is still walking in boundless darkness. But come all come. From the moment Gu Xing embarks on his career path, his only goal is to win the championship! From an ignorant newcomer to a team leader, to a regional and even League of Legends icon, he has reached the top step by step!
12 A Skeleton's Frontier Farming in a Foreign Land Love Ends Like Flowing WaterLight Novel4.5M WordsOngoing 130Votes749.2kRecs638.3kFans
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A thousand years after the disappearance of the Undead Empire, the little vegetable-growing skeleton was still cultivating his farm until the summoning channel was reopened. "Are you hungry? I have been growing vegetables for a thousand years and have saved hundreds of millions of bits of food." "Is all this farmland abandoned? Can I grow anything?" "The princess's city can't grow vegetables on the mountain? That's not going to happen." "They want to collect my taxes and still not let me grow vegetables? Destroy them!"
13 Every Day, I'm One Step Closer to Revealing My True Form Chen Ci Lan DiaoSci-Fi1.9M WordsCompleted 49Votes3.3MRecs1MFans
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"Venom the snake with the poison of the poisonous snake. Will the poisonous snake be poisoned by the poison of the poisonous snake?" When Feng Yi encountered setbacks in his business and was in trouble, his great-aunt's personal butler came to him with a huge inheritance. Feng Yi: "There are so many peers, why did she leave her to me?" Butler: "You are the most lovable." Feng Yi touched his awl face: "She has such good taste!" However, after inheriting the inheritance, everything went wrong. Strong? Handsome? Crazy? Is it awesome? Exchanged for IQ (bushi).
14 There's Definitely Something Wrong with This Murder Mystery Game Tenth Month of Late SpringMystery & Supernatural2.2M WordsOngoing 3Votes58.5kRecs161.4kFans
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Entering the world of script killing is not scary. With the murderer's script in hand, he can still act. With the Dead Man's script, it's okay. With a girl's script, I can still hold on. Even if you have to come into contact with dark and weird monsters, you may be contaminated accidentally, which is not a big deal. Xu Shuo looked at the script in his hand and felt that he could still act! … However, after adding a group of mentally ill teammates. He felt that he would no longer be able to act. There's something not quite right about this script either! Xu Shuo: "Can you not have a murderer, not a dead person, not a girl, not a psycho, but just an ordinary person?" … [Non-traditional script killing. Knock on the blackboard: The plot progress will gradually change from ordinary → weird, and the story will focus on the main task. And every script killed by the script is original, not fan fiction, and it will be noted when there are non-original scripts. Group portraits, including vests, actors and actresses, and cross-dressing, but no heroine.
15 Only Mahayana Cultivators Get a Comeback System The Whitest CrowCultivation1.6M WordsCompleted 370Votes322.4kRecs3.1MFans
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(The new book "Who asked him to become an immortal!" Has been released) Jiang Li traveled through time and found that he had no golden finger and could only practice honestly. Five hundred years later, he became the strongest person in Kyushu. Suddenly a system appeared, saying that it could help the host counterattack from the Qi training stage to become the number one person in Kyushu. Jiang Li looked at the first task and fell into deep thought. "Please host defeat your cousin (sixth level of Qi training)." "The delay in your system is quite serious." Happiness in this book
16 My Wife Is Actually the Demon Cult Leader Paper Tiger in the WaterEastern Fantasy2.5M WordsCompleted 0Votes250.8kRecs679.5kFans
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Qingmei: "My husband is a master of rejuvenation and a kind-hearted doctor. He is the most famous doctor in Yuzhou City..." An Jing: "My wife is gentle and virtuous, has superb cooking skills, and is beautiful and fragrant..." In the moonlight, a new round of sword rain fell, and the two figures intertwined with each other. "Husband, aren't you a doctor?" "Madam, aren't you a lady?"
17 The Superdimensional Sorcerer Mu HuEastern Fantasy16.2M WordsOngoing 691Votes2.6MRecs689.9kFans
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The status of wizards is supreme in all continents and pan-planes. Mystery, wisdom, cruelty, and blood are synonymous with wizards. But what does a real wizard look like? After Angel came into contact with the wizarding world, he came to a conclusion: Wizards are a group of people who use idealistic thoughts to illuminate themselves, but use a materialistic attitude to dialectically understand the world. In other words, this is a group of alternative scientists who are walking alone in the pursuit of reality with a rigorous attitude. Multiple worlds, endless overlap. Under the guidance of the mysterious beings, intelligent creatures have embarked on their own paths of civilization. Among them, the wizarding world, with its unique cultivation civilization, spans endless planes. Even though the wizarding world is so powerful, the reality of the universe and the mystery of dimensions are still unbreakable. Until, a traveler from the multiverse visited this world. (The time traveler is not the protagonist, not the protagonist, not the protagonist. Say important things three times!)
18 Starting from the Red Moon Black Mountain Old GhostSci-Fi3.0M WordsCompleted 196Votes1.2MRecs7MFans
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From the moment the red moon appeared in the sky, people all over the world became crazy. Except me! Starting from the red moon animation, it will be broadcast on Tencent Video every Monday at 7:00! Mental pollution is coming, everyone is on alert! Come and join Lu Xin to unlock the truth behind the red moon! You can also read the comic of the same name on Tencent Animation~ The first volume of the physical book "Starting from the Red Moon" is now published and available for purchase on Taobao, Tmall, Dangdang, JD. Com and other platforms and websites!
19 The Academic's Black Technology System Morning Star LLSci-Fi4.5M WordsCompleted 131Votes6.6MRecs3MFans
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"System, can points be exchanged for money?" "Can't." "Gan, then what do I need you for?" "I can make you a top student." - From mathematical conjecture to controllable nuclear fusion, from a blackboard to the boundless starry sky. This is a story about a top student.

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