A Lonely Girl in Troubled Times
乱世孤女
- Status
- Ongoing
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- 1.3M Words
- Genre
- Western Fantasy
- Updated
- 23d ago
- English
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Nocturne for a Certain Nun
Recently added divine reads, with lesser-known books prioritized. (Mainly niche stories, no NTR or harems.) Also recommending some of my favorite Japanese light novel classics: Kieli, The Dragon Girl, Shoki Ginyuroku, The Tale of the Desert Kingdom, and Where the Wings Rest. I came to these from reading Japanese light novels. These few genuinely moved me. They're light novels that are now rather obscure. Looking back, when I first started reading novels, I was always searching for the spark in p
Just for Fun
Most are TS. These stories take their writing seriously and rarely rely on tired internet memes.
Distinctive Gender-Bender-to-Female Romance
There are way too many assembly-line sweet romances, so I'm making a list to keep track of distinctive gender-bender-to-marriage stories that aren't moe-bait.
Books I've Read and Enjoyed ≡Ω≡
Sharing some gems I've dug up over the years. I read all kinds of things: gender-bender romance, yuri, and male-protagonist stories. These days I prefer male protagonists, probably because I've been on SF for so long, but I'll read other genres too if they're well written.
Great Reads Few People Know About
Great stories that few people read. As a seasoned reader, I think they're well worth recommending.
Historical Gender-Bender Collection
Ancient settings: historical, fantasy, and alternate-history stories are all welcome. Excellent writing and an engaging plot are the only criteria. For reasons everyone knows, authors dropping their books is the norm on this platform, so whether a book is complete is not a criterion.
Rain and Shine, All in Good Time
A gender-bender romance fan. I'll update whenever I feel like it.
Long Dream
Niche, with quite a few TS stories, but most of these are either a comfortable read for me or have a unique appeal.
Bring Me Some Good Gender-Bender Romance
Ever since joining Pinecone, I've kept a close eye on the gender-bender section. I've found a few books that I'd call good, so I'm sharing them with everyone. (Anything I add to my list is guaranteed to be well written.)
My Personal Collection
Helping lesser-known books with substance find readers, and helping readers with nothing to read find books with substance. A wide variety of content, mostly gender-bender romance.
A List of Well-Written, Fun Reads Beyond the Rat Race, Mostly Gender-Swap-to-Female
The romance should follow the main plot, and the main plot should at least not exist on the surface just to serve intimate scenes. Some of these are good enough to reread. Aside from Huayu, most of Shuyu's books are gender-bender-to-bride stories, but they're already well-known, aren't they? They don't really need a recommendation list, haha. My top pick is The Hermit. Most of the other recommendations steer clear of some overused tropes, and they're all a pleasure to read. A few shorter works
A Mixed-Genre Reading List
Novels I personally find interesting, across all kinds of genres. Some have been abandoned, so pay attention to the update dates.
Some Gender-Bender Romance Stories I Like
Mostly gender-bender-to-bride stories with the marriage tag, either ongoing or completed.
Some Gender-Bender Romance Novels I've Read
If you're out of things to read, give these a try. Ahem. P.S. Why have so many started going on hiatus lately??? I've been busy with real-life stuff, so I won't be updating for now ˃ ˄ ˂̥̥
Mostly Gender-Bender Romance, My Personal Picks
I've been reading on Pineapple Bun since 2017, and I've gradually collected some good gender-bender-to-female stories. I may update the list now and then. It's already passed the 30-book limit.
A Book List
I mainly recommend works with fewer than 10,000 readers that I think are good. I might be sneaking in a few personal favorites? If you're out of things to read, give them a try. If you clicked on a list with a name like this, you're probably looking for something different too. I hope a few of these catch your fancy! (I'm not great at writing recommendation blurbs, so check out the comments.)
Gender-Bender Romance That Isn't Mass-Produced
Avoiding assembly-line novels where the protagonist's defining traits are showcased from the start, followed by a naive, sweet female lead and an overbearing CEO male lead.
Pure Love Picks: Gender-Swap Marriage Stories
Pure love, one-on-one. I try to collect gender-bender stories that aren't too childish and focus on plot. (^し^)
Recommended Gender-Bender Romance
There are both female-protagonist stories and gender-bender-to-male stories. Most are sweet, and I personally think they’re very well written. No vapid cute-girl stories, and no little-girl heroines. (At least, the heroine won’t still be under 150 cm tall at sixteen or seventeen.) They’re either complete without a botched ending or update fairly regularly. I’ll remove any that get botched endings or go too long without updates.
Gender-Bender Romance (More Traditional)
Gender-bender-to-male stories: everyday life, sweet, and lighthearted.
Books I Like
Basically no male lead.
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I first read Jelly's novel on a certain website, yes, it's *Elteria*. I was immediately captivated. Later, after a major purge on that site, I moved to the neighboring site 🦔🐱, where it's still being updated. This book also follows the delicate writing style of *Elteria*, with extremely detailed descriptions of both the environment and psychology—at least among the best I've read in the genre. While reading, I felt like I had been transported to a chaotic era. The plot is full of twists and turns, so don't expect a fast-paced, action-packed story. However, the detailed descriptions mean a slow burn, and the male lead in the previous book was portrayed rather casually, giving the impression of being...
I still prefer the old version; it has a kind of sketch-like beauty.
Is this okay, Mom?
I've been playing "Starving Corpses: A Thousand Miles in the Late Ming Dynasty" lately, and I feel that aside from the female protagonist Man Sui, Liu Xin is somewhat similar to her. Both are intelligent, beautiful, and quirky, living in chaotic times, and both possess considerable martial arts skills. I hope both sides have happy endings.
Not recommended; I only found out it was written by the author of *Alteria* after reading the book review.
No wonder it felt so familiar. This book is boring. You can give up once the male lead appears. It's just another female-oriented novel, similar to *Alteria*, with no improvement whatsoever. In fact, the lack of plot holes in the earlier parts already shows the author (psychologically) is like a woman—illogical, lacking foresight, and only concerned with trivial matters. Look, it's a fictional historical setting, but it still has cultivation elements, a modern time-travel system, and the world-building is so extensive, yet the protagonist makes a tiny effort but gives up immediately. He doesn't pursue real power but only thinks about manipulating men and palace intrigue. A country bumpkin mentality? 😇 I suggest you study the essence of the three-part isekai (otherworld) slut story; they all involve transformation, driving, dancing, and pregnancy...
Is it updated monthly? This book finally gave me the feeling of ancient times; the author clearly put in a lot of effort.
I really love this book, looking forward to the next update!
Glance occasionally
May the author live to be a hundred years old and live forever.
It's well-written, much better than the previous book by Altria, which had 500,000 words and still contained some incomprehensible nonsense.