The Girl Shall Not Wither on the Night Before Dawn
少女不将枯萎于黎明前夜
- Status
- Ongoing
- Length
- 1.2M Words
- Genre
- Eastern Fantasy
- Updated
- 1mo ago
- English
- Request a translation
Synopsis
Stats
All-time: Clicks, Favorites, Likes.
Honours
More by this author
In booklists 12
Some Great Stories with Smaller Audiences
This list prioritizes plot. The prose only needs to be passable. Aside from the completed books, everything here is either updated slowly or abandoned. They all have enough chapters to make for a satisfying binge, though.
Underrated Quality Reads
Updated 2026.6.8 (A belated good luck on the college entrance exams!) The original purpose of this list was to collect and promote some obscure but well-written free books that have been buried because they don't fit the trends on Loli Bao. I think helping more people discover these books is the only and best thing I can do, though ultimately it's probably just self-indulgence on my part (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄) Also: I'll try to pick books with fewer saves but a decent word count, and update or prune the
A True Fairy Tale
How long has it been since we last read a true fairy tale? Whenever I read a novel, I'm drawn in by all kinds of eye-catching titles and covers, passionate, gripping plots and content, grand, lofty themes and profound ideas, and unconventional concepts and settings. I always lose myself in them, finding pleasure in the authors' meticulous prose. Richly developed characters and dramatic, winding stories give me complete satisfaction, body and soul. But can we quiet our minds and read a story with
Personal Recommendations: Mostly True Love, Both Yuri and Non-Yuri
The books below are unlikely to have the usual deal-breakers. The ratings are pretty subjective.
Books with Decent Quality, Written with the Authors' Passion (In My Opinion)
There are actually three tokusatsu-style novels
Dedicated to the Witch Called Calamity
My memories of youth. No weak-willed bottoms and no brainless wish-fulfillment stories. These are probably some of the better books on this app. Let me know if anything should be added (●, ●)
Arcadia
I prefer free stories. With a little effort and a bit of luck, you can come across an interesting novel. Praise the authors. (I like mature women.)
Gender-Bender Stories with Great Worldbuilding
This list mainly features novels with interesting worldbuilding. More will be added later.
A Must-Read for the Heartbroken
Everything I put here is a good book!
[Yuri] Hidden Gems
Only the best make the cut. I'm trying to recapture the spirit of my early days. New books are at the bottom. "Older titles:" "Miss Nun Is Still Sparring with the Witch Today" "Reborn as the Young Fox Evil God, I Don't Want to Be Bullied" "My Cute Goddess Dormitory" "After Reincarnating as a Girl, I Travel Through Countless Worlds to Make Amends" "The Little Evil God's Diary of Being Raised" "Go to Work, Then Become a Magical Girl" "Why Would the Holy Sword Be Interested in the Hero After She Be
Angsty and Depressing Novels Collection
The quality is all over the place, and a lot of them are on hiatus. Pick and choose whatever you like ୧( ⁼̴̶̤̀ω⁼̴̶̤́ )૭
High-Quality Reads
A collection of high-quality novels. I don't recommend huge hits, and mainly feature free works.
More like this
After the Night's Tale
Magical Girl Development System
Realm of Azure
When the World Withers
Want to Sign a Contract? You'll Turn into a Catgirl If You Do
Becoming a Witch in a World That Hunts Heretics
A Girl Starting Tomorrow
My Narcissistic Life
The Girl and the Dragon
Do Miracles and Magic Require Me to Pay with Myself?
The Demon Lord Miss Won't Submit to the Saintess
The White-Haired, Red-Eyed Girl Is Very Serious About Getting Revenge
The Corrupted Beauty Is Actually Me
Horror Novel Website
Evetrona's Tales of the Old Days
Chitanda's Extremely Difficult Rebirth Conquest
Reborn as an Elf, I Don't Want to Be a Pet
The Noble Young Master Doesn't Want to Become a Witch
We’re Just a Good-for-Nothing Witch Who Likes to Slack Off, Anyway
With My Rationality at Zero, My Master Has Become Incredibly Clingy
Now That I’ve Lost My Cultivation, Do I Deserve to Be Bullied?
I Won't Become the Demon Lord's Wife
I Signed a Contract and Sold Myself to the Duke
From the Start, How Did I Get Reborn as a Seed?
Douluo Dalu: Qilin
Why Am I Not the Protagonist After Being Summoned to Another World?
The Blood Spirit’s Glorious Sequel
The Pragmatic Boy Is Still Traveling Between Worlds Today
A Guide to Salvation in Another World for a Bankrupt Hero
A Sick Fairy Is No Good Person
After Becoming a Cannon Fodder, the Blood Demon Developed a Love-Brain
Immortal Maiden, Wait! I Really Am the Demon Sect’s Saintess
Young Immortal Zhuang the Sixth
She’s Still So Cute Even Though She’s Only at Foundation Establishment and Wants to Protect Me
The Alchemist Who Became a Dragon Princess
After Switching Bodies, How Did I, the Villain, Become a Blind Sword Slave?
Prelude to the Olden Days
Reader comments 50
Google Translate
Disclaimer: I haven't read Volume 3.
I reread it after a long time. The writing style has changed a lot. To be honest, if it were now, I feel the theme running through the whole story is more about confusion than redemption. From the initial confusion about why we came here, to the later questions of where to call home in this world, and the confusion of living just to "survive." But then again, war, rampant monsters, rulers driven by selfish desires, and death everywhere—it does blur the line between life and death, making one often feel that life is as fragile as straw. Hunger, exhaustion, despair, death. In such a world, to live is like living on the ground...
I've read three or four long chapters already, and I personally feel the quality is quite high. I hope to see the ending in my lifetime (my child is numb from all the pain).
The writing was too serious; I started to lose my grip after the fourth chapter.
I just realized the cover is Rachel! 😲
500,000 Words, and it's free, that's pretty good.
Great! I'll support it with my monthly pass!
Delicious!
Benben244 gifted the author a "Little Lolita Heart" item worth 100,000 Fire Coins.
Rewrite a long review carefully
I reread it carefully again (mainly because I was really out of books to read, and I suddenly remembered a rather interesting book I had read before, so I came back to revisit it). I realized my previous review was a bit brief, and now I have some new insights, so I'm reorganizing it. First, on my second read, I noticed many details and hints that corresponded to the climaxes. Upon closer inspection, I realized many details were very well done, and the tension they create can be quite frightening. So, relying on my memory, I flipped to the corresponding plot points… Sigh, as I mentioned before, Nanxi's characterization is flawed because she lacks initiative; she's a protagonist who's pushed around by others. Now, thinking about that…
I hope the author doesn't suddenly disappear (and never come back).