Books Worth Sitting Down to Read Closely 值得坐下来细读的书

1. 1 伊 Evetrona's Tales of the Old Days 伊芙特罗娜的旧日见闻 Orange Ochre Juzer橘赭JuzerWestern Fantasy1.8M WordsOngoing When Eve woke up, she found herself in the middle of a snow-covered mountain range. She had once been a man in his thirties, but now she had become a little girl of unknown origins. In this world, civilization had developed in a nonlinear fashion: farming and herding, gears and steam, electricity and automation, flying through the skies and diving beneath the seas, arcane alchemy, mechanical will... How is anyone supposed to live in such a chaotic world? Or perhaps there's no need to worry about 12Tickets8.4MClicks87.4kFavorites

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   Greatness needs no further explanation. Reading it, one can almost feel the author's thoughts. The worldview is excellent.

2. 2 法 Miss Fa Ai’s Cosmic Funeral 法艾小姐的宇宙葬仪 Round-Trip Falling Body往返落体Sci-Fi704k WordsOngoing The abandoned mining planet Planck-V is home to a ringworld colony satellite built in near-Earth orbit. Its water supply system has fallen into disrepair, and it has been raining nonstop for three hundred years. The sound of rain can hide many traces and noises. For example, in an utterly ordinary residential block, in an utterly ordinary teachers' apartment, an utterly ordinary old soul is about to reach its end. Or perhaps... be reborn? Our story begins here. 1Tickets219.3kClicks2.9kFavorites

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   It's a science fiction story with a fantastic world-building. It successfully showcases the author's unique creativity and a captivating narrative while providing readers with a light and enjoyable reading experience. This is what light novels should be like!

3. 3 银 The Ashen Overture of the Silver Crown 银之冠的灰烬序曲 Cuckoo and Invisible Worries子规与不可见的忧虑Western Fantasy1.3M WordsOngoing After a carefully planned assassination, Lenore, a girl from South Roslyn, lost everything. Marked with a mysterious etching, she was granted power far beyond magic and drawn into a ritual in which people bearing the same etching slaughter one another to compete for the chance to have a wish granted. What really happened on that rainy night in South Roslyn? Whose wish is the etching ritual, ignited in the Storia Empire, meant to fulfill? What kind of shadow looms over the starry skies above the 2Tickets726.2kClicks11.4kFavorites

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   A fantastic worldview. The writing is fluent, and the characters leave a particularly deep impression on the reader. The series has been on hiatus recently, but the author says it will resume as soon as possible.

4. 4 2 21 Years Old 21岁 Qian Xiaonan千小南Mystery279k WordsCompleted Alice, a young girl, lives in a beautiful yet lonely world. Ever since she was little, she had been waiting for the day she turned twenty-one... The day she would leave this manor. A girl all alone waits in the empty manor for the fateful age of twenty-one; a timid boy gradually discovers the strange things happening around him; a researcher holding humanity's fate in his hands prepares to unveil his work to the world; a slightly neurotic killer steadily closes in on his number-one t 0Tickets17.4kClicks740Favorites

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   Good book, good setting, good story. It's a science fiction film, not very long, but the story is very engaging.

5. 5 自 The Reclusive Little Vampire Princess Won't Be Conquered! 自闭小血姬才不会被攻略！ Goto IV Li后藤IV里Campus655k WordsCompleted [One-on-One + Slice of Life + Gender-Bender Yuri] After a minor accident, the reclusive Bai Chu is taken to another parallel world by a vampire named Gloria, where she becomes a frail little vampire princess. This world is just like her previous one: no magic, no wars, just ordinary, boring people. Bai Chu thought that being reincarnated would let her escape her past life, but she soon realizes she can't. Disguising herself as a boy, she returns to the high school she once attended and repeats e 0Tickets1.2MClicks12.5kFavorites

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   The setting is a relatively traditional Blood Princess, but the character development and emotional storylines are well done. Overall, however, the quality is slightly inferior.

6. 6 转 Reborn as an Elf, I Don't Want to Be a Pet 转生成精灵的我不想当宠物 Cumin Breeze孜然风Western Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing I transmigrated, was reborn, and even became an elf. A female elf. A mute and blind female elf. A mute and blind female elf who had only just been born. That would have been bad enough... On my very first day in another world, I was captured by a human slave-hunting party and put up for auction as a spectacle. They say transmigration comes with perks, and that you can enjoy life with all kinds of golden fingers without even lifting a finger... So how did I end up with a start on hell difficulty? 7Tickets27.2MClicks117.5kFavorites

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   Sentiment plays a significant role. The character development and descriptions are good, and the emotional engagement is excellent. The downside is that the updates are too slow, giving the reader no hope of it ever ending.

7. 7 来 I Come from the Abyss, and Today I'll Save Humanity Again 来自深渊的我今天也要拯救人类 A Clump of Spanish一簇西语Western Fantasy3.0M WordsOngoing The Abyss represents pure annihilation. Its denizens possess unrivaled power and follow their instincts, devouring every living thing in the world. But one day, a traitor emerged from among them. "Miss Sylviga, it's time to show them your power." "Eh~ But I haven't finished my dessert." She's still a macho man today. PS: The protagonist is single. Come flirt with her~ 39Tickets66MClicks197.5kFavorites

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   A classic work, its appeal lies in its nostalgia. The premise is very traditional, but the character and emotional development is excellent, making it easy to evoke empathy. The quality declined slightly in the later stages, but the flaws do not outweigh the merits. The downside is that the ending, which doesn't feel like a typical happy ending, might affect your mood for a short period after watching it—in other words, the ending doesn't provide any positive emotional value. Even so, it still presents an absolutely great story.

8. 8 永 The Never-Ending Eden 永不落幕的伊甸 Ying Chui Cui Yu樱吹脆羽Sci-Fi52k WordsCompleted Here lie two women: one I loved, and one who loved me. 0Tickets5.9kClicks174Favorites

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   The latter half of the twilight, slightly cut.

9. 9 夕 The Time I Cherish with You Beneath the Evening Twilight 夕暮的黄昏下丶我与你挚爱的时光 Ying Chui Cui Yu樱吹脆羽Campus301k WordsCompleted "I really like you." The young lady stood with her back to me and said it calmly. The setting sun cast her shadow long across the ground. From the side, I could see the gentle smile curling at her lips. Like me? I tilted my head. How was I, a woman, supposed to respond? A chain in my heart held the door shut. Did she mean she liked me as a friend? It seemed I had done a good job of pleasing the young lady. "So, silly maid, can you stay by my side forever from now on?" She turned around and asked 0Tickets429.8kClicks4.7kFavorites

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   It portrays emotions very well, telling a moving story in a short amount of time.

10. 10 战 The Defeated Saintess Is Still on the Path to Taming the Evil God Today 战败圣女今天也在驯服邪神的路上 Mo Ying'er墨莺儿Western Fantasy3.6M WordsCompleted In 3154, after the failed campaign against the Evil God, undercurrents swept through the Academy City, and everyone lived in fear. Because the Evil God had captured me and made me her Saintess... When I saw my new, delicate and beautiful face in the mirror, I went pale. "Become my servant... Mr. Saint... Hehe~ Or should I call you Miss Saintess now?" The little Evil God chuckled, the silhouette of Academy City Akademe reflected in her blood-red eyes. You've got to be kidding me! I'm Xing Mo, gua 8Tickets8.5MClicks63.7kFavorites

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    It inherits the strengths of the previous book, but is more lighthearted and commercially viable. It's not finished yet, so I won't offer much commentary.

11. 11 白 The White-Haired, Red-Eyed Girl Is Very Serious About Getting Revenge 白发红瞳少女要复仇可是很认真的 Mo Ying'er墨莺儿Sci-Fi2.1M WordsCompleted Original title: Pure White Fireworks The person who adopted me... was actually my father's killer? When the truth came to light, the Tower of Babel destroyed everything before Perlis's eyes. "Go to Luodun... find him..." Crossing the blizzards of Dibite and treading through Wilkin's sea of flowers, she journeyed to the nation built by usurpers beneath the towering spire. Her blood-red eyes witnessed one ideal after another shatter and be reborn, and nations rise and fall. "You were born with win 4Tickets3.4MClicks33.2kFavorites

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    The visuals are stunning, the concept is fantastic, and the story is excellent. The description is excellent and commendable in every aspect. I suggest watching it at a quiet time.

12. 12 魔 The Witch's Garden Notebook 魔女的箱庭笔记 Shen Dong Stenly燊冬StenlyWestern Fantasy4.0M WordsOngoing In the natural world, there are unnatural beings. Witches inside miniature gardens, angels above the heavens, demons in hell, and even humanity itself. This is a story about humans and the unnatural. There is no protagonist. Or rather, everyone caught up in it is part of the story. That is, if they manage to survive. 2Tickets132.3kClicks3kFavorites

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    No main character, but an absolutely great book. The character development and storyline are handled very well, and the multi-line narrative is very engaging. The world-building is very appealing, and the updates are frequent. I highly recommend it to readers who are interested in this type of world-building. Even if you don't think it's suitable for you, you can still give it a try; it might change your mind.

13. 13 魔 The Witch’s Exchange 魔女的交换 Qing Lan晴斓Western Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing Reborn in another world, a soul with fragmented memories takes up residence in a body of unknown origin. A sudden disaster and two crystals of different colors quietly set the wheels of fate in motion. Where did I, and the other “me,” come from, and where are we going? Is this world the end, or the beginning? 0Tickets247.2kClicks3.5kFavorites

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    The narrative pace is slow but comfortable, with a slight hint of mystery. The downside is that updates are relatively slow.

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