Stories in which female protagonists and others are hopefully not one-dimensional i.e. just ruthless, just silly, high-IQ/low-EQ. Side characters (mostly) have lives outside of the protagonist and/or male lead. Villains aren’t downright TSTL. ... more>>

Last three newly added: #9 | Don’t Touch Porcelain, #22 | Unconscious, #14 | I Am Average and Unremarkable

No. 1 - No. 32 | Incomplete Translations

No. 33+ | Complete Translations

Not in any particular order except for whether they’re complete or not. 

A huge thank you to all the translators who translated these gems and gave me the opportunity to enjoy them <<less

Novels I've read and re-read countless times. I like HE but this also contains novels with tragedy tag and BE.  ... more>>

Note: Only the first five are added in order of my favorites, the rests are added as I read them.  <<less

Prepare for some insulins and sweetness. I listed the novels which is very sweet to me.

For those who wants a light-hearted read, away from drama and scheme. This list has no particular order.... more>>

Feel free to add suggestions~ <<less

mermaid / nightinggales / guide / AO and the like; usually fixing mental riots, pheromone disorder and other mental and/or power problems. Not literal physical illness but may be connected. Mostly exclusive between the couples/partners but some can do it for  other people. there's no specific novel tag for this so I just created a list to collate titles the time I got addicted with these kinds. I've read a lot over the years but forgotten some LOL. ... more>>

This list will have sporadic update as I try to I recall old titles or read something new.

My little reviews might possible have spoilers bcos of me telling why it matched this list. Or just skip over them over.

❗Readers: if you reckon a story you've read is a good match for this list's theme, pls recommend and I'll review it! :) <<less

This rec list contains all the novels I have read and considered of high quality in one way or another. Pattern could be seen among the novels I've picked that is that these novels contains non-obnoxious MC, satisfying (to a certain extent) plot, good translation, focus mainly on MC and such. Though I highly rated these novels, there is no guarantee that this list will satisfy all the readers, that is because a good story is a story that provides what the readers wanted or needed. No YAOI/BL elements in the slightest. ... more>>

NB = There are novel series which I've only read their Manga/Manhwa adaptation, and not their novel version. They are noted with MANGA/MANHWA VERSE. Still, I can assure you that these series I've picked still excels in their manga/manhwa version. 

Other recommendations not on NU = Beware of Chicken (10/10), Forgotten Conqueror (?/10) Number One Under Heaven (8.9/10), TBATE (10/10), Skyrim: Dragonborn Within (15/10 absolutely fantastic, a must read for sure), Goddess of Ice; Reborn as Naruto’s twin sister (9.2/10), The Simulacrum (9.5/10), Life in Vain: Jobless Reincarnation (9.6/10), The Second Coming of Gluttony, the First of Vainglory (9.3/10), Redemption's Rose (9.5/10)

Websites for reading novels = Novelupdates, Royalroad, Webnovel, Scribblehub <<less

Easy to read, cute and heartwarming slow burn romance!... more>>

Handsome Military Man  ✓  Sweet & Strong  ✓  Hidden Identity  ✓ 

Special abilities  ✓  Sentinel &​ Guide ✓  Cubs & Fluffs  ✓  Live Broadcast  ✓  Omegaverse  ✓ <<less

A collection of warm novels with zero toxicity that will act as a respite for your lonely heart, cure your depression and restore your faith... more>> in pursuing happiness and love <<less

Mostly calm and rational mcs who are smart enough to know how to play their cards right if they want to turn the situation into... more>> their favor  <<less

"i'll take care of you." "it's rotten work."... more>>

novels where the mc finds their person and decides to give them the world 

where the mc looks at the love interest and falls so in love they would do anything for them to be happy 

(bl, gl, and bg)  <<less

This list is subjective, based on my preferences in analyzing novels as a whole, such as aspects: characterization of characters, world building, plot and other... more>> aspects. <<less

Here you can find a collection of different novels where the ML or FL is either disabled, vegetative, paralyser, blind, mute, autistic or mentally ill or suffers from ptsd and is being taken care of by the ML or FL.... more>>

Ps: only BxG!!!  <<less

BL and BG. Novels were the Ml is mentally or fysically disabled or thinks he is an freak for one reason or another and the... more>> MC heals them in one way or another. Emotionally or helps cure their 'sickness', helps them accept their circumstances and makes them realise they are worthy of love. <<less

This my favorite novel, some of them maybe under rated but it worth to read. maybe i add more another from my reading list. the... more>> truth is i dont wanna add famous manga bc u maybe u already know lol <<less

Well the recommendation list of my personal (Yuri) favorites. I'm not fan of gender bender male -> female so you probably won't see one. Some... more>> of the translations are dropped so if you can bear with mtl trans then... most of them are at the end page of the list. <<less

I'm honestly really surprised that I could get so many BL novels with seme protagonists. Well, they are quite many but annoyingly, most aren't complete. Either the translations aren't uploaded regularly or the whole novel is just dropped. I haven't read quite a number of the novels in my lists because of these reasons. ... more>>

Well, enjoy guys :* <<less

Listing novels where MC has a ticking time on their life. It starts with an MC having 'sickly constitution' premise, resulting in sweet-fluffy romance. Mostly... more>> our MCs overcome this limit, but a few times it results in tragedy... <<less

BL novel where I am in love with the protagonists. ... more>>

Few traits of MC that I really like are listed as tags. Though I don’t like stereotype where the MC is an idiot or dense throughout the entire novel and mostly I am into cunning & clever protagonist. 

P.S this is my personal preference!  <<less

This list includes interstellar transmigrators, broadcast anchors that caters to foodies, pet/animal lovers, also those who became famous individuals being the hope and light of the sky for the interstellar people, literally lol. Most of the broadcast aus too are the definition of "no plot just fluff" *chuckles*... more>>

I could've also placed this in my "BL Stars in the Night Sky" list but I quite want it to be more specific and the contents for interstellar entertainment is generally more light-read , although quite repetitive, but more cutee so enjoy~~  <<less

I have found these amazing bl novels which I found has very less popularity. All of these worth the read. ... more>>

Unfortunately most of them are on-going translation.

But

Fortunately MTL ( or google translation of raas; better option) is very easy to understand. <<less

Read Lord of the Mysteries and fell absolutely head over heels for it. these are some novels i think have similar elements: lovecraftian/occult horror, steampunk/victorian vibes, themes of humanity fighting against fate, etc.  A mix of read and TBR, as well as BL/GL/gen.... more>>

Recs from outside of Novelupdates:

- Mother of Learning on RoyalRoad, TBR. time loop f*ckery babeyyy. apparently there’s a good magic system and some character development. I’ve heard nothing of good things about this one!

- The Forsaken Sovereign on Webnovel, TBR. LOVECRAFTIAN THEMES AND ELDRITCH GODS I AM SO EXCITED. 

(feel free to forum message me to gush about any of these novels!) <<less

I have collected the few stories with reasonable & moral characters and character development. In most of these stories, the powers  MCs have are earned... more>> not given. I have avoided harem tags like the plague, due to many cardboard cutout supporting characters. However, the few stories with harem tags listed actually have characters with at least 2D/3D personalities. almost all of these have a rating of 4+ as the quality(rating) is more important than the quantity(popularity). Incomplete stories can be pirated using nyaa.si, vn miedo, ect. <<less

fluffy and sweet modern day josei/shoujo cnovel

The stork come bringing a little bundle of joy, sometimes a couple budles of joy.... more>>

Note:
▪︎The bundles of joy (children) could be the main character (MC) themselves. Or the children could be the birth children / adopted children / siblings / cousins of MC.
▪︎The children either appear since the start of the novel or at the end of the novel.

Novel's points:
▪︎Respect the elders, love the young. Except if they are toxic.

Novel's values:
▪︎May learn a little thing or two about parenting and friendship.
▪︎May awaken the maternal/paternal instincts.

⚠️Warning⚠️
May contain spoilers on the novel's descriptions below. All spoilers shown are for illustration purposes only. The actual novels may differ slightly from the spoilers due to spoiler's simplified texts. <<less

This is a list of all the books I have read in the past year or so. All of them are completely translated and have a happy ending, they are mostly romance and comedy, but some are also very plot-heavy. You will definitely find some novels that you haven't read yet!
Disclaimer: Some of the books may have been locked due to a recent issue, some may have been deleted, but you can still access some of them!... more>>

 Marked dub/non con elements! Happy reading!

LIST UPDATED REGULARLY <<less