Every time I visit the front page of NU and I see a long title for a JP WN, I know its story and characters are going to be shallow and a waste of my time . I've been sick of the infinite number of the "fantasy RPG" Japanese WNs out there and Chinese WNs that drag on for thousands of chapters. Korean novels tend to be better in that respect by having a unique story and being easy to read without seeing half the chapter used up to describe insignificant details. ... more>>

Yeah there's still some isekai novels here but at least it's going to have good progression and character growth. <<less

Curated repository of assorted works of indelible memories. ... more>>

For the connoisseur. <<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

Need that starting from humble beginnings progressing to vast empires and kingdoms fix? Or a weak MC that grows with a small territory into becoming... more>> a broken MC with a large kingdom. Novels suggested are based around territory-building and character-growth.  (Some may contain romance/harem tags) <<less

Harem/Polygamy novels with P L O T , large selection of waifus & a story worth your time. (May contain OP MC) 

My personal favourite reads... more>>

Refer to lists 4/5 rating, 3/5 rating and 2/5 rating for more novels <<less

BL novels I've read or am reading that I've thoroughly enjoyed.... more>>

I'll admit some are flawed (hence guilty pleasure) but they're mostly great reads with some of my favourite tropes. <<less

The character is well developed and the story very entertaining.. you haven't read it? then you lost it

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Novels you will binge, throw your money away, and put a countdown timer just for the next chapter. 

My go-to Chinese Novels.

Well, almost all my reading list.

Basically novel I personally love so much I don't want to ever forget them.

No specific order~

Don't expect many harems with characters who can't think for themselves or fall in love with the MC before page 1. Many might have a slow moving plot... have to invest yourself into the characters to find the tragic, beautiful and poignant!... more>>

First, some English original webnovels that are superb and easily googleable (in order of best characters, not necessarily plot): 
1. Trailer tr*sh
2. Iron Teeth
3. Castle Kingside (rewrite)
4. Metaworld Chronicles
5. The Good Student
6. Worm (Parahumans)
7. AnimeCon Harem (18+)
8. Mother of Learning
9. Selena's Reign
10. Double Blind: A modern litRPG
11. Tidal Lock (unfinished)

Note that I've been recently pruning and updating the list to remove some that were just good stories with average characters and move them over to new lists that are top of their genre. You can see all my rec lists at https://www.novelupdates.com/user/10378/tallrice/ <<less

Only novels I didn't drop or regret finishing, meaning I enjoyed everything here greatly. Expect nice fights or interesting world building, and not very much politics.... more>>

List is ordered by quality.

If you want to read Japanese stuff I highly recommend you begin with anime/manga, like Vagabond and Hunter X Hunter. If you want action it's best if you can actually see it, right? <<less

Novels similar to solo leveling or The Novels Extra which has game elements and op protagonists ... more>>

Novels are ranked based on how much i enjoyed the book.

FL/ML

Novels not in novelupdates: 
-Nanomancer Reborn - I've become a snow girl

-NoGift <<less

Here are some stories with good protagonists. “Good” here meaning rational and human, and non-braindead and non-a**hole—the type that makes you want to root for... more>> them. This list ranges across all genres. Not all characters are cunning or smart, and each one has its own strengths and weaknesses. <<less

Just some random novels that caught my interest. These novels vary from one another, some needs you to invest time reading into it and there... more>> are also others that are interesting from the get go. So, if you have a short patience and just wants to get to the action then you might see some novels here that might get your attention. Or if you are the patient type and likes their novel to be fleshed out (character development to the max), then there are also here. Enjoy! <<less

Avid reader for a long time, some novels are not an amazing read but are really fun to read and have them moments. The list will be ranked, but its susceptible to the time at which i read them. Hope you like the list and if you want further reviewing on some novel, comment.... more>>

I prioritize stories with well written characters, well written plots, and not repetitive. If the story has that all but doesn't have the "cool" otherwordly feel that we all seek for in this novels, it will not be in here.

PS: I will not include yaoi, yuri or Female Lead novels, since I don't usually read those. <<less

Please consider donating some BL recommendations down in the comments, and I will add them to this to-read-list! I am seriously in need of food... more>> for my soul... thank you! Keep the yandere to a minimum <<less

Here some of my favorite novels, i tend to like novel without romance, harem, ecchi, or tragedy tags. I also like stories with great side characters rather than just focusing solely on MC. So if you look for those harem seeking protag and usual face slapping novel then sorry~ this isn't for ya...... more>>

P.S (edit 12/21) i removed all novel with romance hints, enjoy~ <<less

Well~ this my list of novel that i already read.....some good, some bad, some become good another become bad.  ... more>>

Note#: the rank in my list not according best to crappy or crappy to best... <<less

Here are all the BL novels that I have read!

The main theme of this list is "ROMANCE", but it will include so many other genres.... more>>

China, Korea, & Japan novels are all included.

The novel have been completed and I have finished read the novels. All novels in this list were in my TOP Best List novel, so it definitely have a happy ending and is a good story. Don't mind the rank! 

You won't be disappointed.

[STILL UPDATING] <<less