Novels that I would pay to forget! These are not recommendations but a warning

(Based on the 피폐물 tag in KR webnovel world) According to Namu Wiki's definition of 피폐물: "A novel genre in which the main character goes crazy because of the desperate circumstances around them. Whether it's about love, ill-fated family relationships, or misunderstandings, the MC is constantly abused, tormented, and forced into a mentally and physically hopeless situation."... more>>

Despite being highly regarded in KR thanks to their raw, genuine depictions of pain, sorrow and conflicting feelings with excellent narratives, this genre isn't well-received in international fandoms. NU readers tend to prefer novels without triggering elements, and translators also rarely pick up this genre because of how difficult it is to translate. So this list is made to honor the brave translators who bring out something new and challenging, and also to compile some works for readers' reference.

You can refer to this list either to try out some dark and angsty reading, or to mark it as a 'red flag' list never to be opened. Readers' discretion is advised; remember that the works don't reflect the authors' real-life mindsets and that translators aren't responsible for your mental health. <<less

"Horror Books I Enjoyed"... more>>

I am drawn to horror stories that have little to no romantic subplots. Ghosts are my favourite subject within the genre. The books listed below are not ranked in any particular order.

"Popcorn Read": A term I use to describe a novel that I found so captivating that I couldn't put it down, regardless of its quality. Some books just have that effect on me. <<less

A lot of good dog blood is buried below the ratings bcos it's an unfortunate fact that a lot of NU users only rate novels according to fluff amount w/c made it harder for drama fans to look for good angst.  Common tropes: #wife/husband-chasing crematorium#angst #drama #torture #regret #character development #grovelling #(some)redemption  #(some)tragedy and other triggering issues. ... more>>

#REAL Crematorium. Just search around for full explanation but impt. point is: THEY ENDED UP WITH ANOTHER PERSON. For those who had a sadistic liking seeing a scum ML grovelling but still fail to take MC back, THIS IS FOR YOU.

 Warning: Most stories here are only for the strong-hearted. However, those I regard as "bad (or messily-written) dog blood" that I really cannot tolerate will not be included here  

I will indicate if it's bad ending. If it doesn't have the #BE tag, it's automatically a happy ending.
If you wanted to cleanse your tear duct every now and then, check the ones tagged with #tearjerker. You're welcome.

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Generally stuff I find “good”

My favorite cultivation/magic novels. romance usually is pretty late or as a subplot.... more>>

The ones with male MC have no harem.

The ones with female MC are ACTUALLY READABLE.
--> there is no specific order in the rankings (Although I tried to put some general order as much as possible)  <-- <<less

A collection list of the BL novels that are totally focused on the horror-based and mystery solving filled with suspense and thriller!

all completed !! i'm actually not a fan of angst lmao but i still thought "i might get depressed tomorrow and I'll probably need this" then it piled up in my to-read list and so i built this nest ¯\_(ツ)_/¯... more>>

note: u might need to expect some of the stories to have a bad ending <<less

Simply put, novels with a protagonist that shows distinct moments of apathy towards certain moments, the situation they are found in or people.... more>>

Granted, it's deserved apathy.

The novels are in no particular order. <<less

90%read. They are here 'cause I found the synopsis angsty or some chapters in the novels i've read made me cry and sad. Anyway sadness is there.... more>>

Includes: psychological, tragedy, abuse, unrequited love, depression, complex family relations, hated protagonist, child abuse, sickly characters, i-love-you-and-so-if-you-use-me-i-don't-mind type, etc... among others

Most of then are really short (<100) and though many of them have tragedy, many have happy endings too.  <<less

A collection of series and one-shots that include horror and s*xual themes for those of us that enjoy many kinds of thrilling reads. Note! The s*xual theme doesn't automatically refer to smut. Any form of s*xual behaviour (including on- and off-screen interc**rse, slutty thoughts, s*xual tension, etc.) counts and appears on this list.... more>>

WARNING: some novels include themes of r*pe and have non-con acts. Make sure to read the tags carefully in case these things make you feel uncomfortable. 

If you have any suggestions for novels that could be on this list, then please, let me know. Happy reading! <<less

This is not in order...

Stories with twisted, abusive characters and romance that can definitely not be considered healthy, but may be oddly endearing in their own way. The kind... more>> of I-can't-live-without-you-but-I-won't-hesitate-to-hurt-you-to-win-you. Dogblood and yandere characters, either one of both characters are twisted and/or somewhat crazy. HE and sometimes a development towards a more wholesome relationship by the end. Quality writing., mostly danmei but some are BG romance or ABO. <<less

The FL goes through countless reincarnations of the same life, in the same world, making different choices each time.... more>>

+ FL with countless transmigrations in multiple worlds/books <<less

cry with me please

As the title says, there is no romance. Maybe there is a romantic feeling between other characters or towards the protagonist but, they will not... more>> end up together with the protagonist. <<less

For all the dark-themed novel lovers, Who are tired of those Plot armor Mc, who are almost brain-dead and use their lower body to do the thinking. This list will give you an entry to some fine dark novels. ... more>>

These are just some of the novels. Join us to get links to more good raw novels which are confirmed to be good and readable.

Feel free to recommend the series. And I will add them to my list if they are good.

Join our discord for more dark novels:- https://discord.gg/WDqa2GbbFg <<less

This list contains a lot of spicy, thrilling and action-packed stories. Most characters are tough, bold and aggressive.... more>>

Enjoy your daily dose of manly, rough and furious men! <<less

A list of some of my favorite dark fantasy stories.  Where monsters are really monsters and people struggle to survive. Most of these will be mature due to gore, fighting, and deaths. They may contain adult scenes, although that isn't a requirement. ... more>>

Most will contain a mature MC (Alpha Mc). Often times they are ruthless or don't have problems killing someone if they have to. Another example is that they don't shy away from lewd events.

[Not Ordered] <<less

Like the name says hehe.... more>>

Ps. The numbers are not in order. <<less

with the male leads just cause they are called a villain in the blurb or by others- they don't actually seem like villains or the author skims over it and doesn't  write much... more>>

 so I wanted to dedicate this list partly to those EVIL ML's who are involved with killing a lot, borderline mad, are constantly doing bad things and there's is a bit more description of such things

Usually you can see this where the male lead is sometimes genuinely mean to the MC and we see MC struggle being around them
also I'm including torture, cruelty, or just kinda both are evil lets-take-over-the-world-together kind of romances 

lets burn in hell together .... <<less

Book list, novels where the main characters are completely bad and ruthless (I don't want mc that justifies h24 why they do bad things but just mc that assumes and have no moral or human conscience).... more>>

No romance, to add a new book in my list of books mc need to enter in one of this 3 categories.

If the novel have romance I wil say it, not much author write full evil mc.

Absolute Neutral : Absolute neutral has two definitions : a person who is not inclined to commit wrong doing but who if need be does not hesitate to get his hands dirty after all profits is above all selfishness comes first. Second, he has no emotions he is ruthless no desire only the most rational and mechanical thought.

Neutral Evil : Neutral Evil, he will be very prone to do evils but which must benefit him in some way and will never think emotionally but rationally. Killing people for betterment ect.... have no regrets about the harm done even if the people are innocent.

Chaotic Evil : Chaotic Evil, simple and precise, he commits immoral acts for no reason and has no moral boundaries or conscience, he shamelessly spits on them, he just wants to do evil without reason and commit unparalleled atrocities only for his perverse pleasure.

Don't hesitate to recommend books that I didn't added.

If you want more evil novel, translated or not join this discord :https://discord gg/rawnovelcommunity <<less

[The order is random]

Looks like you've coincidentally stumbled upon this list. Not into Yaoi? (I'm into Yuri) How about Smut? Oh, not h**ny I guess. Maybe the colossal... more>> amount of CN novels is not up to your taste. Well either way, heres the sh*t I signed up for. Good luck! <<less

This is my personal top picks. If you can get the gist my taste through this list, please feel free to comment down below some of your recommendations too! Thank you and Happy reading!... more>>

What constitutes a good story for me?

PLOT. It must not stray away from its intended plot. No unrelevant arcs just for the sake of DRAGGING the story. THERE MUST BE SUBSTANCE. 

As much as possible, NO RUSH ENDING. The conclusion is the most important. If the story ended with some questions unresolve, the story is a failure. Open endings are acceptable, since it is closest to reality you can get. 

CHARACTER GROWTH. I believe it's one of the essential part of the story. I can stomach s*upid and naive characters, ONLY, if they showed character development along the way. 

LOGIC. No one wants to proceed on reading if they couldn't understand nor make sense out of anything. I'm willing to make an exceptions for WORLD-BUILDING. But there's what you call an out-of-this-world logic and an out-of-this-world s*upidity. The former I can accept, the latter, thanks but no thanks.

ENJOYMENT FACTOR. A STORY MUST EVOKE EMOTIONS OUT OF ME. If I couldn't feel anything while reading, then the writer failed to connect to their readers. Even if the genre isn't my cup of tea, it should be able to convince me otherwise. That's what it means by a good writing.

Thank you. (This list is subject to change) <<less