This is a list of things I have read which I think are great from the perspective of 'quality of craft' & 'quality of story'. In general those will be great reads for everyone as well, but will less include 'because I like this' focused listings of other 'great so long as you like this' stories.... more>>

That said, there are only so many 'objectively great' stories, so farther down the list I will put caveats (etc.) with less 'full measure' stories- either 'just good', or 'great if you like this', etc. I moved all the anri-social protags to another list.

If you know of something I should add to this list, feel free to comment a suggestion or PM.

I have written quite a few reviews for most of these and other works- feel free to check them out, and vote them up if you find them helpful. Thanks! <<less

Main series actively reading and keeping up on.... more>>

(Not sorted in any particular manner) <<less

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Transmigrations, reliving childhood/child again, Lots of father/daughter relationships, daily life, family relationships, growth

Hello! Welcome to my list of favorite Japanese BL novels! ... more>>

I only read few Japanese novels but if you have a recommendation, you can comment it below! <<less

This list has both ancient and modern chinese bl novels! ... more>>

I didnt include all stories in my reading list because I haven't caught up in their latest chapters yet.  But the novels included here are my top favorites. 

Please keep in mind that the ranking of the novels here doesn't matter. 

My notes are mostly wacky af but I still hope you'll find it interesting lol.  <<less

Mostly are transmigration/reincarnation stories With about 125 chapters 

I’ll add more later but these novels are mostly isekai, funny, maybe some deep ones too not sure yet just the ones I like the most so far from what I’ve read and what I find entertaining rn ... more>>

I tried explaining what I liked about most of them but I’m not the best at explaining lol
Lol just kidding most descriptions deleted hahahahahahahahahahahaah... haaaa I’m not rewriting 
- no order <<less

Some novels, which I think are worth reading.... more>>

Mostly fantasy. <<less

Some BL novels, which I think are worth reading.... more>>

Some I've read but it's mostly To Read. <<less

Sequence is CN- JP- KR- Fluffy- (Comedy)- Exceptions- To-reads. Not ranked by number. 
My descriptions varies greatly from a gist, polished review, impressions, or explains key points.        ... more>>

[Flexible Preferences] 
A. Protags are somehow mostly male but I read both!- interesting, has compelling qualities, flawed with development
B. Entertaining, Distinct, & Creative
C. Steady premise, no TERRIBLE plot hole 
D. Romance: good execution, pacing, build-up, & evokes emotion; no bullsh!t drama & brain-dead denseness
E. Vital, relevant, fleshed-out characters
F. Comedic & Fun
G. Danger, Wars, Battles, Strategy, Tactics, Trials, Fights, Thriller, Suspense
H. Lore, Culture, Kingdom, Worldbuilding 
I. Political Intrigue, Schemes, Mind Games, Manipulation, Mystery
J.  Pure tragedies rarely - it hurts!
K. No BL/GL(yet?)
L. Can be R-18 
M. Polygamous-like IF great story | even if you're averse consider my recs. ;)

[Criteria]
1. These are (mostly) 4/5 stars in story, translation and enjoyment according to my flawed evaluation that is mainly 3/10 objective, 7/10 subjective.
2. I have perused the novels or adaptation before sharing my thoughts.
3. Writing must be consistent, coherent and engaging and the ending must at least not be sh!t. Clichés to a point are fine however it needs to be purposeful & executed well. 
4. I will keep adding books that are promising, satisfying, translated.  <<less

Just things I like to read or are planning to. Most of these novels deal with reincarnation and almost all of them are told from... more>> the perspective of the FL. <<less

Quero ler ( Moderno )

Talvez... quem sabe ( Moderno )

Só pra não esquecer ( Moderno )

Já li ( Moderno )

Talvez... quem sabe ( Época )

Só pra não esquecer ( Época )

Começou... termina ( Época ) 

Já li ( Época ) 

This is for transmigration, not:
- Second chances in fantasy (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10749/)
- Transmigrated as a monster (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10686/)
- Transmigrated as a dungeon core/master (https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10742/)
- Traditional fantasy (drafting this one)... more>>

Great EN transmigration novels:
- Metaworld Chronicles
- Castle Kingside
- The Calamity of a Reborn Witch
- Elydes
- Dreaming of sunshine (Naruto ff)
- Surviving the Succession
- Jackal Among Thieves
- The Essence of Cultivation
- Borne of Caution/Desire (Pokemon)
- Memoirs of your local small-time villainess
- Delve
- Beneath the Dragoneye Moons
- Beware of chicken
- Deathworld Commando Reborn
- Mark of the Crijik
- Eight (discontinued)
- Victor of Tucson
- The Calamitous Bob
- The Last Orellen
- He Who Fights with Monsters
- Unbound
- Savage Divinity
- Worth the Candle
- The Many Lives of Cadence Lee
- Way of the Shaman (translated from Russian, published, with VRMMO elements)
- How to avoid death on a daily basis
- Azarinth Healer
- Wandering Inn
- Ar'Kendrithyst
- The Arcane Emperor
- Cursed Era <<less

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Bunch of random evil protag

The greatest and coolest novels I've read on here. There’s also a fair bit of isekai...... more>>

I've put my rough status at the start of each description, just for reference.

The description is gonna be my thoughts on the novel, not a proper overview. Should I change this? It would be better for recommendations to give a description of the actual novel... Just, it feels kinda useless to describe something that already has an official description.

I'm probably gonna make some new lists in a rank format (S, A, B, etc.) so I can recommend (more) tr*sh isekai. I'll only make those kinds of lists for isekai as of now though, because I haven't read enough novels from other genres. This list currently is basically S-ranks and A-ranks, with the very bottom of the list containing some B-ranks.

[Note: Been exploring other novel sites for the past few months (Edit: years). I may continue to do so, as the stock of isekai and Yuri here has still yet to keep up with my demands. If you have any recommendations, please give them. Also, for any Yuri fans, my recommendations for Webnovel are Date Her Instead and The Spider Queen. For isekai, it's Reincarnated as a Fox with a System and The Spider Queen once more. They are some nice reads. Nanomancer Reborn and Vampire System are some great system novels too - at least, for a decent while.] <<less

The title says it all: mostly romance based novels set in a western/European setting with a 'villainess' female lead who for one reason or another, is trying to change their fate by either becoming good and/or neutral or embrace their villainy in order to enact revenge against those who wronged them.... more>>

*This list serves as both a personal reading list as well as a recommendation list. Most of the titles were found through their webcomic/manwha adaptations or promo one-shots, so I may not have read the original novels... Yet.

** May contain slight spoilers, personal notes and bookmarks! <<less