Here's a list of novels you might enjoy if you, like me, want to read some good stories that don't force an unnecessary & underdeveloped romance subplot where it isn't needed.... more>>

So these stories will have minimal to no romance, and I despise the harem trope in general. On the other hand, I'm a sucker for good bromance/brotherhood/friendship/found family stories. I also won't add any series to the list that I haven't personally read.

I decided to create this list because I've seen many similar 'no romance' lists on the site from which I've gotten many great recommendations to the point they have now become my go-to sources for new novels.

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I'll be trying to organize the list based on how good I personally think the books are, but I'm only really certain about the first 4 being my favorites, the list then gets quite ambiguous, but I personally really like everything on the first page.

In the descriptions, I'll include how many chapters of the series I have read as well as how much romance there has been up until where I've read, as well as additional thoughts/opinions/warnings that I might have about the series.

I'll try to update the list whenever I find another good series to add. If you know of any series you think I'd like based on my list I'm more than open to suggestions! 

UPDATED JAN 1ST: Added 'The Nebula's Civilization' to the list. <<less

Here is the list of the best translated novels you can find, be it Japanese, Chinese or Korean. (This list is based on my taste and subjective opinion and our opinions and taste might differ). Although I tried to rank it, but you should READ all these novels nevertheless, that's a MUST. ... more>>

This list mainly features novels from two genres : ACTION (mainly cultivation novels) and ROMANCE (preferably tragic romance which leaves deep impression on you) and excludes YAOI/BL (not a big fan of those)

If any novel isn't on this list, its because :

1. I haven't read it yet. (Believe me, I have read 300+ big-ass novels if not a thousand)

2. I didn't like it. (It may be good, just didn't suit to my taste)

Apart from this, if you are looking for ORIGINAL novels, you should give the following a try :

1. The Beginning After The End - By TurtleMe

2. The Author's PoV - By Entrail_JI

3. Supreme Magus - By Legion20 <<less

This is it, yal already know... more>>

Webnovels: f*ck WEBNOVEL, sh*t ASS SITE, PIRACY W

Shadow s*ave: "I can't believe I am still finding good novels to read. This is one of the best novels I've ever read and is f*cking well written. Deep plot, good apocalypse setting, characters are incredibly lifelike, interesting and diverse. An actual f*cking masterpiece currently. Enough said." #0.5

Paragon of Sin: "Very very very very good. MC is cool, not very generic, a different feeling all together while still being a cultivation ln. Also dude is just incredibly op but still feels like its deserved idk not for everybody and this is coming from a guy who hates disgusting op mcs off rip. Enough said." #1.5

Birth of the Demonic Sword: "Falls off at the end but rly cool, dark, and powerful mc. Enough said." #10.5

Divine Emperor of Death: "Man has cheats but somehow it doesn't take away from the overall story. Harem as well. Enough said."   #18.5

Blood Warlock: Succubus Partner in the Apocalypse: "Very similar to God and Devil in the beginning but then changes for the worst, it feels like a self-insert type thing. Also the mc is brainless and s*upidly op. Enough Said." #26.5

Chao's Heir: "From the same author of BotDS and it greatly dissapoints. There's so much things wrong with this one that it would take me a day to get into the details. Do not read. Enough said." #40.5 <<less

List of my Read and To-Read novels categorized roughly as Cultivation and Ancient.... more>>

Rating on a "relative" scale of my personal enjoyment (Not Objective)

4: Favorite. 3: Liked. 2: Ok. 1: Meh. 0: Didn't like/Didn't finish. N/a: To Read <<less

Female Human with Male Monster suitor. Monster as in an actual type of creature, not some sort of nickname they picked up. HEADS UP list... more>> also has smut so remember to read the tags PPL. <<less

Cuz I’m a sap and cried all over these ༼;´༎ຶ ۝ ༎ຶ༽... more>>

- some slice of life, some historical, some tragedy cuz we need spice in our lives 

- all complete / on epilogue chapters 

- I have a soft spot for tragedies :/ does that make me a psychopath   <<less

BL, Straight, hopefully GL if i can find some. Just personal taste but these really are great so far. Not really in any sort of... more>> order just as I remember the specific titles. <<less

completed, all BL, all HE (sometimes endings are with some spice but no tragedy)

Quick Transmigration where GxB... more>>

Where MC is a girl. Some maybe 1v1 and some not, and some maybe more mature and yandere-ish than others

Adding some novels as I go and read more! I only add here completed novels, unless I see one that's really good or its in hiatus with no hope

These are QTs that I've read and liked and in my opinion (lmao) i have good tastes. Click on the story for their actual summary because what you'll see in their descriptions here are my thoughts and intro of the story. I tried hard not to spoil anything though

I update this everytime I read something I like so feel free to follow

If you have any suggestions, feel free to comment at the end

P.S. I also have another one of these that's BL <<less

1. Listed below are ALL THE YAOI QUICK TRANSMIGRATION that I have read till now. (*emphasis on 'ALL') ... more>>

2. I have rated them and added comments for some.  

3. There are quite a few novels that I have not read completely because of one of the following reasons:
-Not Completely Translated 
-Dropped because it wasn't my type (boring, too tragic, too toxic or abusive) 

I have Marked them with "*HR", short for Half Read (even reading half an arc also under this)

I'll add more as I read them.  <<less

Heteros*xual Romantic Relationships (some are exophilia) [No Harem or School Life & very little Slice of Life]... more>>

For my followers and those who wish to follow: Let it be known that this is not an accurate list.  I have excluded some nonhuman males.  Stories that are under 10 chapters long and have not been updated in a year will not be included in this list.  I will include descriptions for each as I read them.

~If you're looking for completed stories good enough to be read more than once, then check out my 'Completed Favorites' list.  I highly recommend it! <<less

Because I've read LOTM, so maybe my taste is very high / at least I compare it to Lord of the Mysteries. So if the... more>> novel that you think is good is considered low here (I mean there is no low here, the lowest here is only S. The title of the list is also 'Top Rank' so everything is good) Try to read LOTM first, so that you understand why I filled the ranks of novels that you think are good with low scores ([S]) <<less

male mc with no romance that could interfere with the plot _ maybe bromance? _ there are hunters , another world and things like that.... more>>

mc with a goal even if it's slacking of _ there is no ranking it's random~  <<less

 This hasn't been sorted out, rankings are the first novels I've read till its the most recent novel I was reading..(you can see how much my taste have changed hehe)... more>>

I also want to mention that due to some completed novels that looks like it has no chapters... is because of the translators locking the chapters and sites. You either have two or three options. 
✿(P.S. I put a sign to distinguish at the end of each novel's bio to distinguish if its a password needed novel.....)✿

[ 1.)You can ask permission from the translators to read them but it doesn't really happen often ..

2.) or I recommend this method more which is, you can go to their website and read their explanation or bio on how to read the locked chapters, it varies. ***But in most cases, you can either DM their used social media like twitter to get the password. Or either get an invite from their discord; get verified; and get the password; and there you can finally read....(If you still can't find info or anything then the translator might have really deleted their translations, in worse cases you might never read the masterpieces...) ;-;

 3.) There is also translators here who ban some countries due to bots ripping off their hard work. The only thing you could do is just use VPN. But if not, you are very very lucky..... cause my country is banned so I have to use VPN. *sobbing* ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д`ﾟ)ﾟ｡  ] <<less

Some novel:... more>>

*The Cold General’s Fierce Wife

*[BL] I Picked up a Husband While Trying To Be An Author

*The Twists of Fate <<less

Just keeping everything in order. Most novels don't involve super scary horror.

Characters who end up accidentally becoming deities and have to deal with those annoyances that tend to worship them. Some try to keep the facade... more>> going while other deny their new role with every fibre of their being. <<less

This hasn't been sorted out, rankings are the first novels I've read till its the most recent novel I was reading..(you can see how much my taste have changed hehe)... more>>

I also want to mention that due to some completed novels that looks like it has no chapters... is because of the translators locking the chapters and sites. You either have two or three options. ✿(P.S. I put a sign to distinguish at the end of each novel's bio to distinguish if its a password needed novel.....)✿

[ 1.)You can ask permission from the translators to read them but it doesn't really happen often ..

2.) or I recommend this method more which is, you can go to their website and read their explanation or bio on how to read the locked chapters, it varies. ***But in most cases, you can either DM their used social media like twitter to get the password. Or either get an invite from their discord; get verified; and get the password; and there you can finally read....(If you still can't find info or anything then the translator might have really deleted their translations, in worse cases you might never read the masterpieces...) ;-;

 3.) There is also translators here who ban some countries due to bots ripping off their hard work. The only thing you could do is just use VPN. But if not, you are very very lucky..... cause my country is banned so I have to use VPN. *sobbing* ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´Д`ﾟ)ﾟ｡  ] <<less

A compilation of novels I've read. From interesting reads to fast food novels to pass time. They aren't ranked in any particular order though I... more>> did enjoy some more than others. <<less

Good Plots, Good Settings And Gorgeous Characters. Hope you enjoy!

Collection of Chinese, Japanese, Korean novels I've read or currently reading, centered around a male MC without a harem. That's right, who has time for girls/women/lolis when a whole adventure (sleuth of problems?) awaits.... more>>

Disclaimer: Some of these novels are still ongoing while some works are complete but in progress of being translated. If I see the beginnings of a harem, it's sure to be off this list.

Removed: Academy's Undercover Professor <<less

Esses são meus romances chineses favoritos e resolvi criar essa lista para quem procura romances chineses

I like stories that are easy to read, funny and without much drama. Hope you like it too! ... more>>

Sorting has nothing to do with fun! 

I read every story before saving.~~ <<less

Mainly Korean novels, but can also include Japanese or Chinese novels. I dislike Harems and clingy female characters.

This list contains titles I am reading or have read so far. I will mostly list those I like and omit the ones I dropped or outright dislike and put them in another list. I probably missed a few because I read a massive lot and can't remember every title ^^... more>>

The novels I have read on this site started mostly in the Wuxia/ Xianxia Genre but with time I came to read more and more KR and JP stuff too. As a result, the contents will revolve around the usual genre tropes so I won't bother with a long list of tags. I don't have a lot of expectations for most titles I casually pick up.

What I consider when actually calling a novel "bad" is mostly bad writing ability (author) or translation quality. Otherwise there are some things like excessive NTR, those mostly have horrendous writing/ storytelling anyway. There are also things I just subjectively find boring of course.

I hope the list contains stuff that you may come to like just as I did :)

[I have not really ranked the entries] <<less