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These are just my personal favorites, something you can binge when you have time to kill. Some of them are completed and some are still ongoing. ... more>>

I can assure you that you won't be triggered to throw your phone across the room.

Most of them are romance themes though.  <<less

Novels where the protagonist (uke/seme) are very intelligent , cool and have badass moments . ... more>>

-- There are also BG's involved , I have written a warning for those.

(Some of them I haven't read , but heard ). <<less

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Novels that involve E-Sports or gaming (even though some might only include a little bit/something related). Includes, BL, BG, or no romance. The novels here... more>> are around 4-5 stars. <<less

Cliched, but not toxic pairings. Couples where both parties get the respect and dignity they deserve.... more>>

Dominance and submission will always exist in one form or another in relationships, but there shouldn't be a party who maintains the balance out of insecurity or fear.

Anyway I don't want to write essays. Basically couples who make love beautiful. <<less

I have completed the stories on this list and are very memorable even for a long time.  Huft, really made my standards in finding readings... more>> higher. <<less

BG modern romance : NO rebirth / NO transmigration ... more>>

Mostly FLUFF hehe

P.S. More novel recommendations in the comments. Its not listed here on NU yet and still unstranslated. But most of the MTL quality is still okay. I've read most of them on shubaow . net <<less

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Slimy rat mc that u love to hate or hate to love with morally grey personality such as money hungry, shameless, cunning, power hungry, results over process but overall with own bottomline (mostly saving the word or live own life or for friendship) ... more>>

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Additional novel not listed in novel updates (highly recommended) :
Quick Transmigration: Is it Better to be a Beta?

https://chrysanthemumgarden.com/novel-tl/btbab/

Summary:
One bis*xual tr*shcan joins hands with one cheap system and they do their best to improve the world. Sort of... 

In short Mc is such a scum of a mansl*t that in one of the world he cause rebellion in his country cause he f*cked too many ppl while the system is useless n can't even recognise the Protagonist of the world cause he spent all his tech point in space Canon  <<less

If you are all about character development, drama, hurting, angst, but a happy rainbow at the end of it all then I recommend these to... more>> you!! Of course some of these story are milder or stronger than the others but I'll write it below for you guys to check it out. In no particular order! || It has more mature themes and not just 2D characters but actual humans just in a book. All of these are masterpieces. Source? DUDE TRUST ME <<less

(There's a second list, just add a 2 to the name of this list and you'll find it) ... more>>

There are too many novels with cliché romance and harems with annoyingly useless girls. Reading them gets extremely tiring. There are too few novels with absolutely no form of romance or harem. Here are some novels I've found to not have romance/harem or have an harem/romance theme that didn't affect the plot of the novel to the point of it being annoying. 

Feel free to recommend novels that fit the criteria, arigatou^o^

P. S. I haven't read all the novels in this list so I might not be accurate in judging them. And there are some I've read but didn't finish and the novel ended up having romance or harem elements in a later chapter, please feel free to correct me anytime you see that I wasn't accurate. Arigatou minna-san <<less

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These romance are not those high school puppy love romance stories, but rather calmer protagonists that communicate with each other to do the best they can. These novels have mature characters that are less impulsive and see things from a pragmatic perspective.... more>>

I ABSOLUTELY LOVVEEEEE COMMUNICATION. 

These characters are more or less direct and determined to better their relationships. <<less

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This is a collection of short stories and Oneshots that i find really enjoyable or hurtful to read. Mixed with dog food, toothache, dog blood, and too much bloood from my blackened heart.  <<less

Some of my fave modern slice of life. Mostly BL.

Older working adults dealing with older working adult problems. Protagonists must be dealing with realistic issues, be mentors, have a competent outlook on life, or... more>> just generally act like old people :P <<less

BL cultivator novels set in the past ... more>>

All novels are at least 4 stars or higher

Comment if you have any suggestions to add to it :) <<less

Here is some novel list that hit my taste. ... more>>

Please tell me if you have another recommendation.

*The order in the list doen't mean anything. I just put them in based on my memory. <<less

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list has been edited, sry. plz check my other lists... more>>

characters in relationships yet also dealing with other problems in life. <<less

well, here are some of the novels that are under-rated-ack (and I have been reading these), well not for long aye? ... more>>

So, most of the MC's here are male. The focus is on the action, adventure...annnnddd fantasy!

Warning: Not much romance could be found.

Do comment below if you found anything new and on your favourite series.

Happy reading fellas! <<less

As the title says Intelligent MC.... more>>

I dislike hot blooded, overly emotional and dumb MCs, so this list won't contain any such novels. 

On the other hand i like scheming MCs, so expect such novels.

P. S- This is another list from my previous account (which i lost) 

https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/4489/ <<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

These are novels that I have completely read or is in the middle of reading with high anticipation. I do not regret reading them but... more>> regret finding them too late. <<less