Read Lord of the Mysteries and fell absolutely head over heels for it. these are some novels i think have similar elements: lovecraftian/occult horror, steampunk/victorian vibes, themes of humanity fighting against fate, etc.  A mix of read and TBR, as well as BL/GL/gen.... more>>

Recs from outside of Novelupdates:

- Mother of Learning on RoyalRoad, TBR. time loop f*ckery babeyyy. apparently there’s a good magic system and some character development. I’ve heard nothing of good things about this one!

- The Forsaken Sovereign on Webnovel, TBR. LOVECRAFTIAN THEMES AND ELDRITCH GODS I AM SO EXCITED. 

(feel free to forum message me to gush about any of these novels!) <<less

Stories where the protagonist gets a do-over on their own life. No isekai or reincarnated into another world stories just REDO due to loop or... more>> magic time travel. <<less

Stories with crazy smart plot. Not all about mystery solving, some just have crazy plot that not a lot of author can pull off (e.g.... more>> time travel). Some just involve good schemes and conspiracies. <<less

Some of them are not bl TT ! BUT they have the best comradeship and are sus...!! The author just wants to screw with us! 

Really good reads, 

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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

Most time loops aren't on NU either, so here are some to look for:
1. Mother of Learning - well developed, psychic spiders, great magic system and lots of loops.
2. The Perfect Run - a corrupt post-apocalyptic Rome with a witty superpower courier playing the Heroes against the Villains to find his childhood friend.
3. Dear Spellbook - inspired by Mother of Learning: a sorcerer in a land where sorcery is banned seeking to stop a conspiracy of the evil hordes
4. Reroll - Worm meets timeloop.
5. Master of the Loop - time loop to messiah on the wall against the zombie hordes
6. The 7 1/2 deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle - Victorian mu*der... more>> mystery in a body swapping time loop
7. Truth Seeker - a Mother of Learning mimic. Not original, but it is fun and decently written.
8. The Menocht Loop - a fusion of inception's idea of layers with a time loop. Great start, falls off later...
9. Replay (1987) - one of the original loop novels with s*x, drugs and rock and roll
10. The Great Core's Paradox - ouroboros LitRPG
11. RE: Monarch - a prince in a loop... unfortunately, the writing is pretty bad...

And more I have not yet read:
1. The first 15 lives of Harry August
2. The bleak walker
3. Darkmatter/recursion
4. Strange Life of Ivan Osokin
5. 11 birthdays
Skeleton soldier who couldn't protect the dungeon (webtoon)

Time loop movies in the first comment. 

If you like Time loop novels, check out second chance novels: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10749/ <<less

Characters but let's be honest mostly FLs who are living in a loop of hell/reincarnations and suffering none stop. So do be careful if you... more>> are going to read any of the below novels.  <<less

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This is the list of my favorite rebirth novel. But for my forever top favorite list is still in my "List Of My Fav". Go... more>> check on the list that i created in my profile acc <<less

Time loop stories. Some of these can get pretty dark and deal with mental trauma, as well as questioning reality and whether a person is losing their sanity.... more>>

Many of these also have an element of mystery surrounding the time loop, and I do not want to say anything that might spoil them. So I am just giving my overall impressions.

Novels are in order starting with my favorite at number 1.

As always, I'm open to new novel suggestions to add. <<less

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Others: The Editor is Always Flirting with Me, There Are Always Teachers Asking Parents, Abduction of the Female Teacher’s Best Friend

I just want one child (fl) to keep everyone on a leash while she secretly builds an empire out of gold!! Heh~... more>>

Please suggest more if ya got any that checks all beg.jgp

✅ Reincarnation / isekai / time loop 

✅ Silently scheming child  (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

✅ Cuteness attacks

✅ Happy family (whether blood related or adopted)

✅ Childhood love 

✅ Revenge / face slap +++ <<less

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい! Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi!, lit. This Light Novel is Amazing!) is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet.... more>>

A/N: This year Konorano panel completely gave up on trying to include genuinely good novels and just filtered out novels with high sales (due to anime adaptation). Disappointing.

Light novel/Bunkobon
#1 The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten
#2 Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (licensed but not on NU)
#3 The neighbouring Aarya san who sometimes act affectionate and murmuring in Russian
#4 Bathtub de Karasu (N/A)
#5 Tomei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wa Shita
#6 Stella Step (N/A)
#7 Boku wa "Yomi" wo Machigaeru (N/A)
#8 Koibito Ijo no Koto wo, Kanojo janai Kimi to (N/A)
#9 Shu ni Ichido Classmate wo Kau Hanashi (N/A)
#10 The Detective is Already Dead

Books/Tankobon
#1 The person I loved asked me to die in my younger sister's place
#2 A Tale of the Secret Saint
#3 The Villainess' Guide to (Not) Falling in Love (licensed but not on NU)
#4 Mushoku Tensei
#5 7th Time Loop: The Villainess enjoys a Carefree Life (licensed but not on NU)
#6 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
#7 The Eminence in Shadow
#8 Tutorial ga Hajimaru Mae ni
#9 Arasa ga VTuber ni Natta Hanashi (N/A)
#10 Let this Grieving Soul Retire <<less

Feedback welcome~

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Forgot the plot(>0<；)⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄
hope to⬇... more>>

<(￣︶￣)↗️follow the list (ー_ー゛) <<less

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Basically just novels I’ve been enjoying w/ my thoughts on some of them!1!1... more>>

- None of these stories contain harems, and almost none of the female leads in this list are annoying or can be considered a clown [imo] lol <<less

Mostly strong and clever FL,
 Doting and puppy like MLs for the FLs. ... more>>

Story plot involves isekai, reincarnation, time travel/rewind

Mostly Villainess Noble Girls because goody two-shoes are honestly bland and boring.

KR & JP novels that for sure 10/10 will read again

(Comment your fave completed KR/JP novels that is not on the list...I need an escape from reality , if you know what I mean. Thanks!) <<less

Novels where the protagonist is trapped in a time loop and tries to escape it by any means necessary.
Also novels where the protagonist have... more>> power related to time loop where they use that power for their own benefit.  <<less