My review of stories I've read (primarily bl)

The List comprises of my favorite horror BL novels with great story building and plot line. The ranking is biased according to my taste so I apologize for hurting any sentiments.... more>>

I hope this list can help some to find the absolute best out of many and experience these amazing novels.

I also take recommendations so feel free to leave comments! Happy Reading!!  <<less

i have read more than two hundred novels on this site. lot of them were pretty meh, there were some entertaining tr*sh novels and there were... more>> some that were truly great. even if think these novels really great it doesn't make them faultless so keep that in mind. <<less

Female Protagonist Novels that take the traditionally male route.

Check the comments for more recommendations. I only added novels above 3 stars, and I'm not gonna bother personally ranking them. ... more>>

Check out my other lists here!

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62346/

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/63149/

Girl Crush FL (CN Only) - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/89513/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62483/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74300/

Slow Burn Goodness - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/64099/

Overpowered KR MCs Give Me Life - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/71430/ <<less

This list had black belly shou, gong mc and cultivation. My favorites!

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Best of the completed bg novels. Not in order of it's quality. But feel sure that it's good novel 

Novels I've read and personally like (ordered by rating)... more>>

[ Kingdom Building ] [ Army Building ] [ Harsh Training ] [ Novel World ] [ Game World ] [ MMORPG ] [ Futuristic Setting ]       [ Modern Day ] [ System Administrator ]

_ Interdimensional Travel _  Strategic Battles _ Psychic Powers _ Conditional Power _ Apocalypse _ Jack of All Trades _ Crime <<less

highest to lowest ratings | with synopsis

A VERY subjective list. I'll keep updating it and add the reviews/rankings whenever I have time. The rating is based on MC > Story > Supporting Characters.... more>>

Check out my other lists here!

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62346/

Badass Heroines who aren't damsels in distress 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/63149/

Girl Crush FL (CN Only) - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/89513/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 1 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/62483/

Top Tier Novels (Personal Opinion) 2 - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/74300/

Slow Burn Goodness - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/64099/

The Blissful World Of VRMMORPGs - 
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/73205/ <<less

For anyone wanting to get into some good Korean fantasy novels, here's a couple to give a look. This list is aimed at beginners.... more>>

What is a fantasy? World different from our own, that contains concepts that we can merely speculate on earth, such as magic, other intelligent races like our own (elves). These are the novels I will recommend.

For each novel, I'll give an opinion with the 'more>>' button, otherwise you can just read the simple description for the basic concept and my personal rating - including my current chapter, for reference.

No rules on tags, can be romance/harem, or can not be. Typically focuses on character growth either in the format of regression (time rewinding basically), transmigration/possession (getting sent into an existing character's body), reincarnation (self explanatory?) or straight fantasy

Last Update: August 2, 2023, Opinions might fail to reflect my current view of the novel. <<less

personally i think korean stories are generally better than a lot of chinese  stories so here is a list of good korean stories. it's sorted based... more>> on what i liked better. i appreciate good recommendations. <<less

mostly kr action with little to no romance

For the novels that don't just expose endless descriptors, but also have a clever and well thought out story to tell. Whether it be tragic grinds that test your limits or joyful romps that celebrate life, these novels are things that I consider fulfilling reads from cover to cover. The novels that I unironically think are well written.... more>>

I have a bit of a hard on for Korean Novels in particular. It's just because of the stylistic choices these authors make. If Chinese Novels are about blood-thirsty, cruel, never-ending, arrogant, one-sided and shallow stories; and Japanese Novels are about weak-willed, nonsensical, piddling constantly hesitant stories; then Korean Novels are a different beast all together.

There are also novels that I REALLY loved reading but have no entries on this site. These novels are *legally* hosted on WebNovel and elsewhere. I will list the novels that struck me as abnormally good here in the description.

Reincarnated with the Strongest System

Divine Emperor of Death

Villain Cultivator

God of Tricksters

Tyranny of Steel

The Beginning After the End

Vile Evil Hides Under the Veil

Why Should I Stop Being a Villain

Supreme Magus

Rupegia

The Simulacrum

Worth the Candle

Shadow s*ave

Dimensional Descent

Sword God in a World of Magic

Jackal Among Snakes

The Bleak Walker <<less

Not all of them are fluffy but definitely worth it. There will be blood, face slapping, fighting and a whole lot more. But definitely worth... more>> it, even if they have low rate, I still enjoyed reading them. Revenge, Rebirth, Transmigration, and 2nd chance in life.  <<less

Mostly Korean Novel.

maybe you wanna find something good but its new

My personal list for this niche genre of novels - will be adding as I read. Charisma and leadership do not come easy, but they sure as hell come naturally for these protagonists. Charismatic MCs with significant focus on character and ability growth, kingdom / army / career development & management, and/or wholesome friendships / brotherhood. Romance (if any) will only be subplots, not the main focus. I've put short descriptions and summaries of every novel, plus my thoughts on them.... more>>

Arranged from best > worst > boring reading experience. I change my ratings often. Feel free to recommend more or point out any mistakes in my sorting of this list. Cheers!

*[CC] - Collecting Companions, aka collecting and raising loyal companions. Brotherhood, friendship, blablabla. [CC] focuses more on picking up and raising companions without necessarily having to develop a full kingdom/empire.

*[KB] - Kingdom Building. I'll use this abbreviation as a general umbrella term for anything to do with (insert noun)-building and management. [KB] by association would also include raising the people in that empire/kingdom, but the novels focus more on the development/management part. <<less

My favourite novels in no particular order.... more>>

Please recommend to me some of your favourite novels <3 <<less

I like to identify myself with the protagonist so i don't like ruthless protagonists who kill without morals. 
The novels in the list should have... more>> a decent length, most over 600 chapters.
I am also very picky, i drop novels i don't like or have a brutal MC. No horror novels in this list as i also dislike them. <<less

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

My biased tastes, I would include perfect run, mother of learning, and the last orellen which are all on royal road. Also the cradle series. ... more>>

Of course im missing reverend insanity and other stuff, but trust me ive read a wicked sh*t ton of web novels including RI but these are just my personal top faves.  <<less

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SO, I'M BASICALLY COLLECTING NOVELS WITH FEMALE PROTAGONISTS. OFC, THEY'LL HAVE TO BE STRONG AND OBVIOUSLY NOT A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS! I... more>>

I'LL MOSTLY HAVE DUNGEON OR SURVIVAL GAMES THEMED ONES. (∩´∀`∩)*゜ <<less