From calculating rich women, to overpowered magic users, to hardworking students and business owners, and all the badass women in between, these are the best... more>> novels lead by women.  <<less

I  prune this list often with  better replacements. Last page has the "updates"... more>>

1. Charm of the soul pets 2. Mechanic 3. Overlord 4. Throne of magical arcana 5. Mage Adam 6. shrouded sea scape <<less

A list of Novels I personally like and enjoyed. Potential rereads. Not in order.... more>>

Also please understand that these are my views/opinions so feel free to disagree but don’t send hate ~

Novels chosen based on something unique that they each have that differs from the rest within the same genre.

That is : World Building, Characters, Plot, Writing or just straight up Humour.

I’ve read much more but these are the few that stood out to me. Hope you enjoy! <<less

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Light novels in this list are my favorites and worth to read, and these are also the list of mtl ver. and my ratings on them :
2. Save Reloading Immortal: https://comrademao.com/novel/save-reloading-immortal/
3. I Just Won't Play by the Book: https://www.mtlnovel.com/i-just-wont-play-by-the-book/
4. The Ogre's Food Box: https://www.mtlnovel.com/the-ogres-food-box/
6. My Primitive People Are Awesome: https://www.mtlnovel.com/the-caveman-made-me-awesome/
7. Magus Tech: https://jpmtl.com/books/1214
9. This Big Shot is a bit Careless: https://comrademao.com/novel/this-big-shot-is-a-bit-careless/
10. I Really Am Not a Demon Lord: https://www.mtlnovel.com/i-really-am-not-the-lord-of-demon/
11. Monster Synthesis Master: https://www.mtlnovel.com/monster-synthesis-master/
13. RMJI - Immortal World: https://comrademao.com/novel/a-record-of-a-mortals-journey-to-immortality-immortal-realm
15. I Can't be A Sword God: https://www.mtlnovel.com/i-cant-be-a-sword-god/... more>>

List updated occasionally <<less

Idc just read them when ya want it. 

A type of lightnovels I really like is world hopping. However, I really dislike those silly quick transmigration novels with lots of romance. Hence, most novels in this list will have little to no romance.... more>>

The specific type of novels that will be in this list are ones where the MC originates from Earth and goes back and forth between Earth and other worlds. There will be some exceptions. Although most novels here have a game system, it is just a coincidence and not actually what this list is about.

The novels here will be ranked from the ones I like the most to the ones I like less. Any novel I haven't read yet will be ranked according to its number of stars.

If you know any others novels of this type, please tell me in the comments so I can add them to this list. <<less

[BG] - [No CP]
Quick transmigration, Fast wear, World Hopping: A genre in which the MC travels to multiple worlds, realms, or dimensions ... more>>

QT mangas

A journey to the past [Vivibear]

Cheating men must die [The king]

Goddess creation system [DAZUI]

https://forum.novelupdates.com/blogs/waiting-list.4115/

Waiting list

Raiders are all at Shura Field [Quick Pass]      攻略皆是修罗场[快穿]

Bai Yueguang [White moonlight] breaks up everyday    白月光分手日常

Accidentally robbed the system [Quick Wear]     不小心夺舍了系统[快穿]

[No CP] Female partner is addicted to science [Quick Wear]    【无CP】女配沉迷科学[快穿]

Quickly wear and hunt the black villain           快穿猎捕黑化反派

The goddess of war's black packet group      女战神的黑包群     

Fast wear: villain, you are poisonous              快穿：反派女配，你有毒 

Fast wear: The villain's salvation plan              快穿之反派男主救赎计划

Quickly Transmigration Su Daji: Male god, tease one!      快穿苏妲己：男神，撩一个！

Quickly wear to pamper the male host: My host is sick Jiao              快穿宠男主：我的宿主是病娇

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Novels of different genres, Romance, Horror, Xianxia, Fantasy, BL, Supernatural... 

Novels that focus on clever female protagonists surviving through multiple scary and dangerous situations with her wit in apocalyptic/escape games/futuristic worlds.

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

Mostly cold and ruthless protagonists 

Novels I love

I'm an avid horror fan, and these are a composition of my favourites and good horror novels. No BL/GL. Little romance if any. No hero... more>> complex mc. Ordered from best and down(my opinion) <<less

I enjoy a good power fantasy as much as the next guy, but there are certain page-filling aspects of stories that I can find draining if it's not done well. All of these novels are just really good. Some of them have a refreshing twist, while some of them are well-executed. ... more>>

There are novels on here that are not completed. I added them because what I have read is so great that I wouldn't regret if the novel was never finished.  <<less

Zombies | Scifi | Apocalypse | Gore ... more>>

Sorry, my tastes are heavy but it's hard to find the good ones ah~~

Will add as I read more <<less

Absolute faves, wouldn't mind reading them again, for the third time.

Notable & Popular Novels with High Recommendations / Titles that have Adaptations (No BL) 

link for part 1: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/3388/?ft=yes

Involves transmigrated (to another world), reborn (as another person in the same world) or rebirthed (second life) characters who did better than their previous counterparts.... more>>

May be light, sweet, heavy, angst, comedic, or anything in-between. Adventure, fantasy, action, romance, what have you. Characters may be OP or not, female or male, and may even be gender-bent (which is the closest I could get to slash).

The bottomline is parallel world and characters that are given a second chance. Of course, the plot should also be convincing. Hence, while I've already read lots of transmigrated / rebirthed characters, placed here are only my recommended ones.

Note: List done alphabetically to prevent bias. Will be updated from time to time. <<less

These are just novels that I quite liked. They are all Chinese novels! They are in no particular order (maybe only slightly influenced by memorability or fondness, but mainly based on the time I read them) other than the first two which are my absolute favorites that are completed. I put the ongoing novels that I loved in the beginning of the ongoing section (to #53).... more>>

I intended to only put on completed novels since I prefer reading to the end, but I found that I didn't feel like reading any completed novels and moved on to ongoing novels so there are ongoing novels at the end of the list and completed novels in the beginning. The completed novels are #1-#45 while the ongoing novels are all the rest.

As you may probably notice, I like comedic, slice-of-life novels with a female protagonist the most, but there are some exceptions that I really loved. 

(I tried to make a comment for most of these, but for some of them, I read them a long time ago, and I don't remember a lot other than I liked them, others I don't have a particular impression that made them stand out. I tend to make longer comments for the ones that are unique, I loved, or I just read and I remember a lot and I think they deserve a comment) <<less

A list of memorable stories I read on novelupdates that covers mostly survival stories, reincarnation in non-human beings, second chances in other worlds and novels that felt unique in some way.... more>>

More often than not, stories I included had some grim parts to them. Where I find it necessary, I'll put a warning. 

Some stories are simply positive. Not everything needs to be dark. <<less

there's normal one with romance, without romance, bl...

List of My Fav novels. ... more>>

Diff genres (mostly) but in general,  they are all novels with excellent writing.

I read a lot of novels but its always hard for me to remember novels to recommend to my friends.

This list is a compilation of Spice-free, wholesome novels that all get 5 stars from me. Lmk if you know any other good novels!

Note I added novels which I did not finish but based on memory it is still worthy of a trial read

EDIT: JS - for shoujo/romance free novels skip 10-13, 17-21, 23  <<less

Novel i wuv... more>>

Wtf gw nulis pontang panting sumpah panjang tapi kagak ngesave aing maung njir <<less