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Mainly strong female characters with brains, beautiful leads, power play or intrigue, good plot and world building. I do have soft spots for handsome men... more>> and handsome female leads. Sometimes with a dash of fantasy, but almost all the time historical. Not in any order. <<less

Completely translated novels set in ancient times or ancient China. All romance novels with different sub-genres. Some are a little vague with the setting, but... more>> they are not completely irrelevant. <<less

My favourite Chinese romance novels that has been made (or will be made) into a drama.... more>>

TBA = To be aired. The drama's have been announced but not broadcasted. They seem to change names a lot pre-airing so some of these might change. I will try to keep the list updated. <<less

more novels with an intriguing premise. targeted for mature readers. i am running out of space!

Novels that is so goddamn good that it will leave you empty after reading it ... more>>

BG and BL

Most if not all are completed  <<less

Recently I have been back into my Chinese drama phase and I have noticed how many of my favorite novels have been adapted to drama so here we go listing all the source novels for these dramas. ... more>>

I will also mention some dramas that are upcoming or yet to be broadcasted those would be specified too.

Every drama mentioned here has been subbed in English.

To know the legal sites to watch these dramas I will be mentioning which all are available on YouTube(most dramas are available to watch for free only Iqiyi dramas need VIP to watch the rest of the episodes ) mostly it will be Iqiyi , Youku , Tencent (WeTv) , Mango channel , Hunan TV (all these channels are there on YouTube )otherwise some of them are available in Viki or Netflix to know alternative legal streaming sites please check My drama list .  com 

Also for Iqiyi you will have to pay memberships fees to watch dramas after the first 2 free episodes.

If you guys do like the list and want more of these in the future please do like , follow and comment below Thank you

Any other additions to this list are welcomed. <<less

All 4+stars. Most I loved. Some I’d just recommend. Different strokes for different folks and all :)... more>>

Added a few xianxia and xuanhuan themed novels <<less

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translations still in progress / currently reading / want to read

my slow burn, tragedy, xianxia, friends to lovers favorites (sorted by descending recency)

One more list to go through ... more>>

Every story that I've already read will be deleted from this list and moved to either the ' okay/dropped' or 'so good' list <<less

Not in order 

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Novels i Love

Every story that I've already read will be deleted from this list and moved to either the 'okay/dropped' or 'super good' list

i need to clear my bookmarks... more>>

includes [almost any genre except for gl and apocalypse]:

- mlm

- flm

- tragedy (bcs i love to hurt myself) 

- slice of life

- smut

- brainrot dogfood

- historical xianxia and politics

- modern day 

untranslated novels not on this website will be in the comment section

Pt 2 of my list: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/70987/ <<less

I have not read all of these. Just a collection.

cause life is hard enough

Novels I'm interested in but haven't read yet

Decided to start keeping track of novels that were adapted to TV dramas!... more>>

Often I ended up watching the drama before reading the books, which in some cases is good, some other times is actually bad as the story is more fleshed out in the drama itself.

I’m not going to give a review of the novel and/or drama it’s been adapted to, but I’m going to give a score based on how similar is the drama to the novel (and viceversa) based on what I’ve read.
⭐️ = significant changes to the story and the characters  ⭐️⭐️ = some changes to the some events in the story and the characters but main story plot is maintained ⭐️⭐️⭐️ = both the story and the characters remain true to the novel

Unrated novels is because I either haven't read the novel or haven't watched the drama so wouldn't be able to provide an accurate analysis. <<less

Historical romance set in ancient China. (Boy x Girl)... more>>

Known BE removed. I tried to put the most recent completed first. But it isn't in any particular order, for the ones at the end. Just the order I found it. <<less

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These are novels that are mainly completed and I want to read. There are many other parts of this series. For those that I’ve read... more>> before, I’ll rate it out of 5.  <<less

i’m in the middle of this. some aren’t completely translated and i wish they were. others are completely translated and for some reason (usually it’s... more>> bc it’s very well written but very heavy and sad and i’m in a bad place emotionally irl) i am reading it slowly. or on and off again.  <<less