this list contains themes of  : Dark themes, Horror, Apocalypse, World Building, Cultivation, World Hopping, Strong MC usually OP or ruthless to achieve their goals, MC who is complex, Antihero loner mc,, no plague known as Slice of life,  Revenge, Transmigration, isekai, second chance at life, survival games. May have some light romance in some of these novels, you have been warned. Honestly its so hard to find sh*t with NO romance and NO harems, but if you got anything not in this list please reccomend it to me in the comments. This list isnt final, i add and remove novels to fit the list better. Esp if I find better novels to replace the shitty... more>> ones in the list. After all 100s the limit.

MY CELL PRISON: https://wuxiaworld.site/novel/my-cell-prison/

reborn evoloving from nothing

https://m.webnovel.com/book/reborn-evolving-from-nothing_11365254206340405

Ascending the Heavens as an Evil God - MTL and Comradmao

Here are some other threads with good shit

Royal Road:: https://forum.novelupdates.com/blogs/novel-recomendations-for-royal road.3877/

https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/evil-cold-ruthless-mc-with-no-love-or-no-wife-or-no-harem.96646/

https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/finding-super-evil-sociopath-or-psychopath-mc-who-will-mass-murder-n-kill-for-a-goal.118563/page-4

https://forum.novelupdates.com/threads/looking-for-real-evil-mc-list-of-books.121490/ <<less

[binge over, now filling comment recs zzz] SPOILERS + assume i used mtl sites unless stated... more>>

fell into cn mtl hell. oops. also a list can only fit up to 99 novels so

Notes:
>  mainly fem protag villainess, modern or ancient settings
>  mostly complete stories
> chapters averaging 100+ only, no patience for bingeing 1000+ chapters
> will probably move comment recs into list ones, just, idk if i'll know it got an entry ngl
> contains dropped reads
> ratings mean... some things, but GtRaSML will always be last because of how long the read more is <<less

Sturgeon's law: 99% of everything is terrible.... more>>

I know many people say that there are no good novels on this site, and it oftens feels like the top lists are filled with overpowered MC's, undeveloped harems, 2D characters, and lacking plots.

There are some novels that stand out, however, whether that be for their plots, characters, or translations.

This is a list for my personal 1%. It is ranked in order. <<less

A list to keep track of all the danmei novels I've read to the end! There are also raws in the comments with descriptions. 

Political intrigue with romance on sidelines but no Harem. Check comments section for untranslated suggestions. You can read the raws for them. All are HE. 

How would you bring technology into a fantasy world? Make sense of the magics? Feed people and get rid of the corrupt nobles? This is specifically on developing a city or territory, not:
- Developing a dungeon/core (see my other list: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/10742/)... more>>

First, a few worthy mentions that aren't on NU:
1. The iron teeth - although territory development comes late in the story, it's well done and exotic, being based on a goblin kingdom
2. 1632 (published book) - if you liked Release that Witch, I highly recommend this. In this one, the whole town goes back to the 30 years' war period. ... Replace the Chinese communist nationalism with American republican nationalism and much more social drama.
3. The Eagle's Flight - highly intricate fantasy webnovel
4. Defiance of the fall
5. Randidly Ghosthound - neither Randidly nor Defiance of the Fall focus on kingdom building, but they both have elements related to setting up a post-apocalypse system city - complete the quest to get the village crystal/coin!
6. Enlightened Empire - a bit weaker than the others, but lots of chapters and tech introductions
7. The Expansion (Legend of the Arch Magus) - [have not yet read] but comes with a high recommendation from Hitexh in the comment who says it has some similarities to Release that Witch <<less

Now a classic sub-genre of the Isekai genre, getting transformed into a monster is often accompanied by game elements or ability to evolve...... more>>

So many outside NU:
1. Metamorphosis (Kafka) - bug (cockroach?) - classic, amazing, depressing, and not very long, go read it. This is the grandfather of the genre
2. The Iron Teeth - goblin - by far the best - goblin MC is not reincarnated...
3. Journey of Black and Red - vampire
4. A Dragon's Curiosity - dragon/human
5. The Dark Herbalist (Russian) - goblin - VRMMO goblin series
6. Chrysalis - warrior ant fighting for queen and hive
7. Threadbare - teddy bear
8. Queen in the mud - salamander with cute magic and city building
9. Demon's virtue - an imp
10. Life reset - yet another goblin - VRMMO like Dark Herbalist
11. I don't want to be the hive queen - Vex (humanoid/ant/zerg?) - [have not read yet]
12. Fork this life - fork [have not read yet]
13. Lament of the fallen - chimeric demon/kitsune/angel - [have not yet read]
14. Vainqueur the dragon - dragon - comedy
15. Parasite king - parasite (not reincarnation)
16. Archaic princess - zerg
17. Everybody loves large chests - mimic
18. Is that a wisp - wisp
19. Tree of aeons - tree - good premise, inconsistent mechanics and lots of plot armour20. The snake report - snake

If you like this type of story, you might also like Reincarnated as a Dungeon Core novels. You can check my other list if you want to see some of those. <<less

The title says it all. BLs with a healthy power dynamic (mostly, since those are pretty rare), well-developed leads, great storylines, almost no unhealthy and unrealistic characterisations like yandere MLs or MCs with questionable IQs. Some exceptions are there, though; I've added the novels I liked despite them having somewhat yandere character(s).... more>>

I've added all the novels that checked off most of the boxes and noted everything I might have liked/disliked about those novels while reading. 

The rankings on each novel don't really matter (except for the ones at the beginning). Don't forget the ones at the bottom, although they're the ones I personally didn't like much! But you might!  <<less

[BG] - [No CP]
https://forum.novelupdates.com/blogs/waiting-list.4115/... more>>

Manga

dimensional mercenary

Waiting list

The face-slapping path of sword repairer male god (Quickly wear) 剑修男神打脸之路（快穿）
[No CP] Reverse Life (Quick Pass)              【无CP】逆转人生（快穿）   

The male god only wants to serve the country     男神一心只想报效国家[快穿]

Male with a high position, kicking the male lead [fast wear]    男配上位，踹飞男主[快穿]

He heard his lover discussing with the system how to attack him    他听到爱人在和系统讨论怎么攻略他

[No CP] The gluttonous food collapses the plot [Quickly wear]      【无CP】饕餮吃崩了剧情[快穿]

[No CP] [Comprehensive Martial Arts] My life will stop  【无CP】[综武侠]吾命将休

[Sword Three] Nothing to Do_Xiaohu Xili [End]    [剑三]闲来无事_小狐昔里【完结】   

Hardcore Quick Wear_Little Fox Xili [End + Fan Wai]      硬核快穿_小狐昔里【完结+番外】   

[Comprehensive] Zhao Ru Sun and Moon_Little Fox Xili [End + Fan Wai]     [综]昭如日月_小狐昔里【完结+番外】 <<less

List is not in order. If you want to laugh, i also recommend Sun Knight and Cultivation Chat Group.... more>>

I really like power fantasies, and have specially fallen in love with the world-hopping genre. I don't enjoy romance in books or female authors, and JP and KR novels are cringe (Moonlight Scultor was fun back when i just started reading, though).

All books here have atleast a few hundred chapters translated. Please leave any recommendations in the comments. <<less

[For untranslated CN novel suggestions, please refer to the Comment Section of this list]... more>>

Romance novels that will make you reconsider the pre-established order of things, that shine by their realism, that demand that you acknowledge cannon fodders, that hinder you in condemning villains. <<less

Be basked in the world of your delusions! Japanese romantic comedy novels to read that will never happen to you in real life...... more>>

If for some reason you did experience it in real life then, dang you're amazing! You must be blessed ( must have been troublesome)

And for those who didn't...seek comfort by reading these novels where your dreams takes on a whole different level! May you be blessed as soon as possible...jk!

( no ranks) #Romcom is an EXPLOSION! <<less

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

You like big harems? This List is for you! Every novel is ranked by the size of the harem. ... more>>

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Check it out here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.graytsar.savewebnovel <<less

Smut with plot starts from #13 : )

I didn't grow up as a reader. It's just something I was never interested in as a kid. It's not something I'm proud of but I even made fun of my sisters for reading as a kid... who would've guessed I would turn into a reader myself? Not only that but own a site related to reading!... more>>

Anyways, these are the novels that really got me addicted to this awesome community! <<less

My personal rating and descriptions. Some of them are R-18; read at your own risk.

Isekais are fun reads when done right, cringey when generic, and horrible when done wrong.... more>>

Sorted: Best to Worst; each individual rating is not sorted in any way. | RATING COMING SOON = Haven't read an adaptation or the novel yet.

Honorable Mentions: The Beginning after the End (NOT ON NU) {4.35/5} It's cool, that's all I can really say.

Notes: Not coming back. At least for now. I'm taking a break from binge reading novels, but I might come back soon in the future. As always, there are basically no chinese novels since I don't read them or like them that much. I'll change up a few reviews here and there if I find them too cringey or not really descriptive of my current thoughts. <<less

Books I read using MTL. Some novels I read long time ago so It might not be a completely accurate rating. Bottom of list are books I plan to MTL, Will update and move most recent commentaries / reviews to top. Beware there might be some spoilers if you read my commentary.
Rating Readability using MTL based on my opinion : 
Highest 5 Stars = Very Easy to Read ☆☆☆☆☆
Lowest 1 Star = Very Difficult to Decipher ☆... more>>

Generally Historical novels are harder to decipher than novels in Modern setting so I tend to gravitate and read more modern day novels.  <<less

I LOVE fluff romance. Most of novels that I read are heartwarming story. I dislike dog-bloody drama. A bit drama is okay, but if whole story filled with unnecessary drama and s*upid misunderstanding, I can't read it. So these are my list of fluffy romance.... more>>

 (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

Btw, the list's ranking is not ordered. 

I don't too like ancient China setting, so all of these are modern day! 

I'm open if you have recommendations!! :) <<less

hhh so difficult to find good ones QAQ... more>>

here we have the rare delicacy of high-quality harem bl novels. may have subtle harems and/or (usually) 1v1 endings. kind-of, sort-of ranked?? adding as i find them!

comment your thoughts and/or suggestions~ <<less

NOTICE: Recently, I've been reading less because I can't spend as much time online. Be warned that any comments you see in this list may be outdated if the novel has been updated a lot in the past few weeks.... more>>

When the protagonist is an unfaithful loser, do you have the urge to transmigrate into the novel to give him a good beating? If so, I present to you a list of novels I enjoyed with an overpowered male protagonist and no harem. Featuring:

- overpowered protagonist
- no harem, preferably no romance
- loner, antihero, or evil protagonist (not a guarantee)
- no slice of life (you know, the kind that seems to plague 99% of JP novels)

Numbers 56~62 are novels that don't have that many chapters or that I'm too lazy to read...  <<less

Korean novels aren't available for MTLing & a lot of the time the authors force the translators to take their work down. This list exists... more>> to show the novels that are actively being translated or have been completed. 
(If an ongoing story hasn't been updated in 3 months I'll remove it.) <<less

Here some of my favorite novels, i tend to like novel without romance, harem, ecchi, or tragedy tags. I also like stories with great side characters rather than just focusing solely on MC. So if you look for those harem seeking protag and usual face slapping novel then sorry~ this isn't for ya...... more>>

P.S i did put few novels with romance plot, but the premise is that the story is real good and the romance is not very important in the story so it won't feel so annoying to read, ehe~ you've been warned... <<less

All the above average and good novels I think are worth the try go here.