Novels where MC hurt his/her loved ones in the past... realize their foolishness.. and do their best in seeking redemption / forgiveness.  (Note: Additional recommendations... more>> on comments section below. Most are raw chinese novels, i've completed. Feel free to reply if it already got an English translation.)  <<less

No BL/GL. No Crossdressing.

Where men are the ones who transmigrate. Mostly ancient times.

Hodge podge of novels I enjoyed over my long long reading journey. Reading taste is all over the place.

A list of all the new shining stars of the genre.... more>>

PS: I'm an avid reader of HR novels but my initial list of favorites was getting too long so I simply divided it in 2. There's one list for the well-known classics & one for the upcoming shakers.  This here is obviously the latter. On that note, happy reading :)

Rating:   ❤️❤️❤️ To-die-for             ❤️❤️ Greatly entertaining                     ❤️ Enjoyable 

For more, my all times "Best historical novels" list is here: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/19039/ <<less

All the reads I enjoyed. (Only the novels I enjoyed reading are included)... more>>

Still incomplete list cos I forgot the title of some of the stuff I read. This is the result so far after going through memory lane of all the novels I read, filtering the terrible ones.

Mostly BG

And worry-not, characters are actually pretty decent with a great or at least acceptable setting and plot. <<less

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All are complete ✌️

These are all which I found good to read at the end of the day. These are all completed ones.... more>>

Most won't regret reading this. <<less

Suddenly having husband, children, etc. 
Whether due to transmigration or by situation outside MC control.... more>>

Some I haven't read so unconfirmed

Order: CN, CN (bl), KR, JP <<less

If you like one of the novel in this list, you might like the others.... more>>

These are novels that I will re-read. Which means I LOVE the novels (despite the disadvantages I wrote).

No particular theme, but I am picky in choosing novels that I will re-read.

No particular order.

Notes: I give a little spoiler at the end of description (I give a warning, don't worry). This 'little spoiler' usually the disadvantages, either subjective or objective. <<less

Here's my recommended list for historical-romance....what I'm highly like in these novels is that the FL is the beauty with brain, the honey-sweet bonding with... more>> FL and ML, they have child ( not all, but mostly and hopefully) and the story is not too abruptly ended ( but, not all are completed ) <<less

Sometimes reading imperial can satisfy my soul^⁠_⁠^

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Completed in 20-30 chapters, no smut, no contemporary/modern slice of life, rating 3.8 and up. Can be BG/BL/GL.

(completed) reads that I enjoyed

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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

I have read BL novels that some are mtl and some are english translated.

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This list has novels that focuses on political intrigue regarding throne ascension, harem intrigue with tons of drama.... more>>

Forego your modern sensibilities to truly enjoy some stories from this era otherwise the sexism, underage-ness of things will just enrage you. Not all of them are like that, but there are some novels that try to immerse themselves in that situation. <<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