Ancient or Cultivation BL reads that will make you feel you didn't waste your time. This list is apart of a series classified by genre; other lists of this series include Thriller/Action, Fluff, and Modern/Transmigration novels. I tried to include both known and unknown novels to give more diversity to the reading list. Honest note--not a big fan of ancient settings. I've judged quality by reviews and seeming plot. ... more>>

So what is my subjective version of a quality BL of this list?

-No/little plot holes & well developed plot

Capable MC and ML  (not aggravatingly s*upid and knows when to respect each other but also put their foot down at the right moments). 

 -Lasting impression. I made this list by memory so if it's not on here...Chances are it's not worth remembering for the list.

-Makes me think--especially applies to this genre since I usually read this genre for the court schemes and palace intrigues. 

-Make me cry, laugh, yell or gasp. Perhaps all at the same  time. 

*****I have also included BL novels that have high expectations from me. The higher the expectations, the higher the stars. Hence, "***, **, *."

PS. Novels I've read are the only ones rated according to number. The rest (unread) are just listed randomly.

 PSS. There are always exceptions on this list that don't fit the requirements. But it's not bad to explore out of your comfort zone.  <<less

These are all the European fantasy BL I've read. Some of it it's pure fantasy and some of it is video game based. Like they isekaied into a video game or it's a virtual reality thing. I'll give them a 1-10 rating as well, but this is just my personal feelings. A lot of these are absolute tr*sh. XD And some have unfortunately been abandoned for a long time by their translators. Read at your own risk.... more>>

Now these are just the ones I've read/started to read. There's plenty more I haven't gotten around to or I'm waiting to see if they'll actually be completed before starting. But feel free to leave some more down in the comments!

Spicy levels: these are how much explicit material to expect.

0: no explicit material and not even a reference to doing the deed

Mild: may be some intense kissing or implied s*x, but usually it's a fade to black deal

Medium: they do the deed, but it may not be too explicitly described or not happen that often

Hot!: much sex 

Very very hot!: pure smut, even ranging into hentai, read at your own risk. <<less

List of bl novels that focuses on how to improve quality of living through hard work (farming, business, studying, kingdom  building, etc) that I found.... more>> Not a rec list <<less

Part 2 : https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/2925/

Uke MC/Transmigration/Reborn

Novels with non-humans. Will include mostly fluffy novels, mostly HE and some tragedy. In addition to a non-human characters, this includes novels where mc was previously a non-human and then becomes human, characters with shape-shifter ability, or just novels with pets.... more>>

- includes ghosts, spirits, gods, vampires, and werewolves, pillows, and other humanoid/non-human characters, etc. 

-this list will not include any orc/beast tribe harem novels (will only include 1v1); nor does this list include system- human relationships (eg. “don’t pick up boyfriends from tr*sh”) or non-human relationships from thriller, horror novels like “thriller trainee” or “I rely on poverty to sweep through survival games” <<less

List of novels in my To Read list for my favourite trope, rags to riches! To my best guess anyway since I haven't read them XD. Also usually slice of life. ... more>>

I'll also put what made me want to pick the story up. Just be warned that I will delete the story from the list after I've read so the list will frequently change. I like to view the cover art of the book, and be able to see a lot of novel details on the list in one place instead of having to click to the web novel page. I also include any translation detail like where to find them if they aren't on novelupdates so I can read the whole story without getting stuck halfway because of no translations. Not in any particular order but I try to put similar novels, either in expected tropes or vibes together. And the incompleted ones at the back.  Recommendations are very welcome! <<less

My favorite webnovels That i highly recommend reading ( ~°♡°~)/ And uhh also this is my reading list so everything  here are novels that i have read/started reading/think abt reading... more>>

Every novel here is considered as "good" bl based on majority opinions
So if you had problem with finding good bl this is a list for you

(Also i think most negative comments of mine here can be summed up with "i dont like this gong/ relationship between main characters" bc i have way too high expectations and also hate "cold, strong, cool, quiet gong " and "naive, ignorant, weak shou" so im going to degrade novels with this overused and shitty dynamics yeah have funn reasing this list)

So enjoy

♡-my favorite

☆-Completed reading

◇-reading (have read more than 30ch)

□-started reading (have read less than 30ch)

●-wants to read the most at the moment

$-GL

₩-not BL 

♧-not sure whatever its worth reading yet :/// <<less

MXTX (#1-3), Meatbun(#4-5), and Priest (#6-24) novels!! If you haven't heard of them in the BL community, then welcome you must be new here ! These 3 authors have had at least one of their novels adapted into a drama or donghua recently (or at least it's in the works *cough* HYX *cough*) you can pretty much consider them classics on danmei twt sooo here's the big 3 in BL collection!!! also,,, BUY THE OFFICIAL MXTX ENGLISH BOOKS PREORDERS OUT NOW !!! ... more>>

I'll be ranking them within their sections except for the top 3 once ive finished all of the list ((also also, Priest has BG novels as well, but i didn't include them bc this is a BL list)) 

Some notes on author styles before reading:
MXTX: very complex world building, flashbacks galore, some explicit scenes so pls pls either skip or be 18+, YEARNING

Meatbun: you literally have to be 18+, READ THE WARNINGS if you can't stand them just wait for the HYX drama to come out with a heavily censored version, knives knives knives, tissues are a must, pls i beg of you read the warnings

Priest: has lots of the politics side, not too much romance overall (but more than ppl say), very plot heavy, knives but TYPICALLY happy ending especially in the extras!! <<less

Some are work on progress and some are irregular and stopped updating for a while now. 

evaluation of everything I've finished so far. ... more>>

Here lie the best rated novels.

Have to write a review for every single one out there - who knows what I would like to reread in the future. Gotta keep my memory intact.  <<less

Stories set in primitive/prehistoric era. Dinosaurus not always included. 

Mostly made this for myself so I can keep track of what I want to read. 

(smut and no smut) (good and bad plot) (basically a collection of all the bl stories i come across and have yet to read)

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In no particular order... more>>

5-4.5⭐️ Favourites/favourite ongoing/really enjoyed

4⭐️ Liked

3⭐️ Meh

TBA - to be read

Modern/fantasy novels list: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/83943/?ft=yes <<less

Novels, I hope can be fully translated one day

still ongoing // just beginning // novel has 100-200 chapters ... more>>

will be moved to another list when translations are completed or seemingly have been dropped  <<less

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First edition of list is here:... more>>

https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/61745/ <<less

todas novels que já li. ♡

A list of novels I've finished or am in the process of reading. I'll add novels I've dropped too here and there and why. I also am too lazy to put in ALL the novels I've read rn, but I'll get to it eventually, just know that there are WAY more I've read that aren't here.... more>>

I have a bad habit of getting near the end and not finishing a novel so uh, a lot of these will be unfinished lol
I'll put my rating and opinion in. Those that don't have a rating, I'll probably be rereading instead of finishing so I can refresh my memory. Once I reread them, I'll put my opinion in.

I don't really like "pushy/pressuring" ML's or ones that don't stop when the MC starts struggling but too many novels have them so I just have to deal with it sometimes... sigh.

I'm pretty picky with anything that involves mpreg/ABO, you won't see too much of it here.

This list is a WIP, I need to bring it up to date but I'm lazy.

Some novels I finished and forgot the titles so uh some novels I've finished might not be in here. <<less