Rational characters and plots that aren't nonsensical.... more>>

I welcome other recommendations. <<less

Some may or may not have romance

Action-packed and plot-heavy novels. No romance.... more>>

Love is temporary, EXP is eternal. <<less

all descriptions from nu

All descriptions are from the main page of nu

she's barbie and he's kenough
with reviews!

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A list of objectively good novels (i think).... more>>

No specific genre or theme. <<less

Have read in 2022.

Female protagonists. Transmigrated/Reincarnated into a novel as the Villainess. Mostly Fantasy Romance novels. Aristocracy & Nobility. No smut or ecchi (that I remember). Most have a Manhwa adaption. Some start as Child protagonists. Kinda cliché? (I haven't read like, 90% of these novels so I can't really say). Not in any particular order.... more>>

'I Became the Novels Villain!' - https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/78882/ <<less

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For the nights where we lay down the bed, seeking solace in angst stories.

no romance/harem, just stories with good world and no Cliché stories with repetitive storylines.... more>>

each novel has a short description for better understanding.

please tell me in the comments if you have a recommendation. <<less

Collection of stories about op females without unnecessary romance. 

Collection of kingdom buildings that  I read or intend to read till the end 

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A list of all the things I’ve read since I made a NU account. Most of them ended up being mid. If you want my recommendations, see my other list “The stuff you binge read all night”... more>>

What I tend to like: Strong Characterizations, Character relationships, good world building, excellent writing, great dialogue, realistic romancing (basically mature, not in hs anymore romance)

What I tend to dislike: Shounen (too formulaic and limiting on the stories they’ll tell), Harem (if not for realistic/fit into the story reasons), Romance where the reasons the characters like each other are unrealistic/wish fulfillment/s*upid (I’m looking at you, popular/hot/charismatic girl dates the wet mop of a child cause the plot needs to happen)

Current tropes I have beef with:

1. Girl was protected/saved/impressed once by wet noodle mc in early elementary school, so she’s obsessed with him in high school. Such a lazy plot device and it feels like every damn KOREAN/JP novel has some variation of this. These authors need to talk to real women instead of writing this elementary crap. <<less

Title says it all, the stuff that I find to be the creme de la crem of East Asian novels (kr, JP, cn)... more>>

I’ll also throw in some guilty pleasures that I enjoy, but they’ll be marked with a comment.

What I tend to like: Strong Characterizations, Character relationships, good world building, excellent writing, great dialogue, realistic romancing (basically mature, not in hs anymore romance)

What I tend to dislike: Shounen (too formulaic and limiting on the stories they’ll tell), Harem (if not for realistic/fit into the story reasons), Romance where the reasons the characters like each other are unrealistic/wish fulfillment/s*upid (I’m looking at you, popular/hot/charismatic girl dates the wet mop of a child cause the plot needs to happen)

Current tropes I have beef with:

1. Girl was protected/saved/impressed once by wet noodle mc in early elementary school, so she’s interested in him in high school. Such a lazy plot device and it feels like every damn KOREAN/JP novel has some variation of this. UGH IT’S PAINFUL LEARN HOW TO WRITE FEMALE CHARACTERS.

2. When the characters are 10-12 but act like 16-20 year olds. Like…… fantasy doesn’t explain smol boy/girl holding 100lb sword or being Sun Tzu from birth (unless you’re Sun Tzu who got isekai’ed)

If you’re curious why something you’ve read isn’t on this list that you think should be, please check my other list which logs all the novels I’ve read and if it’s not there, suggest in the comments :) <<less

1st List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/44031/... more>>

2nd List -
https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/50277/

I am doing this list for people like me who enjoy family and friendships or gets entrained by MC building there organisations directly or indirectly—

(Unedited) They are all in alphabetic orders, # or A-Z

There will also master-follower relationship or master-disciple relationship being recovered or building up between them…

And some overstate themselves even though they are OP or haven’t released their power-There are no romance nor harem but there might be people around them having favorable impressions on them or bad reputation trying to be fixed or just leaving it…

I will try to put on novels that I’m sure there isn’t any romance nor harem and have already read them so to be double sure and some are recommended to me and had told me there isn’t :>

Any that are involve with the tag romance is explained in the bottom ^^*

Loving family for the beginning, knowing, and get transmigrated in a novel or another world ✌️

MC - Main Character
OP - Over Powered
OG FL - Original Female Lead
FL - Female Lead
OG ML - Original Male Lead
ML - Male Lead
BL - Boy’s Love
GL - Girl’s Love
GB - Genderbend <<less

Series that I've HEARD, are pretty good in terms of plot, romance and MC.

Good novels that have had updates stopped or slowed to the point that they may as well have stopped. I'm also including novels whose already translated chapters are gone as well (even if they were completed), whether that's because of DMCAs/C&Ds, translators or authors taking hiatuses, losing interest, or just disappearing off the face of the earth.... more>>

Most of these are ones I've personally read, and I ordered them in a general ranking of which ones I personally liked or thought were best, but further down the list are ones I have read and may not love the way I do some of the others but still think it's a shame that their translation has stopped. <<less

As you can see in the list name of Rec. List, the novel listed here are Japanese novels where the female protagonist transmigrates to the... more>> novel as a villainess or cannon fodder.  <<less

I’m sick of girls in novels who are written poorly to make the male leads look better. Who do nothing, yet receive the love of... more>> the world. Where the whole plot revolves around nothing but finding a man.  So enjoy these mentally/physically strong female MCs who put romance on the back burner. <<less

novels i've read n thought were good in no particular order w no promise that i have actly finished them 

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