I don't know. I'm losing interest in the middle...

Stories in which female protagonists and others are hopefully not one-dimensional i.e. just ruthless, just silly, high-IQ/low-EQ. Side characters (mostly) have lives outside of the protagonist and/or male lead. Villains aren’t downright TSTL. ... more>>

Last three newly added: #9 | Don’t Touch Porcelain, #22 | Unconscious, #14 | I Am Average and Unremarkable

No. 1 - No. 32 | Incomplete Translations

No. 33+ | Complete Translations

Not in any particular order except for whether they’re complete or not. 

A huge thank you to all the translators who translated these gems and gave me the opportunity to enjoy them <<less

We all know that some novels when MTL'ed can kill a few of your brain cells,  but here are some that I'll willingly sacrifice them... more>> for.   <<less

Well written CN novels with clever and inspiring characters that I've stumbled upon and will like to share...got a little bit of everything but bs ^_^ No order in terms of quality bc they're all GREAT (nothing below 4*)... more>>

LINK to part 2 since this list is filled up- https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/60592/ <<less

Im a very picky reader and these novels are one of my favs with great plot, character development, characterization with no s*upid ML or FL, accompanied with reasonable ability and way of thinking, and of course the plus points are its great cover, lol.... more>>

Mostly highly rated, >4.0 <<less

Try some of the stories i've read so far..some novels were not that popular, give it a try.i will  add more novels and keep it... more>> updated. Follow and check out my other list of (Popular Novels for Newbies) & (Desires of the Heart part 2 & 3 ) as well in my profile,thanks. <<less

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

Genre: Psychological, Mystery... more>>

Psychological: 1-16
Mystery: 17-37 <<less

Genre: Historical, Xianxia, Wuxia, Xuanhuan

Novels that have made a big impact on me. Novels that I still keep thinking about. Hope you enjoy them!... more>>

Also,  I considered these as gems because of:

Solid plot | Incredible world building | Character growth (MCs and also side characters) | Beautifully written  (rhetorics and narratives)| Touches on morality and complex human emotions <<less

Hello there, thanks for coming over! ... more>>

Here's the continuation of the previous list. Which is the one that I forgotten to add and the newest novel that I've found during rolling around. Happy reading!!! <<less

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Novels with female leads who transmigrated or reincarnated. The female leads are rational, not to OP, not too revengeful but still get the justice they... more>> deserved. They are also business minded. They do not try to change the world (inventing too many stuff) but at least change their fate. Villains are not intentionally made s*upid to make the FL look smart. <<less

see above

Novels I have to read

Stories i would like to read

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I've only added the novels which I have read. <<less

Some are good and some are just mediocre 

Stuff I've read

Its good for past time, the drama is your typical novel sets in ancient china with second rated idiot villains. Which i can’t seem to... more>> stop reading them. Seriously, i got a lot of time to read all this. Imma need to find new hobby <<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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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

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