Novels to keep track of.

Not in order

Stories with a close friendship/relationship between two male characters that is not romantic in nature.

Surrounded by loyal protective companions? Good stuff. Platonic harem and bonds? Heck yeah. MC smartly planning ahead and sometimes humorously misunderstood?  Dig it. Bromance? YES!... more>>

This is my jam~ ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧

I like stories where the MC is loved and cherished by his people (but not romantically, not into harem).Though I still ship MC with other characters sometimes (〃'▽'〃). 

Some are more of a slice-of-life, with little actions, but more focusing on the deep bonds of the main characters.  I only put series that I've actually read, with my little comments on it, I'm definitely up to recommendations for similar trope.  

Top best three asides, the rest are in no particular order. Enjoy! <<less

+ mostly action/adventure focused... more>>

+ cn/jp/kr

+ romance/no romance

+ completed/ongoing

+ both m&f protagonists

+ ~3-5/5 ratings

+ based on personal enjoyment factor

+ not ranked in any order <<less

These are novels I enjoy reading and some I always wait patiently for update

Some of these have nice, good plot but some may not have that deep of a plot ^-^. Still enjoyable all the same. The important thing is enjoyment! Listed in no particular order~... more>>

((Romance; No BL)) <<less

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Get that harem sh*t out of here.... more>>

A BL reader's curated guide (with comments) to exciting non-BL stories with either no M/F romance or very little late romance. And NO idiotic, horndog MCs!!! <<less

male main characters that don't make you want to cringe,,elite boys

My all time favorites, absolutely no romance. Listed in order of personal enjoyment. Near the end of the list, it becomes something more like "yeah this was pretty good," but nevertheless, I did enjoy it. ... more>>

Sidenote: I find it hard to read novels where MCs are too brutal/ruthless, so don't expect many recs on those novels. 

Recommendation: I highly recommend Mother of Learning. Originally an english webnovel, so it's not on novel updates (It's on royalroad and fictionpress). No romance, and the time travel/time loop is well done. It's completed at 800k words. The writing has it's flaws, but I personally found it incredibly enjoyable. 

Summary: Zorian, a mage in training, only wanted to finish his education in peace. Now he struggles to find answers as he finds himself repeatedly reliving the same month. 'Groundhog Day' style setup in a fantasy world.

Another english webnovel that's really good is Never Die Twice. Completed. No romance. Villain MC. LitRPG.  <<less

Novels that I adore and am caught up with (translated/MTL wise). If I managed to finish these, then they're definitely worth a shot at reading (my own biased opinion.) ... more>>

Give these novels some love! <3

(No specific order)  <<less

Really good reads!... more>>

Note - Most of these novel titles will have Villain/Villainess in them ☺ <<less

Other Books not on NU:... more>>

Forge of Destiny ch 182

Ave Xia Rem Y ch73 <<less

Novels worthy of 11/10 star ratings that made me so moved or MTL them or binge them for days. I guarantee that even the worst... more>> novel on this list would make a fantastic reading experience.  <<less

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This my favorite novel, some of them maybe under rated but it worth to read. maybe i add more another from my reading list. the... more>> truth is i dont wanna add famous manga bc u maybe u already know lol <<less

doesn't necessarily have to be the best of the best, but if i felt immersed, then i'm adding it

It's just some novels that I really really love bl or not. With amazing plot or not. Even though they're not my usual type of... more>> novel but I really really really love them <<less

A list of books I have started but have not finished for one reason or another ... Just a place to bookmark ^^ Mainly gaming/skills... more>> gaining/level up novels. <<less

Read the title, unless you can't read, but if you can't read then why are you here in the first place?... more>>

Books not ranked <<less

Novels that have no lasting romance or love interests. There will be no smut, harem (if MC attracts some people, I don't mind until it becomes a major part of the story or MC becomes interested in them), or ecchi, and BL/GL also count as romance. The list includes a personal rating and (often rambling) review/description.... more>>

Of course, it's also about my tastes, so this list will be mostly fantasy and action novels (op mc will be a common feature). I am a wordy person so I also don’t mind wordier books, too... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The list is in no particular order, but novels with <100 chapters and on hiatus/slow updating (less/around as often as 1 chap/month) will go in the back, starting at #33. This is because I assume people are looking for binge reads like me.

DISCLAIMER: The list is subject to change and revision - my impression changes as I think about them/read more. I cannot guarantee a novel has no romance later. I'll try to update this rec list as I read. No promises though, so my descriptions may be outdated.

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Primarily Career/Shop/Kingdom Development, but there also could be some novels that I like. Most of these novels do not have romance or harem tag as I am not a big fan of these in novels that aren't primarily written as romance.... more>>

I now have a part 2! <<less

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