My favorite cultivation/magic novels. romance usually is pretty late or as a subplot.... more>>

The ones with male MC have no harem.

The ones with female MC are ACTUALLY READABLE.
--> there is no specific order in the rankings (Although I tried to put some general order as much as possible)  <-- <<less

No harem... more>>

- First 18 novels have male protagonists 

Other novel recommendations:

- "starting from fooling the elderly into registering for a cultivation training class" (MC, modern day, introducing cultivation to the world)
- "Immortal's wine store" (Heavenly God MC transmigrates to new world, w system providing missions to brew wine)

 - "watch out! danger ahead" (FMC, horror, survival game to be God, from weak to OP, start was quite interesting)

- "shocking the whole internet! He's not a psychologist at all!" (MC, lifestreams to help change others' fate and cultivate to be immortal)

- "the rich young lady destroyed her dream girl script" (FMC, OP main characters, not your usual dreaming of being in a novel/character w system story -- in fact kinda like downfall)

- "among cultivators, I stand above all" (FMC, aware she'll be killed by novel MC in future, tries to make use of her time to learn as many skills, one of the most hardworking cultivator MC I know)

- "transmigrating as a delicate bundle of luck for a farming family" (FMC, one of the sweetest loving family/friend relationships, with MC being a divine doctor, though ended up going an unexpected plot line, made me tear up many times early in novel, with interesting mix of cultivation/superpowers introduced in later stages, stopped around 800+chapters) <<less

mostly good fluffy, straight romance. the genre ranges from action, adventure, comedy etc., I hate harem and Love triangles.... more>>

I will add on novels when I come across some.

please note that this is mainly focused on romance and without love triangles, love rivals. There are plenty of good novels without romance tropes. They are not included here.

P.S.... Do comment if you have any similar novels to share.

These are the novels I have personally read. I can assure you that the completed one didn't have those tropes I hate. Now, for the incomplete ones they are highly unlikely to have those tropes. <<less

Cute romance novel to warm your heart. Every novel is a breath of fresh air, I hope you enjoy.

 I just share the stories that I read at least 1000 chapters of and didn't die of cringe or disappointment in the middle (too common)... more>>

* Check out the other 20 different novels that aren't on the website(they are written in my other list description so I don't want to spam this description)
Hidden Gemes and Power Fantasies list: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/63487/?ft=yes

Novels not on this website:

23 - Advent of Archmage - a story of a mage's cultivation
45 - Alien Evolution System 
46 - My Two-sided Cultivation: Starting From Collecting Experiences

47 - I Have Countless Clones <<less

Most of the finished novels are translated, generally it is more comfortable and fun to read this way. I feel sad when my entertainment like this is interrupted.... more>>

There are many more novels I have read that do not appear on this site, although I can only share 100 of them here. If my readings increase enough to fill another 100, I can make a second list, there will be no further additions for now. <<less

Heteros*xual Romantic Relationships (some are exophilia) [No Harem or School Life & very little Slice of Life]... more>>

For my followers and those who wish to follow: Let it be known that this is not an accurate list.  I have excluded some nonhuman males.  Stories that are under 10 chapters long and have not been updated in a year will not be included in this list.  I will include descriptions for each as I read them.

~If you're looking for completed stories good enough to be read more than once, then check out my 'Completed Favorites' list.  I highly recommend it! <<less

They're usually pretty hit-or-miss

Romance heavy novels are in another List

Amidst the garbage of novels littered throughout the site, there are a few pieces of gold which should never be missed out on. A short list of what I consider to be the best novels on the site.... more>>

Not in any particular order aside from the top 2.

*No BL <<less

Mostly a list of novels I recommend because I offered to someone in a comment section and he accepted, so here am I.

Stories with wonderful romance, No NTR, No harem!... more>>

The main characters enter into a romantic relationship as the story progresses!

A beautiful love story!

MC male.

Advise your stories. I'll look it over and add it!  <<less

My go-to Chinese Novels.

No description.

All these are novels I personally read and liked.
The first 10 are soo good that sometimes I wish i could find a memory erasing device... more>> just to read them again. jk <<less

Been on this site for about 6 years. Starting to forget what I've read so I made this list to keep track. No particular order. Might make a list of what I actually like later. Or just put comments on everything here.... more>>

List of novels off-site:
The Simulacrum 
Beware of Chicken
Tree of Aeons 
Rupegia
He Who Fights With Monsters
The True Endgame
The Outer Sphere (Hiatus)
Blue Core
The Mage Emperor
Demon's Journey
Continue Online
The Author's POV
Shadow Sl*ve
The Exalt
Casual Heroing
Minute Mage
Chaotic Craftsman Worships the Cube

List of Manga:
Jigokuraku
Oroka na tenshi wa akuma to odoru
Welcome to Japan, Elf-San
Saint Cecilia & Pastor Lawrence
Kimo no Koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Dai Sukina 100-nin no Kanojo
Koi Shita no de, Haishin Shite Mita
Kanan-Sama wa Akumade Choroi
Make the Exorcist Fall in Love
Mato Seihei no s*ave <<less

Not all novels are masterpieces. And not all novels need to be one. There are many marvelous novels to read even if they don't reach the peak. This list will be a list of all those novels that made me feel full and satiated.... more>>

Many of these novels have obvious negatives. Some of them aren't even finished in their original language. But they are worth reading anyhow. 

**Some of the novels on this list are on my masterpiece list as well.   <<less

Sharing several years of my reading experience.... more>>

I was slowly creating this list for about a year. When I've got nothing else to do I was gradually expanding it and that's the result.

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To make it more descriptive and clarify some things I've put what I consider the main focus of the story under the 'Main Tags' line.

I've also added some comments to express what I thought about most novels that I've read.
As a bonus I've thrown out here some things that people look for or try to avoid like romance and mentioned similar titles that I've read myself.

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Tags' explanation:

Mature:
FL - foul language, G - gore, E - ero elements.

Romance:

'No Romance' - nothing worth mentioning/mc is a loner, No Romance(?) - I haven't seen any, 'Romance' - only 1 heroine, Yanderes - self-explanatory, Harem - if MC is in CONFIRMED relationships with
several love interests, not a japanese useless one.

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'My reading progress' line is a show of my 'sincerity'. At least I know what I'm talking about cause I've read it till cXXX.

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Rating:

10/10 - Perfection (for me).

9/10 - Not 10/10 but pretty close.

8/10 - Something good/worth reading

7/10 - Readable

6/10 - Read with caution / Only 'Readable' under specific circumstances

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P.s I've read a lot of novels (more than 200), so I've chosen more popular titles, or at least novels that I've liked more than others. So very few novels here can be considered questionable or 'hidden gems'. <<less

Just a list I have compiled over the years of reading novels, and only the ones I consider giving a try out of the ones I have read. This means it's not that it's guaranteed that you'll like them, but that I think they're either unique enough, or have a decent enough quality for what they are to try.... more>>

Fyi: This is going to be a list that slowly expands when I am in the mood for it/ remember to do it. It's going to eventually have quite a lot of novels, but I'm going at my own pace adding them and giving short descriptions.  <<less

Non - Asian Novels... more>>

1-Last Wish System

2-I Have A Martial Arts Panel

3-My Dungeons Are Popular

4-livestream: the adjudicator of death

5-I Sign-in For A Hundred Million Dollar Mansion From The Start

6-My Wife Is A General Who Killed Tens Of Thousands On The Battlefield

7-FUTURE NEWS: MY PHONE MUTATED

8-STEPMOTHER: I AM ASKED TO GIVE A KIDNEY TO MY HALF-BROTHER

9-APOCALYPSE: OPENING ALL-ATTRIBUTES FRAGMENTS

10-Profane Prince of Domination

11-I Have a Treasure Trove 

12-Villain: My Wish, The Enemy Gets Doubled

13-I Have a Game Clone

14-My Immortal Cultivation Game Life

15-Treasure Girl Is Pregnant, I Changed From A Scumbag To A Dad

16-Life Changing System

17-He Just Acted As A Dead Man, How Did He Become A Best Actor?

18-On My First Day At Work, I Rejected The Female Ceo Proposal

19-I Sent The Wrong Words Of Love, The Female Ceo Asked Me To Get A Certificate <<less

To be fair, i am not actually a fan of light novel. but, there are still some gems in this site that i genuinely like. Novels on this list are mostly korea and china, since i really hate jp light novel and their troupe (harem, boring generic op MC, forgettable world building,...). if you can find some good jp ln, please tell me. And 1 is the best and follow.... more>>

Will update when i come across novels worth recommending. <<less

Novels that deserve a read. 

These are my favorite novels of all time. I have reread these many times over.... more>>

I get that everyone is entitled to their opinions but I refuse to listen any bad things about these novels!!! <<less

Decent light novels where the main character tries to avoid action and focus on themself. Usually this leads to them being absurdly powerful compared to... more>> their peers and the plot revolves around them avoiding conflict until they're strong enough to steam roll their opposition. <<less

In hindsight, I see many flaws in these novels, but they are good reads nonetheless and I enjoyed reading them.... more>>

Disclaimer: Not in any particular order. And I may or may not have read these to the end for various reasons. <<less