Sturgeon's law: 99% of everything is terrible.... more>>

I know many people say that there are no good novels on this site, and it oftens feels like the top lists are filled with overpowered MC's, undeveloped harems, 2D characters, and lacking plots.

There are some novels that stand out, however, whether that be for their plots, characters, or translations.

This is a list for my personal 1%. It is ranked in order. <<less

Ancient trope of transmigrated female leads. Can be a bit fantasy-ish in genre, or a bit further to revolutionary age. Magical. Josei. Please heed ratings,... more>> as this list also include smut (but good ones). <<less

the list is in no particular order .... I have not excluded the ones I dropped since it might be your cup of tea... more>>

Great: love(d) it

Good: they're good, not amazing, not bad, just good reads

Meh: typical plot , I've outgrown most of these and can't imagine myself continuing them <<less

all the novels i finished. i’m currently working on going. back and editing a little review for each one. but this list has all the good and bad things i read. if u don’t want to see what i thought was bad check out the two other lists here. one of my faves and one of not the best but still good novels.... more>>

this list is of the best novels i’ve read on here: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/2745/?ft=yes

this list is of novels that were fun or entertaining but weren’t like the best: https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/30324/?ft=yes

feel free to comment and ask me about any books on either lists  if i remember it i’ll tell u what i kno. also feel free to ask about any trigger warnings i can tell you to be the best of my memory.  <<less

Protagonists are females which are badass to the core for me.

Completed Romance transmigration and rebirth novels that are hella good!!

A good recomendation for you, i’ve been read all of the and they’re my favorit ancient novel. Hope you will like it too :) 

First Part... more>>

* Novels in their majority of type Transmigracion / Reincarnation.

* Protagonists Who Are Black Belly And Anti-Hero Personality.

* No Easy Romanticism. Something of Tragedy and Treason.

* in*est / R*pe Stories.

* Loyal Companions / Death Of Beloved Characters.

* Phoenix Star / Calamity Star / Lone Star

* Dragon In The Heavens / Immortal Beggar / Demon Cultivator. <<less

Decent novels that are a bit realistic. They seem more down to earth and portray what it was like in ancient times. A nice writing style makes all the difference.... more>>

This is in no particular order. <<less

My most recent obsession in novels. I love that heart wrenching moment when the protagonist has to decide between their past and her future. The first time I came across this theme was in the manga Basara (which I highly recommend as well) and it made a huge emotional impact on me. The defining part for me is whether they can forgive each other.... more>>

These types of novels don't always have a happy ending, but they always level me wanting more. <<less

Here is a list of the stories I made Relationship Diagrams for, along with the links to those diagrams (view the notes for each by clicking "more" under them). I typically make diagrams for stories with complicated family trees and interpersonal relationships. This helps remind me of who a character is in stories with slow release schedules, a large casts of characters, and/or similar names.... more>>

*WARNING* - These diagrams are updated to the latest chapter that I have read. That means that they will likely include some spoilers if you are not on the same chapter as I am. I typically do not update completed stories after their climax, so as not to ruin the ending.

Some of the diagrams are not up to date to the latest releases, as I have fallen behind in reading those stories. If you see any errors please let me know in the comments to this list. <<less

List of novel im reading now 

I managed to complete all the novels listed here, so to me it's not draggy and romance/plot is very interesting.

These are list of novels I’ve read for the past 3 years of discovering novel updates. These are gems and, and novels I love to read. ... more>>

Some of them are completely translated though the remaining are still under translation you can easily understand the MTLed version. 

The novels listed below are not particularly in order. I’ll add more once I found those novels I forgot to save 2 years ago. 

Hope this list will help you choose great novels to read.

You can also comment your novel suggestions so that others can enjoy it too!  HAPPY READING!! <<less

This is a list of novels where the FL ended with the better ML. Some of them was originally attached to one male lead (even we... more>> can see that it was a ship of those two, but later she ended with another ML, which is better and more devoted). <<less

Needs a revamp! I have some titles to add/delete >-<... more>>

(This might be getting a tad bit ridiculous. If you want to skip isekai/reincarnation, you should just skip the titles that has ‘villain/villainess/villainous’. I found more interesting stories than I expected. @@)

Or nvm.

1-19 Modern Setting

17-23 Short Stories

24-34 Classical / Non-Modern Era

35-41 isekai~reincarnation <<less

choose wisely. some are r18, some are r13, and some are all ages.

Like my other list called "Korean Historical (Adapted to Manhwa)", this on the other hand are, well, Chinese historical novels. These are the ones that interested enough to keep me reading. Well, most of it is because of its manhua. ... more>>

Some of which i am currently reading, some i have finished reading, and some are in my waiting list. (I have read  mostly all their manhuas.)

These have, of course, been adapted to manhuas with english translation (Currently being updated)

All of them have a romance genre.  <<less

I love these novel, enjoying how the translator (and of course the author) write and recommend to others. 

This is just based on my taste. Lol There might be something related to system, ancient, modern, world-hopping, transmigration, and the likes. ... more>>

This is in no particular order. I’ve been reading for years now so I cannot remember all. But if it’s in here, it’s remarkable to me.

I MTL-ed some of these. I’ll also update it once I encounter new good novels or remember some. Lo

20201201 - I’ll comment those novels I found and MTL-ed. Lol hopefully those will get translated.

Good Romance Novels - BG (part 2) @ https://www.novelupdates.com/viewlist/34372/ <<less

Female leads that aren’t damsels in distress *Guilty Pleasure*... more>>

- MCs are clever, independent, and can be both mentally and physically strong. 

- Sometimes face slapping and OP. <<less

Here's my recommended list for historical-romance....what I'm highly like in these novels is that the FL is the beauty with brain, the honey-sweet bonding with... more>> FL and ML, they have child ( not all, but mostly and hopefully) and the story is not too abruptly ended ( but, not all are completed ) <<less

This is one of my favorite genre. From modern era to ancient times, I enjoy to see MC's growth over time after struggling to adapt... more>> to a new environment in the beginning. It's not easy to time travel to ancient times where man is dominant and woman is only a tool to satisfy her husband or to bear a child. I love that most of female leads in these novel is clever and strong. They are not easy to yield and they also try so hard to change their fate. <<less

If you like historical setting with a transmigration,reborn or reincarnation with a face slapping b*tch,villain become good or etc .Just read at your on risk... more>> ahahaha  <<less

✨Only the cream of the crop ✨ All the (mostly) historical novels which have proven to stand the test of time a.k.a survived  my endless nitpicking, fluctuating moods and multiple re-read. So yeah, pretty strong novels.... more>>

PS: The others novels I liked, but not enough to be featured here, are in my yearly "New Favorite Historical Romances" lists. <<less