Novels With No Love Interest(s) / No Romance
Novels With No Love Interest(s) / No Romance
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.
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 No promises though, so my descriptions may be outdated.
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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 No promises though, so my descriptions may be outdated.
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Similar lists (insert after the "viewlist/" in the URL): 68396, 3797, 46727, 20556, 7097, 25820, 47958, 19335, 48107, 50847, 29345, 44031
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Created: Sep 5th, 2020, Updated: Feb 7th, 2024
Created Sep 5th, 2020
Updated Feb 7th, 2024
113 Chapters Every 532.2 Day(s) 13497 Readers 358 Reviews 02-06-2019
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211 Chapters Every 22.8 Day(s) 7441 Readers 78 Reviews 06-12-2023
5/5: The characters are convincingly human and interesting in their own ways, especially once you get to know them and see how they develop. I know essentially nothing about real-life showbiz, especially K-pop, but this novel presents an interesting (and despicable) side to it. A good read with a strong cast of main characters with some steady progression that's good at portraying fan hype.... more>>
0 Chapters Every 2135 Day(s) 21453 Readers 441 Reviews 07-03-2018
Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Mature Mystery Psychological Sci-fi Seinen Supernatural Tragedy
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107 Chapters Every 188.6 Day(s) 8745 Readers 86 Reviews 12-21-2016
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0 Chapters Every 29 Day(s) 3816 Readers 33 Reviews 04-08-2024
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183 Chapters Every 149.4 Day(s) 3728 Readers 21 Reviews 06-20-2022
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78 Chapters Every 235.2 Day(s) 6142 Readers 141 Reviews 01-19-2018
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38 Chapters Every 101.5 Day(s) 1060 Readers 23 Reviews 03-08-2020
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20 Chapters Every 38.6 Day(s) 4816 Readers 26 Reviews 11-03-2022
3.7/5: It's kind of like if you mashed tr*sh Count, ORV, and the Korean modern dungeoning LitRPG genre together. Also included is the friendship between MC and the original novel's MC.... more>>
53 Chapters Every 3.9 Day(s) 14457 Readers 103 Reviews 04-18-2024
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Off-site recs dump in case anyone needs more reading material (Have not yet read all of these, more TBA hopefully):
- Mother of Learning by Nobody123 | [RRL] {Complete} | male mc, fantasy, time loop
- Queen in the Mud by Maari | [Kindle; RRL] {2nd Book on Hiatus} | fmc, fantasy
Nice list
Although I ended up reading worlds tree without realising it was dropped
@aShinyVaporeon ahh that's good to know. If they do update again, I'll be sure to give it a read :D
Sorry for the late reply, I didn't notice this before. Luckily it was saved
Lovely list! They all look interesting (i only read TCF and King's avatar haha)
Also, I would like to suggest "Omniscient Reader's viewpoint" it's action, survival novel/manhwa and it doesn't have romance in it :3
Oh, yeah, I did read up to like chapter 300 a while ago. It's one of those novels I'm not up to date with so I'm hesitant to add it to the list, thank you for the recommend!
I'll try to catch up on it and add it in. :D
love this list, thank you so much!
(early spoiler for ppl who didn’t read word)
i actually drop the story when he went to the new city and was trying to save her so do you know what happens after that