Recommendations From a Picky Reader

Recommendations From a Picky Reader
Novels I enjoyed/am planning to read in the future. A lot are in the kingdom building, some otome game, some reincarnation. Novels are generally ranked by page from favorite to least favorite.
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Created: Oct 31st, 2019, Updated: Dec 3rd, 2022
Created Oct 31st, 2019
Updated Dec 3rd, 2022
JP (4.8)
4 Chapters Every 518.5 Day(s) 1276 Readers 16 Reviews 08-14-2018
Story takes itself very seriously compared to other novels. High translation quality and a unique premise make this very worthwhile read.
JP (4.6)
15 Chapters Every 111.9 Day(s) 3316 Readers 27 Reviews 01-16-2016
Well thought out characters and clever dialogue make this novel rank highly on this list. Recommended, especially if you're into mystery.
JP (4.1)
96 Chapters Every 21.6 Day(s) 9276 Readers 56 Reviews 04-01-2017
Does tragedy excellently. The ending is polarizing, but I liked it.
JP (4.8)
38 Chapters Every 194.8 Day(s) 10098 Readers 87 Reviews 03-09-2017
JP (4)
217 Chapters Every 13.6 Day(s) 4323 Readers 31 Reviews 03-20-2024
Underrated kingdom-building story.  Historical commentary (from the future) is used for world building, but also eliminates some of the suspense from the plot.
CN (4.6)
98 Chapters Every 128.1 Day(s) 11930 Readers 218 Reviews 03-17-2019
JP (4.5)
257 Chapters Every 23.9 Day(s) 14832 Readers 91 Reviews 12-13-2023
Nice and dark. Shares universe with some other novels on this list.
CN (4.1)
10 Chapters Every 202 Day(s) 1354 Readers 24 Reviews 09-29-2018
CN (4.6)
441 Chapters Every 113.6 Day(s) 20669 Readers 537 Reviews 05-26-2021
JP (4.5)
93 Chapters Every 50.6 Day(s) 6272 Readers 46 Reviews 03-19-2022
JP (4.2)
255 Chapters Every 123 Day(s) 14061 Readers 97 Reviews 09-14-2022
Well-executed tragedy that doesn't devolve into slice-of-life.
JP (4.6)
302 Chapters Every 81.9 Day(s) 16035 Readers 260 Reviews 07-07-2017
JP (4.2)
55 Chapters Every 133.1 Day(s) 4471 Readers 23 Reviews 01-14-2022
JP (4.6)
194 Chapters Every 25.1 Day(s) 12382 Readers 121 Reviews 03-24-2024
Manages to keep the readers attention throughout all the story arcs, mainly due to likeable and developed characters.
JP (4.3)
0 Chapters Every 3132 Day(s) 11823 Readers 60 Reviews 08-31-2015
4.5/5. Completed 3rd arc. Satisfying ending.
JP (4.3)
85 Chapters Every 112.9 Day(s) 6132 Readers 11 Reviews 05-20-2021
Not really a generic "transported away" novel as the synopsis and cover suggest. The novel focuses more on how the MC glitches the world he... more>>
KR (4.5)
55 Chapters Every 176 Day(s) 23743 Readers 316 Reviews 11-26-2017
The author writes a decent Machiavellian character, and explores the traits and motivations of protagonists and antagonists engaging in the struggle for power.
KR (4)
0 Chapters Every 59.7 Day(s) 8477 Readers 133 Reviews 11-14-2021
The author very cleverly reverses common tropes in the re: genre to build the protagonists character. Interesting, but translation quality goes down in later chapters.
JP (4.5)
110 Chapters Every 110.7 Day(s) 8466 Readers 103 Reviews 01-12-2020
JP (4.3)
64 Chapters Every 83.4 Day(s) 3461 Readers 12 Reviews 12-06-2020
KR (4.2)
0 Chapters Every 2673 Day(s) 16895 Readers 143 Reviews N/A
JP (4.1)
102 Chapters Every 76.1 Day(s) 13313 Readers 38 Reviews 09-25-2022
JP (4.7)
48 Chapters Every 152.5 Day(s) 7118 Readers 34 Reviews 05-05-2018
JP (4.4)
131 Chapters Every 153.5 Day(s) 12474 Readers 76 Reviews 01-20-2018
Good if you like stories with somewhat slow pacing. Story arcs never fully resolve the conflict, slowing the plot progression down.
JP (4.5)
96 Chapters Every 15.9 Day(s) 8423 Readers 55 Reviews 03-20-2024
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  1. NoNamingSense
    NoNamingSense· Nov 25, 2019 10:53 PM

    Try out Reverend insanity, if you haven't already. Some of the novels you read gave vibes of reverend insanity.

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  2. SimKross
    SimKross· Mar 21, 2020 11:20 AM

    I saw your list, Most of the novels i've read that are on this list are very good, But i saw that there are some novels that i consider good that aren't on this list so i like to recommend some that are on the top of my head

    a wild last boss appeared: An isekai, But it has mystery and it actually has a story to say

    overgeared: Korean VMMORPG that it's long, while staying fun and interesing along the way, some say that the beginning is somewhat weak so keep it in mind

    i favor the villainess: I don't really consider this ''good'' but i liked it

    To put some personal opinion, ''The novel extra'' writer is really good but somehow can't make a good ending, if only he could...

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    • ProDis
      ProDis· May 29, 2020 09:47 PM
      Yeah that ending just made me feel like I had to read 5 more chapters after...
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  3. Kuchi66
    Kuchi66· Jan 19, 2020 08:25 AM

    I must be more picky, most likely cause I've read all of these and would not put most of them on a list with this title.

    Personally, to me, most of these are tr*sh webnovels.

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    • 55640968
      55640968· Author · Jan 19, 2020 08:27 PM
      You really read all of them? I am open to deleting novels from the list that don't belong. Feel free to DM me if you have any suggestions, or even if you just want to talk about novels.
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  4. gomushin
    gomushin· Nov 18, 2019 02:06 PM
    This is an amazing list. Thanks. 
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