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CN (4.3)

#26The End Of The World’s Poisonous Mom And Monster Baby

320 Chapters Every 51.5 Day(s) 6963 Readers 53 Reviews 03-27-2022

Completed Action Adventure Harem Mature Romance Supernatural

7.5/10, On Hold @end volume 1

CN (4.3)

#27Transmigrating into the Female Supporting Character with a Good Life in a Laid-Back Novel

106 Chapters Every 55.8 Day(s) 6260 Readers 154 Reviews 03-01-2022

Completed Comedy Fantasy Josei Romance Slice of Life

9/10, Finished... more>>

CN (4.2)

#28Heroine Saves A Gentleman

150 Chapters Every 81.3 Day(s) 6380 Readers 83 Reviews 01-03-2021

Completed Comedy Fantasy Martial Arts Romance

8/10, Finished... more>>

CN (4.5)

#29Dandere General and his Lord

63 Chapters Every 70.7 Day(s) 2368 Readers 30 Reviews 02-15-2023

Drama Fantasy Gender Bender Historical Romance

8/10, On Hold @ch56... more>>

CN (4.6)

#30Villainess Wants To Turn Over A New Leaf

468 Chapters Every 9.6 Day(s) 9289 Readers 143 Reviews 04-28-2024

Comedy Fantasy Josei Romance

8.5/10, On Hold @ch327... more>>

CN (4.5)

#31The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

272 Chapters Every 28.8 Day(s) 8247 Readers 83 Reviews 09-13-2023

Drama Fantasy Mature Psychological Romance

9.5/10, On Hold @ch160... more>>

Finally getting around to trying the rest of this author's novels, I really loved Malicious Empress so here's to hoping the other ones will be just as good. And wow the first chapter is viscerally gruesome, I already want revenge on everyone, they're all scum.

I love this MC, she's taking names and kicking ass, killing without blood.

ML f*cks up majorly the first time they meet in an official setting, I hope MC makes him grovel, I love that it's not instant love at first sight or like special soft spot because he's handsome or whatever. MC sees him as part of her enemy's camp, and even if she's not gunning for him, she's definitely keeping him at arm's length. She doesn't think about romance for a long time. ML doesn't either. They're strictly all business for a while.

I can see flavours of Malicious Empress in the characters here. MC in this one feels colder than the MC in ME, which is great. Loving the plot and MC's schemes. All her enemies are such tr*sh though, I can't wait til she cleans them all up.

I think her uncle Zhao Yuan Ping is my favourite out of all of MC's relatives (although generally speaking I don't actually like any of them that much lol). He knows from the moment he meets her that she's a deep thinker, a meticulous strategist, and a mature goal-driven person, he's got some of those traits too, unlike the rest of their military-oriented family, and minus all the trauma and bitter life experiences MC has from her last life. I think he sees the kind of person she is most clearly, which made him suspicious of her at first, but he was also willing to follow her lead, and I like it when they play off each other or he just watches her carry out another one of her plans. Like when she's acting emotional and everybody else is sighing and sympathizing, he's just like sure pull the other one what are you up to now XD It's a pity he has so little page-time. Although that's probably influenced by the fact that I really wish MC had a Pei Lang at her side lmao. I really liked that character from ME.

I think my favourite thing about this MC is how she prefers getting her own revenge and doesn't need the ML to go save her even after they've gotten close, to the point where even one of her maids (who was sent over by ML) told the ML off for trying to swoop in and save her because MC is strong and doesn't need to be saved. <<less

CN (4.2)

#32A Mistaken Marriage Match: Record of Washed Grievances

151 Chapters Every 180.1 Day(s) 5715 Readers 40 Reviews 02-14-2017

Completed Adventure Drama Josei Mystery Romance Supernatural

8/10, On Hold @ch90... more>>

CN (4.3)

#33A Mistaken Marriage Match: A Generation of Military Counselor

210 Chapters Every 24.3 Day(s) 10012 Readers 96 Reviews 04-03-2018

Completed Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Josei Martial Arts Mystery Romance Supernatural

To Read... more>>

CN (3.8)

#34Even Until Death, the Scum Gong Thought I Was a White Lotus

85 Chapters Every 36.7 Day(s) 3924 Readers 31 Reviews 05-02-2024

Drama Mature Psychological Romance Tragedy Yaoi

6.5/10, Dropped @ch30... more>>

CN (4)

#35Cannon Fodder Fake Master Was Stunned After Being Reborn

207 Chapters Every 20.8 Day(s) 5738 Readers 85 Reviews 07-28-2023

Completed Comedy Drama Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life Supernatural

9/10, Finished (except extras)... more>>

This is hilarious but also I am sobbing over the MC, the author writes low-key depression very well, MC's just resigned to being alone and being the "vicious cannon fodder" after everyone in his previous life abandoned him, they beat his self-esteem into the ground too, and I just want to wrap him in blankets and hug the sh*t out of him.

f*ck I am actually crying from this wtf.

Love the friendships in this.

Progression of the ship is decent. ML is just the right amount of protective and black-bellied. If I had a complaint about it, it would be that they circle around actually getting together for a bit too long for my taste. Honestly it wasn't /that/ long, and I can sort of understand because the MC lacks self-confidence at times with a timid personality, and the ML has kept people at arm's length all his life, plus he has issues with the way his own parents' relationship fell through. And then there's that white lotus bit*h An Ran getting in the way every time they turn around. So it makes sense that it takes a while, I just wish they'd be more direct. But they fit together pretty well overall.

Speaking of An Ran, god I wanna smack him every time he shows up, always pouting and crying and acting cute to get people to like him, targeting our MC even though MC's literally never done anything to him, and trying to break up MC/ML, he's such a little b*tch, I can't wait until he gets his due.

The MC is very good. He has talent in composing/arranging music, and he works very hard. He's a bit dense when it comes to relationships, but he treasures the bonds he makes because everybody who should've cared about him in his last life abandoned him. The family he was swapped into is really tr*sh, they and An Ran and pretty much everyone in his first life ground his self-esteem into the ground, and then he died and learned he was just the "vicious cannon fodder character" while An Ran had the protagonist halo who could do no wrong, so after he died and was reborn, he struggled for a while to see any worth in himself. At first, all he really wanted to do was make enough money to live a decent life and not die young, his bar was that low rip, but An Ran just kept coming for him. Thankfully things get better in the second life, his real fam adores him, and ML is a very strong support, really helps build up his self-worth again. Now just need to slap An Ran and the rest of the Jian family into the sun and everything will be perfect. <<less

CN (4.3)

#36After I Got Married, Those Who Betrayed Me Were Reborn

40 Chapters Every 28.3 Day(s) 7065 Readers 78 Reviews 03-22-2024

Fantasy Psychological Romance Sci-fi Shounen Ai Yaoi

8/10, On Hold @ch24... more>>

CN (4.3)

#37Pastoral Daily Life

175 Chapters Every 40.3 Day(s) 5650 Readers 88 Reviews 09-13-2022

Completed Fantasy Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life Yaoi

9/10, Finished... more>>

Got hit by My Sister's Keeper flashbacks from the first chapter lol. Hope the MC lives well, his new mom is great, she's got a very strong personality. This is the first rebirth novel I've read where the character is reborn in the same world as someone else and even continues from when their past self died.

MC is very kind and hardworking and a lot of things are new experiences for him. He spent the first 18 years of his life isolated and basically acting as his older brother's blood/organ bag and finally died on the operating table after the latest donation, his parents are tr*sh. Like I know it happens in real life, where the family gives birth to another kid purely for whatever organs or marrow that the older kid (and in this case, I don't mean actually kid cuz when MC died, the brother was already like 25) constantly needs, but I honestly don't know how you can raise a whole-ass person from birth and just use them for parts.

Anyway, MC is out of there, good riddance. His golden finger is a plant system, which helps him get a job real quick but I like that he also takes the time to study. He can't depend that heavily on the system anyway, it just makes gardening easier for him, like it gives him a general idea of what the problem with a plant is but the details and how to fix it are things he has to figure out himself. Once it upgrades it also gives his plants some boosts.

MC and ML first meet in a pet shop after ML brought an injured stray dog there. MC pays him almost zero attention in favour of the dog XD

ML's nothing special so far, has all the typical characteristics. He's a straight-up stalker pretty much right from the beginning (like even his friends tell him he's a pe*vert) but at least he doesn't do any harm. Some yandere thoughts but thankfully he doesn't act on them, and his psychologist friend even warned him against locking MC up. Jealous of literally everyone, even the dog. Good support for MC. Seems decent enough. Family problems. That sister's going to need a bit*h slap. If you take the ML out, I think MC would be fine even if some things would be harder but it's nice to have someone take care of the idiots for him. For me, ML gets more likeable later on in the novel.

The title suits the novel. There's some ups and downs and sad backstories, but it's still very slice of life and focuses on MC learning about plants and meeting new people and just generally living life for once. This novel embodies the whole "the best revenge is living well" concept. <<less

CN (4.4)

#38Rebirth: Different Way

101 Chapters Every 47.2 Day(s) 4437 Readers 99 Reviews 05-31-2022

Completed Drama Psychological Romance Yaoi

9/10, Finished... more>>

CN (4.2)

#39Buddha-like Rebirth

102 Chapters Every 36.1 Day(s) 3668 Readers 104 Reviews 11-15-2022

Completed Drama Fantasy Historical Psychological Shounen Ai Slice of Life Tragedy Yaoi

7.5/10, On Hold @ch45... more>>

CN (4.1)

#40After Retiring From The Entertainment Industry, I Became The Real Young Master Of A Luxurious Family

97 Chapters Every 9.7 Day(s) 5594 Readers 37 Reviews 04-24-2024

Drama Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

9/10, On Hold @ch44... more>>

CN (4.3)

#41Vicious Male Counterpart Isn’t Competing Anymore

251 Chapters Every 2.9 Day(s) 5282 Readers 71 Reviews 05-01-2024

Drama Fantasy Mecha Romance School Life Shounen Ai

9.5/10, Currently Reading... more>>

CN (4.2)

#42Transmigrated As a Villain, I Rely on Sand Sculpture to Survive

87 Chapters Every 43 Day(s) 3876 Readers 57 Reviews 08-04-2022

Completed Comedy Romance Shounen Ai Slice of Life

9.5/10, Finished... more>>

CN (4.1)

#43After The Breakup, I Became The Marshal’s Wife

139 Chapters Every 51.3 Day(s) 2937 Readers 25 Reviews 05-16-2022

Comedy Drama Mecha Sci-fi Shounen Ai Supernatural

10/10, Finished... more>>

Love this. MC is a phoenix and he's so bamf (like he's literally stronger than the ML, which I def don't see often, it's usually the ML who's good at everything), he absolutely doesn't need anyone to protect him, but my favourite thing about him is how shameless and arrogant he is, not in a bad way, it just makes him cute. He likes bright and shiny things so he's completely unimpressed by the ML at first cuz ML is the typical cold type who likes wearing all black. MC just happily goes along doing his own thing, he loves games and money and food, and he's confident and chill and absolutely hilarious when he's leaving ML speechless or face-slapping the idiots trying to mess with him.

ML comes off as the usual expressionless powerful president (marshal in this case) at first but I feel like he's not as cold as the typical ones once things get rolling. Like once they get used to each other, ML's more relaxed around MC, and as the novel progresses, his character's fleshed out and you really can't say he's cold anymore when he's around the people he's familiar with. He's actually pretty indulgent of MC's eccentricities and even knows how to predict how he's going to react, more and more as they get to know each other. He's also not super possessive or jealous or overbearing. He only worries sometimes when MC goes out to do something dangerous (not really though cuz MC is just too OP lol). I think you can consider their ship slow burn but I honestly like the progression of it, I don't think it's too slow, they've def got the domesticity down before either of them is really aware of any romantic feelings. ML also has a good family, and his assistant is always a riot.

I think one of the best things about this ship is that MC straight-up thinks ML is ugly so there isn't any of that blushing and swooning over the physical attraction. And later ML even says, "When we first met, he said that I didn’t fit his liking. We could get together not because of my face, but because of my personality."

If I had to pick out something bad about this novel -- objectively, people might not like such an OP MC, usually this character type would be given to the ML, which technically he is, ML is the strongest in the universe if you don't count MC but ppl expect that. In the MC, ppl seem to dislike it because it makes them Mary Sue. I personally love a strong MC like this, and if they're stronger than the ML, all the better, so I think it's great. Personally, I find the last bit of this novel with the demon and formation illusion kind of jarring, like it's kind of out of left field. It's not terrible, it just feels a bit abrupt and doesn't fit with the flow but not so much that I disliked it. Overall it's a relaxing funny read if you enjoy face-slapping and bamf MCs. <<less

CN (3.7)

#44I Became the Koi Actor After Entering the Book

50 Chapters Every 66.1 Day(s) 2207 Readers 7 Reviews 08-05-2022

Romance Slice of Life Yaoi

8.5/10, On Hold @ch28... more>>

CN (4.4)

#45The Supporting Male Character Just Wants to Be a Tool Man

269 Chapters Every 13.9 Day(s) 7810 Readers 118 Reviews 02-24-2024

Comedy Drama Romance Yaoi

9.5/10, Currently Reading... more>>

This couple is just fun lol. Like the novel is hilarious, and the s*x scenes are all car metaphors but it's funny enough that I don't mind. But the ship itself is just so solid, their tacit understanding is amazing, especially when they're trolling green teas together, and for two people who are in a purely friends with benefits relationship for a good chunk of the novel, they're basically domestic and sweet from the very beginning. And comedy aside, their relationship really is very good, they’re all about enthusiastic consent, they trust each other, ML does get jealous here and there but there’s never any overly forceful overbearing controlling behaviour, even when the MC makes a decision about his career that ML doesn’t agree with, ML also acknowledges that it’s not his life to decide what to do with, so instead he supports him by going to find an agent/company for MC to sign with to make his way forward easier. Their relationship is just really solid and positive, they form a real friendship (with benefits lol) before ever becoming lovers.

Everybody is a troll lmao. And ML's friends are a riot. His older brother is even better. ML in this novel is actually pretty unique, I've never read one so easy to bully and tease XD He's like the cold overbearing president type without the cold and overbearing. He's literally described as "naturally positive and optimistic, sunny and cheerful". It's a nice change of pace. He’s just a very good person and a very good significant other, very respectful of MC. His older brother fits the type more - esp his physical description - but even that guy has his own style and is actually really chill. He’s basically cold to people he doesn’t like and mellows out with friends and family. The sibling relationship is perfect. The whole family is actually a bit silly, it's great.

Finally got to the actual relationship stage, I can't believe they acted like lovers more like real lovers for so long. Anyway, basically they remain FWB (even tho they totally acted like a domestic married couple) until chapter mid-80s-ish, and they establish their relationship (MC insists ML has to chase him tho XD) in the 90s, so you only have to cry for a handful of chapters. I like that once both of them figure out their own feelings and decide on a relationship, they're absolutely all in about it. There's none of that doubting each other's feelings or doubting themselves about whether or not they're good enough for the other. The closest is MC thinking about how his status is technically much lower than ML's, but all he does is resolve himself to become a better actor and earn more money and achieve a strong reputation so he won't wrong ML when they come out to the public. They both talk about their relationship in the long-term like it's a foregone conclusion too, they're certain of each other and know they'll get married in the future. <<less

CN (4.4)

#46I Persuade People With Reason

82 Chapters Every 23.7 Day(s) 745 Readers 4 Reviews 02-21-2024

Comedy Fantasy Shounen Supernatural

8/10, On Hold @ch29... more>>

CN (3.9)

#47The Master of Metaphysics is The Movie Queen

0 Chapters Every 62.5 Day(s) 2200 Readers 54 Reviews 10-21-2021

Completed Adventure Comedy Fantasy Josei Romance Slice of Life Supernatural

8/10, Finished... more>>

CN (3.6)

#48Weibo Big V’s Daily Entertainment Circle

0 Chapters Every 1.8 Day(s) 1251 Readers 11 Reviews N/A

Completed Fantasy Romance

8/10, On Hold @ch101... more>>

CN (4)

#49I Got Famous Making Cooking Livestreams In Space

35 Chapters Every 47.6 Day(s) 1861 Readers 17 Reviews 06-26-2023

Comedy Drama Romance Sci-fi Shounen Ai Slice of Life Yaoi

8.5/10, On Hold @ch74... more>>

Another one of those MC transmigrates to interstellar era and livestreams novels, and this one's a cooking one too. The idea's been done before but I really love this genre, and the MC is very likeable here, plus a very competent cook.

I read the first 10 chapters and there are already two other ppl who could work as ML candidates (although we all know the ML is the cat), plus one lady who could be the MC's partner if this was a BG novel instead. And honestly I actually like all of them more than the ML, ML's just a cookie-cutter ML, the usual cold rich powerful president (marshal) type even though he's stuck as a cat atm. It would be so much better if he really was a cat, then MC can get with one of the others, they're at least more interesting.

But anyway, MC is worth the read. It's just sad that the translator seems to have dropped it. Might MTL once I finish all the posted chaps.

Ok ML is thankfully less boring after about 20 chapters. Still cookie-cutter but I like him more. And you know, he's very useful lol. He's not super overbearing, and he's reliable, his cat form is cute, so it's good enough.

I actually really like Zhang Yiming, his animal is an Alaskan dog but MC compares him to a fox, which fits, and also once roasts him (in his own thoughts) that he feels like a scumbag when he talks lmaoo. He's not the bad kind of scum but it is true he's very much the black-bellied type beneath the gentle and warm facade he puts on as his film emperor persona. He's a decent enough guy, def has all the traits of an ML in a different novel, just not a match for MC (like the author prob could've made it work if they wanted to, I def could make it work in a fanfic, but it's also true that MC is on the much kinder side of the spectrum while ZY is a more morally grey type who would probably like someone more similar to himself). ZY did make a few romantic overtures at the beginning (nothing over the top or crossing the line), plus he even confessed in public that he likes MC, but it's more that he finds MC and his cooking talent interesting, and he's a bit of a dramatic bastard too so like he's the sort who enjoys throwing a bomb out just to watch the chaos. But MC actually sees through him pretty well and even points it out to ZY once that ZY doesn't really like him in a serious romantic sense, and ZY confirmed it on the spot too, and the two of them just carried right on as pretty good friends. At the beginning, when they first met, before ML became more likeable, I did feel like it would be nice if these two got together, but the way it's developed, their friendship is also very good. I do prefer ZY over ML, but not necessarily as MC's partner, just that he's less boring than ML, and his personality is fun.

...And now the biggest paragraph in my review is about a minor side character who wasn't even a real love rival lmao. <<less