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angsty to the point that one box of tissues is not enough. sobbing too hard till dehydrated. Spoiler ahead: pathetic ML who doesn't use their... more>> so-smart brain to communicate. <<less

The novels on this list might not get the best reviews but if you’re here to torment yourself by crying and then satisfying yourself to... more>> see the men beg for forgiveness this is for you <<less

Novels I want to read again and again. 

sometimes is better to cut off your parents rather than continuing to suffer. here we have some protagonists who do just that.

a comprehensive list of melodramas that will hit the spot; dogblood scaling included [updates regularly]

Guilty pleasures where characters look down on the mc and do horrible things to mc, only for them to later regret it. will not include kicked out of guilds one cause I'll make another list on it in the future. warning: writing might be subpar-bad, and can be super frustrating with how some of the characters act,.... more>>

I mostly read male MC-dominated novels (and mostly Chinese), but I’ve been branching out into stories with female protagonists lately and I’ve actually been enjoying them quite a bit.  <<less

Characters having the best character growth/development.

face slapping left and right!

Some good ol' replacement lovers! May or may not be a result of misunderstandings, misidentification, or general tomfoolery (and some mental manipulation and other dark means). Not in any particular order. Genuinely surprised there weren't more on my reading list, though. **(only what I've read so far). ... more>>

A wide variety of crematorium/wife-chasing, entertainment, paycheques, and messy contractual situationships. Happy reading! Or not, lmao. Also, various occasions of the "white moonlight" actually turning out to be MC/ML themselves. Aka either massive comedic or angst value!

In alphabetical order.  <<less

Mainly short stories ... more>>

Mostly from crimson translations <<less

Novels that destroyed my insanity and tested my bottomline, this list contains angst and novels with bad endings becuse why not? ... more>>

He found me crying, He crew too, we crode.  <<less

⋆ ˚｡⋆୨♡୧⋆ ˚｡⋆... more>>

Lots of angst and tr*shy irredeemable ML’s

You’ve been warned  <<less

A complication of fantasy novels with strong / dense FLs & green / red flag MLs.... more>>

Consists of novels with hiatus, ongoing or completed translation. Arranged in no particular order. <<less

Angst reigns supreme. *metaphysically slaps list* this bad boy can fit so much trauma and tragedy... Please proceed for self-inflicted emotional damage. ... more>>

Literally, serious suffering ahead. Wild how much of this list overlaps with my "favourites" one. 

In alphabetical order for (my) convenience! And perhaps yours too! <<less

Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (このライトノベルがすごい! Kono Raito Noberu ga Sugoi!, lit. This Light Novel is Amazing!) is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels according to readers polled on the Internet.... more>>

Bunkobon/Light Novels

1) Too Many Losing Heroines

2) Who Killed the hero?

3) The Neighbouring Aarya-san who Sometimes Hides her Feelings in Russian

4) This is the Terminal Stagnation Committee (NA)

5) The Angel Next Door Spoils me Rotten

6) Tale of the White Empire

7) I Dedicate This Story to You

8) Days with my Step Sister

9) Even if the Stars End, You Will Sing (NA)

10) [Sad News] A Lower-Tier Dungeon Streamer from the Aristrocrat Genre Unintentionally Keeps Streaming and Accidentally Beats Down Fellow Streamer

Tankubon/Books

1) Dahlia in Bloom

2) A Tale of the Secret Saint

3) The Villainess' Guide to (Not) Falling in Love

4) Mahou Tsukai no Hikkoshiya: Yuusha no Inkyo Ryuu no Tabidachi Mahou Toshan no Iten, Donna Irai demo Omakase Kudasai (NA)

5) The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister's Stead

6) Let this Grieving Soul Retire

7) 7th Time Loop: The Villainous Enjoys a Carefree Married Life to her Worst Enemy

8) Hikimori V Tuber Wants to Tell (NA)

9) That time I got Reincarnated as a Slime

10) The Eminence in the Shadow

(A/N: Same as last year, anime boosted LNs are on top and no newer actual good ones made it. Another disappointment.) <<less

My favorite K-novels.
(I'll add more later)

This list is for the masochists out there who enjoy suffering and torturing themselves. (no tag excluded so you must carefully check the novel tags )... more>>

These  novels  have heavy angsty events which will never be solved, it won't give you closure and will definitely scar you for life, some will interpret the ending differently  but it surely isn't a happy hopeful interpretation.  <<less

All the heart-wreaching, painful story

A complication of fantasy novels with strong FLs & non-toxic MLs. ... more>>

Consists of novels with hiatus, ongoing or completed translation. Arranged in no particular order. <<less

Raise From a Tragic past to a new future ... more>>

Could you forgive them?   MAYBE  <<less

I’m just gonna toss all the novels (mainly danmei) I’ve ever read in my life here. Expect lots of yapping. I may go into unnecessary detail sometimes if I feel the nostalgia kickin' in... more>>

Expect from this list what you would see a sophisticated 12 year old would read (interpret that as you will). If that’s not helpful enough, I’m into slow burns (holding hands in the 10th chapter? HELL NO!), am a permanent passenger on the angst train, and require all or some of my characters to have some moral ambiguity (so I can toy with my own)! On the opposite end of the spectrum, I’m not into omegaverses, infinite flow, harems, and whatever the hell mpreg has to offer (seriously, get that sh*t away from me).

I also have the attention span of a goldfish so if you see a review that looks incomplete then <<less

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Commence the wife/partner chasing. Get to grovelling and beg for forgiveness! May or may not have sufficient retribution. 

BG romance with capable female protagonist, or female protagonist stories with no romance. I really dislike ditzy romance heroines who are more interested in their outfits than beating up s*umbags (you know, those kind of dodder flower heroines who need to wait for their hero to come save them). So this is a list exclusively for just strong female leads. Mostly Korean rofan, rebirth/return, action, transmigration, isekai or transported into book type genres. ... more>>

You can try checking out this forum post, where other people listed a bunch of Chinese strong FL recs that I didn't read yet (I also listed a few with only webtoon or manhua versions): https://www.novelupdatesforum.com/threads/have-you-read.181735/ <<less