Now with 14% more Gender Bending.

MAKE NOVEL UPDATES REC LISTS GREAT AGAIN! The good stuff from 2025. Novels that should be significantly more popular than they already are.  Comment any... more>> recs below! Most items added to this list at the time had less than a 1000 readers. <<less

Figured I would dump everything I’ve read so I know if I read it and in case anyone has similar tastes to me and would like recommendations. ... more>>

I will add small reviews based off my very poor memory in the future.

Heavy yuri, angst, fluff, and OP protagonists. It is mostly tops when it comes to relationship dynamics. 

1-50: pretty much only Yuri 

50-78: mixed bag of fantasy, tragedy, action and some villain MC’s 

78-100: things I didn't sort, am currently reading or just found memorable for various reasons. <<less

Minimal drama... more>>

Other  
- demon princess magical chaos (~4.1 yuri harem fantasy adventure)  

- reincarnated as the last of my kind (~3.5 fluff with awful synopsis-like writing)   <<less

I will rank these novels in 2 ways: My opinion and non-bias opinion.... more>>

I used almost all of the more interesting novels i have read, i will make a second part someday... frfr

I hope that some of you found smth to read using this list :) HF

In some cases i may add some additional notes.

* - means that it struck my heart (doesnt have to mean that novel is good) <<less

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Novels that caught my four-eyes

My list of novels that I think deserves far more readers. In no particular order.... Pls recommend me more novels like these in the comments..... more>> pls... I will even pray for you in return... <<less

Gimme that good girls romance

Random stuff I found interesting 

GL, yuri, girl x girl... NO genderbend. Expect many ABO novels.... more>>

Check the next part: https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/117057/ <<less

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Might add more

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Some of them are completed and some aren't. Most of them are personally ranked 4-5 out of 5, a few are just 3-4 but they're... more>> still good. <<less

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Fluffy girl x girl stories. Maybe a little drama and angst along the way (but I will remove any story that's had too many drama, angst or tragedy). All of the stories are completed. The stories ranking are not in any order except that have a description (IMHO). The description contain spoilers, so beware.... more>>

Update: It become harder and harder to sort my favorite stories. It's up to you to read it or not. <<less

A list containing novels with female mc's.

will not include gender bender; trans characters are allowed, but
reincarnated/transmigrated-into-a-woman's-body/body-swap stories will
not be.... more>>

(some may be dead links sorz)

list is full. there is a part 2! <<less

Exactly what it says on the tin... more>>

(I'll maybe edit this to be more detailed in the future once I have the time and energy) <<less

Stuff I've read. It's somewhat sorted in order of their greatness, so their true ranking would be more centered around your interests.... more>>

There's a random range of genres, a lot of which includes magic and fanatasy. I'm also a fan of scheming, politics and informational warfare sorta stuff. <<less

Some may or may not have romance

probably adding only japanese and korean novels... reading list for chinese novels is on my jjwxc account... more>>

prefer clingy/yandere female leads and not a huge fan of harem

one of the best romance novels that I have ever read is Imouto Life by Hitoma Iruma which is somehow not on here - too taboo to be translated? edit: longer thoughts on a novel will be posted as a review under the novel itself

update dec 23: been reading a lot of korean mtls, will update with some decent finds <<less

This is Yuri I've read/am reading that I like. 

A collection of GL novels I’ve found, also hoping someone picks them up and provides a better translation (please tell me if you do pick it up). ... more>>

Most of these novels I have either read, or want to read. They’re all carefully chosen according to my own tastes, I hope you like them too. ◝(ᵔᵕᵔ)◜

I wouldn’t say these are really reviews, just opinions. I’m really picky. But I enjoy good writing. <<less