Novels I recommend that have MCs that only feigns affection or may have their own acting personas (innocent, pure, etc) towards other characters, but inwardly... more>> they are cold or focused on achieving their goal. (This also makes them use the characters around them unintentionally or intentionally). These are stories that usually make use of one sided love from love interests.  <<less

I really like stories with multiple POVs from the MC and the side characters. Somehow, I just find it boring to read a story based... more>> only on the MC's POV. We can understand how the world looks from both the MC’s and the side characters' perspectives. We can also see how the side characters think about the MC.Sometimes, they will have funny misunderstandings about the MC or show passionate admiration for them. It just seems interesting to watch the MC's progression from the side characters' POV. Many MCs from this list are OP characters, such as gods or mysterious entities. But many of them are also just normal human beings. The genres of the novels vary. Oh also some of the novel will have only two POVs or more.  <<less

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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

This is a collection of underrated/lesser-known novels that shine with solid writing and captivating stories. They may not be very popular, but they’ve got that special something that makes them worth your time. If you’re tired of the same overhyped novels and want to discover hidden treasures, this list is for you. (I might make a part 2 or something, idk)... more>>

RIP 100+ novelpia series, atleast 2000+ chapters were taken down.

(Mostly action novels) (2020-2025)

Personally, this is very subjective (I don't judge a novel by it's translation quality)

Honorable Mentions :

• Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (JP) - Honestly, pretty decent. It's a survival game focused story where the FL repeatedly challenge it to complete an unachievable milestone of beating it 100 times, without dying of course. It's non-linear story.

• A Story About Becoming A Really Cheerful Girl (JP) - If you want to see a protagonist endure SUFFERING, this one is for you. Caution : it's really messed up (Search for KatTL, they are TL'ing it, not sure why they didn't make an NU page for it tho)

• Terminate The Other World! (RR) - Book 1-4 is pretty good. A female cyborg getting isekai'd—she's originally from a superhero world—then gradually regaining emotions after being treated as a killing machine. It's progressive fantasy btw.

• Simulating Endless Possibilities: Invincible Once I Act (Scribblehub) - One of the best 'simulations' novels I've read <<less

Heh heh heh! You know how it is! More books I wanna read. How joyful, how fascinating! Are you guys as excited as I am for this list? ... more>>

And NO! I refuse to add any summary for any books I might add in this list! I know you 'people' have been badmouthing me behind my back, saying things like 'That list is horrible, zero summary available, cbboss has better list, etc etc...' 

DAMMIT! 

Ahem, sorry for the emotional burst. I don't know what came over me. A-anyway, I hope you guys have as much fun as I do reading all these books! Take care :)  <<less

A collection of novels I have been reading recently. Some of these are underrated, and some are also just guilty pleasure slop. ... more>>

no particular order,

give me more fantasy slop 

rip to all the novels that got taken down, o7 <<less

Good, just waiting to complete/get a good translation. Rankings don’t mean anything. Most of these are really good and definitely worth picking up, whilst some... more>> are just my guilty pleasures. <<less

Mostly Harem power-fantasy,romance , but interesting. Moved (Completed) to Novels I read daily completed

Not tested, less chapters

I ran out of room in the first list so I decided to put the low readership novels into this list. ... more>>

First list here: https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/74248/

Inactive List : https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/97020/ <<less