Peak Hidden Gems Part 2
Peak Hidden Gems Part 2
Novels that should be significantly more popular than they already are. Comment any recs below! Everything added to this list at the time usually had less than a 1000 readers. Part 1: https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/83544/ Part 3: https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/91671/
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Created: Mar 18th, 2024, Updated: May 31st, 2024
Created Mar 18th, 2024
Updated May 31st, 2024
6 Chapters Every 733 Day(s) 3849 Readers 41 Reviews 01-08-2014
Infinity/10. Truly life changing. Will change your perception of reality.
20 Chapters Every 16.5 Day(s) 731 Readers 2 Reviews 10-09-2024
A+, Amazing start and great story of regret and redemption.
226 Chapters Every 2.9 Day(s) 2574 Readers 20 Reviews 05-28-2025
Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Gender Bender Horror Mystery Psychological Sci-fi Slice of Life Supernatural Tragedy
A+, What makes humans, "humans"? "Objects" come into the world and take over the Apex predator position. FMC is a researcher who dies and gets... more>>
162 Chapters Every 9.9 Day(s) 1433 Readers 8 Reviews 05-23-2025
A+, MC joins a forum that is filled with Reincarnators, Transmigrators, and Regressors who are also from his original world. He is the only sci... more>>
72 Chapters Every 45.2 Day(s) 1516 Readers 12 Reviews 08-21-2023
Post apocalyptic world with dark gods and the world is in chaos due to mental pollution and emotional instability (think similar to zombie apocalypse but not... more>>
395 Chapters Every 1.7 Day(s) 5800 Readers 61 Reviews 06-07-2025
A+, Absolutely incredible world-building and well-written characters. MC was branded a criminal without any witnesses or evidence, in a court with no jury and got... more>>
725 Chapters Every 1.1 Day(s) 1649 Readers 30 Reviews 06-06-2025
Smart scammy MC. The protagonist is a scheming mastermind, manipulating people from across the world through minor events which cause chains of actions to commence.
20 Chapters Every 179.3 Day(s) 1799 Readers 7 Reviews 02-18-2018
Dives into the topics of the weight of life and death, love and conviction, regret and desire. Truly a masterpiece
4 Chapters Every 2.8 Day(s) 1480 Readers 9 Reviews 12-06-2014
From the author of three days of happiness so you know its gonna be good. Love, tragedy, depression, death, violence, mu*ders, this story has it... more>>
221 Chapters Every 9.1 Day(s) 3186 Readers 30 Reviews 02-15-2025
A+, 10/10, Yandere battle royale in Sherlock holmes universe over MC but fighting with wits not swords
18 Chapters Every 38.6 Day(s) 316 Readers 2 Reviews 03-23-2024
One day, a dragon egg waiting to recognise the ‘Chosen One’ as its Master through a blood rite suddenly hatched prematurely beside the ‘Villain’.
431 Chapters Every 24.5 Day(s) 3259 Readers 16 Reviews 10-07-2024
A, MC finds himself the successor to the Haines Empire. Problem is the corrupt seven Imperial Guards (female) keep killing him each regression. MC finally... more>>
243 Chapters Every 6.1 Day(s) 4837 Readers 38 Reviews 05-06-2025
A, True angst. The kind of drama that makes you emotionally invested and keeps you at the edge of your seat.
72 Chapters Every 24.7 Day(s) 2514 Readers 13 Reviews 04-12-2025
FMC thinks she is in a romance fantasy novel is actually in a horror/ghost novel. A little bit like the CN "I’m Really Not The... more>>
#15Eternal Tale
316 Chapters Every 5.3 Day(s) 1060 Readers 11 Reviews 04-16-2025
Great cultivation novel. Light-hearted and humorous + No female lead + No knives + Survivalist protagonist
634 Chapters Every 0.9 Day(s) 956 Readers 12 Reviews 06-08-2025
breaks the cliché of transmigration in a really good way
376 Chapters Every 2.1 Day(s) 4467 Readers 28 Reviews 06-07-2025
Action Adventure Drama Fantasy Harem Horror Mature Mystery Psychological Romance School Life Supernatural Tragedy
A, A very unique spin on the typical "Academy" and "Necromancer" tropes
270 Chapters Every 0.5 Day(s) 3354 Readers 42 Reviews 03-14-2024
Great apocalypse novel with FMC.
0 Chapters Every 626 Day(s) 1392 Readers 7 Reviews N/A
Great well written dialogue and banter between characters!
326 Chapters Every 7.8 Day(s) 822 Readers 19 Reviews 02-26-2025
Interesting school life CN novel. MC goes through heartbreak and vows to never get involved with women. He regresses and decides to become rich by... more>>
445 Chapters Every 2.1 Day(s) 2382 Readers 11 Reviews 06-07-2025
The MC is forced into becoming the sole believer of the god of nameless chaos (evil god), but he somehow manages to maintain his sanity... more>>
361 Chapters Every 2.4 Day(s) 4142 Readers 35 Reviews 06-05-2025
A+, Honestly it's kind of hard to explain the plot it's a great read just dive straight in. Carl our great MC transmigrates into the... more>>
867 Chapters Every 16.7 Day(s) 4597 Readers 37 Reviews 12-02-2024
This is the story of mankind's final stand against the onslaught of the harbingers of end-time, of humanity's indomitable will to preserve their dying embers... more>>
Comments (39)
Holy crap, a quality list that actually has a large number of good stories I haven't read yet or even heard of. These are the kinds of recommendation lists we need. I'm so tired of filtering through all the shitty BLs that are rated 5 stars and skew the search algorithm because of the rabid BL fanbase, or having to look through the infinitieth bland power fantasy harem protagonist without a soul.
The hero that NU needs right now, but not the one it deserves.
@cbboss I haven't read it directly myself yet but I've heard decent things about A Forum for Patients of Fourth Hospital [https://www.novelupdates.info/series/a-forum-for-patients-of-fourth-hospital/]. Meets the criteria of <1000 readers as well. Edit: have read the majority of the story, a bit of a slow start but once it gets going it's pretty funny.
@cbboss Another one for you. Secrets of the Silent Witch (https://www.novelupdates.info/series/silent-witch/).
This one is a bit weird because it's insanely popular in Japan to the point where it's getting an anime, but somehow virtually unknown in the West, although perhaps you know about it already. I had never previously recommended it because I always thought it was popular here too, but recently found it it wasn't. Even in servers dedicated to Otome Isekai and Shoujo stories nobody seems to know about it. Honestly it probably deserves a first page spot on your next list given how popular it is in Japan, it really baffles me that nobody here knows about it. A true hidden gem in that sense, I guess.
A very good read, one of my personal favorites. Description: MC is an incredibly OP mage but is forced to confront the true final boss: social anxiety. She starts out as a complete doormat and pushover but you get to slowly see her get better over time with real character development, as she puts in real effort to improve herself. Has a great side cast too, and as the story progresses we learn more about different character's backgrounds, as well as why MC behaves the way she does. The only downside is that the story's pacing is a bit on the slow side.
@cbboss Love that you're still going with the lists. So many recs that I'll probably be good for stuff to read for a long time when I'm not randomly trying out new stories on a whim haha.
Another one for ya - I'm still relatively early in the story and it has a slow start, but seems like this one has potential based on the ratings and reviews. And first arc was pretty good. https://www.novelupdates.info/series/urban-legend-demolition-office/
Holy PEAK!
High-tier series, thank you!
I can try and recommend some that are similar in some aspects but overall these novels are pretty unique. Check out the novels here https://www.novelupdates.info/viewlist/83473/. Let me know if you have read all of these and I can try to think of a few more but off the top off my head, these are the most similar. If you think these don't match up as well please be a little more detailed in what specifically you are looking for plot-wise.
1.I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With
2. Fated to Be Loved by Villains
3. The Main Heroines are Trying to Kill Me
4. I Became a Villain’s Hero
5. Little Tyrant Doesn’t Want to Meet with a Bad End
6. The Novel's Extra
@cbboss I sent you a message, because all text can't be sent here(server error), I tried divide it, but it also didn't helpe.
Thanks for the list, it is amazing!
Is there a "peak gems" list you recomend? Without the hidden part? I am not THAT experienced in novel...
Thanks again!