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Частная школа. 9 класс

Конспекты, контрольные, тесты

Spotlight Test 5 (Module 5) ОТВЕТЫ

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Spotlight Test 5 (Module 5) ОТВЕТЫ

Vocabulary

A. Fill in the missing word. There are three words you do not need to use.

1 No one knows the author’s name, as he chooses to …. • remain •…. anonymous.
2 Jonathan absolutely loves adventure films which are … • set •…… in medieval times.
3 The children had to sit perfectly …. • still •…. while the photographer was taking their picture.
4 Some Hollywood actors like to perform their own ….. • stunts •…… no matter how dangerous these are.
5 The artist’s …. • miniature •…… sculptures are so small that they fit on the top of a pinhead.
6 Most of his paintings …. • portray •….. scenes from the town where he grew up.
7 You can’t draw graffiti on that man’s house, it’s ….. • private •…… property!
8 Children often express their ….. • artistic •…… creativity through finger painting and drawing.
9 Ian loves crime novels because they always have interesting and mysterious …. • plots •……

В. Fill in the correct phrase.

10 Rick loves …… • action-packed •……. films, as they are full of excitement and adventure scenes.
11 Shakespeare in Love is a great romantic comedy with an amazing …..• all-star •….. cast including Joseph Fiennes, Gwyneth Paltrow and Geoffrey Rush.
12 Steve made a fantastic replica of an ancient ship in …..• model making •……. class.
13 The …..• special effects •…… in Harry Potter were brilliant; it really looked like the characters could do magic!
14 The …..• box office •…… success Mama Mia made over 69 million pounds in the UK alone.
15 Claire made a beautiful clay vase on the ……• potter’s wheel •……. we gave her for her birthday.

Grammar

C. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.

D. Underline the correct item.

24 We left in the middle of the film because it was extremely/ completely slow-paced.
25 Tim would sooner/ would prefer see a science fiction film than a comedy.
26 The theatre was totally/ fairly empty, as they had cancelled Monday night’s performance.
27 Sarah is slightly/ totally nervous about singing in front of a live audience tomorrow night.
28 We would prefer /would rather go to a classical music concert than go to a rock concert.
29 The Sydney Opera House is a very/ completely famous theatre in Australia.
30 It’s fairly /completely impossible to find tickets to the ballet.
31 Jane would rather /would prefer to take pottery classes than learn how to sculpt.
32 It was absolutely /rather late, so Annabel put her paintbrushes away and decided to stop painting for the day.
33 Olga prefers/ would rather going to the cinema on a weekday, when it’s not so crowded.

Everyday English

E. Complete the dialogue using the phrases below.

Chris: Hey, Pete. We’re all going to a jazz concert tonight. Do you want to come with us?
Pete: 34) I can’t make it, I’m afraid. And to be honest, I’m not too keen on jazz.
Chris: I didn’t know that. 35) What sort of music do you like?
Pete: Actually, I’m really into classical music.
Chris: I like that too. 36) What do you think of Mozart?
Pete: My favourite!
Chris: Well, that’s great, because I have tickets to The Magic Flute. Do you like it?
Pete: 37) I absolutely love it!
Chris: So, do you fancy coming to that?
Pete: 38) Sure, count me in!

Reading

F. Read the text and answer the questions that follow.

WEEKEND ARTS REVIEW: FILMS

А. The Class

The Class is about a young teacher who works at a school in a poor area of Paris and his difficult students. The story was originally a book written by Francois Begaudeau. The film tells the sad story of how a teacher tries to teach his class of teenage students but fails, because the students don’t respect education or teachers, and because they have no desire to learn. Everyone who stars in the film (including Begaudeau, who plays himself) is a non-professional. People expect The Class to be boring because the teacher-student theme has appeared in films many times before, but it isn’t. It is an absolutely brilliant film and no one should miss it.

B. Slumdog Millionaire

Director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal, a poor boy in India, who goes on the TV show ‘Who wants to be a millionaire?’. The story was originally a prize-winning novel by Indian author Vikas Swarup. Jamal wins the TV show. But before he does, they take him to a police station because the police think that he is cheating. While the police ask Jamal questions, we see events from Jamal’s life which explain why he knows the answers.
At one point, the creators of Slumdog Millionaire had decided not to show it in film theatres, and just make it into a DVD. Luckily they changed their minds, because this film is now an international hit!

C. American Teen

American Teen is a documentary film by director Nanette Burstein. Burnstein filmed the lives of five teenagers, who go to a school in Indiana, USA. She followed the students filming their everyday lives for a year, because she wanted to show what it is like to be a teenager in America today.
American Teen is an enjoyable documentary, but sometimes it doesn’t feel true to life. In fact, some film critics think that Burstein gave the teens lines to learn. But in interviews, the teenagers have always said that the film is 100% real-life and no one is acting.
Whether real-life or not, American Teen is an entertaining look at young people today.

Which film (A, B, or C) …

39 is extremely popular all over the world? B
40 is about someone trying but not succeeding? A
41 does not seem realistic to some people? C
42 was first a very successful book? B
43 is about daily life experiences? C
44 is interesting even though the plot is not original? A
45 was not going to play in cinemas at first? B

Listening

G. Listen to some people talking about music on a radio programme and match the speakers (1-5) to the statements (A-E).

A The speaker enjoys going to concerts. 48 Speaker 3
В The speaker is not sure he/she is talented enough. 50 Speaker 5
C The speaker only likes listening to a particular type of music. 49 Speaker 4
D The speaker’s family inspired him/her to become a professional musician. 46 Speaker 1
E The speaker feels nervous about performing in public. 47 Speaker 2

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Test 9. Pronouns (3)

С — no F — nobody I — nothing L — anywhere О — everywhere

Test 10. There is/are/was/were

A — is В — was С — are D — were E — be F — been

A. doesn’tB. isn’tc.don’t19.Tom’s father. a journalist.

A. don’tB. doesn’tc.isn’t20.Tom’s father. write articles.

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A novel is an invented prose narrative of significant length and complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience. Its roots can be traced back thousands of years, though its origins in English are traditionally placed in the 18th century.

A novel can accommodate an almost infinite number of elements. Some of the novel’s typical elements, though, are the story or plot, the characters, the setting, the narrative method and point of view, and the scope or dimension.

The novel has an extensive range of types, among them being: historical, picaresque, sentimental, Gothic, psychological, novel of manners, epistolary, pastoral, roman à clef, antinovel, cult, detective, mystery, thriller, western, fantasy, and proletarian. There is no limit to the number of genres available to the novel.

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novel, an invented prose narrative of considerable length and a certain complexity that deals imaginatively with human experience, usually through a connected sequence of events involving a group of persons in a specific setting. Within its broad framework, the genre of the novel has encompassed an extensive range of types and styles: picaresque, epistolary, Gothic, romantic, realist, historical—to name only some of the more important ones.

The novel is a genre of fiction, and fiction may be defined as the art or craft of contriving, through the written word, representations of human life that instruct or divert or both. The various forms that fiction may take are best seen less as a number of separate categories than as a continuum or, more accurately, a cline, with some such brief form as the anecdote at one end of the scale and the longest conceivable novel at the other. When any piece of fiction is long enough to constitute a whole book, as opposed to a mere part of a book, then it may be said to have achieved novelhood. But this state admits of its own quantitative categories, so that a relatively brief novel may be termed a novella (or, if the insubstantiality of the content matches its brevity, a novelette), and a very long novel may overflow the banks of a single volume and become a roman-fleuve, or river novel. Length is very much one of the dimensions of the genre.

The term novel is a truncation of the Italian word novella (from the plural of Latin novellus, a late variant of novus, meaning “new”), so that what is now, in most languages, a diminutive denotes historically the parent form. The novella was a kind of enlarged anecdote like those to be found in the 14th-century Italian classic Boccaccio’s Decameron, each of which exemplifies the etymology well enough. The stories are little new things, novelties, freshly minted diversions, toys; they are not reworkings of known fables or myths, and they are lacking in weight and moral earnestness. It is to be noted that, despite the high example of novelists of the most profound seriousness, such as Tolstoy, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf, the term novel still, in some quarters, carries overtones of lightness and frivolity. And it is possible to descry a tendency to triviality in the form itself. The ode or symphony seems to possess an inner mechanism that protects it from aesthetic or moral corruption, but the novel can descend to shameful commercial depths of sentimentality or pornography. It is the purpose of this section to consider the novel not solely in terms of great art but also as an all-purpose medium catering for all the strata of literacy.

Such early ancient Roman fiction as Petronius’ Satyricon of the 1st century ad and Lucius Apuleius’ Golden Ass of the 2nd century contain many of the popular elements that distinguish the novel from its nobler born relative the epic poem. In the fictional works, the medium is prose, the events described are unheroic, the settings are streets and taverns, not battlefields and palaces. There is more low fornication than princely combat; the gods do not move the action; the dialogue is homely rather than aristocratic. It was, in fact, out of the need to find—in the period of Roman decline—a literary form that was anti-epic in both substance and language that the first prose fiction of Europe seems to have been conceived. The most memorable character in Petronius is a nouveau riche vulgarian; the hero of Lucius Apuleius is turned into a donkey; nothing less epic can well be imagined.

The medieval chivalric romance (from a popular Latin word, probably Romanice, meaning written in the vernacular, not in traditional Latin) restored a kind of epic view of man—though now as heroic Christian, not heroic pagan. At the same time, it bequeathed its name to the later genre of continental literature, the novel, which is known in French as roman, in Italian as romanzo, etc. (The English term romance, however, carries a pejorative connotation.) But that later genre achieved its first great flowering in Spain at the beginning of the 17th century in an antichivalric comic masterpiece—the Don Quixote of Cervantes, which, on a larger scale than the Satyricon or The Golden Ass, contains many of the elements that have been expected from prose fiction ever since. Novels have heroes, but not in any classical or medieval sense. As for the novelist, he must, in the words of the contemporary British-American W.H. Auden,

Become the whole of boredom, subject to

Vulgar complaints like love, among the Just

Be just, among the Filthy filthy too,

And in his own weak person, if he can,

Must suffer dully all the wrongs of Man.

The novel attempts to assume those burdens of life that have no place in the epic poem and to see man as unheroic, unredeemed, imperfect, even absurd. This is why there is room among its practitioners for writers of hardboiled detective thrillers such as the contemporary American Mickey Spillane or of sentimental melodramas such as the prolific 19th-century English novelist Mrs. Henry Wood, but not for one of the unremitting elevation of outlook of a John Milton.

Elements

The novel is propelled through its hundred or thousand pages by a device known as the story or plot. This is frequently conceived by the novelist in very simple terms, a mere nucleus, a jotting on an old envelope: for example, Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol (1843) might have been conceived as “a misanthrope is reformed through certain magical visitations on Christmas Eve,” or Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813) as “a young couple destined to be married have first to overcome the barriers of pride and prejudice,” or Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s Crime and Punishment (1866) as “a young man commits a crime and is slowly pursued in the direction of his punishment.” The detailed working out of the nuclear idea requires much ingenuity, since the plot of one novel is expected to be somewhat different from that of another, and there are very few basic human situations for the novelist to draw upon. The dramatist may take his plot ready-made from fiction or biography—a form of theft sanctioned by Shakespeare—but the novelist has to produce what look like novelties.

The example of Shakespeare is a reminder that the ability to create an interesting plot, or even any plot at all, is not a prerequisite of the imaginative writer’s craft. At the lowest level of fiction, plot need be no more than a string of stock devices for arousing stock responses of concern and excitement in the reader. The reader’s interest may be captured at the outset by the promise of conflicts or mysteries or frustrations that will eventually be resolved, and he will gladly—so strong is his desire to be moved or entertained—suspend criticism of even the most trite modes of resolution. In the least sophisticated fiction, the knots to be untied are stringently physical, and the denouement often comes in a sort of triumphant violence. Serious fiction prefers its plots to be based on psychological situations, and its climaxes come in new states of awareness—chiefly self-knowledge—on the parts of the major characters.

Translating…

random stories I like / / / always looking for recs

Novels I’ve read the raws for

This is a personal record to keep track of my thoughts for what I’ve read in Chinese (sans ones I drop within 10 chapters), but also doubles as recs from me (aka novels w/ stars). I might do teasers for ones that haven’t been translated, and as always, if you have any recs for me, please leave a comment on the recs page!

Beware of spoilers, and most (but not everything) is bl. These are my own ramblings and opinions which may get changed/updated, and new novels are added every now and then. Novels in the ‘Dropped’ section aren’t necessarily bad, and I’ve left explanations on why I stopped reading. Who knows, it might be your cup of tea though.

Titles are hard to translate and it’s not something I’m that good at, so if you ever translate any that haven’t been translated yet, feel free to use your own version. You can also leave me better suggestions.

Last updated: 2018/07/21

For easier navigation, here’s a list of titles in alphabetical order (‘The’ & ‘A’ are ignored) split into rough genres. The most recently added novels are indented.

Mainly a xianxia/xuanhuan/cultivation world:

Modern day world w/ minor/zero supernatural aspects:

Modern-based world w/ substantial supernatural elements:

Ancient dynastic/wuxia-esque world:

Apocalyptic world:

Involves two different genre worlds:

Multi world-hopping:

Other types of worlds:

Finished:

Transmigrating into a Mob Character to Rehabilitate the Villain Plan (穿成炮灰之反派养成计划)

Tags: humor, bl, action/adventure, transmigration into a novel, xuanhuan, fluff, kind/ordinary guy/hardworking MC, OP/beautiful/possessive ML

Synopsis: MC is your average guy who gets transmigrated into his favorite web novel as a minor mob that dies in act 1 (pro-tip: don’t flame authors online). Not willing to die early as the script says or wait for death when the villain ultimately destroys the entire world, he decides to grab the opportunity to reeducate the villain while he’s still young so that such a tragedy won’t appear in the future. Or at least, he tries.

Pros: slow romance that makes sense and tugs your heart, super funny and full of fluff, MC’s inner dialogue is very relatable and hilarious, it’s one of those novels that makes you feel really happy after you finish it, the extras are superb (best extras I’ve read so far)

Cons: I wish we got more of side character stories, vol. 4 goes into dub-con territory and possibly non-con depending on how strict your definitions are, some minor points end up being forgotten

The Founder of Diabolism (魔道祖师)

Tags: mystery, bl, action/adventure, xuanhuan, humor, transmigration in the same world, shameless/hilarious/easygoing MC, outwardly cold but inwardly passionate/devoted ML

Synopsis: Ostracized and feared, MC was killed in the name of “justice” and wakes up 13 years later in the body of a gay lunatic. After getting dragged into a mysterious case concerning a ferocious and vengeful left arm, MC teams up with ML as they journey to solve this mystery, and at the same time, unravel the many hidden secrets of the past and the present.

Thoughts: Read this novel and be my friend. I died over this so hard, and I will probably schedule a reread sometime to die over it all over again. Everything is beautiful, and this is my #1 rec. MC is the best kind of shameless MC, in that he’s shameless with his words and actions, but it isn’t out of malice and he also has his own integrity and values. The romance takes a backseat but there are hints all throughout, and it’s a really nice blend of sweet moments amidst all the action/mystery thrills. Even MC himself is a mystery to solve. You’re presented with his terrible reputation in the 1st chapter, but you quickly realize that MC is far from the ruthless, blood-thirsty image you’re led to believe. This was an incredible and beautifully woven story.

Pros: an amazing and intriguing plot, the overlapping mysteries seriously makes this hard to put down, characters that are memorable and real, villains that are really well written, an actual existing fanbase that makes amazing fanworks, both MC and ML can fight with musical instruments, seriously MC and ML are opposites that complement and complete each other and it’s so good

Cons: names can get confusing especially with pinyin (most main characters have 3 ahaha…), it’s set in a fairly standard xuanhuan-esque world so it assumes that the reader is already familiar with certain world-building aspects and knowledge about beliefs about the dead so it doesn’t go into that much detail in those areas

Reborn as My Love Rival’s Wife (重生成为情敌妻)

Tags: m->f genderbend, romcom, modern transmigration, fake marriage, dense/airhead/lively MC, competent/completely smitten ML

Synopsis: MC gets into a car accident and ends up in the body of the girl who was in the other car. They share the same name, and MC finds out that she’s actually his former love rival’s wife, but it’s only an agreement to be fake-married for a year. Counting down until the day of the divorce, MC learns to live as a girl while also living with someone he hates. But the more MC and ML interact, the more their original impressions and feelings for each other start to change.

Thoughts: It’s a fairly enjoyable and light-hearted read. MC is cute and likeable (and absolutely hilarious when drunk). ML is your typical rich, tall, and handsome guy who starts off indifferent but falls in love first and tries hard to win MC over. There’s some drama but not to an unbearable extent, though I wasn’t that big of a fan of the extras.

Pros: many funny situations and convos, the romance was slow and sweet (especially seeing how ML changed), very consensual where ML respects MC’s wishes, drama gets resolved and there aren’t drawn-out misunderstandings

Cons: MC reads as more of a tomboy who’s bi than an actual male stuck in a female body, MC becoming a teacher was essentially ‘let’s just wing it w/o any research or preparation’ (and it works out with zero issues which I side-eyed really hard)

Rebirth of Chen An (重生之陈安)

Synopsis: Betrayed by the second-in-command he personally raised and confined on a deserted island as that man’s bedwarmer, MC commits suicide and wakes up in body of a fat, gay man who also tried committing suicide. He vows to get revenge and reclaim his former status, but the path on said revenge doesn’t quite go the way he initially imagined.

Thoughts: It starts off as a revenge story, but as MC changes and works through his emotional issues, which I thought was a very nice touch, it becomes a love (or rather, harem) story instead. Halfway through, there’s an arc that literally comes out of left field that really threw me b/c it suddenly went fantasy?? I felt it was really jarring, and the tone of the novel also later changes to a frivolous sol that’s borderline silly. Personally, I liked the more semi-serious tone before that out-of-nowhere arc.

Pros: MC is very decisive and knows what he wants, when he realizes his mistakes he changes, the harem aspect is very frank and everyone knows what they’re getting into, plot-wise the first half was very exciting

Cons: genre-shift whiplash, quite a bit of non-con, weapons trafficking kingpins enrolling in college for a single game of basketball (and becoming campus idols) frankly snapped my suspension of disbelief, I also had a lot of issues with the whole farming in Africa arc for a variety of reasons

The Path of the Cannon Fodder’s Counterattack (炮灰逆袭之路)

Tags: revenge, palace/court intrigues, bl, time travel into ancient times, 2nd chance rebirth, knowledgeable/wants to stay alive MC, cold/powerful ML

Synopsis: After ending up in an ancient dynasty with the girl he loved, MC helps her become the Empress, only to be poisoned in return for all his efforts and sacrifices. Waking up in the past to the moment before he becomes an eunuch, MC decides to do things differently this time around and get revenge.

Thoughts: Personally, I liked MC a lot more when he still focused on the revenge aspect. The romance was…not the type that I like. The power balance is entirely skewed towards ML and MC literally has no choice but to obey b/c defying the emperor = death. I kind of wish MC’s original plan of escaping from the palace to live his life leisurely and freely came true. I tend to avoid anything focused on royal family politics/intrigue and the imperial harem, but still finished this b/c this isn’t very politics-heavy and pretty funny a lot of the time.

Pros: MC’s schemes in carrying out his revenge, light-hearted easy read as long as you don’t care much for realistic details

Online Gaming: Love You 59 Seconds (网游之爱你59秒)

Tags: modern day, mmorpg gaming, bl, humor, fluff, sol, obedient/cute MC, handsome/competent ML

Synopsis: MC plays a popular online MMORPG, and somehow ends up tied to and mistaken as a stronger player’s (aka ML) gf. Through his guild, he makes friends and enemies, levels up his character, and eventually falls in love while living a normal college life.

Thoughts: This is a fluffy comedy that’s a very light read as you follow MC and ML from gaming buddies to lovers. Don’t go into it expecting groundbreaking developments or deep characterizations. It’s an easy-going, very idealistic sol love story where a lot of their interaction is through the game.

Pros: light and happy read, quite funny, the game is treated as a game (as it should be), they’re a very cute couple

Cons: a lot of gaming terms/slang, side characters are pretty 2d and only there to cheer on MC and ML, the ending felt a bit abrupt

Picked Up by the Protagonist of a Tormented!MC Novel (被虐主文主角捡回家)

Tags: transmigration into a novel, bl, xianxia, humor, sol, fluff, adventure, crossdressing, fanboy/loyal MC, expressionless/cynical/has a lot of trust issues ML

Synopsis: MC transmigrates into a novel he really likes that ended in tragedy. The protagonist, after constantly suffering and being betrayed, finally staged an assisted suicide, and his death took the whole world down with him. Now that MC is in the body of a baby entrusted in the care of the homeless, 11-year-old orphan protagonist (aka ML), his new life begins. MC vows to protect and change the fate of his favorite protagonist so that he gets the happy ending he deserves.

Thoughts: This is a love story that you don’t realize is a love story until halfway through, as it starts out platonic but gradually changes to romantic. There are a lot of really cute and also really hilarious scenes, but there’s also emotionally serious ones. Their evolving relationship is the focus of the story, and in hindsight, it makes sense that other things like cultivation or combat are mentioned almost in passing. At first, I was in support of MC and ML staying platonic b/c their father-son relationship was super, super cute, but this seriously does a stellar job showing how a relationship can grow, develop, and change in unexpected ways. It’s very natural and convinces you that the two of them are meant to be.

Pros: heartwarming relationship, well paced development, a book-end and very fulfilling ending, MC’s transmigration is explained, ML’s personality is pretty refreshing compared to typical xianxia (aka ‘Qxdian’ lol) protagonists and his emotional shortcomings are actually addressed, he also has no qualms about crossdressing lol

Cons: MC’s age after the mini timeskip really confused me until it got explained later, ML’s actions in last arc goes into abusive territory even if he had his reasons, action scenes and fights are very anticlimactic (pretty much blink and you’ll miss it)

It’s Not Easy Being Your Love Rival’s Big Brother (情敌他哥不好当[重生])

Tags: humor, bl, 2nd chance rebirth, modern day, romcom, enemies to lovers, minor supernatural elements, extremely dumb-cute/kindhearted/stubborn MC, super competent/possessive/also stubborn ML

Synopsis: MC is suddenly dumped by his boyfriend of 7 years, and in his grief, binge eats and dies from choking. Waking up in the past, MC is thrilled and vows to change himself so that he won’t get dumped again. This time around, his mother remarries and he unexpectedly becomes the older brother of the man who stole his boyfriend. His new goal: make his love rival turned younger brother suffer.

Thoughts: Laughed my head off in the first chapter, and then kept laughing. The humor tones down a bit later on and it touches on the more serious topic of family acceptance, but if the comedy in the 1st chapter clicks with you, you’ll probably find the rest funny as well. Honestly, MC’s the definition of dumb-cute; he’s not brainless, but rather simple-minded (and pretty dense and ky in certain aspects), and very endearing and hard-working.

Pros: situational humor: the novel, MC’s gradually changing emotions and him acknowledging it like an adult, the way both MC and ML change for each other, very enjoyable sol that doesn’t drag

Cons: time-flow jumps/kind of vague at times, MC’s a bit of a pushover, the subplot with the author/chairman was really random and way too coincidental, lube doesn’t exist

The Rebirth of the Malicious Empress of Military Lineage (重生之将门毒后)

Tags: revenge, 2nd chance rebirth, palace/court intrigues, drama, minor fantastical elements, composed/clever/ruthless MC, competent/teasing/also ruthless ML

Synopsis: MC spent her entire life supporting and helping her beloved husband become the Emperor and stabilize his power, but what she got in return was betrayal, exile into the Cold Palace, and having her entire family killed. She wakes up as her 14-year-old self after her death, and this time, her priority is to protect her family while taking revenge and paying back with interest all those who once made her suffer and harmed her loved ones.

Thoughts: This is pretty much what I want from a 2nd chance rebirth story of revenge. MC is smart and uses her past life’s knowledge to her advantage, but she’s not perfect, has her limits, and learns to adapt as the future changes. The romance is probably the weakest part imo, but it’s not like I read revenge stories for the romance. Even though there’s quite a bit of court politics, it wasn’t too melodramatic or overbearing, and things are settled in a very satisfactory manner.

Pros: well-balanced MC, the reason of her rebirth is explained and fits into the world-building, revenge aspect gives you a lot of satisfaction, the revenge lasts for most of the novel so the suspense doesn’t die down

Cons: the villains are all terrible assholes that don’t deserve an ounce of sympathy (though that’s pretty standard for revenge stories)

The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System (人渣反派自救系统)

Tags: transmigration into a novel, bl, humor, mission giving system, xianxia, mystery, selectively dense/clever/trying to stay alive MC, super dependent/OP/obsessively posessive ML

Synopsis: MC is brought into the world of the popular and super long harem novel he finished reading (and was extremely unsatisfied about) just before he died. MC becomes the fated-to-die scumbag teacher of the novel’s protagonist (aka ML), and he attempts to change his fate while abiding by the rules and completing missions given by the System that (questionably) aids him.

Thoughts: MC’s inner thoughts and reactions are hilarious, especially the hashtags. There’s a lot of humor in this, but also has it’s fair share of frustration b/c while MC’s very clever and uses his wits and knowledge to solve problems, he’s very blind when it comes to ML. I’m not a fan of prolonged misunderstandings that lead to angst, but it does get resolved and MC actually changes and learns, which was very nice. It’s also pretty hilarious that ML’s the weepy/clingy type, especially given his original setting of a cold/aloof harem master of a thousand beauties, though it was MC’s tsukkomis that made this novel for me.

Pros: MC’s top-notch tsukkomis/humor, the System’s congratulations messages (I seriously died at some of them), a fairly engaging plot, the author’s story was great in wrapping everything up

Cons: misunderstandings got dragged out way longer than I felt necessary, please use words to actually communicate it would have solved 90% of everyone’s problems

Pulling Together a Villain Rectification Strategy (扒一扒反派洗白攻略[重生])

Tags: transmigration into a novel, bl, mission giving system, xianxia, intelligent/cold beauty MC, possessive/devoted/shameless ML

Synopsis: MC, a terminally ill patient, is brought into a novel world by a mysterious System who tells him he can be given a 2nd chance at life on Earth if he completes his role as a villain and gets killed by the protagonist. However, at the moment he gets killed as planned, the System resets and tells him he failed his mission. MC wakes up in another person’s body and must figure out the mystery of why he failed as he navigates the world after his ‘death’.

Thoughts: The first novel I’ve read with a System, though it seems this concept is not something rare, but this takes it in a scientific direction that’s part of the plot. This kind of reads as a mix-and-match of various elements from other novels (eg there’s a lot of The Founder of Diabolism vibes), and while I wouldn’t say it does a stellar job of making everything fit seamlessly at the beginning, the 2nd half is very enjoyable. ML’s devotion and MC’s trust are what I loved about their relationship, and they both have a sharp tongue so their bantering was great. Also, the story about their childhood shenanigans at a brothel was absolutely hilarious.

Pros: fairly engaging plot, the foundation of MC and ML’s relationship, there are some really hilarious scenes, misunderstandings get resolved and don’t get pointlessly drawn out

Cons: the lack of information in the beginning made the first arc really confusing at times, the villains are pretty 2d and made to be hated, side characters aren’t that fleshed out

Who Dares Slander My Senior Brother (谁敢说师兄的坏话[穿书])

Tags: transmigration into a novel, xianxia, bl, humor, mystery, info giving system, cultivation, pure-hearted/fanboy MC, closet perv/possessive/manipulative ML

Synopsis: As MC is in the middle of reading the grand finale of the only novel he follows, he gets into an accident and ends up as a minor mob character that’s slated to die in that novel. Luckily, he regains his memories before that happens and is saved by the righteous and heroic protagonist (aka ML). Wanting to find out the ending to the novel he loves, MC strives to help the protagonist he admires, though events don’t happen quite as expected and the strange System in his head keeps hinting that the protagonist is evil.

Thoughts: This is really fun b/c from early on, you know that the protagonist of the novel (ML) is definitely not what readers (including MC) are led to believe, and it’s mystery after mystery that keeps you hooked. I really like the System here b/c it’s a tool that gives (mostly useless) info instead of some omnipotent god forcing MC’s actions from above. The plot wraps up really nicely, from MC’s transmigration to the System itself, and I really liked how everything fit together and was explained. It’s a super sweet ending, and not just for MC and ML.

Pros: good balance of revealing/hiding info to keep you interested, has MC and ML pov so you see both sides of the story, mysteries are all explained, unique take on the transmigration into a novel trope

Cons: ML shamelessly making MC fall into deep sleep and then molesting him, slight bestiality, some mysteries get solved via deus ex info dump

Beloved Marriage in High Society (宠婚豪门[重生])

Tags: fluffy romance, alternate modern day, bl, 2nd chance rebirth, drama surrounding rich/powerful families, match made in heaven, has learning disabilities/direct/extremely adorable MC, powerful/competent/super doting ML

Synopsis: Dying from overwork at the age of 28, MC wakes back up to when he was still in high school. As the illegitimate child of a rich and powerful family, instead of choosing to be ‘useful’, he decides to choose the path of a ‘waste’ and get married off politically. Hoping to escape from the family that used him mercilessly as a tool, this time around, MC’s only wish is to live a life where he can eat and sleep well.

Thoughts: Read this if you want fluff and reaffirmation that true love does exist. This story is what you’d get if you take the character settings/complex family backgrounds from a k-drama, remove the ridiculous misunderstandings/angst where the good suffer but the bad succeed, and then add an epic fuckton of sugary sweetness and ideal communication that’s seriously Relationship Goals. It has all the exciting/addicting parts of a romantic drama minus the frustration of evil characters resurrecting like the plague. This also explores the reality where ‘doing it over’ doesn’t necessarily lead to ‘doing it better’ (MC isn’t the only one to rebirth).

Pros: diabetes inducing fluff, plenty of plot/humor, equal opportunity society, no misunderstandings between MC and ML b/c they actually talk to each other about their feelings/concerns, everything gets wrapped up and it’s a super satisfying ending

Cons: the arranged marriage practice is either non-existent or super strict and old-fashioned, some parts made me go ‘wtf rich ppl’

The Fierce Illegitimate Miss (庶女就要狠)

Tags: transmigration to ancient times, humor, fast revenge, politics/family drama, OP/ruthless/my first is justice MC, shameless/persistent/borderline masochistic ML

Synopsis: Betrayed by her lover and finding herself in the body of an illegitimate miss in the past, as a former don of the underworld, MC decides to solve all her problems the simple way, with violence. Bullied? Beat them up. Schemed against? Beat them up. Still not obedient after their first beating? Beat them up again.

Thoughts: This is a really refreshing and fun read for the most part. I’ve never liked the scheming and illogical characters that dominate every transmigration to ancient times story, b/c it’s so frustrating waiting for them to finally getting their just desserts. Here, they get beat up the very next chapter, and it’s great. But after she falls in love, it loses some of its original charm and there are times where MC basically just relies on ML to save her. I guess I was hoping for a story where MC wouldn’t have to rely on ML at all, but given the genre, I was probably hoping for too much. There’s quite a few torture scenes, and some of them went past my comfort zone, just as a warning.

Pros: badass MC that takes no shit from anyone, first half of the plot moves at a brisk and engaging pace, MC doesn’t rely on ML and does her own thing (for the most part), MC solves her problems with her own strength (for the most part)

Cons: you’ll have to be able to suspend your disbelief b/c there’s a lot of unrealistic aspects, the romance is largely founded on MC beating ML up but somehow ML still falls for MC first, MC comes off as overtly heartless at times

Switched Bodies with an Adonis, What Do, Urgently Waiting Online (和男神交换了身体怎么办在线等急)

Tags: bodyswap, modern day, bl, romcom, drama, chill/deadpan snarker/low-key/tsundere MC, stupid in a way that leaves you laughing and speechless/possessive/heart of a maiden/stubborn to a fault ML

Synopsis: MC is a bl wuxia webnovelist and an online singer, though he hides that he’s the person is behind both those identities. One day, a popular cosplayer that he follows becomes his new neighbor, and after treating the wounds of a fat cat and half jokingly wishing for a hot boyfriend, he mysteriously starts swapping bodies with his new neighbor.

Thoughts: This is really cute and hits a lot of my personal likes. It’s slow burn romance and full of platonic/suggestive skinship that’s mostly due to ML being, well, ML. As they say, dumber kids are cuter. MC’s personality is also a breath of fresh air, though he gets too tsun towards the end imo. This side steps a lot of overused tropes, and it’s really fun reading about how ML does mental gymnastics to convince himself that he’s “100% straight” while basically pining after and sticking to MC like glue. This novel definitely has some obvious faults, but I enjoyed it a lot nonetheless.

Pros: sweet and cute sol w/ drama/shenanigans that doesn’t go overboard, really funny, the way it incorporated the homophobic aspects of society, characters feel very alive, ML is super likeable even though you wouldn’t think that someone who’s narcissistic/childish/so far in the closet he might as well be a river in Egypt could be so endearing

Cons: some dub-con due to ML being way too horny, passage of time is pretty hand-wavy at times, world building also pretty hand-wavy, not realistic in various aspects, prose is amateur/repetitive and overuses the same vocab

Every Day the Protagonist Wants to Capture Me (主角每天都想攻略我)

Tags: xianxia, bl, transmigration into a novel, adventure, info giving system, slow to react/slightly tunnel vision/dense MC, acts spoiled and cute towards MC/cold to everyone else/possessive ML

Synopsis: After cursing the low IQ of a villain who shares his name, MC is brought into that novel by a System to “do a better job playing that role”. For every positive review he receives for his actions, he gains 2 points, while every negative review subtracts 2 points. The System tells him that when he reaches 1000 points, he can choose to return to his original world, but if his points drop to 0, he’ll die. Thus begins MC’s plan to change this character from ‘villain’ to ‘one of the protagonist’s lackeys’ and avoid his original outcome of being tragically killed.

Thoughts: Tbh, MC’s IQ isn’t that high either, but it does result in some pretty hilarious misreadings of the situation he’s in and other people’s (mostly ML’s) intentions. This has a similar feel to The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System, but is a milder/more relaxed read w/ less dragged out misunderstandings and almost no action/suspense. The transition of MC going from a dense/self-proclaimed straight male to admitting that he does hold feelings for ML is very smooth, which I liked. I would rec’d this novel if not for the Stockholm Syndrome extra where the author paired MC’s adorable third brother w/ his rapist/abductor who, after rendering him powerless, confined and isolated him in a place where trying to leave = death. Just, no.

Pros: the process of MC going from straight male to accepting ML, sol moments are pretty sweet, MC is dense but once he realizes things he has the self awareness to change/improve

Cons: world-building and certain aspects are hand-wavy, some of the logical progression of the plot/action scenes aren’t that great, the side pairing went the “rape + confinement = true love” route (this entire extra made me so mad), the plot point w/ ML’s parents never gets resolved

Being an Author is a High Risk Occupation (作者属于高危职业)

Tags: xianxia, bl, reincarnated into a novel, mission giving system, cultivation, animal shapeshifting, action/adventure, humor, dumbass/airheaded MC, holds grudges/overprotective/possessive ML

Synopsis: MC dies after he’s blown up by the bomb one of his disgruntled readers mailed to his house and is reborn in the world of his most notoriously unfinished novel. With a System giving him missions where failure means (sometimes deadly) punishment, MC strives to help his revenge-driven protagonist reach a happy ending so he can return to Earth. Except, he’s a kitten. A newborn kitten that can only meow.

Thoughts: MC is a kitten who would hiss and bare his not even sharp claws while internally praising himself over how “badass” he is, both figuratively and literally. He’s dumb ok (if you evaluate him w/ human standards that is), but not to an annoying/ditzy extent, and he does try hard (w/ his somewhat limited IQ). The humor includes 4th wall breakage, tsukkomis, slang, and emoticons, and it’s written very casually that feels extremely webnovel-esque, for lack of a better term. Also, I like the world-building b/c it feels like a unique world instead of just being a typical xianxia one where descriptions/details/etc get skipped b/c everyone’s already familiar w/ all that. If you don’t take this too seriously, it’s a very enjoyable and light-hearted read.

Pros: it’s very well rounded in that it does a pretty good/decent job in most aspects (world-building, characterization, development, action scenes, etc), MC’s transmigration is explained/relevant to the plot, if the humor clicks w/ you it’s very funny, kittens are cute, kittens are everywhere

Cons: sort of underage (looks aside, MC’s body is technically less than a year old when ML first bangs him and isn’t even fully developed enough to get an erection unless he gets stimulated from behind, look I didn’t come up w/ this setting), minor non-con

There’s Always a Protagonist with Delusions of Starting a Harem (总有主角妄想开后宫[快穿])

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, mission giving system, bl, mystery, arcs [modern day, 2nd chance rebirth, transmigration to ancient times, zombie apocalypse, family drama, xuanhuan, alternate omegaverse, supernatural genderbend, virtual reality, a/b/o sci-fi, matriarchal court politics, becoming an animal, beastkin world, futuristic society, xianxia], clever/goal oriented MC, overprotective/shameless/possessive ML

Synopsis: It’s the year 3226 and MC gets into a flying car accident, but wakes up in the year 2020 with a System that tells him the only way to heal his body and return home is to completely fill up his ‘Saving the World’ gauge. Turns out, ‘Saving the World’ meant destroying the harem that would cause the world to end, and thus begins MC’s journey of hopping through worlds while thwarting the formation of harems.

Thoughts: Each arc is a different cliche novel setting, and how it gets broken/subverted was the aspect that made this novel stand out from others in the world-hopping genre. Some of the reasons why the world gets destroyed isn’t directly the fault of the harem itself, but rather a string of butterfly effects that (arguably) start b/c the harem existed. You won’t enjoy this if you want a super realistic/logically sound plot about cause and effect, though illogical-seeming aspects do get properly explained later. The romance part mostly takes a backseat to MC completing his mission, but it really tugs on your heartstrings how MC and ML always find and love each other. The overarching plot might seem simple at first, but I think it’s really well done. The ending is sweet and ties things up very nicely.

Pros: great if you hate harems, gives an alternate take on popular/cliche story settings, plenty of humor, plot moves forward w/o lagging and keeps you interested, the mystery solving aspect, actually addresses/fixes ML’s over-possessive faults, the System is the cutest kitten mirror in all the worlds

Cons: MC’s powers/hacking skills aren’t really explained, some arcs fall under the ‘all women in bl are evil’ trope, some of MC’s earlier actions are a bit too extreme imo, the public shaming of fanart in one of the arcs

So What If You’ve Been Reborn (重生算什么)

Tags: xianxia, bl, action/adventure, multiple 2nd chance rebirth, mystery, has anterograde amnesia/smart/hardworking/super devoted MC, powerful/cool-headed/protective ML

Synopsis: Destined to have a life of misfortune, MC was pushed into a pond at the age of 3 and became a fool, unable to make new memories. At the age of 6, he was pushed over a cliff, but survived by landing on the barrier of a hidden valley. After reading his fate and seeing how his family neglected him, the man tasked to return him (ML) decides to give MC a chance to change his destiny, so he grows up in that hidden valley of cultivation experts. But unbeknownst to MC, multiple people have been “reborn” as their past selves and are trying to kill him.

Thoughts: This is so good, I love it to pieces. It’s a plot-driven novel that gave me so many feels. I love the humor and side characters, seriously 10/10 side characters, and hands down, the best sect (not MC’s btw). It starts w/ a bunch of people running around w/ their past memories trying to kill a guy who can’t even remember what he ate yesterday, and the irony alone makes this such a fresh read (MC does find a solution to his memory problems though). It does a stellar job of balancing the seriousness of the ever intriguing plot with heartwarming/humorous moments that give this story so much life. You’re never overwhelmed or bored by what’s happening, and w/ long novels (or even shorter ones), that’s so rare. And as much as I enjoy reborn-as-your-past-self-for-revenge stories, this overturns that concept in an amazing way and offers surprisingly deep insight in a lot of other areas as well.

Pros: implements butterfly effects very well, exciting/well-woven plot that keeps you continuously hooked, memorable/well developed characters that feel so alive, comedy isn’t the focus but the humor is great (literally laughed myself to tears), the rebirth aspect is explained/central to the plot, smooth/really nice power curve, this novel is fantastic ok

Cons: you’ll need knowledge on Chinese cultural/folklore beliefs to fully understand certain aspects (they aren’t explained in the novel itself), kind of confusing/awkward pg-13 dual cultivation scenes

When a Manly Guy Transmigrates into a Cicisbeo (当猛男穿越成小白脸)

Tags: transmigrating into a novel, bl, zombie apocalypse, superpowers, straightforward/pretty dumb/inconsistent MC, holds grudges/ruthless/moody ML

Synopsis: During the celebration of his company’s new venture, MC is drugged and attacked, and when he wakes up, he’s in the body of a pale, feminine guy. It doesn’t take him long before realizing this is the world of a novel he read long ago, one where the apocalypse was about to happen and the protagonist got a 2nd chance rebirth. And MC’s new identity? The first guy that gets killed in the protagonist’s revenge spree.

Thoughts: This had a fairly interesting start, but that doesn’t last. MC is really inconsistent w/ his character setting as a former soldier, as he keeps making basic mistakes like not being aware of his surroundings, getting kidnapped more easily than a toddler (at least 3 different times /facepalm), among a bunch of other smaller things. I’m not sure if he’s either idiotic except when the plot demands otherwise, or competent but almost always holding an idiot ball. Basically, the further I got, the less likable MC became, and the reason I even finished this was b/c I got too far in to quit. At the end, it felt like the author wanted this thing the end more than I did.

Pros: a plot that keeps moving, 1st half was still fairly interesting and novel

Cons: one of the side pairings is really annoying to me personally, the way dialogue is written is often extremely misleading as to who the speaker is, various inconsistent details pop up here and there, a completely rushed wtf ending

Never Thought You’d Be This Kind of Hero! (没想到你是这样的勇者!)

Tags: transmigration into a fantasy world, humor, bl, action/adventure, shameless/witty/practical hero MC, goes after what he wants/doting/possessive demon king ML

Synopsis: MC is the 1st person to defeat the Demon King of a popular VR game in hell mode as a Hero, but at the moment of his victory, he ends up transmigrating into a fantasy world almost identical to the game he was playing. Unlike in the game, in this world, the Demon King didn’t die for real and instead, his soul sneaked into MC’s body with the intention of slowly taking it over. But the longer the Demon King spends w/ MC, the more his original desire for MC’s body morphs into a different kind of “desire” for MC’s body.

Thoughts: This is a light-hearted demon king/hero story that I never realized I actually wanted and really wished went on for a lot longer. I’m very fond of MC, who is a hilarious and beautiful balance of money-loving, competent, and down-to-earth. He’s the kind of hero that I really like, upfront and adaptable. He understands how the world works and helps people, but doesn’t blindly preach about saving everyone. There’s a lot of wonderful humor and details that give this story and world so much life. Also, Steamed Bun (MC’s mount) is life, Steamed Bun is love, Steamed Bun is a precious cinnamon roll too pure for this world and must be protected at all costs.

Pros: great humor, good pacing/engaging and easygoing plot, refreshing/memorable side characters that are unique and lovable, hilarious author comments/skits

Cons: sometimes the relationship development feels a bit disjointed, wish there was more world-building/side characters development

The Heavenly Palace Master’s Counterattack (仙宫之主逆袭[重生])

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, transmigration, xianxia, bl, action/adventure, very straightforward/super strong/hot-tempered MC, scheming/possessive/super doting ML

Synopsis: MC spent his life being incredibly filial to his master, handing over 90% of his hard-won treasures, but in the end, he was betrayed by the one he trusted most and killed due to the greed of others. He wakes up in the past, and this time, he’s determined to change his fate. After a coincidental meeting, he decides to take the only person who showed him a sliver of kindness in his darkest hour as his disciple, and thus begins this master and disciple’s rise to the top.

Thoughts: So far, this is probably the master/disciple relationship development that I like the most. ML does scheme and take liberties with MC, but their romance isn’t purely one-sided where ML shamelessly pesters/guilts MC until MC finally gives in out of reluctance/blackmail, unlike a certain other novel that I dropped. Sure, persistence is great, but not to the point you ignore your partner’s feelings, and ML here is all about MC’s feelings. MC’s very stubborn and also physically stronger than ML, so he definitely could have refused ML, but didn’t. Most of MC’s acceptance comes from the fact that ML’s treated MC extremely well for many years + the deep trust they share, and ML also gave MC all the time he needed to think things through. Plus, after MC decides to give ML a chance, MC isn’t passive in their relationship, which is honestly how it should be. Their relationship development and change is definitely the highlight of this novel.

Pros: a nice and believable change from master/disciple to lovers development, engaging and light-hearted plot, quite refreshing twists on the usual xianxia/rebirth tropes, has plenty of both MC and ML’s povs so you know how they both feel

Cons: minor dub-con (stolen kisses/hugs), the revenge aspect was kind of anti-climactic, the fantastical racism and almost genocide in the war arc

As the Minor Gay Rival in Het Novels ([快穿]BG文里的基佬男配)

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission assisting system, arcs [school life, showbiz, court politics, xianxia, zombie apocalypse, a/b/o, ancient times, main world], tries to do his job/extremely beautiful MC, OP/over-possessive ML

Synopsis: MC, whose job is to go around worlds ‘filling in’ as various roles to complete the plot, has been promoted from playing mob roles to acting out the gay characters who fall in love w/ the male lead in mary-sue stories. After countless successful missions, for some reason, the male leads started to turn gay for him? That’s not what’s written in the script!

Thoughts: MC is very mob and just trying to do his job as a low-level employee, and ML is kind of a deus ex machina that drops in and makes the original script go completely off-track. MC isn’t OP despite his god-tier acting skills, though halfway through it becomes less MC completing missions and more MC and ML sol love life in various worlds. I like how the romance took multiple worlds to establish, though I lost some interest after MC stopped caring as much about not changing the original plot. The ending didn’t quite live up to my expectations but it’s a fairly enjoyable read overall.

Pros: the concept at the beginning is nicely executed and really captivating, ML is very pushy but doesn’t physically force MC

Cons: world-building’s kind of confusing, the whole mission/reward premise kind of gets hand-waved away later

A Step Behind My Love Rival (情敌先走一步[穿越])

Tags: transported to ancient times, war/politics, gl, crossdressing, normal person/steadfast/persevering MC, strong/formerly frivolous/persistent FL

Synopsis: A week after catching her girlfriend making out on her sofa with another person, MC sees that person flirting w/ a different girl at the mall. Angered, she dumped her milk tea all over that scumbag and after getting angrily chased and involved in a one-sided scuffle, they both fell into a hole that appeared out of nowhere. MC wakes up in a strange place that seems to be in the ancient past, and after being mistaken as an enemy spy, is saved by that scumbag-turned-general. It seems that the other had arrived here 3 years prior, and MC realizes that to live, she can only depend on this former love rival.

Thoughts: This is a story that’s definitely outside of my expectations. Even though politics and war isn’t my thing, this was still quite enjoyable and gave me many surprises. I especially liked how it showed many forms of love, and how MC and FL’s relationship developed. This is not an explosive love story, nor is it an OP transmigrator living the life of a winner in the past. Rather, it is quite a believable (though somewhat idealistic) story of the struggles of an average modern person dropped into a period of turmoil as she fights against her unfavorable circumstances and discovers that there’s more ways to love than what she once knew.

Pros: focus on character rather than on gender, portrayal of multifaceted aspect of love, pretty realistic portrayal of how much influence a modern person could have in ancient times (aka not that much)

Cons: war/politics aspect gets kind of dull/frustrating at times, supernatural elements never explained, needed more fluff ok why wasn’t there an entire extra about MC and FL’s happy life

Heroic Death System (英勇赴死系统)

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission giving system, drama/angst/fluff, arcs [coup d’etat, heart donor, apostle of darkness, child hacker, xianxia, a/b/o space war, dolphin, emotional disability, fantasy gods, happy ending redoes of arcs 2/3, superpowers, elf tree, demon pen, happy ending redoes of arcs 6/7, ghosts, beastkin, zombie apocalypse, happy ending redoes of arcs 1/5/8/10/11/12, original world, futuristic society], compassionate/indulgent of ML/hardworking MC, over-possessive/MC is life/domineering ML

Synopsis: After getting cursed and pushed into a car accident, MC becomes bound to a System and is told that if he completes enough missions in various worlds, he’ll be given a chance to return to his original world and live again. The catch: he must complete each mission as befitting of a heroic martyr. Also, if he manages to survive 3 such “death missions” in a single world (1 main & 2 sub), then he’ll be allowed to live the rest of his life in that world however he wishes.

Thoughts: First off, please note that this novel’s entire premise is for MC to die heroically, so prepare tissues in advance. You’ll need so many tissues. MC and ML are the literal embodiment of star-crossed lovers and each arc will play your feelings like a fiddle despite you knowing what to expect. Honestly, the emotional factor is done really well, and I’m saying this as someone who usually avoids angst like the plague. This is one of my favorite System set-ups so far, and MC starts off as a normal person w/o any special skills, so seeing his gradual growth was very nice. I’m a bit torn over ML b/c he does descend into scumbag territory, though it’s kind of understandable that his personality would warp due to the built-up pain of losing MC over and over again. It also helps that the novel acknowledges how ML’s pretty scummy instead of playing him off as the ideal bf. MC and ML’s development is actually really nice though, full of both love and emotional heartbreak, and all I want is for them to be happy together. The true face of the System and the real reason why MC’s sent world-hopping is stellar, and honestly, this would be one of my top recs if ML was less rapey. Purely in terms of the plot, this is my fav world-hopping novel so far.

Pros: will take your heart on a roller coaster ride, each world offers a refreshing/new way for MC to complete his mission, the angst offsets the fluff so well & makes it really emotionally rewarding, gradual progression & tone shift b/t arcs, reveal/execution of the overarching plot

The Transmigration Life of Always Being Jumped by the Male Protagonist (总是被男主攻略的穿越日常[快穿])

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission giving system, arcs [ancient times, fantasy, xianxia, modern day], easy influenced/dense MC, super forceful/super possessive ML

Synopsis: MC, a fairly popular Qxdian author, is one day suddenly bound to a System that tells him he must complete missions in various worlds. He ends up as the side characters in the novels he once wrote, but for some reason, the protagonist wants to bang him?

Thoughts: So I actually listened to this novel while multi-tasking other things, which is the only reason I finished it instead of dropping. The 2nd arc was the only one I liked b/c ML wasn’t a creepy rapist in that one, and the reason I could sort of ignore the rape aspect is that neither MC nor ML were endearing to me. So yay for apathy? This one’s different from other multiple transmigration stories in that each arc is super long and felt more like a condensed version of a novel than the usual world-hopping arc. It’s not something I’d recommend unless you really like the transmigration into a novel setting, really like a forceful/rapist ML, and are really bored.

Pros: arc background settings are fairly interesting, some changes that differ from other world-hopping novels

I’m Not Shouldering This Blame (这锅我不背)

Tags: supernatural/superpowers, bl, modern day, transmigration into a novel, low-key/loner/rational MC, incredibly charming/competent/determined ML

Synopsis: After stepping out of the elevator, MC and the 4 others w/ him discover a time-frozen world where everything looks the same but no other humans exist. They can move/damage/affect their surroundings, but goods such as food/water have no effect on them. After almost dying from dehydration/hunger, time starts moving once again and MC finds that he now possesses psychic powers. He only wants to live a normal life, but this bizarre phenomenon keeps happening. Apparently, the world he lives in is a novel, and all the ‘novel transmigrators’ claim that he’s the final boss…

Thoughts: I’m not going to lie, ML/MC here is one of my favorite pairings of all time. They’re so good together, a light/shadow combo that hits so many of my weak points. I love their dynamic, which is something rarely see in bl b/c both MC and ML have high IQ+EQ, and their tacit understanding/trust of each other was everything I wanted. Plus, this has one of my favorite quotes: “Love is respect, not domination,” and it means so much to see this in a bl novel b/c the genre is so overrun w/ yandere/tyrant/abusive relationships. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting to like the relationship development more than the plot, but the plot is also amazing ok. It turns the whole ‘transmigration into a novel’ trope right on its head. Ever wonder how the original characters from a novel would feel in the face of a bunch of transmigrators trying to change the plot? Read this and enjoy the ride

Pros: amazing relationship where they complement/support one another, MC + ML = dream team, really refreshing/captivating plot that offers a completely different perspective than other ‘transmigration into a novel’ stories, the extras are super satisfying as the plot wrap-up & ending

Cons: slightly anticlimactic final battle that made me go ‘wait what do you mean the main story’s over’, wished the transmigration aspect was explained, villains are a bit weak

Rebirth of the Rich Little Wolfish Bottom (重生之纨袴小狼受)

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, bl, fluff, revenge, modern day, drama, sol, dense/cute/vengeful MC, super possessive/super competent/super doting ML

Synopsis: While dying in the hospital after getting caught up in a prison fight, MC realizes that he was mercilessly used and thrown away by his mother/friends/boyfriend, and the older brother whom he’s been brainwashed to hate was actually the only person who cared for his well-being. He wakes up back in his middle school days, and this time around, vows to get revenge on everyone who betrayed him in the past while tightly clinging onto his older brother to ensure a better life.

Thoughts: I can’t quite explain it, but the revenge aspect doesn’t really give you that satisfying feel found in other revenge novels, and sometimes, MC’s actions are kind of…side-eyes. Anyways, the fluff is very nice and sweet, and despite ML already wanting/feeling MC up when MC was still 13, I liked that he had the morals to hold back and wait for MC to turn legal. ML is the good type of overtly possessive b/c he actually has self control and cares a lot about MC’s comfort. There’s also a lot of naked skinship which sometimes got a bit weird for me b/c MC’s very much physically underage and does not come off as a mentally 30+ year old guy.

Pros: ML waiting for MC/caring about MC/holding himself back, fluffy and sweet relationship development, nice time progression that doesn’t feel too rushed/slow

Cons: revenge execution, slightly creepy underage badtouch depending on your tolerance, all women in bl are evil, rape used as revenge, some wtf bl stereotypes

The People Who’re Suppose to Kill Me All Fell for Me Instead (说好要杀我的人都看上我了[快穿] )

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, info giving system, arcs [sci-fi, xianxia, virtual reality, supernatural, modern day], die-hard cat lover/adaptable/dependable MC, super possessive/OP/cute to MC but ruthless to everyone else ML

Synopsis: As an author famous for writing amazing stories w/ shit endings, MC is forced to personally experience his novels due to the collective curses of his readers. The 1st thing he sees upon transmigrating is a ferocious feline and immediately realizes that he became a minor mob who’s moments away from his death. Why is this situation so different from all those popular world-hopping novels…

Thoughts: Where do I even begin I love this to pieces it is amazing. The relationship is wonderfully developed and you can feel just how much MC and ML love each other, and that ending, that ending was soooo good and satisfying. ML is the best, best kind of possessive ML who’s all about MC’s feelings and can restrain himself like a boss, 10/10 lover, and also, cute as heck. Kitten!ML is seriously the cutest thing ever and I died of sugar overdose so many times. This is hands down my favorite world-hopping novel so far: no missions, no “you must follow the original plot”, and no arbitrary System rules; just MC’s adventure in alternate worlds as he and ML love each other to pieces. Also, ML’s soul is the same in all worlds despite the somewhat misleading title, and just, gods this was such an enjoyable and super sweet novel.

Pros: diabetes inducing fluff (esp for cat lovers), ML respects & puts MC first, you can really feel the love in their relationship, interesting/refreshing plot, amazing ending that fills your heart with love, kittens are cute kittens are life, 「球球乖」

Cons: overuse of epithets, some descriptions get repetitive, why aren’t there extras ahhhhhhhh

The Legendary Master’s Wife (传说之主的夫人)

Tags: xuanhuan, humor, action/adventure, transmigration into another world, bl, pill cultivation, hardworking/dumb-cute MC, OP/devious ML

Synopsis: MC dies and wakes up in the body of a teenage boy in a world of cultivation without any of the original body’s memories. He works hard to remain in the sect to survive in this world, but after stumbling on ML’s secret, he’s threatened and forced to cooperate. With the help of a magical artifact, he successfully cultivates and remains in the sect. As time passes, MC and ML go through adventures, spend time together, and their relationship slowly changes.

Thoughts: It’s a pretty fun and standard cultivation novel, but with bl. MC is cute, funny, and very hardworking so you want him to succeed. ML’s true identity made the romance…kind of awkward if you look at it from a certain perspective, though by the time I finished reading this, I’d already read a bunch of other novels w/ non-humna/human romance so it’s not that weird anymore. Finally getting to the point where I understood the reason behind this novel’s title was quite a refreshing moment, even though you can more or less guess. But it’s rather hilarious nonetheless. This is the first long novel I’ve read in Chinese.

Pros: the adventure and plot, MC’s inner dialogue and complaints, a lot of funny and cute moments, cute fluffy animal companions (that shapeshift), MC and ML’s teasing banter, MC’s amazing naming sense lol

Cons: MC forever being under ML’s thumb, MC also seems to lose 100 IQ points when interacting with ML compared to other people, wish MC was more independent from ML, sometimes drags a bit

Qxdian Males Go Die Go Die (x点男去死去死)

Tags: summoned into a novel, bl, xianxia, fantasy, mission giving system, lazy/carefree MC, MC’s nanny/competent ML

Synopsis: After flaming multiple Qxdian novels and accidentally clicking [Yes] to a strange question, MC and his childhood friend are sucked into his computer and dumped into the world of one of the novels he read. With no guarantee of returning, the two of them must now navigate and survive in this new world.

Thoughts: MC and ML get dragged into a novel together, and it’s w/ their real bodies and not a transmigration, which is new. Tbh, this kind of feels like they’re playing a VR game, and I think it’s meant to be a parody(?) It’s…kind of random at times and the humor’s wavers between funny and meh for me. Halfway through, MC gets transported to a western-ish fantasy world, which is why it’s not in the xianxia/xuanhuan category. The ending is pretty abrupt w/ a fuckton of loose ends, so decide for yourself if you want to read this.

Pros: a different set-up than usual going-into-a-novel stories, some of the humor’s not bad

Cons: not really that engaging, characters feel pretty flat, plot’s really wtf at times

Meowzilla (喵斯拉)

Tags: fantasy, modern day, bl, transported into another world, action/adventure, realist/hardworking MC, OP/responsible ML

Synopsis: While taking a drive near the beach, a giant cat appeared and kidnapped MC’s car w/ MC inside. MC then finds himself in a completely different world, but luckily he’s not the 1st to have been kidnapped by the giant cat and has help adapting to this new life. However, he soon becomes embroiled in an adventure and battle b/t gods spanning two worlds.

Thoughts: Despite the title, the cat is not the focus; this isn’t a cute animal story, but an adventure interlaced w/ a romance that gradually develops. I love the couple, I love the plot, and it’s a really great read that doesn’t follow convention. The side characters are also really fun, and the antagonists are quite unusual. Like the other stories this author has written, this one subverts the ‘transported to an alternate world’ + ‘mission giving system’ tropes and offers a really unique take that I enjoyed a lot.

Pros: exciting/engaging plot, the relationship is great, world-building and unique take on the true form of the alternate world, the ending was really satisfying esp the killer line that I won’t spoil here, nice humor

Cons: the leveling up aspect and the gods’ powers isn’t quite explained, some matters on the Earth side were a bit unrealistic imo

Pure Yang (纯阳)

Tags: xianxia, bl, transmigration into a novel, cultivation, action, simple-minded/kind/decisive MC, two-faced/possessive/talented ML

Synopsis: MC transmigrates into the world of a female protagonist xianxia novel that he only half skimmed with his body as that of his avatar in the mmorpg game he was playing before he died and equipped with the game’s skills and system. But due to his appearance, the female protagonist and the male lead that she’s suppose to end up with now hate each other’s guts, and the plot starts to deviate.

Thoughts: The is an easy-going and pretty standard novel where MC is very OP b/c he’s armed with cheats and good looks. His body has all the high level skills he had in the game, naturally heals itself, and can cultivate faster than others even when he doesn’t work as hard. It’s fairly enjoyable, refreshing that MC isn’t omniscient on future plot events, and nice that the female protag is quite likeable and isn’t a villain.

Pros: the lampshading humor (also makes it a lot easier to suspend your disbelief), puts its own spin on cliches found in typical cultivation novels, plot moves forward at a nice pace

Cons: MC’s attacks are all from an actual game so if you’ve never played it (like me) the fights are pretty confusing, the world building and romantic development are a bit weak

The Villain Has Something to Say (反派有话说[重生])

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, xianxia, bl, revenge, determined/hardworking MC, OP/pure ML

Synopsis: After being framed and killed, MC wakes up in the past and the novel that his world is based on drops into his lap. Unwilling to submit to the Will of the Heavens, MC uses the knowledge this book gives him and his past life’s memories to change his own fate. Even if the ‘protagonist’ is unreasonably loved and protected by the very world itself, MC is determined to get his revenge on this man who had stolen everything from him in his last life.

Thoughts: MC’s biggest enemy isn’t the protag, but the protag’s ridiculous plot armor, and it really gives you a new and interesting perspective on ‘plot armor’ itself. The world literally bends itself over backwards to stay “true” to the novel’s events and protect the protag, and sometimes that results in absolutely hilarious situations. The ending was very satisfying and really gives you that feeling of completeness in seeing MC and ML finally together.

Pros: interesting/engaging plot, the concept of fighting against plot armor itself, concepts that are quite thought provoking, the ending was really great

Cons: some way too convenient coincidences for MC, the book aspect isn’t really explained

Transmigration into a Man in a Reluctant Situation (穿越之勉为其男)

Tags: ancient times, bl, fluff, food, entrepreneur, cultivation, foodie/clever MC, doting/strong ML

Synopsis: MC is pushed down the stairs by his half brother and wakes up in an ancient China-esque world as the male wife of a man in a small village. Luckily, he still has this magical space he acquired back on Earth, so he embarks on his journey of making a fortune through modern food knowledge while going up against various adversaries, improving the village, and developing his own family.

Thoughts: Don’t ask me about the title idk what to translate it to. Also, there’s cultivation, but ML, MC, and their kids are the only cultivators in this world. There’s no mpreg b/c the kids came from flowers that already existed in MC’s space. It’s a cute/fluffy story with kids and pets and not really anyone that can go up against MC + ML, but I still found it quite an interesting and fun read. The focus is MC’s food business, but as someone who doesn’t really like food novels, I liked that it wasn’t overwhelming and didn’t go into every detail about how to make a dish.

Pros: fluffy family full of love, plot that keeps you interested, MC + ML making a good brains/brawn team, wraps up MC’s loose ends w/ his original family

Divine Wood Can’t Be Scratched Through (神木挠不尽)

Tags: xianxia, transmigration in the same world, bl, artifact creation, adventure, humor, ruthless/grey morals/shameless MC, very tsundere/strong/loyal ML

Synopsis: After being targeted by by both righteous and demonic cultivators b/c he created a divine artifact, MC uses the last of his energy to suicidally kill off everyone chasing him. However, a mysterious power protected his soul and after many years, he managed to steal the body of a divine tree and regained human form. And thus begins his journey to recultivate, and more importantly, find his cat.

Thoughts: This was a fun, light-hearted read where MC’s a (possibly masochistic) top, but only towards ML. While I’m not that fond of tsunderes, ML was still pretty endearing and it’s clear how much he cares about MC. The plot’s pretty fun though I side-eyed some of MC’s actions. The Immortal Realm was a super unexpected but extremely pleasant surprise and I loved its setting to pieces. Honestly, a peaceful immortal realm is the best kind of immortal realm.

Pros: fun/interesting plot, an immortal realm that’s actually like an immortal realm instead of a mortal realm only w/ stronger ppl, humor where you least expect it and it’s great

Cons: sort-of domestic violence depending on your tolerance of violent tsunderes, some dub-con and arguably non-con depending on how strict your definitions are

It’s Actually Not Easy Wanting to Be a Supporting Male Character (想做男配其实也不容易)

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission assisting system, arcs [ancient times, zombie apocalypse, fantasy, xianxia, dog, beastkin, mermaid, a/b/o, modern day, mmorpg, wuxia, vampire, court politics, supernatural, campus life, space pirates, beast world, warlord era], dedicated to work/emotionally detached/inexperienced MC, OP/super persistent/domineering/possessive ML

Synopsis: MC’s job is to go to different roles and fill in as minor characters whose data has been lost to complete the original plot as accurately as possible. However, in his very 1st world, the male protag was also a fill-in actor like him and due to a misunderstanding, started chasing MC across worlds and messing up the plot.

Thoughts: The overall setting is similar to “As the Minor Gay Rival in Het Novels”, but this is way better. The arcs don’t feel repetitive in this one b/c it changes up the original mob character + male protag pair, and this is definitively the best System + filling in roles setting where the truth behind the world hopping is literally just that (and done quite well). Sort of spoiler, but MC isn’t human, and it touches on the darker but quite interesting side of the ramifications behind having humans go to different worlds and filling in as various roles.

Pros: world-building setting of System + world-hopping + filling in as characters, MC’s persistent dedication to his role/job, going into the darker consequences of the world-hopping genre

Cons: points system isn’t really elaborated on/relevant despite its supposed significance, how the 1st Sabotager came to be is kind of a paradox, sometimes feels a bit summary-ish

Guide to Rearing Up a Natural Predator (天敌饲养指南)

Tags: fantasy, bl, fluff, cultivation, beastkin world, intergalactic adventure, royalty, mpreg-ish, super cute/loves food/hamster MC, OP/super doting/snake turned dragon ML

Synopsis: MC is a hamster who swallowed a red marble one day and gained sapience plus the knowledge to cultivate. After hundreds of years, he was finally a step away from taking human form, but during his lightning tribulation, something went wrong and he was thrown into an unknown forest. Unable to gather spiritual power and stuck in human + animals ears/tail form w/o being able transform back into a hamster, MC begins his life on this strange planet as he struggles to survive, meets a kind snake, and finds love.

Thoughts: I love both the main and side relationships in this, everyone’s wonderful, and I can’t remember the last time a single story had so many stellar pairings. I’m usually hesitant about pairings where there’s a huge power imbalance, but this one is fantastic and their relationship is very mutually sweet. MC isn’t suppressed by ML and I’m not going to lie, the way the physical aspect was handled here ranks at the top for me. In short, this is a wholesome love story that’s super fluffy and interlaced w/ an engaging plot. Idk if it’s strictly mpreg since they lay eggs which then later hatch, but this story didn’t have any aspects of mpreg that I usually dislike. It’s cute and healing af that made my heart melt into a puddle of sugar.

Pros: wonderful + loving + supportive relationships, diabetes inducing fluff, MC + ML’s development, MC + ML mutually wanting each other instead of a reluctant one-way like in most stories, engaging/exciting plot, the cultivation aspect isn’t jarring

Cons: the red marble’s existence wasn’t really explained, some small minor details that don’t 100% make logical sense

I Became a Pretty and Flirtatious Slut Upon Waking Up (一觉醒来我变成了妖艳贱货)

Tags: transmigration into a novel, bl, mission giving system, modern day, mystery/suspense, supernatural elements, old-school/sincere/automatic educator MC, ruthless/rich CEO/doting ML

Synopsis: After catching his niece reading a trashy romance novel while she’s suppose to be preparing for her exams, MC confiscates that novel and flipped through it so he could better educate her not to read such things in the future. However, he wakes up the next day in the body of a slutty, minor antagonist in that novel with a weird System in his head telling him that to return home, he must complete tasks and save up enough points.

Thoughts: This is quite funny as the plot is very unpredictable and definitely keeps you on your toes. For starters, MC’s niece was suppose to be the one transmigrating, and MC was only grabbed by mistake. Then, a few chapters in, the female protag dies and the plot goes completely off-track. There’s a lot of mysteries and MC’s quite refreshing b/c he’s a teacher who’s 1st reaction is to lecture people in hopes of teaching and leading them onto the proper path in life, so his reactions are very funny at times.

Pros: slow romance that’s quite cute, unexpected humor, unpredictable plot, mysteries that keep you hooked/interested in what’ll happen next, a very satisfying ending

Cons: some of MC’s lectures went over my head, murder/using guns to threaten ppl is apparently the norm if you’re rich

Multi-Transmigrations: Perfect Destiny (快穿之完美命运)

Tags: multiple words/lifetimes, bl, mission giving system, misunderstandings, arcs [modern day, ancient times, a/b/o, child growing up, zombie apocalypse, murder mystery, underworld boss, fantasy, showbiz, prehistoric times, superpowers, alternate timeline, original world], shameless/sex-crazed/dramatic MC, violent yandere/possessive/two-faced ML

Synopsis: After dying in a car accident, MC’s sent to various worlds to change the destiny of an unfortunate girl into a happy one with the promise of being sent back to 10 minutes before his death should he complete enough missions. He’s very limited in his actions by the System (no OOC allowed), but when a side character unexpectedly house arrests and “rapes” him, he’s inwardly thrilled at the chance to sleep w/ a hot guy.

Thoughts: Before I got to the ending, this novel read as arc after arc of “super unhealthy relationships are a-okay as long as you’re M enough to secretly enjoy the abusive sex”. At the end, you find out that it’s actually consensual and all the arcs were merely MC and ML play-acting out abusive/manipulative relationships full of rape, which I feel conflicted about. I only finished this to find out the ending/MC’s backstory, and I won’t lie, while I really hated all the “rape” in every arc, the ending was good and I liked it a lot. The non-rape parts of the plot are quite interesting and tbh, the only reason I’m not striking out this novel is b/c of the ending (even if it felt like a complete 180 from the rest of the novel).

Pros: interesting plot as long as you ignore the physical relationship parts, MC’s character is pretty unique, the satisfying ending + extras

Cons: has a weird “justifying abusive relationships” vibe, lots of (arguably) dub-con/non-con, the sad emotional appeal attempts honestly become a farce esp after knowing the ending, way too much sex

Everyone Thinks that I Like Him (所有人都以为我喜欢他)

Tags: sol, misunderstandings, bl, modern day, hardworking/emotionally dense/always second place MC, aloof/cunning/smart ML

Synopsis: After being asked to take photos of the hottest guy in his class (ML) in exchange for photos of the guy he secretly liked, MC gets caught and the whole class starts to think he likes ML. Despite him trying explain himself, the misunderstanding grows, and thus begins his 2nd year of college w/ the person he previously thought of as his enemy.

Thoughts: MC’s very high IQ low EQ, and while the beginning was a bit meh imo, it grows on you as MC and ML’s relationship changes from enemies, to friends, and then finally to lovers. The misunderstanding aspect is way too exaggerated and kind of stretched my suspension of disbelief, but it’s a fairly short but nice and sweet story about two people ostracized by their family that found a new family in each other. The romance is slow and I quite like the character development. This also shows the ugly and homophobic side of ppl.

Pros: slow romance and how they chance for each other, nice humor if it clicks w/ you, funny side characters that are super endearing

Cons: kind of unrealistic in places, shaky start

The Big Landlord (大地主)

Tags: ancient times, bl, family drama, entrepreneur, court politics, action/war, resourceful/knowledgeable/strong MC, powerful/devoted/doting ML

Synopsis: MC transmigrates into a fat young master during an ancient era, and in order to save his family from being destroyed by relatives, goes to the capital in hopes of relying on an old promise of marriage. However, his sister ran away right before the wedding despite having agreed beforehand, and MC was forced to take her place. Thus begins MC’s life of expanding his business, falling in love w/ ML, and more.

Thoughts: This was a really fun story that didn’t drag and kept my attention from beginning to end. There were some parts that I didn’t like as much, but for the most part, I enjoyed it quite a lot. A few minor things bothered me, but I liked MC and there’s a sort of justification on why he knows all that he does, as his former occupation isn’t revealed at the start.

Pros: exciting/interesting plot, sweet romance, gradual development of MC’s business empire, MC relying on existing technical experts

Cons: all females in bl are evil, MC’s walking encyclopedia knowledge, some loose ends

I Have a Secret (我有一个秘密)

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mystery solving, mission giving system, arcs [farm murder, man-eating demon, peeping tom, store robbery, art ghost, mystery rapist, slipper death, love letter, original world], smart/adaptable/emotionally lacking MC, super devoted/dedicated/doting ML

Synopsis: MC is someone w/ extremely sensitive pain nerves who doesn’t know how to smile. While walking home one day, he suddenly transmigrates and starts following a Mr. System in world-hopping. In each world, he needs to find the true culprit of a certain mystery, and perhaps, his own life is a mystery as well.

Thoughts: This was really good, and if you enjoy mysteries and a super sweet romance that really tugs on your heartstrings, this gets my rec. At the beginning, you might be confused on why MC’s so accepting of everything and the weird setting w/ the pain nerves, but fear not, things get explained and it’s honestly a really great read w/ a satisfying ending reveal. I won’t spoil the fun here, but I loved this novel a lot.

Pros: great arc mysteries and overarching mystery, very interesting/keeps you hooked, MC’s character development, the ending reveal, the romance & ML’s dedication/perseverance

Cons: world-building seems to be built off of another novel so some things aren’t fully expanded on here, minor things that don’t 100% make logical sense

Reborn to a Golden Marriage (重生之金色婚姻)

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, bl, modern day, family drama, sort of violent/straightforward MC, powerful/devoted ML

Synopsis: After being framed for plagiarizing and finding his boyfriend of 8 years discussing marriage w/ his pregnant girlfriend, MC gets into a fight and the 3 of them fall from the balcony. He wakes up in the past and this time, accepts the marriage proposal he once rejected and begins a new life.

Thoughts: This is a pretty short rebirth story with MC and ML’s wedding ceremony as the final act. Tbh, I don’t really remember the events or characters that well at this point of typing this up a week+ after finishing, so… It’s not really a revenge novel imo since MC pays very little attention to his ex iirc, but if you’re looking for a quick read, this isn’t bad.

Pros: short and sweet story where bad guys get their just desserts pretty quickly

Cons: MC’s character’s kind of inconsistent imo, not too memorable

Half of a Sect Master (二分之一教主)

Tags: modern day, ancient times, wuxia, bl, action, strong/caring MC, yandere/powerful/violent ML

Synopsis: One day, MC mysteriously starts to fall asleep at 8pm sharp, after which he takes over the body of a starving small child in a wuxia-esque world until morning arrives. With one soul taking over during the day and the other only at night, he and the child start to communicate by writing, and thus begins their very peculiar relationship.

Thoughts: The beginning was amazing, but the ending disappointed me. I really liked MC until he got together w/ ML, after which his character kind of collapsed into a “whatever ML says I’ll do” type. While the story kind of touches on the fact that the relationship isn’t healthy, in the end, it’s still justified w/ “MC doesn’t mind so it’s ok”, which I side-eyed really, really hard. Overall, the concept and initial 3/4 were stellar, but then it went bleh. But if you like violent yanderes who micromanage their other half, you might like the ending, who knows.

Pros: really interesting concept/set-up, keeps you hooked for the most part, side characters w/ a lot of potential (that isn’t really used sadly), MC’s pre-relationship character setting

Cons: the relationship change from platonic to lovers, not a healthy relationship imo, ending kind of rushed, some things never explained, a lot of wasted potential

Rebirth of Brotherly Love (重生之兄弟情深)

Tags: transmigration/rebirth in the same world, bl, modern day, supernatural, mystery, reserved/dedicated MC, devoted/powerful ML

Synopsis: After dying in a plane crash, MC wakes up 20+ years later in the body of man sharing his name who almost died in a kidnapping incident. As he begins to adapt to this new life w/ a family that seems to hide a secret and 3 new little brothers, he slowly begins to unravel the mystery of his strange kidnapping and things long forgotten.

Thoughts: This was a pretty interesting story w/ a nice twist and a relationship that’s quite sweet. There’s some drama involved but it’s never overwhelming. You find out near the end that it’s not incest, though I honestly thought it was until then. Typing this up quite a while after finishing, so I’m a bit hazy on details, but remember it to be a fairly addicting read.

Pros: ending that wrapped things up, sweet relationship, interesting/suspenseful plot that makes you want to find out the truth

Cons: some minor things that irked me, overuse of a certain trope that I won’t spoil here

The Daily Life of Being the Campus Idol’s Fake Boyfriend (给校草当假男友的日子)

Tags: romcom, bl, college life, pretend relationship, sol, cold beauty on the outside/secret fanboy on the inside MC, popular heartthrob on the outside/pure and full of love on the inside ML

Synopsis: MC fell in love w/ ML in middle school, but the other seemed to have forgotten all about him and their 1st meeting. After years of stalking ML online, to MC’s surprise, they end up as roommates in the same college, major, and class. Thus begins MC’s “fake straight guy” life, but then, ML asks him to be his fake boyfriend?!

Thoughts: I love this, it’s so cute

I’m really happy this ended up being my 1st full novel summary, so thank you everyone who voted! Anyways, this is hilarious and an absolute joy to read. The side characters are incredibly lovable, MC and ML are both so adorable like you would not believe, and the slow-burn romance makes you want to force them to kiss, but it’s also so sweet that you want things to last longer. Also, they’re both musicians and I am so weak to pairings that can play duets. Read this, you will not regret.

Pros: fluffy sol that’s super cute and funny, lifelike characters you can really sympathize/relate with, the hilarious skits at the end of every chapter, the way their relationship develops step by step, slow-burn mutual pining is love

Cons: twin brother aspect wasn’t explained in the story early on yet used in the skits so that part would be confusing if you didn’t read the author’s notes, rushed tattoo decision

The Chronicle of When the Sect Master Went Missing (教主走失记)

Tags: wuxia, bl, humor, mystery/suspense, action/adventure, very chessmaster/shameless/powerful MC, caring/doting/smart ML

Synopsis: After losing his memory in a fire, MC’s identified by a piece of jade he carried and begins travelling w/ his (supposed?) senior brother. At the same time, a deadly poison that should have died out resurfaces, and the entire martial world is dragged into a battle between two mysterious forces that reveals a shocking secret.

Thoughts: I loved this novel and tbh, it kind of felt like the final arc of a wuxia epic. It still stands on its own though, and everything important is explained, but I really wanted to know the process of MC’s growth b/c he’s honestly a great character. Seriously, he’s funny, smart, and pretty much makes all his enemies choke from speechlessness, it’s amazing. MC’s identity and memory issue is resolved pretty early on, and the real meat of the tale is the elaborate web of mysteries and incidents that involve the entire martial world. There’s a lot of amazing humor that made me laugh, and it’s a really good balance of serious plot and light-hearted fun.

Pros: really interesting story w/ mysteries that keeps you hooked, hilarious humor, fun characters (both side and main), MC is a treasure (the kind that deals out epic burns left and right)

Cons: wish there were more extras, world-building a bit shaky if unfamiliar w/ wuxia stories, leaves you wanting an entire prequel

Everyone is Secretly in Love with Me (所有人都暗恋我)

Tags: xianxia, bl, humor, info giving system, cultivation, action/adventure, harem-ish, beautiful beyond words/aloof/cultivation over romance MC, OP/beautiful/obsessed ML

Synopsis: One day, MC ends up acquiring a System that shows a person’s favorability and attitude towards him. Not only does he find out the shocking news that his best friend wants to bang him, but the System also tells him that he was chosen as its host b/c he possesses the ultra rare Seductive Physique. Luckily, its powers are still latent, but the seal will soon break. The only way to suppress its effects is with one’s own strength, so MC endeavors to improve his cultivation as fast as he can.

Thoughts: This is a pretty relaxed world that doesn’t take itself or its characters very seriously, which I personally liked a lot. MC isn’t a transmigrator, although he kind of feels like one since the novel is filled with modern slang and references. There’s hashtag jokes, memes, and a lot of comedy. This pretty much reads as a stress-free cultivation novel with an OP!MC collecting harem members (sort of), bl version. The ending felt a bit rushed and random, but it seems like the author decided to rewrite it(?) at some point. Idk if what I’ve read is complete or not, but I’m going to count it as complete.

Pros: very funny, interesting adventures w/ plenty of action, the romance is actually relevant to the plot, it’s pretty refreshing that MC is not dense but simply uninterested in romance

Cons: a lot of dub-con and mentions of non-con, the cut to black scenes are sometimes very abrupt/confusing transitions, MC’s beauty gets praised too much, too many yanderes

During System Failure (系统崩溃中)

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, xuanhuan, arcs [tree, bird, high school, past part 1, fantasy adventure, past part 2, superpowers, past part 3, beastkin, past part 4, present time], cute to powerful/possessive MC, devoted/has a unique way of thinking ML

Synopsis: MC won a “transmigration” (aka VR) machine, but before he could experience its features, it crashes and he’s randomly pulled into a world as a tree. On the other hand, ML, the 5th young master of an illustrious clan in the Netherworld, is sucked into the Bodhi Mirror to meet his predestined love.

Thoughts: This isn’t a traditional world-hopping novel as can be seen by the super short first 2 worlds. The overarching story is really great; there’s no System or missions, and this really embodies what it means to have a love that spans multiple lifetimes. As MC remembers more of his past, he and ML’s relationship in the arcs go from platonic to romantic, and this aspect is done wonderfully. I really like this set-up for world-hopping as there’s a very concrete plot that ties the individual arcs together.

Pros: overarching plot & reason behind world-hopping, interesting arcs, romantic development both past and present, super sweet relationship

Cons: some things aren’t fully explained, xuanhuan concepts may be confusing if you’re not familiar w/ it beforehand

I Need to Skip Out on a Marriage (我得逃个婚)

Tags: transmigration into an alternate universe modern-ish world, bl, supernatural elements, action, resourceful/strong/quick-witted MC, powerful/super devoted/possessive ML

Synopsis: After dying in a plane crash, MC becomes a young man who, after running away from home, suffered a string of way too coincidental misfortunes and ended up being sold to become the 9th wife of a short, gaudy man in a faraway country. Since someone seems to not want the original host to return home, now that MC’s taken over, he’s determined to do just that.

Thoughts: You know all those stories w/ a mafia boss transmigrating into a trash character and then not acting like a mafia boss? This is the exact opposite of that. MC’s ruthless and clever, and the plans he comes up w/ are great. The supernatural aspect is kind of hand-wavy and I’m not quite sure how I feel about the ending explanation, but this was a really fun read with fights, schemes, and humor.

Pros: exciting/engaging plot, fun/memorable characters, the ways MC solves his problems, unique humor

Cons: last arc depending on your tastes, some loose ends that don’t get tied up

There’s Always a Love Rival Wanting to Ensnare Me (总有情敌想要攻略我 & 总有情敌想要攻略我2)

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission giving system, arcs [ancient times, perfume making, a/b/o, modern day, zombie apocalypse | xianxia, beast contract, mpreg world, showbiz, court politics], talented MC, devoted ML

Synopsis: MC is the king of the silver screen, and after dying on set in an accident, a System appears and offers him a 2nd chance at life to find out who killed him if he succeeds in altering the destinies of various people. Thus begins MC’s world-hopping adventure of changing the fate of minor characters.

Thoughts: It’s separated as 2 novels but really reads as one. The title is pretty misleading as ML’s identity as MC’s love rival(?) in the real world is only sort of implied in the last few chapters. Honestly, the arcs are pretty fun but the side characters are kind of meh. Basically, all the original plots have scumbag protags who destroy the lives of the side character MC replaces, and then MC proceeds to destroy that scumbag protag. Kind of makes you wonder why that kind of scumbag is a protag to begin with? Idk, it feels like the set-up is solely to make MC look good at times. It’s a pretty mindless read.

Pros: relaxing read if you’re looking for minor characters overturning original plot and trampling over former main characters

Cons: initial mystery of who killed MC never solved, overarching world-building is pretty weak, dub-con

The King Game (国王游戏[快穿])

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission assisting system, arcs [space sci-fi, xuanhuan, modern day, supernatural, high tech fantasy, final reveal], beloved by many/dedicated MC, protective/devoted ML

Synopsis: MC is a writer who one day, suddenly gets pulled into what a System calls ‘The King Game’. If he manages to get 100% completion in 5 different worlds, then he can become the ‘King’ and have any wish granted. Otherwise, only death awaits.

Thoughts: The initial set-up and how MC’s always in a super advantageous position w/ loyal followers may seem like it’s an illogical gary-stu story, but there’s a legit reason that explains why things are like that. The story’s not nearly as ominous as the synopsis may make it seem, and it has nothing to do w/ the rl game of a similar name. It’s a fluffy read w/ an ending that’s super satisfying.

Pros: sweet romance, interesting arc plots that aren’t usually seen, ending + explaining the reason behind ML + MC’s loyal followers

Cons: some loose ends and minor mysteries never explained

Cannon Fodder Counterattack System (炮灰逆袭系统[快穿])

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission giving system, arcs [zombie apocalypse, modern day, third gender, high school, wuxia, showbiz, beastkin, ancient times, ghosts, survival game, final reveal], adaptable MC, loyal ML

Synopsis: MC’s almost gathered enough points to return home after transmigrating through various worlds, but then something goes wrong w/ his System. He can’t return home, but he’s no longer shackled in his actions. Thus, he continues world-hopping while changing the fates of minor characters and discovers a lover that’s following him.

Thoughts: Similar concept to “There’s Always a Love Rival Wanting to Ensnare Me” w/ a less enjoyable romance but a much more satisfying ending. There were a bunch of minor things I didn’t really like while reading, but the final reveal did redeem some parts in hindsight and gave the whole System set-up a new spin that I rather liked.

Pros: stress-free/enjoyable read if you like the genre, final reveal very touching and satisfying, fujoshi sister in one of the arcs is the best, MC & ML’s happily ever after in the very literal sense

Reborn to Epiphanies (重生之豁然)

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, bl, modern day, entrepreneur, somewhat hot-headed/rational MC, possessive/doting ML

Synopsis: After getting drunk in front of his grandpa’s graveyard, MC wakes up back in 1990 during his last year of high school, to before his life became a series of misfortunes, struggles, and loneliness. This time, he’s determined to do all he can to change not only his own future, but also that of his closest friends.

Thoughts: Probably the most grounded and convincing 2nd chance rebirth I’ve read so far, and it’s also really, really good. I adored the platonic relationships and how MC values his friends, making sure they don’t go down the wrong path. Also, the karma that’s dealt is super satisfying/reasonable; the revenge aspect is so good even though this is more a success story than a revenge one. That MC doesn’t go out of his way to make his former enemies miserable before they’ve hurt him in this timeline and focused on improving his own life instead was an absolute joy. Basically, the ppl who got their just desserts really deserved it and it’s not an “everyone bad dies” kind of retribution, which I really liked. Basically, this is wayyy better than the summary may make it seem and a great balance of idealism/realism as per my tastes.

Pros: realistic characters where the villains aren’t over the top and the side characters all have their own lives/goals, reasonably not-OP but successful MC, engaging/interesting plot, really fun humor, unexpectedly developed but super sweet relationship

Cons: some minor things that feel a bit exaggerated, makes you wish the real world was as nice in certain areas, kind of questionable if making money was really so easy back then

I Have Medicine (我有药啊[系统])

Tags: xuanhuan, cultivation, summoned to another world, bl, action/adventure, mission giving system, simple minded/hardworking/talented MC, very smart/powerful/doting ML

Synopsis: After getting hit by truck-kun, MC finds himself in an unfamiliar room w/ a dead body that looks exactly like him and a System asking if he is willing to form a contract. Alone in this unfamiliar world, MC can only agree to complete missions or face death. Luckily, he finds a financial backer (ML) to provide for him in exchange for curing the other’s body, and thus begins their journey to the top.

Thoughts: If you want a novel in the same vein as “The Legendary Master’s Wife” but with a much more mutually supportive/caring relationship, this is what you’re looking for. I liked this a lot more, both plot and romance-wise, b/c ML actually respects/acknowledges MC’s strengths and never looks down on MC for not being as smart as he is (unlike a certain other ML *cough*). MC fully trusts and follows ML while being one of ML’s most important pillars of support (and vice-versa). Seriously, that they complement/make up for what the other lacks is everything I wanted and loved. You get to see them grow strong together side by side, which was super sweet and satisfying. I could hardly put this down.

Pros: trusting/supportive/well-developed relationship, engaging/exciting plot w/ interesting twists, build-up/hints leading up to the final confrontation, unique world-building, really good balance of hiding/showing your strength, actually makes you feel ML’s smart/strong & lives up to his rep

Cons: the world’s setting/common sense is a bit too cruel imo, idk how the population is as high as it is given the death rate, some non-human racism vibes towards the end, minor things here and there

After the Cannon Fodder’s Rebirth (炮灰重生后[快穿])

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission giving system, arcs [ancient times, 2nd chance rebirth, xianxia, beastkin, modern day, past, original world], emotionally sadistic/manipulative MC, super devoted/emotionally lacking ML

Synopsis: After becoming a vegetable due to a car accident, MC is recruited to a world-hopping organization that completes various requests given by characters who died with regret. With a stellar record, MC aims to finish his quota and return to his original world.

Thoughts: The good: it’s very different from other “change the original plot” stories in that MC completes missions in a unique way that has a different vibe and sets it apart. The bad: due to the way MC treats and manipulates ppl’s emotions, there’s a strong negative backlash b/c it feels like you’re reading a farce and any emotional attempts seem like a joke. Sometimes, the pov makes it seem like MC is literally the original host instead of a separate entity carrying out a mission, but then it jumps to MC not being the original host and sort-of but not really implies that everything’s only “acting”. In short, it’s really, really jarring. Unlike other world-hopping stories, this gives off a strong vibe that MC’s simply playing w/ ppl and everyone other than MC is an npc whose emotions are inconsequential.

Pros: different types of missions/ways of completing the original host’s requests, interesting take on why ML’s able to follow MC

Cons: jarring issues that breaks the immersion, not really sure if MC even loved ML or was just playing the whole time, emotional appeals that felt like a farce, ending not really satisfying

Transmigrations as Yaojing and Sue-blasting the Whole World (穿成妖精后苏炸全世界[系统])

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, mission giving system, arcs [mirror, fox, peach blossom, kitten, koi, virtual pet, quilt, phoenix], childlike/beautiful beyond words MC, over-possessive/cold to everyone that’s not MC/devoted ML

Synopsis: After leaving a flame comment denouncing yaojing (aka animals/objects that gained sapience and can cultivate), MC is cursed by one and forced to transmigrate into various worlds as a yaojing until he finishes cultivating to the highest level. In each world, his missions are to properly cultivate, gain the high favorability of at least 2 humans, and stay true to the type of yaojing he’s become.

Thoughts: As the title implies, MC’s pretty gary-stu, though not the annoying kind (for the most part). This is a light-hearted/enjoyable read as long as you don’t care too much for a deep story or character development (MC gets more and more childish as the arcs go on), though the relationship aspect, while sweet, kind of goes into try-hard territory at times. The individual arcs have pretty interesting plots, though they end on a different vibe than other multiple transmigration stories I’ve read. Hard to explain, but not in a bad way per se.

Pros: interesting/unique arc plots, cute feel-good story, certain scenes are pretty memorable/funny, great if you want to see MC as various adorable animals/objects

Cons: dub-con & non-con, description of MC’s perfect/beautiful body gets a bit too much at times, minor things in arcs that kind of bothered me, character regression imo

Emperor, Don’t Fuss (皇上别闹)

Tags: reincarnation, modern day, bl, sol, very capable/hardworking/yielding MC, domineering/possessive/doting ML

Synopsis: After slitting his own throat to die w/ the emperor, MC wakes up in a hospital as a teenager who shares his name and looks. After finding out that it’s been 1000 years since his death and that his story as the only male empress has been passed down in history, his new deskmate, who looks exactly like the emperor, asks to copy his homework?

Thoughts: This is really cute and funny. It’s pretty light-hearted for the most part, and I laughed hard over how ML consults trashy romance novels to chase MC. The sort-of glorification of suicide wasn’t something I liked, but I can’t deny that the romance was quite touching and sweet. This modern world setting is kdrama-esque, for lack of a better term, so depending on your tastes, that could be bad or good. In any case, I enjoyed this quite a bit.

Pros: sweet sugary fluff, ML domineering but doesn’t force MC, really funny at times

Cons: there’s elements here and there that made me slightly side-eye

Do You Like Me or Not (你是不是喜欢我)

Tags: sol, romcom, modern day, bl, ghosts, tsundere/proud/dumb-cute MC, shameless/super doting/confident ML

Synopsis: After his grandpa’s death, MC (who’s terrified of ghosts) inherits his Yin-Yang Eyes and is now able to see the dead. Luckily, he discovers that by touching his (one-sided) arch-nemesis slash roommate (aka ML), he can temporarily turn off this ability. Thus begins his life of sticking to ML like glue and the start of a beautiful misunderstanding that leads to love.

Thoughts: This is super cute, like, it’s seriously really cute. The ghost aspect is mostly there as the spark that changes MC and ML’s relationship, as well as providing touching stories as MC adjusts to this new life. It’s a short read full of fluff, and MC is the type of tsun that’s really endearing. Read this if you want sugar with a dash of the supernatural.

Pros: super fluffy, really cute relationship, the misunderstanding aspect is funny/adds to the story, emotionally touching side character arcs

Cons: minor things that don’t detract from the story but makes you question the logistics behind the ghost setting

Facing the Apocalypse with Seven Stars on My Palm (末世掌上七星)

Tags: zombie apocalypse, 2nd chance rebirth, cultivation, supernatural powers, bl, reincarnation, xianxia, cautious/straightforward/loner MC, possessive/temperamental/loyal ML

Synopsis: After dying, MC is reborn to 10 years in the past to just before the apocalypse happened. He immediately retrieves the contents of an ancient statue that he only found the damaged remains of in his last life, and unexpectedly discovers a cultivation method, an unidentifiable black blob, and the undamaged version of the peach pit that had saved his life many times. Now armed w/ an interspacial storage and a tree that grows magical peaches, he starts preparing for the apocalypse to come.

Thoughts: I really liked the zombie apocalypse arc, and the xianxia arc was an unexpected but very nice surprise (aka thank god for the xianxia arc given how the zombie apocalypse arc ended). The relationship wasn’t quite the type that I enjoy, but given the character setting and circumstances, I have to say that it’s done very well. The thing that disappointed me most was the final ending that left many things unanswered. To me, it felt incomplete. I just wish that the xianxia arc got wrapped up better, or at least mention that MC managed to cultivate to immortality instead of only being at Nascent Soul and then, bam, the end. Still a great read though.

Pros: exciting plot that’s really enjoyable, cautious MC w/ morals despite the cruel setting, slow realistic growth

Cons: slight bestiality, some dub-con/non-con, ending not really satisfying w/ a bunch of loose ends

My Cherries Can Explode in the Apocalypse (末世之我的樱桃会爆炸)

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, zombie apocalypse, superpowers, bl, cute/OP/compassionate MC, powerful/loving/capable ML

Synopsis: After dying at the hands of cruel human researchers, MC’s reborn to before the apocalypse began and with all his former powers: an interspacial valley that self-grows all sorts of vegetables/fruits/grains plus the ability to turn food into weapons. This time, he’s determined to fix his past mistakes and hold on tight to the lover he once pushed away.

Thoughts: This is a light-hearted (for zombie apocalypse stories) and stress-free read that’s quite fun if you like very OP MCs. The author pretty much took the game ‘Plants vs Zombies’ and used it as MC’s powers, and it’s pretty much a cheat. ML’s acceptance of MC was kind of abrupt imo, but still understandable and doesn’t take away from the story. If you want to read about an elite group kicking ass during the apocalypse, give this a try. It has a slightly different vibe from typical zombie apocalypse stories, and while MC’s power were way too convenient at times, I liked this nonetheless.

Pros: sweet fluffy ending, a feel-good relaxing read, exciting/fun/entertaining plot, a relatively more optimistic take on the apocalypse

Cons: relationship development kind of weak, minor details here and there

Number One Immortal Master (第一仙师)

Tags: xianxia, revenge, action/adventure, bl, poison-tongued/my way or the highway/cold-blooded/chessmaster MC, saint-like/loyal/smitten to the extreme ML

Synopsis: MC was framed and had his soul tortured for 3000 years before waking up and finding that he’s returned to his past. This time, he’s as cold-blooded as he once was kind and vows to destroy everyone who caused his death, specifically the sect that framed, abandoned, and caused him to be hunted by the world.

Thoughts: Tbh, I don’t really like MC’s personality, and for most of the novel, he treats ppl terribly, ML included. It’s understandable to an extent, but I’m super glad he changed in the end. Most of MC’s plans are Batman Gambits, so depending on your tastes, this could be good or bad. This is one of those novels where the plot’s good, but the characters are…eh. To me, ML’s brother was the most well-rounded/likable character and the only one that truly made me wish for his success. He deserved better treatment and definitely a better ending (at least mention what happened after he left for Earth). Tbh, he felt like the traditional protag in a story told from the antihero/villain’s pov (aka MC).

Pros: plot w/ overarching mystery that’s fairly engaging (though somewhat stressful), interesting way of explaining MC’s rebirth that’s very essential to the plot, time skips/progression that blend in well

Cons: some detail/logic inconsistencies here and there, narrative feels like it skips at times, non-con, too extreme in many ways, has a bunch of sort-of loose ends that leaves you hanging, the relationship development, weak world-building

Dumbest Disciple Under the Heavens (天下第一蠢徒)

Tags: xianxia, action/adventure, humor, bl, caring/loves kids/not actually dumb MC, OP/possessive ML

Synopsis: MC volunteered to enter a wormhole to find a way to save Earth and ends up reborn in a cultivation world w/ his past memories, but his body and soul aren’t fully in sync, so he grows up as a “retarded” child. However, things begin to change after he’s struck on the head by his father, falls into a strange coma, and his grandpa asks a mysterious man to become his bodyguard.

Thoughts: Tbh, I was really hesitant about starting this due to the title, but MC’s not dumb in the IQ department. He lacks the ruthlessness that you’d expect given his background as a former spy and does a lot of things based on emotion, but it’s not a story where MC’s retarded for real, nor is it a frustrating read b/c MC’s not one of those annoyingly stupid characters. This is a light-hearted and fun read that not only focuses on MC, but on a team of friends. It doesn’t go the traditional xianxia route, so if you like the genre and are looking for something a bit different in world-building, give this a try. I also liked the romance more than expected b/c despite ML’s faults, he doesn’t force MC and treats MC kindly after he decides to chase MC, unlike MC’s sleazebag ex.

Pros: engaging/fun/interesting plot, romance that slowly builds, love rivals that are likable/sympathetic, memorable side characters, a lot of fluffy platonic interactions

Cons: some bestiality, past non-con, vague level system, cultivation aspect ended up pushed to the side, ends w/ some loose ends

Kings of Classical Music (古典音乐之王[重生])

Tags: transmigration in the same world, modern day, bl, classical music industry, fluff, hardworking/caring MC, outwardly gentlemen-like inwardly childish/super devoted ML

Synopsis: MC’s an orphan who crawled to the top relying solely on his own efforts, but right before he could finally perform in the Goldener Saal as a principal first violin, he’s betrayed and left to die by his lover. However, his soul then enters the body of a fallen genius violinist in China who also died, and with this new identity, he’s determined to get revenge and reach the peak of the classical music world.

Thoughts: If you’re looking for a great revenge story or a great climbing to the top one, this is not it. MC’s revenge was mostly completed off-screen, and his violin skills are already world level w/ the added bonus of perfect pitch due his new body, so he’s already part of the 1%. It’s not a bad story, but since I started reading this w/ different expectations, it didn’t click until I readjusted my mindset. But if you want a very light-hearted/low stress success story w/ a lot of fluff and idealistic portrayals, you’ll probably like this.

Pros: fluff is pretty cute/sweet esp towards the end, wraps things up w/ a satisfying ending, likable main/side characters

Cons: revenge aspect pretty weak given the premise, some small things here and there, possible factual inaccuracy

Catlord System (猫大王系统)

Tags: multiple transmigrations/lifetimes, bl, sol, arcs [orange tabby, lynx, ragdoll, panther, munchkin, serval, black-footed cat, snow leopard, british shorthair, original world], cat-like/strong/sometimes silly MC, doting/loyal/powerful ML

Synopsis: After falling down a mountain, MC wakes up in the body of a fat cat w/ an unreliable System in his head telling him that the only way to return to his original world is to complete missions as a cat. His first mission: accompany the Mission Target for 20 years while insuring his safety and happiness.

Thoughts: Fluff w/ various types of cats, the novel. The system/mission aspect is super weak, since MC’s mission is pretty much ‘max out ML’s love’. So really, this is more a collection of short stories featuring the love b/t a man and a cat. I’m not really sure if ML’s a zoophile, but tbh, I liked the platonic arcs more. Personally, I felt the switch from platonic to romantic was a bit abrupt despite it being many arcs in, but overall, it’s very sweet and full of fluff.

Pros: very fluffy/cute interactions, light-hearted read w/ arcs that don’t drag and are quite interesting, cat are love cats are life, platonic arcs showing the pure love b/t pet and owner

Cons: sort-of bestiality(?), questionable dub-con, overarching background world-building very hand-wavy/not explained

My Legend Still Exists in the Cultivation World (修真界依然有我的传说)

Tags: xianxia, reborn in the same world, action/adventure, bl, knowledgeable/badass MC, devoted/powerful ML

Synopsis: MC died during his lightning tribulation, but a mysterious blue jade sucked in his soul and after 10 thousand years, he’s reborn w/ a new body. However, the cultivation world has changed a lot since his death. Formerly rare herbs? Now sold dirt cheap on the streets. This super rare cultivation method? Used to be trash no one wanted. Also, why are bookstores filled w/ fake and over-the-top stories about his former life…

Thoughts: This is super fun and really interesting; I love it to pieces. It breaks and plays w/ tropes and provides a really great/reasonable way of inserting modern humor within an ancient cultivation world. MC’s a refreshingly fun character with a hilarious and super cute phoenix “son”. I’d rec this to anyone who likes the genre b/c this is one of those really, really good stories w/ an exciting plot that doesn’t focus on the romance, but incorporates MC and ML’s relationship in a way that adds to the story, feels very natural, and is incredibly sweet and full of love. Also, the modern day extra is hilarious

Pros: interesting/hilarious way of incorporating common tropes, engaging plot that keeps you hooked, really funny humor esp if you’re familiar w/ the genre, wonderful/natural relationship development from platonic to romantic, great side characters

Cons: some minor details that are kind of confusing, uses concepts that may seem weird if unfamiliar w/ prior knowledge, ending seemed a bit abrupt

Sixth Trigram (六爻)

Tags: xuanhuan, cultivation, action/adventure, bl, overthinks/stubborn/hardworking MC, tsundere/lazy richboy/reliable when it counts ML

Synopsis: As the middle child of a poor family, MC is sold by his parents to a sketchy, travelling daoist, becoming his 3rd disciple. With a princess-complex senior martial brother, a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none second martial brother, and a brown-noser fourth martial brother (that his new master randomly picked up during their short journey back to the sect), thus begins MC’s new life as he (maybe?) embarks on the path of cultivation.

Thoughts: The world-building is really refreshing and fun. The characters aren’t the type you’ll fall in love w/ at first sight, but they grow on you and undergo wonderful character development as the story progresses. The main cast changes from unruly brats to still-kind-of-unruly adults as circumstances outside of their control force them to mature, and while all of them are terribly flawed, they’re also terribly endearing. It’s one of those stories that’s hard to describe, b/c it’s both ordinary and extraordinary at the same time. I kept hearing good things about this author, and I have to say that as the one I picked to read first, this novel did not disappoint.

Pros: interesting plot, real and rounded characters w/ flaws and strengths, character development of the main cast, charming humor and characters

Cons: not really sure how power levels worked, the romance felt a bit lackluster but that might be a personal taste issue

Contract Husbands (合约夫夫)

Tags: modern day, bl, fluff, sol, affable/energetic MC, capable/devoted ML

Synopsis: After returning home and quitting his job due to his former partner’s plagarism, MC’s set-up by his mom to meet a guy (ML) b/c apparently, even gay people need to attend marriage interviews. While MC’s already forgotten ML, ML still remembers MC and is determined not to let this chance go.

Thoughts: This is a really sweet and happy read. Most of the novel is diabetes inducing fluff b/t MC and ML, but it’s also broken up by the other ups and downs in life so the fluff never gets stale. It touches briefly on the darker topics, but it’s also done in a way that gives you hope rather than despair. If you enjoy a good romantic bl sol, definitely give this a read as it’s a very fun read that doesn’t use over-the-top “dramatic conflict” tropes and has a fulfilling ending.

Pros: super sweet fluff, nice balance of serious topics w/ cute sol, most adorable pet kitten, feel-good read about loving/supportive families/friends

Cons: some other minor details which I question the accuracy of, beginning/setup a bit weak imo

Got Amnesia, Don’t Fuss (失忆了别闹)

Tags: modern day, bl, showbiz, sol, charismatic/competent MC, clingy/rich/doting ML

Synopsis: MC’s kidnapped and during his rescue, ML’s struck on the head and gets amnesia. But for some reason, MC is the only person he still remembers, so when his mom tries to trick him w/ a fake fiancee, he completely snaps and refuses believe anyone but MC. As they continue their love despite this bizarre situation, MC comes to discover facets to ML that he’d never known before in the many years they’ve dated.

Thoughts: Set in the same ‘verse as “Emperor, Don’t Fuss” (main pairing + some others show up as side characters here) though it’s not really necessary to read that to enjoy this. You’ll miss out on some background and references, but if asked to choose b/t them, I definitely liked this more. It’s very sweet and fluffy, and although somewhat cliche at times, you can feel just how much MC and ML love one another. I generally don’t read showbiz genre b/c there are certain prevalent tropes I hate, but this felt different.

Pros: very fluffy, really funny at times, a very feel-good read, enjoyable/fun character interactions

Cons: super flat/annoying/cliche villains, some overused cliches/tropes

A Feng Shui Master’s Guide to Cultivation (风水大师修仙指南)

Tags: xianxia, bl, action/adventure, cultivation, feng shui, friendly/master of his trade MC, cold to others warm to MC/powerful ML

Synopsis: After believing he’ll never wake up again, MC opens his eyes and finds himself in the body of a young mortal in a cultivation world. Since this body doesn’t have the aptitude to cultivate, he planned to live a carefree life traveling the world. However, due an unexpected gift from his master, he discovers that his feng shui knowledge from his previous life could enable him to cultivate here in a completely different way.

Thoughts: Tbh, I felt that the feng shui aspect was a bit jarring? I don’t think the author did a very good job meshing it into the xianxia setting at the start, but it gets better later (though I’m pretty ambivalent on how ‘feng shui’ was presented here). The plot’s pretty typical (MC powers up, gains friends, etc), but the relationship aspect was done quite well. The ending was a bit…well, the logical aspect of how they solve the final issue didn’t really make sense to me, but it’s a happy ending that made me wish to see more sol of MC and ML.

Pros: sweet romance that gradually/naturally develops, ML’s feelings are also described so you actually know how they both feel, interesting side characters

Cons: plot/characterization sometimes drastically drops in quality, some inconsistencies here and there, feng shui aspect a bit jarring imo

A Dragon Knight’s Daily Training Insights (龙骑士每日训练心得)

Tags: fantasy meets modern tech, bl, humor, action, OP/genre-savvy/chivalrous MC, chuuni/possessive/childish ML

Synopsis: As a Holy Knight serving the God of Light, being suddenly confessed to and asked to “cooperate” in getting kidnapped is…shocking to say the least. Luckily, it’s no longer the Age of Legends where such customs may (or may not) have actually existed, thus MC calmly informs his chuuni dragon suitor: Kidnapping is now a crime, you know?

Thoughts: This story honestly starts off w/ a bang that had me laughing at the first chapter and eager to read more. I feel like it loses some steam after the end of the 1st case, but if you like a genre savvy narrator who’s very aware of the various tropes around him, you’ll probably like this. I wouldn’t quite label this as gag, but a lot of things aren’t taken very seriously. I loved the world setup and how MC introduces its unique culture to you, esp how it blends fantasy elements with modern tech. This is a really fun story that also has a sort-of mystery plot, but the humor takes precedence.

Pros: bringing you into the world + world-building, amazingly hilarious humor, unique blend of 2 different genres that makes it both fresh and relatable, the various ways fantasy races live in a modern-esque world, wonderful job on establishing the gap b/t reality/public image (aka it’s not a “just b/c” justification)

Cons: sometimes the plot progression feels lacking in details, the relationship development was a bit fast for my tastes, questionable off-screen bestiality, ML’s kind of a side character tbh

Transmigration to Immortal Cultivation (穿越之修仙)

Tags: reborn in another world, xianxia, action/adventure, cultivation, bl, compassionate/hardworking MC, almost emotionless/powerful ML

Synopsis: MC died of an illness and is reborn in a xianxia-esque world. Originally, he wanted to live a carefree life, but due to having spiritual roots, he gets dragged onto the path of cultivation. Although assessed with very low aptitude and becoming a menial helper in caring for spiritual plants, his life had just started and is full of unexpected events to come.

Thoughts: I loved this and I loved MC, like, it’s so rare to have a kindhearted MC in a harsh cultivation setting that’s done really well. You can see MC’s growth as he experiences the darker side of the world, but he never goes full ruthless or forgets his innate self. It was a joy to see MC and ML’s relationship slowly go from strangers to lovers, and while romance wasn’t the focus, it really stuck out to me b/c tbh, this is the kind of romance I’d always envisioned for immortal cultivators to have (aka thank you for an ML who’s not a nympho for once). If you like cultivation stories where MC slowly gets stronger, falls in love, and experiences a lot of adventures, you’ll like this.

Pros: very engaging/interesting plot, nice slow relationship development, enjoyable power-up, overall fulfilling/exciting read w/ satisfying ending, good underlying build-up to the big bad

Cons: sometimes drags a bit, some minor details/logic that doesn’t quite make sense, wanted extras rip, side characters fade from relevancy

Qi Le (齐乐)

Tags: transmigration into another world, zombie apocalypse, interstellar sci-fi, bl, humor, caring/protective dad/hardworking MC, powerful/doting ML

Synopsis: MC suddenly finds himself in the body of a cat, on a tree, and surrounded by zombies. Luckily, the zombies get defeated by ravens, but then one of them turns into a girl?! She gives him 2 crystals to eat and offers some info/advice before leaving, but not long after, a kitten shows up under the tree and starts calling him “Mama”?! Thus begins MC and his new son’s life of survival on this strange, unfamiliar planet.

Thoughts: The heartwarming tale of cat-dad!MC and his adorable kitten son surviving in a zombie apocalypse world where humanity’s extinct and Earth has become a hunting ground for aliens. There’s ally animals, mysteries to be solved, and exciting battles. There’s also so much cute b/c how could there not be when MC’s a super doting cat-dad w/ a kitten son that stashes food in his cheeks due to copying his squirrel friends. Seriously, this is a perfect blend of fluff w/ action/plot and honestly, my favorite apocalypse story, hands down. Also, as someone who usually skims battle descriptions, all I have to say is, I love the fights here like burning, seriously they’re so fun and good and everything I never knew I wanted.

Pros: amazingly wonderful characters, cute kitten fluff, cute fluff involving other animals, addicting/engaging plot that gives the zombie apocalypse a fresh spin, really funny humor, cultural world-building, 10/10 ending + extras, super exciting fight scenes, some really good underlying messages

Cons: sometimes confusing if characters are in animal or human form, some bestiality vibes, transmigration aspect/MC’s past never touched on, not sure how operation of some machinery is physically possible for certain lifeforms

My Five Elements Lack You (我五行缺你)

Tags: supernatural modern day, transmigration in the same world, mystery/suspense, bl, feng shui, cynically optimistic/easy-going/devoted MC, secret tease/outwardly aloof/powerful ML

Synopsis: After dying from truck-kun, MC’s soul is sucked into the body of a notorious feng shui swindler who’s been captured by a real feng shui master (aka ML). Due to his special physique and ability to see what most can’t, MC thus begins his life as ML’s sort-of pupil and is dragged into the supernatural world he used to not believe in.

Thoughts: There’s a lot of relatable humor and the plot’s very fun/interesting. The author put a note that this is a spin-off of another of their works (that I dropped) so I was skeptical at first, but I’m so glad I gave this a chance. It’s a string of supernatural mystery solving that’s tied really well to an overarching plot relating to MC’s transmigration that made me laugh, cry, and feel really happy about MC and ML getting together. The ending was wonderful and the extras really fun.

Pros: very engaging/exciting plot full of captivating mysteries, hilarious/relatable humor (the friends dissing friends out of love aspect is done so well), really good blend of supernatural/real world, exciting/immersive portrayal of feng shui, transmigration aspect tied up/explained + relevant to plot

Cons: so much smoking, extra skits kind of ooc-ish esp at the beginning when MC/ML’s character setting/relationship was not romantic

Definitely Didn’t Illegally Become Sapient (才不是非法成精)

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, transmigration into an animal, modern day, apocalypse, xuanhuan, bl, humor, optimistic/energetic MC, powerful/righteous/originally ignorant of the world ML

Synopsis: Betrayed by his comrades, MC dies and is reborn to 3 years ago when he was struck by lightning and gained his magical space that grows peach trees, back to before the apocalypse began. However, the 1st thing he sees is his dead body while he’s stuck in a bird cage. Wait, how come he’s in the body of his pet parrot?

Thoughts: This is a really fun read w/ a lot of comedy and an interesting twist on why the apocalypse happened. It’s a nice mix of modern day and cultivation, and w/ MC not a human, it’s completely different from the typical gone-back-in-time-to-before-the-apocalypse stories. MC’s a really fun character and his interactions w/ ML were super cute. Tbh, this feels more like a cultivation story, but I really liked its unique tone. I also loved the balance of serious plot and tsukkomi humor, and it did such a great job in tying everything up into a happy end.

Pros: really funny, interesting/unexpected plot development w/ a nice spin on both the apocalypse and MC’s 2nd chance rebirth, a nice blend of genres that doesn’t fall into cliche, great ending that bookends + ties in w/ the title

Cons: sometimes the story gets “told” instead of “shown”, what happened w/ one of the antagonists not mentioned in the end, no extras for more fluff

Villain Purifying Halo (反派白化光环)

Tags: transmigration into another world, humor, xuanhuan, bl, misunderstandings, action, naiive/OP MC, gentlemanly/OP ML

Synopsis: MC’s a soul that’s transmigrated many times through many worlds, but always as a very minor mob character that’s offed early on. He ends up wandering into Rebirth Incorporated and tells the Villain Department’s intern salesperson that he wants to become the final boss for once. However, the world he ends up in and the “villain halo” that he’s given isn’t quite what he was promised…

Thoughts: It’s…kind of hard to describe how I feel about this. There isn’t anything specific that was bad and there were a lot of elements I liked, but for whatever reason, this didn’t click w/ me emotionally. The characters/side pairings were quite nice, the plot fairly interesting, and MC and ML made for a cute pair that had a star-crossed past, but for whatever reason, I feel pretty meh about this. Given it’s components, this should have been a story I liked a lot, but idk, I guess the way it was all put together didn’t quite enter my strike zone.

Pros: goes into some though provoking aspects, fairly interesting plot overall, explanation for MC’s transmigration, wraps things up quite nicely w/ very few loose ends, fun characters that are pretty memorable

Cons: some minor inconsistencies/logic, plot sometimes skips/drags, MC’s character change thing at the end felt half-assed, villain halo aspect becomes irrelevant early on, MC/ML’s uncanny power growth, questionable dub-con

After the Villain Resigned (反派辞职之后)

Tags: xianxia, bl, action/adventure, easygoing/likes to tease/shameless MC, OP/only has eyes for MC/borderline yandere ML

Synopsis: After completing countless villain role missions, MC finally manages to resign and separate himself from his world-hopping days with a System. He’s given a new identity and left to live out the rest of his life in the world his last mission, but for some reason, the protag refuses to ascend to the Immortal Realm and continue w/ the plot, which would lead to the destruction of the world. His former System begs MC to help in exchange for giving him a cheat, and after agreeing, he has 6 months to get the plot back on track.

Thoughts: The premise is pretty unique, and that’s what initially drew me in. Tbh, I don’t think the execution was quite as good as I hoped it would be, but I wouldn’t say it’s bad either. There’s minor things that bothered me and doesn’t feel fully fleshed out at times, but overall, it’s an interesting story, though sometimes the plot development left me side-eyeing. I guess I tend to enjoy stories that focus more on growth/development, and I probably would have liked this more if it started from when MC and ML first met instead.

Pros: interesting premise, sweet and cute interactions/dynamic b/t MC and ML, light-hearted/mindless if that’s what you’re looking for

Cons: growth aspect, some plot development/characterization felt abridged, world-building pretty weak imo

Reading:

Records of Following a Dragon (从龙记)

Tags: xuanhuan, bl, sol, mystery, drama

Synopsis: This follows the life of MC after he’s taken in as a direct disciple by his dead uncle’s friend. However, after getting a strange fever, he starts dreaming about real events he should have no way of knowing the details about. Also, trouble starts brewing as old and new enemies begin to appear.

Thoughts: For the first

50 chapters, this is a slow-paced sol cultivation novel that feels more like wuxia b/c of how low-magic it is. Then, as the plot picks up and various mysteries appear, it gets more exciting and less sol. So far, there’s zero bl 250 chapters in as MC’s still young (if this wasn’t labeled bl I’d seriously doubt it is). It starts off slow as the cute story of a kid with the various members of his sect and morphs into a pretty suspenseful plot w/ overlapping mysteries. Currently on indefinite hiatus b/c chapters are locked (plus I don’t remember which chapter I stopped at when they weren’t locked).

Pros: calming writing that draws you in, mysteries provide a nice hook to keep you interested, very likable characters

Cons: not terribly memorable at the very beginning

As One Floating Around in Jianghu (人在江湖飘呀)

Tags: 2nd chance rebirth, wuxia, bl, humor, simple-minded/one track mind MC

Synopsis: MC is a prince and his brother the emperor. After they got captured + tortured by a man who claims royal bloodline and a crazy martial artist who wears red, MC finally escapes but then falls down a roof to his death. He wakes up 3 years in the past and immediately gets revenge on the 1st of his enemies. But due to his 2nd enemy having extremely high martial arts and MC not knowing his name, he sets off into jianghu w/ 4 guards, aiming to become the Martial Alliance Head to complete his revenge.

Thoughts: First, MC knows zero martial arts, so basically, all his crazy plans are carried out by his very exasperated and confused shadow guards. I haven’t read a lot yet, but the tone’s very light-hearted so far w/ some 2nd hand embarrassment situations.

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Cambrian Reexplosion (寒武再临)

Tags: apocalypse, action, bl, team adventure

Synopsis: With the 2nd coming of the Cambrian Explosion, all life on Earth begins to rapidly evolve, and humanity falls from the top of the food chain to the very bottom. Upon the arrival of this apocalypse, a soldier shows up at MC’s door claiming to be his escort to Beijing as per his uncle’s request. Thus begins a journey of survival in a world filled with danger.

Thoughts: According to the author, they got permission to make the setting a copy of Global Evolution (a Qidian novel I haven’t read), but the world-building is explained here and the characters/plot differ. This is a non-zombie apocalypse survival story focused on team fights w/ romance as a very minor background. MC’s a very normal person w/ no cheats/powers at the start which refreshing for apocalypse stories. The team aspect is very nice esp seeing the evolving team dynamics. The tone’s on the serious side, for those looking for this kind of story (since I usually read light-hearted ones haha).

Pros: believable development based on the premise, suspenseful plot development, cute/loving relationship, good team building/dynamic

Cons: packed-full pacing w/ barely any breathers, overall backdrop setting taken from another novel

Dropped:

Reincarnation of a Superstar (重生之名流巨星)

Synopsis: MC, a relatively unknown and gay actor, dies in a car accident and is reborn in the body of a younger, very good looking guy. Acting is his passion, so he decides to use this 2nd chance to make the dream he wasn’t able to fulfill his previous life come true, to become the king of the silver screen.

Thoughts: It got way too angsty for my tastes. It’s one of those stories where MC must have been born under a star of misfortune, and everyone else is an asshole in one way or another. I stopped at the whole ML scandal part b/c the blatant homophobia and melodrama got way too soap opera-esque for me to keep reading.

Turquoise Lotus Chronicle (青莲记事)

Synopsis: MC, formerly a girl, wakes up in the body of a lascivious, corrupt, and cruel minister in an ancient dynasty. His residence is filled with boy-toys and his position in court is both preposterous and precarious. Now that this is her life, she sets out to change others’ impression of her host body and walk down a righteous path while navigating the world of court politics.

Thoughts: I started this out of curiosity, but about 10 chapters in, I don’t think this is the type of story I can spend time slowly reading in Chinese. It has a lot of potential with plenty of humor, but I have very little patience for court politics/scheming for power, though I’d probably be willing to read this in English b/c I can skim over the parts I don’t like. The first chapter was really hilarious and MC is very frank and self aware of the whole transmigration trope, but the setting really doesn’t fit my tastes.

The Villain is Determined to Reform (反派立志要洗白)

Synopsis: MC is a normal guy who likes video games. The guild master of the game he plays gives him a novel to read, but before he could finish it, he gets run over by a truck and dies. He wakes up as a villain in that novel and is told that he can come back to life in his former world if he completes a mission in this one. His mission: maxing out the protagonist’s exhilaration.

Thoughts: This starts when they’re young and MC (who’s older) proceeds to spoil ML rotten b/c he knows nothing about child-rearing and basically raises a tyrant, yandere ML. I didn’t like ML at all and I’m pretty sure he won’t grow into a character I would like given the direction of the story (both tyrant and yandere are types I really dislike). I’ve been told that ML gets better though I probably won’t continue b/c I’m avoiding yandere MLs.

I’m an NPC (我是NPC)

Thoughts: The beginning was really funny as MC stumbles to figure out how modern things work. The former host of his body wanted to be an actor and had scheduled an audition, so pretending to be him, MC goes and ends up landing the role. I pretty much stopped reading there and then skimmed the ending b/c I wasn’t in the mood for showbiz shenanigans. The humor was also dying off and it seemed like the story was going in a more serious direction than I generally prefer, but I might come back to this in the future.

The Entire World is Forcing the Heroine to Turn Queer (全世界都在逼女主弯)

Synopsis: MC ends up as the heroine of an R18 game where her future is getting raped by a bunch of guys. She desperately tries to escape this fate, but this game world robs her of her strength every time she’s in danger, so she’s left powerless to resist and can only rely on outside help.

Thoughts: I quite wanted to finish this b/c it’s the 1st gl Chinese novel I’ve touched and a rival girl/game heroine pairing, but between the constant threat of rape hanging over MC’s head, the forceful “correction” of the game world, and the increasingly more scumbag would-be rapists that keep popping up one after another, I gave up. I skimmed the ending and it seems like this story gets a lot darker and the illogical/rapey actions do get an explanation, but honestly, a plot centered around avoiding rape while being scared witless is not something I’m comfortable reading about.

The Daily Task of Preventing My Disciple from Turning to the Dark Side (每天都要防止徒弟黑化)

Synopsis: MC is a genius alchemist who’s only interested in pills and cultivation. His only disciple betrayed humankind and he was blamed for failing as the master, tortured, and then killed. After his death, he wakes up back in the past to before his disciple joined their sect, and this time around, vows to guide his disciple down the correct path while steering clear of his former so-called friends who had framed and betrayed him his last life.

Thoughts: So I got to chapter 64, and then shit hit the fan. Basically, ML rapes MC while MC’s drugged w/ an aphrodisiac (MC would not have allowed this if he wasn’t compromised). ML was perfectly coherent, knew MC was drugged, and had the antidote but refused even though MC begged him for it. Then, while MC’s completely incapacitated, he binds MC into a death marriage pact that can’t be altered, can’t be erased, and all its terms were 100% dictated by ML alone. So not only was MC raped, he was also forced to sign his life away without any say. ML had already started annoying me, but at this point, he went straight past my bottom line and into irredeemable scumbag territory. I don’t care how much he says he “loves” MC, this is not something you do to someone you love, no exceptions. Eat shit and die, you literal piece of rotten trash. That this is a “happy ending” is just ughhhhhhh.

Doctor Entering Police Investigations (医入警门)

Synopsis: In a city so full with crime even the government has given up, a single cop (MC) struggles in seeking justice, though it’s been months since his department last solved a case. But with a new murder inside a hospital, he meets a strange doctor with surprising deduction/observation skills, and together, they work to solve this mystery. However, just as it ends, they realize that this case wasn’t entirely as they deduced, and something much darker lurked in the shadows.

Thoughts: I only read the 1st mystery, which is also the shortest I think. It was alright but not engaging enough for me to continue unless I get confirmation that future mysteries are much better. There were some leaps of logic that I personally found…off-putting, though maybe not everyone will think so. Anyways, it’s a rare bl + murder mystery genre, though not one I’m currently interested in continuing.

Multi-Transmigrations: Mob Character Romance System (快穿炮灰恋爱系统)

Synopsis: MC, angry at the treatment of a mob character in a novel he’s reading, accidentally clicks [Yes] to a strange popup and becomes bound to a System. He’s told that he can undo this binding after he completes a certain number of missions where he takes over as a mob character in a novel, change their fate, and fulfill their life’s wish.

Thoughts: I got halfway through the 2nd arc, and at this point, I’m pretty sure this isn’t a style I like. There’s no tension/stakes, and the 1st arc was very anti-climactic. Nothing really happened, and it felt more like reading a bland summary than a story. The concept’s nice, but the execution’s very lacking.

The Villainous Sect Master Always Likes Courting Death (反派教主总喜欢作死)

Synopsis: MC ends up transmigrating into the body of the new Sect Master of the Demonic Sect. He’s told that after he gets 100% completion on the plot, he’ll be able to return to his original world.

Thoughts: Overall, I guess the plot’s…messy? Not to say there aren’t interesting points, but MC’s voice is very immature which does not bode well for 1st person pov. Also, some parts are…weird? Like how the original protag suddenly went crazy yandere evil, or how the ML(?) fell in love w/ MC even though MC killed him? Anyways, with pov changes that randomly shift from 1st person to 3rd person, plus love interests that all seem very yandere, I don’t think this is worth the time reading.

Old Ancestor, You Dropped Your Passerby Status (老祖，你酱油瓶掉了)

Synopsis: MC transmigrated into a novel as the protagonist’s master, a very minor and very mob character that has very little screen time the original plot. But with one small mistake, the plot is changed and MC finds it harder and harder to get things back on track.

Thoughts: It’s another disciple falls in love with his master story, but it doesn’t really have the charm that grabs your attention right at the start, for me anyways. MC’s trying to stay faithful to the plot, but he’s kind of air-headed so of course he fails. I guess neither MC nor ML really appealed to me despite the synopsis sounding like something I would enjoy, and my reading list is long enough that I feel like I should spend my limited time on something else.

Multi-Transmigrations: I’m About to Die (快穿之我快死了)

Synopsis: MC has terrible luck and after spending an all-nighter playing games, he wakes up in a different body w/ a strange System in his head telling him he’s dead, but if he completes enough missions, he can return to his original world. His mission: find the person w/ the highest evil thoughts rating and cleanse it to 0.

Thoughts: Got halfway through the 2nd arc and tbh, there’s not much that I liked. Idk if the story’s trying to take itself seriously or not b/c while the tone is on the frivolous side, this novel needs a fuckton of trigger warnings. In the 1st arc, MC’s a drug addict who sells his body, and in the 2nd, he’s a prisoner in jail. Basically, a lot of aspects made me uncomfortable, so I stopped.

Devil Emperor Martial Lord Transmigration (穿越魔皇武尊)

Synopsis: MC transmigrates into a tragic mob stepping stone who literally gets eaten by the twisted protagonist of the 1st harem novel he wrote. Luckily, he still has time to make preparations to escape this doomed fate, and he’s determined to do so by preventative measures and avoiding all contact w/ the protagonist.

Thoughts: So, ML’s a yandere w/ a warped personality who rapes MC and tries to control his entire life. I’ve reached the point where I instantly drop novels w/ this kind of development, and it doesn’t help that ML’s also someone who “eats” ppl to steal their cultivation, just fyi. But if you like this kind of setting, you might enjoy this story as MC’s quite likable and the plot’s fairly interesting up to the point where I stopped.

Strongly Pampered Male Wife (强宠男妻)

Synopsis: MC’s family, due to bad decisions leading to almost bankruptcy, sells MC as a male bride to a rich family. After reluctantly agreeing and severing all ties w/ his family, MC’s determined to endure this one year contract, divorce, and then go live his own life. However, his future husband has other plans.

Thoughts: This is…quite jarring. I’m not sure how else to describe it, but there’s a lot of inconsistencies and minor things that really bothered me. Like, the characters are sold to you one way, but then presented in an entirely different way, and all the villains are the “super shameless 2d no morals makes you mad just by reading” type. Also, the setting’s modern day, which surprised me given the whole “selling a male bride” premise. The romance didn’t click w/ me either, b/c while I’m ok w/ love at first sight, this is love at first sight taken to an illogical extreme that feels really forced.

Shake the Sky (撼天)

Synopsis: MC transmigrated into a rock and spent hundreds of years w/ a spiritual herb as his only companion. In return for always protecting it, the spiritual herb exhausts its power to give MC a human form. Now, MC embarks on a journey to revive his friend while following his own desires.

Thoughts: In short, an OP from the start human-turned-rock-turned-human’s adventure in a cultivation world full of greedy, bastard villains. I’m not really sure why MC claims to be a villain, but his “villainous” actions all get misinterpreted as being good, though he’s more of a chaotic neutral. There’s like, a lot of small things that annoyed me, and those added up, plus some aspects that flat out broke my suspension of disbelief. While I didn’t dislike this per se, I would rather spend my time reading something I’d enjoy more.

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That novel not interesting

Задание №12778.
Аудирование. ОГЭ по английскому

Вы готовите тематическую радиопередачу с высказываниями пяти разных людей, обозначенных буквами А, В, С, D, Е. Подберите к каждому высказыванию соответствующую его содержанию рубрику из списка 1 — 6. Используйте каждую рубрику из списка только один раз. В списке есть одна лишняя рубрика. Прослушайте запись дважды.

1. It’s time-consuming
2. It’s educational
3. It’s useless
4. It’s interesting
5. It’s expensive
6. It’s boring

Говорящий	A	B	C	D	E
Рубрика

Решение:
Рубрика 2 (It’s educational) соответствует высказыванию спикера A: «I know it takes a long time to read a novel but it’s definitely worth it. It helps me to enrich my outlook and it’s easier for me to do my homework or perform better if we have a test at school.»

Рубрика 6 (It’s boring) соответствует высказыванию спикера B: «Many people find it interesting to read but not me. When I close the book I forget all about it. So it is not interesting for me to go back to it.»

Рубрика 1 (It’s time-consuming) соответствует высказыванию спикера C: «I have piles of books which I want to read but I don’t have the time to do it because you need at least an hour in evening for a good book.»

Рубрика 4 (It’s interesting) соответствует высказыванию спикера D: «Reading is not simply my hobby. It’s my passion. I don’t know what can be more exciting than buying a new book or getting one in the library and enjoying the events that take place there.»

Рубрика 3 (It’s useless) соответствует высказыванию спикера E: «Some people may find it interesting to read but in my opinion it’s such a waste of time.»

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