Finished
#tags are for personal use and are in no way a comprehensive summary of the story
Lan Lin（蓝淋）
Nowhere to Be Found（无处可寻）♡
#reread #i’m so biased but i will always love lin jing
Gentlemen’s Friendship（君子之交）
#so much pain #interesting take on love #if you can call it love
Going Against the Wind（逆风而行）
#student teacher relationship initially #yes i read this for lin jing and what about it
A Round Trip to Love（双程）
#read this a really long time ago #very long and very painful
潘多拉的魔盒
#finally lin jing gets his happy ending #very warm and well-rounded story #lin jing has really matured, and so has the author and us readers #push and pull dynamic between lin jing and zhuo wenyang, as expected #though there is a bit too much emphasis on the side characters #i didn’t realize it before, but i really love cheng yichen #i need more extra chapters!!
暗恋那件小事
#a very light read #son of chairman x company worker #romantic love can indeed be very irrational, but it just so happens that this one worked out #a good amount of misunderstandings
MXTX（墨香铜臭）
MDZS（魔道祖師）
#are tags even necessary #mostly read the translation #my reading experience was very much colored by CQL, which does have its drawbacks #the plot is incredible
SVSSS（人渣反派自救系统）
#most of this book felt like crack to me #didn’t finish the extras #only read the translation
泡泡雪儿
Gold Class Fighter（金牌打手) ♡
#gangsters #action #all time favorite #this is everything a romance novel should be
爱的成人式
#questionable morality: ex?-stepfather and child pairing #as expected of author: vivid emotions and imagery
Military District（军区大院）
#military #sequel is being updated
警卫连 ♡
#military #unrequited love #kind of dramatic #wonderful portrayal of feelings and imagery
控而已
长似初相识
#reverse unrequited love #a study of perspectives #a quiet story that hides a lot of pain
人间世 ♡
#a study of perspectives continued #literary masterpiece #fascinating ideas in chinese philosophy
Love Song（情歌) ♡
#slow burn #medical #doctor x doctor #beautiful romance #also very interesting take on a gay couple in a conservative society #the most bittersweet extra chapters #all time favorite
Yaxiang Street（牙香街）♡
#medical #supernatural #fortune teller x doctor #raising a child together
先生后生 + 早春暮春
#actors #reunion #historical references #honestly i didn’t fully understand all the philosophical ideas that went into this
五界交通安全手册
#immortal x immortal #supernatural #chinese fantasy elements #amazing worldbuilding #immortals who also have lifespans #so much cuteness and fluff #and lots of food #i usually stay ten feet away from this genre but this was an exception
颜三问咨询事务所 ♡
#slow burn #supernatural elements #a good amount of pining and wooing #detailed analysis on a lot of social issues #the beginning is deceptively cute #the romance is also super cute #lesbian side couple #the real plot twist is in the extra chapters #still conflicted about the extras #but loved the rest of the book
征鸿
#mostly high school setting #sweet and thoughtful story #book three of a longer series #so parts of this book feel a little unresolved #the extras pull you back into reality
夏日灼冰
#actor x actor #pining #puppy and parent dynamic #humorous and borderline unrealistic #though the author has done her research when it comes to modern fandoms #i could only find the censored version, so there were entire chapters missing
每一刻都是崭新的
#medical students #not the biggest fan of this dynamic #there also isn’t really a resolution #qiu jingyue may not be my favorite character (that spot is reserved for his younger brother), but i have the biggest soft spot for him
丁香鱼和橄榄树
#medical school and rock bands #medicine to save humankind and rock music to change this world #how two people with awful communication skills finally get together #former childhood friends #the main character was so annoying that the extra chapters were particularly satisfying
好朋友
#medical school roommates and best friends #both initially have girlfriends #slow realization and acknowledgment of their feelings for each other #very slow burn #somewhat open ending
横舟
#book one of the series #despite all of the foreshadowing, the perfect words at the perfect time still made me cry #not a romance novel, but deeply romantic nevertheless
星垂
#book two of the series #sci-fi with a focus on medical technology
铁如意
#mutual pining #there’s an amusing focus on excrement for a good part of the book #some of the passages are breathtakingly beautiful #the first half of the story is great, but the ending isn’t very convincing
南轩琐梦 ♡
#former childhood best friends who become cousins-in-law #this isn’t a story about romance, but rather about life, death, and all the responsibilities in between #the last chapters made me cry so hard #i need the extra chapters to heal me #the author has definitely done her research on autism and special education #a beautifully empathetic story
Fei Tian Ye Xiang（非天夜翔）
2013
#apocalypse #zombies #fascinating detail #supernatural elements
Wu Zhe（巫哲）
SAYE（撒野）♡
#high school #college ish #growing up #small town #very sweet
Ka Bi Qiu（卡比丘）
Social Outcast（社交温度）
#short #college setting #misunderstandings #has a cute manhua too
王泡小泡
张先生和张先生 + 前传
#i have never cried so much when reading a book #a detailed, realistic, and horrifying portrayal of human nature #well written but very tiring to read
功夫包子
2401
#third rate actor x ceo with military family background #pretty realistic #but also quite boring overall #has some nice themes but the execution was lacking
冷山就木
忽明忽暗
#short #high school setting and some college #honestly quite conflicted about this book #the dissatisfying moments were very dissatisfying #the trick to reading this is knowing when to turn off your brain #also there were so many typos #but the author does have potential
金刚圈
你所以为的暗恋
#lawyer who holds unrequited feelings towards his best friend from college x oblivious best friend #author errs on the side of overexplaining, and there are so many flashbacks
在下小神j
交易沦陷
#friends with benefits to lovers #dumb and dumber #both characters are individually infuriating, but together they are such a comedic duo #great dialogue #humorous with a touch of reality
Mo Xi Ke (墨西柯)
每天都梦到死对头在撩我
#enemies to lovers #athlete x celebrity #entering his enemy’s dream to beat him up, only to end up falling in love #overall a cute story, though not particularly memorable #the audio drama is pretty nice as well
不问三九
After Our Divorce, I Still Wore Your Jacket（离婚之后我还穿着你的外套）
#i had quite specific hopes going into this book that were unfortunately not met at all #author is skilled, but the reason for the characters’ divorce does indeed feel trivial #there’s a preoccupation with human relationships and emphasis on the main characters always being in the right that doesn’t sit well with me #wasn’t super engaging overall, so some parts felt repetitive
香小陌
悍匪
#gangster prisoner x prison guard #due to the setting, some parts felt monotonous #but overall, the writing was excellent
警官，借个胆爱你
#former convict x police officer #after reading luo qiang’s story, most of the major plot points of this story were fairly obvious #pleasant read, but nothing mind-blowing
重生天羽天翔
#badminton #rebirth #men’s doubles partners #this book was so boring and the plot was too melodramatic #many of the details were also ridiculous #the writer really isn’t good at writing about emotional growth
丧心病狂的瓜皮
离婚前后
#rich businessman x movie star #story starts with their divorce and focuses on character growth #some of the scenes and plot twists felt a bit too contrived
水千丞
娘娘腔
#rich businessman x poor chef #former middle school schoolmates #reads like a typical lan lin novel #not my cup of tea, but i knew that going in #some parts of this book were honestly very tiring to read
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