Still following 穿越成宋徽宗公主, which regularly kills me every other chapter update with its surreal/dark/absurd humor sprinkled through (otherwise somewhat-to-super depressing) srs plot. Also here to drop recs for two complete novels that I recently finished:
海豚沉没时 by 匹萨娘子 Modern-day suspense thriller about a woman whose relationship with her fiance is... complicated, I really don't wanna say more without spoiling it but it is oof good and also rage-inducing. If you enjoyed priest's Bridge Tower or the cdrama A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower, you may enjoy this. m/f but not at all a romance. [no tl]
穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 by 桉柏 this novel was recced to me by a relative some time ago, I finally got around to reading it, and holy shit! now I Get why this became a big hit during its '21-22 serialization. Speaking as someone who doesn't naturally gravitate toward the genre, I got sucked into this excellent unlimited flow story that incorporates cyberpunk, Cthulhu, and Fourth Disaster elements with a compelling female protag & ensemble cast—and very well-paced too, as the narrative switches back and forth between realities (couldn't help but compare the writing to that of ORV as I read, and for all that I love ORV imo it really suffers from pacing and bloat issues). It's labeled yanqing but basically reads as gen; I think I'd need to squint with a 100x magnifying glass to catch any romance at all. [complete tl see foxaholic links at novelupdates]
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海豚沉没时 by 匹萨娘子
Modern-day suspense thriller about a woman whose relationship with her fiance is... complicated, I really don't wanna say more without spoiling it but it is oof good and also rage-inducing. If you enjoyed priest's Bridge Tower or the cdrama A Murderous Affair in Horizon Tower, you may enjoy this. m/f but not at all a romance. [no tl]
穿进赛博游戏后干掉BOSS成功上位 by 桉柏
this novel was recced to me by a relative some time ago, I finally got around to reading it, and holy shit! now I Get why this became a big hit during its '21-22 serialization. Speaking as someone who doesn't naturally gravitate toward the genre, I got sucked into this excellent unlimited flow story that incorporates cyberpunk, Cthulhu, and Fourth Disaster elements with a compelling female protag & ensemble cast—and very well-paced too, as the narrative switches back and forth between realities (couldn't help but compare the writing to that of ORV as I read, and for all that I love ORV imo it really suffers from pacing and bloat issues). It's labeled yanqing but basically reads as gen; I think I'd need to squint with a 100x magnifying glass to catch any romance at all. [complete tl see foxaholic links at novelupdates]