🏮 Chinese Retelling

Fiction that reimagines Chinese myths, legends, or classical tales, breathing new life into ancient stories through contemporary voices and fresh narrative perspectives.

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2024

When ten suns burn the sky, a woman drinks the elixir and rises to the moon.

4.03

11k+

🏮 Chinese Mythology 📜 Myth Retelling 💫 Immortal Mortal Love

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom 91%

When ten suns burn the sky, a woman drinks the elixir and rises to the moon.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2024

4.03

11k+ ratings

🏮 Chinese Mythology 📜 Myth Retelling 💫 Immortal Mortal Love

Six Crimson Cranes

by Elizabeth Lim • 2021

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

4.17

106k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence

Six Crimson Cranes 90%

A princess cursed into silence must save six brothers transformed into cranes by her stepmother

by Elizabeth Lim 2021

4.17

106k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Folklore 🤫 Cursed Into Silence

The Night Ends with Fire

by K.X. Song • 2024

To flee an arranged marriage, she becomes a soldier. A dragon waits in her blood.

3.77

19k+

🗡️ Mulan Retelling 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💔 Enemies To Lovers

The Night Ends with Fire 90%

To flee an arranged marriage, she becomes a soldier. A dragon waits in her blood.

by K.X. Song 2024

3.77

19k+ ratings

🗡️ Mulan Retelling 🎭 Disguised As A Boy 💔 Enemies To Lovers

Daughter of the Moon Goddess

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

4.06

131k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

Daughter of the Moon Goddess 90%

A moon goddess's hidden daughter tumbles into an immortal court that wants her blood.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

4.06

131k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Forbidden Love

Spin the Dawn

by Elizabeth Lim • 2019

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

3.97

65k+

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest

Spin the Dawn 90%

Disguised as her brother, a tailor wins the emperor's trial, then must sew gowns from light.

by Elizabeth Lim 2019

3.97

65k+ ratings

🏮 Mulan Retelling 🧵 Competition Fantasy 🗺️ Mythic Quest

Unravel the Dusk

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

3.77

29k+

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity

Unravel the Dusk 89%

The demon curse inside the imperial tailor is winning. Outside, the empire's last war has begun.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

3.77

29k+ ratings

🌏 Asian Inspired Fantasy ⚖️ Faustian Bargain 🖤 Losing Humanity

Heart of the Sun Warrior

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2022

To save the moon, Xingyin trusts the prince she loves and the immortal who betrayed her.

3.99

50k+

🏮 Chinese Mythology 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Court Intrigue

Heart of the Sun Warrior 89%

To save the moon, Xingyin trusts the prince she loves and the immortal who betrayed her.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2022

3.99

50k+ ratings

🏮 Chinese Mythology 💔 Love Triangle 👑 Court Intrigue

Her Radiant Curse

by Elizabeth Lim • 2023

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

4.17

11k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster

Her Radiant Curse 89%

Her sister is beautiful. Her face is a curse. The witch who marked her is back.

by Elizabeth Lim 2023

4.17

11k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🏮 East Asian Fantasy 👹 Heroine As Monster

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

by Ken Liu • 2016

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

4.35

39k+

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories Summary

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories 89%

Paper animals breathe, AI curates love, history is witnessed: fifteen stories of longing.

by Ken Liu 2016

4.35

39k+ ratings

📚 Literary Speculative 🧧 Chinese Diaspora ✨ Magic In The Mundane

These Violent Delights

by Chloe Gong • 2020

Rival gang heirs and former lovers must ally to stop a madness devouring 1926 Shanghai.

3.79

171k+

🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers

These Violent Delights 88%

Rival gang heirs and former lovers must ally to stop a madness devouring 1926 Shanghai.

by Chloe Gong 2020

3.79

171k+ ratings

🎭 Shakespeare Retelling 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers

Immortal

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2025

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

3.77

19k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue

Immortal 88%

A mortal ruler hides a sacred lotus from an immortal warrior, whose hunt turns to devotion.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2025

3.77

19k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology 💓 Enemies To Lovers 👑 Court Intrigue

So This is Love

by Elizabeth Lim • 2020

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

4.06

20k+

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity

So This is Love 88%

Working in the palace to escape her stepmother, Cinderella uncovers a plot to kill the king.

by Elizabeth Lim 2020

4.06

20k+ ratings

🩰 Cinderella Retelling 📖 Disney Retelling 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2025

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

3.70

6k+

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom Summary

The Scorpion and the Night Blossom 88%

A demon hunter enters the immortal trials. Her rival: the half-demon prince she was born to hate.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2025

3.70

6k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia Fantasy 🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea

by Axie Oh • 2022

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

4.08

98k+

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea Summary

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea 88%

A sacrificial bride falls into the spirit realm finding a sleeping god and a brooding warrior.

by Axie Oh 2022

4.08

98k+ ratings

🧧 Korean Folklore 🪢 Fated Bond 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance

The Buried World

by Jeff Wheeler • 2020

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

4.33

5k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China

The Buried World 88%

A girl who scents truth is the chosen sacrifice to end a dragon emperor's conquest.

by Jeff Wheeler 2020

4.33

5k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Epic Fantasy Quest 🏮 Ancient China

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2017

To defeat the Heavenly Emperor, god and ghost king must sacrifice everything but each other.

4.80

17k+

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 👫 Supernatural Couple

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

To defeat the Heavenly Emperor, god and ghost king must sacrifice everything but each other.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2017

4.80

17k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 👫 Supernatural Couple

The Fox Wife

by Yangsze Choo • 2024

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

3.98

32k+

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest

The Fox Wife 88%

A fox spirit stalks her child's killer across 1908 Manchuria, trailed by a detective who hears lies.

by Yangsze Choo 2024

3.98

32k+ ratings

🦊 Fox Spirit Folklore 🏮 East Asian Mythology 🔥 Revenge Quest

Blue Bamboo

by Osamu Dazai • 1993

Osamu Dazai's dark Rapunzel: a lost prince, a witch mother, a daughter trading beauty for life.

3.71

3k+

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🎭 Frame Story

Blue Bamboo 88%

Osamu Dazai's dark Rapunzel: a lost prince, a witch mother, a daughter trading beauty for life.

by Osamu Dazai 1993

3.71

3k+ ratings

📖 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌑 Dark Fairy Tale 🎭 Frame Story

The Journey to the West, Volume 1

by Wu Cheng'en • 1980

A stone-born monkey rebels against heaven, then guards a monk journeying west for sacred scriptures.

4.26

2k+

🐒 Trickster Hero 🌩️ Celestial Rebellion 🛕 Buddhist Pilgrimage

The Journey to the West, Volume 1 Summary

The Journey to the West, Volume 1 88%

A stone-born monkey rebels against heaven, then guards a monk journeying west for sacred scriptures.

by Wu Cheng'en 1980

4.26

2k+ ratings

🐒 Trickster Hero 🌩️ Celestial Rebellion 🛕 Buddhist Pilgrimage

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2023

Fallen god and ghost king face stolen fate that bred vengeful ghost, to break a curse.

4.79

21k+

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei Romance ⏳ Fate Manipulation

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

Fallen god and ghost king face stolen fate that bred vengeful ghost, to break a curse.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2023

4.79

21k+ ratings

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei Romance ⏳ Fate Manipulation

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022

A fallen prince wears the Heavenly Emperor's crown; Xie Lian's only weapon is Hua Cheng's love.

4.61

23k+

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 💞 Immortal Romance

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

A fallen prince wears the Heavenly Emperor's crown; Xie Lian's only weapon is Hua Cheng's love.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022

4.61

23k+ ratings

🏮 Xianxia 🌸 Danmei 💞 Immortal Romance

River Town

by Peter Hessler • 2001

Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.

4.28

14k+

🌾 Rural China 📍 Memoir Of Place 🗣️ Language Immersion

River Town 88%

Fuling: no Americans in 50 years. Hessler arrived a teacher, and became Ho Wei.

by Peter Hessler 2001

4.28

14k+ ratings

🌾 Rural China 📍 Memoir Of Place 🗣️ Language Immersion

Princess Bari

by Hwang Sok-yong • 2007

Abandoned at birth, a seventh daughter carries a shaman's gift from famine to London's margins.

3.72

2k+

📜 Mythic Retelling 🌀 Shamanic Journey 💔 Generational Trauma

Princess Bari 88%

Abandoned at birth, a seventh daughter carries a shaman's gift from famine to London's margins.

by Hwang Sok-yong 2007

3.72

2k+ ratings

📜 Mythic Retelling 🌀 Shamanic Journey 💔 Generational Trauma

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022

A fallen god enters Ghost City and finds a ghost king whose devotion has lasted centuries.

4.63

37k+

💕 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🖤 Fallen God

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

A fallen god enters Ghost City and finds a ghost king whose devotion has lasted centuries.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022

4.63

37k+ ratings

💕 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 🖤 Fallen God

Jade Fire Gold

by June C.L. Tan • 2021

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

3.68

11k+

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies

Jade Fire Gold 88%

An orphan with forbidden magic must trust an exiled prince to find a legendary sword.

by June C.L. Tan 2021

3.68

11k+ ratings

🏯 Chinese-Inspired Fantasy 🏜️ Desert Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Allies

Burning Roses

by S.L. Huang • 2020

A guilt-ridden Red Riding Hood and exiled archer hunt firebirds to outrun their ruined pasts.

3.67

3k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌈 Queer Fantasy 👵 Middle-Aged Heroines

Burning Roses 88%

A guilt-ridden Red Riding Hood and exiled archer hunt firebirds to outrun their ruined pasts.

by S.L. Huang 2020

3.67

3k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🌈 Queer Fantasy 👵 Middle-Aged Heroines

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2020

A twice-banished god tracks a ghost groom with help from a mysterious, alluring Ghost King.

4.58

47k+

⚔️ Xianxia 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Heaven Official's Blessing 88%

A twice-banished god tracks a ghost groom with help from a mysterious, alluring Ghost King.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2020

4.58

47k+ ratings

⚔️ Xianxia 🏳️‍🌈 Danmei ❤️‍🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Stars Above

by Marissa Meyer • 2016

The origin stories of a cyborg princess, a wolf soldier, and the family who sparked revolution.

4.14

108k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retellings 👑 Hidden Royalty 💛 Found Family

Stars Above 88%

The origin stories of a cyborg princess, a wolf soldier, and the family who sparked revolution.

by Marissa Meyer 2016

4.14

108k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retellings 👑 Hidden Royalty 💛 Found Family

The Goose Girl

by Shannon Hale • 2003

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

4.15

149k+

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity

The Goose Girl 88%

Betrayed on her wedding journey, a princess who speaks to animals hides among the palace geese.

by Shannon Hale 2003

4.15

149k+ ratings

🏰 Fairy Tale Retelling 🦢 Animal Magic 🫥 Hidden Identity

What Once Was Mine

by Liz Braswell • 2021

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

3.9

19k+

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family

What Once Was Mine 88%

Her silver hair kills. Locked away, she must flee before her guardian sells her magic.

by Liz Braswell 2021

3.9

19k+ ratings

🌙 Moon Magic 🖤 Dark Fairy Tale 🤝 Found Family

The Ghost Bride

by Yangsze Choo • 2013

A Malaccan girl betrothed to a dead man must journey through the afterlife to reclaim her life.

3.81

38k+

🐉 Chinese Folklore 🌴 Colonial Malaya 🌌 Afterlife Journey

The Ghost Bride 88%

A Malaccan girl betrothed to a dead man must journey through the afterlife to reclaim her life.

by Yangsze Choo 2013

3.81

38k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Folklore 🌴 Colonial Malaya 🌌 Afterlife Journey

The Demon and the Light

by Axie Oh • 2025

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

3.78

3k+

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest

The Demon and the Light 88%

A hidden celestial maiden loves a boy with a demon inside. Every kiss feeds the monster.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.78

3k+ ratings

🏯 Korean Folklore Fantasy ⚙️ Steampunk Fantasy 😈 Demon Love Interest

The Scarlet Alchemist

by Kylie Lee Baker • 2023

In an alternate Tang China, a resurrection alchemist must protect a prince from his ruthless mother.

4.01

9k+

🧪 Alchemical Fantasy 🏯 Imperial Chinese Fantasy 💀 Resurrection Magic

The Scarlet Alchemist 87%

In an alternate Tang China, a resurrection alchemist must protect a prince from his ruthless mother.

by Kylie Lee Baker 2023

4.01

9k+ ratings

🧪 Alchemical Fantasy 🏯 Imperial Chinese Fantasy 💀 Resurrection Magic

Fairest

by Gail Carson Levine • 2006

Blackmailed by the envious queen, a girl with a magic voice must deceive a kingdom of singers.

3.89

69k+

👸 Snow White Retelling 🦢 Ugly Duckling 🎤 Magic Voice

Fairest 87%

Blackmailed by the envious queen, a girl with a magic voice must deceive a kingdom of singers.

by Gail Carson Levine 2006

3.89

69k+ ratings

👸 Snow White Retelling 🦢 Ugly Duckling 🎤 Magic Voice

Iron Widow

by Xiran Jay Zhao • 2021

A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.

4.02

111k+

🤖 Mecha Sci-Fi 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Polyamorous Romance

Iron Widow 87%

A girl volunteers as a sacrificial mecha copilot to kill the pilot who murdered her sister.

by Xiran Jay Zhao 2021

4.02

111k+ ratings

🤖 Mecha Sci-Fi 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💖 Polyamorous Romance

Our Violent Ends

by Chloe Gong • 2021

In 1927 Shanghai, rival gang heirs unite against a blackmailer threatening the city with monsters.

4.27

77k+

🎭 Romeo And Juliet Retelling 🗡️ Rival Gangs 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

Our Violent Ends 87%

In 1927 Shanghai, rival gang heirs unite against a blackmailer threatening the city with monsters.

by Chloe Gong 2021

4.27

77k+ ratings

🎭 Romeo And Juliet Retelling 🗡️ Rival Gangs 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou • 2022

His master slept five years; Mo Ran's atonement forged a love neither can deny.

4.58

7k+

📖 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 💕 Master-Disciple

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun Summary

The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 87%

His master slept five years; Mo Ran's atonement forged a love neither can deny.

by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou 2022

4.58

7k+ ratings

📖 Danmei ⚔️ Xianxia 💕 Master-Disciple

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night

by Amélie Wen Zhao • 2023

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

3.76

14k+

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night Summary

Song of Silver, Flame Like Night 87%

A songgirl's scar seals a demon god. A mage's soul holds another. The empire wants both.

by Amélie Wen Zhao 2023

3.76

14k+ ratings

🐉 Chinese Mythology ⚔️ Colonial Fantasy 🖤 Soul-Bound Demon

If You Could See the Sun

by Ann Liang • 2022

A scholarship girl in Beijing turns invisible, sells secrets, and partners with her academic rival.

3.99

60k+

💘 Rivals To Lovers 🏛️ Elite Boarding School 💰 Class Divide

If You Could See the Sun 87%

A scholarship girl in Beijing turns invisible, sells secrets, and partners with her academic rival.

by Ann Liang 2022

3.99

60k+ ratings

💘 Rivals To Lovers 🏛️ Elite Boarding School 💰 Class Divide

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing

by Alice Evelyn Yang • 2026

Her father returns after eleven years, carrying wartime horrors and a monster in their blood.

4.13

3k+

🏠 Generational Saga 🦊 Magical Realism 🔐 Family Secrets

A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing 87%

Her father returns after eleven years, carrying wartime horrors and a monster in their blood.

by Alice Evelyn Yang 2026

4.13

3k+ ratings

🏠 Generational Saga 🦊 Magical Realism 🔐 Family Secrets

Monkey

by Wu Cheng'en • 1592

After toppling heaven, a monkey king guards a monk through demon-filled China to earn his freedom.

4.04

8k+

🪷 Buddhist Allegory 🐒 Trickster Hero ❤️ Found Family

Monkey 87%

After toppling heaven, a monkey king guards a monk through demon-filled China to earn his freedom.

by Wu Cheng'en 1592

4.04

8k+ ratings

🪷 Buddhist Allegory 🐒 Trickster Hero ❤️ Found Family

Chinese Cinderella

by Adeline Yen Mah • 1999

Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.

4.08

42k+

🏮 Chinese Family 💔 Childhood Abuse 🥀 Emotional Neglect

Chinese Cinderella 87%

Blamed from birth for her mother's death, a girl in 1940s China discovers her one way out.

by Adeline Yen Mah 1999

4.08

42k+ ratings

🏮 Chinese Family 💔 Childhood Abuse 🥀 Emotional Neglect

Red Scarf Girl

by Ji-li Jiang • 1997

A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.

3.80

18k+

🇨🇳 Chinese History 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir

Red Scarf Girl 87%

A Shanghai schoolgirl's life shatters when she discovers her family is branded a class enemy.

by Ji-li Jiang 1997

3.80

18k+ ratings

🇨🇳 Chinese History 🏮 Cultural Revolution 🌱 Coming Of Age Memoir

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2017

A fallen god confronts his ancient enemy, and the ghost king who loves him wagers everything.

4.66

29k+

🏯 Xianxia Romance 📚 Danmei 💀 Centuries-Long Devotion

Heaven Official's Blessing 87%

A fallen god confronts his ancient enemy, and the ghost king who loves him wagers everything.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2017

4.66

29k+ ratings

🏯 Xianxia Romance 📚 Danmei 💀 Centuries-Long Devotion

Dreaming in Chinese

by Deborah Fallows • 2010

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

3.63

2k+

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity

Dreaming in Chinese 87%

Tones, compounds, missing pronouns: how Mandarin encodes a worldview no guidebook can offer.

by Deborah Fallows 2010

3.63

2k+ ratings

📖 Language Memoirs 🏮 Chinese Culture 🧠 Linguistic Relativity

Ten Thousand Stitches

by Olivia Atwater • 2020

A maid bargains with a faerie lord: one stitch a day for a chance at love and a life beyond service.

3.92

20k+

📖 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Faerie Bargain 💕 Class Divide Romance

Ten Thousand Stitches 87%

A maid bargains with a faerie lord: one stitch a day for a chance at love and a life beyond service.

by Olivia Atwater 2020

3.92

20k+ ratings

📖 Cinderella Retelling 🧚 Faerie Bargain 💕 Class Divide Romance

The Floating World

by Axie Oh • 2025

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

3.76

10k+

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Floating World 87%

A masked acrobat with forbidden light allies with the demon-touched mercenary sent to capture her.

by Axie Oh 2025

3.76

10k+ ratings

🏮 Korean Mythology 🎭 Hidden Identity ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

Sister Snake

by Amanda Lee Koe • 2024

Two snake sisters pass as human, but hunger and old vows pull them toward a reckoning.

3.76

5k+

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retelling 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🐍 Magical Sisters

Sister Snake 87%

Two snake sisters pass as human, but hunger and old vows pull them toward a reckoning.

by Amanda Lee Koe 2024

3.76

5k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Queer Retelling 🏛️ Mythic Fantasy 🐍 Magical Sisters

The Wonderland Trials

by Sara Ella • 2022

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

4.11

2k+

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family

The Wonderland Trials 87%

An unmagical orphan is chosen for a deadly competition in a hidden Wonderland ruled by fear.

by Sara Ella 2022

4.11

2k+ ratings

🎩 Wonderland Retelling 🏙️ Dystopian Fantasy 💛 Found Family

Heaven Official's Blessing

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù • 2022

A luckless god ascends to mockery, unaware the ghost king sheltering him has waited eight centuries.

4.75

26k+

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🌸 Danmei ⚡ Fallen God

Heaven Official's Blessing 87%

A luckless god ascends to mockery, unaware the ghost king sheltering him has waited eight centuries.

by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù 2022

4.75

26k+ ratings

🏯 Xianxia Fantasy 🌸 Danmei ⚡ Fallen God

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