have an intelligent female lead or mc that doesn't take shit from men or other women. It doesn't matter if there's romance in it or not, but if you are gonna recommend me a love story, at least recommend one that's well written and not dysfunctional. I would prefer if the genre included sci-fi,fantasy, and/or adventure. no smut/ecchi etc. please. I'm not a fan of descriptive sex scenes or excessive fan service in general.
Might as well add gender gender tag to your request. Authors don't write about strong independent women when they can cater to the masses and have men with unlimited vigor and harems filled with nothing but jade like beauties
I can give those a try. i don't care if the fics people recommend are shoujo or shounen. i'm not picky about whether or not the target audience is boys or girls
How about Poison Genius Consort the MC doesn't get bullied easily and can stand on her own two feet just fine. It is also a transmigration story but the emphasis isn't really on that.
Sadly, what others have said is true, there are few fictions with good (as in well written) female mains that don't turn retard as soon as the alpha-males start waving their tails. But there are some, some free and some on kindle unlimited. As webfictions, there is Worm, one of the most famous cape fictions with an awesome protag and loads of character development. Whispers of the Nightingale is more of a xianxia/fantasy mix and very good as well Taint is more of a xianhuan as well Void Domain, for Urban Fantasy Tales of the Void Traveler for space mercenaries/pirates Starwalker, kinda a border case as the female protagonist is the ships AI which makes the fiction rather unique Then, on kindle unlimited Perilous Waif, sci-fi, one of my personal favorites Dynasty Saga, starting with the Heavily Fox (young adult crosses over into an ancient China lookalike with reversed gender roles and plays sun tzu, rather funny) On Silver Wings Saga, one badass space marine (they are not called space marine) kicking ass, chewing bubblegum and realizing that she is all outa bubblegum With a little more direction what you Like, I can think of more
thanks for even more suggestions. I'll see if i can think of anything even more specific. I should mention that while i'm not fluent in spanish, i can read it well enough to get the gist of what the text is saying(as long as it's not full of fancy words and such). Tsaimath, i also like that some of your recs have a psychological aspect to them, which can really good if done right.
By the way I am normally Very put off by gender bender, but this book seems to have pulled it off without shifting the focus off of the main action. It's not really a big deal in the book. (After the first chapter where she is like wtf why am I a guy)
@ people who think there are no such novels: Do you only read novels written by sexist guys? I mean, I can tell by looking at most people's reading lists that the answer is yes, but...sigh. Honestly, people on this forum need to realize that there are fantasy/action/adventure novels written by women. Breaking Off the Engagement… Bring it on! Demon Wang’s Golden Favorite Fei Feng Yin Tian Xia I’ll Live My Second Life! Konyaku haki? Yoroshī. Naraba, fukushūda Poison Genius Consort Mei Gongqing Princess Medical Doctor The Cry of the Phoenix Which Reached the Ninth Heaven The Magnificent Battle Records of A Former Noble Lady The Princess Wei Yang Female Warrior Genjitsuda to Nishiki shi teru Shojo Half Prince Konyakuhaki ni Zettai Kioku de Tachimukau In Exchange for Annulling the Engagement, Allow Me to Cut Ties With My Family Mulberry Song Sansheng, Wangchuan Wu Shang The Villainous Lady Aims to Overthrow the Heroine Akuyaku Reijo Ni Koi Wo Shite Gomen ne, Onii-sama Gong Hua (genderless though) Hokuou Kizoku to Moukinzuma no Yukiguni Karigurashi Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? (later on anyway, once she actually interacts with people) Man Chao Huan Tensei Shoujo no Rirekisho Unrepentant I bolded the ones that are sci-fi, fantasy, and/or adventure. Some of the unbolded ones are supernatural or only have minor fantasy elements, so I didn't know if they counted. I hate unhealthy romances, so be assured that they're all fine in that regard. I can also recommend a bunch of Western novels with good female leads if you're interested.
I'm not picky on whether or not it's eastern/western etc. as long it is either written or translated into english, or not advanced spanish. I'm gonna get started on making a reader list, with fics i plan on reading, based on what's recommended here, and the other posts.
The whole "A Mistaken Marriage Match" series is this in a nutshell. I recommend starting with A Generation of Military Counselor.
Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss Demon Wang Golden Favorite Fei Poison Genius Consort Demonic King Chases His Wife Stunning Edge Chu Wang Fei
Also for intelligent female MCs, don't forget To Be A Virtuous Wife (best of the female-MC historical reincarnation genre), and Common Sense of a Duke's Daughter (though these are more political drama than action/adventure...) For strong female leads, even though they are not the MC, perhaps Risou no Himo might also suit? (Ruling Queen magically summons average Japanese salaryman to be her consort provided he never grabs for power). There is a little bit of sex involved (they have to get an heir for the kingdom after all), but it's never overdone nor gratuitous. Very much married-couple-sex. And about 1/4 of the story is told through the Queen's perspective.