Hello everyone,

Im looking for novels with a strong female MC. I am not a real fan of the romance slog here particularily, i want action, adventure, etc... really just an MC that holds her own and doesnt have this cliche man in orbit around her telling her shes his or whatever. Anyone got some for me? Please and thank you :)

    I do indeed:
    https://www.webnovel.com/book/14843435505807405/Kitsune---An-eventfull-time-abroad
    Short outline:
    When Laura decided to go for a hike at the start of her exchange semester in Japan, the engineering student expected a few hours relaxing in nature with little consequence. Of course with the powers that be she is now instead in the midst of a supernatural civil war.

    I hope you'll like it. If not, mind letting me know why?

      Sani2341
      I read it and its really good and I will keep following the story! Though I do have some feedback as you requested for parts I didnt like or maybe could be improved? :) Spoilers for those who havnt read:
      1) The over use of The German/American/Kitsune etc is driving me nuts lol. You can use identifiers like that but to me it seems you use them way too much. (Though I am not an english major, just my opinion)
      2) Her going along with the flow in the spirit world seemed a bit unrealistic, even if she was holding it together as the MC we usually can see her thoughts or there are manerisms that show her 'putting on a brave face' such as taking a deep breath to center her mind, or asking for a few minutes to comprehend instead of just shrugging and going along with it
      3) She doesnt in the least bit seem concerned shes no longer human or what that truely means. Is there laws for spirits? How long will she live? Is this permanent? Is she in some way bound to the spirit that changed her? She asks no real questions about her transformation, nor does she even research anything about kitsunes afterwords. Being that she is one now I would start digging up some lore or or pestering her spirit friends for more information.
      4) Has she made a sword before? Cuz of this is her first time the sword is undoubtebly gunna be shoddy, even if she did alot of research. Knowledge and experience are two different things. Plus using her fire on the sword is something that would have to be practiced and tested. How hot is her fire? Can she control it to specific degrees? Even the most experienced blacksmith gets cracks in the metal sometimes doing something they know, let alone something new.
      5) is there cameras in the school? Or even on the street like traffic cameras? If she fights a spirit how can she promise to keep things on the down low if she has no idea if there are recording devices around?
      6) Why can she travel freely back and forth but the bad guys cant? Why do they care about her? Do the bad guy thing and just come to the human world, pick a spot, and start building up your empire. If they ignore the kitsune, except to watch her, maybe they will be ignored in turn. If not, once they get started raking in money hire a human hitman, she dies like everyone else that we know of. Sniper to head = dead. Because clearly the agreement/seal thing is breaking. If they can fight in the open which clearly impacts humans they can start dealing drugs or doing other illegal things to make quick cash.

          Fenryr First of, thank you for all that feedback. While some of it I assuemd to be obvious or obvious enough, I defenitly will need to see about being more clear about such thigns in the future.
          Now for a point by point response of what I tried to convey/do, most of which obiously failed:
          1) is a fair point. I originaly started it to get some variance form paragraph long 'she...she..he..he', but might have gone overbaord with it.
          2) very valid point of criticism now that you point it out. I assumed it was okayish conveyed that she was basicly going 'I just want to head home dammit' the whole time.
          3) Well that is an interesting point. That is something I assumed I wouldn't need to specifcy her doing, seeing as there were multiple times the story jumped a couple days ahead and most of the story relevant aspects were shown 'on screen'.
          4) Nah she only made some knives before at most. The fact it actually came out of quenching and tempering in one piece I chalk up to a mix of good luck, and gladius ex machina.
          As for temperature, about as high as she can imagine, thouhg control is more so-so, which feeds back into the above point about how she managed to not wreck the blade.
          Also not sure how far you read, but the moment she goes up against decently made and maintained weapons it starts to show just how bad her attempt at swordmaking actualy was.
          5) no cameras on Campus as far as she is aware, if there would be a fight on the streets the fox would be out of the bag though.
          6) well freely back into the spirit world. to get to the Human world requires a lot of skill and reserves. which is why they require the aid of the ancient hermit sage to actualy do it without the boss lady giving the go ahead.
          As for the 'evil' spirits, their main issue is that like attracts like so trying to pass between worlds around their camp(which is about where the campus is in the real world) means they come out the door closest to the 'strongest' Magical entity nearby. Not to mention them lacking peopel as skilled as Onyu or Inuka

          Again thank you very much for all the insights, especially as I thought I had some already shown/explained adequatly when writing.
          Making a note of all this I hope to avoid such shortcomings in the future.

              Sani2341 haha its possible you did and I missed it. Readers arnt perfect either ;) thats just what I experienced.

              The thing for point 6 id just like to clarify is yes they appear near her... but why do they attack and not just meander away? If I was suddenly a kitsune and evil spirits kept appearing next to me and attacking (because honestly at this point she has no die hard need to stop this bandit/evil spirits besides they attack her) Id be like "hell yeah" when one just waved and walked away.

                  Fenryr Because none of them think that far ahead. They see the vixen that presumably, I mean how would a lowly human kill a mighty spirit cough cough, and dont think it through when they charge her like the semi dumb muscle they are.
                  So for Laura it's more of a case of self-defense.
                  Spoiler If you haven't got to chapter 36 yet!!

                  There is an instance where she does just that, let them leave with a wave after a bit.

                  End spoiler

                      Sani2341 haha true! Very true. That makes sense. Lol. But either way great job and Ill be following your novel so keep it up! <3

                        I don't read much female leads novel because most of them are romance based novels, but I know some that's action driven, some has romance while some couldn't be seen as far as I know. I don't know whether you have read them or not, so I'll just list some that I know.

                        1. It's not easy to be a man after travelling to the future
                          https://www.webnovel.com/book/8534263705001005/It's-Not-Easy-to-Be-a-Man-After-Travelling-to-the-Future
                          it's a story about Ling Lan, and mostly cover up about her as she cross dress as a man because of some circumstances. It's a rather mecha + cultivation story, but it's fairly fun.

                        2. Genius Doctor: Black Belly Miss
                          https://www.webnovel.com/book/11022818606234705/Genius-Doctor%3A-Black-Belly-Miss
                          It's a faceslapping theme novel with the FL often being underestimated. There's male lead and romance, but he rarely appear nor interfering in her path. Perhaps, some occasion but not too much.

                        3. Rebirth of the strongest empress
                          https://www.webnovel.com/book/12447708905471005/Rebirth-of-the-Strongest-Empress
                          It's depicting the story of a reincarnated cultivator. The story mainly follow the female lead as she grow stronger. There's male lead, but so far he rarely meddled and only appear on wolf form (I hope this is not considered spoiler)

                        I only know these three from the translation ones. There are some others but not on this site, so I'm not listing them. As for originals one, I only know 2

                        1. Flowers Bloom from battlefield
                          https://www.webnovel.com/book/10580655105066605/Flowers-Bloom-from-Battlefield
                          It's a revenge type of story, kind of similar to Mulan story if I should say since the FL crossdress and go into war. There's male lead, but there's barely any romance and only start appear occasionally after more than half of the novel. It's complete too.

                        2. Good Girl Gone Bad: queen of the underworld
                          https://www.webnovel.com/book/11911622506604705/Good-Girl-Gone-Bad%3A-Queen-of-the-Underworld
                          This is also a revenge type of story with the FL reborn in the past with her memory. There'll be a lot of actions since the FL is involved in the underworld. There's male lead too, but he only start appearing after a pretty long time and there's not much romance scene at first.

                        I think these five are those that I quite like in this site. Maybe there are more strong FL stories, but these are all I know so far. By the way, those description are mostly my opinion from what I have read as I'm too lazy to copy their synopsis, so it might not completely accurate.

                        I hope they're suitable for your taste.

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