Master's Smile

yeah Harem can be good, if you find a way to give each person in it, a solid distinct personality, and a good reason to be with the MC.
levelling through lust is pretty good at it. (smut novel)
but something like Mages are too OP.
that is just harem for the sake of adding girls. some of the girls fit, but some change character so they can join. 1 girl has like 4 scenes in the entire novel, and she got to join the harem. another girl had an entire plotline about becoming queen, many chapters dedicated to her achieving this goal MC helps and gets rewarded. then she joins the harem, fine she was mainly using it for sex anyway. (that's the vibe I got)
end of the novel she just leaves the throne and leaves with the MC. (It was explained that the author had only planned till halfway though and when he ran out he made stuff up, other plot stuff is really good still, relationship stuff got really bad.)

How about "cultivation online"? The harem there is like a storm where every girl the mc met they join his harem which is unreasonable. The "cultivation online" is good but the harem is worst of all. Everything is good but the harem ugghhh maybe he may even break the record of King Solomon where he has hundreds of wives and concubines.

I read the description for cultivation online, and the harem tag just felt really out of place.
And I could tell it would be bad.

Haven't read but agree with your statement

I've been having a little burnout reading novels... and these new harems don't help, anyone know a good book to read when burnt out?

Let me think.

nano machine/descent of the demon god(sequel to nano machine)/regressor instruction manual(personally i didnt like it but u might)/chrysalis( its not bad)/reverend insanity/omniscient readers viewpoint( i liked this one too)/my three wives are beautiful vampires(yes its a harem BUT give it a try i can personally guarantee that you will like it) and lastly the current novel im reading rn is martial world they also have a sequel to it called true martial world... Tell me if you need more i got u

If u know novels like novels extra or lord of mystries...
Kinda not cringe
Not harem
Proper story with a non repititive plot
Where everyone who is on mc side suddenly becomes weak
No "young master" cliche

Try regressor instruction manual, or got a fake job at the academy
You could even read founder of the great financial family, it hasn't yet hit very much action or conflict and is just in the beginning stages of the plot (it's also not on lightnovel, but you'll find it if you search it up)

you could try running away from the hero

Read both

How about fff trash hero or running away from the hero