General Reading Recommendation Thread (Not Series License Requests)

Clarys

Does anyone of you have recommendations similar to "Bibliophile Princess", "The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap" or "The Extraordinary, the Ordinary, and SOAP!"?
If possible without harem.

Rahul Balaggan

@Clarys

The closest title I can think of is The Tales of Marielle Clarac series, it is most similar to Bibliophile Princess, it is my personal favorite of all the current J-Novel Heart titles, it makes me laugh a lot, and it has plenty of misunderstandings without dragging it out to a painful degree.

They just started translation of V2 about 2 weeks back, also V1 of the series will be going into the vault on April 15th, if you decide to give it a read.

Edit: also not too similar to the series you mentioned but you should definitely give Tearmoon Empire a read if you already haven’t. It is sort of an opposite White Cat’s Revenge in the sense that it isn’t about revenge but “salvation”...

Clarys

@Rahul-Balaggan
I just finished the first volume of The Tales of Marielle Clarac series and I have to agree, it is truly great!
Thanks for the recommendation. And I am definitely looking forward to reading Tearmoon Empire. :D

hopebestman

Hello again, I just finished all avaible volumes of Lazy Dungeon Master. I get some Realist Hero taste from it. Is there any other series from JNC or not, which similar to those? Smart guy, building stuff which a little comedy in it?

myskaros

@hopebestman Try out Der Werwolf.

jjch102296

@hopebestman maybe arifureta: from common place to world's strongest

HarmlessDave

@hopebestman - I enjoyed the 2 volumes of Strongest Gamer: Let's Play in Another World from Slow Press. It reaches a good stopping point.

hopebestman

@HarmlessDave @jjch102296 @myskaros i will check those novels. Thanks for rec. Also when i am here;

I read 3 volumes of Bride Elf and that is not series i am looking for :D I am changing the novel so when i read i will write about is it good or bad.

Silver Sugar Duchess

@Clarys If you are still searching for more J-Novel Club Heart novels, I can recommend you Deathbound Duke's Daughter. I've read the first two parts and was really intrigued by it. Why don't you try it out?^^

Clarys

@Clarabelle
Hey :)
Thank you very much for your concern.
I have also already seen it, but the problem is I really don't like (Reverse) Harem. I have already tried “My next life as a villainess: All routes lead to doom!“ and read the first LN. But I don't like all this fighting for one girls/boys heart und snapping after her attention.
And it seems, this is very similar, isn't it?

Silver Sugar Duchess

@Clarys Nah, I wouldn't say that. I think this novel is much more exiting.xD The whole alchemy and dungeon/ruins exploring is definitely something new. I personally really like it.^^

Clarys

@Clarabelle
Okay, thank you. Then I will try it out. :)
So the LN doesn't focus on Harem that much?

Silver Sugar Duchess

@Clarys It has the "reverse harem" tag, so I assume it is such a novel. But since the novel only has two volumes and it is not clear, if it will continue, I doubt you will notice much of it. Besides, the protagonist is still a child at this point. And like I already said, the absolute interesting world buildung, including the alchemy and magic part, plus the dungeon/ruin exploring etc. make up for it. I'm not too fond of harem stories either, although it doesn't really bother me much, if it's reverse harem.

crowdcontrol

Is there another series worth reading on j-novel club?
My rating so far
Bookworm 9/10
Tearmoon 8/10
Altina 7/10

piisfun

@crowdcontrol What are you looking for?

alfonso_rd_36

@crowdcontrol

Outbreak Co.

crowdcontrol

@piisfun Anything. If you have similar rating to the 3 series above, then we have similar taste. Anything that you consider rating 8 or above

Libri Liberorum

@crowdcontrol said in Bookworm Part 2 Vol. 4 Discussion!:

Is there another series worth reading on j-novel club?
My rating so far
Bookworm 9/10
Tearmoon 8/10
Altina 7/10

Well, you've just picked my top three in the same order I'd rate them - so no, I don't know anything else as good as these. I'd probably put Bakarina a.k.a. My Next Life as a Villianess next, at least for the first couple of volumes. I feel subsequent volumes weren't as strong. Economics of Prophesy is another fairly strong contender.

I'm also reading Deathbound Duke's Daughter (it is early days for this translation, I don't have a firm opinion on this yet), Soap, Marielle Clarac, The White Cat's Revenge, I Refuse to be your Enemy.

piisfun

@crowdcontrol

Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf Fairly light-hearted, technically romance/adventure. Isekai/reverse Isekai. Currently on volume 4. (Friday, 23:00 UTC)
The Ordinary, The Extaordinay, and Soap! Definitely a light-hearted romance / adventure. Not an isekai. Currently releases at the same time as Bookworm.
Seirei Gensouki Isekai, the main character is reincarnated, several others were summoned. This one gets a little weird to follow sometimes. (Wednesay, 23:00 UTC)
I Shall Survive Using Potions A bit of an aquired taste? I mainly picked it up because I enjoy FUNA's (the author) sense of humor. (TL alternates this with Ms. Elf)
Campfire Cooking with My Absurd Skill Kind of a slice-of-life / occasional adventure isekai. Similar to Cooking with Wild Game, though I didn't actually enjoy that one. The MC ends up attracting a legendy beast (fenrir) with the smell of his cooking right near the beginning, and it kind of goes from there. (Short break)
Economics of Prophecy Has a lot of economics, runs in a somewhat similar vein to bookworm, though more difficult to follow. (caught up)
By the Grace of the Gods Slice-of-life isekai. Not really sure how to describe it.

crowdcontrol

@piisfun Are these your recommendation? How come the comments you add to each series feels like a warning to readers, don't read this :p