General Reading Recommendation Thread (Not Series License Requests)
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@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?^^
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@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.
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@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.^^
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@Clarabelle
Okay, thank you. Then I will try it out. :)
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@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.
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Is there another series worth reading on j-novel club?
My rating so far
Bookworm 9/10
Tearmoon 8/10
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@crowdcontrol What are you looking for?
Green's Theorem
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Outbreak Co.
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@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
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@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 7/10Well, 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.
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf Fairly light-hearted, technically romance/adventure. Isekai/reverse Isekai. Currently on volume 4. (Friday, 23:00 UTC)
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The Ordinary, The Extaordinay, and Soap! Definitely a light-hearted romance / adventure. Not an isekai. Currently releases at the same time as Bookworm.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Economics of Prophecy Has a lot of economics, runs in a somewhat similar vein to bookworm, though more difficult to follow. (caught up)
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By the Grace of the Gods Slice-of-life isekai. Not really sure how to describe it.
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@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
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@crowdcontrol No real response to that. I am just really bad with descriptions.
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@piisfun I think a rating is better than giving each series a warning message.
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@LIbri-Liberorum I like Tearmoon too but I think the single joke the series runs with (Mia is completely different from how people see her) is beginning to wear thin. Would love to see Mia develop more as a character by getting another mental future, bloody diary or something.
Must give Altina a try so.
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@crowdcontrol I could recommend you the following:
A Wild Last Boss Appeared!: 10/10
Apparently it's My Fault That My Husband Has The Head of a Beast: 7/10
Bibliophile Princess: 10/10
Deathbound Duke's Daughter: 10/10
Her Majesty's Swarm: 8/10
I Shall Survive Using Potions!: 8/10
Infinite Dendrogram: 8/10!
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!: 7/10
Tearmoon Empire: 8/10
The Tales of Marielle Clarac: 9/10
The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap: 7/10These are my ratings so far (under the rating 7/10 I wouldn‘t buy the books). The ratings of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! and Deathbound Duke's Daughter are this high (even though there have been just a few parts released so far), because I've already read the web novel version.
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@crowdcontrol said in General Recommendation Thread:
@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
I've read and enjoyed all of the titles in @piisfun 's list. You can read at least part 1 of each novel yourself to see if it seems interesting.
I also enjoyed:
- I Refuse To Be Your Enemy
- Tales of Marie Clarac
- White Cat's Revenge
Those are just the JNC novels with a female MC. There are many other good JNC titles but they are very different in themes and feeling from the 3 you listed.
For non-JNC titles three of my favorites with female MCs are:
- The Alchemist Who Survived
- FUNA's Abilities Average
- I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years
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Hi guys, I'm new. As in, I became a member just to read Tearmoon Empire. :) I really like it so thanks to the translators and editors for working on it.
When I started reading I thought Sion was the male lead but it seems he's not, which is good.
Uh, question: Now that I am done reading this, what else can I read in J Novel that is similar?
I've already read Bakarina.
Thank you in advance.
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@marya I haven't read a lot of our other Heart titles yet, but Can Someone Please Explain was a lot of fun, and I've heard that White Cat's Revenge is very well-regarded.
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@myskaros said in Tearmoon Empire Volume 2 Discussion!:
Can Someone Please Explain
Oh, I'll try that one out. I think I've read the manga of White Cat. Thank you.
