You have 699 coins, what novel you gonna be reading?
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@Soul47 said in You have 699 coins, what novel you gonna be reading?:
the Royal Academy Stories, (I'm glad there's only one book right now and it sounds really interesting.) though I'm not sold on the Fanbooks. The descriptions were pretty vague and not really appealing. The later two mentioned several side stories but not who they were from. Any highlights from the Fanbooks one should defiantly read for themselves?
Only one Royal Academy stories volume so far in Japan too, so probably won't be a second. There's a couple of various short story books that we'll hopefully get at some point, but it just depends on what kind of workload the translation team can endure. Bookworm is not a light workload, and they don't want to slow the main volumes to do side content.
All 3 fanbooks so far have had a lot of really cool background q&a info that makes sense for the world, but are either a little too subtle in Rozemyne's PoV or impossible to insert at all (for example fanbook 1 confirmed that Benno's late fiancee had the Devouring before it came up in the main series), as well as some detailed maps for Temple (FB1), Royal Academy dorm room (FB2), Royal Academy Library (FB3). You can check out Fanbook 3's prepubs for an idea though, there's nothing wrong with reading them out of order, since they're all supplemental books to the main series. Fanbook 1 had a story from the perspective of Nicola in the Temple, set between P2V4 and P3V1. FB2 has too many short stories to list, but my favourite was one from a neutral mednoble who attended Ferdinand's harspiel concert having tea with her Former Veronica Faction sister who didn't get to attend.
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@Kurzaa
Well Sh*t. I read the description for Conqueror of a Dying Kingdom, and it was really really interesting. It's truly a shame that the first volume pre-pub expired.There are several stories that have a "purchase volume 1 read the 2nd one free" situation and I don't know which to choose! I'll just have to make a poll for that. (I don't know how to make a poll here so if someone could message me how that would be great)
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@GeorgeMTO
I totally forgot that Solo was a thing. D-Genesis definitely feels more like that. -
@Soul47 You're Welcome, I'm a studying Librarianship so the organization of information comes with the territory 😉
As for Dahlia in Bloom, the fiance had pushed a lot of his insecurities onto her, so when he breaks their engagement she's actually gets to start living her best life, which really involves a lot of good food and drink, experimenting with magical tool making, and making new connections, one of which is a handsome knight she helps out after a chance encounter in the Woods. So I wouldn't call it a tragic story, but has a bit of that Underdog Rising Star themes to it.
If you want a really tragic story, Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the light novel I Swear I Won't Bother You Again which the best portrait I’ve seen in a light novel of trauma and abuse, in which an aristocratic young lady tries to overcome her past trauma in a redo of her life.
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@Lily-Garden
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@Soul47
Fanbook 1: A Q&A, some character sketches, some bonus art, some comfy life with my family strips, and the extra chapters:
Temple Tour [Nicola]
My Daughter's about to be a Criminal [Gunther] (a manga chapter)Fanbook 2:
More Q&A, character sketches, an account from an audio cd recording session, a noble family tree for Ehrenfest, some extra comfy life strips, and the bonus chapters:
One Winter's Day
I'm Not Givin' Ya My Daughter! [Gunther]
My Handful of a Little Sister [Tuuli]
Studying Literature and Picture Books [Tuuli]
A Tea Party with My Older Sister [Christel] (Christel doesn't show up in the main series, but she was one of the noblewomen in the audience at Ferdinand's Harspiel concert. This is the chapter GeorgeMTO mentioned.)
Feelings of Panic [Tuuli]
The Start of Life as a Retainer [Brunhilde]So if you just want the side stories, FB2 is a better choice than 1 or 3. Especially if you like Tuuli's POV. Lots of Tuuli in that one.
Dahlia in Bloom: While it never exactly trivializes the damage her ex-fiancee did, most of the series is somewhat lighter-hearted, concentrating more on her 'new life' than on her confronting residual trauma or anything. Overall, while its still one of the series I spend coins on in months when Rozemyne and Maomao don't have new volumes, the pace can be kinda slow (more so in the later volumes) and the sheer detail lavished on the food and especially alcohol can turn some readers off.
I Swear I Won't Bother You Again really does give a good portrayal of a lifelong abuse victim. The only reason(s) I wouldn't have recommended that one are that you can't buy it with your j-novel.club coins... and the supporting cast (even the 'good' ones) mostly just irritate me. Especially the presumable love interest, a manipulative obsessive stalker.
Though I'll add a third series along those lines to the suggestions - Housekeeping Mage from Another World: Making Your Adventures Feel Like Home! Light Novels or Manga. It kinda hits the middle ground between them - takes itself and its lead pair a little more seriously than Dahlia does, and spends less (but definitely not 'no') time gushing about drinking and the female lead's cooking, but also seems to have an overall more positive outlook (and in my opinion, a better supporting cast) than Bother You does.
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@Lily-Garden
I have just one question. Why is the synopsis in the article not the books description? Jests aside, the review was really good. The short description definitely made the book more appealing, and the review tells a person what they need to know. Tragedy, time loop, hope... Maybe. Elements I never get tired of.Do you know if J-novel club has any forum topics or review sections similar to the article in your link? (I.e 4/5 star)
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@Soul47 as far I know there is no official review section on JNC with ratings stars; that’s one of the reasons I find things like Anime News Network helpful
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@Soul47 said in You have 699 coins, what novel you gonna be reading?:
@HarmlessDave
I watched The Faraway Paladin anime and liked it a lot. Did you by chance watch it? if so how do they compare.The anime was very faithful to the first volume and part of the second, and I enjoyed it too.
The novels were even better, and there are five of them. The fifth is sort of like an after story since it's mostly slice of life short stories.
If you decide to try it, I'd recommend starting with volume one to read all of the details and inner monologue that weren't in the anime.
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@Soul47 said in You have 699 coins, what novel you gonna be reading?:
I'm not sold on the Fanbooks. The descriptions were pretty vague and not really appealing. The later two mentioned several side stories but not who they were from.
Just in case it isn't clear, the stories are all written by Miya Kazuki, the series author. They are "Fanbooks" in the sense of being extra content made for fans, but not in the sense of being made by fans.
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@b-scot-morgan
Just to clarify, when I mention the descriptions not stating who the side stories were from, I was meaning who’s PoV not real world author. I apologize for any confusion. -
Campfire cooking in another world. It's funny and full of adventure without harem but lots of fun, just a guy going on adventurers with his familiars, exploring new places, meeting funny characters. And come Wednesday there's a new volume.
