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  • Silver Sugar Duchess
    Silver Sugar Duchess Premium Member @Clarys last edited by 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.

    💖Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn - then be a unicorn!💖

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    • crowdcontrol
      crowdcontrol Premium Member last edited by

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

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      • piisfun
        piisfun Member @crowdcontrol last edited by

        @crowdcontrol What are you looking for?

        Green's Theorem

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        • alfonso_rd_36
          alfonso_rd_36 Member @crowdcontrol last edited by

          @crowdcontrol

          Outbreak Co.

          I wanted to have a witty signature once I saw some of the ones some guys on the Bookworm forums had but None of the ones I thought felt witty enough...
          The solution: Fuck it, I'll go Commando!

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          • crowdcontrol
            crowdcontrol Premium Member @piisfun last edited by

            @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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            • Libri Liberorum
              Libri Liberorum Premium Member @crowdcontrol last edited by

              @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.

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              • piisfun
                piisfun Member last edited by 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.

                Green's Theorem

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                • crowdcontrol
                  crowdcontrol Premium Member @piisfun last edited by

                  @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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                  • piisfun
                    piisfun Member @crowdcontrol last edited by

                    @crowdcontrol No real response to that. I am just really bad with descriptions.

                    Green's Theorem

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                    • crowdcontrol
                      crowdcontrol Premium Member @piisfun last edited by crowdcontrol

                      @piisfun I think a rating is better than giving each series a warning message.
                      "little weird to follow sometimes", "acquired taste," " I didn't actually enjoy that one", "difficult to follow"

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                      • Justaidan
                        Justaidan Premium Member @Libri Liberorum last edited by Justaidan

                        @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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                        • Silver Sugar Duchess
                          Silver Sugar Duchess Premium Member last edited by Silver Sugar Duchess

                          @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: 7/10

                          These 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.

                          💖Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn - then be a unicorn!💖

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                            HarmlessDave Premium Member @crowdcontrol last edited by HarmlessDave

                            @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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                            • marya
                              marya last edited by

                              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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                              • myskaros
                                myskaros Staff @marya last edited by myskaros

                                @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.

                                Whoever said nothing's impossible never tried slamming a revolving door.

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                                • marya
                                  marya last edited by

                                  @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.

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                                  • crowdcontrol
                                    crowdcontrol Premium Member @Silver Sugar Duchess last edited by

                                    @Clarabelle This is a good list to start reading from.
                                    Have you read bookworm? What's your rating of bookworm?

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                                    • Silver Sugar Duchess
                                      Silver Sugar Duchess Premium Member @crowdcontrol last edited by Silver Sugar Duchess

                                      @crowdcontrol Yes, I have read Ascendance of a Bookworm, I buy every premium ebook of it.^^ My rating would be 10/10 for it.

                                      @marya I can recommend you:

                                      • Apparently it‘s My Fault Tat My Husband Has The Head of a Beast
                                      • Bibliophile Princess
                                      • Deathbound Duke‘s Daughter (Similar to Bakarina, but much more exiting)
                                      • The Tales of Marielle Clarac
                                      • The White Cat's Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King's Lap

                                      💖Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn - then be a unicorn!💖

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                                        HarmlessDave Premium Member @marya last edited by

                                        @marya check out I Refuse To Be Your Enemy it's similar and is fun.

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                                        • hopebestman
                                          hopebestman Premium Member @Silver Sugar Duchess last edited by hopebestman

                                          @Clarabelle well if you read and liked

                                          • Biblio P.
                                          • Marielle

                                          you would like

                                          • Can Someone Please Explain What’s Going On?!

                                          The prince is not fine in that series but our young lady is my favorite in those 3 series.

                                          Edit: as for rating with those 3

                                          Marielle > Whats going on > Biblio P would be my raiting.

                                          8 parts, 8 weeks to read a book, than binge read the same book within' 2 hours again.

                                          Myne: Did we deceived him?
                                          Ferdinand: Indeed we did.
                                          Myne: *surprised myneface

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