On-Hold List
On-Hold List
Novels I started but can't seem to get into. Probably just not in the right mood to appreciate it because most of them have pretty high rating. And objectively, it also had high quality writing.
Also has novels I have started but whose TL is still ongoing. Or novels whose raws are still ongoing.
Also has novels I have started but whose TL is still ongoing. Or novels whose raws are still ongoing.
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Created: Apr 12th, 2024, Updated: Apr 13th, 2024
Created Apr 12th, 2024
Updated Apr 13th, 2024
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CN (4.6)
#1Stray
282 Chapters Every 43.3 Day(s) 3848 Readers 37 Reviews 07-25-2022
On Hold: C23... more>>
Not sure why but I'm not that interested in what is happening sadly. I think it is a mixture of unfamiliarity with western fantasy and the translation. It is full of that awkward sentences that appear with mtl. The grammar at first glance seems perfectly fine but sometimes, it's like there are a couple of very important words missing from the sentences that would make it have perfect sense. So there is some slight disconnect from certain paragraph to paragraph that I sometimes don't understand what they are trying to say. There are a lot of reviews praising it though so I’ll probably pick it up to try again later.
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"This novel is extremely well written with great twists, shiver-inducing horrors of western magical world and fascinating creatures. The world-building is well done showing both ruthlessness and kindness of this alien world and never letting us get bored of it. With only a corner of the mystery unveiled at the beginning and it slowly appearing before us more and more it makes the reader feel just like main characters, young inexperienced people from a small town. They're truly adorable and make you attach to them very quickly.
MC and ML aren't naive and inexperienced the whole way; the suffer through hardships, see human pain and unjustness of the world but they never give up on their principles. Don't look at how everyone can suppress them at the beginning, they really grow both in maturity and power.
The plot so far is mostly telling us stories of individual creatures living in this world, witches demons and humans all together. All the while dropping hints and foreshadowing this novel is truly fascinating like no other!
The romance is very heartwarming, they're both each other's support and pillar in this world. They're very gentle and no weird misunderstandings occur so it's a very cleaning and sweet love. There is some pain and tears but they always survive through it in the end."
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CN (4.5)
54 Chapters Every 139.9 Day(s) 10170 Readers 149 Reviews 09-20-2018
On-Hold: C6... more>>
Hmm, pause for awhile. The story really looks interesting with heartwarming scenes but the writing so far feels too quick? Too perfunctory in order to get to the good parts, it three me off a bit. Not detailed enough even for an average detailed story. But otherwise, it seems lighthearted and there are supposedly mysteries I haven't encountered yet. But I want something to grip me right away so I'll put this on hold first.
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An average, normal university student transmigrates into the royal family in another world, where he becomes one of the successors of the throne. Life in the palace is inevitably difficult though, what with all the scheming enemies around him. This man’s only wish in this world is to be able to protect his “younger brother,” and for that, he’ll do anything–whether by hook or by crook–to ensure his brother’s safety and have him succeed the throne.
The man never once expected, though, that the person whom he swears to protect would be the one to stab him in the back. He got locked in a dungeon where he was tortured for three years. And when he was on the brink of death, his body was thrown away into the river.
When he wakes up, he finds himself in an eccentric and peaceful place, where everyone is suspiciously more than what they seem…
[This is a story about recovery from trauma and finding happiness.]
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CN (4.3)
247 Chapters Every 19.1 Day(s) 9301 Readers 48 Reviews 04-02-2024
Translated 140/444 chapters. Updated couple times a month. Does not have poor to rich tag but it definitely has the same process. Its all how to live better bymaking money.... more>>
Business Management Calm Protagonist Charismatic Protagonist Clever Protagonist Fat to Fit
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On Hold: C130.2
Overall
I liked it a lot because of all the business moves being made after the initial family and marriage drama got solved. My favourite trope haha. Sooo, I’m waiting for the translations to be done before I dive back in because I’m losing the will to read when reading in MTL lol.
Writing/Translation: 4.5/5
The translation I read is from Vanilla Muse. The translation is quite good. The translator’s focus is on smooth delivery in English. I liked it.
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KR (4.4)
753 Chapters Every 0.7 Day(s) 18304 Readers 211 Reviews 04-28-2024
4.62 Stars On-Hold: C263... more>>
I read the Manhwa up to c84. Then I read the light novel from the start again until here hehe.
Writing/Translation: 5/5
The translation I read is from woopread translations. Pretty good, zero complaints whatsoever. Now I want to talk about the prose. Yes, this is light novel prose. So not that dense or detailed. But wow, does the author have a way to convey what is happening. When things get intense, how the author writes the events is so vivid and kinda emotional. The further you read, the better it gets.
Pacing: 4/5
There are high highs and not quite lows pacing wise. As with all stories that have arcs, some arcs depending on your preferences start out a bit slow or boring. But once you get like 1/4 of the way through, there are so many twists and turns or introduces a surprisingly feelsy connection that you get so invested anyway hahaha. For me, the arc with the developer's past was that. It was confusing and so kind of draggy until you finally get to the climax and all the things at the beginning of the arc really pay off, and you get all emotional *sniff*. Again, the prose <3. But otherwise, very good.
Plot: 4.7/5
This story is more of a character development story focused on creating deep, meaningful relationships, wholesomeness and doing one's best to help everyone and all the harsh obstacles along the way. It's not really about fighting, even though it's there in every arc. But it's kind of philosophical too. As the Tower says to our MC, [You existence becomes more defined]. We follow our MC as he encounters new and desperate challenges for him and also strangers, and we see how he chooses to live a life that he would be satisfied with and grows strong enough to make it a reality. There is so much depth haha. Stick to like chapter 3 to see the first "twist" and then read until the 10th floor to get the first hint of the depth this story can produce. This would be just the start so stick with it! I can't say whether you read the manhwa or novel first but perhaps both together. The manhwa is a teeny bit more engaging but I feel like the novel makes the inciting incident of the whole thing more impactful because it was described more clearly how cruel the thing was. In the manhwa, I couldn't really feel it at the beginning. So yeah, it might be best to read them both side by side. My one complaint is that the MC sometimes gets really close to people a bit too fast for me haha. The prose and writing somewhat make up for things and still made me get the feels in spite of this but it could be better if the author made them bond a bit longer.
The execution of the overall plot isn't as tight as ORV but it is definitely close in terms of ambition and the execution of it is close enough hahaha. Also, I haven't read to the end yet and who knows, it might reach that level. But anyway, in terms of layers and depth, this might be better if only because the side characters are also explored.
Romance: 3.9/5
The romance is very interesting lol. But I still feel weird because, yes, the chemistry the meeting and all that was very very good. It still felt a bit off how fast they got to this die for each other level haha.
Setting/Worldbuilding: 4.8/5
So good! It's a climb the Tower type of setting, and the author uses the numerous floors to great effect!
Characters: 5/5
The best part of this whole thing! They are just so fascinating. I love our MC! You need to wait a few small arcs before you fall in love with him. He needs to show his good points first haha. And then his relationships with all the other people. That is like the main point of the whole story. Random npcs, will suddenly gain so much depth and meaning when meeting him. Noiceee.
Personal Enjoyment: 5/5
I adored this story. I love how different it is from other epic type stories. This is more introspective and profound kinda. And the author just writes so beautifully to bring the world, the relationships, the events to life.The MC just keep dropping these gems ahhh.
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JP (4.2)
115 Chapters Every 124.4 Day(s) 13203 Readers 160 Reviews 08-15-2023
5 Stars!... more>>
I love this series! It's ongoing, so ugh but the official translations + extra comics + art are so worth the wait! This series has awesome worldbuilding and cool magic when it gets there, it feels like an actual fantasy series with real characters and feelings and plot and love and care in its crafting! I adore all the characters introduced with my favourites being Rozamyne and Ferdinand! I've read some minor spoilers(in that after I don't know how many books, we still don't get many hints of it) for the Ferdinand and Rosamyne romance! I'm not squick about the age difference because Rosamyne's age is too obviously mature enough for it haha. I adore all the building up from scratch knowledge and info that goes into introducing future advanced knowledge into a medievalish setting by Rosamyne and of course, profiting from it haha. I just love this type of stuff. Add in all this lore, character relationships, super likeable and fascinating characters, fantasy setting and all that ahhh I love it! Not to mention the humour all over. The vibe is wholesome-ness with an ambitious and likeable heroine and her friends and family. I adore this series.
Part 2 Vol 4
Dayum, I'm more and more impressed by these books as I go along. I even look forward to reading the short stories in other characters' POVs when I normally hate reading those because short stories usually are very boring and lacklustre compared to the main story but the books really hyper focusses on Myne's pov and there are surprisingly a lot of things she is not involved in that when you read these short stories you get so much new information, worldbuilding and scheming by everyone that it's so interesting! Plus, you really feel the love Myne and the people she cares about feel for her. The ending of this book was so sad I was a sobbing mess T.T
Part 3 Vol 1
Hahahahaha, the whole thing with Ferdinand was hilarious! I actually laughed out loud so many times! And the whole bringing the idol thing from modern times into these ancient fantasy setting is brilliant hahaha
Part 3 Vol 2
Oh wow!! This was the best book yet! Mostly because of all the family drama part with the archduke! Pheww, Rozemyne was so very cool there hehehe. The only thing I was disappointed in was that there was no pov about the whole scene in the short stories :( I wanted someone, Karstedt, to actually narrate what happened when all this was going down. I wanted to see what he thought from an outside perspective of Ferdinand, Rozemyne and Sylvester discussing Willfried hehe. Especially when Ferdinand was displaying how bitter and furious he was when he came in! Speaking off, we have learnt a bit more about Ferdinand and Rozemyne also finding out about how all that made him who he is today. And I also loved how she's helping him stop piling on unnecessary work on himself even if it's for her own selfish intentions haha.
Part 3 Vol 3
8/10
Still good but not as satisfying as the previous volume, only because that one had such a cool scene of Rozemyne being super capable and informing the archduke family what's what and also helping out Ferdinand all the way. I wanted more in regards to the Winter debut but I now realise that would have been too naive because these are just seven-year-old kids who barely know how to read and write and play compared to Rozemyne who is basically in all ways an adult, not in any way shape or form their equal lol. I love reading about people close to Ferdinand observing how he has changed and come to like Rozemyne in the Prologue and Epilogue haha. But I didn't really like Ingo's pov, I sympathised but didn't like feeling all of his feelings just because they were all negative feelings lol. And of course, the bonus comic scenes were very nice as usual.
Part 4 Vol 9
Nghhhh, Ferdinand's departure kinda unnoticeably broke the distance between MC and himself and all the feels is glorious. And guh, the art has a dramatic upgrade in displaying the sadness that is happening and the depth of the emotions involved. And ahhh, you can see more character development for Ferdinand because of all this! He asks for help and especially from Rozemyne! In fact, he asks her for help so naturally that it isn't until the end or when you are reading all the POV from the other side characters that you see the breaking of barriers hehehehe Ahhh, why aren't the translations complete so I can just binge and stay in this world until the end T.T
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CN (4.3)
334 Chapters Every 3.2 Day(s) 6095 Readers 27 Reviews 04-27-2024
4.5 Stars at C94 at least... more>>
I read the translation by Rainbow Mushroom Translations. The translation is pretty good.
So far, veeeery interesting! I really love kingdom building elements especially when it is done slowly with thought and proper escalation! The first part was this kingdom building and it is super nice. I love family/village/country building because it's just so satisfying. There is a goal you can support. It cannot be done in one shot. There is a lot of planning and thinking and executing to be done and every time something is accomplished, the feeling of satisfaction is so good! The MC has the power to design the tutorial/beginner mission system for new players so the players won't go crazy and start killing his people to level up as players do haha. And he's basically the designer of the gaming experience for all these players, sooo good!
This story is like a normal CN novel about the MC being reborn as a low-status person, then striving to improve their family's poverty situation to a happy and healthy quality of life. But the scale is multiplied by a hundred because it's not just a few close family members but all his people living on the planet! I love all the characters! They have such a variety of nobles, dead poor, mercenaries, elementals, the army, kids, students, researchers and there are so many just living their lives! Then add in the players XD The large cast of characters really makes the world feel big, alive and breathing. And the MC cares about them so he's working on levelling up the entire planet! It's nice haha. The only con is that I'm not too impressed with the romance and the ML. He's just a typical possessive ML so cue the normal seme uke relationship in bed which I'm not a fan of.
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CN (3.9)
336 Chapters Every 3.1 Day(s) 3221 Readers 36 Reviews 04-26-2024
3.9 Stars ... more>>
On-Hold:C208
Overall
Currently, I'm waiting for more chapters to be TLed before I go back to finish it. It will probably take a year++ lol. I am enjoying it so far. I would rate it as 3.9 ish so far?
Writing/Translation: 3.9/5
The translation I read is from ontimestory up to C106. It's pretty good, no complaints. The rest I read through mtl. It is understandable most of the time. And how to say, thte story is a typical poor to rich ancient time type of story so I didn't need to know everything to get the direction of the story iykyk.
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CN (4.1)
246 Chapters Every 13.1 Day(s) 2736 Readers 29 Reviews 10-21-2023
On hold: C25.1... more>>
Read: 12/04/2024
Pause for a while because I feel like there is no progression. The MC just keeps finding food but we aren't getting much detail on how much food will last. Normally I like all the hoarding at the beginning of the apocalypse feel but somehow, this one doesn't feel as satisfying? Maybe it's because there isn't a clear indicator of the hoarding things growing bigger. And I feel like there is no permanence, he keeps moving around. I don't know what his plan is. Just stay in the city? Maybe I’ll continue in the future because of the author’s previous apocalypse novels which I loved but I’m not feeling it at the moment. Also, the romance thing with the ML is a little sketchy. The MC kept thinking on s*xual topics in his head in the 25 chapters I’ve read. A lot about the ML which he is a brain damaged zombie. And also thinking about all the naked zombies. It was weird. Shouldn’t he be used to them from the future.Or have more important things to think about??
The translation I read is from Chrysanthemum Garden. It's surprisingly a bit awkward. Lots of super long sentences that I'm not sure is because the chinese version is like that or the TL translated it that way. It got a bit confusing at the start. Also has more exclamation marks than expected. Might be the author though. A few minor name mistakes like saying the ML instead of the Mc’s name.
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