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JVale

Sci-Fi and Fantasy = One love 💓

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My Taste
The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, #1)
Blood Over Bright Haven
Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
The Hero of Ages (Mistborn, #3)
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Elantris (Elantris, #1)
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JVale commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Switching languages with books

    This goes out to all multilingual readers here. Do you ever switch languages when reading a series? And how do you decide which language you want to read a book in (standalone or series)? I've just thought about rereading a series I read in middle school, which I read in my native language but was originally in English. Since I read it all those years ago more books have come out. Now as I've grown I prefer to read books in English if that's the language they've been written in. I don't even think the new books have matching covers to my editions so aesthetically it wouldn't matter anyways but I can't decide if I should switch languages or not.

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  • Elantris (Elantris, #1)
    Thoughts from 45% (page 252)
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  • The Song of Achilles
    Thoughts from 73% (page 256)

    AHHHHHHHHHH THIS BOOK IS GOING TO RUIN ME ISTG.

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    Elantris (Elantris, #1)

    Elantris (Elantris, #1)

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  • The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
    JVale
    Jan 22, 2026
    2.5
    Enjoyment: 2.0Quality: 2.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 2.5
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    Well I thought I might be an exception but alas this book was BOOOOORING. Would definitely have dnfed and stop reading this series if it wasn't for the cosmere. I'll give the 2nd one a try but if it doesn't get better I'll have to let it go. Love Sanderson, but this is not it. The humor is awful. Wayne is annoying and not in a good way, as in I think Brandon wanted to make a funny annoying character but under up making an unbearable one. Wax is ok, I guess. The plot is very boring and basic too so not even that was a propellor. Let's see what book two brings to the table

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  • Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
    JVale
    Jan 19, 2026
    4.5
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0
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  • Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)
    Thoughts from Ch. 25 (page 190)

    I’m about 50% of the way done and while it’s a good story…it’s not my kind of book. This is a book I PERSONALLY (don’t want the red rising fans to put me on a pitchfork 😅🥹) would rather watch as a movie

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  • Blood Over Bright Haven
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    I’m halfway and I know this is a 5 star read. Amazed at the story, the storytelling, the world, the characters. So so good

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  • Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
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    Really slow read for me. Not that the book is slow but life gets in the way. I'm not sure I've read a book that's written like this one, the the use of the main character as a story teller is really engaging. Probably comparable to something like Name of the Wind (although I've not read it, I think it is written in a similar story telling kind of way).

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    Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

    Dungeon Crawler Carl (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #1)

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  • Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
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    Really slow read for me. Not that the book is slow but life gets in the way. I'm not sure I've read a book that's written like this one, the the use of the main character as a story teller is really engaging. Probably comparable to something like Name of the Wind (although I've not read it, I think it is written in a similar story telling kind of way).

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    Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

    Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

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    JVale set their yearly reading goal to 20

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    JVale's 2026 Reading Challenge

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    Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)
    The Alloy of Law (Mistborn, #4)
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    JVale set their yearly reading goal to 9

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    JVale's 2025 Reading Challenge

    8 of 9 read
    Blood Over Bright Haven
    Morning Star (Red Rising Saga, #3)
    A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
    Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1)
    Golden Son (Red Rising Saga, #2)
    The Song of Achilles
    Oathbringer (The Stormlight Archive, #3)
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