Karythne

If it cheers you up: I just read the German reviews of your "hated" book. Almost all of the reviews mention that there were tons of spelling mistakes in the books, and one of the reviews mentions that the same phrases were often repeated 3-4 times per page (!), which gave the book such a shitty style that it was hard to look past that and enjoy the story. So really, at least in that case, it sounds to me like it wasn't all your fault, but the translator was a major fuckup.

...can you also work magic and replace the battery in old game boy cartidges? Please tell me you do. I can't bear the thought that my pokemon red and gold games will just "die" one day! T_T

edit: Thanks to all the redditors giving me advice on the process! Unfortunately, there are very few game stores where I live, and I doubt that the employees there know how to handle vintage consoles or games (they literally just know all the "new" stuff). I'm also a bit of a klutz so I was afraid to try my luck with it so far, but in those tutorials it actually looks fairly easy. I might try it after all now! Thanks everyone!