Books Read, July 2008
I was on vacation for a good chunk of this month, so I read a ton of light and fluffy books. Books The Devil’s Whisper by Miyuki Miyabe Cast in Courtlight and Cast in Secret by Michelle Sagara Night World Vol 1 by L.J. Smith (Secret Vampire; Daughters of Darkness; Spellbinder) 5 of Sherrilyn Kenyon’s [...]
Love Master A
Love Master A by Kyouko Hashimoto (amazon) When a manga opens with a young girl vowing that she’ll experience a normal high school life after the trauma of middle school, you know that the high school she’ll be attending will be the opposite of the quiet and conventional haven that she seeks. In Love Master [...]
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #11
It is the second to last issue of the first Amethyst mini-series. Everyone heads for the final confrontation with Dark Opal! The cover of this issue shows Amethyst with a sword standing outside Dark Opal’s fortress. He waits for her inside, with his face in shadow. It is all very ominous! Let’s hope our heroes [...]
The Midwest Loves Dio
I’ve been traveling in Illinois and Ohio listening to the car radio and I have now heard “Rainbow in the Dark” more times than I ever thought possible.
Toshokan SensÅ – Library War Episode 7
An unassuming man in a suit approaches Iku’s roommate Shibasaki in the library and asks for her help in locating information about book burning. She wonders why he’s looking for such dangerous information. Iku and Hikaru are discussing Shibasaki’s love life, how she met a guy when he asked her a reference question and went [...]
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #10
Well, we’re getting close to the grand conclusion of the first mini-series. The cover for this issue features Emmy cowering behind a tree, looking at an unconscious Amethyst being nuzzled by her winged unicorn. The trees surrounding Emmy and Amethyst have faces, and many strange forest creatures are peeking at the two princesses. The first [...]
Comic Books I’ve Read Recently
I’ve been going on a non-manga reading binge recently. I think I’ve reached a certain saturation point where new twists on the same plots aren’t as entertaining as they used to be. So I’ve been taking a little bit of a break and reading some comics I’ve missed: Starman Omnibus Volume 1 by James Robinson [...]
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #9
This issue features the resolution of Amethyst’s battle against the Emissaries of Varn and Prince Carnelian’s most hilarious comment ever. The cover shows Amethyst battling the trio from Varn from her winged unicorn. Lord Garnet is being attacked and Lady Moonstone looks irked which is understandable since her husband was swallowed in the last issue. [...]
Love Attack and Short Sunzen!
One of the problems with the whole Tokyopop implosion is the fact that they put out so many titles that are too similar to each other. I ran into this problem myself. Several weeks ago I was flipping through a recent release Tokyopop release about a girl and a guy who enjoy punching people who [...]
Books Read, June 2008
Books Simply Divine by Wendy Holden The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson Sharing Knife Trilogy (Beguilement, Legacy, and Passage) by Lois McMaster Bujold Manga and Graphic Novels High School Debut #3 Nana #10 Tail of the Moon #11 Venus in Love #3 Boys [...]
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