From the back cover: On the island of Opal live the world's most colorful birds. The birds have attracted a school for aspiring "Palettes"—wizards who have the ability to borrow color from one object and paint its qualities on to another. Young Cello has the potential to be a great Palette, but she just can't seem to control her power. As the end of freshman year approaches … [Read more...] about The Palette of 12 Secret Colors 1 by Nari Kusakawa: A-
Fantasy
Two Flowers for the Dragon 3 by Nari Kusakawa: B+
Shakuya, the heir to the dragon clan that rules an important desert oasis, has a rather complicated life. Not only does she turn into a dragon when her feelings grow too strong, but she also has two fiancés since the original one, who was missing for five years, suddenly returned with most of his memory missing. This third volume finds Shakuya being sent to a neighboring oasis … [Read more...] about Two Flowers for the Dragon 3 by Nari Kusakawa: B+
Two Flowers for the Dragon 2 by Nari Kusakawa: B+
From the back cover: A mysterious old snake charmer compelled Shakuya to assume her dragon form and flew away on her back to his desert retreat. Now he is holding her captive and plans to marry her off. Needless to say, no one is happy about that, least of all Shakuya's two fiancés, Lucien and Kuwan. They've put aside their rivalry to join forces, head out into the desert and … [Read more...] about Two Flowers for the Dragon 2 by Nari Kusakawa: B+
Two Flowers for the Dragon 1 by Nari Kusakawa: A-
From the back cover: Shakuya is the heir to the Dragon Clan and next in line to rule the land. Oh, and she also happens to have two fiancés! Lucien won Shakuya's love and her hand in marriage, but he disappeared before the wedding day. So the princess did what any woman would do—replaced him. Kuwan stepped in as her new soon-to-be-husband, and everything was fine until fiancé … [Read more...] about Two Flowers for the Dragon 1 by Nari Kusakawa: A-
Silver Diamond 3 by Shiho Sugiura: A-
From the back cover: After capturing the assassin Tohji, Rakan and his two guests return to squabbling over what to eat for dinner. But as they interrogate Tohji, they come to realize that he may not be so different from themselves. Meanwhile, Chigusa begins to realize that his growing affection for Rakan is starting to overcome his desire to drag Rakan back to the other world … [Read more...] about Silver Diamond 3 by Shiho Sugiura: A-