Book description: Jina is through sitting around in terror and accepts an invitation for a night out with her friends. En route, however, she has a vision that indicates one of them will be responsible in some way for her death. She begins to try to puzzle things out, working to figure out which one of her friends could have a motive for wanting her dead. Review: Last time, I … [Read more...] about Two Will Come 3 by Kyungok Kang: B+
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Two Will Come 2 by Kyungok Kang: A-
From the back cover: A mysterious "auntie" has just told Jina her family's chilling secret. Jina is marked for violent death—and her killer is going to be one of two people very close to her. Meanwhile, her schoolmate Jaesuk is determined to make his feelings for Jina known, even if it means exposing his own shady past. But then a nighttime rendezvous with Jaesuk leads to a … [Read more...] about Two Will Come 2 by Kyungok Kang: A-
The Palette of 12 Secret Colors 1 by Nari Kusakawa: A-
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-
Two Will Come 1 by Kyungok Kang: B+
Book description: Ordinary high school girl Jina discovers that she is heir to a terrible legacy handed down from her family's sinister history. Long ago, her ancestors killed a magical serpent known as an Imugi, believing that it would bring them good luck. Unfortunately, the creature cursed them as it died, decreeing that one family member of each generation for that day … [Read more...] about Two Will Come 1 by Kyungok Kang: B+
Three in Love 1-2 by Shioko Mizuki: C-
The title and back cover descriptions for this series are misleading, making it seem like the “three-person relationship” is one in which any one person has romantic feelings for the other two. Sadly, this isn’t the case. Instead, two girls—Machiru, a chronic overachiever, and Hanakago, an earnest first year—are both in love with the same spacey boy. Also, each girl has an … [Read more...] about Three in Love 1-2 by Shioko Mizuki: C-