• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Soliloquy in Blue

Manga and Book Reviews by Michelle Smith

  • Home
  • Reading Lists
    • 2002 Reading List
    • 2003 Reading List
    • 2004 Reading List
    • 2005 Reading List
    • 2006 Reading List
    • 2007 Reading List
    • 2008 Reading List
    • 2009 Reading List
    • 2010 Reading List
    • 2011 Reading List
    • 2012 Reading List
    • 2013 Reading List
    • 2014 Reading List
    • 2015 Reading List
    • 2016 Reading List
    • 2017 Reading List
    • 2018 Reading List
    • 2019 Reading List
    • 2020 Reading List
    • 2021 Reading List
    • 2022 Reading List
    • 2023 Reading List
    • 2024 Reading List
    • 2025 Reading List
    • 2026 Reading List
  • Review Index
    • Review Index by Title A-M
    • Review Index by Title N-Z
    • Bookshelf Briefs Archive
    • Let’s Get Visual Archive
    • Off the Shelf Archive
  • About

Comics

Click 5 by Youngran Lee: B-

June 30, 2009 by Michelle Smith 1 Comment

Book description: While Jinhoo doesn't believe Heewon's declaration that Joonha is actually a girl, his girlfriend, Hyejin, manages to catch a glimpse of Joonha in his school uniform. Will she share that information with Jinhoo, and risk him leaving her for his former best friend? Review: The status quo is upheld in this volume. Not much really happens aside from Hyejin … [Read more...] about Click 5 by Youngran Lee: B-

Papillon 3 by Miwa Ueda: B-

June 29, 2009 by Michelle Smith 2 Comments

Ageha grew up in the shadow of her beautiful twin sister, Hana, but lately, with the help of her school counselor, Ichijiku-sensei, she’s been gaining confidence. As volume three begins, Ichijiku and Ageha have begun dating, but it doesn’t last long, as devious Hana dupes Ichijiku into believing she’s Ageha and behaves obnoxiously on a date, causing him to call off the … [Read more...] about Papillon 3 by Miwa Ueda: B-

The Lapis Lazuli Crown 1 by Natsuna Kawase: B

June 29, 2009 by Michelle Smith 2 Comments

In the country of Savarin, about 20% of the population can perform magic. Seventeen-year-old Miel comes from a long line of sorcerers, and though the family has fallen a bit since the days when their services were sought after at the palace, they’re still very respectable. Miel doesn’t have much interest in improving her own skills, though, until she meets Prince Radian (also … [Read more...] about The Lapis Lazuli Crown 1 by Natsuna Kawase: B

Bleach 27 by Tite Kubo: B+

June 25, 2009 by Michelle Smith 2 Comments

From the back cover: Orihime's return from the Soul Society is interrupted by the Arrancar Ulquiorra, who has a different, terrifying path for her. Using duplicitous tactics, Ulquiorra convinces Orihime to accompany him to Hueco Mundo, which brands her as a traitor in the Soul Society's eyes and therefore unworthy of rescue. Ichigo refuses to abandon his friend, and sets out to … [Read more...] about Bleach 27 by Tite Kubo: B+

NANA 11 by Ai Yazawa: A

June 25, 2009 by Michelle Smith 5 Comments

Cut for spoilers. From the back cover: With the tabloids still out for blood, Nana and her Blast bandmates move into a weird dorm building run by their agency. But they've barely got enough time to settle into their new digs beacuse their crammed schedule has them running from music studio to TV interview. The stress of band life and dealing with a disintegrating Ren have … [Read more...] about NANA 11 by Ai Yazawa: A

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Recent Comments

  • Michelle Smith on A Bevy of Buffy
  • Brad on A Bevy of Buffy
  • Manga Bookshelf | Morning Manga Spotlight: Antique Bakery on Let’s Get Visual: Speechless
  • Manga Bookshelf | Viz brings Takeshi Obata to NYCC on Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises
  • a-yin on Yumi Tamura: Two Artbooks

Copyright © 2011 Soliloquy in Blue · Powered by WordPress & the Genesis Framework