From the back cover: Risa is sick of having her emotions yanked back and forth by her feelings for Ôtani, so she decides once and for all to just be friends. But when she tells Ôtani that she's getting over him, he freaks out and tells her not to! Has the comedy duo turned into a couple? Review: It's a special book that can make me grin like a great big doofus at least … [Read more...] about Love*Com 7 by Aya Nakahara: A
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Me and the Devil Blues 1 by Akira Hiramoto: A-
RJ isn’t cut out for a farmer’s life. Despite the urgings of his sister and pregnant wife to give up his dreams of becoming a bluesman, he still finds himself drawn to the local juke joint, where folks of ill repute gather to listen to the blues. His own efforts to master the guitar aren’t going well, though, and after a particularly poor reception to his playing, one of the … [Read more...] about Me and the Devil Blues 1 by Akira Hiramoto: A-
Boys Over Flowers 16 by Yoko Kamio: A
From the back cover: Tsukasa's 18th birthday doesn't go smoothly at all! Tsukushi is introduced to Kaede, Tsukasa's mother, by way of falling over a table and causing a scene. Kaede tells her to get out, but Tsukasa defends her by declaring that she is precious to him. Thus begins a three-sided war between the three most headstrong people you've ever seen! Tsukushi and … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 16 by Yoko Kamio: A
Boys Over Flowers 15 by Yoko Kamio: B+
From the back cover: Junpei has promised to protect Tsukushi and always be there for her. His promise comes just in time, since Tsukushi has been given another of the infamous "red slips," the mark of someone targeted for abuse. Meanwhile, Akira and Soujirou are desperately looking for Tsukasa, who has been gone for days. It turns out that Junpei harbors a terrible grudge … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 15 by Yoko Kamio: B+
Boys Over Flowers 14 by Yoko Kamio: B+
From the back cover: Tsukasa's raucous behavior at Tsukushi's middle school class reunion has her fed up with him once again. Tsukasa is crushed by this but is too stubborn to apologize. Later, Tsukushi is assaulted by two schoolgirls and then rescued by a "young nerdy boy" who turns out to be Junpei, a famous male model who has been dying to meet Tsukushi! Her dumb luck … [Read more...] about Boys Over Flowers 14 by Yoko Kamio: B+