Bellfield Hall by Anna Dean The year is 1805. Dido Kent, unmarried aunt, is summoned to Bellfield Hall by her niece, Catherine, to look into the disappearance of Catherine’s wealthy betrothed, Richard Montague. Soon after her arrival, a woman turns up dead in the shrubbery. Dido makes inquiries into both matters while getting to know the residents and her fellow … [Read more...] about Random Reads 2/17/23
Sci-Fi
The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
The Hunger Games Though I was, of course, aware of the fervor surrounding this series, I’d never read it until now, nor have I seen the movies. (I do own some nail polish inspired by it, though!) Still, I managed to absorb a few facts through cultural osmosis. 1) The heroine is named Katniss. 2) There is also a boy called Peeta. 3) There is an MC lady with pink … [Read more...] about The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
Random Reads 2/18/21
Are You in the House Alone? by Richard Peck Are You in the House Alone? came out in 1976 and though I totally could've read it when I was a teen—and thus still a member of its target audience—I never did. Gail Osburne is a sixteen-year-old high school junior and native New Yorker who's not at home in the quaint Connecticut village her family relocated to several years … [Read more...] about Random Reads 2/18/21
My Hero Academia, Vols. 1-19
By Kohei Horikoshi | Published by VIZ Media Reviewing nineteen volumes of a manga at once is a pretty daunting task, but here goes! In a world where 80% of the population possesses superpowers known as “Quirks,” some people turned to villainy while others, officially trained and licensed, embarked upon careers of heroism to thwart them. Izuku Midoriya grew up idolizing … [Read more...] about My Hero Academia, Vols. 1-19
Again!!, Vol. 1
By Mitsurou Kubo | Published by Kodansha Comics Having greatly enjoyed Yuri!!! on Ice, written by Mitsurou Kubo, I’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of some of Kubo’s manga in English. (In addition to Again!! from Kodansha, Vertical Comics has just published the first omnibus of Moteki, which I shall be reviewing within the next week or so.) Happily, Again!! did not … [Read more...] about Again!!, Vol. 1