Si-Joon Lee is still not used to the idea that the girl in the pig mask that he agreed to marry as a child is really his fiancée. The girl, Mu-Yeon, calmly yet tenaciously ignores his demands to leave him alone, and it gradually occurs to Si-Joon that she is actually protecting him from an unknown and dangerous third party with a grudge against his family. Meanwhile, Doe-Doe, … [Read more...] about Pig Bride 2 by KookHwa Huh and SuJin Kim: B+
Supernatural
A Strange and Mystifying Story 1 by Tsuta Suzuki: B-
From the back cover: Akio's family is tragically cursed. His bloodline has fallen prey to a mysterious, fatal disease. When Akio's own health starts failing, he desperately summons the spirit of a strange, protective beast... or is he a ravenous wolf-man? In order to survive, Akio must trust his very life to a monster who enjoys nothing more than feasting on poisoned blood... … [Read more...] about A Strange and Mystifying Story 1 by Tsuta Suzuki: B-
Pig Bride 1 by KookHwa Huh and SuJin Kim: B+
From the back cover: Lost in the mountains on a trip to summer camp, eight-year-old Si-Joon fears he'll never make it out alive. When a strange girl in a pig mask appears before him, he follows her to a house deep in the woods, where he is told that he must marry the pig-faced girl to atone for the sins of their ancestors. Si-Joon's not too keen on getting married, but that … [Read more...] about Pig Bride 1 by KookHwa Huh and SuJin Kim: B+
A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray: B-
From the back cover: Gemma Doyle isn't like other girls. Girls with impeccable manners, who speak when spoken to, who remember their station, who dance with grace, and who will lie back and think of England when it's required of them. No, sixteen-year-old Gemma is an island unto herself, sent to the Spence Academy in London after tragedy strikes her family in India. Lonely, … [Read more...] about A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray: B-
Bleach 27 by Tite Kubo: B+
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+