From the back cover: Krumb is a clumsy, scatterbrained widow in her 30s whose teenaged daughter, Rok, is forced to take care of her. Belle is Rok's jaded, twenty-something cousin suffering from a messy breakup with her boyfriend. The president of Krumb's company has proposed, and she is posed to become a married woman once again, but Rok, who dreads the thought of growing up … [Read more...] about 10, 20, and 30 1 by Morim Kang: B
The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold: B
From the front flap: Young Fawn Bluefield has fled her family's farm hoping to find work in the city of Glassforge. Uncertain about her future and the troubles she carries, Fawn stops for a drink of water at a roadside inn, where she counters a patrol of Lakewalkers, enigmatic soldier-sorcerers from the woodland culture to the north. Though Fawn has heard stories about the … [Read more...] about The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold: B
Hissing 6 by Kang EunYoung: B+
Ten years ago, when Sun-Nam’s father and Da-Eh’s mother had an affair, the result was Da-Hwa, their half brother. In high school, Sun-Nam and Da-Eh began dating without being aware of their family connection, but in volume five all of that came out into the open. Da-Eh reacted badly, saying some nasty things to Da-Hwa that she immediately regretted. When he was hit by a car and … [Read more...] about Hissing 6 by Kang EunYoung: B+
Monkey High! 5 by Shouko Akira: B+
When reserved, intelligent Haruna transferred into a new high school, she never expected to fall for the most chipper and scrawny guy in her class. That’s exactly what happened, though, and she and Macharu have now been dating for a year. In this volume, some difficulties arise in the lead characters’ relationship. It’s not as if they fight in dramatic fashion, but because … [Read more...] about Monkey High! 5 by Shouko Akira: B+
Monkey High! 4 by Shouko Akira: B+
From the back cover: Macharu's best friend Atsu is really starting to fall for Haruna, especially since she's been working at the same place he works and they've been spending more and more time together. With a jealous Macharu waiting and a persistent Atsu pursuing, who is Haruna going to choose in this bizarre love triangle? Review: I think I'm just gonna have to resign … [Read more...] about Monkey High! 4 by Shouko Akira: B+