Let’s play Spot the Cliché! Lin Seonu is a clumsy and ditzy high school girl with the ability to see and communicate with spirits. One day, when she’s under attack by an evil creature, a handsome yet stoic guy—whose outfit features many unnecessary buckles—appears and helps her to unleash her hidden powers. This fellow claims to be her guardian and fiancé and, of course, must … [Read more...] about Jade of Bango 1 by Ae-Ju Yim and Jin-Ju Yim: C-
Maison Ikkoku 9 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
From the back cover: Godai finally gets serious about finding a job. Unfortunately, Kyoko is the only one who takes him seriously—a little too seriously—when he talks about his "future." For the immediate future, he gets a position waiting tables at a resort, and an eyeful when Kyoko loses her top in the pool. Once he finally lands a gig student-teaching at Kyoko's old high … [Read more...] about Maison Ikkoku 9 by Rumiko Takahashi: B+
Between Good and Evil by Roger L. Depue and Susan Schindehette: B
From the back cover: No one gets closer to evil than a criminal profiler, trained to penetrate the hearts and minds of society's most vicious psychopaths. And no one is a more towering figure in the world of criminal profilers than Roger L. Depue. Chief of the FBI Behavioral Science Unit at a time when its innovative work first came to prominence, he headed a renowned team of … [Read more...] about Between Good and Evil by Roger L. Depue and Susan Schindehette: B
Someone in the House by Barbara Michaels: B+
Book description: An English Gothic mansion, transported stone by stone to the isolated Pennsylvania hills, Grayhaven Manor calls to Anne and Kevin. Here is the ideal summer retreat—a perfect location from which to write the book they have long planned together. But there are distractions in the halls and shadows of the looming architectural wonder luring them from their … [Read more...] about Someone in the House by Barbara Michaels: B+
High School Debut 6 by Kazune Kawahara: A-
Not long after Haruna first met Yoh, she heard about the “beads incident.” Back in Junior High, Yoh was on the basketball team and was dating the team manager, Makoto. She had a fondness for wearing beads, and one day he accidentally hurt her feelings by saying that he didn’t particularly care for them. She turned on the waterworks and managed to get Yoh’s teammates to turn … [Read more...] about High School Debut 6 by Kazune Kawahara: A-