Soliloquy in Blue

Manga and Book Reviews by Michelle Smith

Tears of a Lamb 2 by Banri Hidaka: B+

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From the back cover: It's "Sports Day" at school! Coincidentally, it's also the last day Kanzaki has a chance to make it onto the basketball team. He faces an old rival who knows about his past failures, and when an accident puts his ability to play in jeopardy, it shakes up his confidence even more. It's up to Kei to pump him up and help him get his game face back … [Read more...] about Tears of a Lamb 2 by Banri Hidaka: B+

Tears of a Lamb 1 by Banri Hidaka: B

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From the back cover: Freshman Kei has one thing on her mind: getting into fellow classmate Kanzaki's apartment. She won't tell him why at first, but she's searching for something that she lost in there two tenants ago. Starting with this strange connection, a friendship grows between two students who have each suffered their own separate trauma. Can Kei and Kanzaki help each … [Read more...] about Tears of a Lamb 1 by Banri Hidaka: B

Deja Demon by Julie Kenner: B-

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From the back cover: Between attending gala fund-raisers for her husband's political campaign, training her teenage daughter to wield a crossbow and a stiletto, potty-training a toddler, and her increasingly complex personal life, Kate hardly has time to prepare for the impending chaos: a neighborhood Easter party that has her buried in eggs. Keeping the local kiddos in … [Read more...] about Deja Demon by Julie Kenner: B-

Silver Diamond 1 by Shiho Sugiura: B+

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Rakan was only two when he and his late mother inexplicably appeared amongst the flowers in an old Japanese man’s backyard. Lonely and kind, the old man took them in and Rakan’s been doing his best to live a sensible life ever since. Having inherited the old man’s fortune upon his death, Rakan’s goals are simple and steady: graduate from college, find a stable job, marry … [Read more...] about Silver Diamond 1 by Shiho Sugiura: B+