Originally, this post was supposed to go up several months ago, when the sixth volumes of these series were newly released, but time conspired against me. And so, belatedly, I present reviews of volumes five and six of Kamisama Kiss and Oresama Teacher. Also included is perennial favorite Skip Beat!, which is on a similar trajectory, just twenty volumes ahead. Kamisama … [Read more...] about Tidbits: Now We Are Six
The Lying Game, Books 2-3 by Sara Shepard
In which I catch up on The Lying Game and circumvent the fact that I don't have much to say about these frothy books by offering two short reviews in one post. Never Have I Ever Former foster child Emma Paxton has assumed the life of her privileged (and murdered) twin sister, Sutton Mercer. The only person who knows her true identity is hunky loner, Ethan Landry. In … [Read more...] about The Lying Game, Books 2-3 by Sara Shepard
Conspiracy 365: January – March by Gabrielle Lord
For 2012, the three of us at Triple Take have decided to focus on YA fiction from Australia and New Zealand. First up is the first volume (January) of Gabrielle Lord's Conspiracy 365 series, in which a teenage boy named Cal must survive attacks on his life for the next 365 days whilst investigating his father's mysterious death. The publishing schedule was pretty nifty for this … [Read more...] about Conspiracy 365: January – March by Gabrielle Lord
Psyren, Vols. 1-2
By Toshiaki Iwashiro | Published by VIZ Media Ageha Yoshina is a first-year highschool student who channels his passion for fighting into helping people (for a fee). When classmate Sakurako Amamiya goes missing, he can’t just ignore it, particularly since she seems to know something about Psyren, a mysterious organization that recently issued Ageha a phone card when he … [Read more...] about Psyren, Vols. 1-2
Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James
From the back cover: P. D. James draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and emotional mayhem. It is 1803, six years since Elizabeth and Darcy embarked on their life together at Pemberley, Darcy's magnificent estate. Elizabeth has found her footing as the chatelaine of the great house. Elizabeth's sister Jane and her … [Read more...] about Death Comes to Pemberley by P. D. James