From the back cover: Risa's getting really confused about her feelings for Ôtani—she doesn't know if she wants to help him get back together with his ex-girlfriend or keep him all to herself! Review: I didn't like this volume quite as much as the first, but it's still really good. This volume hits several major holidays: Christmas, New Year's, and Valentine's Day. At … [Read more...] about Love*Com 2 by Aya Nakahara: A-
Love*Com 1 by Aya Nakahara: A
From the back cover: Risa Koizumi is the tallest girl in class, and the last thing she wants is the humiliation of standing next to Atsushi Ôtani, the shortest guy. Fate and the whole school have other ideas, and the two find themselves cast as the unwilling stars of a bizarre romantic comedy. Rather than bow to the inevitable, Risa and Atsushi join forces to pursue their … [Read more...] about Love*Com 1 by Aya Nakahara: A
Shade’s Children by Garth Nix: B+
From the back cover: In a brutal city of the future, human life is in the hands of the evil Overlords who have decreed that no child live a day past his fourteenth birthday. On that Sad Birthday, the child is the object of an obscene harvest—his brains and muscles are used to construct machine-like creatures whose sole purpose is to kill. The mysterious Shade—once a man, but … [Read more...] about Shade’s Children by Garth Nix: B+
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: A+
From the back cover: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." Thus memorably begins Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, one of the world's most popular novels. From the initial friction between the opinionated Elizabeth Bennet and the arrogant, wealthy Mr. Darcy, this witty comedy of manners dips and … [Read more...] about Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen: A+
Fruits Basket 16 by Natsuki Takaya: A-
From the back cover: A new chapter is opened in the Sohma family's story—and the rumors are true! Kyou has indeed met Kyoko in the past... and when he did, she told him the story of how she met Tohru's father, which he then tells to us: Tohru's birth... the truth about her mother and father... Yuki's declaration of independence... Review: Well, that was a crappily written … [Read more...] about Fruits Basket 16 by Natsuki Takaya: A-