By Miyoshi Tomori | Published by VIZ Media The back cover blurb of A Devil and Her Love Song contains the following lines: "Meet Maria Kawai—she’s gorgeous and whip-smart, a girl who seems to have it all. But when she unleashes her sharp tongue, it’s no wonder some consider her to be the very devil!" And in my mind, this built up the expectation for a comedy, but that’s … [Read more...] about A Devil and Her Love Song, Vol. 1
Tidbits: A Trio of Kodansha Shoujo
I'm catching up on three of Kodansha's currently running shoujo series, so I thought I'd group them all together here for a Tidbits post! First up are volumes four and five of Natsumi Ando's suspenseful Arisa, followed by the second and final volume of Naoko Takeuchi's Codename: Sailor V, with the second volume of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon bringing up the rear. Tidbit power, … [Read more...] about Tidbits: A Trio of Kodansha Shoujo
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
From the back cover: You can't stop the future. You can't rewind the past. The only way to learn the secret... is to press play. Clay Jensen doesn't want anything to do with the tapes Hannah Baker made. Hannah is dead, he reasons. Her secrets should be buried with her. Then Hannah's voice tells Clay that his name is on her tapes—and that he is, in some way, responsible … [Read more...] about Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Durarara!!, Vol. 1
Story by Ryohgo Narita, Art by Akiyo Satorigi, Character Design by Suzuhito Yasuda | Published by Yen Press Here is the sum total of my Durarara!! knowledge prior to reading volume one of the manga: 1. It is based on light novels. 2. There is an anime. 3. People were really excited about the license. It turns out that those light novels are by the creator of … [Read more...] about Durarara!!, Vol. 1
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
From the back cover: It's not every day that you come across a naked man on the side of the road. That's why cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse doesn't just drive on by. Turns out the poor thing hasn't a clue who he is, but Sookie does. It's Eric the vampire—but now he's a kinder, gentler Eric. And a scared Eric, because whoever took his memory now wants his life. Sookie's … [Read more...] about Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris