From the back cover: Suze Simon finds it difficult to come across as an average teenager when she's constantly visited by ghosts. Suze is a mediator, you see. And her boyfriend Jesse is, well, a ghost himself—from the 19th century! Fellow mediator Paul Slater has figured out how to travel through time and alter Jesse's future so he and Suze will never meet, leaving Suze in a … [Read more...] about Twilight by Meg Cabot: B
The Sandman 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman: B+
From the inside flap: Enter a dark and enchanting world of dreams and nightmares and meet the Sandman, master of dreams, and his kin—the Endless. This first collection of Neil Gaiman's unique and multi-award-winning Sandman saga introduces key themes and characters, combining myth, magic, and black humor. Review: This volume collects issues #1-8 of the Sandman comics. … [Read more...] about The Sandman 1: Preludes & Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman: B+
Bleach 7 by Tite Kubo: A-
From the back cover: Rukia Kuchiki, the ex-Soul Reaper responsible for Ichigo's transformation, is on the lam. Her brethren at the Soul Society are quite displeased with the fact that she transferred the powers of a Soul Reaper to a human and have dispatched two of their strongest agents to neutralize the situation. Their mission is twofold: to return Rukia to the Soul … [Read more...] about Bleach 7 by Tite Kubo: A-
The 13 Clocks by James Thurber: B
From the back cover: How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, a fairy story, or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three. It is beautiful and it is comic. It is philosophical and it is cheery. What we suppose we are trying fumblingly to say is, in a word, that it is Thurber. There are only a few reasons why everybody has always wanted to read this kind of … [Read more...] about The 13 Clocks by James Thurber: B
Hana-Kimi 15 by Hisaya Nakajo: A-
From the back cover: Unable to forget her near-kiss experience, Mizuki finds herself drawing ever closer to Sano, and not in a "roommates" way, either. The tension builds when Nakatsu asks Sano point-blank: Do you like Mizuki? Can Nakatsu and Sano's friendship survive the answer? Meanwhile, Sano's old high-jump rival returns, along with a surprising new … [Read more...] about Hana-Kimi 15 by Hisaya Nakajo: A-