From the back cover: Tenma springs to action when he discovers that Johan, the boy whose life he saved nine years ago, has grown up to become a serial murderer. But when Tenma finds out that Johan has strong inside connections with government officials, he realizes that this monster is far more powerful than he could have ever imagined. Review: The second volume in this series … [Read more...] about Monster 2 by Naoki Urasawa: A+
Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Short Stories 2 (Japanese) by Naoko Takeuchi: C+
Book description: This volume compiles the final three side stories associated with Sailormoon: "Parallel Sailor Moon," "Casablanca Memory," and "The Lover of Princess Kaguya," the basis for the Sailor Moon S Movie. "Parallel Sailor Moon" originally appeared in an artbook and follows the adventures of Tsukino Kousagi, the second daughter of Usagi in an alternate reality. … [Read more...] about Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Short Stories 2 (Japanese) by Naoko Takeuchi: C+
Party Princess by Meg Cabot: B+
Book description: This spring, Mia's determined to have a good time, despite the fact that the student government over which she presides is suddenly broke. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it) Grandmère has an elaborate scheme to simultaneously raise money, catapult Mia to theatrical fame, and link her romantically with an eligible teen bachelor, not … [Read more...] about Party Princess by Meg Cabot: B+
Basara 19 by Yumi Tamura: B+
From the back cover: Sarasa is engaged in a naval battle with the Royal fleet, but dolphin suicide torpedoes are being deployed against her Shikoku allies to devastating effect. Hiiragi's assassins infiltrate Sarasa's Suzaku flagship as she and her crew are pushed to extremes. (Spoilery sentence omitted.) Review: If you're like me, you got about half a sentence through that … [Read more...] about Basara 19 by Yumi Tamura: B+
Original Sin by P. D. James: B+
From the inside flappydoodle: Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a puzzle of baffling complexity. A murder has taken place in the offices of the Peverell Press, a venerable London publishing house located in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames. The victim is Gerard Etienne, the brilliant but ruthless new managing director, who had vowed to … [Read more...] about Original Sin by P. D. James: B+