From the back cover: To save her newly adopted country of Konan, Miaka must scour the nation for the remaining three of the seven Celestial Warriors who will help her in her quest. But the search takes her into the lair of bandits, and to a plague-cursed town where she has to die to survive! Review: A lot happens in this volume, keeping with the very fast pace mentioned this … [Read more...] about Fushigi Yûgi 4 by Yuu Watase: B+
Ship of the Line by C. S. Forester: A-
From the back cover: His Majesty's Ship Sutherland—of two decks and seventy-four guns—is a humdrum ship of the line. But in command is none other than the heroic Captain Horatio Hornblower and, with his crew from the Lydia, look set (sic) to take on commando raids, hurricanes at sea and the glowering menace of Napoleon's onshore gun batteries—which Hornblower must deal with … [Read more...] about Ship of the Line by C. S. Forester: A-
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 9 by CLAMP: B
From the back cover: Five friends continue their desperate search for Princess Sakura's memories, which have been scattered across parallel worlds in the form of magically potent feathers. But this time Syaoran and Sakura are pulled from a tumultuous land where two factions battle over a statue of the God of Calamity—and into the realm of that very divinity! Now they find … [Read more...] about Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE 9 by CLAMP: B
Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Short Stories 1 (Japanese) by Naoko Takeuchi: B-
Book description: This volume compiles the "Chibi-Usa Picture Diaries" and the "Exam Battle"s. These were all little side stories published throughout the series in its first incarnation, and left out and published separately for the second edition. Review: I'm not sure separating out these side stories was such a good idea. None of those included in this volume are … [Read more...] about Pretty Guardian Sailormoon Short Stories 1 (Japanese) by Naoko Takeuchi: B-
A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh: B
From the back cover: When Sir Hubert Handesley invited his well-to-do friends to his country estate for an amusing weekend, no one suspected it would turn into a deadly ordeal. But one of the participants in the supposedly playful Murder Game turns up dead... and Scotland Yard's inimitable Roderick Alleyn must find out who spoiled the fun. Review: I've seen Ngaio Marsh … [Read more...] about A Man Lay Dead by Ngaio Marsh: B