From the back cover: Canary is the princess of the kingdom of Linaria. Her father, the king, has promised her hand in marriage to Heath, the handsome prince of the kingdom of Gazania. Canary isn't crazy about this, because Heath has a bad reputation. The Prince has his own reservations, and gets his brother Sienna to pose as him on their first date, convinced he'll drive her … [Read more...] about The Lizard Prince 1 by Asuka Izumi: B-
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Oh! My Brother 1 by Ken Saito: B-
Masago Kamoguchi is a normal girl: normal looks, normal grades, and normal athletic ability. But normal isn’t good enough for Masago when she’s constantly being compared to her older brother, Shiro, who is smart, good-looking, popular, and someone who draws people to him wherever he goes. As the story begins, Shiro is leading the student council in preparations for the school’s … [Read more...] about Oh! My Brother 1 by Ken Saito: B-
The Lapis Lazuli Crown 2 by Natsuna Kawase: B+
After receiving encouragement from a boy called Radi, really Prince Radian in disguise, Miel Violette has been devoting herself to her magical studies in order to earn a place as a palace magician and be of use to Radi. The events of volume two span at least eighteen months, as Miel first enrolls in a kind of prep course, then takes the entrance exam for the palace training … [Read more...] about The Lapis Lazuli Crown 2 by Natsuna Kawase: B+
The Lapis Lazuli Crown 1 by Natsuna Kawase: B
In the country of Savarin, about 20% of the population can perform magic. Seventeen-year-old Miel comes from a long line of sorcerers, and though the family has fallen a bit since the days when their services were sought after at the palace, they’re still very respectable. Miel doesn’t have much interest in improving her own skills, though, until she meets Prince Radian (also … [Read more...] about The Lapis Lazuli Crown 1 by Natsuna Kawase: B
Fire Investigator Nanase 1-2 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B
After losing her parents in a fire, Nanase Takamine resolved to become a firefighter. Now 21, she has achieved her goal and works as a fire investigator, not actually battling fires directly but determining where and how they started. Three years ago, while she was still a student at the academy, she came upon the scene of a hospital in flames. Rushing inside, she saved the … [Read more...] about Fire Investigator Nanase 1-2 by Izo Hashimoto and Tomoshige Ichikawa: B