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Very! Very! Sweet 4 by JiSang Shin and Geo: B

November 28, 2009 by Michelle Smith 2 Comments

From the back cover: Tsuyoshi and Be-Ri's charade has Grandfather convinced, but it's just a bit too convincing for Erica and Mu-Hyuk. Forming a coalition of their own, the pair is determined to prevent Tsuyoshi and Be-Ri from becoming anything more than business partners. Meanwhile, Gyu-Ri and San-Ne are on the rocks as Gyu-Ri's unfaithfulness becomes increasingly apparent. … [Read more...] about Very! Very! Sweet 4 by JiSang Shin and Geo: B

Nabari No Ou 2 by Yuhki Kamatani: C+

November 16, 2009 by Michelle Smith Leave a Comment

Middle-schooler Miharu Rokujou is the unwilling host of a great ninja power known as Shinra Banshou. He’s got allies who want to extract the power and destroy it, and enemies who want to claim the power for themselves. In this volume, his allies decide to adopt the same plan as their enemies and collect the scrolls of each clan’s forbidden arts, believing that the way to … [Read more...] about Nabari No Ou 2 by Yuhki Kamatani: C+

Nabari No Ou 1 by Yuhki Kamatani: B-

November 15, 2009 by Michelle Smith 6 Comments

From the back cover: Apathetic schoolboy Miharu Rokujou is content to meander through life in the sleepy village of Banten. But his quiet existence is shattered when the Grey Wolves of Iga, a powerful ninja clan, attempt to kidnap him in broad daylight. Only then does Miharu discover that the ultimate power of the hidden ninja realm—a power that can do both great good and great … [Read more...] about Nabari No Ou 1 by Yuhki Kamatani: B-

The Antique Gift Shop 9 by Lee Eun: B-

November 9, 2009 by Michelle Smith Leave a Comment

Bun-Nyuh never wanted to be the proprietor of an antique shop, but made a bet with her grandmother that if she managed to sell all of the mystical merchandise she’d be allowed to pursue her goal of attending university instead of following family tradition and becoming a shaman. The bulk of the series has focused on episodic tales of the items Bun-Nyuh and her enigmatic … [Read more...] about The Antique Gift Shop 9 by Lee Eun: B-

Nightschool: The Weirn Books 2 by Svetlana Chmakova: B

October 26, 2009 by Michelle Smith Leave a Comment

Home-schooled weirn (witch) Alex Treveney had no interest in attending the nightschool that caters to her kind until her older sister went missing while on the job there. Several thwarted attempts to gain unauthorized entry leave Alex with no alternative but to enroll, and she spends her orientation tour scoping out the place and her first class proving just how ahead of the … [Read more...] about Nightschool: The Weirn Books 2 by Svetlana Chmakova: B

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