Manga, Shoujo
Love*Com 15-16 by Aya Nakahara: B-
Comics
Love*Com 15-16 by Aya Nakahara: B-
I used to like Love*Com very much, but as I read these two volumes the main thought going through my...
ZE 3 by Yuki Shimizu: C+
From the back cover: When a kotodama-sama dies, his or her kami-sama—a healer made of living paper—typically...
Banana Fish 2 by Akimi Yoshida: A-
From the back cover: When Dino arranges Ash’s frame-up for the murder of a man he had motive to...
Sarasah 2-3 by Ryu Ryang: B-
I reviewed the second and third volumes of Sarasah for this week’s Manga Minis column. Now that...
Phantom Dream 5 by Natsuki Takaya: B
I reviewed the fifth and final volume of Phantom Dream for this week’s Manga Minis column. It was...
Books
Thus Was Adonis Murdered by Sarah Caudwell: B+
From the back cover: For young barrister Julia Larwood, it was to be a holiday of romance as well as...
These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer: A-
From the back cover: Society believes the worst of Justin Alastair, the notorious Duke of Avon, who is...
The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer: C+
From the back cover: When life as Alex Morales had known it changed forever, he was working behind the...
Two Fables by Roald Dahl: B
From the front flap: Roald Dahl is recognized as a master in two quite different fields: the short story...
Blackout by Keith R. A. DeCandido: C-
From the back cover: New York City in 1977 is vampire heaven. Serial killer Son of Sam is often blamed...
Features
NANA Project #5
The fifth installment of The NANA Project is now posted on Comics Should Be Good! In it, Danielle Leigh, Melinda Beasi, and I discuss the ninth and tenth volumes of the series and I think it may be our best one yet! As usual, Danielle comes up with some excellent questions for us to consider, like how widening the lens to include more secondary characters affects...
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