March
1. Smuggled by Christina Shea (NetGalley)
2. Tokyo Babylon, Volume 4 and 5by CLAMP (borrowed)
3. Tokyo Babylon, Volume 6 and 7 by CLAMP (borrowed)
4. Fruits Basket, Volume 1 and 2 by Natsuki Takaya (borrowed)
5. Bumped by Megan McCafferty (NetGalley)
6. The Lightkeepers Ball by Colleen Coble (NetGalley)
7. The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter (NetGalley)
8. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith (OWN)
9. Fruits Basket, Volume 3 and 4 by Natsuki Takaya (borrowed)
10. Black Bird 1 thru 6 by Kanoko Sakurakoji (online)
11. Black Bird 7 to end by Kanoko Sakurakoji (online)
CHALLENGES
3 ReTold FairyTales
2 out of 3
8 The Classics Challenge
1 out of 8
5 Books off the Shelve Challenge
1 out of 5
103 Books in a Year/Out Do Yourself
27 out of 103
5 YA Historical Fiction Challenge
2 out of 5
24 Free Books Challenge
8 out of 24
18 Contempts Challenge
2 out of 18
Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakoji
BOOOOOO I caught up to the printed end! This is why I don't like reading manga! I never find anything finished that's as good! (for example Black Bulter, and now...)
This is a really fabulous manga series and I have really enjoyed it. It's even been a bit adult for me. I don't usually read anything adult-ish. But it was just so fascinating I had to read and read and read and now I've got nothing left to read until it publishes again! I am super sad, but I really enjoyed it.
here is one of my favorite pictures.
I think I like it best when Kyo's dressed in non-traditional clothes, he looks good in a shirt and tie. Shou is terrifying. Quite the bad guy he is. The spider story line does worry me a bit. Because I hate spiders, hate them to the point where I will make Mr. come home and kill them for me!
Sigh... so sad I finished it, and can't wait to read the rest!!
Oh I read 7 thru 26. I wonder if there is a anime yet? Sorry this isn't much of a review. It's just to much like a online comic for me to do a proper review of story and everything. You should just read it :)
This is a really fabulous manga series and I have really enjoyed it. It's even been a bit adult for me. I don't usually read anything adult-ish. But it was just so fascinating I had to read and read and read and now I've got nothing left to read until it publishes again! I am super sad, but I really enjoyed it.
here is one of my favorite pictures.
I think I like it best when Kyo's dressed in non-traditional clothes, he looks good in a shirt and tie. Shou is terrifying. Quite the bad guy he is. The spider story line does worry me a bit. Because I hate spiders, hate them to the point where I will make Mr. come home and kill them for me!
Sigh... so sad I finished it, and can't wait to read the rest!!
Oh I read 7 thru 26. I wonder if there is a anime yet? Sorry this isn't much of a review. It's just to much like a online comic for me to do a proper review of story and everything. You should just read it :)
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Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakoji
I am pretty sure I do not like reading manga online. However I keep hearing wonderful things about this manga. And I really just wanted to read it. So I was sent to this website and that is where I will be reading this manga series from!
Chapter 1. (Manga Net Link)
Well I most certainly wasn't expecting this to happen. I don't know what I was expecting actually. I have read the synopsis. But, anyways. Lots happen and it's so good and I can not wait to read more! Darlyn & Books actually wrote a really good review, regarding this series. She's a much better writer than me.
Misao Harada is our main character. Who on top of being in high school and dealing with that drama has to deal with the drama of having monsters that no one else can see following her around and causing trouble. Misao has gorgeous blonde hair and Kyo is just dark and mysterious. This is looking like the start of a fantastic series!
Chapter 2. (Manga Net Link)
Interesting cover. I was going through all the covers and she always seems crying or tied up or held up somehow. Now sure how I like that. I like STRONG woman. But at the same time, everyone likes a hero. Is that what is gonna happen?? It also depends on which cover you find. Vol 2 for example the goodreads cover doesn't show a girl tied up but on Manga net, she definitely doesn't look happy. Did the actual published series get toned down?
Favorite picture so far is Vole 2 page 16. However the girl is not kind. I was extremely surprised but what the girl did. I wasn't able to find her name. I am a little sad about it. I was hoping that Misao and her would become friends.
Tarou is the cutest little monster ever! Kyo's true form is very "eerily beautiful" I love the humor in the story! Otherwise this would be a really dark story.
Chapter 3. (Manga Net Link)
YEA! The beak thing is Kyo's true form or his Tengu form isn't actually a real beak. Thank goodness that would have scared me. He looks a million times better without it.
Poor Misao. I don't mind heights. As a child heights were fascinating but not so much now. I could not imagine the terror of being forced so high up against ones will. Kyo punishing seems super unfair and wrong. He has a very twisted mind set (well he is a demon). He reminds me of the criminals they pursue on shows like Criminal Minds. But yet, you just want Misao to fall in love with him and things to turn out happily ever after, even if he is a demon.
Chapter 4. (Manga Net Link)
It's interesting learning about the different types of demonds. Tengu - is a crow demon (Kyo) and Youko - is a fox demon (Kuzunoha Shuhei). For looks Kyo is much more appealing. However a fox is much more appealing than a crow.
I am trying to decided whether I want to do individual Vol's like this or do one complete post for the ending. The only issue is the manga hasn't ended and that won't work.
Things to note in this Chapter Misao finds some things out and is unsure on how to handle them. I totally understand where is is coming from and going through those emotions are hard. Kanoko Sakurakoji has done a fabulous job writing and illustration those emotions. Actually all the illustrations are really well done, from the blood to the details in the feathers.
Who is your favorite character?
Chapter 5. (Manga Net Link)
HAHAH she finally caught Kuzunoha in a lie! As much as he is a fun character and he wants to marry her I definitely don't want her to do so. Kyo is a million times better. But I probably just think that due to him being way more mysteriously. Mysterious is supposedly more dangerous but in this case I feel like Kyo would be a safer bet than Kuzunoha.
I wrote that above paragraph and then the two of them fought and an interesting fight indeed. I don' think I can do anymore of this chapter by chapter thing. I'll just post a debriefing whenever I end somewhere and can't go back and read for a while or when I hit the last one available.
If you have a moment though go check out the Manga!!
Chapter 1. (Manga Net Link)
Well I most certainly wasn't expecting this to happen. I don't know what I was expecting actually. I have read the synopsis. But, anyways. Lots happen and it's so good and I can not wait to read more! Darlyn & Books actually wrote a really good review, regarding this series. She's a much better writer than me.
Misao Harada is our main character. Who on top of being in high school and dealing with that drama has to deal with the drama of having monsters that no one else can see following her around and causing trouble. Misao has gorgeous blonde hair and Kyo is just dark and mysterious. This is looking like the start of a fantastic series!
Chapter 2. (Manga Net Link)
Interesting cover. I was going through all the covers and she always seems crying or tied up or held up somehow. Now sure how I like that. I like STRONG woman. But at the same time, everyone likes a hero. Is that what is gonna happen?? It also depends on which cover you find. Vol 2 for example the goodreads cover doesn't show a girl tied up but on Manga net, she definitely doesn't look happy. Did the actual published series get toned down?
Favorite picture so far is Vole 2 page 16. However the girl is not kind. I was extremely surprised but what the girl did. I wasn't able to find her name. I am a little sad about it. I was hoping that Misao and her would become friends.
Tarou is the cutest little monster ever! Kyo's true form is very "eerily beautiful" I love the humor in the story! Otherwise this would be a really dark story.
Chapter 3. (Manga Net Link)
YEA! The beak thing is Kyo's true form or his Tengu form isn't actually a real beak. Thank goodness that would have scared me. He looks a million times better without it.
Poor Misao. I don't mind heights. As a child heights were fascinating but not so much now. I could not imagine the terror of being forced so high up against ones will. Kyo punishing seems super unfair and wrong. He has a very twisted mind set (well he is a demon). He reminds me of the criminals they pursue on shows like Criminal Minds. But yet, you just want Misao to fall in love with him and things to turn out happily ever after, even if he is a demon.
Chapter 4. (Manga Net Link)
It's interesting learning about the different types of demonds. Tengu - is a crow demon (Kyo) and Youko - is a fox demon (Kuzunoha Shuhei). For looks Kyo is much more appealing. However a fox is much more appealing than a crow.
I am trying to decided whether I want to do individual Vol's like this or do one complete post for the ending. The only issue is the manga hasn't ended and that won't work.
Things to note in this Chapter Misao finds some things out and is unsure on how to handle them. I totally understand where is is coming from and going through those emotions are hard. Kanoko Sakurakoji has done a fabulous job writing and illustration those emotions. Actually all the illustrations are really well done, from the blood to the details in the feathers.
Who is your favorite character?
Chapter 5. (Manga Net Link)
HAHAH she finally caught Kuzunoha in a lie! As much as he is a fun character and he wants to marry her I definitely don't want her to do so. Kyo is a million times better. But I probably just think that due to him being way more mysteriously. Mysterious is supposedly more dangerous but in this case I feel like Kyo would be a safer bet than Kuzunoha.
I wrote that above paragraph and then the two of them fought and an interesting fight indeed. I don' think I can do anymore of this chapter by chapter thing. I'll just post a debriefing whenever I end somewhere and can't go back and read for a while or when I hit the last one available.
If you have a moment though go check out the Manga!!
Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Vol 3.
I started reading this one right after my review of Vol's 1 and 2. And then it got misplaced and I started reading a bunch of other books. So I don't remember all of the story. I am a little confused by the end though. Momiji is a boy... but he looks like a girl and the he shares a bed with Tohru Honda. Which is just wrong seeing as he's one year younger than her, though she doesn't find that out until the next day. Until then she thinks he's an elementary kid and he of course does nothing to fix her mindset. I really am curious about the characters hair colours, because it keeps coming up in conversation. I want to see them coloured and know exactly what they look like. Oh and I feel like I am getting all the characters mixed up. But I think it's due to my break in reading the manga.
My favorite picture is a debate between pages 154, 162 and 183-4.
Oh and a Onsen Tour. I had no idea what that was, but apparently it is an Open-Air bath. Can't wait to do a private one with Mr.
Vol 4.
Okay so the difference with this review, is that I wrote it as a play by play as I was reading the book. So you pretty much get the occasional one-liners from my head.
Hajimemashite!! That's Japanese for "how do you do."
Okay Kyo and Honda-san PG 19!! SO HOTTTTT!!
WOW Akito Sohma is totally not what I expect, I thought he would be old.. Like crazy white haired old man old! I really liked him at first and then he got creepy and then started treating Yuki horribly. Ayame totally looks like a girl. Boobs, long hair the works!! How Honda-san meets him is extremely disturbing. But you'll have to read the book to find out why. OMG he's even creepier than Akito. But for completely different reason. Ayame is like a dirty old man.
It is so sad about Momiji mother. I am glad that the whole Sohma marriage and parenting thing has been explained. Though I am still confused on how they have children, I'll try not to think about that. His sister is soo cute. And of course I love the name Momo (Spice and Yarn have a Momo too, and it's adorable!)
pg 162 is a cute picture too. I want his hat
Hanajima and Arisa outfits for visiting Honda-san's grave are very interesting, so are some of the thongs Honda-san says about her mother. I very much want to try a Kashiwa-mochi - rice cake wrapped in oak leaf. Do different leaf's taste differently when mixed with rice?
And well, that's the last book I have :( hopefully will get the rest soon! Oh and here's the HOT picture :)
I started reading this one right after my review of Vol's 1 and 2. And then it got misplaced and I started reading a bunch of other books. So I don't remember all of the story. I am a little confused by the end though. Momiji is a boy... but he looks like a girl and the he shares a bed with Tohru Honda. Which is just wrong seeing as he's one year younger than her, though she doesn't find that out until the next day. Until then she thinks he's an elementary kid and he of course does nothing to fix her mindset. I really am curious about the characters hair colours, because it keeps coming up in conversation. I want to see them coloured and know exactly what they look like. Oh and I feel like I am getting all the characters mixed up. But I think it's due to my break in reading the manga.
My favorite picture is a debate between pages 154, 162 and 183-4.
Oh and a Onsen Tour. I had no idea what that was, but apparently it is an Open-Air bath. Can't wait to do a private one with Mr.
Vol 4.
Okay so the difference with this review, is that I wrote it as a play by play as I was reading the book. So you pretty much get the occasional one-liners from my head.
Hajimemashite!! That's Japanese for "how do you do."
Okay Kyo and Honda-san PG 19!! SO HOTTTTT!!
WOW Akito Sohma is totally not what I expect, I thought he would be old.. Like crazy white haired old man old! I really liked him at first and then he got creepy and then started treating Yuki horribly. Ayame totally looks like a girl. Boobs, long hair the works!! How Honda-san meets him is extremely disturbing. But you'll have to read the book to find out why. OMG he's even creepier than Akito. But for completely different reason. Ayame is like a dirty old man.
It is so sad about Momiji mother. I am glad that the whole Sohma marriage and parenting thing has been explained. Though I am still confused on how they have children, I'll try not to think about that. His sister is soo cute. And of course I love the name Momo (Spice and Yarn have a Momo too, and it's adorable!)
pg 162 is a cute picture too. I want his hat
Hanajima and Arisa outfits for visiting Honda-san's grave are very interesting, so are some of the thongs Honda-san says about her mother. I very much want to try a Kashiwa-mochi - rice cake wrapped in oak leaf. Do different leaf's taste differently when mixed with rice?
And well, that's the last book I have :( hopefully will get the rest soon! Oh and here's the HOT picture :)
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
SynopsisI was originally horrified at the thought of Jane Austen's work being tainted with Zombies. I do not like zombies, I don't watch zombie movies or let Mr. play zombie video games. So when book club decided to read the zombie edition of Pride and Prejudice, I was really disappointed. I did just finish the original P&P back in November and as you know I do have a whole blog dedicated to Jane Austen's books.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a zombie in possession of brains must be in want of more brains."
Mr. talked me into reading the book. A goal of mine is to have an area dedicated to all Jane Austen and in Mr.'s mine that includes tainted versions of her books. Plus I want to buy and read all the Book Club books even if it's not my thing.
So I bought it. And, really I am glad I did. This book is hilarious!! I don't know if it's because the original story is so fresh in my mind but. It's like those books you read and you think to yourself "Oh, I wish this had happened or that was done differently" That's almost exactly what this book is like!
Totally gonna write Spoilers!! It's just to much for me not too!
It was so weird thinking of Jane, Lydia, Kitty, and Mary as warrior woman who have daggers in the boots at a ball!
The only thing I really didn't like was when Elizabeth attacked Darcy, I felt it was a little overdone. They didn't really have a reason to fit. But when Elizabeth fights Catherine De Bourgh, I was pretty happy with the end results.
I really enjoyed this story. Read this really quickly. And it's made me want to read through Sense and Sensibility so I can read the Sea Monster version of it (even though I've heard bad things about that one) Seth Grahame-Smith did a good job incorporating the Zombie story in with the original and it was almost seamless.
To end here is my favorite drawing in the book! HAPPY READING
Why Jane Austen? by Rachel M. Brownstein
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Received from: NetGalley
Rating: no rating
Cover Thoughts: I want the procelin figurian. Though I have no idea where I would put it. But my end goal is to have an everything Jane Austen collection shelf, so I would probably add it to that.
My Review:
In this book, Rachel M. Brownstein considers Jane Austen as heroine, moralist, satirist, romantic, woman, and author, along with the changing notions of these categories over time and texts. She finds echoes of many of Austen's insights and techniques in contemporary Jane-o-mania, a commercially driven, erotically charged popular vogue that aims to preserve and liberate, correct and collaborate with old Jane. Brownstein's brilliant discussion of the distinctiveness and distinction of the novelist's genius clarifies the reasons why we read Jane Austen or why we should read her and reorients the prevailing view of her work. Reclaiming the rich comedy of Austen while building a new narrative of authorship, Brownstein unpacks the novelist's fascinating entanglement with her readers and admirers.What to say. This is not my type of book. I would never read something like a biography. I have tried, but usually I ended up extremely bored. I really enjoyed the last one I read though (Jane Austen: A Life Revealed by Catherine Ree). This book however goes allot deeper.
Rachel Brownstein is a wonderful writer and this is no reflection of her work. It's just not my thing... So I made it about 10 pages in before I started to dozen off. I have tried a couple more times to read it, but it's just not happening. So I am considering this one a failure on my part and not finishing this book. I have only ever done that once before. It's a very strange thing for me...
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"I had a dream about the one I love...... and then...
...there was nothing I could do."
Fruits Basket Vol. 3 by Natsuki Takaya review coming soon.
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The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
Publisher: Harlequin - teen
Received from: NetGalley
Rating: 4
Cover Thoughts: I love the text.
My Review: Another really good book! The only difference is this one had a fabulous ending compared to Bumped. A really good ending.
Kate and Henry were fabulous characters. I really enjoyed ho things worked out. I am not really sure how to write this review actually without giving lots of the story away. The one thing I did not like was how fast the relationships moved, mostly at the beginning. How quickly Kate and Ava became friends after a certain point, especially after their second meeting. It just seemed unreal.
Some of Kate's decisions and how she handles things. Amazing for someone her age to be able to think that clearly and make the judgment calls she did. I definitely don't think I would have been as strong.
The epilogue, didn't make any sense until the last 10 pages of the book. I actual think that twist was a little weird, but it a the same time makes sense. I thought originally Diane was actually Persephone, but they do explain that. This isn't a very good review. But this is a fabulous book.
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The Lightkeepers Ball by Colleen Coble
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Received from: NetGalley
Rating:
Cover Thoughts: Well it was most definitely the cover that grabbed my attention. I love old fashioned RED dresses!!
My Review:
Sigh, I always hate it when I find the last book of the series first. I don't actually know if this is the last book but it sure is the Third Book. It's the Third book in a series called Mercy Falls by Colleen Coble.
Oh and in case you didn't know. I did a Teaser on this book and a Waiting on Wednesday post! Now onto my actually thoughts:
I read this in one night. It is that good. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was so nice to read about a brilliant girl in an age where women don't have the ability to do anything. I think that is what I enjoyed most about the book.
The book is written in the point of history were woman have yet to gotten the right to vote. Where aeroplanes are not yet invented. And where the idea of modesty is extremely different from todays. Titles also have big meaning in this book. There are so many political points in the book and it was so nice to read. It wasn't just drama. It felt like there was some meaning.
Characters:
Eleanor: though we don't actually get to met her. There are things about her that really interested me. Like her ideas and thoughts behind decorating Olivia's room.
Harrison: well. Wow an innovated man. Is that even the right word. He really surprised me. I loved when he named another character Essie it was fabulous and so nice. It was something I actually had thought about earlier on in the story and it pretty much my favorite moment in the book - the time spent in the woods.
Olivia: she was fabulous. She stood up and did what she wanted and find a way to make things work. I really enjoyed her character and definitely could relate. She reminded me of .. well me. I would hope I could be like that if I had lived in that day and age.
The only thing I would change is the way the one characters name. There was three names for the character and sometimes I found it confusing and annoying the different chances. She always should have been referenced in the same way when she was talking or thinking. And only the other characters her knew her by the other two names should have referenced her the other way. If that makes sense.
Must definitely find the first two books of the series.
Bumped by Megan McCafferty
Publisher: HarperCollins - Balzer + Bray
Received from: NetGalley
Rating: 4
Cover Thoughts: eah, Its definitely not my kinda cover
My Review: I am actually not sure why I even asked to review this book to start. The subject is far from my ideal genre of a book. First off, gah the whole idea of pregnancy and babies is a big turn off and well I won't be having any of them.
However. this book was fantastic! I really enjoyed it. Megan wrote in the perfect amount of humor and her characters where fabulous. Melody was definitely my favorite. She wanted to do everything her parents had raised her for. She wanted to be the perfect one in the society she lived in. But at the same time she was completely fighting against it. She was/is very much like me. I grew up very much like her.
And then you have Harmony. She didn't know any better. I know so many girls just like her. But I only know less than a handful that have actually had the guts to do what Harmony left. The thing I do not like, is the ending. I am so tired of books that have strings. This is why I enjoy old books so much better, there are definite endings, all loose ends are tied up and the author isn't just writing to make the 'next big series'
Overall though, I really enjoyed the book and will definitely be looking for Megan McCafferty books!
One of my favorite lines is
" 'A CONDOM!' I SHRIEK, MY VOICE ECHOING AROUND THE ROOM.
Zen clamps his hand over my mouth. 'Are you trying to get me arrested?'
'Where did you get that thing?' I mumble into his palm.
'Let's just say it's an antique,' he says, holding it up for me to see the expiration date: March 2025. 'The last batch before the ban.' He regards it with a look of awe. 'It should really be in a museum.'
'I didn't think it would look like that,' I say. 'How are you supposed to put that on you...' "
HAHA!!! Happy Reading
Waiting on Wednesday
In this book, Rachel M. Brownstein considers Jane Austen as heroine, moralist, satirist, romantic, woman, and author, along with the changing notions of these categories over time and texts. She finds echoes of many of Austen's insights and techniques in contemporary Jane-o-mania, a commercially driven, erotically charged popular vogue that aims to preserve and liberate, correct and collaborate with old Jane. Brownstein's brilliant discussion of the distinctiveness and distinction of the novelist's genius clarifies the reasons why we read Jane Austen—or why we should read her—and reorients the prevailing view of her work. Reclaiming the rich comedy of Austen while building a new narrative of authorship, Brownstein unpacks the novelist's fascinating entanglement with her readers and admirers
Release Date June 7 2011
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"I apologize for my tardiness," She said. "A lorry filled with tomatoes overturned in the street, and my driver couldn't get around it."
The Lightkeepers Ball by Colleen Coble
Sigh, I think this will be a great book!! review coming on Saturday.
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Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya
Vol 1
What I love is that this series didn't take 4 books for me to get into like the last manga I read. And I love the art of this one to. It is so beautiful the drawings and I want to pick a favorite ever book and that was actually hard in this series. My favorite is on pg 145. My favorite character is Kyo-kun, though I love Kagura Sohma's look, super cute!
So, so far we have Boar, Rat, Dog, and this missing Cat.
Vol 2
We get to met more o the Sohma's family and what a curious family it is. Their traditions and family structure is very strange, and I don't understand a bit of it. It feels to me as if they treat Kyo-kun as the adopted son, who can't do anything right. Boy does he have alot to prove. You may have figured it out, but if you haven't I am definitely on Kyo-kun's team! Yuki-kun is definitely a contendor, but I really hope that if it comes down to a choice Tohyu Honda will pick Kyo-kun!
Reading the books just makes me want to watch the anime series really really badly! And I will, but first I must finish the book series!
I love the author's side notes about Final Fantasy! Mr. would love that! Makes me want to make him read those side notes. I have no idea what she is usually talking about as I haven't played anything she talks about, but it sure is fun to read about!!
off to read Vol 3!!
Oh favorite picture, I think pg 31 for Vol 2!
What I love is that this series didn't take 4 books for me to get into like the last manga I read. And I love the art of this one to. It is so beautiful the drawings and I want to pick a favorite ever book and that was actually hard in this series. My favorite is on pg 145. My favorite character is Kyo-kun, though I love Kagura Sohma's look, super cute!
So, so far we have Boar, Rat, Dog, and this missing Cat.
Vol 2
We get to met more o the Sohma's family and what a curious family it is. Their traditions and family structure is very strange, and I don't understand a bit of it. It feels to me as if they treat Kyo-kun as the adopted son, who can't do anything right. Boy does he have alot to prove. You may have figured it out, but if you haven't I am definitely on Kyo-kun's team! Yuki-kun is definitely a contendor, but I really hope that if it comes down to a choice Tohyu Honda will pick Kyo-kun!
Reading the books just makes me want to watch the anime series really really badly! And I will, but first I must finish the book series!
I love the author's side notes about Final Fantasy! Mr. would love that! Makes me want to make him read those side notes. I have no idea what she is usually talking about as I haven't played anything she talks about, but it sure is fun to read about!!
off to read Vol 3!!
Oh favorite picture, I think pg 31 for Vol 2!
Toyko Babylon Vol 6 and 7 by CLAMP
Vol 6
So I still don't know what the bet is, but the end, ends with
"It seems the time to settle our bet has finally come..."
which is also my second favorite picture (page 163). I really love the Cherry Blossoms. I wonder if it's possible to get a Cherry Blossom Tree for my house?? Will have to look into that!
Vol 7
The Last Book... pg 141 has the most beautiful picture.
The end of the story was not what I expected. In fact in made me very sad. I definitely wasn't excepting the ending that did happen. It was a complete surprise, though it makes sense. Feel like I am talking in riddle!
Overall I am really happy with the turn out of the series. It started off really badly and it ended up very well done. I do know there is a followup series that I will eventually read, but I am gonna wait a while for that one.
Happy Reading
So I still don't know what the bet is, but the end, ends with
"It seems the time to settle our bet has finally come..."
which is also my second favorite picture (page 163). I really love the Cherry Blossoms. I wonder if it's possible to get a Cherry Blossom Tree for my house?? Will have to look into that!
Vol 7
The Last Book... pg 141 has the most beautiful picture.
The end of the story was not what I expected. In fact in made me very sad. I definitely wasn't excepting the ending that did happen. It was a complete surprise, though it makes sense. Feel like I am talking in riddle!
Overall I am really happy with the turn out of the series. It started off really badly and it ended up very well done. I do know there is a followup series that I will eventually read, but I am gonna wait a while for that one.
Happy Reading
Toyko Babylon Vol 4 and 5 by CLAMP
Vol 4
Interesting developments in this book. Subaru grandmother Obaachan showed up and she had some interesting things to say. "If only she hadn't left him alone." I am pretty curious about the mystery around Subaru's hands and now the Cherry Blossoms. I also love that we always see a little more than what Subaru sees.
Seishiro is he or is he not the assassin? And what is his purpose behind seducing Subaru? What is this bet, he keeps mentioning? And is he the one Obaachan was talking about. Cherry Blossoms seducing? So many riddles I am not sure how to keep track of them all!
I really hope I can get all these questions answered! Oh and this book definitely had my favorite picture pg 77!
Vol 5
OMG what an ending. Thank goodness I have Vol 6, because that would totally suck otherwise. This book is broken up into three different stories. The last one is very dramatic and what an ending.
Again Seishiro brings up the bet. I really really want to know what this bet is, and who the bet is made with?
This books inside cover is my least favorite of them all so far. I just don't like the colours of the inside drawings. And well I am off to find Vol 6!
Interesting developments in this book. Subaru grandmother Obaachan showed up and she had some interesting things to say. "If only she hadn't left him alone." I am pretty curious about the mystery around Subaru's hands and now the Cherry Blossoms. I also love that we always see a little more than what Subaru sees.
Seishiro is he or is he not the assassin? And what is his purpose behind seducing Subaru? What is this bet, he keeps mentioning? And is he the one Obaachan was talking about. Cherry Blossoms seducing? So many riddles I am not sure how to keep track of them all!
I really hope I can get all these questions answered! Oh and this book definitely had my favorite picture pg 77!
Vol 5
OMG what an ending. Thank goodness I have Vol 6, because that would totally suck otherwise. This book is broken up into three different stories. The last one is very dramatic and what an ending.
Again Seishiro brings up the bet. I really really want to know what this bet is, and who the bet is made with?
This books inside cover is my least favorite of them all so far. I just don't like the colours of the inside drawings. And well I am off to find Vol 6!
Smuggled by Christina Shea
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc - Black Cat
Received from: NetGalley
Rating: 3
Cover Thoughts: I think it betrays the Anca very well in the middle of the story but not her through the whole story.
My Review:
I enjoyed this story, but how it was written confused me. Sometime it felt like I was watching a movie unfold. Other times I was Anca, living breathing and feeling what she was. And it changed perspective randomly and confusingly.
The first half of the story was good, but the second half where she is an adult and meets up with a childhood friend, that's where for me, it got suddenly interesting. And yet I was bored at the same time. I kept waiting for something to happen.
But at the same time. This is real life, things that actually happened, it's not my normal genre of reading (aka vampire books, etc) So it was refreshing that the book was semi predictable and that I knew things would turn out.
I simply love the ending. And I really hope that Eva ends up happily ever after with Martin and Levente. Eva and Levente really deserve it.
Waiting on Wednesday
The Lightkeepers Ball by Colleen Coble
Olivia seems to have it all, but her heart yearns for more.
Olivia Stewart's family is one of the Four Hundred-the highest echelon of society in 1910. When her sister dies under mysterious circumstances, Olivia leaves their New York City home for Mercy Falls, California, to determine what befell Eleanor. She suspects Harrison Bennett, the man Eleanor planned to marry. But the more Olivia gets to know him, the more she doubts his guilt-and the more she is drawn to him herself.
When several attempts are made on her life, Olivia turns to Harrison for help. He takes her on a ride in his aeroplane, but then crashes, and they're forced to spend two days alone together. With her reputation hanging by a thread, Harrison offers to marry her to make the situation right. As a charity ball to rebuild the Mercy Falls lighthouse draws near, she realizes she wants more than a sham engagement-she wants Harrison in her life forever. But her enemy plans to shatter the happiness she is ready to grasp. If Olivia dares to drop her masquerade, she just might see the path to true happiness.
Release Date April 19 2011
Teaser Tuesdays
" 'A wild ocean of hair is worth something,' she declared, looking at Anca fondly. 'Someday you can sell it to a wig maker in Bucharest, make yourself a fortune!' Auntie threw up her hands."Smuggled by Christina Shea
review coming on Thursday. Tuesdays are hosted by Should Be Reading, be sure to check out the other Teasers!!
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