REVIEW: #53 Negima! Magister Negi Magi (Vol. 1)
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Negima! Magister Negi Magi (Vol. 1)
Author: Ken Akamatsu
ISBN: 034547046X
Pages: 208
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken From Amazon.com)
DON’T TOUCH THAT WAND!
Ten-year-old prodigy Negi Springfield, has just graduated from magic academy. He dreams of becoming a master wizard. Instead he’s sent to Japan to teach English . . . at an all-girls high school! [...]
REVIEW: #51 BSC Kristy’s Great Idea (Graphic Novel)
November 19, 2009 by Allison
Filed under Manga, Reviews, Young Adult
Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes
Title: Kristy’s Great Idea (A Baby-Sitter’s Club Graphic Novel)
Author: Raina Telgemeier (with Ann M. Martin)
ISBN: 0439739330
Pages: 192
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
In this new graphic novel edition of the very first BABY-SITTERS CLUB book, Raina Telgemeier captures all the drama of the original in warm, spunky illustrations.
Witness Kristy’s eureka moment, when [...]
REVIEW: #47 Miki Falls – Summer (Book 2)
November 12, 2009 by Allison
Filed under Manga, Reviews, Young Adult
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Warning: This review may contain spoilers. You discover at the end of Book 1 why Hiro’s behavior is so mysterious. If you like the mystery, I would not read this review because it goes into discuss his career, which may be a spoiler for others.
Title: Miki Falls – Summer (Book [...]
REVIEW: #46 Miki Falls (Book 1) – Spring
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Miki Falls – Spring (Book 1)
Author: Mark Crilley
ISBN: 978-0060846169
Pages: 176
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
It’s spring—a time for new beginnings. This is Miki Yoshida’s final year of high school, and she’s determined to make this the best year yet. Miki is in control . . .
. . . until Hiro [...]
REVIEW: #39 Nana
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Nana, Book 1.
Author: Ai Yazawa
ISBN: 1421501082
Pages: 192
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon.com)
Nana Komatsu is a young woman who’s endured an unending string of boyfriend problems. Moving to Tokyo, she’s hoping to take control of her life and put all those messy misadventures behind her. She’s looking for love and she’s [...]
It’s Monday! What are YOU Reading?
Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes
J.Kaye created a Meme for Mondays where you list the books you have recently completed this week, books you are currently reading, and books you hope to read this week.
The books I have read in the past week:
Night Runner by Max Turner
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Nana by Ai Yazawa [...]
REVIEW: #37 Honey Mustard
October 22, 2009 by Allison
Filed under Manga, Reviews, Series, Young Adult
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Honey Mustard
Author: Ho-Kyung Yeo
ISBN: 1595322396
Pages: 176
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken from back of book)
It’s love at second site! When Ara works up the nerve to ask out the boy of her dreams, she gets all glammed up and boozed up.. and ends up kissing Young-Woo, the wrong guy! The juicy smooch [...]
REVIEW: #25 Solanin by Inio Asano
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Solanin
Author: Inio Asano
ISBN: 1421523213
Pages: 432
Rating:
Synopsis: (Taken From Amazon)
College graduates struggle to cope with the real world. Music offers refuge in this modern manga with an American attitude.
Meiko Inoue is a recent college grad working as an office lady in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Shigeo is permanently [...]
REVIEW: #17 Fruits Basket Vol. 1
August 30, 2009 by Allison
Filed under Manga, Reviews, Series, Young Adult
Reading time: 2 – 4 minutes
Title: Fruits Basket Vol. 1
Author: Natsuki Takaya
ISBN: 1591826039
Pages: 216
Synopsis: (Taken from back of book)
A family with an ancient curse… and the girl will change their lives forever. Tohru Honda was an orphan with no place to go until the mysterious Sohma family offered her a place to call home. Now [...]
REVIEW: #13 Hot Gimmick (3in1) vol.1
Reading time: 3 – 4 minutes
Title: Hot Gimmick (3in1) Vol. 1
Author: Miki Aihara
ISBN: 1421523485
Pages: 552
Synopsis: (Taken from Amazon)
In company-owned rabbit-hutch apartments live tenants who can’t afford to live anywhere else, and the apartment complex in which high-school girl Hatsumi Narita lives is ruled over by the rumor mongering, self-righteous Mrs. Tachibana. Get on Tachibana’s bad [...]
Book Selection for the Japanese Lit Challenge
August 18, 2009 by Allison
Filed under Challenges, Horror, International, Manga
Reading time: 4 – 7 minutes
I have selected three books for the Japanese Literature Challenge. I chose one manga from a series I have been wanting to try, but also selected two authors of novels that I have wanted to try. Usually I would be all for reading manga (because I am such a g33k [...]
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