This volume delves more into Sengoku's life and how his relationship started with Remi. They've come a long for me, since their first appearance whereThis volume delves more into Sengoku's life and how his relationship started with Remi. They've come a long for me, since their first appearance where I instantly disliked them and became lovable characters. Also, Miyamura and Sawada's relationship depens and it makes my heart happy. The comedy is still amazing, though we've got some questionable things as it happens with manga/anime: perverted teacher - groping - objectifying girls. ...more
Honestly, I'm sick of them calling each other by family name considering how this volume ended. We need to see some actual deep progress, because it dHonestly, I'm sick of them calling each other by family name considering how this volume ended. We need to see some actual deep progress, because it doesn't make sense for one of them to say after all this time, they still don't know "anything" about the other. The art, humour, side characters plot lines are all top notch, they just need to work more on the Horimyia couple. ...more
Horimiya are picking up, and I'm slowly but surely accepting Hori's weird kinks. LOL. Whatever makes them happy. XDHorimiya are picking up, and I'm slowly but surely accepting Hori's weird kinks. LOL. Whatever makes them happy. XD...more
I'm conflicted in this issue. On one hand, I enjoy seeing more of the side characters and how their relationship develops with the main two charactersI'm conflicted in this issue. On one hand, I enjoy seeing more of the side characters and how their relationship develops with the main two characters, also a jealous Miyamura is adorable, but the way Hori insisting on being "abused" makes me uncomfortable, and it seems to have become the only aspect of her character, that and being way too jealous. She's just becoming two-dimensional, and that's unfortunate. I won't deny it's making me laugh out loud A LOT. But I hope they go deeper into the main relationship and other aspects of it besides jealousy. ...more
There's more focus on side characters here, but I actually didn't mind, I liked getting to know them. But I feel like Hori is doing things out of charThere's more focus on side characters here, but I actually didn't mind, I liked getting to know them. But I feel like Hori is doing things out of character, and I want them to seem closer not that distant, especially if the relationship is well-established. There was a lot of humor and the art is beautiful as usual....more
YES TO EVERYTHING IN THIS VOLUME! This was was gold, there are heartwarming scenes, lovable characters, a cute blossoming relationship, cute jealousy, YES TO EVERYTHING IN THIS VOLUME! This was was gold, there are heartwarming scenes, lovable characters, a cute blossoming relationship, cute jealousy, an emerging rival, and more!...more
The relationship is progressing, and there's jealousy, which is always cute, and they're both trying to know each other more. Also, the dad appears anThe relationship is progressing, and there's jealousy, which is always cute, and they're both trying to know each other more. Also, the dad appears and his interactions with Miyamura are the saddest and most hilarious thing, it's like he has no place in his home? It was bizarre but funny.
I felt for Tooru of course, but that was so easily and quickly overshadowed by our very cute couple. ...more
I'm loving we're getting to see more of the side characters, and also more of the "gangster" side to Miyamura. The slow burn is killing but I'm also lI'm loving we're getting to see more of the side characters, and also more of the "gangster" side to Miyamura. The slow burn is killing but I'm also living for it?...more
Besides obviously loving the whole "they're in love with each other, but they're the only ones who don't realise it" thing that's going here, I'm alsoBesides obviously loving the whole "they're in love with each other, but they're the only ones who don't realise it" thing that's going here, I'm also loving the intense bromance between Miyamura and Tooru, I mean I'm living for their scenes together, and "strengthening their friendship bonds on the roof" any time!...more
This was amazingly adorable. I love the art and the wholesome relationships and all the complications they were setting up in this first volume. It's This was amazingly adorable. I love the art and the wholesome relationships and all the complications they were setting up in this first volume. It's the story of Hori, the girl who's put together at school, but no one knows she turns into a full-time housewife, taking care of her brother and their house in the absence of her busy parents. And Miyamura, a dark guy who's awfully quiet at school, but outside school he's super cheerful, oh, and has tattoos and piercings. Through some coincidence, Hori And Miyamura are the only ones that know this other side of each other, and it brings them close. ...more
Laini Taylor can do no wrong in my eyes. This book felt like a welcoming hug, I fell in the groove of the story from the first line, and I found myselLaini Taylor can do no wrong in my eyes. This book felt like a welcoming hug, I fell in the groove of the story from the first line, and I found myself memrized by the whole world and the characters she created.
It's a YA fantasy, set partly in the real world and partly in another world of magical creatures. We follow Karou, a mysterious girl living in our real world, but she was raised by these magical creatures, and she knows really the bare minimum about them, untill angels start appearing in her world and she discovers who she is, and who they are, and what's her relation to their world.
The magic system is unique, and Karou herself is a unique heroine. The love story was heart-wrenching, as one could expect from Laini Taylor. I'm actually scared to read the second book, eeing how the first one ended. The writing style of course is amazing and it's really the cherry on top.
Of the main themes in this one is finding a new path for yourself after losing your purpose, and how it's okay to This was amazing and sweet as usual.
Of the main themes in this one is finding a new path for yourself after losing your purpose, and how it's okay to change your life path. We also see more into the psyche of tea dragons and how they deal with grief and how they manage to get over it.
It's the true difintion of cozycore, just reading it makes me want to snuggle in bed with mint tea and look out from a big window to see all the greenery outside, but alas. The story wraps up nicely but I truly wish for more stories from thsi world. I've grown attached to all of these characters and their bonds with their dragons, and I think I'll reread it back to back in the future.
Also, I real love the whole background/mythology section about the tea dragons at the end of the book....more
قصة دب صغير ورفيقه الدب العجوز في القطب الشمالي ومغامراتهما التي يلتقيان فيها بدبة أم وصغيريها وبومة حكيمة وبعض الكلاب والبشر الأEnglish Review Below.
قصة دب صغير ورفيقه الدب العجوز في القطب الشمالي ومغامراتهما التي يلتقيان فيها بدبة أم وصغيريها وبومة حكيمة وبعض الكلاب والبشر الأشرار. أسلوب الرسم جميل جدا وبعض الصفحات كانت خلابة بالفعل. بالإضافة إلى مغامرات الدبين، تتحدث الرواية عن جشع البشر وكذلك تأثير تغيرات المناخ على البيئة القطبية ومستوى الثلج وحيوات تلك المخلوقات. أرشحها فعلا. كانت قصة مؤثرة وجميلة.
A story of two polar bears and their adventures in the arctic. Waluk and Eskimo, are a young and old bear pair, who encounter a mother bear and her cubs, some husky dogs, a wise owl and humans on their adventures in the arctic. I loved the art style and some of the full pages spreads were amazing. It shows the greed of humans and the effects of climate change on the ice and the lives of the animals in the arctic. It was touching and beautiful. I recommend it.
I thank Netgalley and Magnetic Press for the digital ARC....more
مجموعة كوميكس ظريفة وخفيفة عن مجموعة أصدقاء يعيشون في مدينة ساحلية ويتورطون في مختلف أنواع المشاكل بسبب مخيلاتهم. الشخصيات ظريفة English Review below.
مجموعة كوميكس ظريفة وخفيفة عن مجموعة أصدقاء يعيشون في مدينة ساحلية ويتورطون في مختلف أنواع المشاكل بسبب مخيلاتهم. الشخصيات ظريفة وأسلوب الرسم لطيف. مجموعة ملائمة للأطفال وممتعة للكبار.
A collection of comics about a group of friends with really wild imaginations, living in a coastal town and getting into all kinds of troubles. I haven't read any of the previous collections, but I've read some comics from the same author with these characters on comics websites before. This collection is better than the ones I've read online.
The art is cute and even though I found the humor just okay in some of them, it was overall, a very good collection. Funny and suitable for children and a good palate cleanser for adults.
I thank Netgalley and Andrews McMeel Publishing for the digital ARC....more
قصة عن 4 مراهقين يضعون خطة للسطو على تاجر مخدرات ليجمعوا ما يكفي من المال ليهربوا من حيهم الذي يعج بالجريمة في ميامي إلى هوليوود.English Review below.
قصة عن 4 مراهقين يضعون خطة للسطو على تاجر مخدرات ليجمعوا ما يكفي من المال ليهربوا من حيهم الذي يعج بالجريمة في ميامي إلى هوليوود. كنت سأحب القصة أكثر لو سُنحت الفرصة للشخصيات لنعرف عنها أكثر، لو أن القصة أطول أو كانت لها أعداد أخرى. كانت الأحداث متلاحقة وسريعةأكثر من اللازم وبعض نقاط الحبكة الرئيسية التي اعتمدت عليها القصة غير معقولة. أحببت أسلوب الرسم والشخصيات كانت مميزة ومن الممكن أن تكون شخصيات مميزة لسلسلة أطول، ولكن هذا العدد الواحد خيب أملي قليلا.
I would've loved it if this was longer to give it a chance to be fleshed out more. The story was too fast-paced and a lot of the major plot points we're ridiculous (like I'm assuming these are childhood friends, yet they don't know about each other's families?)
This is a story about four teens who decide to rob a drug lord to have enough money to escape their crime-filled neighborhood in Miami. The characters each had a good core and a good potential to be something more and fleshed out more if this was a longer graphic novel or a series of comics.
I loved the art, but the story fell a bit flat for me.
I thank Netgalley and Mad Cave Studios for the digital ARC...more
قصة عن جاسوسة مراهقة، دربتها أمها وبرمجتها لتكون جاسوسة دون أن تعلم ذلك. تبدأ القصة عندما تكتشف الطلة حقيقة أمها وحقيقة حياتها. أEnglish Review Below.
قصة عن جاسوسة مراهقة، دربتها أمها وبرمجتها لتكون جاسوسة دون أن تعلم ذلك. تبدأ القصة عندما تكتشف الطلة حقيقة أمها وحقيقة حياتها. أسلوب الرسم كان سيئا جدا والقصة لم تكن ممتعة أو منطقية حتى. من المفترض أن تكون لليافعين أو الشباب، ولكنني أحسست أنها موجهة للأطفال فعلا. لا أرشحها
It's supposedly a story about a teenage spy, whose mother trained and "programmed" her to be a spy, without her knowing, and what happens when she finally discover the reality of her life and who her mother is. I didn't like the art at all, it looked clumsy and unfinished, and I would've been okay with that if the story was intriguing or sensible or even fun, but I didn't like it at all.
I thank Netgalley and Lerner Publishing Group for the digital ARC...more
تتبع القصة 3 فتيات على وشك بدء عامهن الأول في الجامعة عندما يُجندن من قبل مجتمع "كوري"، الذي أنشأته "ماري كوري" نفسها قبل وفاتها English Review Below.
تتبع القصة 3 فتيات على وشك بدء عامهن الأول في الجامعة عندما يُجندن من قبل مجتمع "كوري"، الذي أنشأته "ماري كوري" نفسها قبل وفاتها لدعم النساء في مجال العلوم والاكتشافات، ويصبحن عضوات في المجتمع السري ويتدربن لخوض مهمات سرية. الحبكة لطيفة ولكن القصة لم تتعمق في تفاصيل خلفيات الشخصيات وظروف تجنيدهن وذلك المجتمع السري بالقدر الكافي للأسف. أسلوب الرسم لطيف جدا، والاختلافات بين الـ3 فتيات البطلات كانت لطيفة.
This had a very good premise but the story wasn't deep enough, and I assumed it's a first volume in a series, as being the reason it didn't dig enough, and everything: characters' backgrounds, the "recruitment", the secret society was hastily introduced.
We follow 3 young women entering their first year in college when they get recruited by the Curie Society, originally established by Marie Curie herself, to support women in the field of science and discovery. Each girl has her own strength and field of study, and the three of them almost complete each other, but as I said: it didn't dig deep enough.
هذا الجزء الثالث من سلسلة تدور أحداثها في نفس العالم، الكتابان السابقان لا يؤثران في فهم هذه القصة، لذا إن أعجبتكم فكرة الكتاب يمEnglish Review Below.
هذا الجزء الثالث من سلسلة تدور أحداثها في نفس العالم، الكتابان السابقان لا يؤثران في فهم هذه القصة، لذا إن أعجبتكم فكرة الكتاب يمكنكم أن تقرأوه لوحده، ولو عجبكم العالم، تقدروا تقرأوا الكتابين السابقين، لكن تحذير: الكتاب ده بيحرق القصص الرومانسية في الكتابين السابقين. دي رواية رومانسية للشباب وهي إعادة حكي حديثة لقصة الجميلة والوحش وعالم المعجبين لعالم شبيه بستار وورز، قصة حب بين باد بوي وبنوتة حبوبة. البطلة روزي قارئة وبتواجه صعوبة بعد موت أمها، والبطل فانس ولد متمرد وبيلعب دور الشرير في سلسلتها المفضلة وهو شخصيتها المفضلة والأحداث بتجمعهم ببعض، مع ظهور المكتبة المهم طبعا.
حبيت كل الإشارات لقصة الجميلة والوحش الأصلية، الرواية كانت مشكلتها قلة التفاصيل لبعض الأحداث المهمة اللي كانت المفروض توضح علاقة الاتنين دول، بس هو فعلا شبه فيلم ديزني للجميلة والوحش. بيكرهوا بعض وبعدين مونتاج سريع بيحبوا بعض فيه، وبعده فجأة بيبقوا مع بعض. فمش مستغربة. الرواية حلوة ولطيفة وخفيفة وسريعة ورغم أنها مش مترجمة لكنها مناسبة جدا للمبتدئين في الإنجليزية.
A little preface to the review: This is the third in a series but I didn't read the first two, and though it doesn't affect the particular romance in this book, it's apparent that previous romances and the initial introduction to the fandom would be important, so I do advise reading the previous books if you want to go deeper, or you can do what I did, and read this book as a standalone.
This is a YA romance that combines a lot of tropes: first of all, it's a Beauty and the Beats retelling (minus the Stockholm syndrome?), Fangirl-esque for a fandom similar to Star Wars, with adding a bit of the books between chapters, like what happened in Fangirl, A slow-burn enemies to lovers with a bit of hidden identity, and of course it's a bad boy/grumpy with a good girl/sunshine combo.
Rosie is a die-hard fan of Starfield and a bookworm who's having a hard time after her mother's death and falling for a boy in a mask who she never got to know his name and she loves villains in stories, Vance is an actor and a bad boy and he's got a bad reputation so he's "cursed or banished" to a little town to learn his lesson, he's also the mysterious boy Rosie fell in love with unknowingly to both of them. The two of them come together because of a library and a dog.
I loved all the Easter eggs to the story of Beauty and the Beast, also the nods to different fandoms. I just wish we'd seen more of that "night" that made them fall in love instead of seeing glimpses of it every now and then, and the pacing was rough and the character's opinions shift almost abruptly, but I won't deny it was like candy, and I liked the humour in this a lot....more
دي مش أول قراءة لرواية فانجيرل. ده أول عدد من 4 أعداد مخططة مقتبسة من رواية بنفس الاسم، وهي واحدة من رواياتي المفضلة. حبيت كل تفاEnglish Review Below.
دي مش أول قراءة لرواية فانجيرل. ده أول عدد من 4 أعداد مخططة مقتبسة من رواية بنفس الاسم، وهي واحدة من رواياتي المفضلة. حبيت كل تفاصيل النسخة دي من الرسم الرائع للتغيرات البسيطة اللي عملوها لطريقة مزج القصة الرئيسية بالقصة الفرعية بتاعة الفان فيكشن. يعني فعلا متشوقة جدا جدا للجزء التاني. دي قصة كاث، اللي بتبدأ أول سنة جامعة وبتفقد أمان قعدتها مع باباها وأختها التوأم رين، لكنها مهووسة بقصة سايمون سنو (وهي زي هاري بوتر بالظبط في عالمها) وبتكتب واحدة من أشهر قصص المعجبين عن السلسلة دي، ودي الحاجة الوحيدة اللي بتلاقي فيها نفسها. حياة الجامعة بتخليها تكتشف الحب وتكتشف ايه اللي بتحبه في الكتابة وتواجه القلق الاجتماعي ومخاوفها. رواية جميلة جدا والنسخة دي إضافة حلوة للرواية الأصلية.
It's not my first time reading Fangirl, as it's one of my favourite novels, but this new rendition of it is so refreshing and made me fall in love all over again. I loved the little differences they did, like how they story starts and some of the interactions, while still staying true to the story, also the art is gorgeous and really brought these characters to life. The Simon/Bazz sections were just perfect, enough as to not interrupt the story. I read this in an hour and I didn't want it to end, I'm guessing from the last pages that they'll be 4 volumes in total, so I'm anxiously waiting.
This is the story of Cath who's starting college, she's losing the security of always depending on her twin Wren and being with their dad, but she's also a big fangirl of the Simon Snow fandom (pretty much Harry Potter), and she takes comfort in writing one of the most well-known fanfics in the fandom. She tackles anxiety and social situations while finding love and getting to know new people and learning more about herself....more
الجزء الثاني بعد الكتاب الأول "جوميهو"، وتبدأ أحداثه بعد أحداث الجزء الأول، وهنا نجد أن بعض الشخصيات الثانوية في الكتاب الأول، أصEnglish Review Below.
الجزء الثاني بعد الكتاب الأول "جوميهو"، وتبدأ أحداثه بعد أحداث الجزء الأول، وهنا نجد أن بعض الشخصيات الثانوية في الكتاب الأول، أصبحت شخصيات رئيسية، ونرى سومين، صديقة جيهون، وهي تتأقلم على عالم المخلوقات الخيالية التي لم تكن تعرف انه موجود، وكذلك جونو، الغول أو الوحش الوسيم، ونتعمق أكثر في تاريخه ونعرف المزيد عنه وكيف أصبح كما هو الآن. ولو كنا سنقارن العلاقتين الرئيستين، فعلاقة ميونج وجيهون من الجزء الأول تشبه علاقة توأما روح عثرا على بعضهما البعض، بينما سومين وجونو علاقتهما تتميز بطابع الكراهية التي تتحول إلى الحب.
الرواية فيها رومانسية ودراما وأكشن والمزيد من الأساطير والمخلوقات الخرافية من الفلكلور الكوري، ومثل الكتاب الأول، فهذا الكتاب أيضا يتضمن قاموسا لكل الكلمات والجمل الكورية المستخدمة في الرواية. عيبه أنني شعرت بأنه كان أطول من اللازم في بعض المقاطع ووجدت بعض المط في الأحداث. لكن ورغم أنه يستكمل الأحداث بعد نهاية الجزء الأول الدرامي جدا، فأغلب الرواية كانت كوميدية وظريفة وأغلب الجمل الكوميدية كانت من جونو، والذي أظن أنه شخصيتي المفضلة.
The companion/sequel to Gumiho: Wicked Fox, and you most certainly need to read the 1st book to read this one, as it picks up after the events of the first book. In this novel, the side characters of the first book become some of the main characters, as we see Somin coming to grips with this fantastical world she's introduced to, and Junu, the handsome dokkaebi, becomes more interesting as we delve more into his back story and how he became who he is. If we were to compare relationships, Miyoung and Jihoon felt more like soulmates who found each other, while Somin and Junu felt more like two who can't help but be with each other.
There's romance, action, drama, more back stories on myths and small tales, and like the first book, it comes with a glossary for all the korean phrases used throughout the novel. I felt it was a bit longer than it needed to be. Also for such a dramatic continuation after the dramatic end of book, this book was really funny, especially the first part which had a LOT of funny lines, most of them by Junu, who's arguably my favorite character.
It's a fun read and perfect for fans of Korean mythology and Kdrama feels....more
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