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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    November 7, 2018 / No Comments

    Suki ni Nattara 10 made Kazoero – Takaido Akemi

    A collection of oneshots, the main story features Yoshi Kagami From the Prince Charming series, and an appearance by hypochondriac Chihana from 35 Degrees of Love.
    1-3 and extras) A college student locked out of his apartment finds out about the sleep disorder of his salaryman neighbor.
    4) The charismatic chief’s beautiful bentos must be made with love. But whose?
    5) Can the company president’s private secretary keep his cool when the president’s son needs a place to stay?
    6) A young man inherits a house, and a garden that reminds him of his lost love.

    Count Up to 10 When You Fall In Love + 

    The Man Who Missed Out on Happiness: Slow-paced story peopled with nice characters and one asshole. With soft, calm atmosphere but also kind of blah. 

    A Gentleman’s Accomplishment: Young salaryman is crushing hard on ikemen chief. Discovers his unlikely hobbies and now has to put up with it. Chief is a keeper, that’s for sure.

    The Lips of an Adult: Petulant teen with a penchant for eavesdropping secretly carries on with his dad’s private secretary. Slowly learns the ways of adults. Let’s hope nobody loses their job when dad finds out.

    No Flowers in the February Forest: Poignant story of love and the language of flowers. The best oneshot of the collection.

    (source: http://mangakakalot.com)

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    November 7, 2018 / No Comments

    Her of the Wood – Veronica Watts

    Determined to get out of a city where the lowest classes are subjugated into silent submission, Euodia sneaks onto a convoy of detainees being transported to the old lands to die.

    Her hope is rewarded when her group meets scouts from a small but thriving community. As Euodia learns to live and work in her new home, she struggles to shake off years of conditioning so that she can be honest with Ailie about her developing feelings.

    But just as she’s finding her feet, and maybe her courage, a deadly disease sweeps through the community…

    Her of the Wood is a dystopian story about the search for freedom and finding a home where you can be yourself. 

    I liked the cover and the premise piqued my curiosity enough for me to take a chance on this novel. Solace is an ideal community where people are free to love whomever they please. I liked all the cozy couples in the story but the vast majority of the novel is about Euodia going about her daily business which is not the most riveting subject to read about. We are shown the development of hers and Ailie’s relationship which was sweet but the writing style, composed of short almost terse sentences makes everything come across as bland. And even though I was hoping none of them die and the couples stay together, I felt like I hadn’t connected with any of the characters. In addition, the conflicts were resolved a little too easily and the sense of danger was constantly muted.

    The book’s highlights were the first and last parts which were ironically, moments that involve the city Dracon where Euodia came from. I am actually more curious about the city than Solace but I am also glad the plot was not the usual dystopian take-down-the-corrupt-government storyline.

    The ending was certainly a big surprise which might have hinted on a sequel. I would like to find out more about Dracon. Would the city people ever know about Solace? Would people from Solace want to see the city?

    Like I said, the premise shows promise but the execution could use some work, the characters need more depth and maybe an exciting event or two to shake things up in the middle part. However the book offers some positive messages I liked and the setting was good. It also has a YA feel to it which is also a plus. All in all, I rate this a pass.

    P.S.

    I received a copy of Her of the Wood from  Less Than Three Press
    via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

    Rating: 
    3 Stars – not exactly setting my world on fire but I liked it 

    Soundtrack: Solace
    Artist: Tom Day
    Album: Without Words

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  • song,  Uncategorized
    November 7, 2018 / No Comments


    [spotify id=”spotify%3Atrack%3A2f36DetdtTB6K76Zo7ZBI4&view=coverart” width=”540″ height=”620″ /]

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    November 7, 2018 / No Comments

    Here soar
    Not with wings

    But with your moving hands and feet
    And sweating brows –

    Standing by your Beloved’s side
    Reaching out to comfort this world

    With your cup of solace
    Drawn from your vast reservoir of truth.

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