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clowdywings's review
4.0
That cliffhanger is so mean. Otherwise, it was fun and enjoyable. I’m really loving this series.
Also! In one of the scenes near the beginning, there is a profile shot of two characters. What really impressed me was that the profiles were not identical. More often than not, manga artists will have completely identical profiles for their characters. This one showed a difference in not only the eye shape, but in the formation of the lips.
Also! In one of the scenes near the beginning, there is a profile shot of two characters. What really impressed me was that the profiles were not identical. More often than not, manga artists will have completely identical profiles for their characters. This one showed a difference in not only the eye shape, but in the formation of the lips.
yodamom's review
4.0
Guns, guns, guns, this library system seems to have guns hidden on everyone. It's not uncommon to have somebody shooting at you while trying to check out a book that is deemed unacceptable. Yes this series is all about banned books, and censure by radical groups. It's also about love of the heart and of the deed of goodness. I love how these characters will put their life on the line to keep one book in the system. The romance is blossoming and is sweet to watch.
Off to book 4
Off to book 4
mehsi's review
5.0
Re-read 2021: This is so much fun to re-read. There is a lot of things happening, lots of tension and frustration between Dojo and Kasahara (but also enough romantic moments happening, like that one on the stairs where he kept holding her despite her easily reaching for the ground). I wasn't always a fan of Dojo. I can understand why he does what he does, but at times I wonder if his personal feelings aren't just getting too much in the way. Even others remark about it and that says a lot. I can understand that Kasahara is angry at times, but maybe she should just be upfront with her parents about things. They may not understand it at first... but this way they know at least.
The last mission and the ending WOW, I need to read the next one! Yes, I don't remember all the details, it has been almost 7 years, so there is a lot new. I am very happy with that, I can relive this series again.
The last mission and the ending WOW, I need to read the next one! Yes, I don't remember all the details, it has been almost 7 years, so there is a lot new. I am very happy with that, I can relive this series again.
theseventhl's review
5.0
I hereby demand that Iku and Dojo make out right now. Like, right now. Those two are so darn adorable together and just made to be a couple forever. But seriously, what a great volume. It really pulled at my shoujo-softened heart - especially the story arc about the museum. That cliffhanger has me hoping for a whole lot of Iku/Dojo in the next volume.
alexaela's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
heyjudy's review
4.0
~4/5
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
(Contains spoilers.)
I am really liking this series. I mean, why didn’t I pick this up sooner? And why didn’t I get more of them, when I had the chance? Still, I hope to get more very soon, because this is the last volume that I have at the moment. And the cliffhanger was not very nice.
This volume has two big plot lines. The first involves two kids who set off firecrackers during a PTA protest, an ongoing debate between the Library Force and a group supposedly working for the children who want to censor books in schools. The kids are against censorship, and it all turns out well in the end. This was a rather fun plot, I liked seeing Iku and everyone else work with the kids, and I generally just find the whole censorship issue interesting. It’s the main theme in this series, and I am not a fan of censorship, so I find it all very interesting. It’s very obviously biased here, but still.
The second plot has to do with the Library Force getting a huge collection of books that the MBC doesn’t want to exist. So there’s a fight while they collect the books, possible raids will be happening, and it’s all a very big deal. And Dojo makes Iku stay back and guard the head of the Library, Inamine, instead of going with them for the raid, which is very hurtful to her. He does it for an understandable reason, but still. And it turns out worse in the end anyway, because Inamine and Iku get taken hostage by their enemy, and that’s the horrible cliffhanger. I’m sure it’s going to have some good ending, but I’m still looking forward to seeing what happens.
We’ve known from the beginning that Iku’s parents have no idea that she’s on the Library Force, and think only that she’s a librarian, like Shibazaki. In this volume, though, they’ve decided to stop by, which I suppose will happen in the next volume or something, and should be very interesting. Hopefully she’ll tell them the truth, and that should be good.
In this volume, we also got Inamine’s memory of what happened during the big raid before he started up the Library Force, and that was some nice insight. Iku and Dojo are also still getting slowly closer. They had a spat over her “prince” (which, duh, is obviously Dojo, when is this plot going to get revealed?), and then over his downgrading her to stay with Inamine, and her finding out his reasons for it (which were the fact that he didn’t want the chance of her getting hurt while her parents didn’t even know she was in the Force). And then, of course, he’s upset when he finds out that she’s been taken with Inamine. Also, there’s a cute bonus story about them at the end that was nice.
There was another bonus with Komaki, who I am just growing more and more fond of. He finds it very fun to tease Dojo, and he’s always so calm and calculating. I like him, in much the same way that I like Shibazaki.
Now, I hope to get the next volume very soon, because this is just so good, and I really want more of it.
[Read more at my blog, Geeky Reading!]
(Contains spoilers.)
I am really liking this series. I mean, why didn’t I pick this up sooner? And why didn’t I get more of them, when I had the chance? Still, I hope to get more very soon, because this is the last volume that I have at the moment. And the cliffhanger was not very nice.
This volume has two big plot lines. The first involves two kids who set off firecrackers during a PTA protest, an ongoing debate between the Library Force and a group supposedly working for the children who want to censor books in schools. The kids are against censorship, and it all turns out well in the end. This was a rather fun plot, I liked seeing Iku and everyone else work with the kids, and I generally just find the whole censorship issue interesting. It’s the main theme in this series, and I am not a fan of censorship, so I find it all very interesting. It’s very obviously biased here, but still.
The second plot has to do with the Library Force getting a huge collection of books that the MBC doesn’t want to exist. So there’s a fight while they collect the books, possible raids will be happening, and it’s all a very big deal. And Dojo makes Iku stay back and guard the head of the Library, Inamine, instead of going with them for the raid, which is very hurtful to her. He does it for an understandable reason, but still. And it turns out worse in the end anyway, because Inamine and Iku get taken hostage by their enemy, and that’s the horrible cliffhanger. I’m sure it’s going to have some good ending, but I’m still looking forward to seeing what happens.
We’ve known from the beginning that Iku’s parents have no idea that she’s on the Library Force, and think only that she’s a librarian, like Shibazaki. In this volume, though, they’ve decided to stop by, which I suppose will happen in the next volume or something, and should be very interesting. Hopefully she’ll tell them the truth, and that should be good.
In this volume, we also got Inamine’s memory of what happened during the big raid before he started up the Library Force, and that was some nice insight. Iku and Dojo are also still getting slowly closer. They had a spat over her “prince” (which, duh, is obviously Dojo, when is this plot going to get revealed?), and then over his downgrading her to stay with Inamine, and her finding out his reasons for it (which were the fact that he didn’t want the chance of her getting hurt while her parents didn’t even know she was in the Force). And then, of course, he’s upset when he finds out that she’s been taken with Inamine. Also, there’s a cute bonus story about them at the end that was nice.
There was another bonus with Komaki, who I am just growing more and more fond of. He finds it very fun to tease Dojo, and he’s always so calm and calculating. I like him, in much the same way that I like Shibazaki.
Now, I hope to get the next volume very soon, because this is just so good, and I really want more of it.
spellsandmonsters_'s review
4.0
I love Library Wars! I picked up vol 1 as a joke, thinking it was going to be lame. Now I’m obsessed!! I can’t get enough. This series has been such a pleasant surprise for me. The characters have a balance of softness yet toughness and I just love that. I love characters that prove just because you are genuine and kind it doesn’t make you weak. I can’t wait to read more.
huffleclawbookie's review
5.0
I love this story more with every volume! The ending of this one makes me want volume 4 right now!
kimberlydyer's review
3.0
Hmmm... This volume really bothered me with the way Dojo treated Iku, the decision he made for her. I like their romance, but the fact that he's her superior and he treats her differently because he has feelings for her really bothers me a lot. The decision he made for her was not only embarrassing for her but could have been damaging to her career.