4.4 AVERAGE

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damne's review

5.0

De antemano me disculpo, llegué al capítulo 95 en dos semanas y voy a poner los libritos que leí, que creo que son bastantes.
Perdónenme por leer monas chinas. Voy a poner esto mismo en todas y ya al final pongo mi opinión, los tkm

teri_b's review

5.0

This book made me laugh our loud in its depiction of human emotion.

Had lots of moments where I felt like this was a rehash of the first volume, but now in an extended edition. So much so the I'm pondering if I haven't already read this volume.

What I love to see is the emerging relationships between the various characters in this story. They like each other and some times they poke fun at each other.
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bookishlybecca's review

5.0

Second Read-through: May 2018
This volume definitely progresses the world-building and plot development! We're starting to properly get to know the main villains as well. I love the diverse cast of characters in this series! They definitely keep me consistently entertained. ;3

This story is quite dark and "bloody" at times though, so I could see why some people wouldn't enjoy it as much. I'm usually not one for a lot of violence or gore myself, but I just really like the plot and characters in this series, so I just accept it as a part of the story, I suppose?

Sidenote: I don't know why I used to think it was weird to give manga five stars...? I've, therefore, decided to up my rating (to the full five stars), as this is definitely one of my favourite manga series.

First Read-through: February 2014
I think I enjoyed this one even more than the first volume! :D Still action-packed and super addicting, with some humour on the side.

I feel like I should be giving five stars to these, but for some reason I feel weird about giving manga that high of a star rating. Is that wrong of me?
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sentunderscore's review

5.0

Man, that chimera daughterdog part was hard to get through. I have a fear of weird/human-like/talking animals. Sooooooooo super fun. It was still amazing. This series has a mix of darkness, action, and comedy. Ready to read the next one! :)
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fuyukuaye's review

4.5
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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agalaxyexplorer's review

4.5

This volume really starts to kick everything off.

I read the Fullmetal edition of volume one which had the first two chapters in so only chapter 7 and 8 were new to me this time. 

Chapter 5 and 6 were my favourites of the last edition I read though. The story of Nina will always he haunting. It's heartbreaking and creepy! It really exhibits how dark this series goes at times.

Chapter 6 and 7 go hand in hand as we're introduced to Scar and the war with Ishbal. It sets up the tense political situation and moral questions that this series asks. It does this while in a battle between the alchemists, demonstrating the powers that are unique to them as well as exploring the dynamics within the military.
I love the relationship between Mustang and Hawkeye, as well as with Maes and Armstrong and how they come to all protect Ed and Al.

Chapter 8 takes us deeper into the search for the philosopher's stone as we are introduced to Marcoh. This chapter is was great for all the interaction between Ed and Armstrong, as well as furthering the mystery of the philosophers stone and Lust. 

I can't fault anything in this volume. The plot was consistently interesting and building up more questions. The world and polictial climate was intensified. I adore the characters and all the interactions between them. Theres so many great snippets of humor, which makes he think this author is super funny. I also have that attachment feeling to this when you really really love a series, which just shows that is is a favourite!

Love it and cannot wait for no 3!
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livsliterarynook's review

3.0

Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 2, had all the right aspects that made me really like the first volume. However, I lost slight track of the events in the middle, things became a little hectic and hard to follow with the narrative jumping around a little with the introduction of new plots and lots of new characters.

Despite being slightly confused, I really enjoyed the storyline. This instalment turned a little darker, and had less of the fun, dry humour that was in the first instalment, which was a shame. Nevertheless, I will be continuing with the next few books at least as I want to see where the Eldric brothers journey goes.

Still lots to be had from this series I am certain off, and I quite easily devoured this in an hour!
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

anabella5213's review

4.0

El Segundo te deja con ganas de más

rubyshiels's review

5.0

absolutely loving this series