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A Stitch in Time by Andrew J. Robinson

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I have read the prose of this before. This time I opted to listen to AJR's audiobook and legit cried when it finished. Thank you AJR for such a deeply felt book. My absolute favorite trek book.

A Bride's Story, Vol. 14 by Kaoru Mori

slow-paced

3.0

Beautiful, as always. Less character heft for some plot buildup.

Golden Kamuy, Vol. 30 by Satoru Noda

fast-paced

4.0

Action, wow. Violence, super wow. Butt clenching twists and turns, cannot wait for next volume!

Classmates Vol. 6: blanc by Asumiko Nakamura

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The best couple (of this series) goes through Things and it's emotional and gorgeously arted. There was negligible interaction with the piece of this series that squicked me.

Run Away with Me, Girl, Volume 2 by Battan

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A strong second volume, really love the art. Cannot wait to read the conclusion!

My Love Mix-Up!, Vol. 9 by Wataru Hinekure

funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

So cute. Just endearing and earnest. Really enjoyed this series.

Until I Love Myself, Vol. 2: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist by Poppy Pesuyama

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

An interesting read. I appreciate the author sharing so much about their process.

Classmates Vol. 5: O.B. by Asumiko Nakamura

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Like the good stuff, but the student/teacher pairings squick me. I do truly love the art.

Heterogenia Linguistico, Vol. 4: An Introduction to Interspecies Linguistics by Salt Seno

adventurous informative reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Really continuing to deconstruct human-centrism and what communication is. Epiphanies abound for our scholar.

Classmates Vol. 4: Sora and Hara by Asumiko Nakamura

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

I like the art, I like some of the moments, but teacher/student relationships compounded meh for me