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Say I Love You, Volume 2 by Kanae Hazuki
5.0
A small warning: Due to a few sexual scenes and some chat about sex, I wouldn't recommend this book for under 17/18 years old.
This volume was just perfect, it was cute, it was romantic. However I see we are really taking a turn out of PG territory and going to a more mature one. Which is ok, it isn't overly done, though it made me a bit uncomfortable to see the sex scenes.
Mei is really growing, she becomes more cute, more certain and she slowly starts to trust Yamato more and more. Even getting comfortable with him kissing her at times (though apparently French kisses are still out of the question). I loved how she said no to that friend of Yamato, just left because she didn't feel comfortable. Go girl! I am not sure if the old Mei would have done this.
And her swimming suit, oh lol, where did she dig that one up. I wasn't expecting that. While I was sure she wasn't the type for bikinis, but I never knew she would cover herself up that much.
We also find out a bit more about her past, with her strict dad and his death after a sickbed.
Yamato is a wonderful guy, and I love how much he does, helps and understands Mei. Of course he is still a pervert, but he respects Mei's boundaries and won't do anything unless she really wants it. And he is honest, Mei asks a question and he answers it.
The side characters are wonderful, and I am really happy to see more about Aiko, Asami and Nakanishi and also Hayakawa. It makes me happy that although they are side-characters that they get just as much time in the spotlight as Mei or Yamato.
And the artstyle is still absolutely lovely, though there are a few times where things don't look that good.
All in all I am looking forward to the next volumes, only a few more months to go until Vol. 3 comes out.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This volume was just perfect, it was cute, it was romantic. However I see we are really taking a turn out of PG territory and going to a more mature one. Which is ok, it isn't overly done, though it made me a bit uncomfortable to see the sex scenes.
Mei is really growing, she becomes more cute, more certain and she slowly starts to trust Yamato more and more. Even getting comfortable with him kissing her at times (though apparently French kisses are still out of the question). I loved how she said no to that friend of Yamato, just left because she didn't feel comfortable. Go girl! I am not sure if the old Mei would have done this.
And her swimming suit, oh lol, where did she dig that one up. I wasn't expecting that. While I was sure she wasn't the type for bikinis, but I never knew she would cover herself up that much.
We also find out a bit more about her past, with her strict dad and his death after a sickbed.
Yamato is a wonderful guy, and I love how much he does, helps and understands Mei. Of course he is still a pervert, but he respects Mei's boundaries and won't do anything unless she really wants it. And he is honest, Mei asks a question and he answers it.
The side characters are wonderful, and I am really happy to see more about Aiko, Asami and Nakanishi and also Hayakawa. It makes me happy that although they are side-characters that they get just as much time in the spotlight as Mei or Yamato.
And the artstyle is still absolutely lovely, though there are a few times where things don't look that good.
All in all I am looking forward to the next volumes, only a few more months to go until Vol. 3 comes out.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
The Princess in Black by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale
5.0
A bit sad that my book got in a bit damaged. :( I don't know what they did there where I bought it, but there are big, deep folds in some of the pages and the bookwrapper is also a bit dented/folded. Come on people, I buy the book from your place, make sure it gets to my place in one piece.
Now for the review.
I heard about this book through twitter several months ago and I knew I just had to get this. I like princesses, but I love them even more when they are kick-ass and do awesome stuff like defending their kingdom and their people!
And my oh my, our princess in this book is just awesome, on one side being a prim and proper lady, drinking chocolate and eating scones, on the other side being a kick-ass heroine. She apparently can balance them quite well, given how the Duchess had a hard time finding anything that wasn't part of her perfect princess personality.
I loved the monsters, they aren't really scary, more goofy and stupid. Oh and fluffy. Now if only they didn't eat goats or such.
Monster smell goats, thinks about why he can't go up, forgot reason why and goes up. Same goes for when he goes down, instantly forgetting why upstairs is dangerous, I can see him coming back again and again.
The illustrations are gorgeous and I really enjoyed them, they made the story even better and made it come alive.
I see this will have more books? I do hope so, since I would love to see more of our princess, maybe a book about how she came to be a superhero, since there is always a backstory about such a thing!
All in all I would really recommend this book. Children and adults will really love this magical and kick-ass book!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Now for the review.
I heard about this book through twitter several months ago and I knew I just had to get this. I like princesses, but I love them even more when they are kick-ass and do awesome stuff like defending their kingdom and their people!
And my oh my, our princess in this book is just awesome, on one side being a prim and proper lady, drinking chocolate and eating scones, on the other side being a kick-ass heroine. She apparently can balance them quite well, given how the Duchess had a hard time finding anything that wasn't part of her perfect princess personality.
I loved the monsters, they aren't really scary, more goofy and stupid. Oh and fluffy. Now if only they didn't eat goats or such.
Monster smell goats, thinks about why he can't go up, forgot reason why and goes up. Same goes for when he goes down, instantly forgetting why upstairs is dangerous, I can see him coming back again and again.
The illustrations are gorgeous and I really enjoyed them, they made the story even better and made it come alive.
I see this will have more books? I do hope so, since I would love to see more of our princess, maybe a book about how she came to be a superhero, since there is always a backstory about such a thing!
All in all I would really recommend this book. Children and adults will really love this magical and kick-ass book!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
5.0
Another wonderful Christmas present I got from my boyfriend. <3
I have wanted to have this book for quite a bit of time when I first found out about it through, I believe, twitter! And now for Christmas, my dear boyfriend gave it to me as present!
Of course I couldn't resist reading it pretty much the following day and wow, it was lovely and I just kept paging back to the previous pages to look at the gorgeous illustrations.
Our main character Wilfred was a silly, and I also found him spoiled, character. So a moose one day comes to you and you instantly know he is meant to be yours. It is an over the top plot and also something that children might be thinking. I found this or this and that came to me, now it is mine. However, it was fun to see how Wilfred tried his best to keep the moose, by the way he named his moose Marcel (insert laughs and snorts), with him at all times. This meant putting a little note on his antlers or to stay close to him. Wilfred also gets lost easily so often you see him holding lots of string. :)
Add to this whole equation a lot of rules that Marcel must follow to be a good pet. I loved those little rules and they made me laugh quite a bit.
I also loved the part where another person claimed the moose to be theirs. I felt a bit sorry for Wilfred though, he truly thought Marcel was his, and now he finds out that maybe more people have met and are close to Marcel (or whatever his name is, since that various per person).
The illustrations was one of the big points why I wanted to read this book and I am not disappointed, wow, just wow. The art is absolutely fabulous and the backgrounds are just gorgeous and will make you want to be there. Have a fun day with Marcel and Wilfred. Get lost with them and find your way back home.
I would really recommend this book. Young and old, they will love the adventures, the rules and the surprises of having a moose as a pet.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I have wanted to have this book for quite a bit of time when I first found out about it through, I believe, twitter! And now for Christmas, my dear boyfriend gave it to me as present!
Of course I couldn't resist reading it pretty much the following day and wow, it was lovely and I just kept paging back to the previous pages to look at the gorgeous illustrations.
Our main character Wilfred was a silly, and I also found him spoiled, character. So a moose one day comes to you and you instantly know he is meant to be yours. It is an over the top plot and also something that children might be thinking. I found this or this and that came to me, now it is mine. However, it was fun to see how Wilfred tried his best to keep the moose, by the way he named his moose Marcel (insert laughs and snorts), with him at all times. This meant putting a little note on his antlers or to stay close to him. Wilfred also gets lost easily so often you see him holding lots of string. :)
Add to this whole equation a lot of rules that Marcel must follow to be a good pet. I loved those little rules and they made me laugh quite a bit.
I also loved the part where another person claimed the moose to be theirs. I felt a bit sorry for Wilfred though, he truly thought Marcel was his, and now he finds out that maybe more people have met and are close to Marcel (or whatever his name is, since that various per person).
The illustrations was one of the big points why I wanted to read this book and I am not disappointed, wow, just wow. The art is absolutely fabulous and the backgrounds are just gorgeous and will make you want to be there. Have a fun day with Marcel and Wilfred. Get lost with them and find your way back home.
I would really recommend this book. Young and old, they will love the adventures, the rules and the surprises of having a moose as a pet.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
The Worst Princess by Anna Kemp
5.0
I saw this one in the library and I just had to have it when I read the description. Kick-ass princess? Dragon? Yes, and more yes!
This was a really fun and great book. Our main character is a princess, but she isn't like all the others. She still wants to be saved, however her expectations of what happens after the saving part are a bit different from normal princesses. Normal princesses might just be like: Ohh, finally away from this terrible place, I could use a cup of tea and some beautiful dresses. While our princess is more like: I want to get out of this terrible place, tea would be lovely, but ewww dresses, where is the adventure? Where are the dragons? Where is the excitement?
Sadly, her prince is a wuss and he locks her up in her tower. That tower was awesome though, she could just simply open up the top of it and look over the world.
I loved how she lured the dragon with tea and sophisticated talk.
I had a great laugh when the prince got what he deserved, not only from the dragon he bothered, but also from various other characters.
The ending of the book was brilliant and I was cheering for both the princess and the dragon.
The illustrations were pretty good, I really liked the colours that were used.
All in all, a book I would really recommend. Are you tired of the normal princesses? Do you like dragons? Then this book is perfect for you!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This was a really fun and great book. Our main character is a princess, but she isn't like all the others. She still wants to be saved, however her expectations of what happens after the saving part are a bit different from normal princesses. Normal princesses might just be like: Ohh, finally away from this terrible place, I could use a cup of tea and some beautiful dresses. While our princess is more like: I want to get out of this terrible place, tea would be lovely, but ewww dresses, where is the adventure? Where are the dragons? Where is the excitement?
Sadly, her prince is a wuss and he locks her up in her tower. That tower was awesome though, she could just simply open up the top of it and look over the world.
I loved how she lured the dragon with tea and sophisticated talk.
I had a great laugh when the prince got what he deserved, not only from the dragon he bothered, but also from various other characters.
The ending of the book was brilliant and I was cheering for both the princess and the dragon.
The illustrations were pretty good, I really liked the colours that were used.
All in all, a book I would really recommend. Are you tired of the normal princesses? Do you like dragons? Then this book is perfect for you!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Legends of Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke
5.0
I decided now was the time to get book 2 and 3 in this amazing series. I really wanted to know if Zita would ever return home.
This book was amazing, wonderful and great. However, while I rated this a 5 stars, I had 2 things that I didn't particularly like.
Number 1 on the list is that robot/copy robot thing. I liked it when we first met it, I thought it was cute that a robot had someone she looked up too, but then she did certain things and was mean, rude and and overall body stealing bitch, and I didn't like her. No, not even during the end where she kind of redeemed herself. Clones, people trying to copy other peoples are things I don't like, especially when they are mean, rude and just bleh.
Number 2 on the list also has to do with that robot. How did no one notice that that wasn't Zita? Sure, one can say Piper noticed quite soon, but still, why didn't he take action? He left the real Zita! I would say people who have been around her should have seen that there is something different. The way she talked, the way she acted. It amazes me that they just didn't notice!
But those 2 things are the only things I had a problem with. Other than that, I loved this adventure. Zita is really awesome, she is strong, she kicks some ass, but also shows emotion. She is sad and angry when she finds that Piper left her alone, but she is strong and determined when she decides to go after him.
I know some people might have lost hope, after all will Zita really get home? Will she finally be able to get back to her family? Yet, while everything seems bleh, she never gives up, though we see that she really wants to go home, she even dreamt about her home.
I hope she will go home, however, I am also conflicted. On the one hand, I would love for her to be able to go home. On the other side, she will have to say goodbye to an awesome world, new friends and other things. Can she say bye? Or will we find something that gives her the option to travel back and forth between the worlds/dimensions.
We also have a new kick-ass lady. A woman named Madrigal who Zita encounters. I won't spoil anything else, but let's just say I love Madrigal and I really hope that she will be around more in the last book. It was really interesting to see how a few characters are connected to her. Characters I didn't really expect to be connected to her or one of her crew.
The book ends quite good and I really loved what happened with the battle. Zita will have new things to do, people to save and I will be reading the next book in a bit, because I really want to know how Zita ends!
I would really recommend this and also the previous book. Do you like sci-fi stories? Do you like strong girls who have a goal, but will also look further than that? Then read this one!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This book was amazing, wonderful and great. However, while I rated this a 5 stars, I had 2 things that I didn't particularly like.
Number 1 on the list is that robot/copy robot thing. I liked it when we first met it, I thought it was cute that a robot had someone she looked up too, but then she did certain things and was mean, rude and and overall body stealing bitch, and I didn't like her. No, not even during the end where she kind of redeemed herself. Clones, people trying to copy other peoples are things I don't like, especially when they are mean, rude and just bleh.
Number 2 on the list also has to do with that robot. How did no one notice that that wasn't Zita? Sure, one can say Piper noticed quite soon, but still, why didn't he take action? He left the real Zita! I would say people who have been around her should have seen that there is something different. The way she talked, the way she acted. It amazes me that they just didn't notice!
But those 2 things are the only things I had a problem with. Other than that, I loved this adventure. Zita is really awesome, she is strong, she kicks some ass, but also shows emotion. She is sad and angry when she finds that Piper left her alone, but she is strong and determined when she decides to go after him.
I know some people might have lost hope, after all will Zita really get home? Will she finally be able to get back to her family? Yet, while everything seems bleh, she never gives up, though we see that she really wants to go home, she even dreamt about her home.
I hope she will go home, however, I am also conflicted. On the one hand, I would love for her to be able to go home. On the other side, she will have to say goodbye to an awesome world, new friends and other things. Can she say bye? Or will we find something that gives her the option to travel back and forth between the worlds/dimensions.
We also have a new kick-ass lady. A woman named Madrigal who Zita encounters. I won't spoil anything else, but let's just say I love Madrigal and I really hope that she will be around more in the last book. It was really interesting to see how a few characters are connected to her. Characters I didn't really expect to be connected to her or one of her crew.
The book ends quite good and I really loved what happened with the battle. Zita will have new things to do, people to save and I will be reading the next book in a bit, because I really want to know how Zita ends!
I would really recommend this and also the previous book. Do you like sci-fi stories? Do you like strong girls who have a goal, but will also look further than that? Then read this one!
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
5 Centimeters Per Second by Yukiko Seike, Makoto Shinkai, Melissa Tanaka, 清家雪子
5.0
The movie was absolutely gorgeous (seen it twice or thrice now) and this manga is also beautiful. Highly recommended. Maybe I will write a review.
かんざきひろ画集 Cute by Hiro Kanzaki
5.0
Kanzaki Hiro, or Hiroyuki ODA, is both an amazing artist and a musician. He is one of my favourite artists and musicians. His art is vibrant, beautiful, gorgeous, while his music is upbeat, happy, and you just want to dance to the beat.
This art book shows us some of his works. From Oreimo, to original art, sometimes you don’t recognize his style, other times it is really clear that it is his. Oreimo was hit and miss for me (the anime), but I still enjoy watching all the art, and I remember some of the scenes that were drawn, so I had a laugh. And it was also really fun to see some of the characters, since I did like quite a few of them.
I really liked all the other works, the parodies, the fan arts for other anime/manga. We also have sketches and interviews (which I wasn’t really able to read, as my reading Japanese levels are low), but which were still a great addition to this art book.
The art is super colourful, and it was just pure eye candy to look at them.
I also really have to give extra points for the gorgeous cover and the cute font that is being used for it.
All in all, are you looking for some amazing art? Or are you a fan of Hiroyuki ODA/Hiro Kanzaki? Then be sure to check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This art book shows us some of his works. From Oreimo, to original art, sometimes you don’t recognize his style, other times it is really clear that it is his. Oreimo was hit and miss for me (the anime), but I still enjoy watching all the art, and I remember some of the scenes that were drawn, so I had a laugh. And it was also really fun to see some of the characters, since I did like quite a few of them.
I really liked all the other works, the parodies, the fan arts for other anime/manga. We also have sketches and interviews (which I wasn’t really able to read, as my reading Japanese levels are low), but which were still a great addition to this art book.
The art is super colourful, and it was just pure eye candy to look at them.
I also really have to give extra points for the gorgeous cover and the cute font that is being used for it.
All in all, are you looking for some amazing art? Or are you a fan of Hiroyuki ODA/Hiro Kanzaki? Then be sure to check this one out. You won’t be disappointed.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/