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Black Butler

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Author: Yana Toboso Translator: Tomo Kimura Genre: Manga This is the Manga, the Anime Kuroshitsuji was based on. Original Publication date: February 2007 Description:  In the Victorian ages of London The Earl of the Phantomhive house, Ciel Phantomhive, needs to get his revenge on those who had humiliated him and destroyed what he loved. Not being able to do it alone he sells his soul to a demon he names Sebastian Michaelis. Now working as his butler, Sebastian must help the Earl Phantomhive. Thoughts: The art is what I come to expect from manga, I enjoy the style though miss the color. I started to see the anime first so seeing it black and white seems a bit of a downer really. But oh well. The story in itself is a bit more nonsensical than what I remembered, but to be fair it has been years since I last saw anything related to Kuroshitsuji so that's to be expected, I only remembered the overall concept.  The situations at times seem too exaggerated. What aspects: *In

Mistborn

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Author: Brandon Sanderson Series: The Mistborn series Genre: Fantasy Original Publication date: July 2006 Book description:  Once, a hero arose to save the world. A young man with a mysterious heritage courageously challenged the darkness that strangled the land. He failed. For a thousand years since, the world has been a wasteland of ash and mist ruled by the immortal emperor known as the Lord Ruler. Every revolt has failed miserably. Yet somehow, hope survives. Hope that dares to dream of ending the empire and even the Lord Ruler himself. A new kind of uprising is being planned, one built around the ultimate caper, one that depends on the cunning of a brilliant criminal mastermind and the determination of an unlikely heroine, a street urchin who must learn to master Allomancy, the power of a Mistborn Too many things. Characters : 10. I really connected with most of the people, their fears, flaws friendships. It feels so realistic and relatable, their struggles their hopes an

June TBR

There are plenty of books I'm carrying over from last month. So let's begin A book a week with the Pingel Sisters: Book bought in a Thrift Shop. HP and the Prisoner of Azkaban The second book in a trilogy. Pandemonium, Lauren Oliver Historical Fiction from a favorite time period. Salt to the sea, Ruta Sepetys From GR Choice award winners 2018 Challenge 4. Still Me, Jojo Moyes From Calendar of Crime 5. April. Death at the Wheel, Kate Flora So those are the books that we´re carrying over, the other we will leave alone until next time I feel like getting back to huge TBRs. For now, we have to try to build small manageable TBR, big ones are not working at all.  So for June we have: A book a week with the Pingel Sisters 23. A Classic you've never read.  Emma, Jane Austen 24. A book that will keep you up all night. The Son of Neptune, Rick Riordan 25. 2018 Bestseller Girl Wash Your Face, Rachel Hollis Calendar of Crime a book published