The Royal Tutor v. 13

by Higasa Akai
182 pages


Prince Licht is outed at his coffee shop job amidst unrest about the owners background which gives him the opportunity to start changes at the root of the problem. When he returns to the palace and is reunited with his brothers a startling announcement by their eldest brother turns into a surprisingly relaxing time.

Queen's Quality by Kyousuke Motomi

Queen's Quality v.1
by Kyousuke Motomi
191 pages

Fumi and Kyutaro are put through their first test of suppressing the Black Queen and start to train more heavily in the hopes it will help Fumi become better able to control her powers.

Black Butler volume 27

Black Butler Volume 27
by Yana Toboso
174 pages

I don't know where to start with this volume except if you love this series run while you can. Anything else that Ciel has gone through in this series is absolute child's play compared to what we learn here which explains his view of the world. Nothing that happened to those children should have ever been thought of by a human mind it was so horrible.

Either way he has to come out on top or this will be his ultimate downfall.

Bunny Drop

Bunny Drop
 by Yumi Unita
 Vol. 1 196 pages
 Vol. 2 204 pages
 Vol. 3 210 pages

Thirty year old bachelor Daikichi takes in his grandfather's six year old illegitimate daughter. Will they be able to juggle growing up, school, and work together?

This is a learning experience for the both of them. Sometimes you can't tell who is raising whom. So far all around this is just an incredibly cute homey story.

Black Butler V. 25

Black Butler
 by Yana Toboso
 Vol. 25 178 pages
 Sebastian and Ciel continue to uncover the mystery of the Sphere Music Hall and what does it mean for life as they know it when a new Grim Reaper starts to nose around as well?

Okay, so the whole pop, boy group vibe is still really weird for a Victorian England setting but now we are getting back to more sleuthing. However...NO ONE... should be allowed to end a book with such a pivotal cliffhanger. I had a sleepless night trying to figure out what was going to happen next and it will feel like forever until the next volume is released. :(

Assassination Classroom

Assassination Classroom
 by Yusei Matsui
 Vol. 19 190 pages
 Vol. 20 181 pages

Class E has finished their entrance exams for high school and can finally focus completely on killing Koro-Sensei, but can they defeat him before graduation day?

While I have enjoyed this series very much I am a bit disappointed with the journey to the end in these last volumes. Some things could have been done a little differently or omitted entirely without taking away from the plot. That being said I look forward to how volume 21 wraps up any loose ends.

Witch and Wizard: The Manga, Volume 3 by James Patterson

Witch and Wizard: The Manga, Volume 3 by James Patterson and Jill Dembowski, Art by Svetlana Chmakova, 240 pages

With the day of reckoning on the horizon, Whit and Wisty Allgood must save the world from the evil tyrant who is in power.  Will Whit be able to bring his girlfriend, Celia back to life or will it be their parents that are saved?

Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Volume 2 by James Patterson

Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Volume 2 by James Patterson and Ned Rust, Art by Svetlana Chmakova, 252 pages

In Volume 2, Whit and Wisty lead the Resistance to overthrow the government.  Soon, they find out Wisty holds the great power.

Witch & Wizard:The Manga, Volume 1 by James Patterson

Witch & Wizard: The Manga, Volume 1 by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet, Art by Svetlana Chmakova, 259 pages

This was a pretty good series to read.  Whit and Wisty Allgood are brother and sister whose world is turned upside down when the armed police swoop in to take them away. The two thought they were ordinary teens until they discover they have secret powers.

Pet Shop of Horrors

Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino
 Vol. 8 197 pages
 D goes on vacation with Chris and Leon and ends up with his life in peril again, finds the perfect pet for a family with big differences in pet preferences, and gives the woman who has it all the perfect pet.

Assassination Classroom

Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui
 Vol. 13 200 pages
 Vol. 14 190 pages
 Nagisa must over come his toughest enemy yet to be able to stay in class E, and Headmaster Asano plays his craziest game yet.

Hollow Fields And The Perfect Cog by Madeleine Rosca

Hollow Fields And The Perfect Cog by Madeleine Rosca, 192 pages

In this stand alone Hollow Fields manga, Lucy and the other students of Hollow Fields must earn the cash to rebuild their school.  How will they do this?   The students decide to enter the inter school mad science fair competition.   Can they create the winning entry?

Pet Shop of Horrors Vol. 5

Pet Shop of Horrors Vol. 5
by Matsuri Akino
212 pages

 Count D is under investigation again when a young senator sets his eye on the presidency and a very rare animal only Count D can find. And what is he to do when Detective Orcot drops an unexpected visitor off to play at the Pet Shop?

Pet Shop of Horrors

Pet Shop of Horrors
 by Matsuri Akino
 Vol. 1 194 pages
 Vol. 2 219 pages
 Vol. 3 192 pages
 Vol. 4 208 pages

 In Los Angeles there have been mysterious deaths and disappearances that all point to one pet shop in China Town. Now Detective Orcot is put to the task of figuring out the eccentric shop owner and his connection with the deaths and disappearances.

Assassination Classroom 11 by Yūsei Matsui

Assassination Classroom Vol. 11
by Yusei Matsui
208 pages
 After hours and unsupervised training goes very wrong at the most inconvenient time and Koro-sensei takes away their in class study time to be replaced by working for free at a day care!? What will class E do about their mid-term grades now?

My Neighbor Seki

My Neighbor Seki
 by Takuma Morishige
 Vol. 1 166 pages
 Vol. 2 171 pages
 Vol. 3 174 pages
 Vol. 4 176 pages

 Every day Seki brings new and disruptive activities to class that always manage to keep his desk neighbor distracted no matter how much she tries to ignore him. At the same time Rumi enjoys seeing what Seki will pull off in class without the teacher noticing.

Hollow Fields by Madeline Rosca

Hollow Fields by Madeline Rosca, 550 pages

Hollow Fields is a well written manga series about a young girl, Lucy Snow, who mistakenly ends up at a boarding school for young geniuses.  Lucy finds trouble fitting in and discovers that low grades result in a dangerous form of detention. Will Lucy find out the secrets behind Hollow Fields and what makes the staff act so strangely?  This is the first manga book I have read that I actually read from right to left, and I must say, I did enjoy it!  Madeline Rosca does a fantastic job illustrating this novel.

Heather's June Books

Protector of the Small by Tamora Pierce
 First Test 240 pages
 Page 268 pages
 Squire 399 pages
 Lady Knight 431 pages
 This series follows Keladry of Mindelan's journey to become the first Lady Knight since Lady Alanna won her shield 15 years before.

Daughter of the Lioness by Tamora Pierce
 Trickster's Choice 422 pages
 Trickster's Queen 467 pages
 Alianne of Pirates Swoop is trying to convince her parents of her true calling and when she least expects it is given the chance to show them her talents.

Goddess Test by Aimee Carter
 The Goddess Test 293 pages
 Goddess Interrupted 296 pages
 A re-telling of old Greek tales in a modern world.

The Selection by Kiera Cass 327 pages
 Like the Bachelor, but the winner gets to be a princess after almost being killed and having her heart broken.

Pandora Hearts Vol. 1 192 pages
 by Jun Mochizuki
 I can't tell if this is supposed to be based on Alice in Wonderland or something else entirely. I found it to be a convoluted story with very little background information. I'm not particularly inclined to finish the series.

My Little Monster Vol. 1 169 pages
 by Robico
 Chock full of socially awkward people doing weird things, I can't wait for volume two!

Red Queen 383 pages
 by Victoria Aveyard
 I really don't know what to say about this book. I liked the story, but there are so many characters that didn't have enough background. She wants you to feel for them but they are no more than mannequins without thoughts and feelings of their own, just pose-able space holders to keep the dialogue going.

Heather's April Reads

Assassination Classroom bu Yusei Matsui (humour)
 Vol. 1 183 pages
 Vol. 2 199 pages
 Vol. 3 190 pages
 Vol. 4 198 pages
 A classroom of slacker students must kill their teacher before the year ends to keep him from destroying the world. The only problem? He is the best teacher they have ever had, and he is unbeatable!


Boneyard by Richard Moore (humour)
 Vol. 1 106 pages
 Vol. 2 96 pages
 Vol. 3 96 pages
 Vol. 4 96 pages
 Michael Paris has inherited a piece of land from his grandfather who dies just before the start of the story. When he goes to Raven's Hollow to settle on the land for a price he discovers the town's graveyard and it's inhabitants being forced out of their home by the overzealous town mayor.


The Devil is a Part-timer by Satoshi Wagahara (humour)
 Vol. 1 178 pages
 Vol. 2 178 pages
 Vol. 3 178 pages
 Vol. 4 162 pages
 Devil King Sadao Maou and his general have been stripped of their powers and banished to earth where they end up in modern day Tokyo. Now the Demon King is a part-time fry cook trying to survive and figure a way to get back to conquering the masses on a budget.


Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson (humour)
329 pages
This book is hard for me to describe but I feel it has a very good message. No matter what life throws at you grab the good things and hold on tight to them. Even when you feel beat down and ready to give up, don't and remember to smile with your arms wide open.

Heather's March Reads

Kiss of the Rose Princess by Aya Shouoto
 Vol. 7 180 pages
 Vol. 8 178 pages
The final showdown begins between Anise and her father who is more than he appears to be.

Clamp School Detectives by Ray Yoshimoto
 Vol. 1 192 pages
 Vol. 2 192 pages
 Vol. 3 192 pages
A little series of cute short mysteries being solved by bored rich children!

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
 213 pages
 Some of the tips and techniques go a little too far with de-cluttering but I have a lot less junk piling up because I can't figure out if I need/want it or not.

Fire Touched by Patricia Briggs
 342 pages
 Mercy puts Adam and the pack in another difficult situation, this time against the homeland of the fae. With some help from new friends and old Mercy again pulls off the impossible to stop an all out war between the wolves and fae that would make them the targets of all humans.

Wedding Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke
 304 pages
 Hannah finally says yes to marriage and everything seems perfect until one of the judges in the Food Network Bake Off turns up dead in Sally's walk in freezer. Now Hannah needs to solve the murder while competing for first place and helping plan her wedding.

Vampire Academy 352 pages
Frost Bite 352 pages
Shadow Kiss 464 pages
 by Richelle Mead
 Set in the boring back woods of Montana we are introduced to a world of vampire killing, light lovey dovey stuff, teen angst, and sarcasm galore. I can't wait to get to the next three books.