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Lonely Castle in the Mirror
A book review of Misuki Tsujimura’s Lonely Castle in the Mirror, the story of a group of teenagers dealing with bullying and loneliness in a magical castle.
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Brilliance of the Moon
A book review of Lian Hearn’s Brilliance of the Moon, the third volume of Tales of the Otori as Takeo and Kaede’s story comes to a close
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Grass for his Pillow
Grass for his Pillow Lian Hearn The second volume picks after the traumatic events that concluded Across the Nightingale Floor that sent Takeo and Kaede in separate directions. Takeo has been taken by the Tribe to fulfil his destiny as heir to the powerful powers of his father, a famous assassin of the Kikuta family. […]
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Across the Nightingale Floor
Across the Nightingale Floor Lian Hearn Across the Nightingale Floor is the first of a five part series named “Tales of the Otori”. The first three volumes include Grass for His Pillow and Brilliance of the Moon and can be read as a trilogy without needing to read the the final two volumes. The Otori […]
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Gallant
Gallant V.E. Schwab Gallant is a story of short, sharp chapters written in 6 parts. The edition is nicely illustrated with excerpts from a journal that the main characters mother left her. This is a treasured item that is interwoven throughout the story. It’s written as a Victorian ghost story of darkened corridors and gothic […]