Yen On: Light novels upcoming from Yen Press’ new line

One of the things I was most excited to learn at Book Expo America 2014 was the launch of Yen On, a light novel initiative from Yen Press.  Yen Press publishes a lot of my favorite manga series — including Soul Eater, Soul Eater NOT!, and the Madoka*Magica franchise — and the titles they’ve announcedContinue reading “Yen On: Light novels upcoming from Yen Press’ new line”

Flash Review, Issue #003

Here are a few short reviews of the books I’ve been reading recently. Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway Purchased at Main Point Books. I first heard of this book around the time it first came out in 2008, and the book’s concept stuck in my mind since then: a girl breaks up with a boyfriend,Continue reading “Flash Review, Issue #003”

Read or Drop? Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Vol. 1

I wasn’t sucked into the Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan craze until the week after the final episode was simulcast, namely because my first awareness of the anime was listening to the complaints of my friends who simply couldn’t wait until the next episode aired.  As a person significantly lacking patience and fully aware ofContinue reading “Read or Drop? Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Vol. 1”

Flash Review, Issue #002

Here are a few short reviews of the books I’ve been reading recently. (You might notice a lot of speculative fiction in here!) Honor’s Knight by Rachel Bach This book definitely doesn’t suffer Second Book Syndrome. The continued adventures of Devi Morris takes readers from Fortune’s Fool to the wider universe as she tries toContinue reading “Flash Review, Issue #002”