More preorders from RightStuf came in! This was earlier this month before they officially moved to Crunchyroll. I'm still sad about the acquisition. :(
Heaven Official's Blessing vol. 7 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi (Manhua) vol. 3 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu & Luo Di Cheng Qiu
I think I was in a bit of a reading slump last month. It took me a while to read just these four books.
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I watched:
SPY x FAMILY is back!!!!! And there's also a movie?! I'm so excited to watch it! Just waiting for a couple more episodes to be released before watching it. There's a lot of interesting anime coming out this season! I just hope they're better than the summer anime because Alec and I dropped a lot of them after watching the first or second episode.
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One of my pre-orders arrived, and I think the last of my Right Stuf purchases came!
Cheeky Brat vol. 7 by Mitsubachi Miyuki
Spy x Family vol. 7, 9 by Tatsuya Endo
I've been in a bit of a reading slump for the past few weeks. Maybe picking up a physical book will help me get over it? I hope so! I just found out that Cheeky Brat was finished last year, so I can finally get back into reading the series! I think I stopped trying to catch up 2 years ago lol.
So I took an unexpected hiatus. A lot was going on in August, especially with the house search, and then our agent basically breaking up with us and my parents offering to help out before that fell through. So I wasn't really in the mood to post for a while.
Then, I got used to not posting for the past couple of weeks lol. Luckily, I had a couple of drafts almost ready, so I'll be posting them sporadically for a while until I get back into the grove of things. I think I lost a lot of motivation trying to update the blog, so the posts and format might change as I try to figure out what I want to do here.
Anyway, enjoy this post that should have been released last month!
Even though my sis and I finished watching season 1 of Hospital Playlist when it first came out during the pandemic, it took us two years to finally watch the second season. I can't believe it took us so long. This was such a good season! I'm so sad that it's the final season!
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More manhwa I bought during Right Stuf's birthday sale. Mikey's been trying to convince me to read this series for months, since it's his favorite series. I figured I'd finally bite the bullet and buy the volumes already available!
Solo Leveling vol. 1-6 by Dubu & Chugong
Also known as: "I'm Waiting to Die in a Rich Family"
The money-loving Sang Yao crossed over and became the fiancée of the male supporting role in the novel. In the end, the hero sent her to a mental hospital.
People close to her persuaded her to break off the engagement, but she smiled and shook her head to refuse.
The outside world said that Sang Yao was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle. Only she knew that the male supporting role would not be able to jump around for long, and later died to save the heroine. At that time, as his wife, wouldn't she be able to inherit his property?
Her only dream is to hang out in a wealthy family and wait to die~
Until one day, her fiancé's big brother blocked her at the door after being drunk, and said in a low voice: "What he can give you, I can give, but he can't give it to you." I can give yours too, so, do you want to consider me?"
Sang Yao:? ? ?
2.5 STARS - IT WAS OKAY
MY REVIEW:
The romance and pacing was pretty slow. Most likely that was to show the ML's forbearance and restraint, which is understandable. He was trying to do the right thing. I felt like the male partner needed a more satisfying ending. He was a total scumbag who didn't care about anyone other than his feelings, and he needed a better ending than just quietly disappearing at the end.
While reading a novel, Fu Erdie thought more than once that if she arrived in an apocalyptic world, she could only wait for death.
The cars could not be driven, roads could not be recognized, they could not even cook food.
There was also physical strength involved…there was no need for her to encounter a zombie because with just a sudden drop of temperature, she could get a cold and fever and die from it.
As a useless person of the new century, she sincerely hoped that the whole world would be prosperous and free of disease and calamity. At the same time, she could just draw at home and earn living expenses while muddling through.
As a result, God played a joke on her.
After a shower of rain, the world changed. There were zombies and dead plants everywhere.
She looked down from a window on the 10th floor and saw the crowd panicking. The cars rammed and blocked the road, and the small noodle shop she often went to was now stained with blood… Everything pulled back Fu Erdie from her fantasy.
The world had truly changed.
Fu Erdie decided to go out to find her relatives, and she would bet on whether she would become a zombie or an alien. She gathered her courage and opened the door, then stepped back and closed it. The zombie neighbors in the corridor were horrible! It is impossible to fight zombies, you can only wait to die in a wretched manner. And any chance, there was a lot of stored food at home that she could eat for a month.
But her ending was probably one of the two choices she had in her mind, to die now or die in a month. And she chose to lay down and continue her everyday normal life. She would just wait to meet the upcoming water and electricity cuts.
On the first day, everything was the same. The next day, everything was the same. The next day after, everything was still the same. The next…
A month later, it was time to pay the utility bill. The internet got disconnected and she did not pay the bill. The rest of the building was pitch black.
But her room was still bright.
The flush toilet could be used as usual. The natural gas could be used for her luxurious bathing. The small kumquats, small peppers, and shallots planted and grown on the balcony even thrived at a rate that did not conform to the laws of nature.
Fu Erdie suddenly found out that she had not mutated, but her own house had mutated?!
4 STARS - I REALLY LIKED IT
MY REVIEW:
I think this was a more realistic portrayal of how an ordinary person would handle surviving in a sudden zombie apocalypse. The beginning was pretty dark and bleak as Fu Erdie came to terms with her situation and her helplessness. However, she eventually grew and became the kindergarten director (lol), and the mood and overall pace of the story became less dark and more humorous as her plants continued to grow. Overall, a great zombie apocalypse novel, especially if you like plants vs zombies lol.
My sexy neighborhood gangster.
Lovesick college student Uijun works part-time at a convenience store in a sketchy, dangerous neighborhood, when one day the sexy, dangerous Geonu makes his grand entrance! But after drunkenly pouring his heart out to him, will Uijun get more than he bargained for?
5 STARS - I LOVED IT
MY REVIEW:
Gotta love the crybaby sunshine bottom x stoic and intimidating top combo! Loved their chibi expressions! They're so funny together! And the smut... WOW.
Also, consent is sexy.
