New read - Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 12

Plot. My goodness. Plot. Laios' realization about the power of the dungeon. And Marcile. Oh goodness, the manipulation of Marcile by the demon was just...so much.

It was such a well done volume.

Only 2 more before I finish the series. Let's see if I can get them from my library network!

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New Read - H.P. Lovecrat's The Shadow Over Innsmouth (manga adaptation)

I've never read any Lovecraft before. I saw this at the library as a single volume adaptation by artist Gou Tanabe and decided to check it out.

It's horrifying and interesting to read. But, perhaps it's me, but the twist ending didn't exactly hit as hard as I think it's supposed to.

Short version: Innsmouth is a New England port town that has been shunned by the neighboring communities out of fear of their strange practices. Our lead is investigating the town and comes to see some of the horrors within.

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Through most public library portals, "set Alert" within ProQuest-Gale newspaper database will email you all new headlines from any number of major newspapers and magazines which click thru to ad-free, full-text versions. An amazing, mostly ignored free service.

One key exception is Financial Times of London (Noam Chomsky's preferred newspaper, fwiw) which delays full-text by 30 days so I keep a shortcut on my phone home screen to a past date on archive.ph From here, I click the top banner and it refreshes to today's headlines which then click thru to full-text stories. Not so bad. The news itself couldn't be worse but...
https://archive.ph/DMrF0

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New Read - Delicious In Dungeon, Volume 11

I am trying not to give spoilers as I read through Delicious in Dungeon. Not everyone wants to find out without a spoiler tag what happens as the series goes along BUT, my goodness. This was a great volume.

Moving the overall plot along, Laios love of monsters keeping him safe in such a fascinating manner, new monsters to be eaten, the golden lion, new reveals. And that ending of the volume.

What a journey to get to this point.

Can't wait to dive into Volume 12.

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New Read - A Vampire in the Bathhouse

Luka is a handsome, chiseled vampire living in the demon realm. One day he's hungover and sore, so he goes to a bathhouse in the human realm to ease his pain and magically, he feels better. Enter Sakura, the 20 something man who is running this family bathhouse with his Grandfather.

Luka sucks Sakura's blood bonding them.

Basically, it's a slice of life romantic comedy between a pansexual vampire and the not yet ready to call himself gay bathhouse operator. Lots of strategically placed steam for mostly nude dudes.

Overall, cute and largely chill.

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New Read - Delicious In Dungeon, Volume 10

Another of my weekend reads was Delicious in Dungeon, Volume 10. I read it while waiting in the car as my oldest took the SAT on Saturday morning.

A lot of movement as our heroes make their way to trying to save Falin, meet up with the Lunatic Magician. The ending of this volume. Oof.

Glad I already got Volume 11 checked out from my library! Phew.

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New Read - Astro Biologist Pratess

My oldest is taking the SAT this morning, so I stopped at a nearby library to chill while I wait for him to finish. I randomly found this collection.

The story follows a trio of friends and their experiences in a dream reality of souls. It is very spacy and esoteric. Both self aware set in alternate realities and grounded about teenagers coming of age and accepting themselves in different ways. Whether it is Rin accepting their gender or Nagi accepting she wants to continue to live far apart from her mother. Reality is blurred in the story.

Unique read. Worth checking out.

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New Read - Offshore Lightning

Offshore Lightning is a collection of individual stories from Saito Nazuna. They are mostly about mundane, everyday life.

The stories aren't flashy. They're all modern-ish, real, and personal stories about people just living with the highs and lows that come with that.

Some of the stories end with a hard stop, others end with no real closure. But, that's life and fits the style.

The stories were written in different periods in Nazuna's life and reflect the things people go through at different stages in life.

Overall, an interesting and unique read.

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