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I knew it started with a B! Thank you so much
It has been another week of reading, where does the time go?
Greenteeth ⭐⭐⭐This is one of those books that popped up on my radar this year and seeing the tag of cozy fantasy I figured I'd give it a try. This was an interesting book the revolves around a creature called a Jenny Greenteeth (it's a new creature from mythology for me) who saves a witch from being drowned. This kicks of a massive quest that takes the two all over the UK to get the witch's village back. This book puts me a in a weird spot. I can't really say anything negative about the book and it was a fun read but I wasn't blown away by it either and I can't really put my finger on why. It had a classic adventure setup, the MC was interesting, the quests were interesting, the twist at the end was great. I think there was just moments though that were a little meh. There was a classic third act (more middle of the book) breakup that I wasn't a fan of. The quests, while interesting, kind of felt like they took the most tame solution possible. I feel like I am nitpicking here though and the book really doesn't deserve that. If the book has caught your eye at all, I'd say give it a shot.
Cold Shadows ⭐⭐⭐⭐The next Ellie Jordan book and a buddy read. This series is quickly becoming something I'm rather enjoying and a lot of that revolves around the spooky stuff in the book. The author does a really great job at making the ghost encounters really spooky. I'll admit that outside of the spooky encounters the books are a little lean on content. The mystery is nothing special, the characters are there but it's not a stirring character piece or anything. It's a spooky horror book and it delivers on that in my opinion.
Now for the manga/comics
Tista 1 ⭐⭐⭐I saw this at the library and noticed it was by the same author as SpyXFamily so I decided to check it out. This was his debut series and it kind of shows. Getting this out the way early, I doubt many fans of SpyXFamily will actually like this series. It's not as polished and it has a darker tone to it. Basically the story is about an assassin working for the church who is going through a mental/spiritual breakdown. I feel like this was inspired by a bunch of other series as I see little elements from other things in this. Just to be clear, that's not a bad thing but I don't feel like this book has a clear image of what it is. There are a lot of different ideas getting thrown into the pot and I can see how they could work well together but the execution doesn't quite get there. The story felt like it needed to be tightened up a bit, maybe some elements cut out, other elements focused on more. I will read on but only because there is only one other book in this series. If it was an ongoing series, I'd probably look at dropping it.
Hirayasumi, Vol. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐This is a series that I have a really hard time explaining why I enjoy it. This is pure, 100%, slice of life. It's just little snippets from the lives of various characters we have been introduced to so far. One story is one of the characters dealing with misogyny in her workplace, another one is about a Christmas party, or a hot water heater dying. It's very low stakes in the grand scheme of things but it's just compelling to read.
Dark Wraith of Shannara ⭐⭐⭐⭐My next stop on my Shannara journey and this one is a comic as well as another epilogue to the original trilogy. This one follows after the events of the novella epilogue that I recently read. This one felt like it gave me a lot of what I felt was missing in Indomitable. We got to meet characters from Wishsong again, we got a satisfying ending (kind of), and it just felt like a better conclusion overall. That being said the story did feel like we kind of just dropped out of it at the end. There were still things to explore or were not resolved but I also feel like I am getting lost in the weeds at this point. This were just .5 mini stories after the main story was done. These don't the same depth as the main story does. After this one I'm getting a time skip and I'm back to the massive audiobooks.
Yowamushi Pedal Omnibus, Vol. 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐Listen, I'm not saying that I am becoming a die hard fan of sports manga or anything but the more I read in this subgenre the more I understand the appeal. This book was basically the main group of characters biking laps at a training facility and it is somehow compelling. The track is five km and the members of the club have to ride 1,000 km in just four days. As an extra challenge, and as part of their training, the first years are also given a handicap to overcome. Basically what ever thing it is that they rely on to be so good, it's taken away from them. Shifters, a certain kind of handle bars, etc. This shouldn't be this compelling but it is and I'm having fun with this.
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 2 ⭐⭐⭐⭐I am loving this series so far. I love the friendship (maybe romance) between the leads, I'm loving the artwork, I'm just loving this series and I want more. That's about all I really have to say.
What I'm reading next
Mission Manhattan -My next audiobook
Dandadan, Vol. 2
I Love You S'more
Witchlight
Weird and random question. I'm listening to the audiobook so I can't just do a quick search of the book and I need something for a challenge. What is the name of her cat?
I'll probably chew through it this weekend
I'm very curious as well. Sometimes I'm more or or less on the money and other times the book is able to surprise me and pull off a twist I never saw coming.
Alright massive spoilers and me theory crafting. Maybe I'm completely wrong, please don't spoil me. (view spoiler)
I'm listening to this one and I'm getting a little frustrated. It feels like everyone is ignoring the most obvious answer in the room until it blows up in their face. I'm a little shy of halfway into this book so my guess could be wrong but I have a pretty good idea how this is all going to play out. At least put the option on the table and discuss the merits of it at least. By completely ignoring it it makes that outcome seem all the more likely.
Interesting fact for you, the French spoken here in Canada is not the same as the French spoken in France. It's foundations are the same but there are different vocabulary, pronunciations, some grammar. Think if it as something like a local dialect.
No, but French is the official second language in Canada hence why most of our official federal speeches are bilingual. Honestly the parts in French are just what you heard in English. Like Katie said most French is spoke in Quebec but there are places outside of Quebec where the cities are mostly bilingual or French speaking . Places like Edmundston, Monston, St Boniface, etc. There are a few places here in Alberta where I live that are as well.
This has been a week, a week where IRL stuff decided I needed a good butt kicking. I still got through some books but most of that was weekend reading. As I'm typing this up I'm realizing that I don't really have a lot to say about the books I read this week. 
The Devil's Chord ⭐⭐⭐This was the audiobook for the week and the next Rogue Angel book. Not a whole lot to really say about this one really. This one had Annja in Italy looking for a da Vinci item that had been stolen from a museum and dropped in a canal. She ended up working with both Roux and Garin in this book. This was one that leaned more into the supernatural then the archeological side of things. It was another Rogue Angel book.
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (Light Novel) Vol. 7 ⭐⭐⭐⭐Again, another book that I don't have a lot to say about. This is the next book in my reread of this series and in this one Yuna heads off to the mine to deal with a pesky golem problem so she can get herself a mythril knife. It also has all the usual slice of life shenanigans you would expect from this series.
Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 7 (light novel) (Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. ⭐⭐⭐⭐All new Bofuri for me and this one focuses solely around the big event before the seventh floor is opened. It's basically a tower of ever increasing difficulties that people can challenge in various sized teams. Maple and Sally are the only team of two that tackles the tower on the highest difficulty setting. While this book does get a bit into the various floors the main focus is the floor boss that they encounter. We get to see how our two nut balls come up with a way to beat them and we get glimpses of how other, normal, teams are attempting them. Just a fun easy read and I am now ready for the next level.
Now the manga
Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More (Manga) Vol. 7 ⭐⭐⭐This book is a lot of politics and business but in a fantasy world and with a slice of life dash of flavoring. Not a lot to really say about this one honestly.
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Vol. 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐Each book only leaves me with more and more questions and I don't even know if they are the right questions. I mean, I'm sure I have all the usual questions that others have but I also have others. I'm really curious where this is going and how these new cards are going to be used. In the first Cardcaptor the cards had skills that made sense. Things like fire, shield, earth, etc. In this one here there are some really odd cards. Things like record. There are more normal cards like flight but there are also a lot of weirder cards. How is this going to be used in future books? How is this used in a fight? Just where is the story going? So, so many questions. All of this with the usual Clamp artwork that is just gorgeous.
The Apothecary Diaries 13 Manga ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐It has been a hot minute since I've read anything in this series and I'm ashamed to admit that I haven't been keeping up with the current anime season. This book was amazing and seeing Maomao just being her usual self was so much fun. I feel that she is very close to being brought into Jinshi's inner circle and trust. More so then she has been already. Of course this brings with it a whole new level of threat but I have faith in Maomao.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 4—Diamond is Unbreakable, Vol. 3 ⭐⭐⭐⭐Another series where it has been a hot minute since I have read anything. This volume was just a great reminder of the great artwork, the weird story lines, and how well this story dips itself into the body horror genre at times. There were more then a few scenes in this book that were just horrifying when you really pause and think about things.
Alright, what is next, another busy week of reading
Cold Shadows -My next audiobook
Dark Wraith of Shannara
Greenteeth -This was a random snag from the library. Hopefully it is good
Berserk of Gluttony, Volume 2
Hirayasumi, Vol. 4
Tista 1
Yowamushi Pedal Omnibus, Vol. 3
That's the thing a part of my brain is trying to figure out. Was it malicious and was done as a "prank" or just to mess with the next reader? Or was it accidental in nature like someones baby sibling trashed the book on you. If that's the case though, why not say something when you returned the book. The library is pretty understanding from my experience.
My April savings were $549.26 which lines up with it being a bit of a slower month for me.
Looks like Australia has also said "no thanks" to Trump style politics in a fashion similar to Canada.
May has decided to start with violence. Work is super stressful as we try to rush this one order out. Friday was a hectic day as I basically did 8 hours in one go with no breaks for anything outside of the washroom and some water. Wake up today and my toilet was leaking, tried turning off the emergency shut off and that started leaking as well. The plumber is currently here fixing that for me. Once that is done I still have to my laundry.
Well that was probably the most upset I've ever been with a library book. I'm settling in last night for some Fullmetal Alchemist finally, I open the book, and I find myself in the middle of a chapter. I'm rather confused so I'm trying to figure out what the heck is going on. Someone, some degenerate, some villain, ripped out the first several pages of the book. Just... just why?Needless to say, I can't read it and I am disappointed. When I return this tomorrow I'll bring it straight to a librarian so it can be removed from circulation and no one else has to go through what I did.
Nope, keep in mind I am not giving their site any traction so I'm pulling these highlights from Wikipedia.-Climate change deniers who want to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, end green subsidies, etc
-Lower and cap the number of immigrants entering the country while screening those that enter to ensure the meet "Canadian values"
-It plans to end our involvement in foreign conflicts and end all development aid
-Withdraw from the UN as much as possible unless there is something strategic value for Canada
-Repeal the ban on gender conversion therapy and the bill that allows gender self-identification
-They plan to make the medical transition of minors illegal, defund groups that promote "gender ideology" and sex change operations and ban transgender women from women's prisons, shelters, bathrooms, changing rooms and sports.
-They don't believe in multiculturalism
-Immediately ban abortion
Weird, random, one lift the ban on pepper spray as a prohibited weapon
Ohh I forgot a color yesterday as well. There is also deep purple and that is the PPC (the People's Party of Canada). Basically that is the party that looked at American politics right now and decided that was a nice starting point but it was playing it to safe. Luckily, I can say that they do not have any seats and while they do get votes they are not really all that popular outside of a certain group of people.
Alberta is quite often called the Texas of Canada. Usually not in a positive way either but you know.
I've already got this downloaded and queued up. I'll be getting to this one this weekend and I'm rather excited.
We have a ton of parties here in Canada but you have basically five ones that sit in the House outside of a couple independents. Red is liberal, dark blue is conservative, light blue is Le Bloc québécois (a French party mostly based out of Quebec), orange is the NDP (New Democratic Party a more left leaning party), and green is for the Green party.As for the separatist movement there a couple here in Canada. Quebec has had a separatist movement for decades and has had a few referendums on it over the years. The one I'm talking about is another one that has been around for a while and that is the idea of the western part of Canada separating. Western Canada is usually more conservative then the rest of the country and there are elements that get bent out of shape when things don't go their way. It flares up from time to time depending on what is happening in the country.
