Wishlist Thursday[165]: Fruits Basket: Collector’s Edition by Natsuki Takaya

Fruits Basket: Collector’s Edition 1 by Natsuki Takaya

Publisher: Yen Press

Release Date: June 28, 2016

Volumes: 23 Singles/12 Omnibus

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Volume 2.

Goodreads Synopsis:

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, plucky high schooler Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out...into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Sohma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Sohmas have a secret of their own--when touched by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
A perennial favorite of fans and librarians alike, Natsuki Takaya's beloved bestselling Fruits Basket series returns to print in gorgeous deluxe English-language omnibus editions with beautiful full-color illustrations that are not to be missed!

Why?:

I don’t know how to express how completely and utterly excited I am for this book. I have been waiting for this to happen, because I knew it was inevitable. Someone had to pick it back up at some point. And I’m even a little glad that Yen Press licensed it, since that means it’s going to be done especially well for fans.

Each book is a two-in-one, they’re collectors editions, and they’re going to be released monthly. The first two books released on the same day in June! I don’t even care about the money for this series. It’s going to be gorgeous and I want them on my shelves. I know that the books will be so much nicer than the Tokyopop editions, with better, full translations.

Seriously, I cannot wait. Just take my money already.

What’s on your list?

Manga Review: Attack on Titan, Volume 17, by Hajime Isayama

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Kodansha Comics

Release Date: December 15, 2015

Volumes: 17+

Spoilers?: Not really.

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Special Edition: Amazon. Barnes and Noble. Book Depository. Powells. RightStuf.

Volume: 1. 16. 18.

Goodreads Synopsis:

ESCAPE FROM KING TITAN: Thanks to Rod Reiss, Eren finally knows the terrible truth behind how he acquired his Titan powers, and the depth of his father's crimes. The king orders his daughter Historia to kill Eren and restore the power of the Titans to its rightful place, but she chooses her own selfish path: survival. As the cavern crumbles around the Survey Corps, Eren must make another last-minute decision, with the lives of all his friends in the balance.

Review:

In this volume, we get some new developments about Eren’s titan and what Historia’s father had planned. We have a better idea of what Eren’s father did.

We have a big fight with Historia’s father’s titan, and Historia finally takes her rightful place as ruler of the kingdom. Eren is doing what he can to save the humans from the titans, even if it exhausts him to change so often. I like what Historia starts doing for the underprivileged once she’s in a place of power—it only makes me like her more.

There’s also a pause in the action as we see Kenny’s history, and his relation to Levi (and possibly Mikasa?) with a little bit of Levi’s backstory as a child mixed in. It’s interesting, and possibly going to lead to something else. And then we get a cliffhanger, which of course has me intrigued.

I am absolutely loving this series so far, and it seems like we’re starting a new arc now. I can’t wait for the next one.

Also, I am loving these special editions. This one, much like for volume 17, comes in a shrink-wrapped box, that is super pretty. It has space for the DVD and the manga, and I love it. I hope there are more coming.

Manga Review: Attack on Titan, Volume 16 Special Edition, by Hajime Isayama

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Kodansha Comics

Release Date: August 25, 2015

Volumes: 17+

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 15. 17.

Goodreads Synopsis:

WHAT WAS HIS FATHER'S SIN?

Captured by Rod Reiss, the rightful king, Krista and Eren finally have their memories back. What exactly happened to Eren, and what was the crime his father committed? Meanwhile, the Survey Corps desperately hunts for Eren, while at the same time seeking to legitimize their military coup. As the situation inside the walls comes to a head, the mysteries of the world of the Titans seem on the cusp of being solved at last!

Review:

First of all, I love the special edition of this book. Not only does it actually come with the regular edition of the book (so I get the best of both worlds) with a dust jacket with the cover by Tony Moore, and with the deck of cards, but that comes inside a box! It’s so pretty! I thought it would be shrink-wrapped together, but it comes in a pretty box. I love it. I can’t wait for the next one.

Now, on to the actual book.

I can’t believe how violent this series has become. And I can’t believe I’m even thinking that. But the graphic violence, the torture that happens in this volume, is just gross and I’m too squeamish for this. Ugh.

Aside from that, we find out what Krista’s father really plans to do with the two of them. And even Erin is feeling sorry for himself enough to agree. And while Levi and Mikasa and the group are fighting to get to him, thankfully Krista does what needs to be done.

There’s a lot of memories mixed in here, Krista remembering things, Eren remembering things, and Krista’s father telling them of past events. And a lot of politics. And then the ending. Which, another cliffhanger.

This series is brutal. It’s intense and amazing. I love it, even if it surprises me and makes me uneasy at times. I love this special edition, and I can’t wait for the next one.

Teaser Tuesday[151]: Fangirl (Exclusive Collector’s Edition) by Rainbow Rowell

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Fangirl (Exclusive Collector’s Edition) by Rainbow Rowell

Genre: YA/NA Contemporary Romance

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Release Date: May 12, 2015 / (Original Edition on 2013)

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Wishlist Thursday.

Goodreads Synopsis:

This special edition includes fan art, a ribbon bookmark, a Q&A with the author, and an excerpt from her new book Carry On.

In Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl, Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life-and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.

Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.

Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.

For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?

A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2013
A New York Times Best Seller!

Excerpt:

“Cath had slept with a boy.

With a guy.

And it was awesome. Warm. And tangly.” (Hardback, pg. 187)

What are you reading right now?