Happy new year! Hope you all had a good start into the “WTF” year. Let’s hope we don’t jinx anything, so how about we get right into reading something? The … Theme: new beginnings Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, zines, et cetera….
The leaves have fallen down, the temperatures are getting even colder. Time for … Theme: winter setting Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, zines, et cetera. (Audiobooks count too, of course!). How to take part Rules Make sure to join our Discord and get the Book…
After the ghost party, you can now feel the colder days approaching. The high of autumn, more and more leaves fall down, therefore our … Theme: falling autumn leaves A character in the book may take a walk and watch a tree lose its leaves, or simply stare out of the window while looking at…
Spooky month time! As two options in the poll in our Discord server ended up in a tie, I’ve decided to combine them. And the result is…: Theme: classic supernatural Supernatural genre/theme, but the creatures should be considered classics. (Vampires, werewolves, zombies, witches, ghosts, sirens, demons, and aliens.) Read and review anything that’s a book…
When a succubus ends up being seduced by their victim… “If You Were to Die Tomorrow, What Would You Wanna Do?” or Ashita Shinu nara Nani Shitai? (日死ぬなら何したい?) in Japanese, is a short manga (Doujinshi) by Ajichi. Plot Sou, a god of death, decides to look through “the black book”, which is said to have…
This time, the options in the poll in our Discord server were all national celebrations, and we’ve decided that…: Theme: Bread Based on the national whole grains month that is in September. Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, zines, etc. (Audiobooks count too,…
Goze Hotaru (ごぜほたる) is a new Manga by Kou Tosaya. The Japanese Volume 1 has chapter 1-6, and the 2nd volume is coming out in September this year (not sure how many chapters it’ll have), but there are 18 chapters already out.MangaPlus released an official english translation on their site, where you can read each…
This time, we’ve voted in our Discord server, and we’ve decided…: Theme: Mythology (general) Read and review anything that’s a book – novels, comics, mangas, graphic novels, poem collections, scripts, short stories, etc. (Audiobooks count too, ofc!). Any mythology is allowed, from Greek to Roman to Asian to African… and so on. How to take…
Love in the palm of his hands also known as Bloom on Your Sign like a Chameleon. or in Japanese カメレオンはてのひらに恋をする。(Chameleon wa Tenohira ni Koi wo Suru.) is a BL Manga by Rin Teku. It’s about Keito, who is deaf, and Fujinaga, a theatre student who gets to know himself through sign language. (My entry…
A story concerning sweets is a Manhua by Shi Yier Er, which was also translated into Japanese (キャンディ ふたりの約束) and Vietnamese (Câu Chuyện Kẹo Ngọt). A short story about two girls – Bai Xiao Xiao has a heart disease and is blind, and Feng Tang is a ghost for as long as she can remember…
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