No Place for Magic, Kinmoza, Rose of Versailles,Puzzle, A Devil and her Love Song, and From Far Away

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• Chapter Book:
  
  1. No Place for Magic by E.D. Baker.
     - Borrowed from APL.
     - Read by Katherine Kellgren.
     - Last installment of Eadric's and Emma's last adventure.
     - Visiting Eadric's homeland.
     - Rescuing Eadric's younger brother.
• Anime:
  
  1. Kinmoza ep 3-5
     - Crunchyroll.
     - So cute.
     - long lasting friendship. A bit repetitive.
  2. The Rose of Versailles ep 2-3
     - Crunchyroll.
     - Since I know how the story ends, it's depressing to watch Marie Antoinnette's self-destructing behaviour.
     - I wish I could watch for Oscar and other characters, at this rate, I probably drop it.
• Manga:
  
  1. Puzzle (Kiyoku Yawaku - 潔く柔く) 7-13 - the end by Ryou Ikuemi - In French.
     - What an excellent series. I enjoy reading the stories of these intertwined characters, living with griefs, guilt, mistakes and finally being able to let go and move on with friends' and family's helping hands.
     - Definitely will reread. I like the characters very much.
  2. A Devil and her love song 10 by Miyoshi Tomori, ebook.
     - Shin's resolve backfired! Poor guy. He does have lots of flaws: cowardice and now selfishness. That scene with Maria was hard to read. It's good that it didn't go too far and Shin was full of self-hatred afterwards, still. Shin went down a few notches.
     - Shintaro didn't take Shin's resolve lying down :) successfully foiling Shin's attempts many times :)
     - Yusuke continues to be the nice understanding friend for Maria. My favorite quote from Yusuke to Shin: "How about you do some of your own thinking?" Ha ha ha. but he still helped him because that would make Maria happy, also I think that despite his feelings for Maria, Yusuke doesn't seem to want her for himself but for Shin.
  3. From Far Away 1-7 by Kyoko Hikawa, ebook.
     - Reread. I took advantage of Viz's sale and bought this series.