Neverending, Duchess, Sense, Anime Summer 2014, Attolia 3, Wednesdays, and Prince among Frogs

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• Movie:
  
  1. The Neverending Story
     - Streamed from amazon.
     - Very good.
     - The dragon's face looked like a dog :)
• TV:
  
  1. The Duchess of Duke Street Season 1: epi 7-12
     - Streamed from amazon.
     - Costume drama of 1970s.
     - The in/out running of the hotel and other complications.
     - I do like Charlie.
  2. Sense and Sensibility (BBC 2008)
     - Borrowed from BPL.
     - I borrowed it because of Dan Stevens' playing Edward.
     - It was a bit long.
     - There's gratuitous wet shirt scene of Dan Stevens even though it wasn't as wet as Mr. Darcy :)
     - Dan Stevens' Edward is similar to Hugh Grant's in the movie version, and the actor who plays Colonel Brandon is similar to Alan Rickman.
     - Overall, I'm glad I got to watch it even though I prefer the movie version
• Anime: All watching on CrunchyRoll
  
  1. Free! Eternal Summer - epi 10
     - Haru.
  2. Monthly Girls' Nozaki kun - epi 10
     - Prince and standing actors.
  3. Love Stage - epi 9
     - Izumi's being mobbed
  4. Blue Spring Ride - epi 9-10
     - Navigating friendship/crush.
     - Part of Kou's past is revealed.
• Chapter Book:
  
  1. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
     - Borrowed from APL - mp3 - onclick.
     - Read by Jeff Woodman.
     - 3rd of 4 books.
     - Gen's story continue. Does/Should He need to earn his subjects' trust? since this is the third book of the series, we get to know Gen very well and can tell that he's not what he seems so that's kind of a spoiler :).
  2. Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George.
     - Borrowed from APL - mp3 - onclick.
     - Read by Suzy Jackson.
     - I really like Celie and her siblings.
     - Fun book for middle graders. Just pure adventures. Now that everyone is back in the castle. The castle's mysteries pop up in unexpected ways and places.
     - This ends in somewhat a cliffhanger, I can understand with page count restriction and how the resolution is, it's not going to be a couple of chapters, but another whole book.
     - Book 3 Thursdays with the Crown will be released in 4 weeks - oct 7, 2014
  3. A Prince among Frogs by E.D. Baker.
     - Borrowed from APL - mp3 - onclick.
     - Read by Katherine Kellgren.
     - More adventure, some new characters, and mostly old.
     - Fun fast read.
• Manga:
  
  1. Say I love you 2 by Kanae Hazuki
     - Borrowed from OPL.
     - The story progresses
  2. Dengeki Daisy 14 by Kyousuke Motomi.
     - Borrowed from OPL.
     - Akira's past revealed.
     - I'm glad that Teru doesn't hide things from kurosaki.
     - Kidnapped.

Hakusensha's Oct releases
• Shirayuki 12 by Akizuki Sorata (I follow in French)
• Gakuen Babysitters 10 by TOKEINO Hari. I’m not following it, but it’s licensed in French and Lys is a big fan, it’s a maybe for me.
• Koi dano ai dano 8 by TSUJITA Ririko
• Mikado no Shihou - Emperor's Treasures 7 - last volume by Nakako Emiko. I have the first volume. Maybe I'll get this one to check out the ending.
• Oresama teacher 19 by Izumi Tsubaki (I follow in English - Viz)
• Tadaima no Uta (ただいまのうた) 7 - last volume by FUJIMOTO Yuuki, the author of The Stellar Six of Gingacho which TokyoPop released the first 3 volumes out of 6.