Sprig Muslin, Sprout, and The Clique
17. Sprig Muslin. First sentence: "Mrs Wetherby was delighted to receive a morning call from her only surviving brother, but for the first half hour of his visit she was granted no opportunity to do more than exchange a few commonplaces with him over the heads of her vociferous offspring."
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Written by Georgette Heyer
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- borrowed from lpl (B)
- This is a fun fast read. Amanda is a brat but entertaining. As long as the main characters don't mind, who am I to complain?
- She does grow up, though.
- Fun fast read.
- There is a timely piece on Heyer vs. Austen from sartorias here
Bottom line, reread? sure. Recommend? If you like light-hearted Regency romance.
18a . 2 volumes of Seed of Love (スプラウト - Sprout).
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Story and Art by Atsuko Nanba
From Soleil
Vol 1: De nombreuses amies, un petit copain plus âgé qu'elle, Miku a tout ce qu'il faut pour passer sa 1ère année au lycée sans le moindre tracas. Sauf qu'un jour, son père lui annonce de but en blanc qu'il a décidé d'ouvrir une pension... Voici une histoire où les amours d'adolescence s'entrecroisent et ne vont jamais comme il faudrait !
Vol 2: Miku croyait avoir une adolescence plutôt dorée, sa tranquilité se trouve pourtant perturbée au fur et à mesure que des pensionnaires arrivent. Sa relation avec Kataoka en souffre également et elle finit par déverser toute sa colère contenue sur Sôhei. Ce n'est pas un hasard car elle commence à réaliser ses sentiments pour lui. Après s'être longuement questionnée, puis résignée, Miku décide d'avouer à Kataoka qu'elle ne sait plus trop où elle en est…
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- Loosely translated:
Vol 1: Many friends, an older boyfriend, Miku has everything you need to spend his first year in high school without any hassle. Except that one day his father told her point blank that he decided to open a boarding house ... Here is a story where the loves of adolescence intersect and never go as it should!
Vol 2: Miku thought she had a golden adolescence rather, its tranquility is disturbed as yet and as residents arrive. Her relationship with Kataoka also suffers and she ends up pouring all her pent-up anger on Sohei. It is no coincidence as it begins to realize her feelings for him. After long wondered, then resigned, Miku decides to confess to Kataoka she no longer knows where she is ...
- So far so good, it doesn't have drama yet. There are 6 main young characters in the series, and 4 live at Miku's house since her parents are now running a boarding house for students (high school and college).
- Miku seems to be a go with a flow kind of girl. She only said yes to her boyfriend because he had asked her not because she had a crush on him or anything.
- I will proceed with caution by getting the next 2 volumes to see if I like them before continue.
- It's a medium series with 7 volumes complete.
- I like the characters and their interactions, however, if it becomes a crying fest, I may drop it.
Bottom line, on the fence.
18b. 1 volume of The Clique.
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Story by Lisi Harrison and Art by Yishan Li
From Yen website
Claire Lyons is the new girl at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private school in Westchester County, New York. But Claire is totally unprepared for the social (and fashion) demands of her new classmates. To make matters worse, Claire’s family is living in the guesthouse of one Massie Block, the queen supreme of her new school! And Massie couldn’t be less thrilled with the new squatter on her family’s estate. Does Claire have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the “it” girl in her school?
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- borrowed from LPL (B) not sure if this is part of a series or stand alone volume.
- There is a series of chapter books, though. I'm not interested with this so much.
Bottom line, no opinions.
- Continuing series:
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- Goong 12
- Hotaru 6-8
- Cat Street 3-8 - The end.
Rambling: VIZMedia's twitter last tuesday: "Shojo Tuesday- Which title would you like to see next in a 3-in-1 edition?"
I'd want Basara and Boys Over Flowers. I'd get again From Far Away just because I really like the series. But all three didn't seem to be very popular for Viz when they were published.