Reading
As I already said in my previous post on reading, Tamora Pierce's Circle of Magic hasn't felt as enjoyable as the other books I've read from her. (54.) Daja's Book seemed a bit better, but I guess my problem with these is that with all four children being so extremely powerful and accomplished at their age, it seems like there's no real threat and conflict in the books. Daja's struggle between longing to go back to the Traders and her hurt over the rejection they dealt her at least had a bit more potential. I guess I'll add the second quartet to my Bookmooch wishlist after all.
My comics provider finally got (55.) Fullmetal Alchemist 12 into their store yesterday. It seems all my suspicions about the Elric boys' father are going to be true. I loved how the very first scene with the horse's nervousness showed that something was wrong with one of the passengers and on the bottom of the page we see Daddy Elric there. Then there was his invulnerability when the bandits tried to shoot him and his words that he's "a monster". I wonder where this is all leading.
Lanfan's sacrifice of arm to help her and Lin's escape from President Bradley was pretty dramatic and very clearly showed her devotion to Lin. I loved how Lin wouldn't abandon her no matter what - even if it meant that he, too, might not escape.
Winry finding out about who her parents' killer was was another very dramatic scene. I very much liked Scar's thoughts on hatred and revenge breeding more hatred. He is more complex than would seem on the surface.
The Elric boys were very protective of Winry and I loved how Ed stopped her from shooting Scar, because it wasn't in her nature to hurt anyone. She would have regretted it afterwards when she calmed down. As a contrast to him taking the gun away from her, was later on the scene where he accepted a gun from Hawkeye so that he might protect himself against Gluttony.
I was also very happy with Ed's promised that the next time made her cry, it would be tears of happiness (Awww!) and the quiet way that Winry realised that maybe she had always loved Ed.
Now that Roy Mustang and the Elric brothers know that President Bradley is a homunculus, too, the next book promises to be very exciting.
While at the bookstore, I also got the first two volumes (56. - 57.) of Akimine Kamijyo's Samurai Deeper Kyo. Based on these two books, I'll continue buying the series, since it looks pretty fun. In the story, Kyoshiro, a travelling medicine peddler, is mistaken for a notorious killer called Demon Eyes Kyo. Yuya Shiina, the bountyhunter who catches him quickly realizes her mistake, but since there is a much lesser reward offered for Kyoshiro as well, keeps him as her captive.
Later on, it's revealed that whenever there is a serious threat to Kyoshiro's life, his personality changes completely. He does become Demon Eyes Kyo. In hope of the big reward, Yuya continues travelling with Kyoshiro, while he is pleased to travel in the company of a beautiful woman.
Kyoshiro seems a bit cowardly, always trying to escape at the very first sign of trouble, and very lecherous, easily distracted by feminine charms. Yuya seems a pretty strong character, though occasionally a bit over-confident. There are also some further secrets about their pasts and missions, but not that much is revealed this early in the series.
My comics provider finally got (55.) Fullmetal Alchemist 12 into their store yesterday. It seems all my suspicions about the Elric boys' father are going to be true. I loved how the very first scene with the horse's nervousness showed that something was wrong with one of the passengers and on the bottom of the page we see Daddy Elric there. Then there was his invulnerability when the bandits tried to shoot him and his words that he's "a monster". I wonder where this is all leading.
Lanfan's sacrifice of arm to help her and Lin's escape from President Bradley was pretty dramatic and very clearly showed her devotion to Lin. I loved how Lin wouldn't abandon her no matter what - even if it meant that he, too, might not escape.
Winry finding out about who her parents' killer was was another very dramatic scene. I very much liked Scar's thoughts on hatred and revenge breeding more hatred. He is more complex than would seem on the surface.
The Elric boys were very protective of Winry and I loved how Ed stopped her from shooting Scar, because it wasn't in her nature to hurt anyone. She would have regretted it afterwards when she calmed down. As a contrast to him taking the gun away from her, was later on the scene where he accepted a gun from Hawkeye so that he might protect himself against Gluttony.
I was also very happy with Ed's promised that the next time made her cry, it would be tears of happiness (Awww!) and the quiet way that Winry realised that maybe she had always loved Ed.
Now that Roy Mustang and the Elric brothers know that President Bradley is a homunculus, too, the next book promises to be very exciting.
While at the bookstore, I also got the first two volumes (56. - 57.) of Akimine Kamijyo's Samurai Deeper Kyo. Based on these two books, I'll continue buying the series, since it looks pretty fun. In the story, Kyoshiro, a travelling medicine peddler, is mistaken for a notorious killer called Demon Eyes Kyo. Yuya Shiina, the bountyhunter who catches him quickly realizes her mistake, but since there is a much lesser reward offered for Kyoshiro as well, keeps him as her captive.
Later on, it's revealed that whenever there is a serious threat to Kyoshiro's life, his personality changes completely. He does become Demon Eyes Kyo. In hope of the big reward, Yuya continues travelling with Kyoshiro, while he is pleased to travel in the company of a beautiful woman.
Kyoshiro seems a bit cowardly, always trying to escape at the very first sign of trouble, and very lecherous, easily distracted by feminine charms. Yuya seems a pretty strong character, though occasionally a bit over-confident. There are also some further secrets about their pasts and missions, but not that much is revealed this early in the series.