Media - September through December 2021

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Uhhh...happy new year?


Books

51. Vampire Knight: Fleeting Dreams by Matsuri Hino and Ayuna Fujisaki -- 3 stars (Fiction; YA) (50books_poc)
52. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig -- 3 stars (Fiction; literary)

Graphic Novels/Comics

33. Vampire Knight: Memories Volume 2 by Matsuri Hino -- 3 stars
34. Ooku Volume 16 by Fumi Yoshinaga -- 3.5 stars
35. Ooku Volume 17 by Fumi Yoshinaga -- 4 stars
36. Ooku Volume 18 by Fumi Yoshinaga -- 3 stars

Books: 2
  literary: 1
  YA: 1
Manga/Comics: 2
50books_poc: 1

Movies

3. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie: Part I (September 19) -- 3 stars

Why did the sailor scouts all forget how to talk to each other tho.


Books

53. His Secret Illuminations by Scarlett Gale -- 3 stars (Fiction; romance)
54. Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell -- 2.5 stars (Fiction; romance)
55. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez -- 5 stars (Non-fiction; sociology)

Graphic Novels/Comics

37. The Apothecary Diaries Volume 1 by Natsu Hyuuga and Nekokurage -- 4 stars

Books: 3
  non-fiction: 1
  romance: 2
Manga/Comics: 1
50books_poc: 0

Movies

4. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie: Part II (October 24) -- 3.5 stars

Music featured several bops and it’s always good to see the Outer Senshi.

Television

Baking Impossible 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 1.01


Books

56. Firefly: The Big Damn Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel -- 3 stars (Non-fiction; cookbook)
57. Her Magical Pet: Benefit F/F Story Collection edited by Rachel Manija Brown -- 3.5 stars (Fiction; romance)
58. How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole -- 3 stars (Fiction; romance) (50books_poc)
59. The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole -- 4 stars (Fiction; romance) (50books_poc)
60. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask by Anton Treuer -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; history) (50books_poc)

Graphic Novels/Comics

38. The Apothecary Diaries Volume 2 by Natsu Hyuuga and Nekokurage -- 4 stars
39. Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu Volume 1 by Natsuya Semikawa and Virginia Nitouhei -- 3 stars

Books: 5
  romance: 3
  non-fiction: 2
Manga/Comics: 2
50books_poc: 3

Movies

5. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (November 14) -- 4 stars

Lots of fun! Sometimes Marvel knows what they’re doing. 4 stars

Television

Baking Impossible 1.07, 1.08
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 1.02, 1.03, 1.04
Nadiya’s Time to Eat 1.01


Books

61. My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Volume 10 by Satoru Yamaguchi -- 3 stars (Fiction; isekai) (50books_poc)
62. The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System Volume 1 by Mò Xiāng Tóng Xiù -- 4 stars (Fiction; danmei) (50books_poc)
63. Dark Rise by C. S. Pacat -- 3 stars (Fiction; YA)
64. The How Not to Diet Cookbook: 100+ Recipes for Healthy, Permanent Weight Loss by Michael Greger -- 3 stars (Non-fiction; cookbook)

Graphic Novels/Comics

40. Yona of the Dawn Volume 29 by Mizuho Kusanagi -- 4 stars
41. Yona of the Dawn Volume 30 by Mizuho Kusanagi -- 4 stars
42. The Way of the House Husband Volume 6 by Kousuke Ono -- 4 stars

Books: 4
  danmei: 1
  YA: 1
  isekai: 1
  non-fiction: 1
Manga/Comics: 3
50books_poc: 2

Movies

6. Star Wars: A New Hope (December 4) -- 4 stars

Honestly, a more solid film than I was anticipating! I was entertained by the Powerpoint style scene transitions lol. 4 stars

Television

A Man Who Defies the World of BL 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You A Wizard?! 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08
Dollhouse 1.01, 1.02
Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation 1.05, 1.06