A Graphic Novel (Or Two Mangas!)

So you may have guessed by the title, but this is kind of a continuation of my last blog post. Since then, I have finished two more of the Black Butler books and I realized since they are shorter than your average book, I won't write a blog post for each one. I may do one more post where I can talk about the entire series if I finish it.

For now, look at the pretty covers of the two Mangas I just read.

The guy on the front is the slightly overpowered demon butler, Sebastian. Aside from a rather amusing typo in the third volume (I'm not sure if it occurred originally or during translation from Japanese), these two were just as entertaining as the first book. I don't want to go too into detail, because spoilers, but the end of the third book began to deviate from the show and I'm excited to see where that goes. Yana Toboso is a very talented artist and that made it all the more fun to read. 

Annoying side note, I tried to find these at the library I go to and the first eight were checked out! After that, the rest were there so I'm assuming someone checked out all eight books at once. Who does that? 

(That is from the anime.)

Alright, I hope this post was satisfactory and I'm off to read some more Black Butler digitally and maybe start Cinder or continue the second Game of Thrones books...

A Book Based on or Turned into a TV Show

Lately, I started watching an anime, a style of Japanese television animation) show called Black Butler. No, the title isn't racist! It's in reference to black magic. It's a horror and comedy show that captured my attention right away. So I decided I would try the manga, a style of Japanese comic books and graphic novels, for it.

Today, I started and finished Volume I.

It was about one hundred and eighty pages, but there are less words per page than traditional books. It was incredibly fun to read. The first volume was remarkably similar to the first three episodes which was a tiny bit annoying since I re-watched them yesterday. Anyways, it kept my attention all the same. 

I also realized the plethora of pictures make manga really fun to read. So if you're interested in trying something new and don't mind a bit of horror (it's much worse in the show- the book is mostly action), then definitely check out this book. 5 out of 5 stars.

A Mystery

I have come to the realization that there is absolutely no possible way for me to complete this challenge. Between high school, college, writing, socializing and every other little part of my life that keeps me busy, I don't have time to read a book every week. Nor do I have the desire to. My main goal with all of this was to read more and I feel confident that I'm accomplishing that.

Anyways, I didn't choose this book, my Dad surprised me with it. One day after school, he handed me Paper Towns by John Green.

Last summer, I read the Fault in our Stars and I loved it. I think I read it in a matter of days. So I was pretty excited to start this one. Especially since they're already making a movie for it.

However, I didn't find it as intriguing. It was well written and had some pretty funny parts sure, but I didn't feel the urge to constantly be reading it. A little past halfway it got more suspenseful and drew me in, but then at the ending I was still bored by it. I wouldn't say Paper Towns is a boring book, but it has a kind of slow pace and is very philosophical. Which is the very reason I would recommend it. It's the kind of book that makes you really think. I also liked the way Green crafted his characters. A lot of adult writers struggle with accurately portraying teenagers. This was not a problem with Paper Towns.

So if you're looking for something suspenseful and fast paced, this would not be the book for you. Still, you should give it a try at some point!