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1. I don‘t know. I asked my mom about it and she doesn‘t know either.

2. I read an ARC this month for a book called Time Boxing by Marc Zao Sanders. I‘m disappointed that I didn‘t find it helpful for me because it‘s a time management book.

3. My 6th grade teacher gave me the books in the Girl Talk series. I was 11 years old. I reread the tagged book so many times that I broke the spine on the paperback.

#motivationalmonday

GOD, this volume made me so angry!! v2 focused on Conflict and here it was homophobia. And the author does such a good job at carrying my son through these turbulent times T-T!! I'm so happy to see the friendships he's forged in v1 having his back, his own self-discovery, and yes, even some of the DESERVED violence. AND THAT CLIFFHANGER!! This author has done it again 👏👏 this author interweaves all the stories so well :) I'm excited for v3!!

This was so cute!! It's slower than what I like but honestly, I didn't mind. I loved the way we could see the character's mindsets change with every interaction. We get to see a first (?) love and the earnestness that comes w it, as well as the less fiery "it just happened" love, as well as the more platonic love with friendship. I'm really curious about the ending since it leaves on a cliffhanger #netgalleybacklog #joyousjanuary

I've got a purring Persephone on my chest while I'm trying to read. 😂 #CatsofLitsy

This is for the second volume Theory of Happiness. I couldn't find an entry for it.

The miscommunication got really annoying after awhile. Nothing got resolved until the end and everything could have been solved by talking and not making assumptions. It's a trope I'm not fond of.

It's still a good fluffy, wholesome read.

I love the #given anime and now I‘m taking my time reading the manga. There‘s no other way to describe this, but sweet and sad. The story starts out so quiet but fun and then as it‘s settling into a sweet storyline, the sadness that was always there, in the quiet, just wells up, & grips you by the heart. It‘s an achingly sweet journey through grief, friendship, love, and a shared passion for music.

CWs in comments.

This volume is more emotional than the last three. It deals with some very taboo scenarios (age gap and student/teacher) and it deals with the emotional repercussions that near the end, overflow. That being said, I was snorting at this panel (which I think is my favourite), as emotions were boiling over. I can‘t handle someone falling, even if I‘m tearing up. 🤣

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The hearing impaired/hard of hearing representation was handled really well. The book captured how isolating it can be not being able to hear people around you and how people's perception of you can change.

The romance was a sweet slow build and felt natural. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of this series and I think there is a film adaptation too.

I think if you have to wait for each volume, you can get frustrated with the storyline, but back to back, you see the simplicity in Nakamura‘s storytelling mesh wonderfully with the detail in their art. Nakamura‘s not going to tell you something is happening, they‘re going to show you with tearful eyes, clenched hands (watch the hands 🥵) and hostile glares.

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I live for Nakamura‘s art. Long, lanky and fluid, people are almost animalistic/reptilian in some way. It is hard to explain but it‘s gorgeous. A simple beginning to a story: two boys meet and enter into a friendship, almost relationship. They‘re feeling each other out, and it‘s sweet and heartwarming.

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