protovulcan's Reviews (440)

Our Violent Ends

Chloe Gong

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

How do I review this book without crying. I'm satisfied with everyones ending (except Rosalind maybe?) and the whole book was amazingly written.

Goodbye, My Rose Garden, Vol. 1

Dr. Pepperco

4.5

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

This manga was AMAZING. The art, the fashion, the storyline... I'm in love. Alice is really struggling with a lot but Hanako is able to become a source of light in her life, it's so sweet. The author really did his work to accurately portray the casual racism and homophobia in 1900, but that didn't stop Hanako and Alice from being adorable.

Content Warnings

Syrup: A Yuri Anthology Vol. 2

Milk Morinaga, Canno, Hachi Ito

3.25

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

1st story: Meh, boring
2nd: Great art style, cute couple
3rd: Boring
4th: Cute art style, liked the story! Kako is manipulative as hell.
5th: I liked the twist ending
6th: tw: CSA (not explicit), fucked up on a lot of levels. The ending was good.
7th: Hmm
8th: Super pretty art, I love the fan/idol to teacher/assistant relationship
9th: This might be my favorite one from the quirky premise (a wasp x caterpiller) to the ending which made me say "oh shit" outloud.
10th: Creepy stalker is creepy, but its beautifully drawn
11th: Boring

Content Warnings

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 12

Izumi Tsubaki

4.5

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The stories for each couple was so good. Especially Hori/Kashima and Waka/Seo, omg... The slowburn is burning.

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 11

Izumi Tsubaki

3.5

funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Kashima's sister has an amazing imagination...

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 10

Izumi Tsubaki

4.25

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

There was so much Hori/Kashima in this volume♡♡♡

Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Vol. 9

Izumi Tsubaki

4.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

There was some centimeters gained in the love department this issue. I'm happy (ﾉ´ヮ`)ﾉ*: ･ﾟ

Twelve

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

3.5

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I really enjoyed the little flashbacks into where everyone was when they were twelve. Michael and Lia's especially. It was nice to see how everything's going 5 years later from the series events. The murder mystery was short but good.