✨Delinquent Daddy and Tender Teacher: Four-Leaf Clovers (2019-2022) by Tama Mizuki✨
4 volumes | Joseimuke | BL, Childcare

Completely adorable right to the end! I loved how it ended with a little bit of a time skip to see their life when Hinata was a teenager.

✨Okaeri Alice (2020-2023) by Shuuzo Oshimi✨
7 vols | Shounen | Drama, Gender/Sexuality Exploration, Love Polygon
5/10

That was... certainly something. I appreciate him for laying his own gender dysphoria bare with this work. Some writing choices were a bit dangerous, though...

I’m not usually one for manga adaptations of novels, but that art looks NICE.

✨Dark Corners (2023) by Megan Goldin✨
Audiobook | Thriller, Mystery
7.8/10

This was pretty good for the most part! My only gripe is that it had a lot of build-up, but when shit hit the fan, that part of the story went by way too fast.

✨Mobsters in Love (2020-2022) by Chiyoko Origami✨
3 volumes | Joseimuke | BL, yakuza
7/10

Super cute and pure fluff!

What does that mean for us who already have copies of these series? Is there some sort of flaw with ours that will be subject to recall (ex: like the Medalist volume 1 one)? I understand it was pulled due to quality concerns.

✨Banana Fish (1985-1994) by Akimi Yoshida✨
19 volumes | Shoujo | Action, Adventure, Drama, Crime
9/10

This series sat on my shelf for 8 years because I was scared to read it. 😅 Yes, it was painful and I cried, but OMG was it beautiful! Ash x Eiji are soul partner goals.

We really need to stop learning about TP licenses like this. Why can’t they just have license announcements like normal publishers? 😅 but oooo these both look like likely pickups for me!!

✨Mimi's Tales of Terror (2002-2003) by Junji Ito✨
1 volume | Seinen | Supernatural, Horror
5.7/10

I don't really vibe with Ito stuff, but I needed something to read at work. lol. Decent collection of stories, though.

✨The Poe Clan (1972-1976) by Moto Hagio✨
5 volumes | Shoujo | Supernatural, Drama, BL
9.5/10

As an avid shoujo and BL reader, it was truly an incredible experience to read one of the early works from that demo/genre. This was also my first year 24 read. Highly recommend it!

Same. I pre-ordered like 120 volumes going all the way to December for some. LMAO.

The second one is SUPER good, though! I recommend at least reading that one, but maybe skip the last one.

✨The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden (2024)✨
Audiobook | Thriller, Mystery
5/10

This one has a couple of good moments, but as a whole, it's definitely the one that was the most frustrating to get through. Somehow, they decided to make everyone less likable and annoying.

✨Delinquent Daddy & Tender Teacher: Basking in Sunlight by Tama Mizuki (2017-2018)✨
1 volume | Joseimuke | BL, childcare
8/10

Quite a slow burn with relationship progress, but that’s okay! It makes sense given their circumstances and is continuing to be adorable.

✨The Housemaid’s Secret by Freida McFadden (2023)✨
Audiobook | Thriller, Mystery
8/10

I can’t say much because THE TWISTS, but I was glad we got to continue with Millie as the protagonist. With the way book 1 ended, I wasn’t sure if her story was done.

✨Motoyan Papa to Hitsuji-sensei /Delinquent Daddy and Tender Teacher (2016)✨
1 volume | Joseimuke | BL, childcare
8/10

So sweet and so glad this got continued despite this starting out as a 1 volume series!

✨Wanna Be My Dress Up Lover? by Mamita✨
1 volume | Joseimuke | Romance (BL)
6.8/10

This one had some aspects I usually don't like (blackmail), but somehow I didn't mind it here??? It never felt like excessively malicious and the 2 leads were cute together. ALSO MINT-CHAN💖

✨The Housemaid by Freida McFadden✨
Audiobook | Thriller, Mystery
7/10

Once I started listening to this, it was hard to put it down. Uneasiness leading to plot twist after plot twist kept me on my toes, but it was also a little predictable once some key points were revealed.