Dungeon Delver by Plum Parrot
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Solid and fun dungeon delving. Not like we needed a title like that to SPELL IT OUT or anything.

Axe, rage, spirit cores leveling up, and pure adventure. We've even got a ton of friendly townsfolk and traveling people to refresh one's spirit between adventures!

Sound a bit usual?

Lol, it is, but that's precisely the charm it needs. There are plenty of reversals, etc, but the core is quite comforting and well-written. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

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薬屋のひとりごと 16 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 16] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fun fact from when I was a kid. Snakes taste like chicken. Not at all bad. Just ask Mao Mao. Tho, I did have some salt with mine. I bet she's jealous.

Great volume. Big changes. And the tragedy... shaping up.

Of course, I did watch the anime, so I'm pleasantly surprised both are in line with each other. Except for one thing: did the anime give us a more or less satisfying end to this arc, ASIDE from the manga? Did it push ahead? *grumbles*

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薬屋のひとりごと 15 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 15] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Learning more and more about foxes. But beyond that, I'm smelling a lot of tragedy on its way.

Worse, I love some of the characters that might get it.

Not so worried about Mao Mao, of course, but damn. This hits hard.

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薬屋のひとりごと 14 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 14] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Quick escalation here. The darkness of the past really came to hit Mao Mao and Jinshi where it hurts the most. This is where it gets really good. Exciting, not just delightful.

Edge of seat time.

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薬屋のひとりごと 13 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 13] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Lots of great side-stories here, keeping it light between the bigger story arcs. And there's ice cream. Ghosts. Ghostly ice cream. (not really)

Delightful as ever, however.

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Les Carnets de l'Apothicaire, Tome 12 by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Muahahahahahaha.

From outright adventure to a *very* revealing situation, you'd think all the secrets would come spilling out. But nooooooo Mao Mao can be rather discreet when she wants to be. Much to Jinshi's displeasure.

Such a delicious volume.

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薬屋のひとりごと 11 [Kusuriya no Hitorigoto 11] by Nekokurage
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I so love complex and multifaceted stories that show even monsters in new, even heartwarming lights. It may never redeem them. Not even close. But it's like a bright light in a fathomless void. Bringing contour and depth to what would otherwise be a featureless evil.

And that's art.

Oh, and learning all about Jinshi's little secret is quite delicious, too.



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