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bigcats-birds-and-books · 2 months ago

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Books of 2024: THE HAUNTED BOOKSTORE by Shinobumaru, with art by Medamayaki and character design by Munashichi.

So I don't tend to read much manga, BUT: last year, I was trying to buy a copy of THAT WE MAY LIVE (an anthology from Two Lines Press) for a friend for Christmas, and Bookshop sent me the second volume of this series instead?? Which. Looked SO directly up my alley (hello: birdguy with black wings on the cover?? haunted BOOKstore?? "gateway to a parallel universe"??? yeah okay I'll bite) that instead of donating the book (like customer support said I could do, since they didn't want it back), I tracked down the first volume to give it a go, and then proceeded to mosey through them gently over a couple nights.

These were fun! They turned out to be just as Up My Alley as I hoped, they matched my current writing project vibes REALLY well, AND they were a nice break from heavy prose. Winning all around!

#the haunted bookstore #books of 2024 #manga #book photos #book photography #shinobumaru #medamayaki #munashichi #like sure the monsters wanna eat you but you can also take shortcuts through hell and town is full of friendly supportive folks :)#it actually hit on a couple character beats im tracking with driscoll too (are you proud of me etc)#(and separation from parents prematurely)#and everybody gets a fab lil monster companion :)#im glad i read this one closer to driscoll than to nano prep tho #the 'haunted' is just because its in the spirit world lmfao its not actually haunted #(so. not a good fit for my haunted house read)#but i had a good time!! might have a friend source the next couple volumes for me (she gets a 50% discount lmao)#(ALSO SPIDER LADY APPEARANCE)#in btw #driscoll #really these were cute but uh. based on the short stories included in the back. im glad i DIDNT get them as light novels 🫣#thank u ez for your wisdom in this arena 🤣

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