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This one's a bit more of a retelling of classic stories and less boldly inventive than the first ... but still ... so good.

Why do Kindle replace the lovely original fantasy covers with really horrible ones? Is the artist charging?

Not really that dirty. But they are a pair.

"Suddenly... I feel an overwhelming, uncontrollable urge to play volleyball!"

Phew

Love >>> Volleyball?

As if!

Well, it's certainly a satire.

The Harold Shea vibes are really strong. I never quite gelled with the Enchanter series tonally and this also is not quite wowing me. Good enough, though.

What a chaotic mess this.

well now I know how to take someone's measurements!

This is absolutely ADORABLE

Endlessly quotable.

"It is deeply regrettable, but because we must completely remove the uterine appendages... even if she marries in the future, she will in all probability never be able to bear children."

""As a woman... what could possibly be more cruel than this...?""

"Into this ball..."
"...let us see this leather drink in the sweat and tears of these girls once again!"

There's a whole alternative meta drama going on here.

""Sensei! Please, drill and forge us once again!"

That may not be the best translation.

"this has officially become the longest-running match in the entire recorded history of the All-Japan High School Volleyball Championship!"

I love this s**t

Although in page count it's really not been that long a match...

Robert E Howard's writing can always surprise you

Kozue banned from competing and praying from the sidelines the others would win was fun, though they got through too easily without her. I do feel like this manga missed a trick in not developing the side characters much.

I literally can't read the words out loud cause I'm scared the bad witch will come get me.

Where on earth did I find this?

Oh, Ok, this is legitimately fantastic. Took me a while to warm up to Aaron, not gonna lie.

Do I enjoy this? I'm really not sure - he's a weird one that Douglas Niles

Bit of a slow burn this, but I never enjoy prison stories for some reason ... looking forward to getting to the rock star stuff.