Tearmoon Empire: Volume 13 - Mushroom Princess Mia has lost a lot its charme since the translator switch, but plot-wise it feels like the author has written themself into a corner with the current arc. Time travel stories are always tricky but in the current arc, we now have 3 time traveling characters from 3 different timelines and eras. I hope the story can be resolved somehow.
Cooking with Wild Game: Volume 25 - wonderful volume. It feels like all the connections built over the past 24 volumes could really shine here. Very heartwarming.
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 5 Volume 12 - I would guess that writing a satisfying conclusion to a series must be one of the hardest parts of writing a story. Just ask Pat Rothfuss or GRR Martin. What Miya Kazuki did here was have a chapter in Mynes life come to an end and have her take her farewells from the people she met along the way. And the readers get to say farewell as well. It's a neat way to organically meet the characters again and have them reminisce about the past. With the memory searching in the beginning, the farewells in the middle, and the reaffirming of her goals at the end this volume turned into a walk down memory lane which made me tear up at several points, and in the epilogue, I wasn't able to hold back the tears anymore. I honestly can't think of a better way to end the series.
And speaking of endings, the way this ends with a new chapter of her life starting made me think that this is the perfect setup for a sequel series. And what would you guess is the very last thing written?
“I also have plans for more side volumes and maybe something of a continuation of the main series." -Kazuki, Miya
There's light at the end of the tunnel just when I was about to fall into post-series depression.
On a side note: new volumes of my Top3 LN in the same week only happened once before.
Soup Forest: The Story of the Woman Who Speaks with Animals and the Former Mercenary - It was cute and sweet. Really nice but the word "soup" is jarring for some reason, but that could be just for me. The plot and romance feels a bit flat but the heartwarming feeling of community is really good.
(no score this time)
Soup Forest:
Yeah, the title is definitively a bad choice that gives a negative first impression.
Ascendance of a Bookworm - Part 5: Vol.12
Bookworm has come to an end. It ended better than I thought, the loose ends were wrapped up and it ended at a good point. I would still like to know what happens after that and what happens to all the people she meet along the way. It looks like there are side stories to come and possible an extension to the main story so there is hope.