Stacking The Shelves #107

Stacking the Shelves is a weekly haul meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews & Reading Reality. It is about sharing enthusiasm for the new books added to our shelves – be it physical, ebooks, galleys or borrowed from the library.

Though this is a weekly haul meme, *I* will be doing this fortnightly

Loads of manga mainly!

Netgalley

Weathering With You Vol 1 by Makoto Shinkai

A manga adaptation of the movie

Blue Period Vol 1 by Tsubasa Yamaguchi

“A manga about the struggles and rewards of a life dedicated to art. Popular guy Yatora realizes he’s just going through the motions to make other people happy and finds himself in a new passion: painting.”

A Cry to War by E.O. Odiase

“set in medieval West Africa where Kings and Queens duel for power while mysterious creatures sent by the gods prepare to wage war upon them all.“

Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera & Celia Moscote

A graphic novel adaptation.

Shoplifters Will Be Liquidated by Patrick Kindlon

“The largest retailer in the world requires the best-trained loss prevention staff, and Security Officer Nussbaum defends the company interests at any cost…. But his world is upended when he finds a society living under the retail outlet – a culture that challenges his notions about consumerism and sense of self. Is he ready for the message?“

Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges

“When seventh-grader Ash, his crush Eleanor, and their friends are transported to a girls-only imaginary world, Ash must come to terms with the fact that he may actually be a transgender girl.“

SEQUELS

|| A Dance for the Gods

Edelweiss

The Bone Maker by Sarah Beth Durst

“a standalone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sparkling cities, in which a band of aging warriors have a second chance to defeat dark magic and avenge a haunting loss“

Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley

“YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community“

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

“Crazy Rich Asians meets The Princess Diaries in this irresistible story about Izumi, a Japanese-American girl who discovers her senior year of high school that she’s really a princess of Japan”

The Helm of Midnight by Marina Lostetter

A stolen death mask, imbued with the soul of a serial killer is free and has to be stopped.

Sequels

Spy x Family Vol 3 || Queen’s Quality Vol 10 || How Do We Relationship Vol 2 || Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Vol 19 || Vampire Knight : Memories Vol 5 || Komi Can’t Communicate Vol 10 || Yona of the Dawn Vol 27 || Blue Flag Vol 5 || Beneath the Keep || A Vow so Bold and Deadly

Shelved on GoodReads

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

A princess’ maid takes her place from her, and makes her suffer her life instead.

“But the truth came out. The princess took back her name, her crown, and her husband, and the imposter died for her crimes.

Then one day, the wicked maid…

…told her own story.“

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

Honestly didn’t look closely at the synopsis because NGHI VO! Anyway, it is set in the Jazz Age and has magical folk and a queer WoC protag, so obviously it was an instant add.