WWW Wednesday

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god I'm tired today. I blame *gestures vaguely at absolutely everything*

1. What are you currently reading?

My "next up" plans got a little upended because I had a long-term Libby hold request come through, so now I'm about 20% of the way into Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle. I realized right after I started just how little I knew about it, lmao. like. female protagonist and first person point of view? shock! (I don't mind either to be clear it just wasn't until I read the first sentence that I was like Oh so that's how things are). I have it from Libby only for another like 9 days, and I waited in the hold list for 7 months to get it so re-borrowing isn't a choice, so I've gotta finish it quick. I also started vol. 2 of the Dinghai Fusheng Record manhua by Fei Tian Ye Xiang but I was so busy yesterday (my brother visited) that even tho I usually read graphic novels in one sitting, I. didn't.

2. What have you recently finished?

Books:

• The Disabled Tyrant's Beloved Pet Fish vol. 3 by Xue Shan Fei Hu: I did finally manage to finish it and didn't end up any happier with it, sigh. I loved the first two so much but I just hate kid fic so much more.
• The Fall of the House of Tatterly by Shanna Miles (modern with magic, there's a little mlm for a side character): the author deserved a little better editing than this had but it was still a fun book with absolutely fascinating world building.

Graphic Novels:

• Hakumei and Mikochi: Tiny Little Life in the Woods vol. 1 by Takuto Kashiki (manga): a cute little cozy slice of life manga that I'd heard good things about, but idk, I didn't love it, and not just cause I'm not a big fan of cozy. Like, that part I was expecting, it just didn't click even aside from that.
• Chainsaw Man vol. 2 by Tatsuki Fujimoto (manga): I continue to like this, though it's not what I expected, or maybe it is, I mean it IS "dude with a chainsaw for a face" so there's that
• Silver Vessels by Steve Orlando (graphic novel, trans  sidecharacter, modern with I guess magic graphic novel???): oh man, it's been a while since I read something that just Didn't Work as thoroughly as this didn't work. Insert your own bad review here cause I really try not to be that negative about stuff but. this was a mess.
• Ash's Cabin by Jen Wang (graphic novel, modern, trans main character): this is by the same author The Prince and the Dressmaker, which I loved, and I had high hopes, but idk maybe I'm just too old to vibe with a main character who acts this thoughtlessly toward the people who care about them.

3. What will you be reading next?​

For novels, once I finish Camp Damascus I'm back to my previous plan, which is to read Sha Po Lang/Stars of Chaos by priest now that all five volumes are out in English. For graphic novels, next up is like 5 volumes of Yuri is My Job, cause my library bought a bunch post-vol.-7 (where I'd had to stop because they didn't have more) and I grabbed them all last time I was there lol.