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Picking up up righ where it left off

The Ancient Magus Bride vols. 19-21 by Kore Yamazaki

March 27, 2026 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’ve enjoyed the Ancient Magus Bride manga for the most part; then it suddenly paused mid-arc. Turns out that the author was changing publishers for reasons I don’t know, which resulted in over a year-long gap between volumes. But now it seems like publishing is happening again. Volumes 19-21 finish the arc that was underway before the break and start the set up for the next one. The family tragedy behind Philomela’s connection to the mysterious evil grimoire turns out to have to do with […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, alchemy, Celtic moythology, kore yamazaki, magic, manga, The Ancient Magus Bride

CoffeeShopReader's CBR18 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, alchemy, Celtic moythology, kore yamazaki, magic, manga, The Ancient Magus Bride ·
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Generally Entertaining but I have Questions

Notorious Sorcerer by Davina Evans

May 18, 2025 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I don’t often read on the Kindle app; I prefer having a paper object that I don’t’ have to worry about charging or breaking, and that doesn’t keep me up late with screen brain buzz. However, sometimes when there’s a sale on something interesting, I might on rare occasions download an ebook. I’d forgotten about Notorious Sorcerer, but for some reason, I opened the app, and decided that’s what I wanted to read. This story is sort of cozy, fantasy, a little romance, and adventure. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, alchemy, Davina Evans, Notorious Sorcerer

CoffeeShopReader's CBR17 Review No:23 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, alchemy, Davina Evans, Notorious Sorcerer ·
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The Color Black and Erased Memory

The Ancient Magus Bride Wizard's Blue vol. 8 by Makoto Sanda, Isuo Tsukumo, Kore Yamazaki

May 18, 2024 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Is it weird that it’s sometimes uncomfortable reading in front of someone? As in, it almost feels like an invasion of privacy. Long story short, I’m hosting a family member temporarily out of their home for major water damage repair, and it’s been kind of hard to do extended reading time; that and it’s been crazy-time at work but that part’s better now. Anyways, both of those are why I’ve been going back to graphic novels and manga a bit more than usual lately (still […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: #fantasy, alchemy, anime, dragons, Isuo Tsukumo, kore yamazaki, magic, Makoto Sanda, Makoto Sanda, Isuo Tsukumo, Kore Yamazaki, manga, The Ancient Magus Bride, The Ancient Magus Bride: Wizard's Blue

CoffeeShopReader's CBR16 Review No:24 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: #fantasy, alchemy, anime, dragons, Isuo Tsukumo, kore yamazaki, magic, Makoto Sanda, Makoto Sanda, Isuo Tsukumo, Kore Yamazaki, manga, The Ancient Magus Bride, The Ancient Magus Bride: Wizard's Blue ·
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The Alchemy Side Might Be Interesting

The Ancient Magus Bride: Wizard's Blue vol. 2 by Makoto Sanda, Isuo Tsukumo, Kore Yamazaki

June 6, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I’m probably back to graphic novels for a bit both because I’m getting a little behind with a few series I follow, and I’ve got some stress going on both at work and elsewhere for the next week or so. Nothing serious, but lightening the reading sometimes helps ease the unease. So, I picked up Wizard’s Blue vol. 2 off my TBR shelf; it’s been there a while and I was hoping it might be not too dark; thankfully it wasn’t. It’s not all sunshine […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books Tagged With: adventure, alchemy, Isuo Tsukumo, kore yamazaki, mages, magic, Makoto Sanda, Makoto Sanda, Isuo Tsukumo, Kore Yamazaki, manga, mystery, paris, The Ancient Magus Bride, The Ancient Magus Bride: Wizard's Blue

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:50 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books · Tags: adventure, alchemy, Isuo Tsukumo, kore yamazaki, mages, magic, Makoto Sanda, Makoto Sanda, Isuo Tsukumo, Kore Yamazaki, manga, mystery, paris, The Ancient Magus Bride, The Ancient Magus Bride: Wizard's Blue ·
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Avoiding the end but it’s not quite the end

The Unbound Empire by Melissa Caruso

May 2, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I have noticed a rather troublesome habit about myself that when I get to the conclusion of a series, I tend to put off reading it because I don’t really want things to end, but this is a problem because of the risk of spoilers. I blasted through books one and two of the rather generically named Swords and Fire series maybe a year ago, and finally not too long ago, I finally have gotten to book three, The Unbound Empire. I knew a little […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, alchemy, mages, Melissa Caruso, Swords and Fire 3, The Unbound Empire

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:36 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, alchemy, mages, Melissa Caruso, Swords and Fire 3, The Unbound Empire ·
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A Few Things Get Lost in Translation from Podcast to Book

Sawbones: the Horrifying, Hilarious Road to Modern Medicine by Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy

January 3, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

So the question for this first review of 2021 was do I review the book I started (and finished) in 2021 first, or the one I started in 2020 and finished in 2021 first? I have decided to review Sawbones: The Book first, because I’m pretty sure I started 2020 with Will My Cate Eat My Eyeballs? (which I greatly enjoyed) and there are some strong similarities, both being medical in nature, as well as presented by an expert (one of the co-authors of Sawbones […]

Filed Under: Health, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: alchemy, anceint medicine, bodily fluids, chemistry, Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy, grave robbers, justin mcelroy, Medical History, mummies, opium, podcast, Sawbones: the Horrifying HIlarious road to Modern Medicine

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:1 · Genres: Health, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: alchemy, anceint medicine, bodily fluids, chemistry, Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy, grave robbers, justin mcelroy, Medical History, mummies, opium, podcast, Sawbones: the Horrifying HIlarious road to Modern Medicine ·
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