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Baghead
Following the death of her estranged father, Iris learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor to discuss the estate. Little does she know, when the deed is signed she will become inextricably tied to an unspeakable entity that resides in…
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Morbidly Yours
TikTok sensation Morbidly Yours, an opposites-attract romantic dramedy about a shy, demisexual Irish mortician who must marry by his 35th birthday to keep his beloved family business, and the Texan widow escaping her past who moves in next door. Falling for the wrong person? Bury your feelings. Painfully shy Callum Flannelly would rather dive into…
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Lovesickness
An innocent love becomes a bloody hell in another superb collection by master of horror Junji Ito. Ryusuke returns to the town he once lived in because rumors are swirling about girls killing themselves after encountering a bewitchingly handsome young man. Harboring his own secret from time spent in this town, Ryusuke attempts to capture…
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Nude Model and Other Stories
HEED THE TRIGGER WARNINGS Three stories, each one hitting like a truck on their own. The first two, Nude Model and Girl deal in underage sexuality, while the last story, Kamiya, is about one’s willingness to give themselves up to be used because of love. Nude Model sets up the expectations for the rest of…
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Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke #1-5
Claire, a daughter of the esteemed duke, is faced with a sudden annulment of her engagement to Prince Asbert, the Prince of the great Kingdom of Noston. Being scorned as the fallen duke’s daughter and labeled as the villainess, Claire leaves everything behind and heads towards a new place in order to gain her true…
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Bite Maker: The King’s Omega #1
Alpha genes produce people with exceptional appearance, intelligence, and abilities, but only exists in 1/100,000 people. Nobunaga, born an alpha, will always attract other people. Despite having everything, all he wanted for was “a turn of fate.” After meeting a woman that filled him with a need to have her and only her, the ultimate…
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Deadman Wonderland Vol. 1-13
After a powerful earthquake nearly destroyed all of Tokyo, a prison known as Deadman Wonderland rose from what was left of the city. Privately-run through the guise and functions of a theme park, Deadman Wonderland takes in prisoners from all over Japan, using them as attractions for tourists. Little do the public know about the…
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(Abu)Normal Ch. 1-20
I’m fascinated by this manga. Here we have Eiko Abu who studies the people around her with an intense fervor in order to become closer to what people would consider normal. It’s her hobby and what she strives to do in everything… however, only knowing the interpretation of normal from others, she doesn’t possess the…
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My New Boss is Goofy
PLEASE ALL I WANT IS FOR THEM TO KISS Okay. That ‘s out of the way. I fucking love this series. I rewatched the first half with Karen because I was so condiment she would be into it. This series is so soft I can probably be happy watching it once a month even though…
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I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time
Bro, so, uh. This opening has absolutely no reason to go this hard. It legitimately looks better than the actual episodes. I. I admittedly. Have just sat and watched it a few times. The fuckin dinosaur and everything. Honestly, I really want to read the manga now because I. I want to see what else……
M's Media Menagerie
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Trope: Absolute Asshole NPC
This side character is an asshole for no good reason except to be The Asshole. They may form a grudge against the main character and execute senseless violence or emotional abuse. There is no character arc. Their destiny is to be fucked over by the Main Character for catharsis.
Welcome to the Menagerie.
Here is where M logs their media activity. Partly because Goodreads is forgettable and keeping physical logs is harder. Sometimes M writes a lot. Sometimes M doesn’t write enough. It doesn’t matter. This is just a for-fun little blog so that M can remember what they thought about whatever they watched or read or played or. Whatever.
What is M?
I read. Voraciously. I have subscriptions to those book things on digital retailers. I consume books at nearly all hours. The hours I don’t spend reading? I’m writing. I’m drawing. I have a problem. I have a problem in that I love to read things that are in the same vein repeatedly. Book journals don’t work and as much as I text my friends screenshots of book passages, it doesn’t scratch the itch. Now I’m going to be doing… tiny… tiny book reports.
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