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1. What are you currently reading?

• The Beauty's Blade by Feng Ren Zuo Shu: I wasn't expecting much, tbh, after reading friends' reactions to this book, and... yeah. It's kinda all over the place? New elements and plot bits just kinda appear mid-scene in a way that's making it really hard for me to keep track of what's actually going on. 
• Just Like Mona Lisa vol. 2 by Tsumuji Yoshimura
• 盗墓笔记 vol. 2 by 南派三叔: obviously I'm still picking away at this, but I did want to celebrate that I'm now 33% done! which is 89 pages. and I've caught up and overtaken my "one page a day" rate that I fell behind on in January and February. At this rate, I'll be done by, uh. September. 

2. What have you recently finished reading?

• Don't You Like Me vol. 2 by Lv Tian Yi: the extras were pretty good! all in all I liked this duology, definitely enjoyed vol. 2 better than vol. 1. One of the longer extras did leave some threads dangling loose in a way that was kinda weird but oh well.
• Gaysians by Mike Curato: oh, this was so so so good. Story set in the mid 00s on the West Coast about a group of Asian gay men (one of whom turns out to be an Asian trans woman) and their relationships, found family, friendships, and personal challenges, with a heavy dose of the racism and bigotry and transphobia they face. Ultimate W for found family supporting each other.
• Dandadan vol. 13 by Yukinobu Tatsu
• That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime vol. 10 by Fuse
• A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation manga vol. 1 to 3 by Misaki: technically, this isn't a BL. technically. Not technically, my guy Lizel totally out here gathering an all-male harem.
• Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation vol. 13 by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu: aaaaand done.
• I Wanna Love You, Kiss You, Bite You by Sakana Tojou: omegaverse modern setting BL. Very much plot? what plot?
• Gachiakuta vol. 2 by Kei Urana: another "it took me most of the volume to remember what was going on in vol. 1" read 
• Wild Beast Forest House vol. 3 by Inma R.: this was  the final volume of this manga, and I really liked it. A trilogy I'm considering adding to my "to buy" list.
• Les Normaux vol. 2 by S. Al Sabado and Janine Janssen: once I remembered what was going on, I motored through this. Really good addition. Looking forward to vol. 3.
• Kase-San and Yamada vol. 4 (Kase-san and... vol. 9) by Hiromi Takashima: one of the better volumes imo

3. What will you read next?

Novels: next on my pile is Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell. It's for reading club. I'm like 6 weeks late. Oops. After that are the three volumes of Dawning, a danmei by ICE.

Physical Graphic Novels (from the library): Motherlover by Lindsay Ishihiro is next on my pile.

Digital Graphic Novels (on Libby): other than my current Libby read (Just Like Mona Lisa vol. 2), the only other one I've got due within the next week is Yuri Espoir vol. 2 by Mai Naoi.