Category Archives: Book reviews

Moriking – Manga Review

Posted on December 24, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Moriking is a very strange manga that’s a lot to wrap your head around, so bear with me. Shota gets a pet rhinoceros beetle that he names Moriking. When Moriking starts to grow he changes into an adult human with … Continue reading →

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The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

Posted on December 22, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

The Wasp Factory was the first published novel by Iain Banks. Originally Banks wanted to be a science fiction writer, and spent the majority of the seventies writing sci-fi novels that didn’t get picked up. After being fed up with … Continue reading →

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Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead – Volume 8 – Manga Review

Posted on December 20, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

With Volume 8, Zom 100 goes back to having almost completely stand alone stories where the characters get up to zany adventures while slowly weaving their way through Japan to try and find a cure for the zombie apocalypse. The … Continue reading →

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Asadora! – Volume 6 – Manga Review

Posted on December 19, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

Asadora! is a fantasy/historical drama manga by Naoki Urasawa that follows Asa Asada, a school girl who also works as a secret pilot for the government to monitor a potential kaiju (giant monster) situation that has been spotted off the … Continue reading →

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DC3 – Manga Review

Posted on December 9, 2022 by ashleymanningwriter

DC3 is a one-shot manga story from the creators of The Promised Neverland, which I haven’t read. I chose this story mainly because it was short and I was looking for a quick read. I’m very glad I did because … Continue reading →

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