Review: Sakamoto Days (Vol. 11) by Yuto Suzuki

Title: Sakamoto Days: Vol. 11

Series: Sakamoto Days #11

Previous books in this series: Sakamoto Days #1 | Sakamoto Days #2 | Sakamoto Days #3 | Sakamoto Days #4 | Sakamoto Days #5 | Sakamoto Days #6 | Sakamoto Days #7 | Sakamoto Days #8 | Sakamoto Days #9 | Sakamoto Days #10

Author: Yuto Suzuki

Genre: YA, manga, adventure

Publication date: April 2024

Published by: VIZ Media

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He’s now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?!

When X’s forces attack the JCC, all hell breaks loose! While Satoda Sensei faces off with Kanaguri to protect the students, Sakamoto and Shin rush to secure Amane’s grandfather. But the whole situation gets even more hairy when Club Jam hypnotizes the entire school!

My rating: ★★★★⯪

Things are going all sorts of sideways at the JCC 😬 Which actually made for some really good fights, which I love! I love the action in this series! It’s always so fun!

Review: Menacing Manor (Sinister Summer #4) by Kiersten White

Title: Menacing Manor

Series: Sinister Summer #4

Previous books in this series: Wretched Waterpark (#1) | Vampiric Vacation (#2) | Camp Creepy (#3)

Author: Kiersten White

Genre: Middle Grade, mystery, humor

Publication date: May 2023

Published by: Delacorte Press

Source: Borrowed from library

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Synopsis: After escaping from Edgaren’t and Dr. Jay, the Sinister-Winterbottoms and their friends arrive at Stein Manor Science Camp. They all work together to distract the friendly teenage camp director so they can explore and look for clues about where their parents might be.

Meanwhile, Theo and Alexander settle on a daring plan. They know exactly where Edgaren’t is going to be: coming for them, and the books. This time, they’ll be ready. This time, they’ll get answers. And this time, they won’t trust the adult in charge, which is easy enough when it’s enormous, lurking, unfriendly Mr. Frank. But as they get closer to opening the books and their parents’ histories, an unexpected foe is watching everything they do. . . .

Fake volcanoes! Real sea caves! Strangely modified frogs! Startling betrayal! And a lightning-struck manor! all combine for the electrifying penultimate Sinister Summer adventure.

My rating: ★★★★☆

This summer is going to be strange and scary no matter what until we figure everything out.

This book was so fun! This whole series has been a blast so far! I particularly liked this one because of all the Frankenstein references. All the references to classic horror novels have been so fun and have honestly made me want to read the original books.

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Sunday Post #508: It's Been a Minute...

Welcome to The Sunday Post hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I talk about what is going on in life and the blog, and show you all the bookish things I got that week!

Monthly Wrap-Up: August 2026

I had a really good reading month. It doesn't feel like it because I only read 4 books (1630 pages, which is about 600 pages more than the previous month), but I did!

• 2 were full-length novels, and 2 were manga
• All 4 were part of a series
• I finished 1 series
• 1 book I purchased, 2 were from the library, and 1 from Netgalley
• 3 were finished copies, and 1 ARC
• 3 were physical books, and 1 ebook
• 1 was 4.5⭐, and 3 were 4⭐
• All 4 were traditionally published
• All 4 were by previously read authors
• 2 were YA, and 2 were adult
• All 6 were fiction
• 2 were action, 1 was fantasy sci-fi, and 1 was sci-fi horror