Sword Art Online 5: Phantom Bullet

The book is called Sword Art Online 5: Phantom Bullet by Reki Kawahara. Reki Kawahara has created many other books and series such as Accel World and The Isolator. Compared to other novels, this one is the 5th volume of the Sword Art Online franchise. Kirigaya Kazuto (a.k.a “Kirito”) the champion of the unbeatable game SAO(Sword Art Online) and who came back from ALO(Alfheim Online) who is relaxing and having a good life with his girlfriend Asuna Yuuki now has to go once again into the Virtual Reality game known as GGO(Gun Gale Online) to solve the mystery and rumor of a murderer in the game in this romance science fiction novel.

Kirigaya Kazuto who is also known as his in game character name “Kirito” has faced against death and god and won twice, but can he do it a third time? In the new VR game known as GGO(Gun Gale Online) there has been rumors about a player who goes around with a “death gun” and whoever he shoots dies not only in-game but in real life. Will he be up for the challenge to solve the case? Kirito, the champion of the SAO outbreak that happened years ago has now come back to investigate a case of murders inside GGO with the help of Kikuoka Seijirou, who works for the Ministry of Internal Affair’s Telecommunications Bureau, which he was the one who suggested and asked Kirito to investigate in the first place. Asuna Yuuki, Kirito’s girlfriend and named “The Flash” for her outstanding rapier skills during the SAO outbreak. She and Kirito were married in the game and were the best team anyone has ever seen or known after beating SAO her Nerve Gear transferred into ALO and she was kept captive in a cage with no one to rescue that is until Kirito hears about it and saves her by also defying god in the game. He then meets Asada Sinon, an expert sniper and a kind girl, she’s one of the top few players on GGO. She has a phobia of guns for the reason when she was a kid she shot a robber to death with his own gun, she plays GGO to relieve herself. Death gun, the man who could kill anyone in real life by shooting his gun at their in-game body, was one of the survivors of the SAO outbreak. During SAO he was in a guild called the Laughing Coffin which was a player killing guild.

I really recommend this book to anyone who likes good drama and mystery. Anyone of young age or older age, it’ll really give your mind no chance to stop with all the thoughts going through your head when you read this. The character development is great and each character has a unique backstory and a fear to conquer. I would recommend saving this for later only to read the volumes in order in able to get the full understanding of each character due to their past which will tell more and will definitely make you wanting more.

Book Review by Edison V.

Black Clover

Black Clover

In a world where magic is everything in a person's life a young boy named Asta who was born powerless works his way to the top to become the Magic Emperor.

With his newly found 5-leafed grimoire, he gain the power of anti-magic and with that he’s on his way to becoming the Magic Emperor.

Book Review by Abe K.

Nartuo: Volumbe 7

A book I would like to recommend is naruto volume 7 by masashi kishimoto and I recommend this book because it’s really interesting but I would recommend reading the other volumes before this one so you get it and get what’s happening. But I really liked this book because of the action and the comedy in this book. A quick summary of what happens in this book is that sasuke and naruto have been knocked out by a man named orochimaru and so the only one that wasn’t knocked out was Sakura but she is hurt from battling orochimaru so she must protect both of them because orochimaru sent his minions to kidnap sasuke.

Book Review by Isae V. R.

Fairy Tail

The book I read was amazing it was funny and very joyful to read. This book is call Fairy tail it about a girl name Lucy Heartfilia that run away to join a guild name The Fairy tail guild. Fairy tail is earth land with a lot of wizard and magic. Lucy was invited by Natsu Dragneel he is a dragon slayer. There many guild many wizard with different power. Natsu want to find he foster father that a dragon and his name is Igneel and they were traveling throughout Fiore to find him. Lucy started making a team with Natsu and his friend name Happy and later on ice wizard name Gray Fullbuster and then armored wizard name Erza Scarlet and Wendy Mavrell, another dragon slayer. This team went on many mission. Now the author name is Hiro Mashima he creates of Fairy tail, he made in 2006 and this series end in July of 2017.

The book I read was book 3 . There evil members of a dark guild call Eisenwald. They have a danger tool that a flute when you play it you make a beautiful song that murder anyone who hear it. The gang is stuck in the station with the dark member of Eisenwald, their leader name Erigor use his power so Lucy and Natsu and the rest will not escape and destroy his plan of use the flute to the guild masters. Natsu beat the living hell out of the dark so did Erza with one blow. Natsu was try to get him and his teammates out of the wind that turn into a huge circle around until Happy told Lucy about Virgo. Lucy power are use Zodiac to help her and Virgo power could help them get out. Natsu was ready to kill Erigor and a huge battle began. Natsu told Erigor if he want the heads of the guild masters that he should do it in a fair fight then do it in the mostly coward way. Natsu won the battle because Happy made him mad and his power grew larger and the fire that he had grew larger because Natsu was suck all the wind that Erigor was give off. Then the rest of the gang came and then Kage took the flute after they save him from not be dead. The fairy tail guild master was with Kage and he told him why people join guild because they are afraid of of being alone and that they want friends. I don’t want to spoil the rest of the story and I hope you enjoy read the story.

I haven’t read the book he wrote and I don’t how many he wrote but he work is amazing and very interesting.

Book Review by Salma A.

No Game, No Life

The manga I tell you about is call No Game No Life and the author name is Yuu Kamiya. No Game No Life is not just a manga it also an anime and he also make a novel version. He also work in another manga call Clockwork Planet. No Game No Life and Clockwork Planet totally completely different thing. No Game No Life is about game and the Clockwork Planet is about gears.They are both in the fantasy genre. No Game No Life is a good fantasy, comedy and adventure manga.

No Game No Life is about a guy name Sora and his little sister name Shiro together they make no name they literally put in games name just blank. They both good at playing at any games. One day they get a email from a god who is from another world also name Tet ask to play chess together. They manage to beat him so the god bring them into his world. In the world everything decided by a games. So Sora and Shiro play a games to get to the top of the fantasy world. They meet many conflicts like where do they get money and a place to sleep. Sora and Shiro have no motive to go back home because from the start in their world. They have no friends and lock up in their room playing games. The email said “two siblings born in the wrong world”. When Tet bring them in his world also left them do their own things. They find friends and also they both become a king by win a game.

I do like it because it a interesting concept about using game as a maid thing. This manga not meant for kids it mostly teenagers and adults. It not meant for everyone depend what their kind of book they like and what age group. But if you like a story about games you need to read it. It a good fantasy, comedy and adventure.

Book Review by Amy S.

Attack on Titan

The book that I’m reading is called Attack on TITAN by Hajime Isayama, he also write Attack on TITAN Junior High, they are similar because it still about Titan except that the Attack on TITAN Junior High, it was about going to school instead of fighting Titan and get eaten.

The book is about these things called Titan which is like giant human that is eating human they can regenerate really fast and gun don’t work on the Titan only sword the Titans only weakness is their back neck and you have to cut it so the Titan can die and don’t regenerate the human race has to live inside a 50 meter walls and the human population has go down a lot during all the years or time that they have fight Titan they have never won a battle against the Titan until one day a human turn into a Titan and help the human to fight back against Titan there are total of 6 Titan one beast Titan but only 2 of them fight back against Titan but the other 4 they are with a different group of human that can turn into Titan and they want the two Titan that help human fight back against Titan they want them to join the human Titan group the reason they want them is because one of the Titan has a special power.

I like this book because it’s about fighting against giant human that can’t speak and eat human and because I like how human can turn into Titan. The book is written for maybe anime fan and I think that some people would like it and some don’t but the show became very popular and a lot of people like it and they even make a movie about it. I think that you should read this book because it’s about a army of human fighting against an army of giant human or Titan but if you don’t like this book then you should try Fairy Tail, or Sword Art Online, or Naruto but all of them are anime book.

Book Review by Yapor L.

Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary

The book I read is  a fictional novel called Sword Art online: Mother’s Rosary, volume seven, by Reki Kawahara.He has written many books, one of these include Sword Art online: Progressive, volume one. This book is similar to Mother’s Rosary, volume seven because both are deadly game and the tale that starts at the beginning of kirito and Asuna’s epic adventure. Mother’s Rosary is a game called Kirito and sinon’s  battle with death gun is over but fantasy,science fiction.

The main characters in this book is Asuna,the new duelist with a custom sword skill is defeating all comers including kirito! But when she goes to face this duelist,she receives something she never expected ,Lisbeth who fights against Asuna to get the Sword with bad intention. “January 6th ,2026- the living wood stump table in the cabin’s main room was surrounded by familiar face”.        

I liked the book because it how strong, and brave someone can be in order to overcome the obstacles and accomplish what they want.The target audience of the book is teenagers ranging from 12 to 16. Not all reader would enjoy the book. The audience should read this book because this book has an interesting story line,some brave characters, life experience and great characteristics strengths.

Book Review by Ruth S.

Naruto Volume 66

The name of one of the books that I read was Naruto volume 66. It is a shonenjump manga written by Masashi, Kishimoto. In this story Naruto is going to have to use all of his nine tails power if he want a chance to defeat Madara, Obito and the whites zetsu’s. Meanwhile a big help is on the way.

It is the fourth ninja world war, the shinobi allied force which consists of all the clans, are fighting against Madara, Obito and the white zetsu’s. Backup is on the way and when backup finally arrives the other ninja’s will be surprised to see who they are, and it may change the war strategies. The main character is Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura. I discovered that Sasuke said “a lot’s happened but I’ve decided to protect Konoha village and then I’ll become Hokage”.

I like this book it’s a good book because it shows how Naruto’s dream to reunite with Sasuke came true. You guys should try and read this book too, it talks about unity, mysteries and sacrifices. This book was made for people who love manga, people who have never known this book and those who like adventure stories and even those who want to try something new.

Book Review by Browleen N.

Attack on Titan: Volume 12

Attack on Titan Vol. 12

This well known manga series and anime has been dubbed one of the greatest works of anime and manga. The author of the series Hajime Isayama keeping readers coming back.

Previously Eren, Armin, and Mikasa along with the rest of the Survey Corps discovers that Bertlot and Reiner are the Armored and Colossal titans. After battling with the armored Titan and losing Eren and Yimir are captured and taken to the forest of giant trees. Now Erwin the leader of the Survey Corps devise a plan to rescue Eren and Ymir. Their plan is quite simple there are 3 groups one to ride straight at them as a distraction than two groups one on each side to ride use their 3D Maneuvering Gear to go up into the trees and get Eren and Ymir and to kill Reiner and Bertlot if it comes to that. Meanwhile on the border of the Forest of Giant Trees Bertlot and Reiner look out on the land looking for Survey corps and talk about their plan of what to do once they get Eren and Ymir to the secret village. Just out of earshot behind them Eren and Ymir talk about their own escape plans. Their plan is as soon as they move out both Eren would turn in to his Titan form and run also carrying Ymir then when he exhausted his power they would trade Ymir running in her Titan form and carrying Eren. But just as Bertlot turns back to check on Eren and Yimir Reiner sees the frontal team charging at them. To keep them occupied Reiner turns into the armored Titan and Bertlot grabs Eren and Ymir and hops onto The armored Titan. The teams that were going to run in from the side missed their chances so they grouped up and charged at them from behind. The armored Titan just kept running and Mikasa being Ming the front chargers saw Eren on top of the Titan and jumped off of her horse and grappled onto the Titan to go get Eren the armored Titan saw her coming and hit her out of the air. Seeing this Eren immediately broke through his bonds and jumped off of the Titan to go get Mikasa Bertlot and Reiner didn't care at this point they needed to escape but they kept Ymir with them. But after seeing Mikasa was okay Eren would not let Bertlot and Reiner escape for betraying them and breaking the walls. So Eren tried turning into a Titan but for some reason it didn't work but instead a bunch of random titans came out of nowhere and started attack the armored Titan and that is where this volume ended.

For me this book is one of the best in the series it had plenty of action good story and overall flowed very well I definitely recommend it but make sure you read the other 11 volumes first but they are worth it because of the great story and amazing characters that you get attached to. I give this book a 9.5/10. It's not 10/10 because the cliffhanger.

Book Review by Jared N.