Thursday, January 9th - Finished Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 3: Stardust Crusaders

Holy shit. Ok they were not lying when they told me Jojo's was peak. I've gotten through part 3 now and godddddd it was so good. I had so much fun. It was so awesome.

My two gripes with Part 3 were just that I felt like Avdol's death was.... not good. It was just like. Too abrubt and did him dirty. I didn't even process at first that he was liek actually dead until like 4 pages after. I also just wish that Joseph... did more. I know he's not the protagonist so I'm not really upset but it's still sad considering the antics he was up to in part 2.

Overall though, I just had a really good time. The thing with Jojo's is that it has just been genuinely very fun to read. It's easy to read like 300 pages super fast because it is so good at keeping you entertained. I had a great time.

This is my overall tier list for the parts I've read so far (open in a new tab for higher resolution if you need it). Overall part 2 and 3 are definitely my favorites of the 3 I've read, but I have a hard time picking between which I like more. Regardless, I've had a good time with the story so far, and this list is all in good fun. Kars + The Pillarmen are definitely my favorite antagonists though. Dio is cool, but like... I dunno! Something about the sillyguy antics of the pillarmen captivated me. I think as a protagonist I like Joseph's antics a bit more, but Jotaro is also up to some antics often, just in a much more deadpan sort of way. Ultimately they are tied.

Overall I think the story in this part was really solid and I was genuinely invested in all of the characters stories. The main crw was really endearing to me and I enjoyed how they all played off of each other. It was a very funny manga with a cast of characters I really liked!

Next up is Part 4: Diamond Is Unbreakable. Everyone tells me I will love this part, so I'm very excited to read it ^-^!

Sunday, January 19th - Caught Up on #DRCL: Midnight Children

#DRCL is... interesting. It is very obvious that it's written by the guy who wrote Innocent, but not in a bad way. I mean it wouldn't be in a bad way, for all of its flaws I do really love Innocent, that shit is so fucked up and edgy for the sake of being edgy and I think thats beautiful. There have only been 3 volumes released in English but it was really good so far! I'm very excited to see where the rest of it goes. Overall, the new take on the characters are really good and I super appreciate it. This story also seems to value women more, which is always good. We like when women are valued. Hopefully the manga keeps up!

Tuesday, February 25th - The Black Orb

I read this book, that is for sure. The premise itself is really interesting, and I had picked it up on a whim because I wanted to read more books from authors from around the world. And the book... well... I mean it has a good premise, for sure. The protagonist of The Black Orb is a terrible person. Just like absolutely detestable. I gather that it's largely the point, but I feel like in a dystopia where there is no "happy ending" you still want to be able to root for someone. Truly though I just had no sympathy for the guy. Premise of the book before the final third was awesome though. Loved the idea of a bunch of black metal orbs just following people and absorbing them, it was a new fun spin on the post-apocalypse genre I really appreciated. I liked the freaky cult segment too. Otherwise though I feel like it dropped the ball (or one could say... Orb...) by the end and I mostly just finished it because I realized I had like 2 chapters left. I dunno. I don't regret reading it? But also I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone. Whatever. 3 stars. Could have been a 4 stars if the ending wasn't such a fumble.