Illustrated by Max Fiumara, colored by Dave McCaig, lettered by Rus Wooton
In a near utopia, the gods are about to come together for The Harvest Festival, which takes place only every twenty years. At that time, they demand a seemingly small price from the beings who enjoy the peace and prosperity of the world below. We follow Pigeon, one of those souls as he goes off to pay that price, not entirely certain what the gods will demand of him and the others who are with him. Within the castle of the gods is Soluna, young the daughter of the powerful sun and moon deities, who is eager to defy her father and eavesdrop on the business of the divine at her first Harvest Festival. However, she finds herself helplessly entwined in a much bigger power struggle between several gods and the souls from below.
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Illustrated by Miya Tashiro
Mio and Yuri make their escape through the currents and end up in Millicuffs, the kingdom to the south, rather than Aquatia! Mio is rather unhurt, but Yuri needs medical attention, and Mio racks up quite the debt from an unhuman doctor. She goes to town to try to earn some money and does so with one of the only skills she knows — healing people. This also makes her a big target, as the inhumane here know that means she’s probably very valuable. Mio also meets another powerful unhuman who tells her she, and everyone else, would be much safer if she returned to the sea and learned to embrace her true powers. As it is, she may be putting everyone in danger! This volume also has Part two of Eno’s Flight. 
Laios confides in Shuro, one of their former party members and the man in love with Falin, but it backfires and Shuro is appalled by what kind of magic Marcille used to resurrect their fallen party mate. The large group’s resting activities gain the attention of monsters in the area, including a certain human-chimera they’re searching for, and Shuro’s worst fears are realized. After the fight, Shuro decides to report Marcille to the Elves of the West. Laios’s party make up their minds to venture father in to confront the Lunatic Magician to see if there is any way to save Falin, or if they’ll have to rectify their wrong. They head down to level 6, where the monsters are all about mind games. While on this floor, they are joined by a member of Shuro’s party - Izutsumi, who has some special traits and reasons of her own for finding the Lunatic Magician.
Illustrated by Kelsey Ramsay, colored by Ronda Pattison, lettered by Rus Wooton and Shawn Lee
Teenager Cheyenne and her mom Rebecca move to St. Augustine, Florida with a dream of fixing up an old diner and having it be the gem of the town. Little do they know the history of the diner, that a man was murdered there, and the town’s seething hatred for the building. Later, an investigative reporter named Jean McKnight comes to the town to cover the Founder’s Day celebration, a fluff piece to salvage her career after a terrible outing that tarnished her reputation. The three lives cross when they all find that there is much more to this town, including something supernatural that may trace its roots back to the landfall by Spanish explorers at the heart of the town’s celebration. 
Illustrated by Juder
Suchan and his fellow students are assigned a new group project to find more cans of Jungle Juice, which are now incredibly rare. It turns out that Jungle Juice is an essential component in making Cinderella. Suchan is grouped up with Huijin, and their search leads them to the hidden warehouse of the manufacturer. But this hidden stash is too good to be true, and a carnivorous scorpion is waiting for them, hoping to devour them and absorb their power. After learning the origin of Huijin’s insect powers, the quest leads Suchan to an orphanage where a powerful adversary is targeting Dohwa and other children. There, they learn how Dohwa, the scorpion, their new bad guy, and Jungle Juice, all have connections that go back to childhood. 
Illustrated by Reiga
Booklist review Sara's Rating: 8/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: April 30, 2024 ISBN: 9798888772027 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Fantasy, Humor, Kodansha 
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Sara's Rating: 7/10 Suitability Level: Grades 7-12 Publisher: Kodansha Publication Date: April 23, 2024 ISBN: 9781647291525 (Paperback) Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, Realistic Fiction, School Life, Kodansha 
Illustrated by Tsukasa Abe
Frieren, Fern, and Stark hear about Denken’s past with the Golden Valley and why he wants to visit his village. He explains a bit of the history behind his relationship with the demon, Macht, who has turned everything and everyone to gold. Frieren has battled with Macht before and tells her companions that she doesn’t believe they will win a battle with Macht, even if they all fight him all together. Denken tells them that they should all go to the castle for tea instead. 
Adapted by HereLee, illustrated by SUMPUL
All the scheming finally comes to a head, and Navier finally agrees to marry Heinrey. She is straightforward with him that this is a marriage of convenience, but he doesn’t care about her reasoning. At last, the moment from volume one is upon us, and Navier strides into the hearing in front of Sovieshu and Rashta with her head held high. Before Sovieshu has a chance to ask his wife for a divorce, as he plans to do, Navier asks him for one, and for the permission to immediately remarry. Sovieshu is beside himself, and immediately seeks the guidance of the clergy, but no one can find any reason to stop Navier from remarrying. 
Nami is finally beaten by Arlong and realizes that he’s never going to set her free nor free her town from his control. She breaks down and asks Luffy for help. The crew springs into action, as does the town. It turns out that the hunters, Johnny and Yosaku, never fully left the island. They bar the villages from needlessly throwing their lives away urge them to wait for the crew before attacking the fish-men. Sanji and Zolo arrive first and take on two of Arlong’s men while Usopp kind of runs away but still has to take on one of Arlong’s officers anyway. Luffy initially enters the fray but is sidelined by being captured thrown into the ocean.
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