Reviews - The Graphic Library

Horror collector vol 1 by Midori Sato and Norio Tsuruta

6/7/2025

Cover of Horror Collector volume 1. The Boy in the Red Hood holds out his horror collector book which glows red and has a horror bleeding into its pages.

Illustrations by Yon

A young boy travels the land and tries to head off horrors that are preying on people. As he finds them, he collects them into a special book designed to contain them. These horrors set curses on people, make them act in strange ways, and even endanger their lives at times. The young boy follows clues and online chatter to discover new urban legends and ghost stories to sift out these curses and ghosts as they find new victims.

The 31st Consort Vol 1 by Momotomoe

5/1/2025

Cover of The 31st Consort volume 1. A lady is holding a laddle while a prince stands behind her. She looks shocked.

Adapted by Tsubasa Nanaki, illustrated by Nanao Yamashita

School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: April 22, 2025
ISBN: 9798855416190 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, Fantasy, Humor, Yen Press

Luciole Has a Dream vol 1 By Yuu Morikawa

4/3/2025

Cover of Luciole Has a Dream volume 1

Booklist review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: December 17, 2024
ISBN: 9798855401523 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Dystopian, Magic, Family, Yen Press

Everyone's darling has a secret vol 1 by Kashiko Amane

2/7/2025

Cover of Everyone's Darling Has a Secret volume 1. A girl in a school uniform has her index finger to her lips like she is indicating to be silent. She has a sly smile. Her brown hair is draped around her face.

School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 7/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: January 21, 2025
ISBN: 9798855404739 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 7/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, School Life, Slice Of Life, Humor, Friendship, Yen Press

Victoria of many faces vol 1 by Syuu

2/7/2025

Cover of Victoria of Many Faces volume 1. A young woman in a white blouse and navy blue skirt look up at us while a little blonde girl stands next to her. She's in a green dress. Both look a little bewildered.

Adapted by Komo Ushino, character design by Nanna Fujimi

School Library Journal starred review

Sara's Rating: 10/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: February 18, 2025
ISBN: 9798855405460 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 10/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Action Adventure, Fantasy, Survival, Family, Yen Press

I Picked Up This World’s Strategy Guide Vol 1 by atchi ai

2/7/2025

Cover of I Piked Up this World's Strategy Guide volume 1. A young girl is clutching a red leatherbound book. She's wearing a red wrap around her shounders and her red hair is falling around her. She has brown gloves that come up her arms to her biceps. Her white blouse shows underneath, and her green skirt billows around her. She has an innocent, vacant expression.

School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: January 28, 2025
ISBN: 9781975397838 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Action Adventure, Fantasy, Video Games, Isekai, Humor, Yen Press

Takahashi from the Bike Shop Vol 1 by Arare Matsumushi

2/7/2025

Cover of Takahashi from the Bike Shop volume 1. A girl is walking her bike while a man is sitting on the back. She's wearing a blue jean skirt with pink vest over a white blouse, and her cheese are blushing. She has short red hair. He's wearing blue work overalls and he has blonde bangs but brown hair.

School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: January 28, 2025
ISBN: 9798855404456 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Romance, Yen Press

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse Vol 1 by Haruo Iwamune

1/31/2025

Cover of The Color of the end: Mission in the Apocalypse volume 1. A girl stands on a pile of rubble with a cityscape rising above her in the background. She is in all white but the buildings behind her are blue.

School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: January 28, 2025
ISBN: 9781975397227 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: Middle School, Suitability: High School, Manga, Dystopian, Science Fiction, Survival, Yen Press

Call the name of the night vol 4 by Tama Mitsuboshi

12/31/2024

Cover of Call the Name of the Night volume 4. A man with purple hair and glasses is surrounded by all manner of beautiful flowers and plant life. He's smiling and looking at us.

Doctor Rei's other patient, Miss Alde, finally arrives, but she isn’t like Mira suspected. Alde wants nothing to do with Mira and believes that no one can truly understand her affliction. Alde suffers from shadow sickness, which makes her unable to be outside in the sunshine, nor have anything touch her that has had the sun shine on it. Mira enlists the help of Mr. Capri to try to break down the walls Alde has built around herself. After Alde and Mira’s encounter, Miss Stella takes Mira on an adventure to a beautiful night forest full of wonderful starry rivers, magical creatures, and illuminated plantlife.

Hereditary Triangle by Fumiya Hayashi

12/20/2024

Cover of Book review: Hereditary Triangle

School Library Journal review

Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 9-12

Publisher: Yen Press
Publication Date: December 17, 2024
ISBN: 9781975380120 (Paperback)

Tags: Rating: 8/10, Suitability: High School, Manga, Family, Grief, Romance, Yen Press