If you're a fan of Momiji, like I am, buy this volume without delay. Although most of the book is taken up with Tohru's heartwarming quest to find Kureno, Uo's mystery man, Momiji does feature at the end. More to the point, so does Momo. If, like me, you found the whole idea of Momo and Momiji being kept apart very poignant, the continuation of this storyline is bound to make you emotional, even if you don't actually cry. On the humorous side, Ayame finally manages to achieve his aim of actually helping Yuki in a practical way; as a bonus, you get to see Mayuko and Ayame interact and it's so much fun to read!
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Fruits Basket from the first volume has been building up to volume 17- all the secrets you ever wanted to know about Akito is out of the bag- and Natsuki Takaya doesn't disappoint you. Trust me this will leave your mouth opening for the drama that unfolds and the biggest shock will never make you look at the characters the same way again. The book is full of drama and gets in depth of those mysterious characterS. What you see is what you get and shows that Fruits Basket is not your average shojo manga series. i give this 5 stars- After reading this you will just want more but thats the same for all Fruits Basket volumes lol. ^^
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For a couple of years I've toyed with the idea of making a vegetable garden. Problem is I don't really like that much "proper" vegetable gardens because if they are not perfect they are not pleasant to the eye. Last year I gave it a try, planting some tomatoes and caulifowers here and there in my flowerbeds and decided to give it a try BUT do it my way. This book showed me that there is a way to planting whatever you want to and don't have to hide it at the bottom of your garden (incidentally, my garden has no bottom, neither is big enough). Now I am full of ideas and, most important, it is not going to be a case of trial and error like last year.
It doesn't explain everything though. There is no such thing as "the final book" about anything. ... Read More:
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I've only got eight of the books from the fruits basket series but they are still the best books ever.I especially liked this one because you find out a lot more about Hatsuharu and he's one of my favourite characters. Ritsu also comes to visit Shigure's house.Ritsu is just like his mother who you met in a previous volume.This book is a lot of fun. BUY IT!
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This volume advances a lot of the plotlines previously introduced: Tohru tries to find out how to break the curse, much to Rin's chagrin; Haru confronts Rin about her behaviour (the [...] tension between these two is HOT); Yuki gets to know the other student council members a little better (the most boring part of the storyline for me); and Kyô finally talks to Kagura, so you find out how their relationship started. There are quite a lot of dark moments, but Ayame, the ill-matched student council members, Uo-chan and Hana-chan help keep things light (Hana's crush on Kyô's father is extremely amusing).
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I was given this book as a present and it was a good aid to sorting out the design of my allotmment, which was in a real mess when I got it.
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With his own dynamic turn of phrase and fantastic attention to detail, Dirty Nails again excels in his second book. A real cult figure who deserves to be widly read and universally recognised as a gardener par excellence.
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I eagerly awaited this volume after coming late to the series and ploughing through the previous thirteen volumes at lightning speed ... and the same went for this one. I snapped it up and couldn't put it down until I'd finished it!
Mysterious and beautiful, Isuzu 'Rin' Sohma is at the centre of the unfolding events throughout most of this volume. It's great to learn about her backstory, which certainly one of the most dramatic and sad out of all the Sohmas (and that's saying something, since they all have their fair share of trauma!). Accordingly, the tone in both the writing and the art is darker than much of what has gone before, which made for a 'style departure' of sorts which I was pleasantly surprised by. (Not that the darkness was pleasant. ... Read More:
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An excellent introduction and reference book for growing salad plants. The usual supects are covered as well as some rather more obscure ones. Creatively illustrated with marvelous photography, Larkcom firstly arranges chapters of salad plants such as stems and stalks, fruiting vegetables etc., as you would expect, but also flowers, herbs and wild plants. She then turns her attention to cultivation and finally ends with a few recipes. Anyone interested in starting a small kitchen garden, allotment or potager will find this invaluable and desperately inspiring. Joy Larkcom has been growing food since the seventies and her knowlege and clear style are inspiring.
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Natsuki Takaya hit manga gold with "Fruits Basket," a romantic/comic/fantasy story about one cursed family, and a girl who might be able to set them all free.
And this boxed set combines the first four volumes of the series, which also introduces many of the important characters -- not to mention the romantic comedy/dark angsty note of it all. The first volume is a bit wobbly, but this quirky, warmhearted little series gets its footing soon.
Orphaned Tohru Honda is living in a tent in the woods. But one day she bumps into the large house of school idol Yuki Sohma, and his older cousin Shigure -- and after a landslide buries her tent and most of her belongings, they take Tohru in as a housekeeper/cook. But when the volatile Kyo Sohma breaks ... Read More:
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