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The perfect end for the series! I don't even know where to start when writing this review, I feel like the past decade of my life has been leading up to this book. I should start with the obvious, this book was huge! Nearly 1000 pages in my edition! When I saw this I thought 'great,' but honestly, the book barely felt like 250 pages because it was so action packed and fast paced. There are beats in the story in which the plot slows down, but they fit in well. I think I misremembered the end of EOS, seen as it has been two years since I read it now, but for some reason, I remembered Elide going with Manon at the end of it. I'm going to have to go back and check but let me know if you do. It's probably my memory seen as I've also been saying Rowan WhiteHORN all this time instead of Rowan WhiteTHORN! This book had SOOOOO many characters in but they were all handled well and given enough 'page time.' Much like Marvel's 'Infinity War,' no char

Such a great conclusion to the series!!! Just a warning before I begin this review, Orange deals with some very serious themes including suicide and mental illness. If you get triggered by the stuff, then this manga is not for you. It picks up straight after the last volume left off. Orange tells the story of a group of high school students who receive letters from their future selves telling them that in 10 years time one of their friends is no longer with them. They are given a set of instructions of what to do each day to help their friend be happy. Orange has a unique art style, unlike any manga I have read. I first I was unsure about it, but now I would consider Takano one of my favorite artists. This book is worth reading for the art alone, never mind the story! Although the story is fantastic too, and emotional in so many places. I was almost crying at multiple times while reading this. It's also such an excellent exploration of whether the future can be changed or not.

The Language of Thorns was a fantastic collection of short stories retelling classic fairy tales from a feminist perspective. As a massive fan of the fairytale genre, this collection certainly does them justice. Although not as graphic/ sexual as other works in the genre such as Angela Carter's The Boody Chamber or even the original Grimm tales, The Language of Thorns is still some of the best works of the genre I have read. There are six stories in total: - Ayama and the Thorn Wood: Which I think is based off both Beauty and The Beast and Red Riding Hood. - The Too-Clever Fox: Which is based off the Velvatine Rabbit. - The Witch of Duva: Which is the most obvious retelling, being based off Hansel and Gretal. - The Little Knife: Which I think was based off Sleeping Beauty. - The Soldier Prince: Which was based on The Nutcracker. - When Water Sang Fire: Which was based on The Little Mermaid. I say 'I think' for a lot of these because the stories were distinct eno