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  I read a total of 8 books and only DNF 1 .  Here they all are: The 5 stars: 1. Sakura Saku Volume 9 (the last volume!) by Io Sakisaka 2. One Piece: Law's Story by Sakagami Shusei and Eichiro Oda 3. Shadows House Volume 8 by Somato 4. Pet by Akwaeke Emezi 5. When it All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw     The 4.5 stars: 1.  Lonely Castle in the Mirror by Mizuki Tsujimura 2. A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan 3. Shadows House Volume 7 by Somato    The 1 DNF (because I thought it was bad):    The Island Volume 1 by Gordon Korman

  What a unique fantasy book! A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan is the first of several books set in a world similar to ours; in a time period and place that heavily mirrors the 19th century in Europe. In this world, dragons are real. The main character is a woman named Isabella who is a scientist that studies dragons. She tells us her story in a memoir format.  In this first book Isabella tells us how she first got interested in dragons. Then how she met her husband Jacob, who was also a dragon-loving scientist. The bulk of the story is about a trip Isabella, Jacob, and some of their friends take to another country called Vystrana (that seems to resemble Russia) to study rock-wyrms, a type of dragon. The main characters are from Scirland, which seems to resemble England. But while they are there, they end up getting caught in the web of a conspiracy that is tied to the dragons that they are studying. Isabella ends up having an unforgettable (and scary!) adventure...