Showing posts with label Tatsuya Endo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tatsuya Endo. Show all posts

Monday, September 25, 2023

Spy x Family, Vol. 9 by Tatsuya Endo

Anya and her "parents are still on board the princess Lorelai. Yor is battling a group of villains while Loid is trying to disarm the bombs on board. Anya is trying to help, all without letting her family know she is psychic. 
We get a story with Bond saving a number of people though Loid doesnt know what is going on.
The last story introduces Mistress Schlag. She lives to give the children a tonitrus. She expels students the fastest of any other teachers. It does give Anya a chance to put Damian in her debt when he forgets a handkerchief.
Another great addition to the series.

Four stars
This book came out April 4, 2022
Follows Vol. 8
Followed by Vol. 10
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own


Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Spy x Family, Vol. 8 by Tatsuya Endo

 The Forgers are on a cruise. Yor is supposedly on a trip for work but really is trying to protect the last of a crime family. And that is most of the story. Loid and Anya are also on the boat and Anya is trying to help her adoptive mother but mostly gets in the way.

Four stars
This book came out November 4, 2021
Follows Vol. 7
Followed by Vol. 9
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own

Monday, February 6, 2023

Spy x Family, Vol. 7 by Tatsuya Endo

The Forger family is becoming even more tight-knit with Yor even considering making her latest assignment her last now that her brother seems to be all grown up. We get a large section of Loid trying to connect with the opposition's head (Damian's father) and not succeeding. Anya's last chance to stay in the same group as Damian is coming up. Loid is given some vacation time that just happens to coincide with the trip that Yor is taking to protect the last of a family that someone is trying to wipe out. 

Four stars
This book came out June 4, 2021
Follows Vol. 6
Followed by Vol. 8
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own

Saturday, December 17, 2022

Spy x Family, Vol. 6 by Tatsuya Endo

Twilight and Nightfall are entered in an underground tennis tournament. If they win, they can take anything they want from the tournament host's vault. In that vault is a piece of information that may restart the war between East and West. As with most underground tournaments, the rules are that anything goes. During the tournament, Nightfall is still determined to prove to Twilight that she is the better choice to be his wife. But when she plays Yor later, she finds that she may not be as good a player as the current Mrs. Forger. Even though she wins, Yor is feeling uncertain about her place in the family as she is beginning to develop feelings for Loid. 
We also get to see Anya hanging out with her best friend and at school where she is still trying to make friends with Damian.
A lovely book and nice addition to the series. 

Four stars
This book came out December 28, 2020
Follows
Vol. 5
Followed by Vol. 7
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Spy x Family, Vol. 5 by Tatsuya Endo

The Forger family is still working on their various missions but they are starting to function as a family. Yor is learning to cook so she doesn't poison her family; Anya is trying to get good scores on her tests so she doesn't flunk out of school; and Loyd, well, he's mainly focused on the mission but is somewhat distracted by his wife.
We see Yor's brother Yuri again and he still has that weird obsession with her. 
Loyd is trying to help Anya but, when he sneaks into the school to change her scores, he encounters another spy. One who is codenamed "Daylight." But.. he's not really as good as he thinks he is.

Three and a half stars
This book came out September 4, 2020
Follows Vol. 4
Followed by Vol. 6
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own


Thursday, November 3, 2022

Spy x Family, Vol. 4 by Tatsuya Endo

The Forger family is growing! In the last book, Anya got the first of 8 stars she needs to join the elite of her school and her reward is a dog. However, the first stop (Loid's agency's training facility) does not yield any results. When he's called away to deal with a young terrorist, the family is pulled into a bomb plot which also, surprisingly, yields a dog. Even more surprisingly, this dog has a deep and unexpected connection with Anya.

Three and a half stars
This book came out January 4, 2020
Follows Vol. 3
Followed by Vol. 5
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own

Thursday, October 20, 2022

Spy x Family Vol. 3 by Tatsuya Endo

Loid, Agent Twilight, has put together the appearance of a perfect family so that he can pass under the radar. His wife, Yor, has her own reasons for needing to be under the radar and welcomed the marriage. His "daughter," Anya is trying to be helpful as well, using her telepathic abilities to the best of her power. Currently, they are all trying to get Anya to succeed in school so that she can get closer to the son of a man Loid is trying to take down. However, there is a recent spoke in the wheels as Yor's brother has come to visit and seems to be suspicious of their marriage.
Yor's brother is a creepy dude who seems to be in love with his sister. I'm sure that's the way he's meant to be portrayed, especially as he works for the bad guys and is trying to track down Twilight.

Three and a half stars
This book came out January 4, 2020
Follows Vol. 2
Followed by Vol. 4
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own


Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Spy x Family, Vol. 2 by Tatsuya Endo, Casey Loe

Anya has made it into a prestigious school. She makes a new friend but not the one that her father would have liked. Lots of story potential there and her new friend seems a little suspect but we'll see if more comes out of the relationship. 
We are also getting a new character in Yor's little brother who seems to be on the hunt for... her husband.
Lots going on but starting to create a really interesting story.

Three and a half stars
This book came out September 1, 2020
Follows Vol. 1
Followed by Vol. 3
Borrowed as ebook from Libby
Opinions are my own


Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Spy x Family, Vol. 1 by Tatsuya Endo, Casey Loe

I had heard about this book on a number of podcasts and though it might be interesting. I think it is probably a very good book but I might not be the exact demographic for it. 
Three people have been put together to form a family of spies. Well, I don't think they know each other are spies. Even the daughter who is psychic. There is also a dad who frets and a mom who is the muscle. Oh, and a new dog who is also sort of psychic. But precognition rather than reading thoughts.

Three stars
This book came out July 4th, 2019
Borrowed as hard copy from library
Opinions are my own