FANFREAKINGTASTIC FUGOO AWESOMENESS!!
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Purchased this speaker 7/2015. WOW how time flies!! Anyways, I love this speaker!!!! I've had it in my shower from day one and it blasts out the sound! Music is clear and crisp and hits all the notes even over the spray of the shower head. I listen to audiobooks frequently, and now that iPhone is water resistant and I can basically watch videos in the shower too, I can't complain too much about the voice sound. Lower notes in the voice especially on Netflix are a little muffled but that seems to be a Netflix issue.
Battery life is EXCEPTIONAL!!! I charge this thing once a month MAYBE and I take really really long showers and love soaking in the tub. I did learn DO NOT charge this with a rapid charger!! It doesn't hold its charge if you do. Switched back to the regular charging block and its back to being FANFREAKINGTASTIC!!! I've tried other bluetooth speakers, UE, BOOM, JBL, loud rated cheap junk and nothing compares.
I kind of think they need to call this one the Sport Tough. It's fallen off my shower shelf, aprox. 4' high, several times and its still a champ! Love the vivid teal rubber sleeve that provides such great protection and come on lets be honest black and teal!! Who could have come up with a better color combo!
Buttons on the top to increase/decrease sound, pause/play work great and are easily differentiated by touch so if I have soup in my eyes I can easily pause my books/videos/music. Power and Bluetooth buttons are kind of small on the side and the paint wore off pretty quickly but if you use them often like I do you know exactly which is which. There is a green light that pulses while plugged in, haven't really figured out if it turns off when its charged or if it just lets you know its plugged in... like I said before I hardly ever charge this baby!
I've only used the built in mic for calls once or twice. However, due to the fact that I'm in the shower while doing so... I really can't give you a good review on that. Spray and bathroom acoustics totally make it worthless.
Want another one so I can travel with this one and keep the new one in my shower and am purchasing the Style XL today, just wish it came in this color combo, probably going to look for a new sleeve. Looking forward to continued Fugoo AWESOMENESS!!
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I bought this game about a month after it came out and I am still playing it months after that.  I got every character to level 100, learned the basics of each and every one of them, and unlocked just about everything that could be unlocked.  I'm not trying to brag, I'm trying to impress upon you what a wonderful experience this game can be.  I'm by no means a hardcore fighting game fan, and I can't think of any other games where I've ever been able to achieve such heights.  This one hooked me badly, and I had a great time with it.

The gameplay is super accessible, and after a few crazy afternoons of "what the...!" you'll start to get the hang of it.  After that, the intriguing gameplay, great character design, fun story, and tons of eye candy will keep you coming back for more.

Of course, if you're a final fantasy fan, the allure is all that much sweeter.  I think it delivers a huge helping of fan service, and you won't be disappointing.  You'll be grinning, groaning, and grinning some more at all the right moments.

Just buy it.  It's like Cloud on a gold chocobo waving a buster sword as big as weapon X.  That's how awesome it is!
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Oh Smoke you have taken over my favorite character of all from TM! Seriously loved everything about this book! It was more than I could have hoped for! I'm just so mad it's over! I want more Smoke and Frankie! I can't wait to read Nines story! Thank you TM!!
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Fox's Awakening by FG Adams is the second book in the Enchanted Immortals Series, and it was such a good addition to the series!! As always FG Adams was able to pull me into another book world and leave me wanting more.  It was an amazing 5 star read!

Brenton Fox is a FBI agent by day and the leader of the Hunters by night. He's a man with a plan, he needs to find a relic to free God Zenon and the Goddess Augusta. He has a bit of a snag in his plan when he comes face to face with Goddesses Jazmine and Jada who are gorgeous twins. Brenton finds them both extremely attractive and distracting. Jada and Jazmine have a secret, a huge secret, and the closer they get to Brenton, the more the secret comes out. Are they ready for this fight? Can they find what their looking for in time? What about the secret the twins are holding?

This book was an amazing addition to the series, I honestly could not put it down. I can't wait to see what FG Adams comes up with next!
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Once again, even a re-read has blown me away. At book four in the Overworld Chronicles, any reader can fear not and rejoice; each book seems to gain speed, staying just as action-packed as the last! My inner nerd gets to wallow in the Princess Bride, and other various 'geeky' references. Still love this series like fat kids love cake!

With Justin's innate ability to sway others (against all odds) into not only agreeing with him, but also forming a rag-tag 'family' of supers, he continues on his quest to search for his sister and solve the riddle of foreseeance 4311. In D&D terms, his luck and/or charisma role must be off the charts, but his child-like way of looking at the 'Overworld' that many other supernaturals take for granted give Justin an innocence and endearment. He's like the ultimate YA supernatural underdog you just can't help but root for.

Tendrils of plot laid out even in book #1, Sweet Blood of Mine, continue to weave to a heart-pumping tale with further complications and revelations. So basically, just as you think you have a handle on what is going on, and how it might play out, a ginormous vampling horde runs all over your carefully thought out plan for the future and tramples it. The track may twist and turn more than I anticipated, but I'm riding this train in anticipation of the next book. Each ending may leave a on a happier note, a 'Happy For Now' rather than even after, but that doesn't dilute the desire for the next book.

I'm just on pins and needles to see just what is next in store for Justin! *Fist pumps into the air and turns up "We Are the Champions" while loading a book on my Kindle. Muahahaha*

I participated in the Beta read of this book, and received a complimentary copy from John Corwin. My thoughts are my own, and my status as a self-proclaimed book pimp are entirely voluntary.
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Yah know Im starting to run out of ways to describe how awesome the October Daye series is. Like seriously, this series is beyond amazing and it truly gets better with each installment...which leaves me a bit lost for words. Just when I think Ive seen it all, or that surely the last book is the BEST, McGuire surprises me yet again. Chimes at Midnight, the 7th in the October Daye series answered many of the questions readers had since book 2 but unsurprisingly it also gave us a whole lot of new ones. Chimes at Midnight takes place approximately 3 months after the events of Ashes of Honor. With life going seemingly well October and the gang do the occasional stake out on the streets of San Francisco to monitor the distribution/movement of the Goblin Fruit after hearing of changelings going missing. Goblin Fruit is an addictive berry with drug-like qualities that are deadly to changelings and humans alike. After finding a dead changeling in an alley, October learns the hard truth that Changelings aren't missing but they're dead/or dying due to Goblin Fruit. And October only hope to stop the drug and protect the secrets of Faeries is to ask for help from the Queen in the Mist. But instead October learns that the Queen is the distributor and instead of helping, the Queen banishes October from the realm.

I really enjoyed the plot this time around, more than all the others. Im a sucker for stories with lost prince/princess, a rebellion and political pandemoniumand Chimes at Midnight had all three!  Readers get to learn a lot more about the last king in the mist and will obviously meet his children that no one in Faerie knew about. Also we get to see first hand the affects of Goblin Fruit on a changeling. Weve heard about Goblin Fruit since the beginning but never actually see it in effect; I thought that was pretty interesting (and crappy as heck).  And finally the big one, the mystery of Quentins fostering.  Many readers have speculated that Quentin comes from a rich-noble family but I was totally surprised at the big reveal. To be honest, I never thought much of his backgroundnot till the last book at least lol.  His fostering is supposed to be hush-hush, but with the cat-out-of-the-bag, Im excited how things will play out in subsequent books. Theres also a short-story at the end of the book that corresponds to a scene in the book, when Toby takes The Luidaegs blood pills and catches snippets of her memories (which involves Tobys mom). Although it was a short-story, it left me wondering what did The Luidaeg know about Tobys future that made her wait seven years to interfere with her sister and what IS Tobys big destiny? I cant wait to see where McGuire takes Tobys new story arc!

I highly recommend this series for those that haven't read it yet, and to start at the beginning with Rosemary and Rue to see the full characters and world building development/growth (dont recommend reading this series out of order). This series doesnt disappoint, and if you're looking for the best Urban Fantasy series out there, look no further because this is it! Now, on to the next October Daye novel, The Winter Long!
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This. Incinerated. Me.

OHMYGOSH!!!!! How could something be so awesome and make me want to jump in a whole at the same time??? Is that humanly even possible??? Well seems as if Elise Kova can do that exact thing.

This picks up exactly from where it left off, war is happening and Vhalla is a pawn for the king for his heinous, devilish greed for power. And he seems to think Vhalla is the answer to his problems. If you think the first book was about to kill you off from the emotional rollercoaster, then think again my friend.

This book was so much better than the first in some essence, but then I think I will always fall in love with the first book, both Aldrik and Vhalla have changed so much. Vhalla from being so innocent, naive, childish to someone grown up with incredible strength, power, fighting for her love with the weight of winning the war on her shoulders. She is what I would call a true soldier. Aldrik, on the other hand goes from being so stoic, hard, fire lord, cold hearted (not necessarily, he is compelled to show no emotions) to someone who is sweet, generous, fun and loving. I think its clear the more I try to praise Aldrik it will never not be enough. Vhalla has created a soft spot inside Aldrik's heart so much that he sees it as a natural instinct to assassinate those who wish harm to his love, his lady, his Vhalla. I really enjoyed seeing this side of Aldrik, could it be possible to fall more in love with the fire prince then I already have??

Alongside Aldrik and Vhalla, Larel, Fritz, Prince Baldair and the Golden guards also go through character development. I loved how everything was separated into segments, what I mean is there would be scenes with Larel and Fritz then Prince Baldair and Golden guards. I loved that, it made it so much easier to learn about individually and collectively. There is so much more to these characters, especially with Larel and Prince Baldair and Daniel. I honestly can't say which one I enjoyed more, although my fire lord will always be my favourite ;). I enjoyed learning more about Larel and Fritz so much, I especially loved their bickering it was so hilarious! Fritz is so awesome, he gave the book a comical feel which was a good breakdown from the suspense, suppressed feelings and romance. I don't want to give too much away, but I was very heartbroken. I cannot believe it, I did not expect that person to die :'( why Elise??? Why???

My emotions were so pent up with that one moment for them to kiss. AND GUESS WHAT!!! They finally did! It only took them a whole millennia to do it!

A fantastic book, I recommend you read this book, you will not regret it.
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Well this latest addition to the Argeneau series is quite simply non stop entertainment! This author brings her own twist to traditional vampire lore with these her Immortals who also just happen to be descended from a race that nowadays is the stuff of legends. Yet not content to simply leave it there we get the added bonus of a scientific vibe with nanos and of course mind blowing sexy times! I mean come on wouldn't you like to tick passing out into glorious oblivion from the ultimate shared big O off your bucket list? Yet this instalment blows all the cobwebs away with the addition of a mad scientist ! Prepare to buckle up for an unforgettable ride!
So this series has been leading up to all the dastardly deeds that have been happening on a mysterious Venezuelan island and the Immortals have never been in more peril. You would think with all their strength and speed they would be invincible but unfortunately not as they all share a weakness, the need to protect their life mates ! Domitian found his when she was barely a teen and nobly decided to wait until Sarita had grown up and tasted the world. Now he wakes chained to a table and faced with the independent life mate who never knew he existed! Sarita has been lied to, drugged and now she's all alone with a blood sucking vampire! Still it's not all bad as he is kind of cute but it's a bit creepy that he's had her followed for the past fifteen years and as far as Sarita is concerned there's definitely not going to be any sexy shenanigans . Hmm lets see how long that lasts !
Keeping a long running series fresh is a challenge that this author has clearly relished and this new departure has so many possibilities. There's still the heat that excites so many readers with veteran characters making an appearance and of course new and somewhat unusual ones here too! If honest I was a little taken aback by Saritas initial reaction to everything she sees and learns as personally I'd have been running screaming but then again as individuals we all react differently . Sarita is sassy and stubborn but pairing her with such a sweetie as Domitian worked out beautifully. Yes there's danger, suspense and humour too but for this reader the mad scientist added just enough darkness to keep me gripped.
A copy of this was provided for me and I have voluntarily read it which means my comments are my own honest opinion
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I honestly thought that the Black Butler anime could not get more monumentally epic than the first season was. They proved me wrong. The second season has turned the once case closed ending of season one into a reawakened new story with many twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat! New characters and new plotlines combine with the past of the sereies to make everything you knew to be true a lie. Beautifully gothic and full of mythical escence Black Butler is in general....."one hell of a time" but the second season confirms that to the fullest of its extent! With beautiful animation and richly colored characters *all of the ones from the first series plus some XD* I seriously recommend this series to anyone who has ever had a doubt about their existence in the world and has wondered if it is all worth it in the end.....

Contains some strong hints of shonen-ai/yaoi themes

For mature audiences only
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There's a reason why I love urban fantasy and it's called FEVER!!! I was consumed by this series, I was knee-deep in a world that was incredibly complex filled with characters that I loved or hated and for a brief time (a little too brief for my liking) I was on a journey alongside the heroine, Mac.

 "Nobody looks good in their darkest hours. But it's those hours that make us what we are."

 Mac is an exceptional heroine who is on a journey to discover the truth, her journey captivated me the entire time and I identified with Mac in almost every way, from her love of the color pink to her will to survive. The story is written  in a way that made me feel as if Mac was talking directly to me and she was sharing every detail of her life.  She evolves through this entire series and I never became tired at how she was constantly changing, ultimately growing into someone really amazing.  It's safe to say I may have a girl crush on Mac!

"When Barrons looks at me like that, it rattles me. Lust, in those ancient, obsidian eyes, offers no trace of humanity. Doesn't even bother trying. Savage Mac wants to invite it to come out and play. I think she's nuts. Nuts, I tell you."

When Mac teams up with Jericho Barrons her life will truly never be the same again. Like EVER.  Barrons is the perfect alpha male I've come across and sometimes he does jerky things but he looks out for Mac like no other.  He doesn't make apologies for who is, you either like him or you don't and it's that simple. And what's refreshing about Barrons is that he doesn't grow a vagina halfway through the series; he doesn't talk about his feelings, he doesn't need to process anything or cry...he's not a hero and yet, for Mac he is and that's why he's pure perfection.

"Last night you said you wanted to know what to expect so you could better select your attire. I told you we were going to visit a vampire in a Goth-den tonight. Why, then, Ms. Lane, do you look like a perky rainbow?"

I could give you every detail about what this story is about but I won't, just know that it's brilliant!!  One of the many things that I loved about this series was knowing very little and just when you think you have it all figured out, you don't. The element of surprise is beyond fabulous and there are a ton of jaw dropping moments that will leave shocked!  It's light on the romance in the first two books but the chemistry between Mac and Barrons is palpable.

"I am a kite in a tornado but I have a long string. There is tension in my line. Somewhere, someone is holding onto the other end and, although it cannot spare me this storm, it will not let me be lost while I regain my strength."

Fever is a slow building series, nothing is rushed and there's a reason for every detail and everyone has a purpose for who and what they are.  Every book gets better and better and the story is written exceptionally well.  The foreshadowing is brilliant; Karen Marie Moning weaves a plot filled mystery and Irish folklore that will leave you on the edge of your seat!  I dare you not to love this series because yes, it's that good.

Bloodfever (# 2): 5 stars
Faefever (#3): 5 stars
Dreamfever (#4): 5 stars
Shadowfever (#5): 5 stars
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A visual symphony.  I love this one, it is the best of Tee's by far!  I loved the fact that Evangaline is a kick ass character, she doesn't sit on her laurels.  When she thinks that something is up, she investigates further and finds a plot for Marcellus, the master of the Nephilim to take over and become the master of Hades.  Instead, Evangaline takes the Seals and enters Hades with the intention of giving them back to Hades, but somehow, it all goes wrong.

Marcellus is a scumbag - and so wonderfully written that I just couldn't find anything to like about him.  He is slimy and creepy.  But is there someone else driving the whole situation?

Can't wait for the next installment.
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Beware, spoilers below!

I've been a huge fan of Ken Akamatsu ever since his hit work Love Hina. I fell even more in love with his work Negima!, to the point I bought up every single volume and obsessed over how much detail he poured into it. Not only that, there was the amazing drawings of fights that would take up pages, leaving you wanting more and more, and more and more he provided, going from a small scale battle in a lake to one on Mars, fighting for the fate of the entire magical world. It kept me hooked from beginning (like after volume 4 it gets good I swear!) to end, and I was honestly disappointed in the manner in which it ended. I looked up the controversy surrounding it, and found out a lot that I will not discuss here.

What I will discuss is UQ Holder though! It is a continuation from one of the timelines derived from the Negima endings, one in which many people assume *spoilers, you have been warned* Asuna had not returned from her slumber on Mars, and one in which Negi has died despite being immortal.

We see this new story start with the immortal vampire Evangeline A.K. McDowell, telling us the loneliness of being an immortal, and how this story is of those that banded together despite the curse of everlasting life. After this, we are introduced to Touta Konoe, seemingly descended from the Konoe family and Negi himself, as well as his friends and caretaker, Yukihime. He does not remember much, though we can already guess that he holds a lot of potential within him due to his lineage. Some things happen, and he ends up having to become a vampire through Evangeline (Yukihime). Because of this, they must leave their home, and along the way meet up with a swordsman of the Shinmei school (Setsuna reference for the win!) Kuromaru Tokisaka. Without revealing too much, they finally meet the organization UQ Holder, and boy are they...eccentric toward their leader.

I hope you see that I loved this work already. I already placed the second on preorder and am in love with all the nods towards the characters of Negima! Let's meet again in the next volume!
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Well, friends, this is a lovely new volume in my favorite manga! It made me laugh and cry, and get all kinds of shivers down my back! This one mostly covers:

*Rin's story--I am ever amazed and inspired how the love of one person (Tohru in this case) can really put a person on the path of healing. We find out why Rin "hated" Tohru, what was going on between Rin and Shigure, and about Rin and Haru's relationship. Lots of light shed on mysteries that have bugged me for many volumes thus far! Now, how can Rin and Tohru work together to break the curse? Go Tohru!

*Yuki's Relationship with the Student Council--I am particularly excited about his new friend (is that what he is?  As Hatori would say) Kakeru. I am thrilled to see Yuki start to trust other "outsiders". Kakeru is hysterical, in my opinion, and I was surprised to find out his relationship with Machi. Yuki gets locked in a closet, and the results leave me wondering about even more mysteries. (Such as how did Machi know it would bother Yuki so much? What's the black paint's connection to Akito?)

We also find out about:

*Hiro's Mama, and Hiro's connection to Rin. It's good to see the caring side of Hiro.

*Yuki's true feelings for Tohru. I confessed to being very surprised over this one too. Wow.

*Shigure. He has the most mysterious character in the whole story, I think. What does he mean when he talks about the curse, anyway???

*Tohru's memory of her mother. What is going on in Tohru? Please, Takaya-san, let Fruits Basket have a happy ending! It would break my heart if it were tragic!!!!!

*Tohru's class is going to put on the play Cinderella for this year's Culture Fest! With Kyo as Prince Charming?!!

As Takaya-san says, we don't see too much of Kyo in this volume. :( But what we do see is quite heart-warming! This series just awes me. Takaya puts so much detail in, and foreshadowing, that I've caught so many new things in each re-reading. There are so many "special moments" that just make me gush! (Such as Shishou's part in Rin's story. Is anyone other than me madly in love with Shishou?) Fruits Basket truly stands out as a gem among other manga.

I wonder how many of us have found a new volume of Furuba in the bookstore, and started jumping up and down, screaming? And then blushed about it later.

I have!
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OMG! This is one of those series books where playing hooky for a few hours and losing sleep was just so worth it. I really don't know how Ms. Hogarth knew what this science-fiction multicultural loving geek chick needed, but this series has been the panacea for all the huge disappointments (especially in IR) I've come across. And technically, it's not a romance, but a huge sweeping epic of the far-off reaches of the universe, the families we come from and those we make, political and social upheaval, and yes, love in all its myriad forms.

There's an incredible cast of amazing characters who while "alien" perhaps in form, are still quite relatable and even more human than the humans (save for the bad guy dragon-shifters). As much as I adored Reese and Hirianthial (and Hirianthial has just been added to The Fountain Pen Diva's exclusive Book Boyfriend list) my favourite characters were the brother/sister tigraines Sascha and Irine (and I really liked how their social mores while different--and maybe disconcerting for some readers--are treated as a matter of course) and Allacazam the Flitzbe (I want one for my birthday).

Of course, it's of paramount importance that the female characters be assertive, strong yet with flaws and there are plenty of them here. I loved Liolesa, the Eldritch queen, unflappable, savvy and willing to do whatever it took to save her slowly-dying race from extinction, even at the cost of her crown. Moreover, the universe Ms. Hogarth created is multicultural and multispecies, the way our actual future SHOULD look. I am SO DONE with sci-fi, fantasy, urban fantasy and other subgenres whitewashing their worlds then whining when called to the mat for it. Newsflash: PoC read (and write) sci-fi. We love it. We want to be part of it. Get a grip!

And THE COVER! I just can't keep doing happy dances over all three incredible covers! I heart these covers so much that I'd be willing to buy the physical copies of the novels just so I can hold them in my hot little hands. When there is so much whitewashing and fail with covers featuring characters of color, here's the amazing Julie Dillon putting them front and center and heroic as all get-out. Moreover, my girl Reese is dark-skinned and has naturally braided and beaded hair. What a refreshing concept when it seems too many authors are all about cafe au lait, butterscotch, honey or anything lighter than a paper bag with silky flowing locks courtesy of some "Native American" relative, and green/grey eyes. Though they're always built like Nikki Minaj.

What a way to end this awesome series. Holding my breath in hope and horror as a closed and xenophobic world tettered on the brink of destruction and a man, long haunted by duty and guilt finally comes into his own. Character death, violence, rape, the innocent lives lost in war--it's here and while not gratuitous, it's a necessary part of the dangerous and shifting powerplays that held the Eldritch homeworld in precarious balance.

Of course I knew Reese and Hirianthial were going to end up together and by book two Rose Point, the tension between them was killing me. But what a way to go! I cheered and sighed and though definitely not erotic (and here I wouldn't have minded some serious steam between Hirianthial and Reese), it was sweet and sensual, and considering what travails these two people have gone through, they've most certainly earned their happy ending.

Now that I've finished Laisrathera, what the hell am I going to read NOW? The bar has once more been raised.
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Shadowfever had me guessing, feverishly turning the page (on my Kindle) desperate to know how it would end. I was TOTALLY immersed in this book, off balance and DYING with suspense and I LOVED EVERY TORTUROUS MINUTE OF IT! If that's not the mark of a great book, I don't know what it is. The entire series was fantastic and I've joined Moning's legions of Maniacs - she has an incredible imagination and Shadowfever gave me exactly what I needed while leaving me intrigued and excited to see what the future has in store for Mac/Barrons/Ryodan/Dani/Christian and V'lane/Cruce. I can't wait to see what else Karen gives us from the Fae world!!!
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Dreamy, Electrifying, and addicting!

I love watching these characters grow since we first met them in the beginning of the Runes series. I laughed, I love Cora and Echo's witty personalities. I cried. And I could not help the shivers that ran through my body at some of the heart melting words of Echo in this story.
Ednah has a way with making her men so realistic, you can't keep from falling on their every word.

I am looking forward to reading more on the new characters and the possible new romance with a certain character...NOPE I am not telling, you will have to read to find out!

I have been a Torin fan from the beginning, but this book now has me torn as to who my favorite male lead is...Torin or Echo...what the hell am I saying, they can both fit in my closet! ;)

Thank you for another amazing read!!!
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I just could not stop with this action packed comic!!!  :D it made me want more and more each page i turned!!!