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誰の仕業かは知らないが大胆にもホワイトハウスに傷をつけられる人物がいるとしたら大統領の息子か娘くらい -> I don't know whose work it was but if there was someone who could boldly scratch the White House, it would be the president's son or daughter

ジャック・フォードか? -> Was it Jack Ford? ルーシ・ ジョンソン? -> Was it Lucy Johnson?

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問題は誰がやったかではない -> Who did it isn't the problem

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そこにある文字を発見出来る才覚ある者かどうか -> A resourceful enough person could have discovered the letters [messages] there

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ホワイトハウスの最上階サンルームの端の羽目板に気付いたのは -> I noticed the edge of the wainscotting in the Sun Room at the top floor of The White House

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此処に住むようになって -> (Back when) I started living here

最初の週 -> first week

"ルール1" -> "Rule 1"

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"捕まってはならない" -> "Don't get caught."

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2025年12月配信開始! -> Distribution* starts on December 2025! (*I think this means the full manga, or at least the full volume, will be available this December.)

You indulged in cheerful amusements, set off on thrilling quests, and followed cryptic trails of secrets. The pages practically turned themselves in a whirlwind of excitement!

You explored the works of 57 new authors, including Danielle Leduc McQueen, Andrew Lang, and アルコ!

44 of the books you read were part of a series.

You revisited a total of 15 books this year.

The average length of the books you read was 241 pages and it took you around 38 days to finish each book!

The authors you spent the most time with in 2024

Anthony Horowitz (16)

Antony Johnston (8)

John Flanagan (6)

1. 2,380 notes - Aug 22 2024

2. 395 notes - Aug 28 2024

3. 141 notes - Aug 27 2024

4. 85 notes - Aug 25 2024

5. 77 notes - Aug 21 2024

6. 73 notes - Sep 8 2024

7. 61 notes - Aug 22 2024

8. 59 notes - Oct 16 2024

9. 53 notes - Aug 30 2024

10. 42 notes - Aug 22 2024

books I finished reading

✅️ Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

✅️ 消えた初恋 1 by ひねくれ渡, アルコ

✅️ Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

✅️ Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan

✅️ Ranger's Apprentice: The Icebound Land by John Flanagan

✅️ Ranger's Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia by John Flanagan

✅️ Ranger's Apprentice: The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan

books to read next

🔁 Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino

📚 Ranger's Apprentice: The Seige of Macindaw by John Flanagan

📚 The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way with Gabriel Bá (Illustrator)

Across the clearing, a cloud of steam hung on the air and, as she watched, she saw the horse and its rider emerge from the deep shadows behind it. For one brief moment, she felt a surge of joy as she thought the horse was Will's Ranger horse, Tug.

I think I'm gonna stick with my physical copy (The Battle for Skandia) rather than my library's ebook version (Oakleaf Bearers) for the sake of continuity; the previous three books all were along the lines of "the XYZ" and, really, if it ain't broke......

specifically, an entire thing (volumes one to ten are at my desk ready to be devoured lol)

Tug hesitated, pawing the ground as he watched the cavalry ride away – back towards where he had last seen his master. He trotted a few uncertain places after the troops then, at a word from Gilan, he reluctantly fell in behind the tall Ranger.

don't you worry, Tug! you'll be back with Will in no time!! (...I hope 😂 it's been a while and I don't remember what happens next lmao)

books I finished reading

✅️ Emma by Jane Austen with Jenny Agutter (Narrator)

✅️ Snakehead: The Graphic Novel by Anthony Horowitz, Antony Johnston with Amrit Birdi (Illustrator)

✅️ Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill with Gabriele Rodriquez (Illustrator)

✅️ The Art of Rest: How to Find Respite in the Modern Age by Claudia Hammond

books to read next

🔁 Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake

📚 Eating to Extinction: The World's Rarest Foods and Why We Need to Save Them by Dan Saladino

📚 Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan

"I told Captain Stupid he better get used to cold showers."

a few pages ago:

When she raises her arms and bends to begin a pirouette, thus accentuating the lines of her bust and making her hip stand out, the sight is said to be enough to make a man blow his brains out from unfulfilled desire.