The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life (3)

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life - LN 4

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life Volume 4 by Usata Nonohara, Illustrations by OX. Published by Yen On (Yen Press). After last volume's tragic conclusion with Lynx's death, having Mariela's crazy master show up was just the thing she needed. Now that Mariela is resolved to advance her skills as an alchemist, having her teacher appear in her life again to "guide" her along the way is fun. Freyja is overbearing, boisterous, alcoholic, and wise. Her epitaph is the "Sage of Calamity", and she truly lives up to it. She practically steals the show in…

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life - LN 3 Impressions

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life Volume 3 by Usata Nonohara, Illustrations by OX. Published by Yen On (Yen Press). I wasn’t ready for this volume at all. We’re fairly far into the series, so spoilers ahead! The first 2/3rds of this book are the same fair as the first two, and dive into further goings on with Sieg and Lynx’s training, and the Labyrinth Expedition. It was cute to see Sieg and Lynx really deepen their friendship despite being love rivals for Mariela. And I did wonder how Sieg would ultimately win, over Lynx,…

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life - LN 1, 2 Impressions

The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City LifeVolumes 1 and 2 by Usata Nonohara, Illustrations by OX. Published by Yen On (Yen Press). I was excited enough by this series that I wanted to write up my impressions after I finished the first volume, but I wanted to read the 2nd volume first to get an idea of the direction of the story before I wrote up my post. This series is about a teenage alchemist named Mariela, who lives on her own after being tutored by her master, an experienced Alchemist. She makes a living near…