Liselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 3
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Liselotte, the daughter of a feudal lord, has been exiled to the lands east of the east of the east and now lives with her servants (Anna and Alto), the mysterious Engetsu, and the impertinent familiar Yomi, at the edge of the witches' forest. Despite Alto's objections, Lise's new family somehow continues to grow. But her troublesome past has caught up with them, and Engetsu is gravely injured. Can Lise save him and also continue to live as optimistically as her heart desires...?
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5 primary booksLiselotte & the Witch's Forest is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Natsuki Takaya.
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We get a bit of Engetsu backstory in this volume, bringing the entire melodrama level up another ten notches or so. Liselotte has to deal with Engetsu's change in personality and not get caught up in it herself, and the house gains a few new unexpected residents (how large of a house is this, anyway?).
I'm starting to get a little bored with the constant melodrama with not a lot of payoff. We're still left wondering whether or not Liselotte was exiled for real reasons, and what the connection is, exactly, between Liselotte, Engetsu, and her brother. It seems like every volume sort of hints at the same series of events, but then pulls away right when things might become more clear. Rather than encouraging me to continue, I almost feel a little annoyed by it.
I'm also not in love with Liselotte as a character. She's very....bland as a stand alone character. All her personality comes from the people she interacts with. Like the tofu of personalities, I guess.
I don't know, maybe I'll grab the next volume eventually, but certainly it's fallen a bit on the priority list for me.
