Natsuki TakayaLiselotte & Witch's Forest, Vol. 3 (Liselotte in Witch's Forest, 3)

I am still charmed by this story, and I hope the author completes it. I love to see her page design and art as well, and I am glad it is being sold in print.

~3.5/5I love all of the colored pages in this series. They are just so pretty.After that last volume, we see Liselotte pleading for the tree to save Engetsu. She makes a deal for him to be saved, only Liselotte doesn't know what she has to lose to get him back. It's a surprise for her, though it does make sense—given the tree spirit's personality. It's interesting to see how it affects them both—how uncaring Engetsu acts at first, and how Liselotte changes her view and becomes determined to start new. Liselotte is rather optimistic, and straightforward in her wishes. She's unbothered by how other people react.I like seeing how Liselotte affects the people around her, like the step that Alto takes in getting closer to her. There's a glimpse of, I believe, her brother at the end of the volume. I'm intrigued to see what happens next there.This is a rather good series so far. I'm intrigued by the story, what happened to Liselotte before all this and what's going to happen with Engetsu next.[More of my reviews are available on my blog, Geeky Reading, to which there's a link on my profile.]