Princess Ai, Vol. 2: Lumination
Grade 7 Up–For anyone who missed the first volume, a synopsis prefaces this story. Angelic Princess Ai, budding rock star, acknowledges the grave danger facing her and her love interest, Kent, a librarian. She decides that the safest place to be is under the protection of a major record company. Signing on with Hayabusa Talent Agency, she is set up in a hotel with a few handlers who are more like prison guards and Ai strains against the restrictions placed upon her. Despite these problems, singing makes her feel peaceful and the songs seem to make her small wings grow. Her debut CD rockets up the charts and her strange winged look becomes all the rage with her fans. During a concert, she is attacked by a creature from her own world but with Kent's help she escapes again. The story moves quickly and the art is always interesting. Ai is very rock star princesslike in her demanding behavior but still manages to come off as likable, and her budding romance is sure to appeal to fans of theshojogenre.–Melissa T. Jenvey, New York Public LibraryCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.