Picked SAO 3 back up:
It’s super refreshing and nice to read something where the characters, plot, and setting(s) have some more depth, maturity, and weight to them (compared to my usual reads). It’s almost identical to the anime (for now), but having both Kazuto/Kirito, Suguaha, and Asuna’s inner monologue really adds a lot (especially Suguha’s fleshes out her character more). While the lookups are constant, I find the sentences surprisingly easy to understand (and not just b/c of story familiarity).
Finished 弱キャラ友崎くん 2 | L28, which I read along to the very excellent audiobook. I wasn’t stopping for lookups, so some amount went over my head, but again nearly identical to the anime. One thing I was dissatisfied with is that most of the conversations feel like small talk. Decided to put a hold on that series for now.
Book clubs: NHKにようこそ! | L32 is interesting enough that I haven’t dropped it yet 
, and the book club for 薬屋のひとりごと 2 | L38 starts in 2 days. It’s intimidating
