would recommend, always

• a series of unfortunate events series by lemony snicket
• aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe by benjamin alire sáenz
• beastars series by paru itagaki
• bitter melon by cara chow
• boy meets maria by PEYO (*)
• circe by madeline miller (*)
• go for it, nakamura! by syundei
• goodbye, eri by tatsuki fujimoto
• howl's moving castle series by diana wynne jones
• look back by tatsuki fujimoto
• shine by candy gourlay
• the pokemon special manga by hidenori kusaka
• the promised neverland by kaiu shirai and posuka demizu
• the song of achilles by madeline miller (*)

cannot recommend in good conscience

• magnus chase series by rick riordan
• percy jackson series by rick riordan
• the kane chronicles series by rick riordan