Having hooked me last volume, this one is just too gentle and too mild as it treads water and wanders off topic. The search for a Christmas present for her masterful cat sends Saku down a Sea Slug Squad: Umyu-Sea rabbit hole, and we spend way too much time learning about the musical idol girl group and their new cookbook. ~yawn~

With the first page complaining about Mondays, this retread of previous jokes really feels like a week of Garfield comic strip limbo more than the book I was growing to like.

Back on probation. ( )