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chantie's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Wow what a conclusion to this series. I enjoyed reading and learning about the characters and the Kami. I loved how Katie was from Canada, as I am from Canada, so it was cool to have that connection. I thought she was a strong character who was willing to fight for what she loved and believed. I thought it was great to have the Japanese words with the English words in the glossary. I loved how the ebook actually had a link to connect us to the glossary and then a link to take is right back to where we were on the book.
darkclouds's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 or maybe 4 stars. I'm still undecided.
Hm. I guess I just didn't expect things to unfold the way it did at the end. Again, I love this series for its mythology and Japanese themed goodness, but it all keeps coming back to Katie. I realised my main issue was with her inner thoughts and way of thinking. For example, in situations where lives are at risk, she has the most ridiculous and random thoughts like romantic notions about Tomo, or correcting herself mentally when she uses a characters first name rather than last name (out of respect, which I understand but does this need to be highlighted in situations where they're in the face of danger?). Silly stuff like that. It bothered me. It ended up with me losing the drive to root for her and Tomo and instead I just wanted to see Jun kick ass. Ishikawa is pretty hilarious too - I totally support our white haired Yakuza bandit!
It was still pretty entertaining, the mythological aspects were pretty interesting and were a redeeming quality. I loved exploring more of Japan and learning new phrases through this series. Of course, things got pretty ugly and dramatic which lifted my mood. I'm still feeling a little mixed about that ending but my love for Japan kind of overrides my conflicting thoughts. There are just so few YA Japanese centric stories out there so I'm learning to appreciate what we got.
I do love this series overall, and I think INK was my favourite out of the 3. I'd recommend it, especially if you wish to try something different.
Hm. I guess I just didn't expect things to unfold the way it did at the end. Again, I love this series for its mythology and Japanese themed goodness, but it all keeps coming back to Katie. I realised my main issue was with her inner thoughts and way of thinking. For example, in situations where lives are at risk, she has the most ridiculous and random thoughts like romantic notions about Tomo, or correcting herself mentally when she uses a characters first name rather than last name (out of respect, which I understand but does this need to be highlighted in situations where they're in the face of danger?). Silly stuff like that. It bothered me. It ended up with me losing the drive to root for her and Tomo and instead I just wanted to see Jun kick ass. Ishikawa is pretty hilarious too - I totally support our white haired Yakuza bandit!
It was still pretty entertaining, the mythological aspects were pretty interesting and were a redeeming quality. I loved exploring more of Japan and learning new phrases through this series. Of course, things got pretty ugly and dramatic which lifted my mood. I'm still feeling a little mixed about that ending but my love for Japan kind of overrides my conflicting thoughts. There are just so few YA Japanese centric stories out there so I'm learning to appreciate what we got.
I do love this series overall, and I think INK was my favourite out of the 3. I'd recommend it, especially if you wish to try something different.
robert_redmann's review against another edition
3.0
[a:Amanda Sun|4649677|Amanda Sun|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1349367928p2/4649677.jpg] manages to hit it out of the park yet again in [b:Storm|30066762|Storm (The Paper Gods, Book 4)|Amanda Sun|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1462098027s/30066762.jpg|25473109] while she describes Japan and all of its locales and customs. It’s a pity then that I didn’t enjoy Storm as much as I think I could have. Overall, this series has been enjoyable and Storm was absolutely no different, however, I feel as if it was a bit rushed towards the end, which left me wanting way more than I got.
My major issue in this book continues to be Katie’s indecisive nature. She does and awful lot of whining about her predicament, but not a whole lot of anything to solve it. This left me more irritated with her than in the previous installments of the series, which then made me irritated with the book in general.
Another issue that I had was how fast this book seemed to be trying to go through the motions, just so it could come to a neat and tidy conclusion. We had Tomohiro, Katie and Takahashi rushing to find all of theDeathly Hallows Imperial Treasures so that they could solve the mystery of how to defeat the “ink,” and live to tell the tale. All the while, Tomo becomes the epitome of angst; unlike anything we’ve seen so far in the series (which if you’ve read the series so far, you’d know that he’s quite the angst-ridden character). This all leads to a rather bland conclusion to the series that, in my opinion, was awfully convenient.
In terms of the series as a whole, I would definitely recommend it. While I took slight umbrage with the last two installments, I felt that their pros outweighed the few cons that I had. If anything, read this book for the descriptions of Japan as a whole.
My major issue in this book continues to be Katie’s indecisive nature. She does and awful lot of whining about her predicament, but not a whole lot of anything to solve it. This left me more irritated with her than in the previous installments of the series, which then made me irritated with the book in general.
Another issue that I had was how fast this book seemed to be trying to go through the motions, just so it could come to a neat and tidy conclusion. We had Tomohiro, Katie and Takahashi rushing to find all of the
In terms of the series as a whole, I would definitely recommend it. While I took slight umbrage with the last two installments, I felt that their pros outweighed the few cons that I had. If anything, read this book for the descriptions of Japan as a whole.
aceartemis7's review
5.0
This was a nice happy conclusion to the trilogy. I feel like Jun wasn't as scary as he was portrayed to be in the series, you see his soft side a lot. There was a lot of moments when Tomohiro lost control of himself in this book too, and its good to see the dark Tomohiro in action. You can see Tomohiro and Greene trying to take their relationship to the next level (finally!) despite the cultural demands.
This volume has plenty more action as they try to find the 3 treasures of Japan. There are alot more mention of mythical creatures and excellent descriptions of shrines in Japan. So educational!
Will Greene finally end the curse of Tsukoyomi and Amaterasu and save Japan from destruction from Jun and from the increasing darkness of Tomohiro? Read it to find out, but I did mention it was a happy ending! :)
This volume has plenty more action as they try to find the 3 treasures of Japan. There are alot more mention of mythical creatures and excellent descriptions of shrines in Japan. So educational!
Will Greene finally end the curse of Tsukoyomi and Amaterasu and save Japan from destruction from Jun and from the increasing darkness of Tomohiro? Read it to find out, but I did mention it was a happy ending! :)
xxsquigglesxx's review
4.0
3.5/5OVERALL IMPRESSION: This was a great ending to a great series. It picked up where the second book in the series left off, rounded out the overall story line and wrapped everything up nicely. The writing in this book sucked me in. I could see everything in my mind as it was happening. The book has nice reminders of what happened in the previous books without having long drawn out summaries. It helped refresh me on what was going on since the last book.
There were far fewer drawings included in this book and I really missed seeing them, but it makes sense because the characters weren't really drawing anything until further in the book. I really enjoyed the drawings that were included.
I liked the ending of this book. I felt that it was the best possible way for things to go and I felt like it wrapped up the entire series enough to where I felt content.
CHARACTERS: The characters are all great. We don't really learn a lot about the characters, but I feel like we already know a lot about them from the previous two books.
COVER: This is my least favorite cover of all the books in the series. I loved the first two covers so much. I wish they would have made this one more similar to the first two covers.
**I received a copy of this book from Amazon Vine and the publisher for my honest review. My opinions are my own and have not been influenced in any way.**
There were far fewer drawings included in this book and I really missed seeing them, but it makes sense because the characters weren't really drawing anything until further in the book. I really enjoyed the drawings that were included.
I liked the ending of this book. I felt that it was the best possible way for things to go and I felt like it wrapped up the entire series enough to where I felt content.
CHARACTERS: The characters are all great. We don't really learn a lot about the characters, but I feel like we already know a lot about them from the previous two books.
COVER: This is my least favorite cover of all the books in the series. I loved the first two covers so much. I wish they would have made this one more similar to the first two covers.
**I received a copy of this book from Amazon Vine and the publisher for my honest review. My opinions are my own and have not been influenced in any way.**
gothiebiovenom's review
5.0
I love this series so much.
I am so glad I read all three so quickly, still have yet to read the novella's but I will be.
I am so glad I read all three so quickly, still have yet to read the novella's but I will be.
venuzx's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75