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A review by loveisnotatriangle
Rain by Amanda Sun
3.0
3.5 stars. So much of this series I love. The Japanese culture. The ink mythology. The drawings in the text. Watching Katie struggle to navigate a society that is foreign to hers. A diverse relationship with a Japanese boy. Even the way these two tried to work together despite the odds against them. Although Tomo started the series as a typical mysterious bad boy, I've loved watching his growth even while he fights something much bigger than himself that he doesn't understand.
However the elements I didn't like brought the story down big time. I had trouble connecting with Katie's decisions in this book, and I haven't forgiven her for some of the things she does. This book tries to reintroduce a love triangle with Jun and it was about the most irritating thing ever. It never progresses that far but it's also nowhere near as innocent as Katie keeps claiming. Take some responsibly, girl! There's also some other side characters trying to enact some sort of love pentagon, which made the whole situation worse. Thankfully, Tomo stands strong through it all, but he was way too forgiving of Katie in my opinion.
Thankfully, by the end of the book the relationship drama has been settled (for now. I don't trust that it won't resurge again). However I don want to reiterate that this isn't ever a real love triangle. It's always Katie and Tomo as the main pair, but will annoying obstacles thrown in. Mostly Katie's fault.
As for the mythology, which should be the main event but couldn't stand up to the love situation, we get both exciting and devastating revelations, and I'm eager to see how this all resolves at the end of the final book. (If I can convince myself to read it, after verifying no more triangles).
Love Triangle Factor: In reality, Mild. In emotional aggravation, at least a Medium*
Cliffhanger Scale: Low/Medium. Stops in a settled moment, good breaking point. But includes some revelations that tease their next steps.
*If you are less militant about triangles than I am, you may weight this part of the book far less on the emotional annoyance scale.
See my full review HERE on my blog: Love is not a triangle
However the elements I didn't like brought the story down big time. I had trouble connecting with Katie's decisions in this book, and I haven't forgiven her for some of the things she does. This book tries to reintroduce a love triangle with Jun and it was about the most irritating thing ever. It never progresses that far but it's also nowhere near as innocent as Katie keeps claiming. Take some responsibly, girl!
Spoiler
Be warned. She spent every visit with Jun secretly mooning over him and feeling guilty about it. She also went on about how she wanted to be united with Tomo and then 2 seconds later snuck off to see Jun so she could ask him to 'help' her and Tomo. I wasn't buying it.Thankfully, by the end of the book the relationship drama has been settled (for now. I don't trust that it won't resurge again). However I don want to reiterate that this isn't ever a real love triangle. It's always Katie and Tomo as the main pair, but will annoying obstacles thrown in. Mostly Katie's fault.
As for the mythology, which should be the main event but couldn't stand up to the love situation, we get both exciting and devastating revelations, and I'm eager to see how this all resolves at the end of the final book. (If I can convince myself to read it, after verifying no more triangles).
Love Triangle Factor: In reality, Mild. In emotional aggravation, at least a Medium*
Cliffhanger Scale: Low/Medium. Stops in a settled moment, good breaking point. But includes some revelations that tease their next steps.
*If you are less militant about triangles than I am, you may weight this part of the book far less on the emotional annoyance scale.
See my full review HERE on my blog: Love is not a triangle