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onlyongracexm 's review for:
Ink
by Amanda Sun
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
That feel when you find an interesting story concept, yet the execution was goddamn terrible... Hhhhhgggggnnnnhhhh...
I hate to say it, but this book is a lot like that another goddamn failure: Twilight. New girl moves to a new place, meets a hot guy, literally forgets everything else and becomes almost creepy (and frankly nauseating). Every other line from this poor girl is a pining question without answers about this mysterious I’m-so-dangerous-you-must-stay-away-from-me hot dude with an awesome superpower. They talk and talk and never get anywhere. I have absolutely no idea how they “fell in love.” There is like, no chemistry.
When I first read this book, I thought it was “okay.” However, upon rereading this, it now dawns on me how incredibly cliche it all is. I love Japan, I love Japanese culture, but the settings become miniscule and insignificant to make way for this awfully one-dimensional relationship. I have to admit that I’m planning to read the rest of the series, more so for closure than enjoyment.
I hate to say it, but this book is a lot like that another goddamn failure: Twilight. New girl moves to a new place, meets a hot guy, literally forgets everything else and becomes almost creepy (and frankly nauseating). Every other line from this poor girl is a pining question without answers about this mysterious I’m-so-dangerous-you-must-stay-away-from-me hot dude with an awesome superpower. They talk and talk and never get anywhere. I have absolutely no idea how they “fell in love.” There is like, no chemistry.
When I first read this book, I thought it was “okay.” However, upon rereading this, it now dawns on me how incredibly cliche it all is. I love Japan, I love Japanese culture, but the settings become miniscule and insignificant to make way for this awfully one-dimensional relationship. I have to admit that I’m planning to read the rest of the series, more so for closure than enjoyment.