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maddiemarie 's review for:
Ink
by Amanda Sun
*3.5
Okay, so I've always had this sort of internal struggle with deciding what makes a book good or not.
For example, one of my favorite books that I read in 2018 was Crazy Rich Asians. I rated it five stars. Is the book going to be regarded as a classic in 100 years? No. But that doesn't mean that I didn't have a great freaking time reading it.
I didn't enjoy Ink as much as Crazy Rich Asians, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. Maybe that could be accounted for the fact that I was a border-line weeaboo in middle school, or maybe it could also be the fact that I'm just a sucker for an aloof and mysterious love interest. Either way, it sucked me into it.
I liked how well-explained stuff in Japan was for the reader. If you think about it, Japan can be really confusing for someone who's never done any research on its culture and customs (Or for someone who hasn't watched an anime lol). I only wish that instead of having the glossary at the end of the book, Sun had put notes in the margins the way that Kwan did in Crazy Rich Asians.
I didn't mean to mention Crazy Rich Asians in this review so much, but what can I say? I love that book.
Another admirable thing about this book was Katie. Sure, she jumped to conclusions and did things just to move the plot along, but she was still a good female protagonist. She called people out on their BS, she stood up for herself and her friends, and she didn't have a completely unrealistic view of things.For example, when she had that little fight with Jun towards the end, she knew she wasn't going to win, but she just wanted to put up a good fight anyway. That shit's admirable. I'd be friends with Katie.
Don't get me wrong, I'm self-aware about liking this book. I know it's not the best book ever. But at the end of the day, it entertained me enough to read it in 3 days. And I'm also going to read the next one. Sooooo there's that.
I'd recommend for y'all to read this, but just know what you're going to get out of it.
Thanks for reading this :)
-Maddie
Okay, so I've always had this sort of internal struggle with deciding what makes a book good or not.
For example, one of my favorite books that I read in 2018 was Crazy Rich Asians. I rated it five stars. Is the book going to be regarded as a classic in 100 years? No. But that doesn't mean that I didn't have a great freaking time reading it.
I didn't enjoy Ink as much as Crazy Rich Asians, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. Maybe that could be accounted for the fact that I was a border-line weeaboo in middle school, or maybe it could also be the fact that I'm just a sucker for an aloof and mysterious love interest. Either way, it sucked me into it.
I liked how well-explained stuff in Japan was for the reader. If you think about it, Japan can be really confusing for someone who's never done any research on its culture and customs (Or for someone who hasn't watched an anime lol). I only wish that instead of having the glossary at the end of the book, Sun had put notes in the margins the way that Kwan did in Crazy Rich Asians.
I didn't mean to mention Crazy Rich Asians in this review so much, but what can I say? I love that book.
Another admirable thing about this book was Katie. Sure, she jumped to conclusions and did things just to move the plot along, but she was still a good female protagonist. She called people out on their BS, she stood up for herself and her friends, and she didn't have a completely unrealistic view of things.
Don't get me wrong, I'm self-aware about liking this book. I know it's not the best book ever. But at the end of the day, it entertained me enough to read it in 3 days. And I'm also going to read the next one. Sooooo there's that.
I'd recommend for y'all to read this, but just know what you're going to get out of it.
Thanks for reading this :)
-Maddie