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A review by thelibrarylady42
Ink by Amanda Sun
2.0
*Copy provided by NetGalley*
This is probably a 2.5 for me. It’s a book I really wanted to love because of the concept but just couldn’t because of the execution. I mean who doesn’t love a book about old Japanese gods and drawings coming to life and love, true love. Apparently me.
I was not in love with the characters. Katie was just meh. She wasn’t spineless or useless she just kind of was. Nothing really bad but nothing that made her a really good character either. She just was. Then there was Tomohiro, he is kind of a butthead. He is the super-hot, brooding, moody, and dangerous so I’m going to push you away but I really love you, male lead character that seems so prevalent in YA today. This makes me even more annoyed with Katie for putting up with it.
I wanted the story line to be so much more. I wanted magic and amazing things but I mostly got sleight of hand and kind of neat things.
Overall I see this book being popular with fans of Twilight and the Fallen series. If romance is big in your high school library you might want to check it out. If I recall there is a little bit of pressure to have sex but I can’t remember if it actually happens. I’d say safe for upper middle school as well.
This is probably a 2.5 for me. It’s a book I really wanted to love because of the concept but just couldn’t because of the execution. I mean who doesn’t love a book about old Japanese gods and drawings coming to life and love, true love. Apparently me.
I was not in love with the characters. Katie was just meh. She wasn’t spineless or useless she just kind of was. Nothing really bad but nothing that made her a really good character either. She just was. Then there was Tomohiro, he is kind of a butthead. He is the super-hot, brooding, moody, and dangerous so I’m going to push you away but I really love you, male lead character that seems so prevalent in YA today. This makes me even more annoyed with Katie for putting up with it.
I wanted the story line to be so much more. I wanted magic and amazing things but I mostly got sleight of hand and kind of neat things.
Overall I see this book being popular with fans of Twilight and the Fallen series. If romance is big in your high school library you might want to check it out. If I recall there is a little bit of pressure to have sex but I can’t remember if it actually happens. I’d say safe for upper middle school as well.