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So. The whole Kami thing in this book is FANTASTIC. It's really interesting and creative, and it's basically what kept me reading. If it was the main focus of the book, I'd give this book four stars, easily. (There's also a great scene towards the beginning where Katie and Tomohiro have a conversation about losing someone important in your life--in their case, their mothers. That scene was wonderful, probably my favourite in the whole book.)
But...the central focus is the romance, which is typical YA high school fare. Lines like "...I knew then that I couldn't live without him, even when he was infuriating. Which was pretty much all the time" are common, and the whole I knew he was dangerous/bad news but for some reason, I just couldn't leave him alone thing that shows up in SO much teen fiction these days (including this book) annoys me to no end. So much so that in my personal opinion, it knocks the book from four stars down to two.
All told, I don't know if I can read any more of these, despite how fantastic the whole Kami plotline is, which is a shame, because I really, really like it.
But...the central focus is the romance, which is typical YA high school fare. Lines like "...I knew then that I couldn't live without him, even when he was infuriating. Which was pretty much all the time" are common, and the whole I knew he was dangerous/bad news but for some reason, I just couldn't leave him alone thing that shows up in SO much teen fiction these days (including this book) annoys me to no end. So much so that in my personal opinion, it knocks the book from four stars down to two.
All told, I don't know if I can read any more of these, despite how fantastic the whole Kami plotline is, which is a shame, because I really, really like it.