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A review by psistillreadyou
Shadow by Amanda Sun
5.0
I am a huge fan of anime, and this book felt like a novelization of one. The writing was descriptive, painting vivid pictures of the scenery into my mind. I liked how the author incorporated the Japanese language into this book, and the glossary helps as well. I felt as if I was learning a little bit of the language along with Katie, and I picked up on some of the words quickly. The voices for Tomohiro and Katie weren't all that distinct in style, but considering the fact that they had different hardships to deal with, I could tell who's chapter it was without looking.
Not only is this novella great because of the dark undertone and the fact that it teaches you about Japanese culture in a fun way, but it also can stand alone just with Katie's story of moving to a new country after the death of her mother. I never expected this to be so relatable and, at times, fun.
I'm very excited about getting to know some of these characters, especially Yuki and Tanaka. They just seem like the token comic relief best friends in an anime and it think they're going to be a lot of fun.
Throughout reading this, I found it hard to pull away (the only reason it took me a week to read was because it was on my phone and inconvenient for me to read during school). I'm seriously ready to dive into the next book.
Not only is this novella great because of the dark undertone and the fact that it teaches you about Japanese culture in a fun way, but it also can stand alone just with Katie's story of moving to a new country after the death of her mother. I never expected this to be so relatable and, at times, fun.
I'm very excited about getting to know some of these characters, especially Yuki and Tanaka. They just seem like the token comic relief best friends in an anime and it think they're going to be a lot of fun.
Throughout reading this, I found it hard to pull away (the only reason it took me a week to read was because it was on my phone and inconvenient for me to read during school). I'm seriously ready to dive into the next book.