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Ink And Ashes

Ink And AshesTitle: Ink and Ashes
Author: Valynne E. Maetani
Genre: Thriller, Young Adult
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 368
Reason Read: Utah Book Month
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My Thoughts

I’ve been excited to read INK AND ASHES ever since I found out about it. I loved being immersed in the Japanese-American culture. There were some things I already knew from my Japanese classes in college, but I learned quite a few things too. I was especially excited to see Japanese written in hiragana, katakana, and kanji in the book. And, I loved seeing all the Japanese expressions throughout the story.

The story was fun and very suspenseful. I thought I knew what was going on and then when it all came together, I found out I was way off, even though I did guess one thing right. I really liked that the story wasn’t predictable.

I loved the characters. Claire and her friends made the story really enjoyable. I loved all their personalities. And, I liked that Claire’s parents weren’t absent like parents usually are in so many YA novels.

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Misery

MiseryTitle: Misery
Author: Stephen King
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Format: Kindle
Pages: 352
Reason Read: Buddy Read
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My Thoughts

Before reading MISERY, I had seen the movie several times. This, however, is my first time reading an actual Stephen King novel. Wow! The book is so much more gruesome than the movie, and the movie is pretty gruesome. I was almost speechless several times while reading the story. I just couldn’t believe what happened.

I was so surprised. It’s amazing how suspenseful the book was even though I knew the story. King did an amazing job of setting the mood. Within ten pages, I could tell Annie Wilkes wasn’t right in the head and that she was hella creepy. So much happened in just a short amount of time, and I kept wondering what was going to happen next. It was so interesting, fun, and creepy.

I do like the last scene in the movie better than the ending in the book, though. I thought it was more horror-like. But, the ending in the book is still good. I’m curious about King’s other novels, especially the ones of the movies or mini-series I’ve seen.

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Mania

ManiaTitle: Mania
Author: J.R. Johansson
Series: Night Walkers #3
Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Young Adult
Format: ARC
Pages: 408
Reason Read: ARC Review
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My Thoughts

I’ve been really excited to read MANIA because I’ve wanted to know how th trilogy ends. I wasn’t disappointed in the least. It was a wild ride.

Even though we learned about the different types of Night Walkers in PARANOIA, we learned more about their society and what life is like for them. The politics involved were very intriguing. In MANIA, not only are we in Parker’s head, but we get the addition of being in Jack’s head too. I really loved getting to know him better and learn what his motivations were. It was easy to tell the two apart because they both think so differently. And, they both added a lot to the story. It gave it a new dimension that I wished was there during previous two as well, but I understand why that couldn’t be the case.

I expected a lot of the things that happened in the story. But there were a few things that I didn’t expect and I was quite surprised about. I thought MANIA was a fantastic ending to a great series.