Cole Gibsen
Paperback | Pages: 375 pages Rating: 3.76 | 1175 Users | 197 Reviews
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| ISBN: | 0738730408 (ISBN13: 9780738730400) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Katana #1 |
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Skater girl or supernatural samurai? Rileigh Martin wants to believe that adrenaline gave her the strength to fend off three muggers in the mall parking lot. But adrenaline doesn't explain the voice in her head giving her battle tips and warnings.While worrying that she's going crazy (always a reputation ruiner), Rileigh gets a visit from Kim, a handsome martial arts instructor, who tells Rileigh she's harboring the spirit of a five-hundred-year-old samurai warrior.
Relentlessly attacked by ninjas, Rileigh has no choice but to master the katana--a deadly Japanese sword that's also the key to her past. As the spirit grows stronger and her feelings for Kim intensify, Rileigh is torn between continuing as the girl she's always been and embracing the warrior inside her.
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| Title | : | Katana (Katana #1) |
| Author | : | Cole Gibsen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 375 pages |
| Published | : | March 8th 2012 by Flux (first published March 1st 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Paranormal. Romance. Teen. Supernatural |
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Ratings: 3.76 From 1175 Users | 197 ReviewsCommentary Epithetical Books Katana (Katana #1)
Originally posted at A Bookalicious Story.*4.5 stars* It was amazing! I think I have finally found the perfect novel with a Japanese martial arts theme. This book is phenomenal! I loved the flashbacks to 15th century Japan, I loved the undying love of the two samurais from the past, and I loved how that loved stayed true and un-cliche even till modern age. Wow. My Summary Rileigh Martin is a skater chick with a gay best friend, Quentin. They were shopping for a gift for the party they were aboutDNF as of page 66. I cannot in good conscience as someone with a BA in the history, language, and culture of Japan recommend this as even a bit of light reading. There were so many bits of this that infuriated me (poor character development, a shoddy main arc that needed at least two more drafts to smooth out, flimsy banter, and a gay stereotypical male best friend who felt as if he were thrown in there for the sake of diversity), that it just made me want to throw Mr. Nook across the room in a
More of my reviews can be found at Flipping Through the Pages!Katana has been on my to-read list for a long time and I think it's easy to say that this was one of those books that I was disappointed in, but still thoroughly enjoyed. Whilst there was SO much potential for this to be a fantastic read; reincarnation, samurais, fighting, a little romance... The delivery was unsuccessful. As a person who loves the idea of reincarnation, having the same soul and encountering the same souls in every
Well if Buffy ever was a samurai in a past life and could wield a katana? She'd totally be Rileigh Martin. Well maybe not totally, but definitely a lot like her.I was gripped in the beginning of the book, not by the plot or the summary or anything particularly significant other than Rileigh's relationship with her best friend Quentin. It tugged at my heartstrings in so many ways with it's echoes of my relationship with my best friend who calls me "poodle" and my other one that calls me "Juno."
I know I'm such a dork, but a book about a girl samurai? That should be an awesome read.
Its not unusual for a book to promise more than it can deliver. One can seldom blame the book itself for that, since so much time and effort from the publishers goes into making said book as marketable as possible. The temptation of a supernatural mash-up with Asian culture was one with immeasurable potential, as well as one that could easily slip into misguided cultural appropriation. On the bright side, such awkwardness is for the most part avoided. Unfortunately, this book is also just not
♥ Find my reviews on Blogger ~ Reviews by Bookish Sarah - - -On the outside, Rileigh Martin is just your average high school senior. She spends her days in school, working, skating, or with her best friend Quentin. On the inside, she is something entirely unexpected. She is the reincarnated soul of an ancient samurai warrior named Senshi. Does she know this? Of course not! Then the changes begin.One night she and Quentin are leaving the mall after a late-evening shopping trip. While in the
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