From the first sentence, I was hooked.
The language and flow of the story is smooth and easily to follow. (Being slightly above 200 pages, it's a quick read as well.) However, Heaven is hard to relate to at the beginning. Having fell from the sky (literally) and being the sole survivor of flight JAL 999, she was taken in by the wealthy Kogo family. She grew up spoiled, knowing next to nothing about surviving on her own. Her wedding day is the initial event which signals to her that her life would change. After a ninja attacks her, killing her brother instead, she runs away from home, in search of answers. These answers which she's unable to attain Her brother told her to look for his friend, Hiro. After going through the trouble of searching through L.A. and meeting strange people, Heaven finally finds him. While she thought he'd be an automatic ally, he turned out anything but. After some persuasion and guilty tripping, she manages to convince Hiro to train her in Bushido, the way of the samurai. She hopes that by becoming a samurai, she'll be able to protect herself as she looks for the low lives who killed her brother. Considering the circumstances, her initiative and plan seemed reasonable. I can't help but wonder why she set her goals only to training. I mean, how would she find the ninjas?Meanwhile training, Heaven develops a crush on Hiro. Unlike most novels, nowadays, their care and interest for each other is visible yet they don't let it distract them from their goals, their purpose. In this way, Heaven suits as a better heroine. On the other hand, being a sheltered child, there's a lot she doesn't known and doesn't understand. Her ingenue is clear but so is her drive and motivation.
However, the people who went through the trouble of trying to kill her haven't stopped looking for her. It actually comes to the point where she chooses to leave, to stop endangering Hiro's life and to trust her father again. Another attack, this time harming someone else, has her questioning everything.
After all that action in the pre-last chapter, the ending doesn't satisfy as much as I expected it to. First of all, it was cliche. It fit considering the setting and the constant references yet I felt it could have been better. Second, it felt too calm, too serene after all she discovered, all she went through.
Though I initially believed it to be an action type book, it wasn't. Sure, some action occurred yet it wasn't the main focus. Overall, a good read. It shouldn't take longer than an evening on your coach to finish.
Being a series, any questions left unanswered, should be clear by the end of the sixth book.
Rating: 3 Wands
Will I be reading the rest of the series? Of course.
Recommend for: People who like a little action mixed with their romance
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