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Average rating3.5
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Ratings2
Average rating3.5
After almost a year in Japan, Katie Greene has finally unearthed the terrible secret behind her boyfriend Tomohiro's deadly ability to bring drawings to life—not only is he descended from Kami, the ancient Japanese gods, but he is the heir to a tragedy that occurred long ago, a tragedy that is about to repeat. =Even as the blood of a vengeful god rages inside Tomo, Katie is determined to put his dark powers to sleep. In order to do so, she and Tomo must journey to find the three Imperial Treasures of Japan. Gifts from the goddess Amaterasu herself, these treasures could unlock all of the secrets about Tomo's volatile ancestry and quell the ink's lust for destruction. But in order to complete their quest, Tomo and Katie must confront out-of-control Kami and former friend Jun, who has begun his own quest of revenge against those he believes have wronged him. To save the world, and themselves, Katie and Tomo will be up against one of the darkest Kami creations they've ever encountered—and they may not make it out alive.
Series
2 primary books4 released booksPaper Gods is a 4-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by Amanda Sun.
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The last book in the trilogy wraps the whole story without loose ends, however I wasn't completely satisfied. The final solution was too easy in my opinion and I wasn't able to shake off the feeling that it was an anime in a script form. Some scenes were very anime-like and even if it's not a bad think and I love anime, it was strange to see that in a book.
The characters really developed only in the last 10 pages and the side characters were only props used at certain points of the adventure (except for the bf of the male protagonist).
Overall is was an entertaining YA for teens that has a huge plus of being set in Japan and making people discover a little bit more about the culture, geography and language of the place.
