![]() ![]() And so the author(s) (because apparently "Carrie Asai" is a pseudonym for a group of them) don't have to do any actual research on Japan. Why is a sheltered Japanese girl even getting married in LA? The book never bothers to offer an explanation, so I'm just going to assume it's so Heaven can run around for pages and pages with no one to turn to. Instead I got a slog about a very naive girl who doesn't learn much (outside of some sweet samurai moves from her love interest) and who constantly (and exclusively) references American pop culture because she's "seen a lot of American movies." I was expecting a fun, quick read about a Japanese main character who learns to kick butt. But oh no, this only gives Heaven an opportunity to go out shopping/partying (I really can't remember). I think I would freak out that the person I'm trying to run away now knows where I now live. She seems so blasé about her predicament, especially when her father tracks her down and slips an envelope underneath her door. It's the fact that once Heaven finds "sanctuary", she spends all of her time training to be a samurai instead of seeking answers that could help to explain what's going on. But that's not what really bugged me about the book. I'm sure if I was in Heaven's place where my wedding ceremony is interrupted by an assassin, I too would be pretty shell-shocked too and make dumb mistakes. Luckily, I discovered that the TV series was based on the book which I was able to get through my library.ĭisappointment pretty much covers what I felt about this book. Unfortunately, it was at the tail end of the series so I couldn't follow what was going on. One night, I was flipping through channels and came across the TV series Sammurai Girl ( ). ![]()
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