Samurai Girl: Book of the Sword by Carrie Asai
When she was an infant, Heaven Kogo was the sole survivor of a plane crash. At 19, she’s the pampered and sheltered adopted daughter of a Yakuza boss, and about to be married off to a creepster for daddy’s business. Then ninjas invade her wedding, her exiled adopted brother saves her and tells her not to trust her family as he’s dying, and suddenly she’s on the run in L.A., looking for her brother’s friend, Hiro.
The first third or so of this is pretty much a fun, fast paced adventure with Heaven doing remarkably well for someone who’s never had to last more than 5 minutes without a cell phone or daddy’s credit card, but the latter parts, though still entertaining, got caught up in romantic wangst, and setting up the rest of the series. I want to read the rest of the books, but suspect I should read them close together, instead of spread out.
Has anyone seen the miniseries based on the books that aired on ABC Family a couple years ago? I remember thinking it looked entertaining at the time, but I’m somewhat meh-ed by…err…the fact that Hiro is now named Jake, and is played by one of the Roswell guys. Apparently, Japanese women need to learn about Bushido from white guys?
The first third or so of this is pretty much a fun, fast paced adventure with Heaven doing remarkably well for someone who’s never had to last more than 5 minutes without a cell phone or daddy’s credit card, but the latter parts, though still entertaining, got caught up in romantic wangst, and setting up the rest of the series. I want to read the rest of the books, but suspect I should read them close together, instead of spread out.
Has anyone seen the miniseries based on the books that aired on ABC Family a couple years ago? I remember thinking it looked entertaining at the time, but I’m somewhat meh-ed by…err…the fact that Hiro is now named Jake, and is played by one of the Roswell guys. Apparently, Japanese women need to learn about Bushido from white guys?