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| ISBN: | 0738730408 (ISBN13: 9780738730400) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Katana #1 |
Cole Gibsen
Paperback | Pages: 375 pages Rating: 3.76 | 1175 Users | 197 Reviews
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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.
Details About Books Katana (Katana #1)
| Title | : | Katana (Katana #1) |
| Author | : | Cole Gibsen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe 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 ReviewsArticle About Books Katana (Katana #1)
After Rileigh Martin manages to single-handedly fight off three attackers in a parking lot one sultry summer night between her junior and senior years of high school, her life takes a dramatic turn. A handsome boy named Kim starts trying to convince her that she bears the soul of his long-ago samurai girlfriend. The doctor who treated her takes an interest in her mother, but raises Rileigh's hackles. And an enemy begins to stalk her. Who can she believe, or trust? Anyone? Or maybe no one. Well,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
In the interests of openness: Cole Gibsen is a friend of mine. But . . .She did not ask me to read KATANA, or to review or blurb it. However, I asked her editor for a copy, and will definitely blurb it (if they'll let me) because I think this book rocks. The "Kill Bill" and "Buffy" comparisons are spot on, but I'd also add "Hold Me Closer, Nercromancer" by Lish McBride as an even closer spiritual companion. As in HMC,N, the main character, Rileigh, has no idea what's about to hit her, but both
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
When I picked up "Katana" by Cole Gibsen I really had no expectations and didn't know what to expect. The flow of the writing and story really just caught me. This book was stuffed full of action like you just step into the middle of a Kill Bill scene. Throw in a young woman samurai reincarnated into a young teen of today and a dash of romance and you have a kick-ass story. Rileigh Martin is a skater girl living day to day. Until one day she fends off three muggers in the mall parking lot
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."
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