This book is extremely dark. I picked it up because of the pretty cover and Japanese setting, but it's mostly depressing. I liked the Zen elements though, since I'm interested in meditation. I skipped the chapters of Ruth's perspective a few times, they weren't as interesting as Nao's.

Carmen's perspective was more boring than Dani's, and that was the entire book. This book had more action than the first, but the villain was stupid. It dragged on for too long at the beginning, her decision to save her girlfriend or stay with her family. Obviously save your girlfriend! Which would make for a better book!? I still liked the book, but wouldn't recommend it.

This was fun to read! The main character is a kleptomaniac. Really cool to read how she pickpockets things. Her younger brother is annoying, but I can give him a pass cause he's 10.

It was really exciting in the beginning, but it dragged a little after that. The fight scenes were cool, very fast paced.

This book had interesting and encouraging things to say about meditation. Only thing was: it was a "28 day program," which just made me feel bad about not completing the weeks. Sharon assigned 20 minute sessions to start, which is longer than I'd meditated before. It was hard to keep it consistent. I preferred Dan Harris's books, where he encourages people to start with 5 or 10 minutes.

I enjoyed it for the most part. The chapters were ordered a little strangely to me, since one was about his experience with drugs

It's a little slow at the beginning, but then a lot of stuff happens very quickly. I liked it.

This book is kinda annoying, because if she just told main love interest guy who she really was everything would be better (and I'm certain he wouldn't try and kill her).

This book is mostly how people started non-profit organizations, which is lovely, but I would prefer if it was more achievable acts of kindness I could do too. The design/layout of the pages is neat. I like how they are all unique.

This book makes me smile and laugh out loud. Very funny!