Review :Pretear Vol. 1-4 by Kaori Naruse

My Rating: 5 stars
Date Read: June 2005



Date Published: June 8, 2004 by ADV Manga
Paperback, 188 pages



Summary From Goodreads: Himeno is a high school freshman who s having trouble adjusting to the lifestyle into which she has been reluctantly thrown. Her father Kaoru, a once famous author of young girls novels, has been plucked from a rundown apartment and pulled into the grasp of Natsue, a woman not only in control of a vast amount of wealth, but also in control of Himeno. Himeno s dad takes the side of Natsue rather than his own daughter, and Natsue s two daughters - from a previous marriage - aren t very fond of their new stepsister. One day, Himeno takes a shortcut to school and meets a young boy. When she takes the boy s hand, she s transported to a fantasy world that lies on the brink of extinction. To stop the destruction of the Leafe - the life force of all beings - from being completely drained by the Princess of Disaster, this world needs the help of the girl called "Pretear." Can Himeno harness the ability inside her and become the sought-after Pretear? Nothing is as it seems in this updated reproduction of the classic tale of Snow White.



My Review:
* I am reviewing all four books in the series

This was the very first GN that I ever read, and it absolutely got me hooked on the genre. It had everything that I look for in a book; Romance, Mystery, Magic, and the fact that it was a fairytale re-told made it even better. I loved all the characters from the ever so sweet Sasame, all the way to the Evil Step Mother. It was based loosely on the tale of Snow White, but I liked the changes that were made to it. Instead of seven dwarf's, you have seven Leafe Knights, which is made up of Sasame, Hayate, Kei, Go, Mannen--the swoon-worthy, and Shin and Hajime--the adorable. The story sucked me in and had me enchanted. I only wish there had been more books

Songs For Books (2)

Book: The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Song: Voice In My Head by Hilary Duff

It's not the whole song that fits the book, rather than just bits and pieces:

"The little voice in my head won't let me forget
The little voice in my head is never misled
All of this noise is what keeps me from making a mess
The little voice in my head just won't let me get with you"


Doesn't  that sound like Mel when Wanda was around Jared? Or even Ian?

Cover Reveal: Clockwork Prince and The Iron Knight

I absolutely could not decide between this book and The Iron Knight, so I picked both of them! Here we have Jem and his awesome Jem-ness and.. well, I could go on and on about how much I'm in love with him, but I think I will spare you all from that because it could possibly take hours.

And now for the next book:

Ooooh, look at him! Yet another swoon-worthy guy. The cover is definitely fit for an Ice Prince.