Water Criminal

The father dying might be the most depressing story of the book, especially because we saw it coming. I wish he had died earlier so that I would not be as attached to his character. We can clearly see the pain Noria is going through. I hope this book has a good ending. It was slow at first, but as the mystery unravels, the suspense grows and I am liking the story more and more. The most interesting part is when Noria discovers the box with DVDs. I easily read on because I wanted to know what happened.

The story with the three water criminals secretly living in the tea house was cool. I’m sure it is of great significance and I’m glad that Noria was given the tea master books back. I can understand the stress that Sanja and Noria feel as practically their own providers, and the tension it creates for their friendship. I’m glad it is repaired a bit as Noria reveals her biggest secret and makes them closer again. The fact that Sanja’s family is going through a hard time along with the corrupt government executing people creates a scary, serious tone. It reminds me of The Giver because information is being kept from the people, and it just happens that only one person (a young girl) is onto it.

The most peculiar part was the situation with her mother. I know for a fact that there is more to the message than what is on the surface. She asks for an artifact, something to “remember” Noria by even though she never usually cares for materialistic things. She also clearly specified that it should have tea on it, and not to wash it. Clearly, someone wants to study the tea that Noria uses, and not just for fun. Perhaps, the government (or just her mother as part of the study) wants to see the elements of the tea and determine weather it is spring water or just purified sea water. I don’t know how that’s possible, because dried tea on a spoon will probably not have any water on it. I don’t know, but Noria could be in danger of being suspect of a water crime. The water crime of being a spring guard.