I thought that the series The Ring was pretty good.  It was scary in areas and very intense. It was the kind of book that you never wanted to put down, amazingly suspenseful.  However, there were some things that I didn’t like about this series.  Firstly, three different artists illustrate the series.  Not only does this cause inconsistency in how the different characters are portrayed, but it also changes the story line.  Also, the novel, The Ring, which this series and the movies are based on, is only looosely followed in the manga.  Some of the artists even changed the genders of some of the characters.  It was really confusing for me when the main character changed from a girl to a boy in Spiral.  Another problem with the series is that it was difficult to figure out the order of the books, because the direction of the story would change when the artist changed.  However, I did enjoy the series a lot.  The inconsistencies are easy to overlook and the story shines through as being amazing, complex and creepy.  I would recommend this novel, especially to people who want to know more about the original The Ring, and not just the remakes of it made recently.  One word of advice though: don’t read these books at night unless you want to have trouble falling asleep!