(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
As I recall, I entered to win this book twice, though it could well have been more times. I’m definitely glad I won it this time, though.
I’ve always liked fantasy worlds. And, of course, in dreams, anything is possible. Sometimes, dreams make sense – and other times, you wake up wondering what was in your subconscious before.
I felt that this book was very cleverly written. The weaving of the two worlds and storylines worked really well and I found it really intriguing how things showed up in the fantasy world as mirrors of people and objects in the world where Freddie was in hospital.
I found it really easy to relate with the main character in this book. I thought the author did a really good job of showing how difficult things were for Freddie. I did think that passages of time were skipped over a bit too much, but I thought that the ‘two steps forward, one step back’ progress of recovery came across really well.
The air of mystery surrounding Freddie’s past came across really well and wanting to learn more about his history was one of the things that kept me reading.
The writing was really descriptive and enabled me to bond with Freddie and experience his emotions. I felt that the true cost of war came across really well, as well as the amount of work and difficulty in trying to recover from wounds that are so completely devastating.
I would definitely be interested in reading more books by this author in the future. I’m glad I got the chance to read this and I do recommend it.
Ink of Blood 