(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
This is a book that, if I’m honest, is a bit difficult for me to review. I feel there’s quite a lot of room for improvement.
The front cover is really well-designed and really drew me to this book, along with the blurb itself. However, the conflict that the summary hinted at was virtually non-existent.
I really struggled to relate to the characters in this. Part of the reason for that is the amount of POV changes. When I only spend about a page n a character’s head at a time, I struggle to connect to them.
The other problem I had was that I didn’t like the characters. They came across as the bad guys, what with killing innocent people (with no remorse) and ignoring the fact that one of their number was stuck in a coma.
Vampire babies. I’ve never seen a half-vampire or full-vampire baby subject to the limitations of their species. Zara just screams, ‘Mary Sue!’ at me.
The characters seemed to be invincible. I understand this is the second book in the series, but interesting characters are the ones who work for what they get. Who make mistakes and bleed for them. There was no mortal danger in this book – and there was a heck of a lot of cannon fodder.
The descriptions in the book were good, but there was little to no emotion involved. There was also quite a lot of errors in the writing – particularly a scream erupting from a person’s bowels. I understand what the author was trying to say, but in a serious scene, that phrase isn’t one that works.
I really think this book could be improved by toning down the characters. That is the biggest problem that stands out to me. If this book was edited more, I would have liked it a lot better. As it stands now, I can’t give it more than two stars.
Ink of Blood 