(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I like books that have reincarnation in them. I don’t believe in it personally, but I do find it fascinating to read and write about.
This book, I felt, was one of those that dealt with the issues of reincarnation in a more realistic way. I’ve read far too many books where the characters have the same name as their previous incarnations with no explanation for it. This, at least, made sense.
The problem I’ve found with reincarnated lovers is the fact that there’s no evolving of their relationship shown. I did find that here a bit, so I was glad that the main focus wasn’t on Lucia and Leo. I actually felt that Ripley and William’s relationship made more sense. Although clearly drawn together, there were still some major problems.
I liked the whole angle with Oliver. I really felt for him, even though I’m not sure I understood the entire story.
It was interesting that I could actually feel sympathy towards two of the bad guys. In a way, I do think Lucia is selfish – but in a way that does make sense. And it doesn’t really make me like her any less.
On the whole, the writing is quite good, though I did notice several errors – there were a few sentences that didn’t make sense and the wrong character name was used several times.
This book has left me with a lot of unanswered questions. I hope there are more books to come, because I really want to see what will happen with the characters.
Ink of Blood 