(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
This was another book that I was expecting to finish the day after I started reading it, but it pulled me in so completely that I had a lot of trouble putting it down.
I really found it easy to engage with the characters in this book. I can’t say from the very first scene, but certainly from the first scene from Daniel’s perspective, I was pulled in.
It was really easy to relate to the characters. Billy was a spitfire, but a likable one. As the book revealed more of her past, I could empathise with her even more. And I liked the way her whole friendship with Daniel progressed – by the end of the book, I felt they were more like brother and sister.
I really liked the use of the horses in this book. Each different horse that was introduced had his or her own character – and it was really sweet how Daniel was able to earn their trust. Although I felt bits and pieces were skipped over when they didn’t need to be, I still felt the author did a really good job in showing how the story progressed.
In a way, I felt a little for Hugh. By the end of the book, he just seemed sad and broken – but I wasn’t entirely happy with the way things were ended with him. Still, in real life, not everything is resolved satisfactorily, so that did make a certain kind of sense.
I really did like the scenes with Liam and I felt that his romance formed with Augusta came across really well, despite the problems that existed between them originally.
This book was quite an emotional read and one that I felt I could really care for the characters throughout. I would definitely recommend this book as a good historical read.
Ink of Blood 