(I received a free copy of this book from Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I found it really easy to get into this book. I don’t always like books where there are multiple viewpoints, but it did actually work very well here and at least it was in third person, rather than first.
The characters were likable and it was nice how they didn’t come across as the stereotypical teenagers. I found each of them really easy to relate to – there was actually something of myself in each of the three main characters.
The mystery in the storyline was good, but I felt that it was given away a bit too early on. I would have preferred to have it as more of a surprise, rather than an obvious indication, even if it was only a couple of chapters earlier.
It was really good that the characters each had different home lives, though I felt a lot more story time was given to Alexis’ and Ruby’s. I didn’t see much of Nick’s life with his family. He was a well-developed character as well, but it would have been nice to see his interactions with his mother and brother.
I felt that there was a good amount of red herrings in this book. It was good that the answer wasn’t immediately obvious.
The writing, on the whole, was particularly good, with very few mistakes. It looks like this book is the first in a series and I hope that there will be more books with these characters. Although the storyline was wrapped up in a satisfactory way here, there’s much more that could be explored with the characters.
Ink of Blood 