(I received a free copy of this book from Curiosity Quills Press in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I did like this book quite a bit more than the first one. With the characters and relationships already established, I found it much easier to care about things like the romance between Paige and Johnathan.
I was quite impressed with how well Paige’s blindness came across. I think that writing a character who’s missing a sense (especially in first person) is quite difficult and I didn’t notice any occasions where the author slipped up and wrote something Paige shouldn’t have been able to know.
I was quite intrigued about what was revealed in regards to Alec. I’m a bit wary of him, though – I felt he was abusing his powers a bit throughout the book. Although I liked some of the things with him, that did make him somewhat less sympathetic.
I liked the different types of creatures that there were and there were some parts of the book that made me smile. The banter between the characters came across really well and I particularly liked the Imp.
I think Halli was probably my favourite character in this book. I did like Paige a bit more, but I also felt that she was beginning to approach the line of ridiculously over-powered. It was fine when they each had their own talent… and then Paige suddenly has a second one.
It was interesting to learn about the first Five and I would have liked a bit more background. I think it would be quite interesting to read a prequel to these, with some of the previous Five’s stories.
This book ended on something of a cliffhanger and I’d really like to read the next book in the series. When it comes out, I’ll definitely look at getting it.
Ink of Blood 