(I received a free copy of this book, from Curiosity Quills Press, in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
This was a book I wanted to win on one of the Goodreads giveaways, so when I saw it on the Curiosity Quills selection, I immediately jumped at the chance to read it.
This was a book I particularly liked. I really liked the idea of the different kinds of witches and wizards. I felt that added a more unique twist to the plot.
I also really liked the family element. Despite the supernatural aspects, I felt the author did a really good job of showing the effects of the affair on everyone involved in the family. I could really empathise with the difficulties David faced with two children he didn’t know, while also seeing that he did act wrongly.
I also thought that the talisman idea was a good one. I could tell the author put a lot of thought into creating the world and society in this book.
An interesting thing about this book is that, even though the book was written in third person, I keep thinking back as if it were written in first person from David’s point of view. I think that shows how good a character he was.
It was also good that the author made sure each of the children had their own personalities. I found Jude the most intriguing and I would have liked to see more of Xavier. He became an even more complex character by the end of the book.
The other characters were quite well-rounded as well, with the possible exception of one of them. This was a good fantasy book that had a really strong family theme. I would definitely like to read more books about these characters in the future.
Ink of Blood 