(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
Ideally, I would have given this book 3.5 stars. It was an entertaining read, but I did feel that there was a bit too much telling rather than showing.
I did like Zack as a character, despite the fact he was a bit too innocent. He did come across as one of the nice guys and there were times I did feel a bit sorry for him.
The title could have applied to a lot of what happened in the book, which I did think was quite a clever thing to do.
I did also like Zack’s relationships with the other characters. I felt that some of the interactions could have been extended to have the writing showing the development of said relationships, rather than just summarising how conversations went and the feelings developed.
I have to say, there wasn’t a whole lot of mystery in this book, but I still found myself reading it quickly, wanting to see what would happen next. I did care about what happened to Zack.
This was a light, easy read and I would probably look at other books by this author at some point in the future.
Ink of Blood 