(I received a free copy of this book, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I read a lot of romances with otherworldly elements. Some of them are really good, while others are harder to read. All three of the novellas in this book fell into the former category.
It was nice to read three different stories by different authors. I think the first two novellas were sequels to previous books, but they were still easy to follow and I didn’t run into much confusion. It was disappointing that I didn’t get to see the development of the relationship/s between the hero and heroine, but I felt that their existing relationship came across really well.
I felt that each of the novellas dealt with conflicts in really good ways – and each of them also managed to be fairly unique. The world in each story was intriguing, even though they were shorter ones, and I found the supporting characters to be quite interesting, too.
It’s difficult to say if I had a favourite story. I liked them all in different ways and they were each quite different to the others. Amnesia is something that’s always interesting to read about and although Hudson (in the second story) was kind of a jerk after he lost his memories, he did end up redeeming himself by the end of the story. I could really relate to Lake with her trust issues and how let down she felt through the course of the story.
In the first story, it was good to see the aftermath of the marriage between the two main characters. Barton was an interesting character – well, he was by the end, anyway. And I liked Pilar’s and Hakan’s relationship. There were a couple of more lighthearted moments in this book that were good to break up the tension.
The last story was quite an interesting one. It was probably twice the length of the previous stories, but I felt that worked. There was decidedly more conflict, but this time, I got to see the development of the relationship. I really did like the relationship between the two main characters and I’d like to read more with them in.
To be honest, all of these stories made me interested in looking at other works by these authors. This is a good introduction to these authors’ works and definitely worth reading – at least in my opinion.
Ink of Blood 