(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I’d probably ideally give this book 3.5 stars. It was easy to read this book, but I felt it fell somewhat flat in places.
The supernatural elements in this book were pretty intriguing and in many ways, when I read this book, it felt like I was watching a horror movie. There were some pretty creepy moments in this book and I could see a lot of the images Niles saw inside my mind. That was pretty effective.
Niles’ character did grow on me throughout the book. I wasn’t all that sure of him at first, but as the story went on, I liked him more. I could empathise with the guilt he felt over what had happened before and I felt that added a new dimension to him as a character.
I did figure out who was responsible for the murders fairly early on, but the book was still entertaining enough to keep me reading it.
I did find some errors in the writing, however. I also felt that some liberties were taken – such as a small-town police station having a lab to check DNA samples. There wasn’t really much explanation given for that.
I did think the ending didn’t really ‘end’. I’d like to read a sequel to this and find out what’s going to happen to Niles next.
Ink of Blood 