(I received a free copy of this book from Tor/Forge Publishers, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
The front cover and blurb of this book really drew me in. Amnesia stories are always quite intriguing to read.
I could really relate to Ellis in this book. Her confusion came across really well and I found her to be a really likable character.
The first scene of the book really grabbed my attention and held it. That definitely worked as a hook, even though I couldn’t figure out what that scene had to do with the others.
The other characters were fairly interesting as well, though I had a bit of confusion as to which character had what knowledge.
I was somewhat intrigued by the strange man in Ellis’ dream, but I would have liked to learn a bit more of his history with Ellis.
I felt it was interesting how some of the other characters acted like children. I was a bit confused by that at first, but as the book went on, I did find it all started to make some more sense.
I have some mixed feelings about Jenny as a character. She was interesting, but I didn’t really like her by the end of the book. I also felt that the use of a fairly well-known myth worked particularly well and it was interesting to see the use of the Mary Celeste, though I wasn’t clear as to how it got there.
I did find that I was left with a lot of questions by the end of the book. Although there were some things that were cleared up, there was enough mystery to make me want to read the next books – which is something I definitely intend to do in the future.
Ink of Blood 