(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
This book was quite an easy read, even though it was the third book in the series. I could understand the plot and the characters really well, with very little confusion.
I felt the author did a really good job of showing how different Solomon’s and Renee’s world was to the one normal humans inhabited. Although their lifestyle isn’t one that would naturally appeal to me, I could understand why the other characters found it so appealing.
The politics involved with the mating added a whole new dimension to the storyline, in my opinion. It was interesting to see how the mates had to deal with the challenges from those who wouldn’t accept the mating bond.
It was interesting how the vampire virus worked. I really have gone off most vampire romance fiction, but I felt that this was a fairly unique twist. It was also really cool that the main characters were foxes. I don’t think I’ve seen too many books with fox shifters as one or both of the main characters… though I wouldn’t have thought possessiveness was a trait foxes have.
I found the other characters fairly interesting as well, though Rachel really annoyed me through the book. I would be interested to see how her storyline is resolved, though.
I still didn’t like the dual first person POV, but the voices of the characters were different enough that it wasn’t completely irritating.
The mating marks idea was quite interesting as well. I felt that the author did a good job of allowing the relationship to develop easily and naturally. It was nice to see that Solomon wasn’t prepared to force Renee into something she wasn’t ready for.
I found this book to be really well-written with good world-building. There were some errors in the writing, but not enough to detract from my enjoyment of the book. I would definitely be interested in reading the other books in this series at some point in the future.
Ink of Blood 