(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
This was a book that I was really drawn to from the front cover and the blurb.
I liked the use of the articles throughout the book, but especially at the beginning. When I first started reading the book, I knew straight away that this was one I would like.
The characters were interesting and easy to relate to. I liked the relationship that formed between Artimus and Savannah, but I think Tel’shira and Casandra were my favourite characters – though I didn’t see a lot of Casandra. I would have liked to know a bit more of her history and abilities.
It was also interesting to see the different kinds of races in the world in this book. A lot of them were quite original – and I especially liked the felite. (But then, cats are my favourite animals).
I did struggle a bit to understand the motivations of the main bad guy. Although some parts of the story were from his POV, I still didn’t see him as a well-rounded villain.
I felt the fight scenes in particular were really well-written. I could see a lot of the events happening inside my mind and although the action was a little disjointed at times, I felt that worked for the fighting.
I liked the alliances that had formed between the characters by the end of the book. I’d like to see more of the inter-species friendships in later books.
I did notice quite a few errors in the writing, but they didn’t really detract from my enjoyment of the story. I was a bit disappointed not to see more of the dryads, too – I was quite intrigued by their role in the whole thing.
At some point in the future, I’d probably read the next book in this series. I cared about what happened to the characters and the world.
Ink of Blood 