(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
Ideally, I’d give this book 3.5 stars. Although an entertaining, easy read, I can’t quite give it four stars.
It was nice to have a bit of a variety in the short stories. There was a nice collection of different genres, as well as the supernatural one.
The Page Knoll was a particularly creepy novella. I did find that one a bit more difficult to get into, though. It was really difficult to feel much sympathy towards the characters, though there were some really creepy, well-written scenes.
The final story was a bit difficult to get into as well. I’m not sure enough time was given for me to fully get to know the characters.
The first story at the beginning had an interesting premise to it, though I felt there wasn’t enough background for me to truly care about the character. The second story was… strange. By the end, I was left unsure about what exactly had happened… or was now going to happen to the main character. I struggled a bit to feel much sympathy towards her.
I think it was the third story that was the best. The main character there was likable and easy to empathise with. And I liked the ending to that story quite a lot. I think if I’d been able to relate to the characters in the other stories more, I would have liked the other stories a bit more.
Ink of Blood 