(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).
(This review may contain spoilers).
This is another book I’d ideally give 3.5 stars to…
For a lot of this, I did find it quite intriguing. Although I felt that some things could have been further explored, I liked Riley as a character and I felt her relationship with Tristan was one of the strongest points of this book.
Apart from Riley and Tristan, however, I didn’t really like the other characters in the book. They all seemed to have their own agenda, but I kept feeling that some of them (Abby in particular) came across as trying too hard to be a nice person.
I did like the supernatural elements in this book and I would have liked to see more of those. The ghost was a really intriguing aspect, but I didn’t think enough explanation was given to make this book truly belong in the supernatural genre.
I did like the use of the wolf pack hierarchy in this book and it was quite an interesting use throughout the book. I felt Riley’s responses to things came across really well, but I found myself rolling my eyes more than once throughout the book.
There were some things that surprised me, but not so much who the bad guy turned out to be. Zoe and Colin’s relationship was quite an interesting one and I thought it would be good to see it from one of their perspectives, even though I wasn’t sure I really liked either of them as characters.
I have to say… I did think that the sex scene at the end of the book really didn’t work. I cringed when I read it. I didn’t think it was the time or the place.
I’d probably be interested in reading other books by this author, so long as the characters were a bit more complex and likable. I struggle more when I find myself disliking more characters in a book, film, etc. than ones I like.
Get a copy/check out the book:
Ink of Blood 