Ink of Blood

(I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a review).

(This review may contain spoilers).

I was actually really surprised at how quickly I finished this book. I am a fast reader anyway, but I managed to finish this book in just over two hours before my work shift started.

I did find this book really easy to read. I liked Jessica as a character and once her relationship with Blade was established, I did like that, too. Unfortunately, I couldn’t really believe in the start of their relationship. A lot of it seemed based on just physical attraction and ‘feeling drawn to each other’.

The other characters were interesting as well, but I didn’t really like how Zach seemed to become a villain after Jessica rejected him. Then again, I really dislike love triangles, so I could just be biased.

The idea of the aliens was really interesting and I really appreciated that the author made an attempt to make them less like the monsters they appeared, though some of the explanations seemed a bit too… convenient.

I think I really would have liked to see more of a friendship-based storyline, rather than a romance. The romance was just a bit too cliched and love-at-first sight for my liking.

I’d probably read a sequel to this book, because there were some quite sweet parts to it, but right now, I think I’d give it 3.5 stars.

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