(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).
(This review may contain spoilers).
I don’t think I’d personally class this book so much as a thriller. I never had any sense there was a lot of danger involved. I don’t actually know the reality that this book was inspired by, though I seem to recall hearing something about it in the past.
I did struggle to understand a lot of motivations in this book. Because it was written in first person, I only saw people from Hannah’s perspective, which made it difficult for me to relate to any of the other characters… except perhaps for Alice. And Eric. There was actually one part that I found strange which wasn’t really explored, although it could have been.
I felt that there was a lot that wasn’t explained in this book. Again, I know it was written in first person (and I really liked that the central character didn’t change), but I felt that some of the questions I had could have been answered.
The book was mostly easy to read, apart from switching between past and present. I didn’t think that worked as well and I really struggled with the switching of tenses.
Although there were some elements of mystery in this book, I felt that it was more of a character’s journey to discover herself. I don’t think it’s a book I’d pick up to read again, but it was fairly quick and easy to read.
Ink of Blood 