Ink of Blood

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

(This review may contain spoilers).

Apocalyptic-style stories aren’t an unusual theme, but combined with the paranormal aspects of witches, warlocks and wizards (and no vampires!), it was intriguing enough to draw my attention when I originally read the blurb.

I found Rhett a really interesting character. It was nice to see a book that did stick to one first-person POV. I was pulled into the storyline really quickly and easily. I liked the fact that Rhett was such a contradictory character. It’s nice when characters in books don’t fit neatly into one category; I think that’s more interesting.

I found the different types of witches, warlocks and wizards quite interesting, though I would have liked to know a bit more detail about the different types.

I found it interesting how Rhett still had his own morals and ethics when it came to the witches. I would have liked to see a bit more evidence of what Mr. Jackson was saying about not all witches being the same.

What I saw of Beth and Xavier, I did quite like, though I would have liked to see a bit more of them. I did feel like I knew them quite well from the things Rhett said about them, though.

I found the Sirens probably one of the most interesting of the witch groups. I really liked both Laney and Trish as characters. I really felt for what they’d been through and it was interesting to see how Rhett viewed the both of them.

It was nice to see Rhett go through training to become a witch hunter and see what those lessons were like, as well as him learning how to survive in the world. I liked the fact that he still wanted to do the right thing, even though there were times when common sense would dictate that he care about himself. I also particularly liked Hex. Although cats are my favourite animals, I do like dogs as well and Hex was really cute.

I definitely intend to read the second book in this series at some point soon in the future. I’d like to see where the characters go next. It would also be good to see more characters like the Siren explored.