Ink of Blood

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

(This review may contain spoilers).

Having read and enjoyed the previous book, I was quite happy to have the chance to read the sequel.

I was able to empathise with Milena really easily. I especially ached for her after everything that happened with her grandmother. I really didn’t think much of the latter by the end of the book.

I liked that there was a lot of tension in this book, both with what Milena and Albert were doing in trying to get immunity, but also in Milena’s interactions with Grant. While I could understand why Grant reacted the way he did, I felt it was very over-the-top… but it was nice to see how the two of them tried to talk and Grant tried to get to know the real Milena.

I really liked seeing Milena’s relationship with Albert. It was quite sweet to see how close they were, in spite of the deception that was prevalent through most of their relationship. I also liked seeing Milena interacting with the other characters… though I really didn’t like the tensions between her and Valos; even though it was kind of amusing to see how self-aware she was about the love triangle.

I would have liked to see more interactions between Milena and Brad, especially given what happened towards the end. I actually did feel that this book ended a bit abruptly, given everything that was happening earlier on in the book.

I liked seeing Martine in this book and it was good to see that Milena kept her wits about her. There were a few surprises in the book and I liked being able to learn a bit more about her past. I really didn’t like her father, although it was interesting to see their interactions. However, he just seemed to be a one-dimensional villain and I couldn’t really see what his motivations were, or what drove him.

I did like seeing Milena worry about the situation with the real Alexander and I liked that it added more dimension to Milena’s character. In the future, I would like to read more books by this author.