Ink of Blood

(I received a free copy of this book from Fido Publishing, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).

(This review may contain spoilers).

I have to say, parts of this book made me think of the television show Charmed, though I think that’s only because episodes have been showing recently. The plot isn’t exactly the same, of course, but it’s like what I’ve said before with no plots being completely different. I really did enjoy reading this book.

This was a romance I could really get behind. There were enough details of the relationship between the characters before they started jumping into bed with each other to make the progression of the romance realistic.

I did like that the book wasn’t just about the romance. There was an interesting plot to it, too. I liked the use of the different types of creatures – and I was particularly fond of the elf characters, too. I would have liked to see more of them.

I really liked the concept of the mating bond. The telepathic thing isn’t really original, but the hair colouring certainly was. There was a lot of Alpha-male stuff going on, too, which is a bit creepy, but in some ways, also cute.

The descriptions in this book were really good as well. I could really see a lot of the scenes and places in my mind. I did notice a few errors, but nothing really major.

Although this book was the second in the series, I did find it really easy to understand and the characters were interesting and likable.

I’d definitely be interested in reading more books in this series in the future.

(I received this book for free from Poisoned Pen Press, through NetGalley, in exchange for a review).

(This review may contain spoilers).

I found this book to be a really interesting, well-written read with characters that I really liked.

I could relate really well to the main character, Faith, in this. What she went through with her mother actually mirrors a lot of my relationship with my mother – though I was older than she was at the time. I felt the author did a really good job of portraying the mixed emotions Faith had in a realistic way.

I did like the other characters in the book as well. Although Faith’s relationships with Anj and Jesse were really up-and-down, it still came across as really natural – and Jesse was particularly sweet with how hard he worked to be a supportive friend towards Faith. Anj was a really good friend, too. I felt it was really good that Faith had that kind of support from them, no matter how much she tried to keep everyone at arms length.

The science aspects were a bit confusing at times, but I think I understood most of it by the end. I thought it was all really cleverly done and I particularly liked how the whole thing ended, even if I would have liked to see a bit more, ‘I told you so’.

The writing was mostly good, though I did notice a few errors. The book was well-written enough to keep me reading on the edge of my seat, though. I would definitely be interested in reading more books in this series in the future. It would be nice to see more of the characters.

(I received this book for free as part of Goodreads First Reads giveaways).

(This review may contain spoilers).

I have to say, this book isn’t one that I probably would have picked up to read automatically. I am glad I did read this, though. I found this to be really well-written with interesting, well-rounded characters.

Although I did like most of the characters, I did think there were a few too many different POVs in this book. It was difficult to really get used to one character before the chapter and POV changed.

I did feel that the blurb of the book gave a bit too much away. One of the things it talks about doesn’t happen until gone halfway through the book.

The book was intriguing enough to keep me reading throughout. I found the storyline to be really interesting and I felt the book really worked as a thriller. There are a couple of adult scenes that I wasn’t expecting, though. I also did think there were a lot of near-misses when it came to the characters being wounded.

I didn’t understand everything that was going on at first, but it made sense as the book went on. There was one thing in particular that I didn’t think had enough foreshadowing before it was revealed.

The book, on the whole, was well-written, though I did notice a few errors in the writing. Nothing major, but I still noticed them.

I think I would be interested in reading more books by this author in the future, depending on what the book’s about.