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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
***DNF @ 46%***
Inkmistress is the kind of book I find and I think I'm definitely going to love it. It's made out of things I find super cool. This is the story of a demigoddess who can write the future into existence by writing in her own blood. O, and her ex girlfriend also happens to turn into a dragon. Like... this is made of awesome ideas! How could I DNF a book that sounds so cool?
I had to DNF because I was honestly so bored with the story and I gave little to no shits whatsoever about the final outcome for the story. I was so bored that I was literally dreading having to finish the book. I felt that if I dreading having to turn another page that it would probably be for the best that I just stop now and sever ties before any more damage is done. I can't give this a rating since I didn't finish it. I really wanted to love this one. Really, I did. The fact of the matter was just that nothing in this story was connecting with me.
I will give the book this though, it's a super cool concept for a story. A demigoddess writes in her own blood and her ex is a dragon! That's an awesome idea and I love it to bits. I even liked some of the writing in the book. But ultimately, this just wasn't the book for me. I hope other people read it and love it.
Inkmistress is the kind of book I find and I think I'm definitely going to love it. It's made out of things I find super cool. This is the story of a demigoddess who can write the future into existence by writing in her own blood. O, and her ex girlfriend also happens to turn into a dragon. Like... this is made of awesome ideas! How could I DNF a book that sounds so cool?
I had to DNF because I was honestly so bored with the story and I gave little to no shits whatsoever about the final outcome for the story. I was so bored that I was literally dreading having to finish the book. I felt that if I dreading having to turn another page that it would probably be for the best that I just stop now and sever ties before any more damage is done. I can't give this a rating since I didn't finish it. I really wanted to love this one. Really, I did. The fact of the matter was just that nothing in this story was connecting with me.
I will give the book this though, it's a super cool concept for a story. A demigoddess writes in her own blood and her ex is a dragon! That's an awesome idea and I love it to bits. I even liked some of the writing in the book. But ultimately, this just wasn't the book for me. I hope other people read it and love it.
4/5 stars!
As always, I want people to be safe, so I’m going to place some trigger warnings here for this book. Trigger warnings for: self-harm, emotional abuse, violence and gore, and murder. If you do not feel safe with any of these triggers, I would advice to please not read this book! Do so when you are in a safe place, or don’t do it at all; your mental health is worth more than reading a book!
With that out of the way, I would like to express my absolute, undying love for this book! While I don’t think it’s perfect by any means, it really satisfied my thirst for some high fantasy.
Read the rest of review here!
As always, I want people to be safe, so I’m going to place some trigger warnings here for this book. Trigger warnings for: self-harm, emotional abuse, violence and gore, and murder. If you do not feel safe with any of these triggers, I would advice to please not read this book! Do so when you are in a safe place, or don’t do it at all; your mental health is worth more than reading a book!
With that out of the way, I would like to express my absolute, undying love for this book! While I don’t think it’s perfect by any means, it really satisfied my thirst for some high fantasy.
Read the rest of review here!
It was good, but it wasn’t great. I’m really glad I decided to read it, however it didn’t really stand out to me.
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Listen, is the world-building and ideas of this book good? Yes
Does it suffer from the too-much gene? Also yes.
There is so much packed into this book and it affects the pacing in what is (for me) a negative way. This would have been so much better as a duology of novellas. I mean we go from making potions for our girlfriend to her turning into a dragon and breaking up with us to raising her gods damn baby with our new boyfriend . It's just... it's a lot
Also... You cannot play the "I trusted you and you betrayed me" card 4 times in one book. By the time the Boar King betrays us, I was done.
Does it suffer from the too-much gene? Also yes.
There is so much packed into this book and it affects the pacing in what is (for me) a negative way. This would have been so much better as a duology of novellas. I mean we go from
Also...
I found the pacing VERY weird. Asra would have extended, repetitive introspections on things she had ALREADY had an extended introspection on and come to no new conclusions. Then she'd figure out or decide something big and it got one sentence. The action was similar - a very long period of time in which no things happen, and then a LOT of things happen in a sudden burst, and then back to nothing happening. It was bad enough that I entirely missed several key bits of information and had to go back, sure I'd missed an entire scene or maybe a few paragraphs... and the information was just. Presented in one unremarkable sentence.
I didn't understand many of Asra's choices and found her unsympathetic as a result. I DISAGREED with many of her choices also, but I've liked characters I've disagreed with if their thought processes made sense and had an internal logic. Hal was a little more solid as a character, but it still felt like everything about him was in service of or subordinate to loving Asra. I liked Nimae and Ina so much more.
I didn't understand many of Asra's choices and found her unsympathetic as a result. I DISAGREED with many of her choices also, but I've liked characters I've disagreed with if their thought processes made sense and had an internal logic. Hal was a little more solid as a character, but it still felt like everything about him was in service of or subordinate to loving Asra. I liked Nimae and Ina so much more.
I love how normalized bisexuality is in this! Plus it has an entertaining storyline and world. I found it a bit slow at times, but overall I really enjoyed this book!
I really liked this one! I already enjoyed [b:Of Fire and Stars|25164304|Of Fire and Stars (Of Fire and Stars, #1)|Audrey Coulthurst|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1457102645s/25164304.jpg|44868262], but I think my overall enjoyment and entertainment levels with this were even higher!
The worldbuilding was one part of this that I loved. Worldbuilding is just really important to me, and I was drawn in immediately! I also liked Asra as a protagonist. I love when characters are actually flawed and make mistakes, but still try their best! I kind of just want a sequel with these characters. Perhaps my favorite part was the magic system. The whole idea of Asra's blood magic was really interesting, and the magic was much better developed than in her debut.
Sexuality wasn't a big deal in this world, which I loved. The romance was mostly cute, especially because more characters that make mistakes. I felt like it was a little instalove-y, but still super cute!
The worldbuilding was one part of this that I loved. Worldbuilding is just really important to me, and I was drawn in immediately! I also liked Asra as a protagonist. I love when characters are actually flawed and make mistakes, but still try their best! I kind of just want a sequel with these characters. Perhaps my favorite part was the magic system. The whole idea of Asra's blood magic was really interesting, and the magic was much better developed than in her debut.
Sexuality wasn't a big deal in this world, which I loved. The romance was mostly cute, especially because more characters that make mistakes. I felt like it was a little instalove-y, but still super cute!
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Inkmistress is a prequel of sorts to Of Fire and Stars. It is sent many years before it in the same universe. The book introduces new fantasy element to the world called manifesting. Essentially, when people come of age, they can 'manifest' with an animal and then be able to transform into it. I really enjoyed this element of the book.
At the beginning of the novel, the main character Asra's, who is a demigod, village gets attacked while she and her girlfriend Ina were away and find that everyone is dead. Ina becomes furious and seeks revenge, leading her to manifest with a dragon. This leads her to leave Asra as her manifestation, and for Asra to stop her from killing the king as a an act of revenge.
Unfortunately, I didn't love this book as much as I loved Of Fire and Stars. I still enjoyed the fantasy elements and the concept of gods, but that's kind of where it ended. I was for the most part, bored. And I didn't necessarily love the main character. She made weird decisions. She told people who could help her she was accused of killing people which was an extremely poor decision. Why would you tell them that? She had no reason to.
The romance was m/f and it was alright. I understood why they became a couple and it was believable. I also liked the guy enough but he also didn't leave too much of an impression. The most interesting character was Ina who's technically the villain. The girl can turn into a DRAGON and she was barely in it.
I don't necessarily not recommend this book but it was a disappointment after how much I loved Of Fire and Stars. The author has definitely improved in the area of world building which was definitely my favourite part of the book. The plot really dragged for me though despite finding the world extremely interesting.
Arc sent to me via Diverse Book Bridge
Inkmistress is a prequel of sorts to Of Fire and Stars. It is sent many years before it in the same universe. The book introduces new fantasy element to the world called manifesting. Essentially, when people come of age, they can 'manifest' with an animal and then be able to transform into it. I really enjoyed this element of the book.
At the beginning of the novel, the main character Asra's, who is a demigod, village gets attacked while she and her girlfriend Ina were away and find that everyone is dead. Ina becomes furious and seeks revenge, leading her to manifest with a dragon. This leads her to leave Asra as her manifestation, and for Asra to stop her from killing the king as a an act of revenge.
Unfortunately, I didn't love this book as much as I loved Of Fire and Stars. I still enjoyed the fantasy elements and the concept of gods, but that's kind of where it ended. I was for the most part, bored. And I didn't necessarily love the main character. She made weird decisions. She told people who could help her she was accused of killing people which was an extremely poor decision. Why would you tell them that? She had no reason to.
The romance was m/f and it was alright. I understood why they became a couple and it was believable. I also liked the guy enough but he also didn't leave too much of an impression. The most interesting character was Ina who's technically the villain. The girl can turn into a DRAGON and she was barely in it.
I don't necessarily not recommend this book but it was a disappointment after how much I loved Of Fire and Stars. The author has definitely improved in the area of world building which was definitely my favourite part of the book. The plot really dragged for me though despite finding the world extremely interesting.
slow-paced