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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
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This was described to me as a story involving magic, lesbians, and dragons, and I like all of those things, so figured I'd check it out. It centers on a young demi-god with various powers, but most importantly (and secretly): whatever she writes in her blood comes true. But not always in the ways she intended. So when her girlfriend needs help, she does some blood-writing, and things go very badly. Now she has to leave her isolated mountain and journey around to uncover the secrets behind her powers, etc. I liked the way the author uses magic here, but the writing was kind of awkward, I was not invested in the romance, and I found the protagonist really frustrating and clueless. I also found the ending disappointing on a number of levels. It kind of renders the entire rest of the book pointless. Just . . . not great. B-.
This was described to me as a story involving magic, lesbians, and dragons, and I like all of those things, so figured I'd check it out. It centers on a young demi-god with various powers, but most importantly (and secretly): whatever she writes in her blood comes true. But not always in the ways she intended. So when her girlfriend needs help, she does some blood-writing, and things go very badly. Now she has to leave her isolated mountain and journey around to uncover the secrets behind her powers, etc. I liked the way the author uses magic here, but the writing was kind of awkward, I was not invested in the romance, and I found the protagonist really frustrating and clueless. I also found the ending disappointing on a number of levels. It kind of renders the entire rest of the book pointless. Just . . . not great. B-.
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
TRIGGER WARNING : Blood and self harm for blood magic.
I am usually really sensitive when it comes to blood no mater if its in a book, movie/tv show or real life and usually I avoid books with blood magic but Audrey Coulthurst has done a great job and when she describes blood it didn't really triggered me.
Really great book .
I am usually really sensitive when it comes to blood no mater if its in a book, movie/tv show or real life and usually I avoid books with blood magic but Audrey Coulthurst has done a great job and when she describes blood it didn't really triggered me.
Really great book .
What a great book! I enjoyed it even more than the first book set in this fantasy universe. The world building, while not knock-your-socks-off, is very good, the writing is quite lovely, and the story and characters captivated me from the beginning. I guessed things a few times, but other times the plot went in directions I didn't expect.
It's a story about love and found family above all things. The main romance (between a boy and a girl) is wonderfully done while still asserting the validity and importance of Asra's previous relationship with a girl. A lot of bisexual women and girls struggle with feeling not queer enough or that their queerness is invalid, especially if they're in relationships with men/boys, and this YA book is a wonderful counterpoint to that without ever being preachy or didactic.
Yay bisexual books! It really felt like this YA was doing something new with bisexual representation: there wasn't a love triangle where one interest is a boy and the other is a girl, it wasn't about a girl who has only dated boys falling for a girl for the first time, and the fact that she was bisexual was irrelevant to the plot even though her ex-girlfriend is key to the story. It's also set in a fantasy world with no bi/homophobia, which is a nice change! The more I think about it, the more Inkmistress feels like a radical bisexual book.
It's a story about love and found family above all things. The main romance (between a boy and a girl) is wonderfully done while still asserting the validity and importance of Asra's previous relationship with a girl. A lot of bisexual women and girls struggle with feeling not queer enough or that their queerness is invalid, especially if they're in relationships with men/boys, and this YA book is a wonderful counterpoint to that without ever being preachy or didactic.
Yay bisexual books! It really felt like this YA was doing something new with bisexual representation: there wasn't a love triangle where one interest is a boy and the other is a girl, it wasn't about a girl who has only dated boys falling for a girl for the first time, and the fact that she was bisexual was irrelevant to the plot even though her ex-girlfriend is key to the story. It's also set in a fantasy world with no bi/homophobia, which is a nice change! The more I think about it, the more Inkmistress feels like a radical bisexual book.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was wonderful
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated