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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

17 reviews

elskede's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Murder, and War

mlottermoser's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

Got huge hype on book talk. Very spicy take on children blessed by the gods with special powers. Norse mythology. Warring tribes, political intrigue, slow burn with graphic scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

witcheep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I'll need time to contemplate this book. I'll write my review later, but some of my thoughts are already written at the book club readalong that is active throughout the month of June. Link to the readalong: https://app.thestorygraph.com/readalongs/3d87f945-3a77-4f81-a2a9-681fd2bae7ae

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Death, Violence, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, War, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Classism, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Death of parent, Drug use, and Kidnapping

relin's review

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The world building was very engaging and let you in with out much in the way for lore dumps. The relationship between Freya and Bjorn was spicy and fun to read, even if we had a bit of 'but my duty means I can't'. I hope there is more in the series! Absolutely worth a reread.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Kind of

cuckolding but not technically

jessdrafahl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Freya was kind of an annoying character sometimes with her petulant attitude all the time whilst simultaneously ignoring every opportunity she had to have her own freedom, but I feel like the story did a good job of explaining exactly why Freya is like that. In the next book(s) I'm sure we'll get to see her come to terms with herself and finally figure out how to carve her own destiny. I love how each character has their own flaws and deep characterization. A lot of love went into this story and the characters in it. They're all very believable and interesting to read. I need the sequel already.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death

pm_me_book_recs's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Violence, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and War

gpfot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, Death, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Grief, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

This is the first book I've ever finished my skimming the last ~80 pages. It was a book club pick and something I had been highly anticipating. I've been craving a Norse fantasy and this author came highly recommended to me. Oh man, where do I start?

Our protagonist was so insufferably stubborn and I found no redeeming qualities in her. I'm not sure she does one action that someone asks her to for the entire book, even if they would have been to her benefit. She's so hot-and-cold, changing her mind at the drop of a hat to whatever course of action would be the least convenient for her and the people around her. I wanted to like her! I especially loved that opening scene with her love interest; they had banter that I actually enjoyed!? But I was so frustrated with her by the end I couldn't enjoy anything about their romance. 

I predicted one of the big main twists from the first moment it was foreshadowed. The other big twist was something I guessed was probably going to happen. It didn't feel fun, it didn't feel like I can solved the author's intricate puzzle and now I was in on it. I spent a lot of this book going "are you serious?" and "how it is not obvious to you!" 

The magic makes NO sense and was a constant source of irritation. People who possess the blood of a god are "unfated" and both do not have a destiny/fate of their own and can change the destinies of those around them... but can also be the center of a prophecy and two of them can be destined to be together? How does that make sense! 

The final cherry on top is that I could not help but notice the number of named female characters

that die or betray Freya compared to the named men. Every time I hoped Freya would form a friendship with another woman, something would happen to destroy that relationship.

I am so grateful I hesitated on preordering this book, and will not be continuing with the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexism, Vomit, and War

Minor: Kidnapping

thewitchykitty's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual content, Animal death, War, Gore, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

jennipea382's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, War, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Grief, Child death, and Sexual content