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someryarns's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Abandonment, and Death of parent
Moderate: Death and Grief
Minor: Self harm, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
condls27's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? No
5.0
This was such a unique story. The magic system took me a beat to get into but I really liked it. I loved the writing- lyrical without being pretentious or tedious. And I have to hand it to the narrator- she had to do so many accents but I thought she did them all really well. This was a great way to end my reading year!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence
jla's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
slow-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? It's complicated
3.5
The plot was interesting and a little dark. The book felt slow. I liked Nicholas and Collins the best.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Torture
amberlfaris's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
brewdy_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
๐๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฎ โข ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด ๐๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ด โฃโฃโฃ
3 ๐๐๐ โข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐บ โข ๐๐๐๐๐โฃ
Give me a book about books and a well constructed magical system to sink my teeth into and I'm content. This book did both ๐๐ฝ
It kicks off with a mystery/thriller vibe as the two FMCs try to figure out how their father was killed by his magical books. There is a third POV, another magical book collector and scribe, and it takes a good half of the book before their storylines cross.
I kept waiting for the romance to kick in. While there is a hint of a romance, it's not enough to make this a romantasy.
There are major witchy vibes due to the spells, herbs, and casting, although no one in the book is actually a witch. Also, for a book without vampires, they certainly spilled a lot of blood and the MMC spends the entirety of the book anemic. This is not the book for you if you dislike needles and blood. So file that as a trigger warning.
This was a very strong debut novel and by the end I was vibing hard. It was the perfect reading for fall season. I'll definitely be happy to read more from Emma Tรถrzs in the future!
TW: parental death and death in general, needles, blood, violence, assault, gore (mild).
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3 ๐๐๐ โข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐บ โข ๐๐๐๐๐โฃ
Give me a book about books and a well constructed magical system to sink my teeth into and I'm content. This book did both ๐๐ฝ
It kicks off with a mystery/thriller vibe as the two FMCs try to figure out how their father was killed by his magical books. There is a third POV, another magical book collector and scribe, and it takes a good half of the book before their storylines cross.
I kept waiting for the romance to kick in. While there is a hint of a romance, it's not enough to make this a romantasy.
There are major witchy vibes due to the spells, herbs, and casting, although no one in the book is actually a witch. Also, for a book without vampires, they certainly spilled a lot of blood and the MMC spends the entirety of the book anemic. This is not the book for you if you dislike needles and blood. So file that as a trigger warning.
This was a very strong debut novel and by the end I was vibing hard. It was the perfect reading for fall season. I'll definitely be happy to read more from Emma Tรถrzs in the future!
TW: parental death and death in general, needles, blood, violence, assault, gore (mild).
#booksaboutbooks #emmatรถrzs #inkbloodsisterscribe #fantasybooks #magicalrealism #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #bookstagram #bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookreview #bookrecs #witchybooks
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Gun violence, Gore, and Violence
terrirankl's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Blood
deleore's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Murder
missgarceau's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Grief, Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, Confinement, Death, and Abandonment
emrockwell14's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Murder, Violence, and Death
Minor: Gun violence and Kidnapping
criticalmiss's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
Magic, magic books, people who hear magic and those who are immune.
People writing specific magic books to sell to the highest bidder.
Mystery, intrigue, magic books, magic killer books and a bit of romance this was a wonderful magical romp. Laughed out loud at times.
Queer rep as well
TW: death, violence, blood, murder
People writing specific magic books to sell to the highest bidder.
Mystery, intrigue, magic books, magic killer books and a bit of romance this was a wonderful magical romp. Laughed out loud at times.
Queer rep as well
TW: death, violence, blood, murder
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Murder