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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

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dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

This was a fun read, while it was pretty predictable I enjoyed the mythology aspects of the book, it was fun to read something a bit different.

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romywrites's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This was a struggle to finish. And now, so many emotions are coming to the surface after having just finished this book. I wish... so many things. I really liked two scenes of this and they were all near the end. The thing with roots and something else that happened in the end.

Bruh, the dragging people to Hel was sick. And I finally felt triumphant, but then she had to feel guilty and that stopped my female rage trip hard.

But then

Bjorn pulled a very romantasy move. Which retroactively made the sex feel icky. Like, he lied and didn't even tell her. She wouldn't have had sex with him otherwise and I just feel sad for her even though she annoyed me as a book character. You didn't deserve any of this Freya.

Also this book edged me to high heaven. Never before. Literally not till the end of the book. Holy crackers! No! No one else do this. Thank you. Appreciate.

I am interested in the sequel. I hope Freya puts on her big girl boots and goes to town. Please. I am begging.

I am also still mad and am growing ever more so by the second. Someone deserves a bat.

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rossi29's review against another edition

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adventurous funny medium-paced

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

4.25

I got this book in my April Probably Smut book box and I'm so glad I did. This book was a fun change of pace from what I've been reading lately. I've always been a fan of Vikings so this was right up my alley. I loved all the talk of the gods and the idea of children with gods' blood having powers was a fun concept. I'm not usually a fan of slow burns, but this was just the right amount in my opinion, and the banter between the two main characters throughout was funny and kept me entertained. Although I predicted a similar twist happening in the end I'm still super excited to see what happens in the next book.
If you're an audiobook listener I highly recommend this one. It was super fun to hear the narrator's accent; she did a fantastic job. Also if you have a Spotify membership it's included and is 15 hours and some change so just skip the credits and speed up a chapter or two and you should be able to listen to it with your monthly credits :)

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annick's review

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adventurous funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I love the teal foil embossing on the book cover.

Sadly I got a dud binding in the first edition/print of the uk hardback which made it different to keep pages open without damaging the spine.

I loved the opening. Strong momentum, banter and intrigue.

By the middle I was flagging. By the last quarter I was bored and skimming.

I loved how excited lots of reviewers have been for this. But I struggled to care. Snorri needed more nuance. Freya needs to be more mature about how people withdrawing secrets is not the same as being “lied to”. The twists weren’t surprising.

I will read book two in 2025.

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