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A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

246 reviews

rosyburrow's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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zosia_rose's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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atsy6's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can barely contain my distaste for the other characters! Ahhhh, it was really good. I love the folklore and magic and gods. I saw the ending coming but still it was really well done. The characters invoke strong feelings and as a reader that really draws you in. I would have loved a map though. It was hard to envision where they all were going. And a glossary would have been super helpful since the gods and words aren't as common as Greek mythology. I can't wait to pick up book 2.

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gabriela_carolinacf's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One thing about me: I love a Viking-type story setting. So when I saw that this book was not only a fantasy book but a NORSE mythology fantasy book, I was here for it.

I love a good romantasy book as much as the next person, and I really liked how the author wrote the romance plot into this story, but my favorite thing about this book is the magical war plot that was happening. The magic system in this book was fascinating and easy to understand. I think it’s because of its Norse mythology influence. Our main character Freya gets thrown into the middle of this conflict truly unprepared, because even though people with powers in this world aren’t rare, growing up she was never allowed to explore or harness her power. Suddenly, she’s forced to become a magical weapon by Jarl Snorri, the leader of the territory she lived in, in order for him to become King. Enter Bjorn, Snorri’s son, our main male character, who also has powers and is entrusted with not only preparing her for battle but making sure she doesn’t die before she completes her purpose. This book is full of magic, battles, love, secrets and betrayal. I truly enjoyed it. Was I mad at almost all the characters for almost the full story? Yes, but that’s because I was so into it! And I consider that a win. If you’re a fan of forbidden love, magic, battles and characters that make you want to slap some sense into them, I recommend this book.

Oh! By the way, this is a duology and I will be reading the next book. ✌️

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dr_steph's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really liked the opening premise of this story and was initially excited by the main characters. But I almost DNF’ed this book several times. The main character Freya was frustrating to me in that she often was irrationally angry, she didn’t really have a backbone or any agency, she knew people were lying to her and that she was being manipulated but she just let it happen, and she complained about having no choices but also did nothing to change that and shied away from any opportunity to change her fate. Freya came off as naïve to me, but not in an acceptable/forgivable way. It was almost like she chose to be ignorant at times and didn’t take the opportunity to learn or hear other perspectives.

I was also frustrated that in this novel there were no real friendships and we didn’t get to see the characters bond with other people

when Bodi died. I didn’t believe Freya‘s grief as we hadn’t had enough time to bond with this character or learn anything about them.

although there were many female characters they were generally side characters who were somewhat unimportant and served a singular purpose. They were there for only a single scene and then gone and the women who existed for longer did not feel fleshed out.

The book was very fast paced and my interpretation was that everything happened over two weeks. There was a lack of detail and clarity in the writing which bothersome to me. The movements of the characters were opaque and scenes felt rushed. For example: they were talking next to a river and then suddenly they’re in the but it’s unclear when or how they fell into the river. I wanted more details so that I could better understand and visualise everything.

I didn’t mind a Bjorn but I couldn’t see why

he was instantly in love with Freya. Their connection felt somewhat shallow.

The end of this book

felt very similar to From Blood and Ash (Armentrout).

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toriwatson's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

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katelyn11's review against another edition

As much as I typically love Jensen's work, this one is less fantasy and more romance than I bargained for. Note: adult romance with lots of sexual arousal, innuendo, and open-door sex. It was more than I preferred, so I DNF'd 100 pages in. The Viking-inspired fantasy world was beautiful, and the mythical elements were intriguing, but took a backseat to the budding lustfest between Freya and Bjorn.

Content Warnings:
Spice: severe
Violence: severe, violence, blood, severe injury
Profanity: severe, frequent use of f*ck

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coffiend's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark 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

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kathmkat's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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sandonat's review against another edition

4.0

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Love this author but not my favorite of hers. There’s a good story and characters but there’s just a few things I would want to be done differently. For example, a little more consistency

in the unveiling of the fmc’s second power. It feels like she gets consumed by rage kinda quickly/ it’s hard to understand how she can be so noble but also so vengeful. There also were some points that were confusing. Some peoples names escaped me and then I forgot when they came back later. I also guessed early on that it was Bjorn who was doing all the scheming. I also wished that they just communicated better and believed the way to do it was different rather than not speaking and that making the conflict. I feel like she could hurt him worse by saying he was the only man she trusted rather than just thinking it. Overall a good read and excited for book 2.

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