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Inkmistress
by Audrey Coulthurst
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Inkmistress is a prequel of sorts to Of Fire and Stars. It is sent many years before it in the same universe. The book introduces new fantasy element to the world called manifesting. Essentially, when people come of age, they can 'manifest' with an animal and then be able to transform into it. I really enjoyed this element of the book.
At the beginning of the novel, the main character Asra's, who is a demigod, village gets attacked while she and her girlfriend Ina were away and find that everyone is dead. Ina becomes furious and seeks revenge, leading her to manifest with a dragon. This leads her to leave Asra as her manifestation, and for Asra to stop her from killing the king as a an act of revenge.
Unfortunately, I didn't love this book as much as I loved Of Fire and Stars. I still enjoyed the fantasy elements and the concept of gods, but that's kind of where it ended. I was for the most part, bored. And I didn't necessarily love the main character. She made weird decisions. She told people who could help her she was accused of killing people which was an extremely poor decision. Why would you tell them that? She had no reason to.
The romance was m/f and it was alright. I understood why they became a couple and it was believable. I also liked the guy enough but he also didn't leave too much of an impression. The most interesting character was Ina who's technically the villain. The girl can turn into a DRAGON and she was barely in it.
I don't necessarily not recommend this book but it was a disappointment after how much I loved Of Fire and Stars. The author has definitely improved in the area of world building which was definitely my favourite part of the book. The plot really dragged for me though despite finding the world extremely interesting.
Arc sent to me via Diverse Book Bridge
Inkmistress is a prequel of sorts to Of Fire and Stars. It is sent many years before it in the same universe. The book introduces new fantasy element to the world called manifesting. Essentially, when people come of age, they can 'manifest' with an animal and then be able to transform into it. I really enjoyed this element of the book.
At the beginning of the novel, the main character Asra's, who is a demigod, village gets attacked while she and her girlfriend Ina were away and find that everyone is dead. Ina becomes furious and seeks revenge, leading her to manifest with a dragon. This leads her to leave Asra as her manifestation, and for Asra to stop her from killing the king as a an act of revenge.
Unfortunately, I didn't love this book as much as I loved Of Fire and Stars. I still enjoyed the fantasy elements and the concept of gods, but that's kind of where it ended. I was for the most part, bored. And I didn't necessarily love the main character. She made weird decisions. She told people who could help her she was accused of killing people which was an extremely poor decision. Why would you tell them that? She had no reason to.
The romance was m/f and it was alright. I understood why they became a couple and it was believable. I also liked the guy enough but he also didn't leave too much of an impression. The most interesting character was Ina who's technically the villain. The girl can turn into a DRAGON and she was barely in it.
I don't necessarily not recommend this book but it was a disappointment after how much I loved Of Fire and Stars. The author has definitely improved in the area of world building which was definitely my favourite part of the book. The plot really dragged for me though despite finding the world extremely interesting.