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Inkmistress
by Audrey Coulthurst
The story follows Asra, a demigod who has lived her whole life isolated on the mountains of Amalska, a village she tends to as a healer and herbalist. She has a dangerous gift that she's always kept a secret: the ability to dictate the future by writing with her blood.
After a hard winter, Ina, the girl she loves, comes baring bad news from the village. Bandits threaten to destroy it, and Ina, who is to be an elder, begs Asra for help in finding her manifest—the animal she'll be able to turn to as she becomes an adult. Asra uses her gift to help her, but it doesn't turn out as she expected. The bandits destroy the village and Ina, without knowing it was Asra's fault takes a dragon as her manifest and swears revenge on the king for not helping Amalska.
Asra follows her across the kingdom to try to stop her and finds out more than one truth about her life, love and her true heritage. She learns the secrets of her blood magic and meets people along the way who will not always stand by her side without anything in return.
I liked the character development of Asra and Ina, who by the end of the book are different people from the beginning, and you can tell they've grown up shaped by the things they've lived on their journey.
I also liked that the story is in the same universe as Of Fire and Stars, and even though it's not a prequel and the characters are entirely different, it helps you learn more about the kingdom of Zumorda, their customs and their roots. It helped me understand better some things and I'm sure some of them will reflect on Of Ice and Shadows.
After a hard winter, Ina, the girl she loves, comes baring bad news from the village. Bandits threaten to destroy it, and Ina, who is to be an elder, begs Asra for help in finding her manifest—the animal she'll be able to turn to as she becomes an adult. Asra uses her gift to help her, but it doesn't turn out as she expected. The bandits destroy the village and Ina, without knowing it was Asra's fault takes a dragon as her manifest and swears revenge on the king for not helping Amalska.
Asra follows her across the kingdom to try to stop her and finds out more than one truth about her life, love and her true heritage. She learns the secrets of her blood magic and meets people along the way who will not always stand by her side without anything in return.
I liked the character development of Asra and Ina, who by the end of the book are different people from the beginning, and you can tell they've grown up shaped by the things they've lived on their journey.
I also liked that the story is in the same universe as Of Fire and Stars, and even though it's not a prequel and the characters are entirely different, it helps you learn more about the kingdom of Zumorda, their customs and their roots. It helped me understand better some things and I'm sure some of them will reflect on Of Ice and Shadows.