A review by kenzieburns
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

An overall enjoyable read! Törzs kept me engaged and guessing to the very end. I would have liked more resolution in the Pearl/Esther relationship, being that it was the only queer rep in the book, but the dynamics we got early in the story were nice at least. I think the concept of magic in this book was very well thought-out, but I was a little confused on the whole
"Richard's bloodline of Scribes spell
thing. But the tie ins to Esther/Johanna's lives and Nicholas' life were planned out and fit nicely together. I liked the author's use of dramatic irony, particularly in relation to
Esther's status as a Scribe.
All in all, this was a great debut fantasy novel and I'll definitely be reading more of Törzs' work!
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