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A review by rballenger
Ink and Bone by Rachel Caine
3.0
Type of read: Commuter Read.
What made me pick it up: Looking for books to fulfill the April TN R.E.A.D.S challenges (read a book set in a bookstore or library).
Overall rating: 'Ink and Bone' is a 'Harry Potter' meets 'Percy Jackson' meets 'Atlas 6' situation and I am all here for it. I literally stumbled across this book while searching for something to fulfill the April TN R.E.A.D.S challenge of a book set in a book store or library (seriously, I just searched 'library' on my public libraries available now audio books and 'The Great Library' series was one of the first ones to pop up). I love the fact that the library is both a place and a character. There is so much dimension to 'Ink and Bone.' There were two things I struggled with in 'Ink and Bone.' The first being that it was set in the future and in the past or at least that's what it felt like. I struggled to get my bearings on the time setting. The second, and much less annoying but still irking, is that the chapters are so dang long. The majority of my audiobooks, I listen to either on my commute or while I'm working. When the chapters are so long it makes it hard to find good stopping points. (Yes, I'm being nitpicky. No, I don't care.) Overall, those things didn't bother me enough to not want to continue the series so I look forward to what book two has in store.
Reader's Note: I enjoyed 'Ink and Bone' as an audiobook and Julian Elfer is an AMAZING narrator. They truly made the book come to life.
What made me pick it up: Looking for books to fulfill the April TN R.E.A.D.S challenges (read a book set in a bookstore or library).
Overall rating: 'Ink and Bone' is a 'Harry Potter' meets 'Percy Jackson' meets 'Atlas 6' situation and I am all here for it. I literally stumbled across this book while searching for something to fulfill the April TN R.E.A.D.S challenge of a book set in a book store or library (seriously, I just searched 'library' on my public libraries available now audio books and 'The Great Library' series was one of the first ones to pop up). I love the fact that the library is both a place and a character. There is so much dimension to 'Ink and Bone.' There were two things I struggled with in 'Ink and Bone.' The first being that it was set in the future and in the past or at least that's what it felt like. I struggled to get my bearings on the time setting. The second, and much less annoying but still irking, is that the chapters are so dang long. The majority of my audiobooks, I listen to either on my commute or while I'm working. When the chapters are so long it makes it hard to find good stopping points. (Yes, I'm being nitpicky. No, I don't care.) Overall, those things didn't bother me enough to not want to continue the series so I look forward to what book two has in store.
Reader's Note: I enjoyed 'Ink and Bone' as an audiobook and Julian Elfer is an AMAZING narrator. They truly made the book come to life.