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labyrith_of_a_thousand_mirrors 's review for:
Ink
by Alice Broadway
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Soo... this wasn't a masterpiece.
It could have been, but it wasn't.
I disagree that nothing happens, the story is about Leoras journey towards questioning the religion. It's not supposed to be full of action.
That being said, it doesn't mean it was well done. Leora was severly underdeveloped. Even Obels description of her doesn't ring true. Even though it was such basic stuff. How is she funny? She isn't funny. She's serious and dramatic. Also she annoyed the shit out of me. I just wanted to slap some sense into her sometimes.
In fact, all the characters were underdeveloped. Their motivations are non-existent or don't make sense. How is Verity, someone who is supposed to be very loyal to the system (which could have been really interesting if it had been followed through) acting like she does?
It just all doesn't make sense.
The writing had very basic formatting issues. I thought this was a self-pub, but it had several copy editors, according to the acknowledgements. Were they drunk? Did they accidentally not send in the final version but an earlier one? Were they not professionals? (Talking about mainly dialogue-related stuff. It was formatted like this.
"Hi!", she said. I waved.
"Hi!"
When it should have been.
"Hi!", she said.
I waved. "Hi!")
It's kind of a minor thing but it was somewhat confusing sometimes. The action sentence is meant to be a replacement for the dialogue tag. If it's misplaced, readers are confused about who's speaking.
Many people say the backstory was too much. I actually didn't mind it that much, in the beginning I actually enjoyed it, but it got a little too much. Was a bit telly though. There was no need to explicitly tell the stories that the author actually succeded in weaving seemlessly into the story.
And another thing: The blurb doesn't even make sense. It makes it sound like his father had a cover up. Which he didn't. While we are on the topic: How are coverups not a thing? We know the inkers are bad at keeping records. How isn't it happening. There would be no proof of wrongdoing.
I love the cover though. The idea was great, though the ending was a little... hungergames? Yeah, I don't know how this is the product of an author who was praised by a professor in younger years and getting help from the leader of the literature department of a university. Like... how? Writertube produces better books. And they all spend too much time telling others how to write instead of actually writing.
I don't know if I'll read the sequel. I'll decide after reading the blurb.
It could have been, but it wasn't.
I disagree that nothing happens, the story is about Leoras journey towards questioning the religion. It's not supposed to be full of action.
That being said, it doesn't mean it was well done. Leora was severly underdeveloped. Even Obels description of her doesn't ring true. Even though it was such basic stuff. How is she funny? She isn't funny. She's serious and dramatic. Also she annoyed the shit out of me. I just wanted to slap some sense into her sometimes.
In fact, all the characters were underdeveloped. Their motivations are non-existent or don't make sense. How is Verity, someone who is supposed to be very loyal to the system (which could have been really interesting if it had been followed through) acting like she does?
It just all doesn't make sense.
The writing had very basic formatting issues. I thought this was a self-pub, but it had several copy editors, according to the acknowledgements. Were they drunk? Did they accidentally not send in the final version but an earlier one? Were they not professionals? (Talking about mainly dialogue-related stuff. It was formatted like this.
"Hi!", she said. I waved.
"Hi!"
When it should have been.
"Hi!", she said.
I waved. "Hi!")
It's kind of a minor thing but it was somewhat confusing sometimes. The action sentence is meant to be a replacement for the dialogue tag. If it's misplaced, readers are confused about who's speaking.
Many people say the backstory was too much. I actually didn't mind it that much, in the beginning I actually enjoyed it, but it got a little too much. Was a bit telly though. There was no need to explicitly tell the stories that the author actually succeded in weaving seemlessly into the story.
And another thing: The blurb doesn't even make sense. It makes it sound like his father had a cover up. Which he didn't. While we are on the topic: How are coverups not a thing? We know the inkers are bad at keeping records. How isn't it happening. There would be no proof of wrongdoing.
I love the cover though. The idea was great, though the ending was a little... hungergames? Yeah, I don't know how this is the product of an author who was praised by a professor in younger years and getting help from the leader of the literature department of a university. Like... how? Writertube produces better books. And they all spend too much time telling others how to write instead of actually writing.
I don't know if I'll read the sequel. I'll decide after reading the blurb.