A review by accidentalmuse
A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I enjoyed this book quite a bit, but it definitely had its flaws. I'd say the biggest being how this story opens. The pacing in the first few chapters is breakneck, which was really offputting. Thankfully, the story gets a lot stronger towards from there towards halfway, and then it somewhat dipped again towards the end.

This book is very instalovey, however I really liked the dynamic between Bjorn and Freya once we got deeper into the story. In fact, a lot of character bonds seemed to have been immediately cemented, which I didn't like - such as with
Bodin
. Again, I liked the dynamic, it just didn't make sense that it happened so quickly. It wasn't that we just weren't present during the scenes where characters were bonding, they simply didn't happen.

The reveal towards the end about Freya was so obvious, and I'm not sure whether it bothers me or not. As someone who enjoys overpowered characters, I liked waiting for Freya and others to realise that she was even stronger than people thought. I love the chosen trope, and all the other tropes that come with it. We didn't get the gratification I wanted this book, so it falls to the next book to decide whether this book was worth it or not. Our  main character has yet to really grow emotionally, she's also yet to take major agency over her life, and to be honest she can also be quite annoying. Alongside, seeing her treated so badly by all the people in her life, I really need her to become more likeable in book 2.

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