Take a photo of a barcode or cover
micaelamariem 's review for:
A Fate Inked in Blood
by Danielle L. Jensen
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I fear I didn’t have the best of time with this book. At first, I thought it was because Norse mythology wasn’t my fave, but I like all mythology.
What I think could be the reason was most of the characters were unlikable and unempathetic. Even coming from a culture that craves war and bravery, I’d expect some empathy; especially when they reviled Freya for doing the same things they did. That, combined with a slow start (though there were action scenes, it seemed the plot itself didn’t pick up until the final third of the book), didn’t bode well for my enjoyment of reading.
I will say, though, the author did a good job at setting the scene and describing each place we journeyed to. I particularly liked the Draug scene and wish the whole story could have kept that pacing along with the good writing style.
Unfortunately, I saw the plot twist from a mile away. (Maybe because I read too much and have been burned by characters before).
So…am I going to read the sequel? Probably but I’m not going to try to get it right when it comes out. I just hate leaving things unfinished. And hey, maybe it’ll be better.
What I think could be the reason was most of the characters were unlikable and unempathetic. Even coming from a culture that craves war and bravery, I’d expect some empathy; especially when they reviled Freya for doing the same things they did. That, combined with a slow start (though there were action scenes, it seemed the plot itself didn’t pick up until the final third of the book), didn’t bode well for my enjoyment of reading.
I will say, though, the author did a good job at setting the scene and describing each place we journeyed to. I particularly liked the Draug scene and wish the whole story could have kept that pacing along with the good writing style.
Unfortunately, I saw the plot twist from a mile away. (Maybe because I read too much and have been burned by characters before).
So…am I going to read the sequel? Probably but I’m not going to try to get it right when it comes out. I just hate leaving things unfinished. And hey, maybe it’ll be better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail