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A review by kewlkat70
A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L. Jensen
adventurous
medium-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
3.0
This was almost a DNF so many times and to be honest I ended up skipping part of the book (it was an audiobook so it would play on for a few minutes when I was distracted or busy). I would rewind only to find I didn't miss anything so I just stopped going back after a while.
The biggest issue I had with the book is the constant indecision of the FMC. She wavered on everything. I don't know if she was written that way on purpose. She exemplified the lack of choice a female would have in this warrior society. She was sold off in marriage to awful men to give power and privilege to her family even though she would suffer for it.
She is at once wholly trusting and totally suspicious of everyone around her. She changes her mind on a whim, this person offers her a handout and she believes in them and this person acts in a way she doesn't understand she assumes it is somehow harmful to her.
The story itself is slow. How many raids can surprise them. How many times can she call on her god to save her (talk about a Deus ex Machina) when all is lost. How many times can she be surprised and upset when shady people do shady things. And how can she be so blind as to not see the obvious plot twist. It was so obvious that I can only think the writer wants her protagonist to be as dumb as fuck. It was all so predictable.
Maybe this is better read than listened to but the narrator was quite good with an authentic Scandinavian accent. Maybe it's the first person narrative that makes the FMC so annoying.
Bottom line is I'm glad it's over.
The biggest issue I had with the book is the constant indecision of the FMC. She wavered on everything. I don't know if she was written that way on purpose. She exemplified the lack of choice a female would have in this warrior society. She was sold off in marriage to awful men to give power and privilege to her family even though she would suffer for it.
She is at once wholly trusting and totally suspicious of everyone around her. She changes her mind on a whim, this person offers her a handout and she believes in them and this person acts in a way she doesn't understand she assumes it is somehow harmful to her.
The story itself is slow. How many raids can surprise them. How many times can she call on her god to save her (talk about a Deus ex Machina) when all is lost. How many times can she be surprised and upset when shady people do shady things. And how can she be so blind as to not see the obvious plot twist. It was so obvious that I can only think the writer wants her protagonist to be as dumb as fuck. It was all so predictable.
Maybe this is better read than listened to but the narrator was quite good with an authentic Scandinavian accent. Maybe it's the first person narrative that makes the FMC so annoying.
Bottom line is I'm glad it's over.