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audreyjune10's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the plot of this book, the story was interesting, the plan reveal at the end was great, and I’m a sucker for rebellion, social commentary, and LGBTQ inclusivity.
A few things that bothered me-
1. The aura thing was strange and probably unnecessary.
2. I felt like a lot of the book was wasted on the tension between Celia & Griffin and the ending would have held more power had there been more space dedicated to allowing the reader to fall in love with Anya as a standalone character.
3. The story was hard to follow at times and the writing style was often more descriptive than I personally care for.
4. The thing with all the bees???
Overall, glad I read it, but probably won’t read the sequel.
A few things that bothered me-
1. The aura thing was strange and probably unnecessary.
2. I felt like a lot of the book was wasted on the tension between Celia & Griffin and the ending would have held more power had there been more space dedicated to allowing the reader to fall in love with Anya as a standalone character.
3. The story was hard to follow at times and the writing style was often more descriptive than I personally care for.
4. The thing with all the bees???
Overall, glad I read it, but probably won’t read the sequel.
ohclaire's review against another edition
4.0
super cool world building and magic, about as dark as ya dark fantasy gets, I enjoyed this a lot more than I expected to and am shocked that I haven't seen this everywhere!
lsparrow's review against another edition
1.0
just could not connect to the story or the characters, just when I thought I had found an in it would slip away.
catdragon1003's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
in_dire_read's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
eldritchpunk's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
genderbandit's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Blew my socks off. Loved it. SO excited to immediately discover a sequel. Loved the world building, loved the casual queerness thoroughout, loved the magic and the mystery and the magic tattoos!
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
I'm definitely happy that I finally knocked Ink in the Blood off of my TBR. Even though it hasn't been on there long, it just nice to mark it complete. After finishing this beautiful book, I can say with so much excitement that I can't wait for the next book.
Now this one right here dive into so many things. You get the traveling circus, magical tattoos, so much freaking tension, and a bunch of other things. I could keep going on and on describing what you will see along the way but honestly - you should just see it with your own eyes or hear with your own ears.
I will admit that the whole plague doctor thing and the mask made me hesitant. Like super hesitant. Not sure how you can make one of those masks sound sexy but Kim does a pretty good job. Even if they still creep me out. It was also pretty easy to fall in love with everything when it comes to Celia. Besides her, there's a lot of diversity throughout this book and it might get a tad bit confusing once pronouns are introduced in the beginning (because there's just so many characters to keep track of) but it does start to make sense after that.
In the end, I loved this book and I definitely need the next one ASAP.
Now this one right here dive into so many things. You get the traveling circus, magical tattoos, so much freaking tension, and a bunch of other things. I could keep going on and on describing what you will see along the way but honestly - you should just see it with your own eyes or hear with your own ears.
I will admit that the whole plague doctor thing and the mask made me hesitant. Like super hesitant. Not sure how you can make one of those masks sound sexy but Kim does a pretty good job. Even if they still creep me out. It was also pretty easy to fall in love with everything when it comes to Celia. Besides her, there's a lot of diversity throughout this book and it might get a tad bit confusing once pronouns are introduced in the beginning (because there's just so many characters to keep track of) but it does start to make sense after that.
In the end, I loved this book and I definitely need the next one ASAP.