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laurajnelson's review
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
saffron42's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
5.0
milleskaanvad's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
emdowd's review
3.0
Bisexual female protagonist with both female and male love interests, interesting world building, descriptive and beautiful writing.
_katariina_'s review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25
sc104906's review
2.0
I received this as an eARC through Edelweiss.
Asra is a demigod with the power to write the future and rewrite the past. Ina is one of the local villagers, who Asra has fallen in love with. However, when Asra learns that Ina is getting married, she attempts to change the future to create a world where they can be together. This sparks a deadly course of events that leads to Ina's village being destroyed and her transforming into a dragon bent on revenge. Asra, travels across the land to stop Ina. Asra attempts to keep her power a secret, but soon she is wrapped up in royal intrigue and must find her destiny before many more people die.
I have not read the first book in this series, so perhaps I would have liked it better if I had. I had trouble connecting with the characters. It was hard for me to care what happened to any of them. I can appreciate a queer main character.
Asra is a demigod with the power to write the future and rewrite the past. Ina is one of the local villagers, who Asra has fallen in love with. However, when Asra learns that Ina is getting married, she attempts to change the future to create a world where they can be together. This sparks a deadly course of events that leads to Ina's village being destroyed and her transforming into a dragon bent on revenge. Asra, travels across the land to stop Ina. Asra attempts to keep her power a secret, but soon she is wrapped up in royal intrigue and must find her destiny before many more people die.
I have not read the first book in this series, so perhaps I would have liked it better if I had. I had trouble connecting with the characters. It was hard for me to care what happened to any of them. I can appreciate a queer main character.
glass_carousel's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
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? Yes
4.0
lestaslettering's review
2.0
I don't know why YA books have this trend of the person wielding so much power being so dumb otherwise. Making the poorest decisions and being dumb as rocks when truth slaps on their face. It is annoying.
random_spider's review
3.0
**Not yet a settled review**
Inkmistress was just fine. It's your typical fantasy adventure story, which was formulaic in nature. We follow our blood-magic wielding healer/alchemist heroine (who was obsessed with this one village girl romantically) venturing outside her comfort zone and following her love obsession after some kind of magical accident involving the two. Yeah...one can tell from my description that this book is forgettable.
This was high fantasy (though not the highest) with a soft magic system (though not that soft 'cause it still follows some rules/techniques.) I admit that the lore behind its world was rich, but if we take a step back and view the whole novel in a vacuum, IT'S NOTHING SPECIAL. My main gripe with it was the whole 3rd act because the narrative felt disconnected.
Pretty sure it'll dip down a little upon revisiting, but it's a 6/10 for now. Need fresh rereading for updates and justifications.
Inkmistress was just fine. It's your typical fantasy adventure story, which was formulaic in nature. We follow our blood-magic wielding healer/alchemist heroine (who was obsessed with this one village girl romantically) venturing outside her comfort zone and following her love obsession after some kind of magical accident involving the two. Yeah...one can tell from my description that this book is forgettable.
This was high fantasy (though not the highest) with a soft magic system (though not that soft 'cause it still follows some rules/techniques.) I admit that the lore behind its world was rich, but if we take a step back and view the whole novel in a vacuum, IT'S NOTHING SPECIAL. My main gripe with it was the whole 3rd act because the narrative felt disconnected.
Pretty sure it'll dip down a little upon revisiting, but it's a 6/10 for now. Need fresh rereading for updates and justifications.