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A review by charliauthor
Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
One of the best gifts about reading is when you enjoy a book that you knew nothing about going in and therefore have no preconceived notions about what to expect.
There is something so exciting about discovering something fairly original that makes you invested in reading again. This is how I felt with Ink Blood Sister Scribe, as I was engaged and intrigued from the very first page.
This book is about two sisters who have grown up in and around the world of magic books. One sister, Joanna can hear magic books as their father can, while Esther, the older sister cannot. This separates them later in life as their father forces Esther into exile in order to protect her family from evils at first unknown. While Joanna is the quiet of the two and has grown up in isolation since her sister’s departure Esther was an enjoyable character to read as she is very capable complex and more diverse. Alongside the POV of the two sisters is Nicola who has also grown up in isolation as the last living scribe a person who can write magic books but cannot perform them himself. When the worlds of these three people collide it gets really exciting and had me turning the page eagerly from start to finish.
There were good explanations throughout, the magic system was clear and the characters interesting enough for me not to be upset when there was a change of point of view. Nicholas was by far my favourite tho as the unexpected humour included in his chapters was so welcome from other chapters that tow the line of being quite dark and helped move the story forward in a relatable as well as humorous way.
The ending was a little rushed for my taste and wrapped up the story in a textual way that I didn’t necessarily agree with which brought it down but other than that I had a very good time which is what I want the most from a story. I love that this is a standalone as so many books feel they need to be trilogies at this point however I was a little sad that it ends like this. I would love to see more scribe adventures with Nicholas, his bodyguard, Collins, his dog Sir Kiwi and the two sisters learning what they can from him.
There is something so exciting about discovering something fairly original that makes you invested in reading again. This is how I felt with Ink Blood Sister Scribe, as I was engaged and intrigued from the very first page.
This book is about two sisters who have grown up in and around the world of magic books. One sister, Joanna can hear magic books as their father can, while Esther, the older sister cannot. This separates them later in life as their father forces Esther into exile in order to protect her family from evils at first unknown. While Joanna is the quiet of the two and has grown up in isolation since her sister’s departure Esther was an enjoyable character to read as she is very capable complex and more diverse. Alongside the POV of the two sisters is Nicola who has also grown up in isolation as the last living scribe a person who can write magic books but cannot perform them himself. When the worlds of these three people collide it gets really exciting and had me turning the page eagerly from start to finish.
There were good explanations throughout, the magic system was clear and the characters interesting enough for me not to be upset when there was a change of point of view. Nicholas was by far my favourite tho as the unexpected humour included in his chapters was so welcome from other chapters that tow the line of being quite dark and helped move the story forward in a relatable as well as humorous way.
The ending was a little rushed for my taste and wrapped up the story in a textual way that I didn’t necessarily agree with which brought it down but other than that I had a very good time which is what I want the most from a story. I love that this is a standalone as so many books feel they need to be trilogies at this point however I was a little sad that it ends like this. I would love to see more scribe adventures with Nicholas, his bodyguard, Collins, his dog Sir Kiwi and the two sisters learning what they can from him.