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Blood, Ink & Fire by Ashley Mansour
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This book had an amazing premise, and Ashley Mansour's such a sweet person, but unfortunately the book just fell flat for me. Generally, here's what I thought:

Likes:
- All the bookish quotes! This book had an amazing collection of fantastic book-related (and non-book-related) quotes that you would want to highlight.
- Lovely idea. It's obvious that a lot of thought was given to creating the storyline.
- There was a lot of taking care of family.

Dislikes:
- Fast-paced romance. It's borderline instalove, really. I may have gagged a lot.
- Inconsistent characters. One minute they're tough as a rock, and the next they're sobbing and asking for their mommies. (Not really, but you get the point.)
- Odd pacing. This book was really long, and yet I thought that a lot of the scenes were rushed.
- A sort-of love triangle that really didn't make any sense. It hurt my brain.
- Info dumps.

Full review soon.
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Reading Progress

March 28, 2015 – Shelved
March 28, 2015 – Shelved as: to-read
April 22, 2015 – Started Reading
April 22, 2015 –
30.0% "So far, it seems that this book is a mix between The 5th Wave and The Host."
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: covergasm
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: did-not-see-that-coming
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: arc
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: cliffhangers
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: eye-roll
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: love-triangles
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: no-chemistry
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: predictable
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: not-funny
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: insta-love-lust-attraction
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: unpopular-opinion
April 28, 2015 – Shelved as: cringey-romance
April 28, 2015 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Josiah (new) - rated it 5 stars
Apr 28, 2015 03:15AM

Josiah (bookishfanboy) Agreed with the quotes!!! :)


message 2: by aimee (aimeecanread) (new) - rated it 2 stars
Apr 28, 2015 05:08AM

aimee (aimeecanread) Yep! I highlighted so many. ^_^


message 3: by Erica (new)
Apr 28, 2015 07:22AM

Erica Awe, that stinks that you didn't like it :/ I really enjoyed it!


message 4: by aimee (aimeecanread) (new) - rated it 2 stars
Apr 28, 2015 08:37AM

aimee (aimeecanread) @Erica: Yeah, I wish I could've enjoyed it more. :( So glad you did, though!


message 5: by rachel, x (new)
Apr 29, 2015 03:37AM

rachel, x This book was on my radar before but now I'm a little iffy. I enjoyed The Host though but I think I'll stay clear for now. Fantastic mini review! :)


message 6: by aimee (aimeecanread) (new) - rated it 2 stars
Apr 29, 2015 04:41AM

aimee (aimeecanread) There was this one detail (no spoilers) that made me go, "The Host!" while reading, hehe. Hopefully if you decide to read this, it'll go better for you. Thanks so much, Rachel! :)


message 7: by Gabrielle (new)
Nov 01, 2015 01:03PM

Gabrielle Does this have to do with zombies that's what genres it's listed under


message 8: by Marie -The Reading Otter (new)
Nov 09, 2015 05:15PM

Marie -The Reading Otter I saw this book on NetGalley, so I thought I'd look to see that other people thought about it before requesting it. Honestly, this book sounds like something I've read before, in a way. I had to read Fahrenheit 451 in high school, and the synopsis sounds similar enough to this book that I probably wouldn't enjoy this book as much as I'd like to.
Also there are so many other books/stories out there were written word, or books are illegal or something. It's just not that unique of a plot anymore.


message 9: by Beyond Birthday (new) - added it
Dec 04, 2015 08:51PM

Beyond Birthday "I may have gagged a lot."

You made me fly there.


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