A review by littlefreeinterrobang
A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen

adventurous medium-paced

3.75

A predictable and tropey story with a pretty uninteresting, shallow romance, and a protagonist that can sometimes be aggravating with her immature moments and bad decisions. But, against my better judgment, I still enjoyed this one — I have a soft spot for vikings and norse mythology, and there was a particular reveal towards the end that was rather intriguing and made me interested in the sequel. The way magic was incorporated into the story, in the form of powers gifted by the gods to a select few, was a bit of good fun as well. And despite the many formulaic aspects of this book, there’s also some female, bloodthirsty rage that’s strangely satisfying in just how un-tropey it is. Overall, it feels like there’s some decent potential with this series, even if the first installment is fairly flawed.