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Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

39 reviews

manonh90's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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lizgriffinwords's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Suspenseful and voicy! Part action thriller, part magical realism, part dark academia! 
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trippyotter's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-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

4.0

It's a good story, and I was immediately intrigued by the first chapter, but it's a slower pace, and I often wondered if there was going to be a sequel. 

But everything wraps up nicely in the last 50 or so pages. That being said, this would be a great starting point for a spin-off or the next gen. 
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campisforever's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Well written overall. The magic system, however, toes—if not fully crosses—the line of a blood libel trope. I do not make that argument lightly. See below for short explanation. 

The magic of the books relies on the ritual harvesting (there’s no other word for it, as willing as some may be) of Scribes’ blood to make the ink, at the very least. The length of the book determines how much blood, and Scribes do die in the process of making books. More complex spells are composed of other ritually harvested parts, e.g., hair, sinew, skin. That the magic system relies on the ritual harvesting of the blood, lives, and bodies of a specific group of people (Scribes) in service of magic they themselves cannot enact or be affected by, toes the line of blood libel. That the book is focused on a specific, elite group  and one influential character being the ones doing the ritual harvesting… you see what I mean.


Read with care and caution. 

I do agree that Collins and Nicholas should have been endgame. 
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prynne31's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Very engrossing. Ending could be stronger. Also didn't like the
instalove between Collins and Joanna. It felt unnecessary, and he had better chemistry with Nicholas.
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katieimre's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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blewballoon's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was great! I think this is my favorite Book of the Month read so far this year. I will say that there are a lot of twists and reveals that I figured out very early, but it didn't detract from my reading experience. It was fun to see the characters put together what I'd already figured out. 
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takarakei's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

  • library guardians 
  • Magic books
  • Complex family dynamics
  • Multiple pov
  • Mysterious
  • Sprinkle of romance
  • Bisexual MC
  • Also a cute dog and cat

This was super mysterious especially at the beginning. I really enjoyed the magic and the intertwining povs. A hint of dark academia. Really interesting characters and complicated family dynamics. Funny at parts as well. There was a lot of build up to a main kind of conflict and that felt a bit too easily resolved. But the build up was fascinating and the ending was good after that too 
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amhud1030's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Magical books, family secrets 

Magic has caused these sisters to lose touch and live very different lives. 

Esther is out experiencing the world but must move every year severing her relationships and connections. 

Joanna is left at the family home tending to the books in her family’s collection and is terribly lonely as she can’t let anyone into her life. 

Mix in the death of their father while reading a book, the mystery of a group called “The Library” and Esther’s choice not to move and a whole web of secrets and lies start to unravel. 

The first half is a bit slow while we’re being lead through the backstory and world building. It’s worth sticking with it though as I couldn’t read the second half fast enough. 
Lots of plot twists and turns most I saw coming and some I didn’t. 

The main characters are very well fleshed out and have depth. I really enjoyed the magic that was performed and that they weren’t referred to as witches which usually has a negative connotation. 
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