The Blood King

The Blood King by Liz Long
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I just finished reading The Blood King. This story looks at a dystopian world, where the best and brightest are invited to be KEY students in the capital city. The KEY is actually Type O. Students are offered education, training, and the chance to excel in the kingdom, but the price is high.

I'll be honest, it wasn't the most riveting read, some aspects seeming to reflect current political ideas, but it was solid enough to keep me reading throughout the whole book. I would be happy to look at the next chapters of this story.

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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Darkest Minds is an interesting dystopian story focusing on the uncontrolled powers of a new generation. For me, the main character, Ruby, was difficult to connect with as the story started. Some of the relationships she formed with others developed only at a surface level, but given credit for being deeper. I wanted more depth to some of the supporting characters, as some of them were more interesting to me than Ruby. The story kept me interested, but it wasn't as riveting as I hoped.


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Ink and Ivy

Ink and Ivy by Sara Martin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Cover art is outstanding for this book!

Sara Martin captures the overwhelming experience of trying to plan out your entire future during the last year of high school. The stresses of finding out what you want, blended with the advise and pressure from those around you telling you what you need. Add to that, a budding romance, and you have a nice story about trying to find your own path in life.

The story is a bit choppy, and was lacking some of the depth I was hoping for. Due in part to being set in another country with some customs and vocabulary terms that threw off my reading as I had to google search the meaning. (Who knew a "flannel" was a wash cloth?)

Overall, and enjoyable story.

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