Ink Mage: A Fire Beneath the Skin, Book 1

This is the first book I've listen to by this author and I must say I was surprised. I would recommend this book simply because this story is an easy read, I moves along, it runs along a good formula that SciFi writers have been using for a long time.

She captures the individual's personalities with her performance. I can picture the individual's in my mind and that takes talent. Great choice for this book.

Well actually I did, though it made a very long night. So I listened to it twice

I have mixed feelings. I loved the premise and the idea of ink magic, but some plot details were questionable. I couldn't help but think of the book as a young adult fiction, but then sex scenes would rudely intervene.
Voice acting was good, but voices of certain characters were too unpleasant.

Pros: I really enjoyed the characters! I felt like they had good motivation, they were well rounded! I didn't even mind the love triangle, because I loved the rival girl, I wanted her to succeed! It's great to see that characters that are terrible in one circumstance, are actually unparalleled in another situation, and I love that! I felt that they interacted well with each other. And even a number of the side characters draw me in, I want to know more about them even as they die!

Cons: I really couldn't get into the story. I felt no pull to figure out what happened next in the world. And I find the magic tattoo system a little basic and too all-powerful. So many situations felt like "And then she used magic and won!" for my liking.

Conclusion: Fun, but I won't be listening to the rest of the series

Yes, but only about 40% as i didnt enjoy following the other characters much.

The way the ink magic worked

Mostly just what any decent narrator does.

no, they would screw it up, have no doubts :P

I HATE when a book or series or anything skips between characters... its a constant kick in the face to me, just as im getting into it BAM and im kicked out and now following a character that I dont care about, only wishing i could go back and see what happens with the main character instead.

Most of this book is pretty good and while the side characters arent bad or uninteresting, to me its just such a immersion breaker.

An interesting premise, but the story runs on weak plot coupons, it's gratuitously vulgar, and the climactic battle is against a character with no history, no personality, and no connection to anything else that's going on.

I really enjoyed this book. The alternate approach to magic and sorcery through tattoos was an awesome twist. I would really like to see this book as a video game. I think it would be really interesting.

This story had everything your typical fantasy needs war, magic, sex. The story unfolds in a back and forth style which I happen to enjoy. Always keeps you wanting the story to continue so you can find out what happens next. I am looking forward to the next read even though I've read that it's more plot moving with no conclusions and a total cliff hanger, I don't care. I am a believer that not every story should come delivered in a tight little package. I thoroughly enjoyed the narrator and I'm glad that the same narrator is doing the others. I appreciate continuity. Great read. Definitely recommend if your lover of the genre.

Story would drag at some times (like political dialogues) but the narrator does an excellent job performing each accent from each character!

I liked the adventurous story good narrator was disappointed on how fast the story moved along. the final battle also seemed to end to quickly. overall was a decent book to listen to.

I overall theme of the book is interesting to me.

It felt like a first part book in the way that it didn't really start gaining momentum until the end of the book.