I really tried to read this book, but I ultimately ended up DNF-ing this book. The plot sounds genuinely interesting, but the writing really is not for me. Thank you for the chance to check out this book regardless.

I really wanted to like Blood Alone. I love the cover and it has a great premise, but it just didn't hold my attention. I found myself purposefully avoiding this book. I think the writing style isn't for me. It just didn't flow well. Unfortunately a DNF for me.

Blood Alone is not a stand alone book. It is definitely for a patient reader that doesn’t need quick resolutions. There are a lot of interesting elements. One of those is that there is a small sub-plot of magic. It does have the potential to be larger, but would need a sequel to reach that level. Another is that the book has four separate plot lines. Again, I am sure they will eventually converge, but again not during this book. Ultimately, I struggled to understand why each story was important. It felt a bit like the middle of a story, the part you have to get through in order to get to the exciting ending.

I don’t know what to think, the premise of the story intrigued me. But the type of writing is making is hard for me to keep reading. Not smooth and natural like a conversation between friends or family. But a bit robotic I know it would be because of the type of culture and societal rules they adhere to in the book. Making the reading difficult for me to get through. I have to mention that the world building is intricate and a bit hard for me to follow. Their lands, customs and rulings are high handed and make me wonder the difficulties the characters will face. I’ve read a couple of chapter but I haven’t been able to get interested in the story so it will be a DNF for me at the moment. Maybe I will be interested in reading it later on.

Thanks to NetGalley and Di Angelo Publications, I received a ARC for an honest review !

Honestly, I feel bad but I only got to 75% by skim reading after maybe 30%ish. I couldn’t figure out the plot, and I found the writing hard to follow..
It really needs some way of highlighting when the time the POV is set in has changed. I was spectacularly confused for most of the read. Also the formatting was all over the place which didn’t help being able to follow the story.

I was hooked from the cover and description and so glad I got to read this, it had that element that I wanted and enjoyed about the genre. It took the fantasy element perfectly and enjoyed the overall story being told. Mark Miller wrote this well and was glad I got to read this, I hope there is more in this world.

Lovely book. I really recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can because it's really good and the characters are fantastic and the storyline is immaculate.