The Last Bloodcarver follows the sudden mystery/adventure that Nhika has been thrown into. One misfortune after another, Nhika must come to turns with who she really is and what she really wants with her life. The storyline shows clear signs of asian (Vietnamese based on author's heritage) cultural influence which I really enjoyed. I have been studying East Asian History for well over 10 years now so it was nice to see the nine-tailed fox theme and language references (Nhika, I feel yah on trying to piece together characters/radicals.)
Now the reason why I gave this four stars instead of five. Slight kindof spoilers coming up as I discuss how this book made me feel. This was an easy read for me which I mean as, I was absolutely gripped by the story and quickly finished because I wanted to know how this played out. The only reason I docked a star and honestly i would rather give it a rating of like 4.9 stars was because of the ending. It wasn't a rushed or poorly written ending which I really appreciated. But I am really just tired of reading books that leave off with "well what-if" and ultimately a sad ending. The ending is very much like the ending of divergent series. Once again not a bad ending in my opinion but just not necessary. All in all though, great book and great author. I would recommend it.
Now the reason why I gave this four stars instead of five. Slight kindof spoilers coming up as I discuss how this book made me feel. This was an easy read for me which I mean as, I was absolutely gripped by the story and quickly finished because I wanted to know how this played out. The only reason I docked a star and honestly i would rather give it a rating of like 4.9 stars was because of the ending. It wasn't a rushed or poorly written ending which I really appreciated. But I am really just tired of reading books that leave off with "well what-if" and ultimately a sad ending. The ending is very much like the ending of divergent series. Once again not a bad ending in my opinion but just not necessary. All in all though, great book and great author. I would recommend it.