Alright. So this book has Hearne’s distinct voice. The characters are lovable, and quirky just like normal. I enjoyed the plot a lot and I think it’ll be the start to a series. Has a mid way between the Dresden files and iron Druid. I hate that I have to wait for the second. I’m totally rooting for Al and his happiness.

Slow. DNF.

This book had me laughing, crying and on the edge of my seat! I’m so excited to read the next one! I fell hard for the characters and can’t wait to see where their journey takes them.

I didn't fall in love with this series but I'm willing to give it another chance since I loved the Iron Druid Chronicles so much. My favourite characters are Buck and Nadia, Al was a bit underwhelming after Atticus and I was not at all invested in the main plot point. The trafficking rhetoric also felt very preachy where the environment rhetoric in the original series did not as it made sense with Atticus being a druid and bound to Gaia.

This book is just good fun. Just a rollicking good time.

I listened to an audiobook and this narrator deserves some kind of award. ::chef's kiss:: Es perfecto!

I was pleasantly surprised by Ink & Sigil.

I went into it with sort of low expectations, but the humor and depth of the characters surprised me. The magic system was also unique and the overall conflict was believable yet fantastical.

There were points it dragged and I believe it could’ve used a bit more polish, but overall, a very fun introduction to an interesting series.

I read this book for the #clearursht readathon and I am so glad I picked this up as I ended up really liking this story and I will definitely be reading more in this series and trying more by this author.

The story is an urban fantasy set in Glasgow for the most part with Al as our main character. He’s a sigil crafter and sigils are magical inked pictures which each have unique magical effects based on the design and the inks used to create them. He’s one of only a few who have a skill set to use and know about the inks and the sigils, and they are spread around the globe. His magic may not be the wand-waving, showy sort of some wizards, or the unavoidable type that hobgoblins and trolls have, but it’s pretty bad-ass and he manages to use the sigils in pretty cool ways to solve problems.

Al masquerades as a book printer, but his shop is really a front for his sigil business. He’s had 7 apprentices and all have died mysteriously, including his latest who is dead when we start the book. Unbeknownst to Al his latest apprentice was deep into some underground fae stuff, and he now needs to find out what’s been going on and who’s behind it all. Al needs to investigate and fast.

The book is written with the Glaswegian accent in mind in the spelling of many of the words. For me, this actually worked really well as I could almost “hear” the words in my mind and the accent, but I could see how for some readers it might be difficult to follow if you’re not familiar with a Scottish accent. I’m actually going to Glasgow soon for a holiday so having read this by chance at this time I really got immersed and enjoyed hearing about the place itself and the people there.

There are lots of great side characters in this one too, Nadia who is very strong and powerful and exactly the sort of person Al needs to take care of his business. She takes no shit from anyone and she’ll dish out whatever needs dishing.
We also have Buck Foi who is crazy and yet comedic too. I found his banter with Al to be a lot of fun and I enjoyed seeing his own magics come into play too.

Overall, this was a fun story with great writing and a good fast pace. Even though it’s fast it doesn’t feel like it skimps on development of the characters as I found that I definitely cared about them and wanted to see them solve the mysteries.

I definitely plan to get to book #2 soon! 4*s for this one.