The Inkling

The Inkling is a fun, quick read that is great for a lunch break or bus ride. I managed to complete it while waiting for my work computer to reboot from an update with time to spare. Ivanrest throws you right into the action with Yeta???s little ink dragon hissing and running away from her. As she makes her way back home, there are descriptions of the world and the society, which I thoroughly enjoyed and even longed for more detail. The world is just so interesting that I wish more time was devoted to building it.

The banter between Yeta and Reku, especially when they first met, was a fast back-and-forth and the personalities of the two characters were established well enough. However, as more characters were introduced and the action picked up, I had a little trouble keeping track of what was happening. More interaction between just Yeta and Reku would have given me more time to really feel them out and to see their relationship without any additional conflict.

Overall, the world, the characters, and the magic were SO COOL, but I felt much of the development was rushed and by the time I caught up, the story was over. Simply put, a tad bit longer of a story would have been great to really flesh out things.