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Ink Blood Sister Scribe

The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat fantasy thriller

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By: Emma Törzs
Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
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Some books should never be opened.

A spellbinding, edge-of your seat thriller, Ink Blood Sister Scribe follows a family tasked with guarding a trove of magical but deadly books, and the shadowy organisation that will do anything to get them back . . . even murder.
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For generations, the Kalotay family has guarded a collection of rare and dangerous books. Books that let a person walk through walls, or borrow someone else's face; books of magic.

Now, Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, their library's sole protector, while her estranged older half-sister, Esther moves between countries and jobs, constantly changing, never staying anywhere for longer than a year, desperate to avoid the dangerous magic that killed her own mother. She is currently working as an electrician on a research base in Antarctica where she has found love. Maybe, finally, she feels free.

But when someone on-base begins using magic, Esther realizes that she can't outrun her family's legacy. The long-separated sisters must work together to unravel the secrets their parents kept hidden, secrets that span centuries and continents, and even other libraries...
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'A twisty and thrilling fantasy in which both the magic and the characters have real complexity, real shadows. If, like me, you're a fan of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo, pick up this book at once.' Kelly Link, Get in Trouble

'INK BLOOD SISTER SCRIBE is so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance. It is, she says, a magical book about the magic of books; I adored it.' Alix E Harrow, The Once And Future Witches

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Follow where this novel leads and you will be lost in a bewitching spell, a book of magic about books of magic, and the people who reel from reading them. Go beyond the magic and you're left with a heartbreaking tale of family where truth blurs with lies, and blood isn't thick enough. A bold, new novel from an extraordinary new voice.
Ink Blood Sister Scribe is so many things at once: an adventure, a puzzle, a twisty thriller, and a tender romance. It's a magical book about the magic of books; I adored it.
A twisty and thrilling fantasy in which both the magic and the characters have real complexity, real shadows. If, like me, you're a fan of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo, pick up this book at once.
This edge-of-your-seat fantasy thriller sees two estranged sisters tasked with guarding their family's collection of rare and dangerous magical books. To survive, they have to unravel the secrets their parents kept hidden.
The best kind of books do not simply expand our world, they let in light from new ones. Törz's spellbinding Ink Blood Sister Scribe embodies that completely. Chilling and charming in equal parts, Törz's debut is a love letter to stories everywhere.
Ink Blood Sister Scribe is itself a magical book, brimming with all the elements that make a story sing - an engrossing plot, characters that steal your heart and make you laugh out loud, and a compelling energy that reveals a true storyteller at work. What a gorgeously satisfying read.
Downright irresistible. . . . keeps the surprises and twists coming. . . . Through it all, Törzs stays grounded in her characters' emotional lives, including their tangled family relationships but also their love for the books in their care. By the end you'll gladly follow these people anywhere.
Astonishing and pristine, the kind of debut I love to be devastated by, already so assured and sophisticated that it's difficult to imagine where the author can go from here. . . . It's simply a delight from start to finish.
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Really enjoyed this tale of a unique magic system linked to books and hidden libraries. The story was intricate, set in three locations that all converge to a stunning conclusion. Perfect narration, pacing, magic system, locations, characters.

Perfect tale of Magic and books

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The start was a bit slow but once the book got going I couldn’t stop listening. It was full of new ideas on the supernatural and I think quite unique.

Wow! A new take on the supernatural!

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I loved this story from start to finish. It had the potential to be another cookie cutter fantasy about blood and ink, magic and books but it’s brilliantly original. The writing is breathtakingly good, I can’t wait to read the physical copy to dive into it all another way and pick up all the wee bits I might have missed through listening.

The narration is also so, so well done and these days that feels hard to come by on here.

I found reading really hard the last couple of years but this book has lit a fire under me to find more exquisite stories like this.

Absolutely Amazing

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The first 8 chapters or so are slow going and I was tempted to stop reading the book. I persevered and the book pace improved, and I felt more engaged with the story. I’m glad I read the book and overall enjoyed it. Now I have finished it I can see why it’s classed as a young adult book, I missed that fact when I downloaded it. Nevertheless it was enjoyable.

Interesting plot

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Not read anything like this before and I really enjoyed it.
Unpredictable storyline and quite funny at times.

The performance was excellent with no mix ups.

Well done Audible😊

UNUSUAL

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