Indelible (The Twixt, #1)

by Dawn Metcalf

[Angie]

I received an ARC through NetGalley.

Wow. That was really weird and different. Indelible is oozing with originality! I don't even know what to call the paranormal beings, other than Scribes, which is the only word we're given for Ink and Inq. They're not human, but they're not really...living things either. They're just there, and only those with "the Sight" can see them. Joy happens to be gifted with the Sight, but upon seeing the Scribe duo, Ink immediate tries to blind her. Literally. He stabs her in the eye. Talk about a great introduction! Afterward, strange people keep showing up and telling Joy to give strange messages to Ink. What in the world is going on?

I loved how unique Indelible was, but I think some of the uniqueness needed to be explained better, which is why I didn't rate it higher. I'm still very confused as to what exactly the purpose of the Scribes are. They both repeatedly say how they have to be perfect and can never, ever mess up, or else they'll be replaced and cease to exist. They go around putting "signaturae" on humans, but I wasn't completely sure what this meant and why it was important. Something about the Folk putting claims on them, but why? And who are "the Folk"? I got that they were magical beings, but nothing more than that. And why do some humans have the Sight, and what's the point of it? It just seems to get Joy into trouble. This made it hard to follow the plot at times which was about a rogue Folk sneaking their signaturae onto the humans for world domination or something.

I did really enjoy the romance though. Yes, it's insta-love, but I was instantly in love with Ink, too. Well, I found him extremely adorable and interesting, so I assume Joy did also. Like I said before, he and his sister aren't human, nor are they actually alive. However, Inq has been observing humans for a long time and always keeps them around so she can learn to live. Ink, on the other hand, never saw the point until he accidentally marked Joy. Then he spends a lot of time studying her in order to make alterations to his appearance and look more human, and figuring out emotions and stuff. I just found him really endearing.

Indelible was incredibly unique, and I really liked it. I just needed more out of the world building to love it and be less confused. There's a lot going on as strange creatures are out to get Joy in order to get to Ink. They have plenty of death defying escapes that kept the story moving along at a nice pace. The romance was sweet, if fast. The plot doesn't really pick up until the last third or so, but I found it interesting even if it was confusing at times. I'll definitely be continuing this series though.

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