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melissapalmer404's review against another edition
4.0
Book #74 Read in 2014
Innocent Blood by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
This is the second in the series. The prophesied trio (Rhun the Knight of Christ; Jordan the Warrior and Erin the Woman of Learning) are trying to find the First Angel so he/she can open the Blood Gospel and stop the world from ending...no pressure. Innocent Blood, like book #1, is action-packed and hard to put down. The main characters are joined by interesting secondary characters who have bigger roles: Christian, Bernard, Judas, The Blood Countess. This series is an interesting blend of military action, paranormal and spiritual; I enjoy these books.
I received this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.
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Innocent Blood by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell
This is the second in the series. The prophesied trio (Rhun the Knight of Christ; Jordan the Warrior and Erin the Woman of Learning) are trying to find the First Angel so he/she can open the Blood Gospel and stop the world from ending...no pressure. Innocent Blood, like book #1, is action-packed and hard to put down. The main characters are joined by interesting secondary characters who have bigger roles: Christian, Bernard, Judas, The Blood Countess. This series is an interesting blend of military action, paranormal and spiritual; I enjoy these books.
I received this book from the Amazon Vine program in exchange for a honest review.
http://melissasbookpicks.blogspot.com
madzior57's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
sarahbellestones's review
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I really enjoy this series--it's like Dan Brown, but more layered and elevated.
atlantic_reader_wannabe's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed reading this book, as I did with the other books in the series. In my opinion, this was an excellent middle book still with all the historical fact and mythology that made the series so great! The fact that there wasn't too much Catholosism to turn me away (I'm not the type of person ho really enjoys overtly religious books unless the story is one I can enjoy), and plenty of mythology and vampiric mythology to keep me interested is a major positive for me.
jaxshepp's review
I can't get past the first chapter or two. It's too charged with implications about other religions and people being insignificant compared to Christianity and Catholicism I can't get passed it. It's gross
zjswetlik's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
wingsofareader's review
4.0
I ripped through this series quickly.
While there were times when I wanted to smack a couple of the key protagonists, particularly Father Korza, whose self-flagellation wore on me, overall I am drawn to books where I am drawn to the characters and to the relationships between the characters, and I generally find the characters in this series to be interesting. They and their relationships develop over the course of the series, although Rollins does have a strange habit of occasionally going back and forth between using foreshadowing of coming character evolutions with sudden revelations that can seem rather abrupt.
I really do like that Rollins always seems to have one or two really quirky secondary characters - they usually have the best lines in the books.
Like most Rollins fare, this book has action, history, some science, and character interaction. It's heavier on the history and mythology than on the science, particularly since this series touches far more on the supernatural and focuses particularly on the Roman Catholic church. (Note: If you are a devout Catholic, although characters in the book are also devout Catholics, you may find some of the premises difficult to stomach, even as fiction.)
Rollins keeps the action moving, from start, and doesn't really ever stop, letting the reader stay just a step or two ahead of the characters (just enough to make us feel smugly superior to the characters but not enough to prevent surprises).
To borrow a phrase from Buffy the Vampire Slayer here, this time we find out more about the "Big Bad", but nonetheless there remains the ability to connect to the antagonist on some level, which makes the conflict less .... not less predictable exactly, but leaves the reader at least somewhat in sympathy with the aims of the basic motivation of the antagonist.
Perhaps takes a bit more credulity than some of the Sigma Force novels because of the supernatural and religious angle, but if you can tolerate that (or if you're already ready a Rebecca Cantrell fan, and so you know what you're getting into that way), worth a read.
While there were times when I wanted to smack a couple of the key protagonists, particularly Father Korza, whose self-flagellation wore on me, overall I am drawn to books where I am drawn to the characters and to the relationships between the characters, and I generally find the characters in this series to be interesting. They and their relationships develop over the course of the series, although Rollins does have a strange habit of occasionally going back and forth between using foreshadowing of coming character evolutions with sudden revelations that can seem rather abrupt.
I really do like that Rollins always seems to have one or two really quirky secondary characters - they usually have the best lines in the books.
Like most Rollins fare, this book has action, history, some science, and character interaction. It's heavier on the history and mythology than on the science, particularly since this series touches far more on the supernatural and focuses particularly on the Roman Catholic church. (Note: If you are a devout Catholic, although characters in the book are also devout Catholics, you may find some of the premises difficult to stomach, even as fiction.)
Rollins keeps the action moving, from start, and doesn't really ever stop, letting the reader stay just a step or two ahead of the characters (just enough to make us feel smugly superior to the characters but not enough to prevent surprises).
To borrow a phrase from Buffy the Vampire Slayer here, this time we find out more about the "Big Bad", but nonetheless there remains the ability to connect to the antagonist on some level, which makes the conflict less .... not less predictable exactly, but leaves the reader at least somewhat in sympathy with the aims of the basic motivation of the antagonist.
Perhaps takes a bit more credulity than some of the Sigma Force novels because of the supernatural and religious angle, but if you can tolerate that (or if you're already ready a Rebecca Cantrell fan, and so you know what you're getting into that way), worth a read.
kimal25's review
5.0
I loved this book. It continued the amazing plot of the blood gospel that kept me reading. There were a few surprising twists and turns as usual and the ending was amazing though also frustrating that we now must wait for more. If you like action and mystery that is biblical in nature and amazing characters-read this book, you won't be disappointed. I know the vampires might be a stretch but once you get used to it they make it even better.