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3.39 AVERAGE
3.39 AVERAGE
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It started out great. Has so much potential to be something obsessively good. About the 50% mark is where it all starts to go down. I feel like the mmc’s entire personality changes right at the end to someone who doesn’t exist? Everyone in this book is dumb and annoying. Unfortunately it reads like a wattpad book. I have adored other K. A. Linde books so this really disappointed me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Horrible writing. Boring characters.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have been dying to read The Monster and the Last Blood Match and was so happy when I saw it being re-released. Unfortunately it didn't work for me. It was very repetitive and I didn't much care for the heroine, Reyna. I found her immature and a few shades away from being too stupid to live. It annoyed me how she kept referring to Beckham as reacting violently and yet there was no evidence of it. I would've loved to have gotten insight into Beckham. He felt flat and bland to me. All the characters felt like caricatures of character archetypes. Another thing I wasn't fond of was the telling rather than showing. For these reasons and the fact that I wasn't enjoying this book I dnfed at 41%.
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While the hot and cold vampire/ human romance is the focus, the most intriguing element is the world around it, a re-imagined yet familiar world of what it may be like if vampires were a part of accepted society, but they were the ones in positions of power and influence among humanity- most of which are fighting simply to survive in a world meant to keep them at the bottom of both the food chain and the class system.
Among this it reminded me a bit of True Blood while imagining a different power dynamic, but one akin to sentiments of some vampires feeling they are truly the superior species and shouldn't have to mask their dark, primal natures.
I appreciated the survivalist nature of our heroine, Reyna, and that even as the lust and romance took way, she didn't lose sight of those she loved, the struggle and imbalance in the world, and finding her own purpose.
Our lead vampire, Beckham, is secretive and keeps most at bay, especially his new blood match. I was interested in finding out more about him, but he wasn't as compelling as many other vampire characters for me. Although, the bonus chapter at the end from his perspective did add a layer to his character.
He is a real mix of showing her cares and craves her and showing little regard for Reyna's dignity, heart, and even safety at times. The reveal at the end explains a lot and allowed me to understand the romance and connection a bit more, but even within that he certainly had actions and inactions that were problematic at best. I'll continue the series and see how it goes from here, but the continuous push and pull actually took me out of it at times and had me more indignant and wanting better for Reyna while the attraction was evident. If the beginning of them coming together was this bumpy period and from here there is more respect and openness and less of the hot and cold I can get on board.
Luckily, there was enough about the world building and themes examined that grabbed me and kept me enticed. The ending definitely had me wanting to see where this goes.
I came to this after reading and rather loving Linde's recent series, Oak and Holly Cycle. There are some similar elements with the unwavering familial bonds, mysterious love interest, survivalist heroine, and gritty flawed world. Overall, the Oak and The Holly Cycle is the superior of the two, but especially as a fan of unique use of vampire lore, there's enough here to make The Blood Type a captivating read.
Among this it reminded me a bit of True Blood while imagining a different power dynamic, but one akin to sentiments of some vampires feeling they are truly the superior species and shouldn't have to mask their dark, primal natures.
I appreciated the survivalist nature of our heroine, Reyna, and that even as the lust and romance took way, she didn't lose sight of those she loved, the struggle and imbalance in the world, and finding her own purpose.
Our lead vampire, Beckham, is secretive and keeps most at bay, especially his new blood match. I was interested in finding out more about him, but he wasn't as compelling as many other vampire characters for me. Although, the bonus chapter at the end from his perspective did add a layer to his character.
He is a real mix of showing her cares and craves her and showing little regard for Reyna's dignity, heart, and even safety at times. The reveal at the end explains a lot and allowed me to understand the romance and connection a bit more, but even within that he certainly had actions and inactions that were problematic at best. I'll continue the series and see how it goes from here, but the continuous push and pull actually took me out of it at times and had me more indignant and wanting better for Reyna while the attraction was evident. If the beginning of them coming together was this bumpy period and from here there is more respect and openness and less of the hot and cold I can get on board.
Luckily, there was enough about the world building and themes examined that grabbed me and kept me enticed. The ending definitely had me wanting to see where this goes.
I came to this after reading and rather loving Linde's recent series, Oak and Holly Cycle. There are some similar elements with the unwavering familial bonds, mysterious love interest, survivalist heroine, and gritty flawed world. Overall, the Oak and The Holly Cycle is the superior of the two, but especially as a fan of unique use of vampire lore, there's enough here to make The Blood Type a captivating read.