Reviews

Bloodring by Faith Hunter

lyndz_'s review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

hgranger's review against another edition

1.0

Neo-mages, half-breeds (???), kylens, and demons, oh my. Seraphs that never call themselves Angels - oh except for that one who does. Oops. Are they secretly aliens? (No, really, someone speculates about that in the book...) Ice-age and ice caps but also Sun-days and sunbathing. The worst spell caster ever. (The chicken spell would have made me throw the book if I hadn't been reading on my phone.) How the heck has this woman survived up to the point where the reader meets her? She seems incapable of functioning in this world without immediately giving herself away.
Working phones but not cars or computers or...wait, some cars. But trips still have to be made by mule trains. I could have dealt with all this nonsense and still not wanted to smack Thorn with that amethyst if it hadn't been for the whole "Mage heat" idea. So so stupid. Please stop that. Now.

lynseyisreading's review against another edition

2.0

Not Good. My rating for this book deteriorated as the book went on. At first, the concept of Thorne being a neo-mage hiding in plain sight under threat of torture and death if she were caught sounded promising. But the plot was just a hot mess. Where it wasn't dull as dishwater- talking about the day-to-day minutia of working in a jewellery shop- it was confusing to a ridiculous degree. I found myself having to go back and re-read sections constantly because I was totally lost. Normally, I might blame any such confusion on the reader, not the writer, but in this instance I'm pretty sure I was paying attention and it was still a confusing mess.

If you want to read something by this author, go for the UF one: The Jane Yellowrock series. That's a bit of a slow starter too, but once you're into it, it's approximately a bajillion times better than this effort.

shan198025's review against another edition

Just not for me. If the book had been set before and after the First plague that is more my style.

mleetm's review

5.0

That ending though.. eh

So I loved this dark post apocalyptic world. I could definitely see a similar tone to the Jane Yellowrock series. And I dunno.. that finale? We went from low tech, learning how to control abilities and being a serious and responsible woman- to a ship (spaceship?). I may read the next book, but honestly I have no enthusiasm at that idea. 98% five stars

ac223's review against another edition

3.0

I really liked Thorn. She is a mage in hiding, pretending and living among humans. I am not normally fond of too much sex because it usually takes away from the book, but poor Thorn is deprived! What's worse is she runs into a Kylen and at the sight of him goes into heat. I am pretty sure I have seen women like this! All of the characters are interesting, and easy to like.

wetdryvac's review against another edition

5.0

Not my usual speed in some regards, but fun.

star_tbr2020's review against another edition

3.0

Started out interesting, dragged for a bit then confused the hell out of me. But I did keep reading because I wanted to see how it turned out. It got interesting again at the end but I don't think I'll continue with the series. I'll probably try another series by the author before adding her to my skip list.

acadian_wanderlust's review

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

bunnerz's review against another edition

3.0

Ratings - abandoned series:
#1 Bloodring (this book): ★★★☆☆
#2 Seraphs: ★★☆☆☆
#3 Host: ★☆☆☆☆ / DNF