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cardaisy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Stalking and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Death of parent
FMC has an emotionally abusive and manipulative family, where she is in a caregiver role and made to feel guilty for setting boundaries and doing things for herself. // Child abuse is mentioned briefly about events from the past not directly involving the MCs // Slavery briefly touched upon of non-main charactershaipanda's review against another edition
fast-paced
4.25
Wasn’t my absolute favorite thing the way the first one in the series was despite being way smuttier but still really enjoyed it and liked the main couple together
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Child abuse and Rape
wilybooklover's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
It was almost a bit eerie reading this book, because it felt as if Heather Guerre had a direct look into my brain for all of the things I'd love to see in a romance and put them into Hot Blooded.
Tessa is a really resilient heroine. She's dealing with the grief of losing her father, medical debt, a demanding job, and a family that's emotionally manipulative. You see her struggling with the latter throughout the book but as the story starts she's found a way to deal with the debt: signing up to become a blood donor to a vampire. That's how she meets our hero, Amos.
Amos is such a rarity in romance. He's such a sweet, introverted cinnamon roll. But he's also described as looking incredibly average. Tessa is almost as tall as he is. I am so TIRED of these gorgeous heroes with eight pack abs looming over the heroines, so that was really refreshing to read. Anyway, despite being a vampire with predatory urges, Amos is really respectful of Tessa. He's possessive and protective, but it never crosses the line into controlling behaviour. He actually discusses things with her and they communicate properly.
As for those predatory urges, it turns out Tessa actually likes being the focus of them because she's so tired of being in control of everything in her life. So this book does have some primal play and CNC scenes (seriously the best CNC scenes I've ever read!). It was so nice to see consent properly handled with safe words. I also loved that Tessa was curvy and still really confident in her body. The romance itself is sweet and low on conflict: every time you think there's going to be a big drama scene, the main characters just talk it through and use the power of good communication. I love it.
By the end of the book, there are some lovely cosy found family vibes that felt like a warm hug. Oh, and I really enjoyed the casual bisexual representation in this. The way Amos worried that Tessa would be disgusted at him having male lover in the past, the way that Tessa is still portrayed as bi despite only having had crushes on women before and not needing to explore it further. It felt so true to the real life bisexual experience.
This is seriously one of my top reads of 2022 and I think will quickly slide into my all-time favourites. If you're also tired of the same-old alpha heroes and big misunderstanding conflict scenes like I am, I think you'll like this.
Tessa is a really resilient heroine. She's dealing with the grief of losing her father, medical debt, a demanding job, and a family that's emotionally manipulative. You see her struggling with the latter throughout the book but as the story starts she's found a way to deal with the debt: signing up to become a blood donor to a vampire. That's how she meets our hero, Amos.
Amos is such a rarity in romance. He's such a sweet, introverted cinnamon roll. But he's also described as looking incredibly average. Tessa is almost as tall as he is. I am so TIRED of these gorgeous heroes with eight pack abs looming over the heroines, so that was really refreshing to read. Anyway, despite being a vampire with predatory urges, Amos is really respectful of Tessa. He's possessive and protective, but it never crosses the line into controlling behaviour. He actually discusses things with her and they communicate properly.
As for those predatory urges, it turns out Tessa actually likes being the focus of them because she's so tired of being in control of everything in her life. So this book does have some primal play and CNC scenes (seriously the best CNC scenes I've ever read!). It was so nice to see consent properly handled with safe words. I also loved that Tessa was curvy and still really confident in her body. The romance itself is sweet and low on conflict: every time you think there's going to be a big drama scene, the main characters just talk it through and use the power of good communication. I love it.
By the end of the book, there are some lovely cosy found family vibes that felt like a warm hug. Oh, and I really enjoyed the casual bisexual representation in this. The way Amos worried that Tessa would be disgusted at him having male lover in the past, the way that Tessa is still portrayed as bi despite only having had crushes on women before and not needing to explore it further. It felt so true to the real life bisexual experience.
This is seriously one of my top reads of 2022 and I think will quickly slide into my all-time favourites. If you're also tired of the same-old alpha heroes and big misunderstanding conflict scenes like I am, I think you'll like this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, and Slavery
avis03's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse
Minor: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, and Death of parent