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A review by kzimm2024
Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews
5.0
Re-read Feb 2024, still 5 stars but with a few thoughts- spoilers of course! I for one am sad that Julie/Aurelia has to stay away from Kate and Curran.
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Why the hell is Conlan in Atlanta? And unsupervised for such long periods of time? Either with Roland or wandering around? And very mature too:
“And if I don’t?” Conlan squinted at Ascanio. “Will you try to put me in your special basement?” One of the boudas chuckled and choked it off before Ascanio could glare at him.
“This doesn’t concern you,” Ascanio said, his voice harsh.
“I’ll decide what concerns me.” Conlan rested his elbow on his knee and plopped his chin on his fist. “Don’t worry. I won’t get in your way. Please go on with your attempted extortion, robbery, and kidnapping scheme. I just want to see how it all turns out.”
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I could just imagine how that conversation would go. “How did Curran’s son get hurt?”
“Well, there was this woman…”
“And what possessed you to detain a human woman in the middle of the night? Also, why is Bob missing an arm?”
Ascanio was an ass, but he wasn’t a fool.
Yes, he certainly IS an ass and I am not sure why that makes me unhappy :(
Ascanio leaned in the doorway, arms crossed, a slight smile on his lips. It had to be his sexy, nonchalant pose.
I wasn’t sure if I was expected to toss my underwear at his feet or just fall back with my legs in the air.
We get the backstory to Julie's quest and transformation as well as her deep relationship with Erra:
The cloak hid all that, but it couldn’t hide Dakkan, my spear. My grandmother had a huge problem with that name, because the closest translation of it to English would be “Stabby.”
She claimed it wasn’t a proper name for a weapon, so after the first Dakkan broke, I offered to name the new one Sharpy McStabbison, the Son of Stabby, after which she groaned and left my quarters, followed by a throng of her advisors all giving me reproachful looks.
Marten is an unexpected pleasure:
Marten blinked at me and said in a hushed voice, “Why are we hiding in the bathroom?”
“We are not hiding. We’re executing an evasive maneuver.”
I like her relationship with Conlan:
Damn it, Conlan. “You need to work on your pouncing.”
Grey eyes laughed at me. “You need to work on your hearing. I stood five feet behind you for a whole minute before I walked into your house. You never turned around.”
So he’d snuck in before the magic hit. Explained how he got past my wards.
“Remind me, what did I say about not blowing my cover?”
He shrugged. “Who’s here to see us? I don’t see anybody.” He made a show of looking through the plants. “Are you hiding witnesses in your pretty shrubs?”
The problem with Conlan was that he had his father’s unshakeable confidence and his mother’s mouth. He was also Roland’s grandson.
And of course, Derek/Darren:
All the fights I’d been in, all the torture I’d braved, all the magic I’d learned, and that’s what undid me. Meeting the guy who used to be the center of my universe until I turned eighteen.
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Eight years had passed. Everything about me had changed, but I was still in love with Derek Gaunt. How was this possible?
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I had to go home and try tomorrow. At least I had a lead. My first real lead.
I opened my eyes. A fully human Derek stood right in front of me. His eyes were aglow, and he looked at me as if I were the thing he wanted most in the entire world.
I turned away from him and mounted. “The rain is too heavy. I’m going home.”
“Tomorrow then.”
SOB
Another reviewer said you could cut the yearning with a knife and that is so accurate. The ending made me sad too, needing closure for Julie and Derek which means more stories please!!!
And LOVE Hugh, can't even begin to imagine their kids, IA is SUCH a tease:
“Are you doing okay? Do you need anything?”
“I’m fine.”
“If you do need anything, you tell me. If you need backup, you tell me. I’ll come down and smash some heads for you.”
Aww. “Thank you.”
“Gotta go. OR WHAT? I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT. YOU’RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT, AND YOU WILL TELL YOUR MOTHER THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS ON YOURSELF.”
I hung up.
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Original review Jan 2021, 5 stars and review: Sob- I am sad this is over. I devoured it, loved it, laughed along with it and hung on to every word.
6 stars.
I found conversations and phrases that I wanted to highlight on pretty much on each page. It was like old home week, a warm homecoming, with all the characters but years have passed.
Possible spoilers ahead- I tend to wander :)
I understand the new identity for Julie and surprise- for Derek as well. My favorite part? What Derek says to her at the end- he knew it was her all along. Swoon. And the honest conversation. And the insinuation that he heard her about being courted and for her to be careful what she wished for.
Ahh, this is why we love Ilona Andrews in the first place. The writing and the banter and the promise of stalking and love with intention.
Great mystery and interesting back story- just everything was terrific and did not disappoint.
And Hugh! The thought of him yelling at his son (hopefully)- PUT THAT COW DOWN. LOL
Only he can deal with the monster that his wife is.
Can't wait for more and really need Hugh and Elara- no matter how dark they say the story is, it is a delicious escape.
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Why the hell is Conlan in Atlanta? And unsupervised for such long periods of time? Either with Roland or wandering around? And very mature too:
“And if I don’t?” Conlan squinted at Ascanio. “Will you try to put me in your special basement?” One of the boudas chuckled and choked it off before Ascanio could glare at him.
“This doesn’t concern you,” Ascanio said, his voice harsh.
“I’ll decide what concerns me.” Conlan rested his elbow on his knee and plopped his chin on his fist. “Don’t worry. I won’t get in your way. Please go on with your attempted extortion, robbery, and kidnapping scheme. I just want to see how it all turns out.”
---------------
I could just imagine how that conversation would go. “How did Curran’s son get hurt?”
“Well, there was this woman…”
“And what possessed you to detain a human woman in the middle of the night? Also, why is Bob missing an arm?”
Ascanio was an ass, but he wasn’t a fool.
Yes, he certainly IS an ass and I am not sure why that makes me unhappy :(
Ascanio leaned in the doorway, arms crossed, a slight smile on his lips. It had to be his sexy, nonchalant pose.
I wasn’t sure if I was expected to toss my underwear at his feet or just fall back with my legs in the air.
We get the backstory to Julie's quest and transformation as well as her deep relationship with Erra:
The cloak hid all that, but it couldn’t hide Dakkan, my spear. My grandmother had a huge problem with that name, because the closest translation of it to English would be “Stabby.”
She claimed it wasn’t a proper name for a weapon, so after the first Dakkan broke, I offered to name the new one Sharpy McStabbison, the Son of Stabby, after which she groaned and left my quarters, followed by a throng of her advisors all giving me reproachful looks.
Marten is an unexpected pleasure:
Marten blinked at me and said in a hushed voice, “Why are we hiding in the bathroom?”
“We are not hiding. We’re executing an evasive maneuver.”
I like her relationship with Conlan:
Damn it, Conlan. “You need to work on your pouncing.”
Grey eyes laughed at me. “You need to work on your hearing. I stood five feet behind you for a whole minute before I walked into your house. You never turned around.”
So he’d snuck in before the magic hit. Explained how he got past my wards.
“Remind me, what did I say about not blowing my cover?”
He shrugged. “Who’s here to see us? I don’t see anybody.” He made a show of looking through the plants. “Are you hiding witnesses in your pretty shrubs?”
The problem with Conlan was that he had his father’s unshakeable confidence and his mother’s mouth. He was also Roland’s grandson.
And of course, Derek/Darren:
All the fights I’d been in, all the torture I’d braved, all the magic I’d learned, and that’s what undid me. Meeting the guy who used to be the center of my universe until I turned eighteen.
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Eight years had passed. Everything about me had changed, but I was still in love with Derek Gaunt. How was this possible?
-----------
I had to go home and try tomorrow. At least I had a lead. My first real lead.
I opened my eyes. A fully human Derek stood right in front of me. His eyes were aglow, and he looked at me as if I were the thing he wanted most in the entire world.
I turned away from him and mounted. “The rain is too heavy. I’m going home.”
“Tomorrow then.”
SOB
Another reviewer said you could cut the yearning with a knife and that is so accurate. The ending made me sad too, needing closure for Julie and Derek which means more stories please!!!
And LOVE Hugh, can't even begin to imagine their kids, IA is SUCH a tease:
“Are you doing okay? Do you need anything?”
“I’m fine.”
“If you do need anything, you tell me. If you need backup, you tell me. I’ll come down and smash some heads for you.”
Aww. “Thank you.”
“Gotta go. OR WHAT? I WILL SHOW YOU WHAT. YOU’RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT, AND YOU WILL TELL YOUR MOTHER THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS ON YOURSELF.”
I hung up.
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Original review Jan 2021, 5 stars and review: Sob- I am sad this is over. I devoured it, loved it, laughed along with it and hung on to every word.
6 stars.
I found conversations and phrases that I wanted to highlight on pretty much on each page. It was like old home week, a warm homecoming, with all the characters but years have passed.
Possible spoilers ahead- I tend to wander :)
I understand the new identity for Julie and surprise- for Derek as well. My favorite part? What Derek says to her at the end- he knew it was her all along. Swoon. And the honest conversation. And the insinuation that he heard her about being courted and for her to be careful what she wished for.
Ahh, this is why we love Ilona Andrews in the first place. The writing and the banter and the promise of stalking and love with intention.
Great mystery and interesting back story- just everything was terrific and did not disappoint.
And Hugh! The thought of him yelling at his son (hopefully)- PUT THAT COW DOWN. LOL
Only he can deal with the monster that his wife is.
Can't wait for more and really need Hugh and Elara- no matter how dark they say the story is, it is a delicious escape.