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A review by thereadingchemist
Blood Awakens by Jessaca Willis
4.0
A post-apocalyptic urban fantasy filled with a twist on vampirism? Yes please! Blood Awakens is about a war between two races: those who have been Awakened, supernatural beings that possess special abilities that are tied to some variation of blood magic and those who are Unawakened. The Unawakened are the humans that will stop at nothing until they rid the world of these unnatural beings.
The story follows the lives of four individuals who must band together if they are to survive: 1) Sean: the Awakened blood guide meaning that he has the ability to control blood flow. He can either heal or kill by bleeding someone from every orifice. 2) Graciela: an Unawakened who is the sister of 3) Santiago: the Awakened empath and lastly 4) Mara, Awakened and friend of Sean.
The world building that Jessaca builds is absolutely incredible as well as the visual imagery that she creates in each scene. You can literally feel yourself immersed in every single scene. You can hear the heartbeat that agonizes Sean. You can feel the crushing weight of emotions that makes Santiago buckle at his knees.
Overall, if you love a page turning urban fantasy that is full of twists and turns on the path to safety then definitely pick up Blood Awakens. You won’t be disappointed.
Thank you to Melanie and Jessaca for providing an eARC. This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.
The story follows the lives of four individuals who must band together if they are to survive: 1) Sean: the Awakened blood guide meaning that he has the ability to control blood flow. He can either heal or kill by bleeding someone from every orifice. 2) Graciela: an Unawakened who is the sister of 3) Santiago: the Awakened empath and lastly 4) Mara, Awakened and friend of Sean.
The world building that Jessaca builds is absolutely incredible as well as the visual imagery that she creates in each scene. You can literally feel yourself immersed in every single scene. You can hear the heartbeat that agonizes Sean. You can feel the crushing weight of emotions that makes Santiago buckle at his knees.
Overall, if you love a page turning urban fantasy that is full of twists and turns on the path to safety then definitely pick up Blood Awakens. You won’t be disappointed.
Thank you to Melanie and Jessaca for providing an eARC. This did not influence my review. All opinions are my own.