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Of Wicked Blood
by Olivia Wildenstein, Katie Hayoz
I received a copy of this book from the authors.
I think this is the start of another amazing series. I love the mixture between urban fantasy and this made up world that is Brume.
I am a huge fan of Olivia Wildenstein's novels. Katie Hayoz is a new author to me but after reading this story I am definitely adding her other books to my TBR.
Just like a few other Wildenstein novels, this book contains other languages, in this case French and Breton, which can be quite confusing at first but I found myself understanding it more easily as the book went on. I felt that the addition of the other languages livened up the dialogue, specifically when it came to Slate's swearing.
The writing flows quite beautifully although this novel felt a bit younger than most of her other fantasy, likely because of the age of the main characters, but it didn't feel juvenile.
I think I was a bit thrown off by the pace of the novel. It starts off normally but then the chapters get shorter and shorter during the climax and then it ended quite abruptly. It does not end quite on a cliffhanger but I was left with a lot of questions still so I hope the next book comes out quickly after this one.
I quite enjoyed the romance of this novel. There seemed to be a bit of insta-love from Slate's perspective although there is a lot of denial from his side so the pace of the romance/relationship is still very good.
I adored Slate - he is a great example of mysterious with a dark past but very redeemable. He seems to have a good heart underneath it all.
I was on the fence about Cadence at first. She felt more naïve and sheltered at the beginning, although compassionate and loving. I usually prefer my heroines on the bolder side, but as the story went on, I realized that her more tame nature did not make her any less strong. This is a combination of characteristics that I have not seen as often and it felt refreshing.
I am very excited to read the continuation of this group's adventure and hopefully some of my many questions will be answered.
I think this is the start of another amazing series. I love the mixture between urban fantasy and this made up world that is Brume.
I am a huge fan of Olivia Wildenstein's novels. Katie Hayoz is a new author to me but after reading this story I am definitely adding her other books to my TBR.
Just like a few other Wildenstein novels, this book contains other languages, in this case French and Breton, which can be quite confusing at first but I found myself understanding it more easily as the book went on. I felt that the addition of the other languages livened up the dialogue, specifically when it came to Slate's swearing.
The writing flows quite beautifully although this novel felt a bit younger than most of her other fantasy, likely because of the age of the main characters, but it didn't feel juvenile.
I think I was a bit thrown off by the pace of the novel. It starts off normally but then the chapters get shorter and shorter during the climax and then it ended quite abruptly. It does not end quite on a cliffhanger but I was left with a lot of questions still so I hope the next book comes out quickly after this one.
I quite enjoyed the romance of this novel. There seemed to be a bit of insta-love from Slate's perspective although there is a lot of denial from his side so the pace of the romance/relationship is still very good.
I adored Slate - he is a great example of mysterious with a dark past but very redeemable. He seems to have a good heart underneath it all.
I was on the fence about Cadence at first. She felt more naïve and sheltered at the beginning, although compassionate and loving. I usually prefer my heroines on the bolder side, but as the story went on, I realized that her more tame nature did not make her any less strong. This is a combination of characteristics that I have not seen as often and it felt refreshing.
I am very excited to read the continuation of this group's adventure and hopefully some of my many questions will be answered.