A review by hlizmarie
Blood Trust by Eric Van Lustbader

2.0

I received this book via a Goodreads giveaway. My motivation for entering the contest for this book is my grandfather. He reads as much as I do and we've always enjoyed talking about what we're reading. I plan to give this book to him since I know he's a big Lustbader fan. Before I hand it over though I thought I'd give it a try. Immediately I was at a disadvantage since I've not read other books in the series. I didn't have history with all of the characters although it was clear they had a lot of history with each other. Although that's an issue it's not a deal breaker. I've jumped into other series and been able to pick up on the backstory with no problem. Unfortunately though I never clicked with this book. The action was good and I found some of the characters interesting but I never felt any intensity as things should have ramped up. At times the writing seemed clunky and awkward which interfered with the flow of the plot. I don't think I ever found out what motivated some of the characters to work with the bad guys and even more important I never really connected with any of the main characters. Although I enjoyed Alli's tenacity and toughness I never got invested in whether she lived or died. I had hoped that this book would draw me in and make me want to go back to the first books in the series but it actually turned me off them completely.