A review by trin_ney18
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George

5.0

4.5/5
This book was totally swoon-worthy. It just makes me smile and I get this feeling in my throat where I just want to coo at it. I would give it a full 5 stars but there was one minor thing I would have changed. Despite that, I really think this book deserves more praise and attention.

What I Liked
- For a book written from a teenager's perspective, they were incredibly mature and able to focus on things that mattered when it came time. Obviously, they are going to have more immature interests but it wasn't always at the front of their minds when dangerous situations came about.
- This is not your typical werewolf and vampire book. First of all, there aren't even vampires. The development of the magic and powers was so enthralling. You could kind of predict some of what would happen but then the book would kind of twist it in a way that you weren't expecting. Which I loved immensely.
- Who knew that old-time men could be so enticing. Like, part of me wants to go back in time just so I can be courted and have men blush at the sight of my legs. But another part of me realizes how little rights I would have and the serious oppression of minority groups that still occurred at this time.
- The setting was so beautiful. Of course, this is a book and so I can't really see it but the book itself was descriptive (but not too much). I rarely see books set in Eastern (?) Europe, especially the smaller countries that resided or did reside there. A breath of fresh air.
- I am just so fond of this book and its characters. I want about 20 more novels set in this world and about the everyday lives of Lou and Dacia. It could be them shopping for ribbons and I would absolutely love it.
- The ending is where it really picks up. I had so much anxiety because there was so little book left and so much to be resolved. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

What I Didn't Like
- Nothing. I am very serious about this.
- Well, actually, I kind of wish the ending was a little more drawn out. It just felt very rushed at the end to get all these people talking to each other and resolving all the conflict.