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A review by melissasbookshelf
Silver in the Blood by Jessica Day George
3.0
This was hard to rate! I wavered between 2 and 3 stars. Jessica Day George is one of my favorite YA authors. I loved her Princess series. The problem that I had with this book is that is was so slow going at first. The build up took so long before the secrets were revealed that I found myself putting the book down several times before I could really get into it.
The premise is really good. It is set in the late 1800's in the mysterious country of Romania. There are two girl cousins who are likeable and have a sister-like bond. Though they grow up as wealthy Americans, their mothers' heritage is full of dark secrets. As they travel to Romania to meet their extended family for the first time, they are faced with an unbelievable discovery. Throw in a mysterious prince named Dracula, and you have the makings for a great series.
Unfortunately, this book just didn't work for me. It took so long for anything to happen that by the time I got to the end, I didn't really feel much for the characters one way or another. The romance was just so so because we didn't really get much detail on the male characters. I wanted to really like this. I guess the setting made my expectations soar and the reality was disappointing. I will read the next book in the series just because the potential is there. Let's just hope the next book is better than the first book.
The premise is really good. It is set in the late 1800's in the mysterious country of Romania. There are two girl cousins who are likeable and have a sister-like bond. Though they grow up as wealthy Americans, their mothers' heritage is full of dark secrets. As they travel to Romania to meet their extended family for the first time, they are faced with an unbelievable discovery. Throw in a mysterious prince named Dracula, and you have the makings for a great series.
Unfortunately, this book just didn't work for me. It took so long for anything to happen that by the time I got to the end, I didn't really feel much for the characters one way or another. The romance was just so so because we didn't really get much detail on the male characters. I wanted to really like this. I guess the setting made my expectations soar and the reality was disappointing. I will read the next book in the series just because the potential is there. Let's just hope the next book is better than the first book.