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A review by elliemaiblogs
Bloodlaced by Courtney Maguire
4.0
This story was not what I was expecting and I loved every second of it. From the get go I was so intrigued about the culture in this book and I instantly loved Asagi and Tsukito. It’s such a sad story but this is another reason why I was so hooked, I couldn’t help but read on and hoping that Asagi and their companion would be safe.
The Japanese style setting was absolutely fascinating to read about, I could really picture the buildings and the fashion. Sometimes it was hard to read because the story could get really dark. There is a lot of sensitive subjects throughout including sexual assault, slavery and abuse, so I would just keep that in mind before giving it a read.
I admire Asagi so much, especially everything they put themselves through to help others first. As they identify as genderless they already getting attacked by others but they would instantly stand up for anyone even if it means getting punished. This also makes it so hard to read as they are utterly selfless and everything they go through is awful. The other characters we meet throughout the book were all so realistic with a lot of detail. I felt wary of certain characters at first but I ended up loving them because they were generous and you could just see them wanting to do good. This was so good to see, especially with the book being quite dark.
I’ve said it before and I will say it again, I am not a massive vampire book lover, yet I have been getting more into it over the year. It didn’t click for me that the demon first mentioned was a take on vampires but I just love Maguire’s take on the way vampires are. I ended up flying through this book because it was incredibly easy to delve into.
Overall, I love the culture, the characters, the story and just the overall feeling this book gives you. I feel like I really know Asagi and I just love it when a book does that. It is one of the saddest books I’ve read in a while and it’s hard to think about anything else after reading, this is definitely one of those that will stay with you.
The Japanese style setting was absolutely fascinating to read about, I could really picture the buildings and the fashion. Sometimes it was hard to read because the story could get really dark. There is a lot of sensitive subjects throughout including sexual assault, slavery and abuse, so I would just keep that in mind before giving it a read.
I admire Asagi so much, especially everything they put themselves through to help others first. As they identify as genderless they already getting attacked by others but they would instantly stand up for anyone even if it means getting punished. This also makes it so hard to read as they are utterly selfless and everything they go through is awful. The other characters we meet throughout the book were all so realistic with a lot of detail. I felt wary of certain characters at first but I ended up loving them because they were generous and you could just see them wanting to do good. This was so good to see, especially with the book being quite dark.
I’ve said it before and I will say it again, I am not a massive vampire book lover, yet I have been getting more into it over the year. It didn’t click for me that the demon first mentioned was a take on vampires but I just love Maguire’s take on the way vampires are. I ended up flying through this book because it was incredibly easy to delve into.
Overall, I love the culture, the characters, the story and just the overall feeling this book gives you. I feel like I really know Asagi and I just love it when a book does that. It is one of the saddest books I’ve read in a while and it’s hard to think about anything else after reading, this is definitely one of those that will stay with you.