Ravens Blood ~ By Cassandra Lawson
5 (Unexpected)
Stars
When I was asked to read and review Raven’s Blood – a Paranormal
Romance, I was a little skeptical at first but wanted to give it an honest
shot. I mean don’t get me wrong, I loved Twilight (Team Edward) and I am huge
fan of The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris, but I
have mostly been into reading NA romance, erotic, suspense novels. I am so glad
I gave it a go, I loved Raven’s Blood. I read this book in one day because it
was so addicting.
The story is about the rise of a vampire breed who are
created by a crazed man that wanted to rid the country of all the poor people.
He and his trusted council come up with a vaccination for a flu virus (which is
actually a lethal injection) to distribute and euthanize the unsuspecting people. Something goes wrong in this
process and the vaccination ends up turning those infected into vampires.
Years later the story picks up with Connor, leader of a
vampire settlement of “born” vampires, he and his friends try to live
peacefully (for the most part) in their own settlement with a select few humans. When Connor and his friends come
upon some humans that were stealing medicine from their settlement, instead of
killing them, he ends up bargaining with the leader and taking her as his
captive in exchange for the freedom of her human friends. And, oh ya…. Raven is
a wood nymph. Things get strange, hot, and vicious as the two learn to trust in
each other in their situation, especially with all the twists and turns.
I love Connor and Raven, they are both very strong willed
and loyal characters. Connor is a fair but tough vampire; he doesn’t hurt
humans to be cruel only in necessity. Raven is so fierce; her hatred for
vampires runs deep and it is awesome to see her evolve while being surrounded
by Connor and his “born” vampires friends. The beautiful thing about this book
is it gives you just enough back story and explanation to keep you interested,
but no overwhelm you, especially being a paranormal romance. If you have never
read paranormal, I would suggest this one, it was a very well written story.
There is danger, fighting, betrayal, love, and sex… everything I love in my
romance novels, just with some paranormal characters to add a twist.
**Excerpt**
“Don’t run, Raven,” he rasped out. “I’m
a predator and in my current frame of mind, I can guarantee that you won’t like
the end result if you run.” Raven tried to keep her voice calm, “You would
really chase after me? That seems a little barbaric, even for you.”
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Thank you for the great review. I'm glad you enjoyed Raven's Blood.
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