Description:
When times
are darkest, some vampires desire more than blood …
England,
1465. Mortal men clash in the War of the Roses for the English crown, while
vampire warriors’ move undetected among their ranks, savoring the flow of blood
that battlefields provide.
Vampire
prince, Severian Pearce, fears the revelation of the immortal clans to
humankind should King Henry fall from power. While in pursuit of Henry’s
enemies, Severian comes to the aid of Meridian Neville, a human woman he
craves—and not for the scent of her blood … Meridian is torn between honoring
her father’s dying wish and her unexplainable yearning for Lord Severian. But
as Severian and Meridian work together to protect a relic hunted by mortals and
immortals alike, the red veil descends over them. This all-consuming attraction
can drive immortals to the brink of madness. Will the existence of this
powerful bond between a human and a vampire be enough to unite the immortal
clans or is the red veil a scourge set on destroying any chance they might have
of happiness?
When all
hope is lost, one vampire will fight unto death for his forbidden love.
My Review:
Holy Sweet Mother
of the Great Cow Daisy…. This book was great!
It had romance, it had intrigue, it had a mystical mystery about the red
veil and Cain, it had adventure, and a bit of murder. Add in the old English, and the War of the
Roses in the background, and you have the makings of an amazing book!
Meridian is
one of those strong, innocent, and absolutely amazing women that you hope that
you would be like in those situations that she finds herself in. I liked her
first thing after she was handling the crossbow that was pointed at
Serverain. Nothing like a strong willed
woman who is willing to defend herself.
Serverian
is that sexy knight in shining armour that would strip you naked, have his way
with you and then marry you… In that order :P.
And then he would protect you and your honor by killing, maiming, and
many other manly things that would just make you want to keep him around… Yep,
definitely loved him as a character.
Arrian… I
don’t know what to say about him, but he is definitely something else. As a forerunner to the story, he already
knows the secret of the red veil.
Philabe was
a great minor character who seems to be everywhere, even when he wasn’t. Think of this book as kind of like his diary
of the events. I kind of like that.
I do love
the type of vampires that were in this book.
There were enough to where I kind of lost track. But learning who was
what, and what skills the vampires have was pretty cool.
I will
admit that there was some slow going at the beginning of the book. It took me getting through to the 2nd
chapter before I was learned that I loved this book.
The only
thing I had a hard time with that disappointed me in this book was what I call
the Twilight Cliché. I knew as soon as
they got together what was going to happen.
But since that was the only disappointment I had, I think we are ahead
of the game.
Overall,
this is a great book! Highly recommend
and I am looking forward to the next book.
Happy Reading!
Cana
Cana,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for reading and reviewing DESCENT OF BLOOD. I'm glad you enjoyed it, the second book in the series should be available next week! Happy reading, reviewing, and weekend to all!
Elizabeth Marx