Thursday, March 29, 2018

‘Bloodspell’ (The Cruentus Curse Duology #1) by Amalie Howard

4.5 stars - Really enjoyed this YA paranormal romance featuring witches and vampires.  All thoughts of similarities to ‘Twilight’ should be abandoned.

When we meet Tori, she is a young witch just coming into her powers.  Far removed from the rest of the magic world and with no mentor to guide her, she struggles to understand her abilities and is blissfully unaware of the centuries-old mistrust and disgust between witches and vampires.  When she transfers to a new high school to complete her senior year, she is quickly mesmerized by the handsome and skilled violin player she keeps bumping into.

Christian is a refreshingly non-brooding vampire, though he does despise the death and destruction that comes with being undead.  By his own choice, he moved away from Paris and the Council of Vampires and settled into a quieter life in Middle-Of-Nowhere, Maine.  He spends time doing what he loves; learning, playing music, and conversing with humans at a combination high school/college campus.

Inexplicably drawn to Tori on account of her special blood (and its curse), Christian soon realizes she is the witch written about in a vampire prophecy, the very witch his brother, Lucian, is searching for.

Most of ‘Bloodspell’ is narrated by Tori, but every so often Christian takes over the narration and we get to see inside his head, and details of his past.  Their forbidden romance plays out differently than most YA paranormal romances, which was also refreshing.  Diving into the second book of this series now, ‘Bloodcraft.’

No comments:

Post a Comment