Review: Bloodlines by Richelle Mead

Bloodlines

Author: Richelle Mead

Publisher: Razorbill, 2011

Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

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BLOOD DOESN'T LIE.

Sydney is an alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of human and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. When Sydney is torn from her bed in the middle of the night, at first she thinks she's still being punished for her complicated alliance with dhampir Rose Hathaway. But what unfolds is far worse.

Jill Dragomir - the sister of Moroi Queen Lissa Dragomir - is in mortal danger, and the Moroi must send her into hiding. To avoid a civil war, Sydney is called upon to act as Jill's guardian and protector, posing as her roommate in the last place anyone would think to look for vampire royalty - a human boarding school in Palm Springs, California. But instead of finding safety at Amberwood Prep, Sydney discovers the drama is only just beginning...

TGIF

Meme by GReads

This Friday's Question:

Character Envy: If you could be one character from a book, 

who would you choose & why?

1) Rose Hathaway, from Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy series. If there ever was a more badass teenage girl around, it’s Rose. She is fiercely loyal to her friends, fights for what she believes in, is not afraid to get her hands dirty, and always needs to be in action. She has a hunk of a Russian boyfriend who can make you go weak at the knees with just one look.

2) Mercy Thompson from Patricia Briggs' Mercedes Thompson series. She is a VW mechanic and coyote shifter with some pretty awesome tattoos and a kick ass body to display them. Her best friends are a hippie vampire, a gay werewolf and his human mate. Plus she has a drool worthy werewolf neighbor who always manages to bring the sexual tension up a notch...or two. 

~lauramw

3) Aly of Pirate's Swoop from Tamora Pierce's Daughter of the Lioness novels. Her mind runs a mile per second, and her plans cover every scenario possible, and she leads a whole nation to revolution. Although this calls for the dethatched nature of a spymaster, Aly manages to make friends and become intensely loyal to them. Also, with the persistence and affection of a crow-turned-sexy-man, she learns to love.

4) Kaylin Neya of Michelle Sagara West's Chronicles of Elantra. She lives in a world were dragons stay in their human forms and their anger is reflected by the color of their eyes (run if you see the eyes turn orange or red), god-like races constantly battle in court, a lion-man is her boss and roars at her daily for being late to work, phone calls are made through mirrors, and she has these weird tattoos on her skin which not even the greater mages (the dragons) can decipher or match in power. Her childhood sweetheart, turned grown-up enemy really cares and looks out for her, and even if she doesn’t want to admit it to herself, she still loves him.

Teaser Tuesday (3)

 

Teaser Tuesdays is a meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. The rules are very simple and fun:

1.     Grab your current read.

2.    Let the book fall open to a random page. 

3.    Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. 

4.    You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from ... that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given! 

5.    Most importantly... NO spoilers! If the lines that you picked give away too much, then pick another.

My teaser is…

"Ah, my daughter," he said. "Eighteen, and already you've been accused of murder, aided felons, and acquired a death count higher than most guardians will ever see." He paused. "I couldn't be prouder."

~Abe Mazur in Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead

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Teaser Tuesdays (2)

Teaser Tuesdays is a meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. The rules are very simple and fun:

1.     Grab your current read.

2.    Let the book fall open to a random page. 

3.    Share with us two (2) "teaser" sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. 

4.    You also need to share the title of the book that you're getting your "teaser" from ... that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you've given! 

5.    Most importantly... NO spoilers! If the lines that you picked give away too much, then pick another.

My teaser is…

      I shot up from the bed. “What do you mean ‘most of the damage happened to my face’?” 

     She gestured to the mirror above the sink on the far side of the room. I ran over to it and looked at my reflection.

     “Son of a bitch!”

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