A battle for werewolf territory and rights has Rhett fighting for his life and for the survival of the pack. The last half blood—a half human, half vampire hybrid—has been found and Rhett has been chosen as her unlikely Guardian. The pack’s survival hangs on her completing her transformation, but a Sicarii—a vampire assassin—is hunting her to ensure that never happens… exterior is nothing compared to the dark secret she carries within her. Her haunted eyes alone tell of her struggle and desire to live. But what she doesn’t know is that she is hard-wired for survival; the very blood in her veins and the legacy of her father demands it. But when her life takes a violent turn, her heritage and her fate may be the very thing to get her killed…
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This book grabbed my attention and held me there as i read cover to cover in a single sitting.
I can not wait to devour the entire series.
This is a pretty good paranormal book. I enjoyed the characters and their interactions with each other. There are werewolves and I LOVE Rhett and his mismatched eyes. Rhett is Indigo’s guardian. There are also VAMPIRES! Nox aka Sam is a vamp and is set to kill the last half blood. Indigo has suffered her whole life and was the victim many times in her life. She does not intend to be a victim again. She was in foster care through many homes. Her beloved foster brother Jerry has some issues of his own to deal with, but he is a staunch supporter for Indi to lean on. Unlike a previous foster brother who stole her innocence.
Although, there is one character Buddy that will be a bit of a trigger for some people (I don’t like the character, but… he is part of the story. He is a rapist and there are rape memories and scenes contained within the story, so if that bothers or triggers you, then don’t read it.
I enjoyed the story, found it entertaining, easy to read and thought it was a good story. I would recommend it.
It was a really good multi POV paranormal story, with some romance, suspense and action, there was darkness and heart-breaking moments. Also this novel had an original take on werewolves and vampires.
Half Blood was addictive as Lauren Dawes is a great writer. I love her writing style as she very intricately webs together a surprising story from multiple POVs.
The only problem I had was that for some reason I couldn’t connect with Indi (so that’s why it’s four stars and not five), but otherwise it was an emotional rollercoaster of a ride.
And that cliffhanger made me want to get the second book ASAP.
Trigger warning for rape, child abuse and bloody violence.
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.
I enjoyed this, a lot. I didn’t love for a couple of reasons.
CLIFFHANGER! It finishes on a cliffhanger, and if I KNOW is finishes as such, I’m usually ok, but I did NOT see this one coming at and I was somewhat annoyed about that!
I’m still not entirely sure whats going on, what the bigger picture is. It might just be me, but my brain didn’t put everything together yet, and I was somewhat annoyed by that, too. I am certain that it will all become clear in the next few books, though! (or at least I hope so!)
There is some scene setting, for multiple characters who are side players. For a long while I wasn’t sure why they even had a say, but all does become clear why they are there. Eventually. It took far too long for me though, to love that fact. I like hearing from everyone, I really do, but this reminded me a little of several series that take a long way round to get across the road.
I liked Indigo. She is a force of nature and when she fully becomes aware of what she is and what she can do, she will be invincible. Rhett, too, isn’t fully aware of himself, I don’t think yet. Some secrets he hasn’t told us, and some I don’t think have been revealed to him either.
I liked the twists to usual vampire/werewolf lore. Some major twists thrown up there!
I have to wait now, to get ahold of book 2. If you are reading this review, I recommend you wait til you at least have book 2 to hand, so you don’t throw the hissy fit I did when I ran out of book!
Because of the cliff hanger and because of the not seeing the bigger picture (yet) . . .
4 stars
**same worded review will appear elsewhere**
Before we start with Rhett and Indie’s story we get a rather peek at a man with a rather violent past.
We meet Detective Vaile Wolfe who is also a werewolf as he is investigating what looks like a murder scene minus the body. He also doesn’t seem to be able to keep a partner, that is until Officer Larissa Grey. The two of them are assigned to a serial rapist case that plays an interesting role that intertwines with Indi.
Then we get to meet Indi, she works at her brother’s coffee shop and she has a problem with men touching her. The result of a brutal attack that resulted in her training to protect herself. She also has a guardian in the form of a co-worker Rhett, he knows things about her she doesn’t have a clue about. Another interesting fact is she is fine when Rhett touches her anyone else not so much.
After an altercation with a customer, one that gave ME the creeps, we get to know her brother Jerry a bit more and he also instills Rhett with some trust where Indi is concerned.
Of course the customer shows up where he doesn’t belong leading to even more suspense.
There’s also many more players in Rhett’s pack, the reason he is Indi’s guardian, and another someone following Indi. Plus so many twists and turns as Rhett has to admit his feelings for her although he has rejected her out of character advances.
I really loved this book, now I need to continue the series.