Sequel to The Secrets of Life and Death.Summary:
Following her showdown with Elizabeth Bathory, Jackdaw Hammond is running from her past, hiding from her future, and hoping to contain her newfound thirst for blood. Buying an overgrown home in the middle of nowhere seems like the perfect place to escape…at least until she finds herself in the sights of a murderous family with a terrible secret and a penchant for dark magic. Meanwhile, her old ally Felix Guichard has gone to New Orleans to conduct his own investigation into the nature of blood magic, but is soon sucked into the intrigues of the city’s occult underworld. But Jack will need Felix more than she knows, for the battle for her soul is set to begin.
Her only salvation may lie with the secrets of 16th century master occultist Edward Kelley, and a dangerous mission he undertook in Venice to confront the Inquisition, the darkest deeds of his own past, and the fearsome power of Elizabeth Bathory.
My Thoughts:
After reading The Secrets of Life and Death, I was excited to read The Secrets of Blood and Bone because the first book (The Secrets of Life and Death) was a good fantasy story that made you not want to put down. I was, however, very disappointed in The Secrets of Blood and Bone. The story got more interesting later in the book, but the majority of the book was not very interesting. The historical fiction chapters were not as interesting as the ones in the previous book and the only way that you knew they were historical is because the narration went from third person to first person.
Negative Content:
-There was some kissing.
-When researching a revenant's obsession with blood (to keep them alive), Felix goes to a "vampire night club" sort of thing.
-When Felix got drunk at the night club, he slept with someone (thankfully there were no details in the book about it).
My Rating: 1 star
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I read the first book and liked it and I was going to read this one, but now I won't because it sounds terrible.
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