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Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon #9
Blood Wyne
Read Yasmine Galenorn's blog and other content on the Penguin Community. The D'Artigo sisters have just turned in their badges to the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. Now that they're free agents they're hoping things will be easier, but when you're half-human, half-Fae, things can go astray at the most inopportune times...especially if you're attempting to go undercover and penetrate the underworld of a vamp society on the brink of war.
336 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 22, 2010
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Yasmine Galenorn
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New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance, and is the author of over 80 books & numerous series, including the Wild Hunt Series, the Moonshadow Bay Series, the Fury Unbound Series, the Otherworld Series, the Bewitching Bedlam Series, and more. She wrote for trad publishers for 20 years until she went indie in 2016.
She’s also written nonfiction metaphysical books. She is the 2011 Career Achievement Award Winner in Urban Fantasy, given by RT Magazine. Yasmine has been in the Craft since 1980, is a shamanic witch and High Priestess. She describes her life as a blend of teacups and tattoos. She lives in Kirkland, WA, with her husband Samwise and their cats. Yasmine can be reached via her web site at Galenorn.com. Sign up for her newsletter at: http://galenorn.com/newsletter/
NOTE: ALWAYS check the website and blog, and please sign up for her newsletter there to keep current with new and upcoming releases. Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter are NOT viable places to find out all this information.
New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and USA Today bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance, and is the author of over 80 books & numerous series, including the Wild Hunt Series, the Moonshadow Bay Series, the Fury Unbound Series, the Otherworld Series, the Bewitching Bedlam Series, and more. She wrote for trad publishers for 20 years until she went indie in 2016.
She’s also written nonfiction metaphysical books. She is the 2011 Career Achievement Award Winner in Urban Fantasy, given by RT Magazine. Yasmine has been in the Craft since 1980, is a shamanic witch and High Priestess. She describes her life as a blend of teacups and tattoos. She lives in Kirkland, WA, with her husband Samwise and their cats. Yasmine can be reached via her web site at Galenorn.com. Sign up for her newsletter at: http://galenorn.com/newsletter/
NOTE: ALWAYS check the website and blog, and please sign up for her newsletter there to keep current with new and upcoming releases. Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter are NOT viable places to find out all this information.
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September 13, 2017
Rating: 4 ½ stars
As much as I enjoy the Sisters of the Otherworld series, I do have my favorite D’Artigo siblings. Camille has always been the It Girl. Delilah was close on her heels. Menolly—who survived through the worse abominations at the hands of reprobate sadist and then suffered the prejudice and betrayal of a bigoted father—was always in a class by herself. Menolly appeared aloof, mysterious and quite absent due to her limited scheduling because of her forced transformation. When she was around, I loved the way she kicked ass, vibed on her potty mouth and snarly attitude which could turn sweet with little Maggie. Still, I was always in a rush to get through vamp-sis’ books so I could move on to the sexpot witch (Camille) with the reverse harem and the darling tabby shape-shifter (Delilah) whose loser FBH boy-toy (Chase) needed more personality grooming. Now, I feel kinda bad about this. After reading, Blood Wyne, I will say that Menolly trumped Delilah this time and distracted me from my obsession with Camille. Vamp-sis worked it like a Boss!
After all the b.s., Menolly has found her own sort of peace and self-acceptance. Many of her earlier difficulties have been resolved and her life is filled with purpose. She is in a loving and healthy relationship with a caring, generous partner. Her status has shifted in the vampire world –dramatically-and she is adapting. There is fence mending and new relationships. Some dynamics are tenuous, others are evolving and a few are so newly minted that it is blinding and disorienting. You can count on Menolly to be tough, gritty and fearless. Now there is more. Menolly’s human qualities were at the fore-front in this book. Rapid fire changes triggered her vulnerability. I could appreciate the nuances of seeing this and how she dealt with it all.
This latest installment has some wonderful plot twists. New characters are being introduced along with darker/deeper sub-plots (yes!). And boy, does the main plot turn into pea soup!
Nine down, more to go. Awesome.
As much as I enjoy the Sisters of the Otherworld series, I do have my favorite D’Artigo siblings. Camille has always been the It Girl. Delilah was close on her heels. Menolly—who survived through the worse abominations at the hands of reprobate sadist and then suffered the prejudice and betrayal of a bigoted father—was always in a class by herself. Menolly appeared aloof, mysterious and quite absent due to her limited scheduling because of her forced transformation. When she was around, I loved the way she kicked ass, vibed on her potty mouth and snarly attitude which could turn sweet with little Maggie. Still, I was always in a rush to get through vamp-sis’ books so I could move on to the sexpot witch (Camille) with the reverse harem and the darling tabby shape-shifter (Delilah) whose loser FBH boy-toy (Chase) needed more personality grooming. Now, I feel kinda bad about this. After reading, Blood Wyne, I will say that Menolly trumped Delilah this time and distracted me from my obsession with Camille. Vamp-sis worked it like a Boss!
After all the b.s., Menolly has found her own sort of peace and self-acceptance. Many of her earlier difficulties have been resolved and her life is filled with purpose. She is in a loving and healthy relationship with a caring, generous partner. Her status has shifted in the vampire world –dramatically-and she is adapting. There is fence mending and new relationships. Some dynamics are tenuous, others are evolving and a few are so newly minted that it is blinding and disorienting. You can count on Menolly to be tough, gritty and fearless. Now there is more. Menolly’s human qualities were at the fore-front in this book. Rapid fire changes triggered her vulnerability. I could appreciate the nuances of seeing this and how she dealt with it all.
This latest installment has some wonderful plot twists. New characters are being introduced along with darker/deeper sub-plots (yes!). And boy, does the main plot turn into pea soup!
Nine down, more to go. Awesome.
October 10, 2013
Menolly and Nerissa confirm their relationship in this book, growing closer than ever before despite the changes stalking Nerissa’s live – and despite the pressures pushing in on Menolly, including her vampire “daughter” requiring more of her attention.
There’s a vampire serial killer stalking women which in turn flares up human hatred against vampires. There’s also a vampire election coming up and the eldest child of the Blood Wyne, the oldest vampire, the vampire queen, is in the city and is determined to set what the results of that election will be.
He also has designs on Menolly herself.
I am torn a little here on the story. On the one hand I have the same problem I’ve had with these books since the very first – there’s a huge world here, a huge number of characters and all of them seem to have their own storylines that WILL get space in the main book (rather than spin off series of their own). Similarly, the main characters aren’t just focused on the main storyline – other things happen to divide their attention, like Delilah and the Autumn Lord and Chase or Camille and her father and the Moon Mother.
This book focuses on a main character, Menolly, but the story is a departure from the focus on Shadow Wing and the impending invasion. Instead we focus on vampire politics, a serial killer and developing the world building of the vampires with a side order of relationship issues and the Wayfarer bar. Morio, Camille, Vanzir, Smoky, Chase and the Demon underground all have their own storylines developed as well. And pretty much none of it relates to Shadow Wing or the war.
And this is where the being torn comes in. Part of me wants to complain about the distraction, and certainly I do question whether it’s necessary for us to have Chase and his new abilities taking up space or Smoky having his issue with his father. I’m not sure they add anything to the story except be more clutter underfoot.
But part of me also acknowledges that the reason why all the characters of this series are as strong, as fully fleshed and as identifiable as they are is the effort the author puts in to making sure that every character has a life of their own – which, by necessity, means they have stories of their own (but do we have to see them all?) And part of the reason why the world is so rich and compelling and complete is because it has all of these elements that do intrude into their lives rather than there just being one thing happening. It does make the world real – after all, how often can we focus on one issue in our lives and the rest of the world go away? Why should Menolly, a vampire, be able to focus on the war with Shadow-wing and completely ignore the vampire world? Why should Smoky be able to act without dragon politics ever imposing on his life? This really lets the world building tell itself – we could have Menolly drily tell us the risks vampires face of losing themselves – or we can see the a vampire face that very same, tragic fate. There’s a lot of excellent world building about politics, about vampires and about basic characterisation that is expanded through experience rather than info-dump
It also helps that the pacing issues that have plagues the series have been really cut. The action is much crisper, there’s much less “preparation time” before each fight, the scenes move more smoothly, there’s much less need to talk about unnecessary detail like which car people are driving and why, or spend pages on people’s clothes or food or gardening and everyone recapping each other is taken as read rather than having to be spelled out every time. The story moves now, making distractions a whole lot more tolerable – and making this book one that maintained tension, action and flow throughout. It’s really encouraging to me that each book is getting better at this – and that this book had a good, exciting story with multiple elements, expanded world building and parallel storylines and handled them all with excellent balance between speed, description and exposition.
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There’s a vampire serial killer stalking women which in turn flares up human hatred against vampires. There’s also a vampire election coming up and the eldest child of the Blood Wyne, the oldest vampire, the vampire queen, is in the city and is determined to set what the results of that election will be.
He also has designs on Menolly herself.
I am torn a little here on the story. On the one hand I have the same problem I’ve had with these books since the very first – there’s a huge world here, a huge number of characters and all of them seem to have their own storylines that WILL get space in the main book (rather than spin off series of their own). Similarly, the main characters aren’t just focused on the main storyline – other things happen to divide their attention, like Delilah and the Autumn Lord and Chase or Camille and her father and the Moon Mother.
This book focuses on a main character, Menolly, but the story is a departure from the focus on Shadow Wing and the impending invasion. Instead we focus on vampire politics, a serial killer and developing the world building of the vampires with a side order of relationship issues and the Wayfarer bar. Morio, Camille, Vanzir, Smoky, Chase and the Demon underground all have their own storylines developed as well. And pretty much none of it relates to Shadow Wing or the war.
And this is where the being torn comes in. Part of me wants to complain about the distraction, and certainly I do question whether it’s necessary for us to have Chase and his new abilities taking up space or Smoky having his issue with his father. I’m not sure they add anything to the story except be more clutter underfoot.
But part of me also acknowledges that the reason why all the characters of this series are as strong, as fully fleshed and as identifiable as they are is the effort the author puts in to making sure that every character has a life of their own – which, by necessity, means they have stories of their own (but do we have to see them all?) And part of the reason why the world is so rich and compelling and complete is because it has all of these elements that do intrude into their lives rather than there just being one thing happening. It does make the world real – after all, how often can we focus on one issue in our lives and the rest of the world go away? Why should Menolly, a vampire, be able to focus on the war with Shadow-wing and completely ignore the vampire world? Why should Smoky be able to act without dragon politics ever imposing on his life? This really lets the world building tell itself – we could have Menolly drily tell us the risks vampires face of losing themselves – or we can see the a vampire face that very same, tragic fate. There’s a lot of excellent world building about politics, about vampires and about basic characterisation that is expanded through experience rather than info-dump
It also helps that the pacing issues that have plagues the series have been really cut. The action is much crisper, there’s much less “preparation time” before each fight, the scenes move more smoothly, there’s much less need to talk about unnecessary detail like which car people are driving and why, or spend pages on people’s clothes or food or gardening and everyone recapping each other is taken as read rather than having to be spelled out every time. The story moves now, making distractions a whole lot more tolerable – and making this book one that maintained tension, action and flow throughout. It’s really encouraging to me that each book is getting better at this – and that this book had a good, exciting story with multiple elements, expanded world building and parallel storylines and handled them all with excellent balance between speed, description and exposition.
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November 30, 2012
Ninth in the Otherworld / Sisters of the Moon urban fantasy series rotating between the three sisters' points-of-view. Based in Seattle, the POV here is from Mennolly.
My Take
Whoa...big changes in this one. It's a combination of tying up loose ends and setting up new possibilities. I think this is one of the better ones in this series. Of course, it could be because there are so many interesting positives happening with what Roman reveals about his intentions and desires; Erin's freedom; and, Mennolly, Nerissa, and Delilah's happiness. Nor were there any huge stupid things happening...yeah! On the other hand, perhaps I'm too quick since we also have to deal with Vanzir's running out of control, Morio's life, and the terrifying events happening in Underground Seattle.
Is it possible that Galenorn's writing is improving? Her characters stayed consistent, no obvious holes or continuity issues...cool.
The Story
A vampire serial killer is on the loose in Seattle, and Sassy is crossing the line, slipping in every way. Enough that Erin takes her courage in hand and comes to Mennolly for help, providing an insight Mennolly hadn't realized she was missing.
When Mennolly approaches Roman for help with the murders, he has his price: Wade and more. More as in passion, response. Yes.
Nerissa is forced to make some major changes in her life after Andy Gambit's bigoted story got into print. And with Venus Moon-Child gone, there's just no point in Nerissa staying with the Pride.
It's the fight against the shadows in the sunken Seattle, the underground, where everything goes wrong. Morio will die without Mennolly's help and Vanzir forces Camille. An act that backfires in so many ways.
The Characters
Mennolly D'Artigo is the youngest half-fae, half-human sister, and a vampire who runs the Wayfarer's Grill, a fae bar. Her primary lover is Nerissa Shale, a werepuma who belongs to the Rainier Puma Pride and, sadly, lost the election. Chrysandra is an FBH, a full-blooded human who works as a waitress at the bar. The girls are about to open the Wayfarer up as an inn for supernatural guests. Katrina's (we met her in Harvest Hunting ) suggested Derrick Means, a Werebadger, apply for the job as bartender. Tavah is a full-Fae vampire who guards the portal at the bar on weeknights for Mennolly and not at all picky about the blood she drinks; Lucius is Fae and watches during the weekdays while Kendra, an elf, watches on weekends. Tava also quit OIA and joined up with Asteria.
The half-fae Camille, the oldest D'Artigo sister, is married to Trillian, a Svartan; Morio Kuroyama, a Youkai-kitsune demon, and Smoky, a shapeshifting silver-white dragon. Camille is a Moon Witch and a priestess of the Moon Mother about to pledge to Aeval's court in spite of her father's threat to disown her. Camille's bookstore, Indigo Crescent, is being run by Giselle, a martial arts she-demon.
Delilah is half-fae and a were-housecat, panther, and the only living Death Maiden bound to an Elemental Lord. Shade is a shadow walker---half black dragon and half-Stradolan which allows him to work shadow and illusion.
Chief of Detectives Chase Johnson is in charge of the Faerie-Human Crime Scene Investigations (FH-CSI) team and he's dating Sharah, an elfin medic and Queen Asteria's niece. The Nectar of Life he drank in Bone Magic is changing him, giving him unexpected powers. Mallen is another med tech. Officer Yugi is one of Chase's.
Sephreh ob Tanu is their father and Queen Tanaquar's advisor and lover. He's given Camille an ultimatum she can't abide and all three sisters quit OIA and have gone to work for Queen Asteria. Shamas ob Olanda is the girls' full-blooded fae cousin and he has been working for the Earthside police. Iris Kuusi is a Talon-haltija (Finnish house sprite) and a Priestess of Undutar who keeps house for the D'Artigo sisters and cares for Maggie, their baby calico gargoyle. She's stressing about whether Bruce O'Shea, a leprechaun, will ask her to marry him. And she just can't say yes if he'll want babies. Vanzir is a dream-chaser demon bound to serve the sisters who lives with Rozurial, an incubus and one of Mennolly's male lovers, and Shamas in the backyard studio.
Roman, the godfather of vampires, Lord of the Vampire nation, eldest son of Blood Wyne, and heir to the throne, has invited Mennolly to the midwinter vampire's ball, the Winter Solstice Ball. He's also Sassy's friend. Blood Wyne is the Queen Mother of the Crimson Veil, Roman's sire and human mother. Brett, a vampire, is still on his superhero kick as Vamp-Bat. Wade Stevens, the head of Vampires Anonymous, the group that kicked Mennolly out because she killed her sire (see Darkling ), is running for Regent against Terrance from Fangtabula. Serena is a young girl sired by Terrance a hundred years ago. Frederick Corvax will be presented as the new Regent at the ball.
Erin Matthews is Mennolly's vampire "daughter" whom Sassy Branson is training how to be a vampire. Janet has been Sassy's lifelong companion, who is now suffering from cancer.
Queen Asteria rules the elves. Trenyth Vesalya is an elfin assistant to Asteria who has arranged extra protection for the D'Artigo girls.
Lance Carver, Mocha Jervis, Teri, Leia, and Jack Riley are humans who hear about the supernatural activity in Greenbelt Park and just can't resist playing with their Ouija boards. Father Charles Shalimar has sinned and it's up to the girls and their friends and allies to ensure he sins no more.
Ivana Krask, the Maiden of Karask, is a gifted, not human psychic, Roman recommends for purging super-charged ghosts. Hyto is Smoky's father and he's been banished by the dragon council.
Shadow Wing is a demon lord determined to acquire the seals that will unlock the gate between Hell and Earth, and then to Otherworld. Andy Gambit is a bigoted yellow journalist who smeared Nerissa enough that she didn't win. But neither did his guy!
The Cover
The cover is Mennolly of course with her long hair in its multitude of braids. Wearing a metallic red leather jacket and a tight black T with blue jeans with some kind of tattoo or black ribbon choker around her neck. Mennolly is leaning up against a cinder block wall, splashed here and there with blood.
The title brings in another big bad...whether it's a bad "guy" or just a mama-in-law...we'll see what Blood Wyne brings to the table.�
My Take
Whoa...big changes in this one. It's a combination of tying up loose ends and setting up new possibilities. I think this is one of the better ones in this series. Of course, it could be because there are so many interesting positives happening with what Roman reveals about his intentions and desires; Erin's freedom; and, Mennolly, Nerissa, and Delilah's happiness. Nor were there any huge stupid things happening...yeah! On the other hand, perhaps I'm too quick since we also have to deal with Vanzir's running out of control, Morio's life, and the terrifying events happening in Underground Seattle.
Is it possible that Galenorn's writing is improving? Her characters stayed consistent, no obvious holes or continuity issues...cool.
The Story
A vampire serial killer is on the loose in Seattle, and Sassy is crossing the line, slipping in every way. Enough that Erin takes her courage in hand and comes to Mennolly for help, providing an insight Mennolly hadn't realized she was missing.
When Mennolly approaches Roman for help with the murders, he has his price: Wade and more. More as in passion, response. Yes.
Nerissa is forced to make some major changes in her life after Andy Gambit's bigoted story got into print. And with Venus Moon-Child gone, there's just no point in Nerissa staying with the Pride.
It's the fight against the shadows in the sunken Seattle, the underground, where everything goes wrong. Morio will die without Mennolly's help and Vanzir forces Camille. An act that backfires in so many ways.
The Characters
Mennolly D'Artigo is the youngest half-fae, half-human sister, and a vampire who runs the Wayfarer's Grill, a fae bar. Her primary lover is Nerissa Shale, a werepuma who belongs to the Rainier Puma Pride and, sadly, lost the election. Chrysandra is an FBH, a full-blooded human who works as a waitress at the bar. The girls are about to open the Wayfarer up as an inn for supernatural guests. Katrina's (we met her in Harvest Hunting ) suggested Derrick Means, a Werebadger, apply for the job as bartender. Tavah is a full-Fae vampire who guards the portal at the bar on weeknights for Mennolly and not at all picky about the blood she drinks; Lucius is Fae and watches during the weekdays while Kendra, an elf, watches on weekends. Tava also quit OIA and joined up with Asteria.
The half-fae Camille, the oldest D'Artigo sister, is married to Trillian, a Svartan; Morio Kuroyama, a Youkai-kitsune demon, and Smoky, a shapeshifting silver-white dragon. Camille is a Moon Witch and a priestess of the Moon Mother about to pledge to Aeval's court in spite of her father's threat to disown her. Camille's bookstore, Indigo Crescent, is being run by Giselle, a martial arts she-demon.
Delilah is half-fae and a were-housecat, panther, and the only living Death Maiden bound to an Elemental Lord. Shade is a shadow walker---half black dragon and half-Stradolan which allows him to work shadow and illusion.
Chief of Detectives Chase Johnson is in charge of the Faerie-Human Crime Scene Investigations (FH-CSI) team and he's dating Sharah, an elfin medic and Queen Asteria's niece. The Nectar of Life he drank in Bone Magic is changing him, giving him unexpected powers. Mallen is another med tech. Officer Yugi is one of Chase's.
Sephreh ob Tanu is their father and Queen Tanaquar's advisor and lover. He's given Camille an ultimatum she can't abide and all three sisters quit OIA and have gone to work for Queen Asteria. Shamas ob Olanda is the girls' full-blooded fae cousin and he has been working for the Earthside police. Iris Kuusi is a Talon-haltija (Finnish house sprite) and a Priestess of Undutar who keeps house for the D'Artigo sisters and cares for Maggie, their baby calico gargoyle. She's stressing about whether Bruce O'Shea, a leprechaun, will ask her to marry him. And she just can't say yes if he'll want babies. Vanzir is a dream-chaser demon bound to serve the sisters who lives with Rozurial, an incubus and one of Mennolly's male lovers, and Shamas in the backyard studio.
Roman, the godfather of vampires, Lord of the Vampire nation, eldest son of Blood Wyne, and heir to the throne, has invited Mennolly to the midwinter vampire's ball, the Winter Solstice Ball. He's also Sassy's friend. Blood Wyne is the Queen Mother of the Crimson Veil, Roman's sire and human mother. Brett, a vampire, is still on his superhero kick as Vamp-Bat. Wade Stevens, the head of Vampires Anonymous, the group that kicked Mennolly out because she killed her sire (see Darkling ), is running for Regent against Terrance from Fangtabula. Serena is a young girl sired by Terrance a hundred years ago. Frederick Corvax will be presented as the new Regent at the ball.
Erin Matthews is Mennolly's vampire "daughter" whom Sassy Branson is training how to be a vampire. Janet has been Sassy's lifelong companion, who is now suffering from cancer.
Queen Asteria rules the elves. Trenyth Vesalya is an elfin assistant to Asteria who has arranged extra protection for the D'Artigo girls.
Lance Carver, Mocha Jervis, Teri, Leia, and Jack Riley are humans who hear about the supernatural activity in Greenbelt Park and just can't resist playing with their Ouija boards. Father Charles Shalimar has sinned and it's up to the girls and their friends and allies to ensure he sins no more.
Ivana Krask, the Maiden of Karask, is a gifted, not human psychic, Roman recommends for purging super-charged ghosts. Hyto is Smoky's father and he's been banished by the dragon council.
Shadow Wing is a demon lord determined to acquire the seals that will unlock the gate between Hell and Earth, and then to Otherworld. Andy Gambit is a bigoted yellow journalist who smeared Nerissa enough that she didn't win. But neither did his guy!
The Cover
The cover is Mennolly of course with her long hair in its multitude of braids. Wearing a metallic red leather jacket and a tight black T with blue jeans with some kind of tattoo or black ribbon choker around her neck. Mennolly is leaning up against a cinder block wall, splashed here and there with blood.
The title brings in another big bad...whether it's a bad "guy" or just a mama-in-law...we'll see what Blood Wyne brings to the table.�
September 4, 2020
Look, there's a lot to like about these books. The characters are fun, if a bit Mary-Sue-ish. I really love that the world is so complicated, and that all of the characters have their own motivations and lives. It feels very real. But every time I start to really get into the story, something happens to make me sit back and wonder where the *fuck* her editor was during all of this.
One example that had me fuming was this sentence: I glanced back at the building in front of which we were standing.
There's no excuse for a sentence that clumsy in a published work. Where the hell was her editor? Her beta readers? I can understand that happening during writing, but it should have been caught during the editing process. And if it were just that one sentence, I'd shrug it off, but there are plenty of other instances. None of them are *awful*. None of them are so bad I'd quit reading the book, but they add up.
I realize this is a fairly early book in her series, so I'm hoping I'll see improvement in this, because I do intend to continue reading. The story is worth it.
One example that had me fuming was this sentence: I glanced back at the building in front of which we were standing.
There's no excuse for a sentence that clumsy in a published work. Where the hell was her editor? Her beta readers? I can understand that happening during writing, but it should have been caught during the editing process. And if it were just that one sentence, I'd shrug it off, but there are plenty of other instances. None of them are *awful*. None of them are so bad I'd quit reading the book, but they add up.
I realize this is a fairly early book in her series, so I'm hoping I'll see improvement in this, because I do intend to continue reading. The story is worth it.
December 18, 2024
Loved this one, great expansion in tension and new developments in characters's relationships. there will be so much more good stuff in the future. It is nice to read and find increased depth in the series instead of the formula, find problem, struggle, challenges, solve.
good reading i think.
good reading i think.
July 7, 2018
5/5 ⭐
I freakin love this book! Narissa and Mrnolly are such a awesome couple and I'm exited to see them evolve. Menolly has also evolved from the first book and I'm glad for that.
I freakin love this book! Narissa and Mrnolly are such a awesome couple and I'm exited to see them evolve. Menolly has also evolved from the first book and I'm glad for that.
June 20, 2018
I suspect my mistake was coming in at book 9. It’s more or a paranormal soap-opera by now than anything else. I enjoyed a few things about it.
1. The sex positivity was ACTUALLY revolutionary not just same old tired porn. There was a context that made the focus on sex relevant and that context was bringing in themes like characters being bisexual and polyamorous admittedly in limited, stereotypical ways but nevertheless these are things that do not appear in books often enough.
2. The sexuality in the book was focussed on female desire. Menolly and Nerissa typify this in a way but there was also Camille and her three husbands and attraction to others. There was no slut-shaming in portraying voracious and joyful female desire and the fact that it could be complicated and directed at more than one person. This was a definitely progressive move.
3. A very persistent theme in the portrayal of sexuality was consent. Consent was both taken for granted as the foundation for any good encounter and explicitly mentioned many times. Consent and desire were shown to be intertwined and non-consensual sex was portrayed as disordered. I was cheering for all this…it needs to be done a LOT more.
Having said all that, I found Roman a problematic character for a number of reasons. Firstly Menolly’s sex with him is portrayed as her “needing a man” (ie phallocentric “naturalness” to a woman’s sexuality) a point of view Nerissa can completely relate to (because hey who doesn’t “need” a dick? Secondly the classism, the uncomplicated ease we are meant to feel at this vampire regency (a form of bullying) comes to a head on p286 where there is one of the most explicitly classist statements I have ever read (you can’t educate a person to have “class” it is just an inborn trait of the aristocracy). This is a historically ridiculous suggestion, and I do realise that this is a fantasy story but it’s insultingly ridiculous to present that view of class untroubled by facts.
Then there is the way that Roman gradually overshadows Nerissa in the story, hijacks Menolly and controls her. By the very last page she is really just Roman’s bitch which undoes a lot of the good liberative work of the earlier chapters (and probably the earlier novels). Early on she is good on boundaries, won’t let him buy her clothes and sets her own agenda but by the end of the book Nerissa is an irrelevant background figure (more hairdresser than girlfriend) and Menolly is sparkling on the arm of a control freak.
Added to the problem of Roman is a question about the title of the book. Yeah I get that Blood Wyne is Roman’s mother and a very powerful vampire but she does not actually appear in the book. A more accurate title would be “Son of blood wyne” or something completely different. There seemed to be some sort of backhanded mother-hatred flowing through the book as an underground sub-theme.
The plot itself was indifferent. The writing was not offensively bad but didn’t blow me away. This was much better than many paranormal books I have read, but not good enough for me to seek out more of the series. Nevertheless it was refreshing to have some woman-woman romance and other ways of stirring the pot and I can’t stress enough how good the emphasis on consent was.
1. The sex positivity was ACTUALLY revolutionary not just same old tired porn. There was a context that made the focus on sex relevant and that context was bringing in themes like characters being bisexual and polyamorous admittedly in limited, stereotypical ways but nevertheless these are things that do not appear in books often enough.
2. The sexuality in the book was focussed on female desire. Menolly and Nerissa typify this in a way but there was also Camille and her three husbands and attraction to others. There was no slut-shaming in portraying voracious and joyful female desire and the fact that it could be complicated and directed at more than one person. This was a definitely progressive move.
3. A very persistent theme in the portrayal of sexuality was consent. Consent was both taken for granted as the foundation for any good encounter and explicitly mentioned many times. Consent and desire were shown to be intertwined and non-consensual sex was portrayed as disordered. I was cheering for all this…it needs to be done a LOT more.
Having said all that, I found Roman a problematic character for a number of reasons. Firstly Menolly’s sex with him is portrayed as her “needing a man” (ie phallocentric “naturalness” to a woman’s sexuality) a point of view Nerissa can completely relate to (because hey who doesn’t “need” a dick? Secondly the classism, the uncomplicated ease we are meant to feel at this vampire regency (a form of bullying) comes to a head on p286 where there is one of the most explicitly classist statements I have ever read (you can’t educate a person to have “class” it is just an inborn trait of the aristocracy). This is a historically ridiculous suggestion, and I do realise that this is a fantasy story but it’s insultingly ridiculous to present that view of class untroubled by facts.
Then there is the way that Roman gradually overshadows Nerissa in the story, hijacks Menolly and controls her. By the very last page she is really just Roman’s bitch which undoes a lot of the good liberative work of the earlier chapters (and probably the earlier novels). Early on she is good on boundaries, won’t let him buy her clothes and sets her own agenda but by the end of the book Nerissa is an irrelevant background figure (more hairdresser than girlfriend) and Menolly is sparkling on the arm of a control freak.
Added to the problem of Roman is a question about the title of the book. Yeah I get that Blood Wyne is Roman’s mother and a very powerful vampire but she does not actually appear in the book. A more accurate title would be “Son of blood wyne” or something completely different. There seemed to be some sort of backhanded mother-hatred flowing through the book as an underground sub-theme.
The plot itself was indifferent. The writing was not offensively bad but didn’t blow me away. This was much better than many paranormal books I have read, but not good enough for me to seek out more of the series. Nevertheless it was refreshing to have some woman-woman romance and other ways of stirring the pot and I can’t stress enough how good the emphasis on consent was.
March 20, 2011
Blood Wyne is the ninth book in the Otherworld series by Yasmine Galenorn and a Paranormal Romance from Berkley.
Book Blurb:
We’re the D’Artigo sisters: half-human, half-Fae. We’re sexy, we’re savvy, and we just turned in our badges to the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch. Delilah’s a werecat and blossoming Death Maiden. And as for me? I’m Menolly, acrobat extra ordinaire turned vampire. But being a vamp isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when the godfather of all vampires decides to play Prince Charming...
It’s the holiday season and a vampire serial killer is on the loose. Hungry ghosts are tearing up the town and people are running scared.
I strike a deal with Ivana Krask - one of the Elder Fae - and, too late, discover strings are attached. But when I turn to Roman, one of the oldest, most powerful vampires around, for help, he offers me more than I ever bargained for...
My thoughts:
Blood Wyne is told from Menolly’s POV - and I always enjoy her POV the best. This installment finds everyone a little busy - actually doing their own thing for once. Of course the threat of Shadow Wing is still there - but Blood Wyne does not focus on that fight.
Instead a serial vamp is on the loose and Menolly is helping Chase track him down - because it most definitely is a ‘he’. He is leaving his victims violated in a most heinous way before draining them to death.
In the course of the investigation Morio is severely injured - resulting in a drastic measure to save his life - which results in an unexpected consequence.
During that same fight Camille and Vanzir have an unexpected encounter of their own.
Smokey and Rozurial are off to help Smokey’s Mom with an SOS - so they aren’t around.
Delilah is out of commission - recuperating from the broken ribs she suffered while fighting Stacia Bonecrusher - but her demon lover Shade is ready and willing to help any way he can.
Add to that, Menolly hires a new bartender, confronts and old and well loved friend about her unacceptable behavior, relocates her ‘daughter’ Erin and meets the son of Blood Wyne - who wants her - period.
On a happier note: Menolly and her girlfriend, Nerissa, decide to take their relationship to the next level. :)
I really enjoy this series and look forward to each installment.
I give Blood Wyne 4 out of 5 stars.
M
Book Blurb:
We’re the D’Artigo sisters: half-human, half-Fae. We’re sexy, we’re savvy, and we just turned in our badges to the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch. Delilah’s a werecat and blossoming Death Maiden. And as for me? I’m Menolly, acrobat extra ordinaire turned vampire. But being a vamp isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when the godfather of all vampires decides to play Prince Charming...
It’s the holiday season and a vampire serial killer is on the loose. Hungry ghosts are tearing up the town and people are running scared.
I strike a deal with Ivana Krask - one of the Elder Fae - and, too late, discover strings are attached. But when I turn to Roman, one of the oldest, most powerful vampires around, for help, he offers me more than I ever bargained for...
My thoughts:
Blood Wyne is told from Menolly’s POV - and I always enjoy her POV the best. This installment finds everyone a little busy - actually doing their own thing for once. Of course the threat of Shadow Wing is still there - but Blood Wyne does not focus on that fight.
Instead a serial vamp is on the loose and Menolly is helping Chase track him down - because it most definitely is a ‘he’. He is leaving his victims violated in a most heinous way before draining them to death.
In the course of the investigation Morio is severely injured - resulting in a drastic measure to save his life - which results in an unexpected consequence.
During that same fight Camille and Vanzir have an unexpected encounter of their own.
Smokey and Rozurial are off to help Smokey’s Mom with an SOS - so they aren’t around.
Delilah is out of commission - recuperating from the broken ribs she suffered while fighting Stacia Bonecrusher - but her demon lover Shade is ready and willing to help any way he can.
Add to that, Menolly hires a new bartender, confronts and old and well loved friend about her unacceptable behavior, relocates her ‘daughter’ Erin and meets the son of Blood Wyne - who wants her - period.
On a happier note: Menolly and her girlfriend, Nerissa, decide to take their relationship to the next level. :)
I really enjoy this series and look forward to each installment.
I give Blood Wyne 4 out of 5 stars.
M
February 18, 2011
I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED this book. Blood Wyne is probably my favorite book in the series so far. Since the beginning I have always look forward Menolly's book. She is my favorite of the sisters her character has grown so much since the first book.
First off this book was filled with things that are going to make future books much more interesting and complicated. All of the little mini stories that wound there way through Blood Wyne made for one hell of a story. Delilah didn't have much of a part in this book since she is still on the disabled list but I can't wait to read more about Shade. Ivana Krask the Elder Fae scares the crap out of me. She was so well written into the story that I wanted to know more. The budding relationship Menolly develops with Roman the big time vamp with ties to vamp royalty. Nerissa and Menolly are ones of my favorite couples in the series that I read. Looking forward to many more great outings with the sisters in future books.
I only complaint that I have is the same one I always have at the end of such an awesome Yasmine Galenorn book............I ran out of pages. :):):)
First off this book was filled with things that are going to make future books much more interesting and complicated. All of the little mini stories that wound there way through Blood Wyne made for one hell of a story. Delilah didn't have much of a part in this book since she is still on the disabled list but I can't wait to read more about Shade. Ivana Krask the Elder Fae scares the crap out of me. She was so well written into the story that I wanted to know more. The budding relationship Menolly develops with Roman the big time vamp with ties to vamp royalty. Nerissa and Menolly are ones of my favorite couples in the series that I read. Looking forward to many more great outings with the sisters in future books.
I only complaint that I have is the same one I always have at the end of such an awesome Yasmine Galenorn book............I ran out of pages. :):):)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 29, 2015
4,5 Stars
August 29, 2019
Yep, addicted to these books... @yasminegalenorn is the awesomeness!
April 7, 2024
Round up to 4.5 stars.
March 29, 2019
Compared to the other books Blood Wyne wasn't as exciting or interesting. I was annoyed with every single character in some way or another except for Iris. House spirits can do no wrong.
Menolly needs to stop playing the martyr. She seems to think that any time anything goes wrong it's because of her. She's a vampire. Big freaking deal. She is a predator. Embrace it. Become it. Use it to protect those more vulnerable. Menolly has enormous potential to be a kick ass heroine, but instead she keeps finding errors in the way she does things. Even in the conclusion of Blood Wyne Menolly kept questioning her own happiness. Just enjoy the moment. Jeez. Talk about joy killer.
Camille wasn't being a leader. She was just a worried wife. Not what I wanted to read. I understand that in order for character development to occur terrible events need to happen. Yet injuring an important character hardly seems necessary. And the way it happened made no sense.
Delilah was also non-existent. I understand she's healing and it's not her perspective, but still.
Usually all the sisters have an opinion.
The one person that I was surprised with was Chase. In previous books he irritated me. But now I see him growing as a person. He is beginning to understand who he wants to be in life. This in turn is helping him become an asset to the sisters.
Overall, Blood Wyne was just okay. It happens. Not every book in a series will be absolutely amazing. I'm still going to continue reading this series until it is finished.
Menolly needs to stop playing the martyr. She seems to think that any time anything goes wrong it's because of her. She's a vampire. Big freaking deal. She is a predator. Embrace it. Become it. Use it to protect those more vulnerable. Menolly has enormous potential to be a kick ass heroine, but instead she keeps finding errors in the way she does things. Even in the conclusion of Blood Wyne Menolly kept questioning her own happiness. Just enjoy the moment. Jeez. Talk about joy killer.
Camille wasn't being a leader. She was just a worried wife. Not what I wanted to read. I understand that in order for character development to occur terrible events need to happen. Yet injuring an important character hardly seems necessary. And the way it happened made no sense.
Delilah was also non-existent. I understand she's healing and it's not her perspective, but still.
Usually all the sisters have an opinion.
The one person that I was surprised with was Chase. In previous books he irritated me. But now I see him growing as a person. He is beginning to understand who he wants to be in life. This in turn is helping him become an asset to the sisters.
Overall, Blood Wyne was just okay. It happens. Not every book in a series will be absolutely amazing. I'm still going to continue reading this series until it is finished.
December 18, 2022
This book was in the thick of the series I haven't read prior. Not hard to follow reading out of order. So much going on, action packed, and I got a good sense of the characters backstory. But a lot of it is hitting the reader over the head over and over with the same discussion. So annoying, I can only imagine every story is recap from earlier. Which means at least 1/3 - 2/3 of the book could be trashed.
Title had very little to do with the story. Lots of revelations in this one. So I bet it was anticipated in publication date
Title had very little to do with the story. Lots of revelations in this one. So I bet it was anticipated in publication date
January 6, 2022
I feel like Nerissa took a backseat in this book compared to Roman, even though Menolly claimed to love her and only her. Despite the fact that Menolly and Nerissa had an open relationship, they had decided to be monogamous in their love. So when Menolly's relationship with Roman gradually became more than sex, it felt like cheating. I usually don't read polyamorous books, but I made an exception for this one since it seemed to be emotionally monogamous. I guess I was wrong.
September 3, 2017
oh my gosh! what an amazing series I am so in love with these characters ! great series I am gonna be sad when I'm done but she has a couple other series that seem to be good to :) I believe it has great action right when you think it's done something comes up that ties into the books it is amazing and the author is gifted. must need series
September 23, 2017
Blood Wyne
Menolle has the lead in this adventure She is tough and strong but she cares. Caring will drive you to some choices but not caring as a vamp will bring a quick death. With more choices it is impossible to be right all the time you do your best for the most and go farther for family
Menolle has the lead in this adventure She is tough and strong but she cares. Caring will drive you to some choices but not caring as a vamp will bring a quick death. With more choices it is impossible to be right all the time you do your best for the most and go farther for family
January 8, 2022
Just got done with this one. Menolly is my favorite character, out of all the sisters and out of all the other characters in this series. She gets shit on by her community but when it comes down to it, she is ALWAYS their savior.
May 21, 2018
Written from Menolly's point of view. She adds a new lover, solving a vampire murdering prostitutes. Catches the attention of Elder Fae and introduced a new big bad vampire son of Blood Wyne.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 25, 2018
Seriye tam gaz devam inşallah 🤗
August 7, 2019
not bad overall. lacking in main series story progression, but good character development
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April 12, 2020Easy read good plot and characters. Some strange twist and turns but will read the next one in the series.
June 29, 2024
Dumb vampire took 30 chapters to make a basic plot connection.
August 29, 2024
3.75 Stars
September 22, 2024
Menolly has grown on me, she's come such a long way since the beginning.
July 25, 2012
I enjoy this series and the sisters have really grown on me. I love that the first person POV switches between sisters in a rotation book by book. It mixes things up enough to allow me to read them fairly close together. The overreaching story arc, finding the spirit seals before the big, bad Shadow Wing’s demon henchmen - allows these three girls, who were never quite perfect enough while growing up, are now on the forefront of a war and are shown to be favored by powerful gods and immortal creatures. If they were so out of favor with the fae, being half fae, have human…why are they so interesting to gods and strong immortals? Hmmmm... I love it when the underdog kicks booty.
Anyway, this novel doesn’t have as much to do with the pending demon war but instead the mystery is about a vampire serial killer on the loose. This causes the humans to target all vampires until the killing is stopped so emotions are charged and danger is high. Additionally Menolly has been selected by Roman, one of the most powerful vampires around, for something more...
Menolly is finally feeling good about herself and being a vampire. She is in love with her girlfriend and her life seems to be stabilizing, regardless of the insanity that the sisters have to deal with every book. These books are great urban fantasies, with some smexy scenes and there is a thinly veiled sense of humor throughout the plot. So while it isn't laugh out loud funny, usually she catches me off guard enough to laugh, chuckle or shake my head.
“The creatures acted a lot like the Blob - growing as they enveloped and assimilated their victims. Being digested alive by a living pile of snot was not my idea of a good time.” (pg 153)
So while this book doesn’t take us into the Otherworld, we get to go to the Seattle Underground and meet a new character, a powerful Elder Fae who strikes a bargain with Menolly to help eradicate some powerful, scary ghosts. But the bargain brings a connection, meaning we will probably be seeing her again soon. One thing that bugged me about the book is that there are a couple of chapters in the middle where they call each other dude a lot. It just started to bother me and then it seemed to stop. Weird!
This series does have a lot of characters and previously alluded to plot points so I would recommend reading them in order. Though you could enjoy this particular story since it is out of the main story arc, you would miss a lot of the ongoing issues and character development. Someone is getting hurt, another person is just recovering and major changes are happening for each of the sisters as well as the rest of their growing family of romantic interests, blood-relatives and friends. Not to mention the political environment for humans, the otherworld and vampire! The next book is told from Camille’s POV (she has 3 husbands, so they usually have the most smexing scenes) and they are finally going to help out Iris. I am interested to find out what happened to her!
These books are richly detailed, clever, fun, sometimes gross and quite sexy. If you like paranormal urban fantasy with romance and don’t mind a little gore at times, check these out! 4 stars.
Anyway, this novel doesn’t have as much to do with the pending demon war but instead the mystery is about a vampire serial killer on the loose. This causes the humans to target all vampires until the killing is stopped so emotions are charged and danger is high. Additionally Menolly has been selected by Roman, one of the most powerful vampires around, for something more...
Menolly is finally feeling good about herself and being a vampire. She is in love with her girlfriend and her life seems to be stabilizing, regardless of the insanity that the sisters have to deal with every book. These books are great urban fantasies, with some smexy scenes and there is a thinly veiled sense of humor throughout the plot. So while it isn't laugh out loud funny, usually she catches me off guard enough to laugh, chuckle or shake my head.
“The creatures acted a lot like the Blob - growing as they enveloped and assimilated their victims. Being digested alive by a living pile of snot was not my idea of a good time.” (pg 153)
So while this book doesn’t take us into the Otherworld, we get to go to the Seattle Underground and meet a new character, a powerful Elder Fae who strikes a bargain with Menolly to help eradicate some powerful, scary ghosts. But the bargain brings a connection, meaning we will probably be seeing her again soon. One thing that bugged me about the book is that there are a couple of chapters in the middle where they call each other dude a lot. It just started to bother me and then it seemed to stop. Weird!
This series does have a lot of characters and previously alluded to plot points so I would recommend reading them in order. Though you could enjoy this particular story since it is out of the main story arc, you would miss a lot of the ongoing issues and character development. Someone is getting hurt, another person is just recovering and major changes are happening for each of the sisters as well as the rest of their growing family of romantic interests, blood-relatives and friends. Not to mention the political environment for humans, the otherworld and vampire! The next book is told from Camille’s POV (she has 3 husbands, so they usually have the most smexing scenes) and they are finally going to help out Iris. I am interested to find out what happened to her!
These books are richly detailed, clever, fun, sometimes gross and quite sexy. If you like paranormal urban fantasy with romance and don’t mind a little gore at times, check these out! 4 stars.
February 2, 2011
When a vampire serial killer starts rampaging through the city, Menolly knows it's only a matter of time before the humans start fighting back in retaliation, putting all vamps in danger. She sets out to stop the killer before he finds another victim, but when the group tracks him to a section of the city with some serious poltergeist activity, she quickly realizes they are way over their heads. She seeks out Roman, a ancient vampire, and asks him for help. He agrees, but his price comes at a shock to Menolly. Never would she have thought she would have caught this ancient's eye, but now he has her in his sights, and he doesn't want to let go.
Menolly has grown so much from the beginning of the series. In fact, all of the girls have made a lot of character progression, but I think Menolly may have grown the most. In this book, she seems to finally be accepting herself; all of herself. While her werepuma lover, Narissa, has a lot to do with her self acceptance, it's Roman that gets Menolly to take that final step. By being someone who can handle her when she lets herself go completely, it is almost like a huge burden is lifted off her shoulders. Before him, she had no one to allow herself to simply let loose without the fear of causing serious damage. I'm glad she will be able to balance all of the sides of herself and finally be at peace.
Due to Delilah's injuries from the previous book, we don't get to see too much of her in this one. However, as much as I love seeing all three girls worked together, Delilah really earned her rest, and I can't complain about her taking a back seat. That being said, both Menolly and Camille get their own set of troubles, and man some of them are doosies. Things are happening that will forever change the group dynamic; not just with the sisters and Iris, but their brood of men as well. Menolly is especially worried about them growing apart, but I don't think that is what will happen. I think the girls are each coming into their own, and while their paths may be different, nothing can break their bond. I think the dynamic between the three girls is the best thing about this series, and really makes them amazing books.
This book was full of heart pounding action. Once it started, I could only hold on and enjoy the ride. This is definitely my favorite Menolly book, if not the best one out of the entire series. While the fight against Shadow Wing was only a background threat in this book, the danger the group experiences was by no way any less than the previous books. In fact, some pretty major events occurred that set things in action. Some of which I am almost afraid to read about in the next book, as the repercussions will be steep. However, some events seem to be leading to good things, making this book a good balance of danger, yet potential hope for the future. I absolutely loved every minute of this book, and am so eagerly awaiting the next one's release. Definitely one of those series you want to check out if you haven't already. For fans of the series, you won't want to miss this installment!
February 25, 2017
Erst gestern veröffentlichte ich die Kurzrezension zum Vorgängerband und schon folgt die Rezension zu "Vampirblut", Band neun der "Schwestern des Mondes"-Reihe. Menolly muss sich um einen Vampir-Serienmörder kümmern und dabei passiert natürlich auch allerhand. In diesem Band merkt man auch, wie sehr Menolly an sich gearbeitet hat und dass sie endlich ein neues, selbstbestimmtes Leben führen kann. Wie sehr ich mich für sie freue! Wie sehr ich es ihr gönne, endlich die Schatten der Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen zu können! Alle anderen positiven Punkte sind natürlich wie immer da und ich habe den nächsten Band bereits in der Pipeline!
November 26, 2013
Orijinali Kitap Esintisi adresinde.
En küçük kardeş Menolly'nin kitabı fuarda bizlerleydi, benden de kaçmadı tabi. Önce Hasat Avı'nın okumam gerekti, malum sıralama bu kitapta bir hayli önemli. Ama gözüm hep bundaydı, çünkü Menolly en sevdiğim kardeş(ti).
Bu kitabından önceki Menolly kitapları kadar zevk almadım açıkçası. Hasat Avı mükemmelse bu iyiydi diyebilirim. Ama her kitabı benim bebeklerimden olduğu için bunun da yıldızını kırmadım fazla.
Konuya gelilrsek, şehirde seri vampir katil saldırıları başlıyor. Hep aynı simadaki kadınlar ölü bulunmaya başlıyor ve Menolly bu duruma el atmaya karar veriyor. Ayrıca şehrin en güçlü vampirlerinden, efsanevi Kanlı Wyne'ın oğlu Roman ile de ilişkisi kuruluyor, tabi bu seri katil konusunda da yardım alıyor ondan.
Menolly aslında biseksüel. Aşık olduğu sevgilisi (çok eşli kızlar olduğunu hatırlatayım tekrardan) Narissa bir kurt kadın. Sürüsü ilişkisinden memnun olmasa da ikili birbirlerine söz yüzüğü bile takıyorlar. Ama Ramon da kitabın sonlarına doğru Menolly'nin kalbini isteyecek, ki artık sonucunu ne zaman okuruz bilemiyorum.
Seri katili buluyorlar, ama onu ararken hayaletler ve ruhlarla bir hayli tehlikeli zamanlar geçiriyorlar. Morio ölümcül bir yara alıyor ve onu kurtarmak için Menolly kanını vermek zorunda kalıyor. Bu yüzden aralarında garip bir bağ ve şehvet oluşuyor ki bu durum Menolly'nin hiç de hoşuna gitmiyor tabi. Bir de Vanzir ile Camille'in olayı var, tamamen istemsiz ama okurken gözlerinizi fal taşı gibi açtırıyor ve en son Vanzir'e de derin bir acıma içinde kalıyorsunuz. O değil de asıl merak ettiğim Dumanlı bu olayı öğrenince ne yapacak? Vanzir bence galaksi değiştirsen en iyisi o olur.
Dumanlı'nın da ailevi sorunları var. Babası Camille'i öldürmeye çalışacak gibi geliyor bana bir sonraki kitapta. Tabi Dumanlı gibi bir ejderhayı bu kadar sinirlendirirse ne olacağını tahmin edemiyorum.
Menolly'nin öyküsü de şehir vampirlerinden Roman'ın kolunda davete gitmesi ve bir nevi otorite olarak görülmesiyle sona eriyor. Menolly'nin kitapları aslında en sevdiğim kitaplardı, ta ki bir öncekine kadar. Şu an Delilah ve Shade ikilisi favorim. Tabi bir sonraki kitapta da uzun zamandır okumadığımız Camille ile maceralara girişeceğiz. Bu kitapla Otherworld serisinin de yarısına resmi olarak ulaşmış bulunuyorum nihayet. (Bahsetmiştim, seri 18 kitap gözüküyor şu an.)
En küçük kardeş Menolly'nin kitabı fuarda bizlerleydi, benden de kaçmadı tabi. Önce Hasat Avı'nın okumam gerekti, malum sıralama bu kitapta bir hayli önemli. Ama gözüm hep bundaydı, çünkü Menolly en sevdiğim kardeş(ti).
Bu kitabından önceki Menolly kitapları kadar zevk almadım açıkçası. Hasat Avı mükemmelse bu iyiydi diyebilirim. Ama her kitabı benim bebeklerimden olduğu için bunun da yıldızını kırmadım fazla.
Konuya gelilrsek, şehirde seri vampir katil saldırıları başlıyor. Hep aynı simadaki kadınlar ölü bulunmaya başlıyor ve Menolly bu duruma el atmaya karar veriyor. Ayrıca şehrin en güçlü vampirlerinden, efsanevi Kanlı Wyne'ın oğlu Roman ile de ilişkisi kuruluyor, tabi bu seri katil konusunda da yardım alıyor ondan.
Menolly aslında biseksüel. Aşık olduğu sevgilisi (çok eşli kızlar olduğunu hatırlatayım tekrardan) Narissa bir kurt kadın. Sürüsü ilişkisinden memnun olmasa da ikili birbirlerine söz yüzüğü bile takıyorlar. Ama Ramon da kitabın sonlarına doğru Menolly'nin kalbini isteyecek, ki artık sonucunu ne zaman okuruz bilemiyorum.
Seri katili buluyorlar, ama onu ararken hayaletler ve ruhlarla bir hayli tehlikeli zamanlar geçiriyorlar. Morio ölümcül bir yara alıyor ve onu kurtarmak için Menolly kanını vermek zorunda kalıyor. Bu yüzden aralarında garip bir bağ ve şehvet oluşuyor ki bu durum Menolly'nin hiç de hoşuna gitmiyor tabi. Bir de Vanzir ile Camille'in olayı var, tamamen istemsiz ama okurken gözlerinizi fal taşı gibi açtırıyor ve en son Vanzir'e de derin bir acıma içinde kalıyorsunuz. O değil de asıl merak ettiğim Dumanlı bu olayı öğrenince ne yapacak? Vanzir bence galaksi değiştirsen en iyisi o olur.
Dumanlı'nın da ailevi sorunları var. Babası Camille'i öldürmeye çalışacak gibi geliyor bana bir sonraki kitapta. Tabi Dumanlı gibi bir ejderhayı bu kadar sinirlendirirse ne olacağını tahmin edemiyorum.
Menolly'nin öyküsü de şehir vampirlerinden Roman'ın kolunda davete gitmesi ve bir nevi otorite olarak görülmesiyle sona eriyor. Menolly'nin kitapları aslında en sevdiğim kitaplardı, ta ki bir öncekine kadar. Şu an Delilah ve Shade ikilisi favorim. Tabi bir sonraki kitapta da uzun zamandır okumadığımız Camille ile maceralara girişeceğiz. Bu kitapla Otherworld serisinin de yarısına resmi olarak ulaşmış bulunuyorum nihayet. (Bahsetmiştim, seri 18 kitap gözüküyor şu an.)
July 30, 2011
If you have not read this series yet, I would suggest starting at the beginning (Witchling) because all of the books build upon one another. The series is about three sister and alternates which sister is telling the story, this one is told from Menolly's POV. Menolly is a vampire who is finally starting to accept who she is and that she can be loved as who she is. In this story, Menolly is going after a vampire serial killer that is on the loose in their town. But runs into some problems when the serial killer hides out in the ghost infested part of town which is where we meet Ivana Krask, who I am betting we will see again later in the series. She also hooks up with Roman who is a very old very powerful vampire who has decided that he wants Menolly for his own. Menolly is attracted to him but also has a commitment to her girlfriend, Nerissa. (FYI: There is an f/f love scene in this book.) She also is trying to figure out what to do with her vampire daughter who needs a new change of residence from where she has been living. So Menolly has her hands very full in this book. Lots of time and storyline juggling that Ms Galenorn does very well. I would be so lost in writing this trying to keep everything straight.
I enjoyed this story very much, it moved the overall plot line pretty well in addition to keeping this book interesting and having a resolution. This one was a little different in that we did not see much of the main bad guys. This book was kind of in the down time after the last engagement before they go at it again with them. Delilah is still healing her wounds so we do not see very much of her and Smokey is out dealing with family business. Their lives are not boring that is for sure. I think these sisters are the living the epitome of the curse, "May you live in interesting times".
They do not have much down time, or we just do not see much down time. It exhausts me reading about all they have to do, but I cannot ever put the books down because they get me so caught up in them. All of the sisters are coming into their own and finding their place in the world and that is cool to watch.
This is a great series and I cannot wait for the next book! :)
I give it a 4.75 out of 5.
This review was originally posted on Book Binge by Kris.
I enjoyed this story very much, it moved the overall plot line pretty well in addition to keeping this book interesting and having a resolution. This one was a little different in that we did not see much of the main bad guys. This book was kind of in the down time after the last engagement before they go at it again with them. Delilah is still healing her wounds so we do not see very much of her and Smokey is out dealing with family business. Their lives are not boring that is for sure. I think these sisters are the living the epitome of the curse, "May you live in interesting times".
They do not have much down time, or we just do not see much down time. It exhausts me reading about all they have to do, but I cannot ever put the books down because they get me so caught up in them. All of the sisters are coming into their own and finding their place in the world and that is cool to watch.
This is a great series and I cannot wait for the next book! :)
I give it a 4.75 out of 5.
This review was originally posted on Book Binge by Kris.
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