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Bo Blackman #2
New Order
Bo Blackman is not adjusting to her new life as a fledgling vampire particularly well. Drinking blood sickens her, and, despite her new enhanced physical skills and the attention that she's receiving from Lord Montserrat, she is desperate to find a cure. When her illegal search takes her to the door of Fingertips and Frolics, a small family-run magic shop, Bo becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of tit-for-tat with murderous consequences. To complicate matters further, she is also forced to take on a case of apparent kidnapping. But with no ransom demand and a client she despises, it may be more of a struggle to solve than she realizes.
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Published September 29, 2014
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August 21, 2015
Don't read this review unless you have read book one 'Dire Straits' or aren't planning to read the series! The whole review centres around how the last book finished so it will spoil book one for you if you read any further. You have been warned!
Bo is not coping well at being turned into a vampire to save her life, and everyone rallies to try and help her. Michael wants her to run a liason office for House vampires who need help with problems, giving Bo a bit of freedom from being stuck at the House. She is determined to use every chance to research for a possible cure for her condition, which does not please Michael. I understand that Bo does not want to be a vampire and is pissed at how things turned out but at some stage you have to quit moaning and try to deal with it. Hearing the same complaints over and over do get annoying after a while and it was the main reason that I stopped reading Chloe Neill's vampires series. Use the whinging time to train and learn and make the best of a bad job!
Michael and Bo are becoming as annoying as Ethan and Merit in aforementioned vampire series. There is constant angst, fighting over stupid things, Michael being an arse and not listening to anything Bo had to say and then yelling at her for keeping secrets from him, Bo being a pain because of her vampire angst and pushing everyone away...it was frustrating and annoying. And I still can't see any chemistry between the two of them.
The other big problem with this book is the very dull side story of Bo's investigation. Stephen was Arzo's best friend until he ran off with Arzo's love Dahlia. Now Dahlia is missing and Stephen wants her found, and Bo decides not to involve Arzo. This story was dumb and pointless. Stephen was a complete asshat, Dahlia was a cheating bitch and this pair broke Arzo's heart so I couldn't care less what happened to either of them. Plus Bo is avoiding Arzo so we don't see much of him and he is my favourite character. We also don't see much of my other favourite Beth, because we are constantly dealing with Stephen! We got more of O'Shea in the book but this time he was seriously annoying and that bugged me.
I also do not like the way the author gives each chapter a title that hints at what is about to happen. I don't want the author giving me plot spoilers while I'm reading the darn book!
Arrgghh! The things I liked so much in the first book were all missing in this one. Characters I liked were underused, characters I hated were dominating the story, there was too much moaning and fighting and no solid plot to hold the book together. This was very disappointing and I feel no urge to read the next book in the series which is a shame after enjoying book one.
Bo is not coping well at being turned into a vampire to save her life, and everyone rallies to try and help her. Michael wants her to run a liason office for House vampires who need help with problems, giving Bo a bit of freedom from being stuck at the House. She is determined to use every chance to research for a possible cure for her condition, which does not please Michael. I understand that Bo does not want to be a vampire and is pissed at how things turned out but at some stage you have to quit moaning and try to deal with it. Hearing the same complaints over and over do get annoying after a while and it was the main reason that I stopped reading Chloe Neill's vampires series. Use the whinging time to train and learn and make the best of a bad job!
Michael and Bo are becoming as annoying as Ethan and Merit in aforementioned vampire series. There is constant angst, fighting over stupid things, Michael being an arse and not listening to anything Bo had to say and then yelling at her for keeping secrets from him, Bo being a pain because of her vampire angst and pushing everyone away...it was frustrating and annoying. And I still can't see any chemistry between the two of them.
The other big problem with this book is the very dull side story of Bo's investigation. Stephen was Arzo's best friend until he ran off with Arzo's love Dahlia. Now Dahlia is missing and Stephen wants her found, and Bo decides not to involve Arzo. This story was dumb and pointless. Stephen was a complete asshat, Dahlia was a cheating bitch and this pair broke Arzo's heart so I couldn't care less what happened to either of them. Plus Bo is avoiding Arzo so we don't see much of him and he is my favourite character. We also don't see much of my other favourite Beth, because we are constantly dealing with Stephen! We got more of O'Shea in the book but this time he was seriously annoying and that bugged me.
I also do not like the way the author gives each chapter a title that hints at what is about to happen. I don't want the author giving me plot spoilers while I'm reading the darn book!
Arrgghh! The things I liked so much in the first book were all missing in this one. Characters I liked were underused, characters I hated were dominating the story, there was too much moaning and fighting and no solid plot to hold the book together. This was very disappointing and I feel no urge to read the next book in the series which is a shame after enjoying book one.
March 25, 2017
I love page turners this book dose not disappoint love it.
April 30, 2025
The plot and story, fun! I think my biggest issue with this series so far is the lack of growth. The MMC is so broody that he spends the majority of this book out of the story. He rapidly jumps to the wrong conclusions, and even after being proven wrong over and over again, he continues to do it. Bo, on the other hand, is slowly growing, though, until the end of this book. It's so infinitesimally, small, that you hardly notice it. And are, therefore, really, really annoyed by her rash decisions. Then, at the end of this book, she has what feels like quite a sudden growth when she makes a realization that the action she wants to take more than anything in the world, could destroy lives.
July 11, 2019
New Order begins with Bo trying her best to deal with becoming a vampire. She's not exactly taking it so well. Not only is she having weird hallucinations, but she also is tired of being confined to the Family house until she can go out in daylight. When life becomes too much for her she does her best to get out. But Bo has some other problems to deal with as well.
This book was really good. I loved seeing how being a vampire didn't completely change Bo. And how she was trying her best to find a way to fix it. I also loved the fact that Michael and Bo seem to be getting closer together. Those two will be an awesome couple. This one was filled with action, lots of drama, and a woman who is newly changed but is trying to find her way out of it.
This book was really good. I loved seeing how being a vampire didn't completely change Bo. And how she was trying her best to find a way to fix it. I also loved the fact that Michael and Bo seem to be getting closer together. Those two will be an awesome couple. This one was filled with action, lots of drama, and a woman who is newly changed but is trying to find her way out of it.
April 21, 2021
I was a bit hesitant about the fourth star, but truth is it kept my attention and built enough world and opened enough threads that I continue being invested. I still am not all that warm with Bo. On one hand she is refreshingly normal, makes lots of mistakes and tries to be a better person. On the other hand her issues do annoy me, I wish she‘d get over them fast. Also I find it strange that everybody treats her as this amazing person, when she clearly is not (and she agrees with me). Her communication skills are not great, for someone who wants to be a liaison...
February 14, 2015
Still not sure what's so special about Bo. She seems quite stupid and immature to me.
It was an ok read. But I was missing heat and a kick-ass heroine.
It was an ok read. But I was missing heat and a kick-ass heroine.
June 16, 2021
DNF. I really enjoyed some other books by Helen Harper but this one was just not for me.
Again the main character is clueless, manipulated, borderline stupid. Again the love interest is fascinated by her for some unfathomable reason. Again the grandpa seems to be important but for some reason we still don't know why.
Oh and what really pissed me off because it came out of the blue: ghosts! The main character is walking around, vaguely trying to investigate stuff, connect the dots and not puke because she's a vampire... and boom! Now we learn she can talk to ghosts! Was this mentioned in the first book and I missed it? Or did the author realize that she's pretty useless and needs some sort of skill to keep up?
Again the main character is clueless, manipulated, borderline stupid. Again the love interest is fascinated by her for some unfathomable reason. Again the grandpa seems to be important but for some reason we still don't know why.
Oh and what really pissed me off because it came out of the blue: ghosts! The main character is walking around, vaguely trying to investigate stuff, connect the dots and not puke because she's a vampire... and boom! Now we learn she can talk to ghosts! Was this mentioned in the first book and I missed it? Or did the author realize that she's pretty useless and needs some sort of skill to keep up?
July 22, 2016
The review will be short as I am impatient to get into the next number.
1. The case in this stories is either so ordinary or so plain.
2. Bo too focus to herself about being a vampire, she doesn't accept and doesn't satisfied with current situation, why don't move on??
3. According to point number two, it lead to the her relationship with Michael. Nothing happen, no improvement, full with bullshit to herself, and it pissed me off so much, I wanna slap Bo so she had a consciousness over her own feeling!
It's 3,5 star for this one.
1. The case in this stories is either so ordinary or so plain.
2. Bo too focus to herself about being a vampire, she doesn't accept and doesn't satisfied with current situation, why don't move on??
3. According to point number two, it lead to the her relationship with Michael. Nothing happen, no improvement, full with bullshit to herself, and it pissed me off so much, I wanna slap Bo so she had a consciousness over her own feeling!
It's 3,5 star for this one.
October 26, 2025
Bo is struggling with the aftermath of book 1 both for her personally and for society in general. I missed some of the characters from book 1, but there were new side characters introduced here that were just as interesting. We started to see more of the society and learnt more about the history of black and white witches as well as meeting a full demon and a bunch of ghosts.
This time, the investigation is into a missing person with a past intricately entwined with that of one of Bo’s friends. There were some revelations, especially towards the end, that will have an impact on some of Bo’s future decisions. I’m not sure whether they’ll play out in the short or the long-term, though.
It was a solid second book with a mystery contained to this book but with overarching plot impacts. I like Bo well enough as a protagonist. There was one particular plot point, related to Bo’s PTSD, that I didn’t like the handling of, but there’s still time for things to change in later books.
This time, the investigation is into a missing person with a past intricately entwined with that of one of Bo’s friends. There were some revelations, especially towards the end, that will have an impact on some of Bo’s future decisions. I’m not sure whether they’ll play out in the short or the long-term, though.
It was a solid second book with a mystery contained to this book but with overarching plot impacts. I like Bo well enough as a protagonist. There was one particular plot point, related to Bo’s PTSD, that I didn’t like the handling of, but there’s still time for things to change in later books.
April 3, 2018
New Order starts off six weeks after the first book finished. I’m not going to give a rundown of events or the plot, that’s what the book synopsis is for, but I am going to say that the second instalment in the Bo Blackman series was as good as the first.
Bo spends the first part of the book finding her feet, she’s dealing with PTSD and having her life be completely out of her control. Then, once Bo takes matters into her own hands, we get to see a bit more of that steel in her backbone. I love that Harper has included aspects of PTSD after the events in the first book, many authors seem to forget that their main characters are human and have to deal with human emotions. The fact that Bo is not coping initially, just makes her more relatable. I also like that Bo’s investigation skills are getting better as she gains experience, something that is also very lifelike and believable.
The relationship between Bo and Michael heats up slightly but, true to any good urban fantasy novel, things are still moving fairly slowly. The world building in New Order is really good, and we get to meet many new characters in the world of Bo Blackman - many of whom, I feel, may go on to play a bigger part later on in the series.
I’m definitely enjoying this series so far and am going to delve straight into book through.
Bo spends the first part of the book finding her feet, she’s dealing with PTSD and having her life be completely out of her control. Then, once Bo takes matters into her own hands, we get to see a bit more of that steel in her backbone. I love that Harper has included aspects of PTSD after the events in the first book, many authors seem to forget that their main characters are human and have to deal with human emotions. The fact that Bo is not coping initially, just makes her more relatable. I also like that Bo’s investigation skills are getting better as she gains experience, something that is also very lifelike and believable.
The relationship between Bo and Michael heats up slightly but, true to any good urban fantasy novel, things are still moving fairly slowly. The world building in New Order is really good, and we get to meet many new characters in the world of Bo Blackman - many of whom, I feel, may go on to play a bigger part later on in the series.
I’m definitely enjoying this series so far and am going to delve straight into book through.
October 12, 2014
Bo was a tad bit frustrating in the beginning, but it was understandable considering how things went in DIRE STRAITS. I'm really enjoying this series and looking forward to more. I do enjoy Ms. Harper's writing.
October 11, 2015
I loved the books, I love the reader... Some times I wonder if Beau is going to ever get realistic, and think and plan.. But I love the story line anyways.. :)
March 3, 2025
Huge Fan of the author but NOT this FMC ....
September 24, 2025
It’s a bit frustrating since I liked the last book so much that this one felt so rushed. I’ll just get right into it. 2.5 stars overall, and I’m continuing with the series mainly because I like the setup and the world so much. I was mostly disappointed with the plotting.
Pros:
Bo remains a fun character and I continue to enjoy her attitude toward life and interactions with other characters. I continued to enjoy her interactions with Michael, especially up through the 65% mark or so. I also liked that I felt immersed in the world- the heightening drama between Vampires and humans, the tidbits about demons and black and white witches, the idea of vampettes, and the inter vampire politics.
Cons: I’ll just bullet point these.
- Bo’s investigations progress too smoothly. It feels like even the dead ends are really just stepping stones that give her more information
- her investigations also swap back and forth between two completely separate plot lines too frequently and jarringly, and the two investigations never end up interacting with each other and becoming a single tangled mass. Not that that had to happen, but if they weren’t related I’d have fathered the author wrap one up earlier so we weren’t splitting our attention between them the entire book.
- Michael’s lack of surveillance doesn’t ring true either his otherwise rather protective attitude towards Bo. In fact, after he tells her to leave and never come back (which also feels out of character I think he’d be more along the lines of “I need some space” than the more dramatic “it’s all over” even if he means the same thing) I just felt a bit like the drama was being played for drama.
- With the inclusion of the cure hunt, it felt like I was trying to keep track of three separate stories at once.
- It bothered me that Bo never involved Michael in her investigations this book. After his semi involvement in the last book and considering their growing attraction, it doesn’t make sense to be that she would do completely stonewall him the entire time.
Content Notes:
Again nothing beyond kisses between our two leads. There’s an attempted rape scene that gets cut off rather quickly and a scene in which Bo watches a video of a couple committing adultery, but nothing really explicit.
Pros:
Bo remains a fun character and I continue to enjoy her attitude toward life and interactions with other characters. I continued to enjoy her interactions with Michael, especially up through the 65% mark or so. I also liked that I felt immersed in the world- the heightening drama between Vampires and humans, the tidbits about demons and black and white witches, the idea of vampettes, and the inter vampire politics.
Cons: I’ll just bullet point these.
- Bo’s investigations progress too smoothly. It feels like even the dead ends are really just stepping stones that give her more information
- her investigations also swap back and forth between two completely separate plot lines too frequently and jarringly, and the two investigations never end up interacting with each other and becoming a single tangled mass. Not that that had to happen, but if they weren’t related I’d have fathered the author wrap one up earlier so we weren’t splitting our attention between them the entire book.
- Michael’s lack of surveillance doesn’t ring true either his otherwise rather protective attitude towards Bo. In fact, after he tells her to leave and never come back (which also feels out of character I think he’d be more along the lines of “I need some space” than the more dramatic “it’s all over” even if he means the same thing) I just felt a bit like the drama was being played for drama.
- With the inclusion of the cure hunt, it felt like I was trying to keep track of three separate stories at once.
- It bothered me that Bo never involved Michael in her investigations this book. After his semi involvement in the last book and considering their growing attraction, it doesn’t make sense to be that she would do completely stonewall him the entire time.
Content Notes:
Again nothing beyond kisses between our two leads. There’s an attempted rape scene that gets cut off rather quickly and a scene in which Bo watches a video of a couple committing adultery, but nothing really explicit.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 11, 2019
SPOILERS
This is the second book of the Bo Blackman series. Bo is having a terrible time adjusting to life as a vampire and desperately wants a cure to vampirism. She deflects from the family to go off on her own. At the same time she has PTSD from having seen her entire office slaughtered. She has a few investigations in this book including needing to find her sanguine friend's ex, figure out everything going on w the 'neo-druid', frolic, who promised to look into a cure and is connected to magix (another mystery), and deal w a kakos daemon. Naturally, everything is connected. SHe , Connor (her human bloodbag), arlo & Peter (both sanguin) are going to be starting up a business to deal with human\vampire relations.
There is a lot going on in this book with her wanting to be independent, Michael Montserrat wanting her safe (can't wait for something to happen there!), Her numerous investigations, X the kakos demon (whom I found intriguing), starting a new business, trying not to die, and everything else that I can hardly keep it all straight to talk about. It is definitely a new world order the way things are going: humans fear the vampires too much, witches are joining between white and black, magix has vampire ability draining handcuffs, and more.
There's no sex but there's a stolen kiss or 2. No romance. Little to no cussing. Some fighting. For some reason I just feel meh about the book though, I just couldn't get wrapped up in it for some inexplicable reason. It's still a good read!
This is the second book of the Bo Blackman series. Bo is having a terrible time adjusting to life as a vampire and desperately wants a cure to vampirism. She deflects from the family to go off on her own. At the same time she has PTSD from having seen her entire office slaughtered. She has a few investigations in this book including needing to find her sanguine friend's ex, figure out everything going on w the 'neo-druid', frolic, who promised to look into a cure and is connected to magix (another mystery), and deal w a kakos daemon. Naturally, everything is connected. SHe , Connor (her human bloodbag), arlo & Peter (both sanguin) are going to be starting up a business to deal with human\vampire relations.
There is a lot going on in this book with her wanting to be independent, Michael Montserrat wanting her safe (can't wait for something to happen there!), Her numerous investigations, X the kakos demon (whom I found intriguing), starting a new business, trying not to die, and everything else that I can hardly keep it all straight to talk about. It is definitely a new world order the way things are going: humans fear the vampires too much, witches are joining between white and black, magix has vampire ability draining handcuffs, and more.
There's no sex but there's a stolen kiss or 2. No romance. Little to no cussing. Some fighting. For some reason I just feel meh about the book though, I just couldn't get wrapped up in it for some inexplicable reason. It's still a good read!
March 17, 2018
Well this series started out good.
Although there were a lot of parallels to the "highland magic" series which i read first. Female investigators like Veronica Mars in a magical world. A feisty young female character, who thinks she is the rescuer of the world. Sadly both were too Stubborn, too independent and lying constantly by omission or not so apparently good reasons. The author did not manage to write a constantly engaging story in both series. The concept wasn't bad and it is a good woven net of cases and stories to solve with a strong backbone story to go along. But the humor for example fell flat and barely made me laugh in both books. The stories are both stretched out too long and i was left dissatisfied at the end with both books.
A love story in the background, her being scared of getting hurt. And the romance drags along through the entire series before anything substantial happens if it happens at all, which lacked big time for me and felt like pulling a tooth.
The first 2 books were a nice read, book 3 was at the limit of my patience, then it went fast forward into boring and annoying, i scrolled through book 4 and 5 only to not loose the hang of it and finally read book 6 fully again.
The finale wasn't that bad, but i missed the love from the author. The ending was disappointing and uncaring.
Although there were a lot of parallels to the "highland magic" series which i read first. Female investigators like Veronica Mars in a magical world. A feisty young female character, who thinks she is the rescuer of the world. Sadly both were too Stubborn, too independent and lying constantly by omission or not so apparently good reasons. The author did not manage to write a constantly engaging story in both series. The concept wasn't bad and it is a good woven net of cases and stories to solve with a strong backbone story to go along. But the humor for example fell flat and barely made me laugh in both books. The stories are both stretched out too long and i was left dissatisfied at the end with both books.
A love story in the background, her being scared of getting hurt. And the romance drags along through the entire series before anything substantial happens if it happens at all, which lacked big time for me and felt like pulling a tooth.
The first 2 books were a nice read, book 3 was at the limit of my patience, then it went fast forward into boring and annoying, i scrolled through book 4 and 5 only to not loose the hang of it and finally read book 6 fully again.
The finale wasn't that bad, but i missed the love from the author. The ending was disappointing and uncaring.
September 23, 2025
The series took an interesting turn! I also enjoyed how fast and easy these are to read, I literally read this one in one sitting in a few hours 🥹
I still like Bo and the way the story unfolds - I love learning more about both the world building and the way the author is writing about public pressure and shifting the public opinion towards a particular group or minority. I also love that it's set in London - I'm a bit tired of all the US based crime settings so I'm enjoying the European backdrop.
However, some parts still feel flat. I'm particularly annoyed every time she communicates with Michael - the man is impossibly hot/cold and some of his decisions and attitude are honestly baffling for any individual, let alone a very powerful, old and emotionally mature leader. The way he suddenly snaps at her and would refuse to listen to a word she says but then he suddenly does a 180 and showers her with gifts or is being considerate is ridiculous.
I hope that improves a bit in the future books because the inconsistency is annoying. I don't care one bit about the romance but I just hope his character gets better fleshed out and starts to make sense.
I still like Bo and the way the story unfolds - I love learning more about both the world building and the way the author is writing about public pressure and shifting the public opinion towards a particular group or minority. I also love that it's set in London - I'm a bit tired of all the US based crime settings so I'm enjoying the European backdrop.
However, some parts still feel flat. I'm particularly annoyed every time she communicates with Michael - the man is impossibly hot/cold and some of his decisions and attitude are honestly baffling for any individual, let alone a very powerful, old and emotionally mature leader. The way he suddenly snaps at her and would refuse to listen to a word she says but then he suddenly does a 180 and showers her with gifts or is being considerate is ridiculous.
I hope that improves a bit in the future books because the inconsistency is annoying. I don't care one bit about the romance but I just hope his character gets better fleshed out and starts to make sense.
January 11, 2024
A solid second book to Bo's storyline in my opinion. Bo is not adjusting to her new heritage well and is "secretly" searching for a cure. Michael, of course, knows this and is getting fed up with Bo's inability to accept her situation. During her search, Bo unintentionally gets pulled into a magical plot in the witch community and has to use her investigation skills. She is also pulled into a missing woman case but has to keep both investigations a secret from those closest to her.
I feel like Bo lost a lot of her friend group in this book and felt like she had nowhere to turn to. This certainly did not help the mental help issues she was battling as a result of her change so we see her struggle with PTSD and loneliness. It was awesome to see her pick herself back up even after several mistakes and setbacks. The slow burn love interest took a hit in this book with a TON of miscommunication which always makes you want to pull your hair out but I have no doubt that the author will amp that back up over the next few books (as is her trend). The banter was good, if not as good as book one, and overall I still really enjoyed it and looked forward to reading it. I am already starting book 3 and have all intentions of finishing the series!
I feel like Bo lost a lot of her friend group in this book and felt like she had nowhere to turn to. This certainly did not help the mental help issues she was battling as a result of her change so we see her struggle with PTSD and loneliness. It was awesome to see her pick herself back up even after several mistakes and setbacks. The slow burn love interest took a hit in this book with a TON of miscommunication which always makes you want to pull your hair out but I have no doubt that the author will amp that back up over the next few books (as is her trend). The banter was good, if not as good as book one, and overall I still really enjoyed it and looked forward to reading it. I am already starting book 3 and have all intentions of finishing the series!
September 22, 2020
I thought it was realistic for Bo to struggle to adjust to her new life. The decision go bloodguzzler was not a pathway that she chose and the PTSD from the brutality of seeing her coworkers murdered was realistic. Honestly if I found myself in such a situation I would be fighting the Monserrat family for my life at every step!
What I liked:
- Bo was realistic, not perfect. She occasionally made reckless choices and struggled with big decisions but honestly don't we all? I liked her better for not being written as a character who just moved on from that stuff.
- X was a cool character and I look forward to see what happens with his story arc. He inspired so much fear in the novel and I want to know why.
- Despite Michael's machinations, I liked that he tried to let Bo be her own person. He tried to give her the freedom to make her own choices and doesn't force her into what the families expect her to be.
What I liked:
- Bo was realistic, not perfect. She occasionally made reckless choices and struggled with big decisions but honestly don't we all? I liked her better for not being written as a character who just moved on from that stuff.
- X was a cool character and I look forward to see what happens with his story arc. He inspired so much fear in the novel and I want to know why.
- Despite Michael's machinations, I liked that he tried to let Bo be her own person. He tried to give her the freedom to make her own choices and doesn't force her into what the families expect her to be.
October 25, 2022
good
I really like this series bow is a very interesting person. unfortunately for her, bow does not make a very good vampire. she’s trying to get out of the vampire house because of just being cooped up there makes her ill. They keep telling her it’s PTSD but she knows that the fact she does not wanna drink blood or be a vampire is not PTSD. as she’s looking for a cure for vampirism she runs into some interesting people and gets herself into some bad situation in this book. I thought it was really interesting that when she tried to break into this one company she ran into a demon that is supposed to be the worst of the worst. usually nobody lives after an encounter with these types of demons but bow pulled it off. Her relationship with Michael is a slow burn throughout this book. I think these to keep too many secrets from each other to actually have any kind of relationship. I’m excited to read the next book in a series to see what else bow brings upon herself.
I really like this series bow is a very interesting person. unfortunately for her, bow does not make a very good vampire. she’s trying to get out of the vampire house because of just being cooped up there makes her ill. They keep telling her it’s PTSD but she knows that the fact she does not wanna drink blood or be a vampire is not PTSD. as she’s looking for a cure for vampirism she runs into some interesting people and gets herself into some bad situation in this book. I thought it was really interesting that when she tried to break into this one company she ran into a demon that is supposed to be the worst of the worst. usually nobody lives after an encounter with these types of demons but bow pulled it off. Her relationship with Michael is a slow burn throughout this book. I think these to keep too many secrets from each other to actually have any kind of relationship. I’m excited to read the next book in a series to see what else bow brings upon herself.
September 28, 2017
"New Order" is the second novel in Helen Harper's "Bo Blackman" series. Bo has a hard time accepting that she is now a vampire. Her freedom is limited, and she has to drink blood directly from a human in order to survive. Unwilling to accept her destiny, she does everything in her power to find a cure for being a vampire. She's even willing to leave the safety of her Family to do so. Thrown into another round of PI work, Bo continues to rely on O'Shea and Rogu3 to help her out while keeping Michael at a distance.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this novel. Bo continues to stay true to her character while developing her morals in a new direction. This novel is action packed and filled with puzzles for the main character to solve.
Overall, I enjoyed reading this novel. Bo continues to stay true to her character while developing her morals in a new direction. This novel is action packed and filled with puzzles for the main character to solve.
June 8, 2021
I'd really give it 3.5 if I could. Compared to the first book in the series, HUGE improvement. The story is good in the action pieces, the storyline is alright. The lacking pieces still come in character development and leading into situations. Most time, these situations just don't seem like something the character would/should do or there are other, more obvious solutions. I really thought I wouldn't pick up this book after being so turned off of the series by book 1, but with the free library loan recommendation, I decided to give it a go. I still can't see why so many like the series, but it did get me curious enough to maybe even read the next one. It seems like this book is laying some groundwork for some interesting stuff to come, so I am going to trudge forward with hope.
October 3, 2024
Bo is a vampire; she didn’t want to be one but to save her life she was changed.
She’s not coping well with the situation, she gets sick drinking blood, she’s having a problem with being confined in the Montserrat estate and even with the help of Michael, things aren’t getting better.
Wanting to find a cure for vampirism she visits a magic shop and then things get interesting. She gets a mystery there, then another one when an old acquaintance of Anzo shows up with a missing wife.
Trying to combine the 2 problems naturally leads to more.
There is some action, a good mystery, interesting characters, some humour, the beginning of a possible romance with Michael, lots of suspense in the city, new enemies and possibly new friends.
This is a quick, easy, enjoyable read.
She’s not coping well with the situation, she gets sick drinking blood, she’s having a problem with being confined in the Montserrat estate and even with the help of Michael, things aren’t getting better.
Wanting to find a cure for vampirism she visits a magic shop and then things get interesting. She gets a mystery there, then another one when an old acquaintance of Anzo shows up with a missing wife.
Trying to combine the 2 problems naturally leads to more.
There is some action, a good mystery, interesting characters, some humour, the beginning of a possible romance with Michael, lots of suspense in the city, new enemies and possibly new friends.
This is a quick, easy, enjoyable read.
October 6, 2019
Well - I am currently listening to these books - not reading them. I really enjoy the narrator, she has narrated all Helen Harpers books. She has the most amazing range of British dialects. I am not sure I would enjoy them just as much reading on my own. The men in her books should be stronger and more persistent and the women should be a bit less standoffish- it quickly becomes old when they keep their love interests at arms length for the most time. But the narrator is amazing and the books entertainment that beats of most what tv has to offer
September 24, 2017
It's been about 2 years since i read the first book and this has been on my to-read list since so when i was given a 2 month kindle unlimited subscription for nothing--Thanks Amazon--i had to get this. Only I'd forgotten pretty much everything that had gone on.
I am very intrigued by the Bo and Michael relationship progression and the Midici issue so i am sure I'll be reading the rest of the series soon.
I am very intrigued by the Bo and Michael relationship progression and the Midici issue so i am sure I'll be reading the rest of the series soon.
February 19, 2018
In my opinion, either Bo needs to build a bridge and get over it, or she needs to drown, either way the whining needs to stop.
I'm surprised that Bo and Micheal's 'relationship' is so patently unbelievable. It's obvious the author is trying to push them together as a couple, and from Helen Harper's other series' I know she's capable of writing relationships I can wholly get behind. But this is just not working. Maybe it's because Bo is such a bitch?
I'm surprised that Bo and Micheal's 'relationship' is so patently unbelievable. It's obvious the author is trying to push them together as a couple, and from Helen Harper's other series' I know she's capable of writing relationships I can wholly get behind. But this is just not working. Maybe it's because Bo is such a bitch?
October 22, 2019
Really like the approach to this world and Bo's character. Bo is a strong willed, female protagonist. We are offered insight to her internal monologue, which is a device I've read for other heroine characters and not enjoyed. Here it enhances, not excuses, her behavior. I was pleasently surprised by the development of Matt, a tragic (and also now more likeable) soul, who appears to be moving from a tertiary role to a more relevant side-kick team role.
June 25, 2020
3.5 stars
I liked it. Kept on fleshing out the characters that had been presented before.
Liked that it focused on Bo's struggle with being a vampire (though I think it is nonsense in her case).
Didn't like that the demon thingy (not spoiling) that was introduced in the end. Feels like a lot of nonsense too.
Anyway - gonna keep on reading.
Seriously now - what is up with the low review/rating numbers.
Worse series I read had way better numbers...
I liked it. Kept on fleshing out the characters that had been presented before.
Liked that it focused on Bo's struggle with being a vampire (though I think it is nonsense in her case).
Didn't like that the demon thingy (not spoiling) that was introduced in the end. Feels like a lot of nonsense too.
Anyway - gonna keep on reading.
Seriously now - what is up with the low review/rating numbers.
Worse series I read had way better numbers...
December 19, 2024
Everything heats up — literally
Bo is on fire! Well first, she’s bored almost to tears, wandering around the mansion. But then a case falls into her lap that she can’t resist, and things heat up rapidly from there. Magic, mayhem, murder — this story has it all. Throw in a scorching attraction, and it’s almost too hot to handle.
Do not read if you’re allergic to fires, the burning sun, or sudden explosions.
Bo is on fire! Well first, she’s bored almost to tears, wandering around the mansion. But then a case falls into her lap that she can’t resist, and things heat up rapidly from there. Magic, mayhem, murder — this story has it all. Throw in a scorching attraction, and it’s almost too hot to handle.
Do not read if you’re allergic to fires, the burning sun, or sudden explosions.
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