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Divided Realms #3
Blood Magic
An electrifying fantasy tale filled with shocking twists, heart-pounding action and magic—perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Graceling and The Girl of Fire and Thorns.
Elena survived the witch king's clutches and the deadly witch trials to return to Gray Haven. Yet, she is far from her heart's desire—to save the man she loves. As she and her daring companions take one last quest into enemy territory to save Jon, Elena will face hardships she's never imagined.
Meanwhile, as rumors of monstrous forces gather on the horizon, an unspeakable tragedy shatters Elena's world. A darkness grows in Elena's soul, caused by the awakening of the black magic within her and soon finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to kill.
But if Elena can't find the strength to fight not only the darkness inside her, but the evil about to be unleashed, it could mean the end of everything.
Elena survived the witch king's clutches and the deadly witch trials to return to Gray Haven. Yet, she is far from her heart's desire—to save the man she loves. As she and her daring companions take one last quest into enemy territory to save Jon, Elena will face hardships she's never imagined.
Meanwhile, as rumors of monstrous forces gather on the horizon, an unspeakable tragedy shatters Elena's world. A darkness grows in Elena's soul, caused by the awakening of the black magic within her and soon finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to kill.
But if Elena can't find the strength to fight not only the darkness inside her, but the evil about to be unleashed, it could mean the end of everything.
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First published August 26, 2016
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Kim Richardson
205 books1,272 followersKim Richardson is the award-winning author of the bestselling SOUL GUARDIANS series. She lives in the eastern part of Canada with her husband, two dogs and a very old cat. She is the author of the SOUL GUARDIANS series, the MYSTICS series, and the DIVIDED REALMS series. Kim's books are available in print editions, and translations are available in over 7 languages.
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August 22, 2016
Intensity drips from every page in Blood Magic. The third book in the Divided Realms Series. It made me anxious, with life and death decisions at every corner. I felt the characters as they spoke. The demons were ruthless. The magic has yet faded in this series.
Elena is back, on her mission to find Jon and finally get the (Heart of Arcania). The writing is amazing! Richardson truly has a gift. I really love Elena. She's stubborn and strong. Even at great time of weakness, she would never give up.
"I won't die a coward," I spat and wiped tears from my eyes. "I will fight."
There was never a dull moment. There was never a time I looked down to see what page I was on. I truly love and enjoy this series. I also got a friend into it and she finished the book before me. Richardson's stories are addictive and will keep you reading into the night.
Overall, obviously it's a huge Five Star Rating for me. Fantasy isn't my normal go to genre but when it's done amazing. It's worth every word that's poured into it. I waited almost forever for this and it was totally worth it....Lissa
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August 20, 2016**5 HUGE Stars** Full review and rating will be up at Boundless book Reviews
March 23, 2023
Foi uma dor e uma perda estimada terminar esse livro❤️🥲te amo livro
June 24, 2021
Llegamos al desenlace. Finales felices para algunos, tristes, agridulces y CABOS SUELTOS!
Fawkes. Pasó tanto tiempo cuidando de Elena, al final ni salió, cero sentido. Me hubiera gustado un desenlace más apropiado, una charla al menos donde le contara parte de su historia, algo más que un "seguiré aprendiendo de Fawkes".
El desenlace del rey brujo, apropiado. Me encantó que al parecer el único que desde que conoció a Elena quiso ayudarla, fue Aurion.
La historia, en general, carecía de emoción. Tenía una buena temática y buenos elementos, pero no logró emocionarme.
Para lecturas rápidas, de fin de semana, quedan bien.
Fawkes. Pasó tanto tiempo cuidando de Elena, al final ni salió, cero sentido. Me hubiera gustado un desenlace más apropiado, una charla al menos donde le contara parte de su historia, algo más que un "seguiré aprendiendo de Fawkes".
El desenlace del rey brujo, apropiado. Me encantó que al parecer el único que desde que conoció a Elena quiso ayudarla, fue Aurion.
La historia, en general, carecía de emoción. Tenía una buena temática y buenos elementos, pero no logró emocionarme.
Para lecturas rápidas, de fin de semana, quedan bien.
March 27, 2017
I'm sorry. I just can't. I can't stand Elena. She's like a petulant child. The first two books were iffy, but I can't leave a series unfinished. The way that everything was brought to a close just seemed to be rushed through. It seemed like sentences would repeat themselves. I will say the one thing that surprised me was the whole Rose thing. I really wanted to like this series but it's a No for me.
December 16, 2018
I mostly enjoyed this final book in the Steel Maiden trilogy and it was good to see how the saga concluded.
Having said that, the story was relatively drawn out and extremely predictable. Hard core fans of Richardson won't be disappointed with this installment but my feelings towards it were decidedly lukewarm.
At times it was rather cliched and the inclusion of a strong female lead was not sufficient to overcome this flaw.
Having said that, the story was relatively drawn out and extremely predictable. Hard core fans of Richardson won't be disappointed with this installment but my feelings towards it were decidedly lukewarm.
At times it was rather cliched and the inclusion of a strong female lead was not sufficient to overcome this flaw.
May 28, 2020
Simplemente espectacular, lleno de escenas de acción e intriga. Magnífica narrativa. Personajes muy bien llevados . Siempre va al grano. Nada de cosas de relleno lo cual agradezco. Como lo suponía al leer el primer libro, toda la trilogía sería emocionante y llena de sorpresas. Te devora la historia no puedes dejar de leer. Ya se ha convertido en una de mis autores favoritos. 5/5 estrellas o un 9.9/10 ampliamente recomendada.
October 1, 2017
Last book in the Trilogy. Who will win?
Hard to put down. Elena has so much resting on her shoulders; so many decisions to make. So many times she feels she's failed someone, but she never gives up the fight. Will it be worth it in the end? Can so much darkness and evil be defeated? Does it all rests with her? Find out. You'll be rooting for her all along.
Hard to put down. Elena has so much resting on her shoulders; so many decisions to make. So many times she feels she's failed someone, but she never gives up the fight. Will it be worth it in the end? Can so much darkness and evil be defeated? Does it all rests with her? Find out. You'll be rooting for her all along.
July 1, 2021
Meu Deus essa trilogia é maravilhosa, o único fato ruim é que nesse último livro magia de sangue, eu fiquei um pouco confusa com oque tava acontecendo, mas meu Deus eu adorei mesmo (ainda mais nas cenas em que o Jon morre daí ele volta, daí ele quase morre daí ele volta, no último minuto kkkk) amei.
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April 10, 2025
Que livro
Meu deus essa trilogia é maravilhosa o único fato ruim é que nesse último livro magia de sangue eu fiquei um pouco confusa com oque tava acontecendo no começo do livro mas meu deus eu adorei mesmo (ainda mais nas cenas em que você acha que o jon morre dai ele volta dai ele quase morre dai volta no último minuto kkkk) amei
Meu deus essa trilogia é maravilhosa o único fato ruim é que nesse último livro magia de sangue eu fiquei um pouco confusa com oque tava acontecendo no começo do livro mas meu deus eu adorei mesmo (ainda mais nas cenas em que você acha que o jon morre dai ele volta dai ele quase morre dai volta no último minuto kkkk) amei
November 5, 2025
Magia de Sangre (Reinos Divididos, tercer libro)
La acción es mas violenta, mientras se incrementa el ataque contra los sacerdotes nigromantes y los demonios del inframundo. El Desashedor, dios-demonio, intenta entrar al mundo y destruir la humanidad. No te aburrirás en ningún momento.
La acción es mas violenta, mientras se incrementa el ataque contra los sacerdotes nigromantes y los demonios del inframundo. El Desashedor, dios-demonio, intenta entrar al mundo y destruir la humanidad. No te aburrirás en ningún momento.
January 3, 2019
Al fin se sabrá todas las verdades ocultas y se desenrreda el nudo con los sacerdotes. Continuo con la mala traducción al español.
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August 12, 2020
Magia de sangre
Un libro excitante, mantuvo la tensión y por ende la atención en la trama. Audaz, ágil, aunque el lenguaje que utiliza la autora , me parece muy poco original.
Un libro excitante, mantuvo la tensión y por ende la atención en la trama. Audaz, ágil, aunque el lenguaje que utiliza la autora , me parece muy poco original.
November 2, 2020
Leuk boek maar soms iets te éénvoudig. Het had hier en daar wat minder voorspelbaar mogen zijn. Maar al bij al leuke trilogie.
February 26, 2021
Great descriptive writing. Not suitable if you have vivid imagination and cannot bear the gory descriptions. Plot and storyline were okay. Enjoyable read.
August 15, 2021
Magnífico
Está Saga me fascinó...desde el primer libro me mantuve con el interés de saber que era lo que iba a suceder y no podía parar de leer...
Está Saga me fascinó...desde el primer libro me mantuve con el interés de saber que era lo que iba a suceder y no podía parar de leer...
August 10, 2022
I enjoyed the ride. The ending almost seemed rushed though.
June 21, 2023
Me gustó mucho como cierre para la historia de Elena, pero yo me habría ido con el otro y no con Jon
August 8, 2023
Este libro me entretuvo mientras trabajaba🤣✨
Ame al Principe yo queria que se quedara con él🥺🤡
1.5✨
Ame al Principe yo queria que se quedara con él🥺🤡
1.5✨
September 8, 2016
A stunning dollar coaster ride
This series (divided Realms-steel maiden, witch queen and blood maiden) was a page Turner! What a ride! I was up each night til 2 am to finish each of them!
The plot has many twists and turns you can't help but sit on the edge of your seat each book builds up on each other thinking and molding the adventure.
The characters are well designed and stay easy to remember in action scenes. A strong female heroine, princes, revenge, magic and of course romance. (I was all for Jon but deep down I secretly hoped for the witch prince).
I give this 5 stars because not only could I feel the magic theme books are just that magic.... a unicorn among a herd of horses (which there are plenty of horses in this series) I look forward to checking out Kim's other series, total recommendation to my fellow readers!
This series (divided Realms-steel maiden, witch queen and blood maiden) was a page Turner! What a ride! I was up each night til 2 am to finish each of them!
The plot has many twists and turns you can't help but sit on the edge of your seat each book builds up on each other thinking and molding the adventure.
The characters are well designed and stay easy to remember in action scenes. A strong female heroine, princes, revenge, magic and of course romance. (I was all for Jon but deep down I secretly hoped for the witch prince).
I give this 5 stars because not only could I feel the magic theme books are just that magic.... a unicorn among a herd of horses (which there are plenty of horses in this series) I look forward to checking out Kim's other series, total recommendation to my fellow readers!
December 8, 2016
Great ending!
Great conclusion of the series. A little too much "trembling" on Elena's part and too much fear. I would expect her to be more in control of her fear after sooo many terrifying situations. It was too bad new couple was married before Elena and Jon but I can live with the conclusion.
Great conclusion of the series. A little too much "trembling" on Elena's part and too much fear. I would expect her to be more in control of her fear after sooo many terrifying situations. It was too bad new couple was married before Elena and Jon but I can live with the conclusion.
November 5, 2016
Good finishing book for a great series. If you enjoyed the first 2 in this series then this one will be right along those same feelings.
March 28, 2017
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.
Wow….what a conclusion of a trilogy!!! I am kind of sad that it has ended though as i love this world It is just filled with so much imagination that it whisks me away to another world full of the good and bad aspects of magic.
This storyline was just such an addictive read, you seriously get plled into the tale from the first page, as this is a trilogy and the third book in this series so you have to read the first two books as it won't make a lot of sense otherwise. This story is jam packed full of adventure and surprises, in no way is this book predictable and because of that you are kept on your toes throughout the whole story. You definitely learn a lot about the world that this is based in in this book and you really see the hope people have but enough said on that as i definitely wouldn't want to give anything away! Let me just say it's a very exciting read that this author has created, my opinion of how talented this author is just goes up and up!
You meet quite a few new characters in this book and of course you have the characters from the other books as well. Having new characters from different places gives you a personal view of the different realms and the people within it. I loved the characters from the other books still, look out for the Prince, i loved his character, he has a strength and a charisma ti him that is infectious!
I can't rate this book highly enough, this is a must read and everyone should have a copy of this it's simply amazing!!!!!
Wow….what a conclusion of a trilogy!!! I am kind of sad that it has ended though as i love this world It is just filled with so much imagination that it whisks me away to another world full of the good and bad aspects of magic.
This storyline was just such an addictive read, you seriously get plled into the tale from the first page, as this is a trilogy and the third book in this series so you have to read the first two books as it won't make a lot of sense otherwise. This story is jam packed full of adventure and surprises, in no way is this book predictable and because of that you are kept on your toes throughout the whole story. You definitely learn a lot about the world that this is based in in this book and you really see the hope people have but enough said on that as i definitely wouldn't want to give anything away! Let me just say it's a very exciting read that this author has created, my opinion of how talented this author is just goes up and up!
You meet quite a few new characters in this book and of course you have the characters from the other books as well. Having new characters from different places gives you a personal view of the different realms and the people within it. I loved the characters from the other books still, look out for the Prince, i loved his character, he has a strength and a charisma ti him that is infectious!
I can't rate this book highly enough, this is a must read and everyone should have a copy of this it's simply amazing!!!!!
April 11, 2017
Great Series!
Looking for magic? Adventure? Great characters? Good versus truly creepy evil? Then you're in for a wonderful journey!! Read the books in order. You won't be disappointed!! Nor will you have time to do anything but devour them all! So what are you waiting for?
Looking for magic? Adventure? Great characters? Good versus truly creepy evil? Then you're in for a wonderful journey!! Read the books in order. You won't be disappointed!! Nor will you have time to do anything but devour them all! So what are you waiting for?
April 24, 2017
This series was a lot of fun but there were some very repetitive descriptions which explains my declining "star" assignments. By the third book, I was extremely tired of the phrase "the bile rose up"... and "sweat dripped down my back" and that definitely took the enjoyment out of the adventure. The world that was created was a lot of fun and the adventures were fun - which was part of the 5 star rating for book 1.
May 2, 2017
"Blood Magic" was a nice ending to the Divided Realm series. Elena escaped the clutches of the evil witch queen and makes her way back to Grey Haven and the witches; so, why aren't they glad to see her? Before she can figure it out, she is confronted by none other but the King of Witchdom and he is out for vengeance for the death of his wife.
After her arrest and imprisonment in the dungeon, Elena manages with the help of the Prince to attend a battle planning meeting but before anything can be resolved, some close to Elena is slaughtered. Although she is devastated she goes out with an army of witches to kill the Priests and take back the stone before the demons are released.
Ms. Richardson has a comfortable writing style and the story line is creative; however, she has a tendency to restate things in the story a relies to heavily on the action scenes rather than the personal relationships between characters. The relationship building and romance was down played and I believe it was to the detriment to the strength of the story. All in all, it was a satisfactory read.
After her arrest and imprisonment in the dungeon, Elena manages with the help of the Prince to attend a battle planning meeting but before anything can be resolved, some close to Elena is slaughtered. Although she is devastated she goes out with an army of witches to kill the Priests and take back the stone before the demons are released.
Ms. Richardson has a comfortable writing style and the story line is creative; however, she has a tendency to restate things in the story a relies to heavily on the action scenes rather than the personal relationships between characters. The relationship building and romance was down played and I believe it was to the detriment to the strength of the story. All in all, it was a satisfactory read.
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