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Brytewood #1
Bloody Good
While the sounds of battle echo through the sky, a lady doctor has more than enough trouble to keep her busy even in a sleepy hamlet outside London. But the threat is nearer her home than Alice knows. German agents have infiltrated her beloved countryside - Nazis who can fly, read minds, and live forever. They're not just fascists. They're vampires.
Alice has no time for fantasy, but when the corpses start appearing sucked dry, she'll have to accept help where she can get it. If that includes a lowly Conscientious Objector who says he's no coward though he refuses to fight, and her very own grandmother, a sane, sensible woman who insists that she's a Devonshire Pixie, so be it. Indeed, whatever it takes to defend home and country from an evil both ancient and terrifyingly modern...
Alice has no time for fantasy, but when the corpses start appearing sucked dry, she'll have to accept help where she can get it. If that includes a lowly Conscientious Objector who says he's no coward though he refuses to fight, and her very own grandmother, a sane, sensible woman who insists that she's a Devonshire Pixie, so be it. Indeed, whatever it takes to defend home and country from an evil both ancient and terrifyingly modern...
300 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Georgia Evans
8 books28 followersGeorgia Evans is the pseudonym I use for my Fantasy books. I'm better known as Rosemary Laurey.
The Brytewood books are a different venture from my Paranormal Romance and this series is very special to me as I grew up in the Mole Valley - the setting for my imaginary village - and some of my earliest childhood memories are of seeing the damage wrought on the area by the Blitz, and listening to stories from my mother, grandmother, aunts and older cousins on how they coped with rationing, bombs, the blackout and shortages of all sorts.
These books are a testament to the hundreds of thousands of women who struggled, did without, and made do under dire conditions and survived the war and to those who didn't.
The Brytewood books are a different venture from my Paranormal Romance and this series is very special to me as I grew up in the Mole Valley - the setting for my imaginary village - and some of my earliest childhood memories are of seeing the damage wrought on the area by the Blitz, and listening to stories from my mother, grandmother, aunts and older cousins on how they coped with rationing, bombs, the blackout and shortages of all sorts.
These books are a testament to the hundreds of thousands of women who struggled, did without, and made do under dire conditions and survived the war and to those who didn't.
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April 22, 2021
Bloody Good
by Georgia Evans is a historical fantasy set in England during World War II. It is also a paranormal romance and the first book in a supernatural trilogy. Dr. Alice Doyle takes care of the people in her hamlet Brytewood, which is located outside of London. But when corpses start appearing with no blood left in them, she accepts help from a Conscientious Objector as well as her Grandmother who insists she’s a Pixie. German agents have infiltrated the area and evil has come with them. How can they defend their country and each other against these agents?
While this novel was set in a different time period than most paranormal romances, it certainly had less action, except towards the end. The book started well, but quickly slowed down. There was some suspense and the constant threat of bombers. Additionally, there are a couple of steamy scenes along the way and some secrets revealed, but the pace just wasn’t what I was expecting. Additionally, the romance was too fast; especially for the 1940’s.
The characters were likeable, but didn’t quite have the depth I was expecting. However, the atmosphere in the village felt well done. This was an intriguing story line that didn’t quite work for me. It ended up being okay, but didn’t inspire me to want to read book two in the trilogy.
This is my honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and are not biased in any way.
While this novel was set in a different time period than most paranormal romances, it certainly had less action, except towards the end. The book started well, but quickly slowed down. There was some suspense and the constant threat of bombers. Additionally, there are a couple of steamy scenes along the way and some secrets revealed, but the pace just wasn’t what I was expecting. Additionally, the romance was too fast; especially for the 1940’s.
The characters were likeable, but didn’t quite have the depth I was expecting. However, the atmosphere in the village felt well done. This was an intriguing story line that didn’t quite work for me. It ended up being okay, but didn’t inspire me to want to read book two in the trilogy.
This is my honest review. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and are not biased in any way.
July 18, 2011
This book started out really well but about halfway through it became just barely enjoyable. It honestly felt like a poor attempt by a new author, but unfortunately, for Georgia Evans at least, this was not her first novel. Evans also writes paranormal romances under the name Rosemary Laurey so she should have some sort of idea of how to write a coherent and well-thought out novel. Bloody Good just wasn't successful and became increasingly annoying.
The novel starts out with introducing Alice, a doctor in London during WWII. The setting is different from other vampire novels I've read so that was refreshing at least. Then we get introduced to the vampires, and then there are pixies, dragons, shape-shifters, and faeries thrown into the mix. There are a lot of stories going on at once and it feels like none are really developed all that well. Then the two main characters have sex and it feels like we're thrown into a completely different novel. These scenes are jarring to say the least and the wording used throughout doesn't fit in with the rest of the novel. And after the sex starts the writing really takes a nosedive.
On top of the poor writing there are all kinds of typos and grammatical errors scattered throughout. I can't honestly understand how this book got printed the way it did. It's as if no one double checked it after the author finished with it. There's words missing, the wrong words used, missing punctuations, and even spaces missing between words. I've never seen anything like it. And then there's the overuse of the exclamation mark! You shouldn't have to use an exclamation mark in a novel! Excitement should be something you write in and not something you have to draw attention to! The dialogue between the characters is also really unnatural at times! (ok, ok, I'll stop) and the constant tea-drinking is really annoying. Trouble sleeping, how about some tea? A bomb was dropped on your house? Here's some tea. We have to think up a plan for stopping the monsters? Let's have some tea. Oh, the mail came? Time for tea. After sex, tea. Half the book was devoted to tea drinking!
I don't know if I want to continue with this series. There seems to only be three books total and there were some storylines that I was curious about though. I already have the other two books, but thankfully I didn't pay for them. I don't think I could recommend this book to anyone unless the other two in the trilogy make up for this one.
The novel starts out with introducing Alice, a doctor in London during WWII. The setting is different from other vampire novels I've read so that was refreshing at least. Then we get introduced to the vampires, and then there are pixies, dragons, shape-shifters, and faeries thrown into the mix. There are a lot of stories going on at once and it feels like none are really developed all that well. Then the two main characters have sex and it feels like we're thrown into a completely different novel. These scenes are jarring to say the least and the wording used throughout doesn't fit in with the rest of the novel. And after the sex starts the writing really takes a nosedive.
On top of the poor writing there are all kinds of typos and grammatical errors scattered throughout. I can't honestly understand how this book got printed the way it did. It's as if no one double checked it after the author finished with it. There's words missing, the wrong words used, missing punctuations, and even spaces missing between words. I've never seen anything like it. And then there's the overuse of the exclamation mark! You shouldn't have to use an exclamation mark in a novel! Excitement should be something you write in and not something you have to draw attention to! The dialogue between the characters is also really unnatural at times! (ok, ok, I'll stop) and the constant tea-drinking is really annoying. Trouble sleeping, how about some tea? A bomb was dropped on your house? Here's some tea. We have to think up a plan for stopping the monsters? Let's have some tea. Oh, the mail came? Time for tea. After sex, tea. Half the book was devoted to tea drinking!
I don't know if I want to continue with this series. There seems to only be three books total and there were some storylines that I was curious about though. I already have the other two books, but thankfully I didn't pay for them. I don't think I could recommend this book to anyone unless the other two in the trilogy make up for this one.
July 19, 2009
For me, this book started out pretty good and I believed it would be a great start to the trilogy by Georgia Evans. Unfortunately, it just wasn't the action-packed, passionate love story in the background of war story I thought it would be. In fact, it was the opposite. It didn't have hardly any action or even details about the vampires that were invading Brytewood during the WWII, and the love story was just bland and unsatisfying.
I got lost in the book at some point because there was sooo much background on all of the "Others" that the vampires seemed to be a secondary thought even though they were supposed to be the premise of the book. Even the main characters supposed to become a couple just sort of got thrown together in so-called passionate scenes, and the "love" aspect just kind of showed up toward the end of the book.
I know that I won't be reading the other two books that accompany "Bloody Good" even though there were quite a few questions raised in this book. The truth is I'm just not interested enough in any of the characters to find out about "Bloody Awful" and "Bloody Right".
I got lost in the book at some point because there was sooo much background on all of the "Others" that the vampires seemed to be a secondary thought even though they were supposed to be the premise of the book. Even the main characters supposed to become a couple just sort of got thrown together in so-called passionate scenes, and the "love" aspect just kind of showed up toward the end of the book.
I know that I won't be reading the other two books that accompany "Bloody Good" even though there were quite a few questions raised in this book. The truth is I'm just not interested enough in any of the characters to find out about "Bloody Awful" and "Bloody Right".
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 26, 2010
I'm not entirely sure what I feel about this book. On one hand, it was very interesting in the sense that it turned the second WW on it's head with the idea that the Nazi's used vampires and the Fae.
On the other, I felt like the book was written incongruously. We have a historical bent and the characters for the most part acted accordingly - yet, and I who rarely get weirded out by sex scenes, felt that there was something not "right" about the graphic nature of the sex scenes. Not that they weren't good - they were - they just didn't seem to fit with the characters and the story. Almost like it belonged a different book.
Ah well, still an interesting take on rural life in the time of WWII.
On the other, I felt like the book was written incongruously. We have a historical bent and the characters for the most part acted accordingly - yet, and I who rarely get weirded out by sex scenes, felt that there was something not "right" about the graphic nature of the sex scenes. Not that they weren't good - they were - they just didn't seem to fit with the characters and the story. Almost like it belonged a different book.
Ah well, still an interesting take on rural life in the time of WWII.
June 14, 2015
This is the first book in Georgia Evans' World War 2 paranormal series. I found this book really easy to get into from the first page and I was taken to a place that is quintessentially English, with lots of tea drinking and gossiping. This is quite true of English culture, we do like to drink lots of tea, and we do like to sit around and have a good gossip while drinking it: it's just what we do!
There's great atmosphere to this book and you really get an essence of English country life during the war. The characters are well rounded, interesting and likable. There is Alice, the very attractive village doctor; Helena, her grandmother and Devonshire Pixie; the village bobby, Sgt Howell Pendragon, the resident shapeshifting dragon; Gloria, the district nurse and werefox; Samuel, the local grocer and elf; and Peter, Alice's love interest, who is just plain human and can't believe these people exist. And, of course not forgetting, the German, vampire nazis...
Although this story is set around the time of WW2, it's emphasis is more on the characters in the village and the vampires. The war is merely a backdrop and doesn't get too bogged down with lots of historical data. This isn't a frightening, scary or gory read, it's light, fun and easy reading. A bit like Agatha Christie but with vampires, and without the mystery, and Miss Marple... but you get the idea - the feeling of an old fashioned story with old fashioned values.
The dialogue flows easily and is quite humorous at times with no swearing. So, that's why when I got to the loves scenes, I was shocked! After many chapters of innocent Alice, dear old grandma Helena and lots of old fashioned tea drinking - WHAM! Sex! Using words that made me blush! Now, I'm no prude but this was so out of context that it made me cringe rather than feel all hot and bothered. Sometimes I think certain explicit words are used that really don't have to be. If certain words that were used were toned down a touch, it would have been much more successful, but instead I winced and squirmed in discomfort. Saying that, I did enjoy reading about the relationship between Alice and Peter, most of the time it was sweet and innocent and much needed in a time of war.
Verdict:
However, overall this book is very entertaining, light-hearted and fun and I would definitely recommend it, (as long as you can cope with the explicit sex scenes!).
I actually gave this 7/10 on my blog but Goodreads doesn't have half stars.
There's great atmosphere to this book and you really get an essence of English country life during the war. The characters are well rounded, interesting and likable. There is Alice, the very attractive village doctor; Helena, her grandmother and Devonshire Pixie; the village bobby, Sgt Howell Pendragon, the resident shapeshifting dragon; Gloria, the district nurse and werefox; Samuel, the local grocer and elf; and Peter, Alice's love interest, who is just plain human and can't believe these people exist. And, of course not forgetting, the German, vampire nazis...
Although this story is set around the time of WW2, it's emphasis is more on the characters in the village and the vampires. The war is merely a backdrop and doesn't get too bogged down with lots of historical data. This isn't a frightening, scary or gory read, it's light, fun and easy reading. A bit like Agatha Christie but with vampires, and without the mystery, and Miss Marple... but you get the idea - the feeling of an old fashioned story with old fashioned values.
The dialogue flows easily and is quite humorous at times with no swearing. So, that's why when I got to the loves scenes, I was shocked! After many chapters of innocent Alice, dear old grandma Helena and lots of old fashioned tea drinking - WHAM! Sex! Using words that made me blush! Now, I'm no prude but this was so out of context that it made me cringe rather than feel all hot and bothered. Sometimes I think certain explicit words are used that really don't have to be. If certain words that were used were toned down a touch, it would have been much more successful, but instead I winced and squirmed in discomfort. Saying that, I did enjoy reading about the relationship between Alice and Peter, most of the time it was sweet and innocent and much needed in a time of war.
Verdict:
However, overall this book is very entertaining, light-hearted and fun and I would definitely recommend it, (as long as you can cope with the explicit sex scenes!).
I actually gave this 7/10 on my blog but Goodreads doesn't have half stars.
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August 7, 2009I'm not sure if I liked this book or not. It was not horrible and I do kind of want to read the next in the series; however, I did have some issues with it.
This takes place in WWII and the Nazis have sent four vampires to England to sabotage and wreak havoc. One arrives in Brytewood, where Dr. Alice Doyle and her grandmother live. Alice's grandmother is a Pixie and has been trying to convince the scientific Alice all her life of her own Pixie powers. There is also a resident dragon and a shapeshifting vixen (as in fox) in town, possibly others. Or Others, as they call themselves in the book. Enter Peter Watson, a Conscientious Objector, and you have a lot going on.
I picked this one up because someone talked about it as a vampire book where the vampires are actually evil, not the romantic ones presented in Twilight and other current fiction.
There were an astonishing number of typos in this book, which really bothers me. Spaces missing between the period and the start of the next sentence, words spelled wrong, etc.
I also did not like the way the sex scenes were written, but I am coming from a romance novel background there where nifty euphemisms are used instead of popular slang.
The characters were okay, but there were a LOT of them - Nazis, vampires, Others, regular townfolk, spies, and some imprisoned faeries. Okay to follow if you're reading the book all at once but if you had to put it down for a few days and come back, it might be hard to remember who was who. That could also be because they did not make that great of an impression on me, though.
I also did not like the ending. The book was kind of slow paced until the end, when the bad guy arrived and the good guys took him out in one page. I kind of expect my suspenseful endings to be a little more drawn out and the safety of the good guys to be in a little more question, so it was kind of anticlimactic.
This takes place in WWII and the Nazis have sent four vampires to England to sabotage and wreak havoc. One arrives in Brytewood, where Dr. Alice Doyle and her grandmother live. Alice's grandmother is a Pixie and has been trying to convince the scientific Alice all her life of her own Pixie powers. There is also a resident dragon and a shapeshifting vixen (as in fox) in town, possibly others. Or Others, as they call themselves in the book. Enter Peter Watson, a Conscientious Objector, and you have a lot going on.
I picked this one up because someone talked about it as a vampire book where the vampires are actually evil, not the romantic ones presented in Twilight and other current fiction.
There were an astonishing number of typos in this book, which really bothers me. Spaces missing between the period and the start of the next sentence, words spelled wrong, etc.
I also did not like the way the sex scenes were written, but I am coming from a romance novel background there where nifty euphemisms are used instead of popular slang.
The characters were okay, but there were a LOT of them - Nazis, vampires, Others, regular townfolk, spies, and some imprisoned faeries. Okay to follow if you're reading the book all at once but if you had to put it down for a few days and come back, it might be hard to remember who was who. That could also be because they did not make that great of an impression on me, though.
I also did not like the ending. The book was kind of slow paced until the end, when the bad guy arrived and the good guys took him out in one page. I kind of expect my suspenseful endings to be a little more drawn out and the safety of the good guys to be in a little more question, so it was kind of anticlimactic.
July 30, 2009
Bloody Good is the first in a trilogy featuring Nazi vampires (“Nazi vampires? That seems like overkill.” – my mom) who have been sent to England during World War II to help take down the English from within.
The story takes place in the village of Brytewood where Dr. Alice Doyle in high demand since male doctors are, for the most part, working in the military branches. Her little hometown of Brytewood is full of not only the normal occupants, but evacuees from London. It’s too busy for Alice and her nurse Gloria, but she’s horrified when her official pleas for assistance are finally met and they send her a CO, that is, a conscientious objector. She has one brother in the Royal Navy and the other in a POW camp; working with someone not doing their bit is infuriating, no matter how handsome he is.
Peter Watson has been dealing with the stigma of being a CO ever since the war began. It even landed him in prison for a time. For now he’s put aside his aspirations to become a vet so he can help on the homefront.
However when the Third Reich employs vampires to help take down the English, the Others born on English soil have to step up their game as well. Humans as well as pixies, dragons, and werefoxes all have their part to play.
It took a while to get into this, but it is a cute book. Not very dark and the love story is brisk. I do like the added details of rationing and how villagers dealt with evacuees. Not to mention the constant tension resulting from the war across the channel and the constant threats of attack from above. I’m about to start the second book and I’m looking forward to the third.
The story takes place in the village of Brytewood where Dr. Alice Doyle in high demand since male doctors are, for the most part, working in the military branches. Her little hometown of Brytewood is full of not only the normal occupants, but evacuees from London. It’s too busy for Alice and her nurse Gloria, but she’s horrified when her official pleas for assistance are finally met and they send her a CO, that is, a conscientious objector. She has one brother in the Royal Navy and the other in a POW camp; working with someone not doing their bit is infuriating, no matter how handsome he is.
Peter Watson has been dealing with the stigma of being a CO ever since the war began. It even landed him in prison for a time. For now he’s put aside his aspirations to become a vet so he can help on the homefront.
However when the Third Reich employs vampires to help take down the English, the Others born on English soil have to step up their game as well. Humans as well as pixies, dragons, and werefoxes all have their part to play.
It took a while to get into this, but it is a cute book. Not very dark and the love story is brisk. I do like the added details of rationing and how villagers dealt with evacuees. Not to mention the constant tension resulting from the war across the channel and the constant threats of attack from above. I’m about to start the second book and I’m looking forward to the third.
November 11, 2009
I wanted to like this book. Truly, I did. However, I could never seem to enjoy it.
The first problem is the sheer number of viewpoint characters. The book is written in third person omniscient, but sections of the book are clearly from the viewpoint of certain characters. This becomes clear, in part, because we're only really privy to the thoughts of one character at a time. We see through the eyes of:
the pilot
a vampire
the doctor
the elderly male neighbor
the love interest
the nurse
another vampire
and
a fairy
For a book that's exactly 300 pages, this seems a bit excessive.
It's difficult to understand just what the two lovers see in each other. I had a problem with their relationship and the coarseness of the language used to describe it. I'm fine with British slang from the forties; that helps to sell the setting of the novel. Calling a condom a "rubber raincoat" in that sense is probably accurate. However, referring to the "fur of her pussy" (160) and his "beautiful cock" (161) left me feeling dirty. Seriously.
Finally, the plot never really came together. In part because of all of the viewpoint switching, it was difficult to tell if this was supposed to a paranormal comedy/romance or some kind of a paranormal drama with sex scenes. (Badly written sex scenes.)
I won't be reading the other books in this series.
The first problem is the sheer number of viewpoint characters. The book is written in third person omniscient, but sections of the book are clearly from the viewpoint of certain characters. This becomes clear, in part, because we're only really privy to the thoughts of one character at a time. We see through the eyes of:
the pilot
a vampire
the doctor
the elderly male neighbor
the love interest
the nurse
another vampire
and
a fairy
For a book that's exactly 300 pages, this seems a bit excessive.
It's difficult to understand just what the two lovers see in each other. I had a problem with their relationship and the coarseness of the language used to describe it. I'm fine with British slang from the forties; that helps to sell the setting of the novel. Calling a condom a "rubber raincoat" in that sense is probably accurate. However, referring to the "fur of her pussy" (160) and his "beautiful cock" (161) left me feeling dirty. Seriously.
Finally, the plot never really came together. In part because of all of the viewpoint switching, it was difficult to tell if this was supposed to a paranormal comedy/romance or some kind of a paranormal drama with sex scenes. (Badly written sex scenes.)
I won't be reading the other books in this series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 10, 2009
**SPOILER ALERT** I really liked the idea of this book but I was a bit turned off by the graphic sex between Alice and Peter. Considering the era, it just seemed very out of character for a woman of that time, let alone a well respected Doctor, to sleep with a man she only knew a few days(!). Being that there were only a couple of scenes, it was easy to skim through and skip a page or two but it was a bit annoying. The story was going along very well and as I was nearing the end of the book, I was wondering how it was going to all come together... suddenly, everything just kind of fell into place, the last couple of chapters and, VOILA! the story was over. I just expected more of a "battle" between Alice and the vampire so it was somewhat disappointing when he more or less walked to her doorstep so she could stake him. I just felt like this book could have been so much more.
I purchased the second book in the trilogy before I finished the first, so I will read 'Bloody Awful' and see what the other vampires have in store for the people of Brytewood.
I purchased the second book in the trilogy before I finished the first, so I will read 'Bloody Awful' and see what the other vampires have in store for the people of Brytewood.
June 29, 2009
This has to be one of the oddest little books I've ever read. The first in a Trilogy, It's mainly a quaint little portrait of life in a small English Village during WWII. Throw in a mix involving a small group of invading Nazi Vampires battling it out mildly & occasionally with A Conscientious Objector, the local Doctor and her Grandmother, & the local villagers among which are some secretly Shapeshifting "Others" w/ double lives as :Pixies, A dragon, & a Vixen to name a few. There is a lot of English slang involved, copious amounts of tea drinking & a couple of very jarringly explicit heterosexual sex scenes (that seem very out of tone w/ the rest of the book)It makes for a very strange brew that is sometimes intoxicating, sometimes annoying. I do feel curious enough to check out the next installment but with some caution instead of wild enthusiasm.
February 27, 2019
2019 bk 68. An Alternate History/Mystery/Paranormal/Romance novel set during World War. Normally, I would say this is one confused book with all of the subgenres, but it works and is a fun read. It is a well crafted mystery where a physician and her assistant, along with a grandmother, wise woman/pixie and older wise man/dragon aid in locating a German vampire who has arrived in their village to help prepare the way for a Nazi invasion of England. Boy, does he get his comeuppance re: who is the master race. There are three books in the series and in a different time, the publisher would have combined the three into one large book. I'm glad he/she didn't though, the paperbacks are perfect to fit into a purse for a visit to a doctor's waiting room - or an ER, but that is another story. Pretty well researched on the time period!
June 16, 2009
Argh! This could have been so good! A paranormal romance set in rural England during WW2, about the life on the home front and the relationship between a female country Doctor (who's half-Pixie) and a conscientious objector. With parachuting vampire saboteurs working with the Nazis. I could have dealt with the cheese factor, but the romance angle of the story didn't work for me -- the "I love you" was way too easy and way too early in the book. The supernatural element was a treat, but I would have liked a bit more focus on the history. Still, I got a kick out of the regional slang of the time period.
June 8, 2009
WW2-era UK + paranormals. What an intriguing plot idea for a series and a treat to read! I thoroughly enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to the next two books!
I'm thinking this might be a good alternate recommendation for Charlaine Harris' 'Sookie Stackhouse' fans--if they're willing to dial back on the melodrama and up on the romance.
I'm thinking this might be a good alternate recommendation for Charlaine Harris' 'Sookie Stackhouse' fans--if they're willing to dial back on the melodrama and up on the romance.
August 23, 2009
I liked the premise, it was something different from the "creatures revealing themselves to be real and not the stuff of myth and mortals learning to deal with it" premise that has been common in most of the urban fantasy I've read recently. It was a light and fun read, but I found the sex scenes pretty annoying, just not my thing.
August 13, 2025
I just don't feel into vampire stories these days, and combining vampire with Nazi bombings isn't going to persuade me. Still some readers may enjoy a version of urban fantasy set in the 1940s with dead bodies drained of life anima and blood, plus an explosion at the vicarage where children evacuees are staying. I just read that and didn't feel like continuing.
Anyone into horror may like this better.
Anyone into horror may like this better.
February 7, 2020
Fun light read
Very likeable characters, evil villains , nice plot and a great setting. Only distracted is sex scenes too drawn out and unnecessary. Looking forward to next in the series.
Very likeable characters, evil villains , nice plot and a great setting. Only distracted is sex scenes too drawn out and unnecessary. Looking forward to next in the series.
November 6, 2024
What a wild ride this one was lol
Nazi Vampires, pixies, and smut!
Oh, my!
It took a little bit to get into at first, but enough interesting bits sprinkled in to keep you wondering.
I have been wildly surprised by this book but I'm having fun with it and I'm hooked enough to finish the trilogy!
Nazi Vampires, pixies, and smut!
Oh, my!
It took a little bit to get into at first, but enough interesting bits sprinkled in to keep you wondering.
I have been wildly surprised by this book but I'm having fun with it and I'm hooked enough to finish the trilogy!
May 16, 2020
3.5 stars
September 27, 2023
I am re-reading this first book of a trilogy. Set in England, during WWII, the Germans are using vampires as spies and terrorists.
July 7, 2009
"This was not, he was convinced, some foppish, effete English vampire. This was one of his Aryan brothers. The brain rhythm was strong and reassuringly familiar. He'd sensed the same in his homeland in the Hartz Mountains. Only one other vampire hailed from that part of Germany. Could it truly be Gerhardt Eiche, or as he no doubt posed himself: Gabriel Oak?" (Page 18)
Georgia Evans' portrayal of Germany's invasion of surrounding European nations by the Nazi party as the backdrop for her novel set in the English countryside, Bloody Good, has a wide cast of characters, including vampires, witches, pixies, and dragons.
Alice Doyle is the village doctor and a pixie who has denied her heritage and her powers to rely upon science and medicine. Peter Watson is a conscientious objector to the war who underwent several years of veterinary training before the war began. Alice's grandmother embraces her pixie heritage and is keenly aware of the "others" living in the town.
In an effort to gain an advantage in the war effort, the Nazi's enlist vampires to blow up secret munitions plants across the English countryside. Evans does a great job of establishing a surreal world in which Nazi's and vampires work together for the same cause, at least until the vampires deem themselves able to take over. Dr. Doyle, her grandmother, and friends work together to uncover the secret Nazi mission and stop the vampires from succeeding in destroying the munitions plant.
"The talk on rabbit-keeping was boring enough to let Peter's mind wander onto more enthralling topics, notably Alice, Dr. Doyle, and the woman he was head over heels in love with. She beat out furry rodents, and even edible furry rodents, any day of the week." (Page 182)
Readers will enjoy the vampire tales, the pixie legends, and other surreal elements of this story, but the real treat is watching Dr. Doyle come into her own powers and accepting her heritage. However, some readers may be put off by the graphic sex scenes in this novel, though there are not too many of them. Some of the depictions in the book were a bit odd, particularly when Peter Watson compares Dr. Doyle to furry rodents. Overall, Bloody Good is a light read for the beach or camping in the woods.
This is the first in a series of novels by Georgia Evans, and readers who enjoy this one, should check out the next installment, Bloody Awful. I know I'm looking forward to the next one.
Georgia Evans' portrayal of Germany's invasion of surrounding European nations by the Nazi party as the backdrop for her novel set in the English countryside, Bloody Good, has a wide cast of characters, including vampires, witches, pixies, and dragons.
Alice Doyle is the village doctor and a pixie who has denied her heritage and her powers to rely upon science and medicine. Peter Watson is a conscientious objector to the war who underwent several years of veterinary training before the war began. Alice's grandmother embraces her pixie heritage and is keenly aware of the "others" living in the town.
In an effort to gain an advantage in the war effort, the Nazi's enlist vampires to blow up secret munitions plants across the English countryside. Evans does a great job of establishing a surreal world in which Nazi's and vampires work together for the same cause, at least until the vampires deem themselves able to take over. Dr. Doyle, her grandmother, and friends work together to uncover the secret Nazi mission and stop the vampires from succeeding in destroying the munitions plant.
"The talk on rabbit-keeping was boring enough to let Peter's mind wander onto more enthralling topics, notably Alice, Dr. Doyle, and the woman he was head over heels in love with. She beat out furry rodents, and even edible furry rodents, any day of the week." (Page 182)
Readers will enjoy the vampire tales, the pixie legends, and other surreal elements of this story, but the real treat is watching Dr. Doyle come into her own powers and accepting her heritage. However, some readers may be put off by the graphic sex scenes in this novel, though there are not too many of them. Some of the depictions in the book were a bit odd, particularly when Peter Watson compares Dr. Doyle to furry rodents. Overall, Bloody Good is a light read for the beach or camping in the woods.
This is the first in a series of novels by Georgia Evans, and readers who enjoy this one, should check out the next installment, Bloody Awful. I know I'm looking forward to the next one.
July 20, 2011
Definitely a quick, light, fluffy sort of read, but nonetheless entertaining. In fact, it may be the most purely entertaining book I’ve read since…well, since a long time.
However, there is a really interesting premise behind a story that is more or less simple romance. Vampires as German spies in Britain during WWII? Totally something I can buy. It creates a very interesting alternate universe scenario. Although I’m not such a fan of true alternate history, where events happen differently, I do like the idea that the events that we know for a fact did come to pass may have done so as a result of circumstances no one else quite understands. So I’m ready to believe that members of the supernatural/paranormal community may have been involved in major turning points of world history without the knowledge of those who would rather not know.
Also, I like Evans for her stance on magic and “Otherness” in general. The idea that vampires are mostly bad, but one of them lives a few towns away and does no harm; the existence of a werefox; Pixies and Pendragons! All these things create an interesting magical mythology where, most importantly, no one is good or evil simply as a result of the creature that they are or become.
Frankly, I probably would’ve liked this book a lot more if I’d believed the romance. Yes, I liked the characters involved, but in a somewhat superficial way. I don’t feel like I know enought about them as people to beleive their whirlwind romance. Also, I feel like they fell together too easily. The complications were wholly external. Not to mention that the speed of their relationship seemed historically unrealistic (as did the diction of certain sex scenes, but we won’t go there). Things started out promising what with Alice hating Peter’s guts and him having to work for her, but the author didn’t leave enough room for awkward.
There just wasn’t much tension overall, mostly because of the third person omniscient viewpoint choice. It helped move the story, but wasn’t exactly astute at creating suspense. And sometimes I was confused by the difference between what I knew and what the characters knew.
Finally — I want more history. The phrases and langauge of the characters were great for establishing the tone (also, a name like Dr. Alice Doyle totally kicks ass), but I wanted even more touches of the historical content. I believe the author knows what she’s talking about, I just want her to talk some more!
However, there is a really interesting premise behind a story that is more or less simple romance. Vampires as German spies in Britain during WWII? Totally something I can buy. It creates a very interesting alternate universe scenario. Although I’m not such a fan of true alternate history, where events happen differently, I do like the idea that the events that we know for a fact did come to pass may have done so as a result of circumstances no one else quite understands. So I’m ready to believe that members of the supernatural/paranormal community may have been involved in major turning points of world history without the knowledge of those who would rather not know.
Also, I like Evans for her stance on magic and “Otherness” in general. The idea that vampires are mostly bad, but one of them lives a few towns away and does no harm; the existence of a werefox; Pixies and Pendragons! All these things create an interesting magical mythology where, most importantly, no one is good or evil simply as a result of the creature that they are or become.
Frankly, I probably would’ve liked this book a lot more if I’d believed the romance. Yes, I liked the characters involved, but in a somewhat superficial way. I don’t feel like I know enought about them as people to beleive their whirlwind romance. Also, I feel like they fell together too easily. The complications were wholly external. Not to mention that the speed of their relationship seemed historically unrealistic (as did the diction of certain sex scenes, but we won’t go there). Things started out promising what with Alice hating Peter’s guts and him having to work for her, but the author didn’t leave enough room for awkward.
There just wasn’t much tension overall, mostly because of the third person omniscient viewpoint choice. It helped move the story, but wasn’t exactly astute at creating suspense. And sometimes I was confused by the difference between what I knew and what the characters knew.
Finally — I want more history. The phrases and langauge of the characters were great for establishing the tone (also, a name like Dr. Alice Doyle totally kicks ass), but I wanted even more touches of the historical content. I believe the author knows what she’s talking about, I just want her to talk some more!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 31, 2009
I'm always glad to see a vampire novel that moves away from stereotypical plots and settings. So, when I learned that Georgia Evans's Brytewood Trilogy was set in England during World War II and that its vampires were Nazi secret agents, I was immediately intrigued.
Bloody Good is at its best when depicting the struggles of ordinary country folk during the war. Through the many neighborly chats that fill these pages, the reader gets an idea of what it might have been like to deal with air raids, rationing, and the experience of either being an evacuee or having an evacuee billeted in one's home. For several of Brytewood's residents, who are secretly supernatural beings, hiding their true nature is a further challenge. Evans does a great job of showing a cozy setting in ominous times.
I also loved the scenes with Bela, a fairy who has been taken captive by Nazis and forced to use her powers to serve the Third Reich. Her struggle to reestablish communication with her family, and her clever ways of deceiving the Nazis without technically lying, are captivating. I can't wait to see more of her.
Where Bloody Good stumbles is in the pacing of two of the plot threads: the vampire-saboteur plot and the romance plot. The vampires don't really do much, and the resolution of this plotline is anticlimactic. Meanwhile, heroine Alice Doyle and hero Peter Watson fall in love at lightning speed. I didn't find it as believable as I'd have liked, especially since in the early chapters their attraction is more “told” than “shown.” Then, suddenly, they're having wild sex and talking marriage. (I believe they've known each other for a few weeks at this point.) The romance plot is prominent enough that it feels like the main plot, making the vampire stuff more of a subplot, and so it was disappointing that it developed in a way that I found unrealistic.
In addition, Bloody Good needed more copyediting. There are numerous typos, and a distracting frequency of sentences beginning with “Seemed,” which more stringent copyediting might have been able to tame.
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Bloody Good is at its best when depicting the struggles of ordinary country folk during the war. Through the many neighborly chats that fill these pages, the reader gets an idea of what it might have been like to deal with air raids, rationing, and the experience of either being an evacuee or having an evacuee billeted in one's home. For several of Brytewood's residents, who are secretly supernatural beings, hiding their true nature is a further challenge. Evans does a great job of showing a cozy setting in ominous times.
I also loved the scenes with Bela, a fairy who has been taken captive by Nazis and forced to use her powers to serve the Third Reich. Her struggle to reestablish communication with her family, and her clever ways of deceiving the Nazis without technically lying, are captivating. I can't wait to see more of her.
Where Bloody Good stumbles is in the pacing of two of the plot threads: the vampire-saboteur plot and the romance plot. The vampires don't really do much, and the resolution of this plotline is anticlimactic. Meanwhile, heroine Alice Doyle and hero Peter Watson fall in love at lightning speed. I didn't find it as believable as I'd have liked, especially since in the early chapters their attraction is more “told” than “shown.” Then, suddenly, they're having wild sex and talking marriage. (I believe they've known each other for a few weeks at this point.) The romance plot is prominent enough that it feels like the main plot, making the vampire stuff more of a subplot, and so it was disappointing that it developed in a way that I found unrealistic.
In addition, Bloody Good needed more copyediting. There are numerous typos, and a distracting frequency of sentences beginning with “Seemed,” which more stringent copyediting might have been able to tame.
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March 17, 2014
Bloody Good takes place during WWII in England. The Nazi’s have recruited four vampires to parachute into England, pretend to be locals and sabotage munitions plants—basically destroying England from within. The Nazi’s also have a fairy held hostage. Before the vamps left, they all fed off of her, which magically links them with her. She is forced to keep track of the vamps and report to her Nazi captures. (They don’t trust the vamps to actually obey and pull off their mission.)
Alice is the town doctor in a small village in Surrey. When one of the vamps is hurt in a rough landing, she tries to help him, not knowing what he is. He disappears on her, kicking off the first of many strange events in the town. Animals and one human turn up dead and drained of all of their blood, an elderly woman is arrested as a Nazi spy, an old man is able to lift a building to save two young boys and Peter is attacked twice by an evil being.
Peter is a former veterinary student and Conscientious Objector. After being released from prison for refusing to fight, he is assigned by the government to work as Alice’s assistant. At first, she dislikes him—she has brothers on the continent, risking their lives in the war. However, Peter has a very good reason not to fight and eventually wins Alice over. Together, and with the help of Alice’s Pixie grandmother, they set out to uncover the cause of the bazaar occurrences and put an end to them.
This book was a light, fun read. I didn’t get overly sucked in, by either the plot or the characters; however, I thought the idea behind the Nazi’s using vamps to fight the Allied Forces was inventive. I learned a lot about what life in England was like during the air raids and bomb attacks. The story was also entertaining enough. I know there are a couple more books to this series. I’d read them if I came across them somewhere, but I don’t feel a burning need to run out and buy them now.
Overall, I give Bloody Good…
Plot – 3 bookmarks
Character Development – 2 bookmarks
Love Story – 3 bookmarks
Interpretation of Vampire Lore – 2 ½ bookmarks
Dream Cast (otherwise known as who I pictured while reading) – Naomi Watts (Alice), Orlando Bloom (Peter), Sandy Duncan (Gran), Anthony Hopkins (Sergeant Pendragon)
Alice is the town doctor in a small village in Surrey. When one of the vamps is hurt in a rough landing, she tries to help him, not knowing what he is. He disappears on her, kicking off the first of many strange events in the town. Animals and one human turn up dead and drained of all of their blood, an elderly woman is arrested as a Nazi spy, an old man is able to lift a building to save two young boys and Peter is attacked twice by an evil being.
Peter is a former veterinary student and Conscientious Objector. After being released from prison for refusing to fight, he is assigned by the government to work as Alice’s assistant. At first, she dislikes him—she has brothers on the continent, risking their lives in the war. However, Peter has a very good reason not to fight and eventually wins Alice over. Together, and with the help of Alice’s Pixie grandmother, they set out to uncover the cause of the bazaar occurrences and put an end to them.
This book was a light, fun read. I didn’t get overly sucked in, by either the plot or the characters; however, I thought the idea behind the Nazi’s using vamps to fight the Allied Forces was inventive. I learned a lot about what life in England was like during the air raids and bomb attacks. The story was also entertaining enough. I know there are a couple more books to this series. I’d read them if I came across them somewhere, but I don’t feel a burning need to run out and buy them now.
Overall, I give Bloody Good…
Plot – 3 bookmarks
Character Development – 2 bookmarks
Love Story – 3 bookmarks
Interpretation of Vampire Lore – 2 ½ bookmarks
Dream Cast (otherwise known as who I pictured while reading) – Naomi Watts (Alice), Orlando Bloom (Peter), Sandy Duncan (Gran), Anthony Hopkins (Sergeant Pendragon)
October 13, 2020
The first in a paranormal trilogy, Bloody Good is set in Brytewood during the second world war. This sleepy little hamlet is home to a unique Doctor, Alice, her grandmother the Devonshire pixie, and an assortment of other people some with interesting alter-egos. Brytewood's local doctor is being kept busy with births, injuries, and wartime foibles. Then her life gets a little strange.
It all starts when nature calls on her way home from a house visit checking up on some newborn twins and a man stumbles out of the woods impaled with a branch. After taking him back to her clinic and patching him up, she steps away to attend to something else and when she returns he's disappeared. Then other strange things begin happening. Cows that were healthy yesterday are wasting away today, a man is found dead with odd marks on his neck, and the doc is confronted by a scary being on her way home. Then the village is bombed, a local is found to be a traitor, and the top-secret military operation is targeted. Aided by her conscientious objector assistant, her grandmother, and Sergeant Pendragon (a local villager, friend of her grandmother, and host to her assistant) they unravel the clues as to who is behind all the strangeness, what their plan is for the village, and how to thwart them.
Fast-paced, with dry humor, and likeable oddball characters I found myself taken with the doc, the village, and even the setting of World War II and I usually hate books that have anything to do with war. I cannot wait to pick up the story in part two Bloody Awful.
It all starts when nature calls on her way home from a house visit checking up on some newborn twins and a man stumbles out of the woods impaled with a branch. After taking him back to her clinic and patching him up, she steps away to attend to something else and when she returns he's disappeared. Then other strange things begin happening. Cows that were healthy yesterday are wasting away today, a man is found dead with odd marks on his neck, and the doc is confronted by a scary being on her way home. Then the village is bombed, a local is found to be a traitor, and the top-secret military operation is targeted. Aided by her conscientious objector assistant, her grandmother, and Sergeant Pendragon (a local villager, friend of her grandmother, and host to her assistant) they unravel the clues as to who is behind all the strangeness, what their plan is for the village, and how to thwart them.
Fast-paced, with dry humor, and likeable oddball characters I found myself taken with the doc, the village, and even the setting of World War II and I usually hate books that have anything to do with war. I cannot wait to pick up the story in part two Bloody Awful.
August 16, 2020
This whimsical cover art caught my eye, not just because it is charming, but because it is so similar to the illustrations on the Sookie Stackhouse (True Blood) novels I devoured. Other than the setting - the English countryside in the midst of WWII vs. Sookie's contemporary rural Louisiana - the clash of evil and virtuous supernatural characters is also familiar, though not as fun a romp. I'd recommend this series for Sookie fans if you are looking for another light fantastic vampire/shapeshifter romance.
May 1, 2021
This first in a new and original paranormal/fantasy trilogy is one of my new favorites. It’s World War II and the tiny village of Brytewood is about to get some unwanted visitors in the form of four blood-sucking vamps sent straight from Germany. Their plan is to infiltrate the small town, hiding out as loyal British citizens, wreaking havoc and giving the Axis the upper hand in the war. Worse yet, they are being helped by internal spies. When Dr. Alice Doyle finds a man stuck in a tree and in pretty bad shape, she rushes him back to her clinic for immediate treatment. The man seemed in dire condition, but apparently he was well enough to walk away when no one was watching. Then a local farmer dies of an apparent heart attack, and Alice demands further investigation. It’s discovered that the man had been completely drained of blood. Strange and inexplicable in and of itself, but then she hears that some local livestock has also been recently drained. Alice, part pixie, has always denied the existence of her “other” blood, but now she and her friends can no longer deny that something evil has entered they quaint town. I love everything about this series: the English countryside during WWII, all of the different “others” that are making an appearance, and the perfect blend of humor, romance, mystery, and, of course, paranormal stuff. Book 2, Bloody Awful, is due out in July and book 3, Bloody Right, will be released in August. Georgia Evans is a pseudonym for paranormal romance author Rosemary Laurey.
May 31, 2009
The Nazi's are planning an attack on England. They have dropped off four of their operatives. Their names are Gerhardt Eiche, Wilhelm Bloch, Hans Weiss, and Paul Schmidt. It might be a little hard to spot these Nazi's as they are ...vampires!
There is a slight change in plans, when the plane the vamps are on starts nose diving and they have to bail out in the small town of Brytewood.
Dr. Alice Doyle comes upon a man badly wounded. He has fallen out of a tree. She takes him back home and patches him up. When no one is looking he disappears.
Peter Watson is an ambulance driver. He also happens to be both Alice's new assistant and lover. Peter is more of a lover then a fighter.
When a local farmer dies, Alice suspects something is up. She wonders about the newcomer and his connection to the farmer's death. When the situtation arises for a hero to stand up an fight, will Peter help Alice?
Bloody Good is the first book in this trilogy. Alice may seem like an unlikely heroine but she is tough. I like her take charge attitude. Who surpised me is Peter. While he is quiet and kind-hearted, he seems kind of on the wimpy side. Hopefully that will change in the next novel. Plus the romance between Peter and Alice is just ok. Though other than these factors, I really did like this book. Georgia Evans seems like she has a winner on her hands with this trilogy that consists of Bloody Good, Bloody Awful and Bloody Right.
There is a slight change in plans, when the plane the vamps are on starts nose diving and they have to bail out in the small town of Brytewood.
Dr. Alice Doyle comes upon a man badly wounded. He has fallen out of a tree. She takes him back home and patches him up. When no one is looking he disappears.
Peter Watson is an ambulance driver. He also happens to be both Alice's new assistant and lover. Peter is more of a lover then a fighter.
When a local farmer dies, Alice suspects something is up. She wonders about the newcomer and his connection to the farmer's death. When the situtation arises for a hero to stand up an fight, will Peter help Alice?
Bloody Good is the first book in this trilogy. Alice may seem like an unlikely heroine but she is tough. I like her take charge attitude. Who surpised me is Peter. While he is quiet and kind-hearted, he seems kind of on the wimpy side. Hopefully that will change in the next novel. Plus the romance between Peter and Alice is just ok. Though other than these factors, I really did like this book. Georgia Evans seems like she has a winner on her hands with this trilogy that consists of Bloody Good, Bloody Awful and Bloody Right.
June 21, 2016
Bloody Good is the first book in a supernatural trilogy set in England during World War II that asks, “What if the Nazis had recruited vampires to perform some of their dirty deeds?” Obviously, Georgia Evans (a pen name for the author Rosemary Laurey) asks us to suspend belief, and if you are able to do so, Bloody Good offers a light, entertaining read on what normally would be a heavy topic.
Vampires are roaming the English countryside, and they are working for the Nazis. A fairy is held prisoner and used by the lead vampires (that’s what I’m calling them, anyway) for her ability to telepathically monitor the whereabouts of the vampires on a mission for the Reich.
The story shifts between the locals of Brytewood to the vampires stalking them to the imprisoned fairy. Evans tells an interesting story of two people falling in love amid a battle involving supernatural creatures, from vampires and fairies to pixies, werefoxes, and dragons. (I wasn’t expecting the dragons, but it was an interesting touch.)
Bloody Good isn’t a literary masterpiece, but it’s a fun read. The only drawbacks for me were the explicit sex scenes that did nothing to further the plot. They didn’t bother me enough to stop reading the book, but if you’re not into that sort of thing, consider yourself warned.
Full review on Diary of an Eccentric.
Vampires are roaming the English countryside, and they are working for the Nazis. A fairy is held prisoner and used by the lead vampires (that’s what I’m calling them, anyway) for her ability to telepathically monitor the whereabouts of the vampires on a mission for the Reich.
The story shifts between the locals of Brytewood to the vampires stalking them to the imprisoned fairy. Evans tells an interesting story of two people falling in love amid a battle involving supernatural creatures, from vampires and fairies to pixies, werefoxes, and dragons. (I wasn’t expecting the dragons, but it was an interesting touch.)
Bloody Good isn’t a literary masterpiece, but it’s a fun read. The only drawbacks for me were the explicit sex scenes that did nothing to further the plot. They didn’t bother me enough to stop reading the book, but if you’re not into that sort of thing, consider yourself warned.
Full review on Diary of an Eccentric.
February 27, 2013
Bloody awful. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with the idea: the Nazis make some kind of deal with vampires, the vampires get dropped into Britain in order to make havoc and generally prep the area for an upcoming Nazi invasion. A little out there, but what the hell. One of the vampires is assigned to a small village located a short distance from a munitions factory. A town that boasts: a witch, a pixie, and her half pixie grandaughter, a dragon (that looks human most of the time) and a were-fox. (there may have been more, I forced myself to read 260 of the 312 pages, so someone else might have popped up after that). The story mostly concentrates on the half-pixie, who also happens to be the town doctor, and a Conscientious Objector who is assigned to help her out, due to his partial training as a veterinarian.
Outside of having the doctor loathe her new assistant for being a CO for the first, oh, fifty pages of the book, there is basically no tension between any of good guys. The badguys, meanwhile, despise each other and everything around them constantly, and are either weak minded fools, or manipulative creatures of the night. Characters are two dimensional, problems are brought up, then quickly solved, making very little tension in the reading. I forced myself to read most of the book, but simply could not make myself get through those last sixty pages. Blah.
Outside of having the doctor loathe her new assistant for being a CO for the first, oh, fifty pages of the book, there is basically no tension between any of good guys. The badguys, meanwhile, despise each other and everything around them constantly, and are either weak minded fools, or manipulative creatures of the night. Characters are two dimensional, problems are brought up, then quickly solved, making very little tension in the reading. I forced myself to read most of the book, but simply could not make myself get through those last sixty pages. Blah.
June 10, 2009
Alice Doyle stumbles upon an injured stranger and being a Doctor, it’s her duty to patch him up. After this encounter, the stranger mysteriously disappears and strange occurrences start to happen across town.
Alice Doyle finds herself baffled when bodies turn up drained dry….What is a girl to do?
Alice soon discovers Nazi vampires hiding among the local folk causing havoc across the land led by Gerhardt Eiche. With Gerhardt Eiche's thirst for victory, it’s up to Alice to stop the Nazi vampires from conquering England. She's determined to get help any way she can even if it's with the unlikely war objector, Peter Watson and her grandma who insists that Alice is a pixie.
Bloody Good is the first book in a supernatural World War II trilogy with a twist….vampires & other mythical creatures. The historical setting is totally different from what I’m use to reading in supernatural books but I enjoyed how Evans was able to tie the supernatural elements into the historical events during WWII. The writing has an English tone and the characters are interesting and nicely written.
Overall, this was a bloody good read! Bloody Awful and Bloody Right are scheduled to be released in July & August. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
Alice Doyle finds herself baffled when bodies turn up drained dry….What is a girl to do?
Alice soon discovers Nazi vampires hiding among the local folk causing havoc across the land led by Gerhardt Eiche. With Gerhardt Eiche's thirst for victory, it’s up to Alice to stop the Nazi vampires from conquering England. She's determined to get help any way she can even if it's with the unlikely war objector, Peter Watson and her grandma who insists that Alice is a pixie.
Bloody Good is the first book in a supernatural World War II trilogy with a twist….vampires & other mythical creatures. The historical setting is totally different from what I’m use to reading in supernatural books but I enjoyed how Evans was able to tie the supernatural elements into the historical events during WWII. The writing has an English tone and the characters are interesting and nicely written.
Overall, this was a bloody good read! Bloody Awful and Bloody Right are scheduled to be released in July & August. I can’t wait to see what happens next.
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