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Blessed
With a wink and a nod to Bram Stoker, New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith unites the casts of Tantalize and Eternal in a delicious dark fantasy her fans will devour.
"You’ll try to fight it. But you’ll only be fighting your true self. It’s done. It’s destined. In time, you’ll come to accept it." He pulled back his sleeve to reveal two dress watches. "In time, you’ll come to me."
Quincie P. Morris, teen restaurateuse and neophyte vampire, is in the fight of her life — or undeath. Even as she adjusts to her new appetites, she must clear her best friend and true love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges; thwart the apocalyptic ambitions of Bradley Sanguini, the seductive vampire-chef who "blessed" her; and keep her dead parents’ restaurant up and running. She hires a more homespun chef and adds the preternaturally beautiful Zachary to her wait staff. But with hundreds of new vampires on the rise and Bradley off assuming the powers of Dracula Prime, Zachary soon reveals his true nature — and a flaming sword — and they hit the road to staunch the bloodshed before it’s too late. Even if they save the world, will there be time left to salvage Quincie’s soul?
"You’ll try to fight it. But you’ll only be fighting your true self. It’s done. It’s destined. In time, you’ll come to accept it." He pulled back his sleeve to reveal two dress watches. "In time, you’ll come to me."
Quincie P. Morris, teen restaurateuse and neophyte vampire, is in the fight of her life — or undeath. Even as she adjusts to her new appetites, she must clear her best friend and true love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges; thwart the apocalyptic ambitions of Bradley Sanguini, the seductive vampire-chef who "blessed" her; and keep her dead parents’ restaurant up and running. She hires a more homespun chef and adds the preternaturally beautiful Zachary to her wait staff. But with hundreds of new vampires on the rise and Bradley off assuming the powers of Dracula Prime, Zachary soon reveals his true nature — and a flaming sword — and they hit the road to staunch the bloodshed before it’s too late. Even if they save the world, will there be time left to salvage Quincie’s soul?
480 pages, Hardcover
First published January 25, 2011
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Cynthia Leitich Smith
39 books1,287 followersCynthia Leitich Smith is the New York Times bestselling, award-winning author and anthologist of more than 20 books for young readers. She was named a 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Candidate, the NSK Neustadt Laureate, Texas Literary Hall of Fame inductee, and winner of the Southern Miss Medallion for Outstanding Contributions in Children’s Literature. Cynthia has also been named to deliver the 2026 ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture. She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and served as the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Chair for the children’s-YA writing MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Texas.
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January 9, 2011
Loved Tantalize and Eternal, so begged for an early copy of this one.
It’s got vampires, werewolves, shifters and an Angel!—What’s not to love?
Quince Morris, a neophyte vampire converted against her will, discovers that she must save a whole slew of Austin’s residents from becoming vampires after having eaten tainted desserts at her restaurant. The boy she has privately loved for years, Kieran, flees Austin to protect his family from his own uncontrolled hybrid werewolf shifts in the opening scenes of the book leaving Quince alone and lovelorn.
She must save her restaurant, the unsuspecting infected Austinites and her own soul while learning to live as a secret vampire-- all in 450 odd pages. Luckily, she picks up a new troop of helpers including an earthbound guardian angel named Zachary to help her on her journey.
What I liked: I like a strong female main character that has courage, will, and a brain of her own. All these compliments can easily be applied to Quince Morris.
I’ve lived near Dallas for a long time so I also like the Texas humor and comments. So many books use New York, Miami or some anonymous wilderness location for setting, so I do enjoy the particularly Texan references sprinkled throughout Blessed.
I think it’s magical when a writer can reinvent the usual threadbare stories typical of paranormal fare creating a whole new mythology and Cynthia Leitich Smith definitely applies a new spin to the tale of Mina and Dracula prime. Historical references woven into paranormal stories provide context and corroboration to the fiction.
Not so much: The abbreviations of things like Austin Police Department as APD and guardian angel as GA. My reading flow was interrupted by these unnecessary abbreviations too often and I found those pauses in the flow of the story grating.
The platonic relationship between Quince and Zachary dominates the first ¾ of the book providing for less emotional engagement and romantic tension than have existed in the previous two books Tantalize and Eternal. I missed that a bit.
Recommendation:
Good read for us YA paranormal fans that like action, a little fairly chaste romantic, and plenty of fantasy story creativity. I recommend Blessed and eagerly await whatever Cynthia Leitich Smith writes next.
It’s got vampires, werewolves, shifters and an Angel!—What’s not to love?
Quince Morris, a neophyte vampire converted against her will, discovers that she must save a whole slew of Austin’s residents from becoming vampires after having eaten tainted desserts at her restaurant. The boy she has privately loved for years, Kieran, flees Austin to protect his family from his own uncontrolled hybrid werewolf shifts in the opening scenes of the book leaving Quince alone and lovelorn.
She must save her restaurant, the unsuspecting infected Austinites and her own soul while learning to live as a secret vampire-- all in 450 odd pages. Luckily, she picks up a new troop of helpers including an earthbound guardian angel named Zachary to help her on her journey.
What I liked: I like a strong female main character that has courage, will, and a brain of her own. All these compliments can easily be applied to Quince Morris.
I’ve lived near Dallas for a long time so I also like the Texas humor and comments. So many books use New York, Miami or some anonymous wilderness location for setting, so I do enjoy the particularly Texan references sprinkled throughout Blessed.
I think it’s magical when a writer can reinvent the usual threadbare stories typical of paranormal fare creating a whole new mythology and Cynthia Leitich Smith definitely applies a new spin to the tale of Mina and Dracula prime. Historical references woven into paranormal stories provide context and corroboration to the fiction.
Not so much: The abbreviations of things like Austin Police Department as APD and guardian angel as GA. My reading flow was interrupted by these unnecessary abbreviations too often and I found those pauses in the flow of the story grating.
The platonic relationship between Quince and Zachary dominates the first ¾ of the book providing for less emotional engagement and romantic tension than have existed in the previous two books Tantalize and Eternal. I missed that a bit.
Recommendation:
Good read for us YA paranormal fans that like action, a little fairly chaste romantic, and plenty of fantasy story creativity. I recommend Blessed and eagerly await whatever Cynthia Leitich Smith writes next.
January 26, 2011
Conclusive wrap-up for characters
In Cynthia Leitich Smith’s BLESSED, teen restaurant manager and new vampire Quincie Morris finds herself struggling to handle the demands of saving her restaurant, hundreds of souls, and her relationship with werewolf-hybrid Kieren. With help from a beautiful new hire, Zachary, and his friends, Quincie must race to stop Bradley Sanguini’s quest to make himself into a modern Dracula, complete with his own army of fledgling vampire minions. In the process, Quincie also must consider what her vampire soul is worth.
BLESSED combines the casts of TANTALIZE and ETERNAL to provide a conclusive wrap-up to the supernatural story world Smith has created. While the first two books were companion novels, BLESSED is a true sequel that merges the two previous storylines to provide a satisfying ending for each character’s story. Strong themes about faith, redemption, and self-sacrifice run through the novel and are examined in non-preachy ways. Quincie experiences much more character development here than in the first book, and fans of Kieren and Quincie will be delighted to see their relationship developed beyond the first sparks seen at the end of TANTALIZE. The novel also explores the vampire myths of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA and links them in believable ways to a modern setting.
Though I enjoyed seeing Quincie, Kieren, and Zachary’s stories brought to a close, this installment has many of the same weak points as its predecessors. Dialogue comes across as stilted and unbelievable at times, and there are a few abrupt transitions between scenes. Again, like in TANTALIZE, attempts to infuse sensuality into the text felt a bit forced, as though the author was trying noticeably to be edgy. A few items regarding the mythology were left unresolved, and an overreliance on summarizing Stoker’s DRACULA weighed down the middle section of the book. Additionally, while the division of the novel into meal courses felt creative in TANTALIZE, the use of the same structure now felt trite and unnecessary to understand the story.
In all, BLESSED provides a nice final course for the characters Smith created in TANTALIZE and ETERNAL, but the book didn’t offer anything to make it stand out in the word of young adult paranormals other than its darker tone and its reboot of the Dracula myth. Fans of Smith will still undoubtedly eat up this conclusion though.
ETA: I learned after writing this review that the author plans to write one or two additional books in this universe, so this was not the end of the series. Things felt fairly well concluded for all of the characters at the end of this book, so this news surprised me.
Note: This review refers to an advance reader's copy.
In Cynthia Leitich Smith’s BLESSED, teen restaurant manager and new vampire Quincie Morris finds herself struggling to handle the demands of saving her restaurant, hundreds of souls, and her relationship with werewolf-hybrid Kieren. With help from a beautiful new hire, Zachary, and his friends, Quincie must race to stop Bradley Sanguini’s quest to make himself into a modern Dracula, complete with his own army of fledgling vampire minions. In the process, Quincie also must consider what her vampire soul is worth.
BLESSED combines the casts of TANTALIZE and ETERNAL to provide a conclusive wrap-up to the supernatural story world Smith has created. While the first two books were companion novels, BLESSED is a true sequel that merges the two previous storylines to provide a satisfying ending for each character’s story. Strong themes about faith, redemption, and self-sacrifice run through the novel and are examined in non-preachy ways. Quincie experiences much more character development here than in the first book, and fans of Kieren and Quincie will be delighted to see their relationship developed beyond the first sparks seen at the end of TANTALIZE. The novel also explores the vampire myths of Bram Stoker’s DRACULA and links them in believable ways to a modern setting.
Though I enjoyed seeing Quincie, Kieren, and Zachary’s stories brought to a close, this installment has many of the same weak points as its predecessors. Dialogue comes across as stilted and unbelievable at times, and there are a few abrupt transitions between scenes. Again, like in TANTALIZE, attempts to infuse sensuality into the text felt a bit forced, as though the author was trying noticeably to be edgy. A few items regarding the mythology were left unresolved, and an overreliance on summarizing Stoker’s DRACULA weighed down the middle section of the book. Additionally, while the division of the novel into meal courses felt creative in TANTALIZE, the use of the same structure now felt trite and unnecessary to understand the story.
In all, BLESSED provides a nice final course for the characters Smith created in TANTALIZE and ETERNAL, but the book didn’t offer anything to make it stand out in the word of young adult paranormals other than its darker tone and its reboot of the Dracula myth. Fans of Smith will still undoubtedly eat up this conclusion though.
ETA: I learned after writing this review that the author plans to write one or two additional books in this universe, so this was not the end of the series. Things felt fairly well concluded for all of the characters at the end of this book, so this news surprised me.
Note: This review refers to an advance reader's copy.
January 3, 2011
This was a satisfying ending the the trilogy. It wasn't as good as Eternal, but I liked it a lot more that I liked Tantalize. The mesh of characters was a little odd at first, but it worked better than I thought it would.
Quincie's character was so much better in this one. She's accepted that she's a vampire, but it doing her best to not become a monster. Plus, she's working her hardest to come up with a cure for those Bradley "blessed" while he was the chief of her restaurant. Zachary was a little off for me, but I think it's because I think he had a better connection with Miranda. He just seems like a background character. The rest of the cast fill out the story nicely.
I liked the action and pace in this story. I love the inclusions of Dracula and some myths involving him. Interesting idea that Dracula could be alive and well in this story. While the part with the wolves was a bit gory, I think it was a highlight of the story. I also really enjoyed the ending. It concluded all the storylines and left me happy with the way the story ended. I'll be looking forward to see what the author comes up with next!
Quincie's character was so much better in this one. She's accepted that she's a vampire, but it doing her best to not become a monster. Plus, she's working her hardest to come up with a cure for those Bradley "blessed" while he was the chief of her restaurant. Zachary was a little off for me, but I think it's because I think he had a better connection with Miranda. He just seems like a background character. The rest of the cast fill out the story nicely.
I liked the action and pace in this story. I love the inclusions of Dracula and some myths involving him. Interesting idea that Dracula could be alive and well in this story. While the part with the wolves was a bit gory, I think it was a highlight of the story. I also really enjoyed the ending. It concluded all the storylines and left me happy with the way the story ended. I'll be looking forward to see what the author comes up with next!
May 6, 2011
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ok.. The book was just ok.
Blessed Starts off with the ending from Tantalize
The novel tied the two previous books together (Tantalize and Eternal)
but there wasn't anything spectacular about it.
It referenced the book Dracula several times and the Reader finds out that Quince was named after a male character named Quincy P Morris in the novel.
The ending was abrupt and left unanswered questions.
Does Quince's soul go to Heaven?
How long is Zach earth bound?
Until Kieren dies?
Until Zach saves 100 vampire souls?
Until Quince is 200 years old?
When ???
The book was over 4 hundred pages but ended vaguely.
If you are really bored one weekend,
If you can read the books for free and
If you have absolutely nothing else you would like to read, then, only then I would say go for it and read the book(s)
But, in my opinion there are too many other books out there that are more interesting, have better endings and are worth reading first.
I repeat, the book was just ok..
~ Disappointed Again
February 2, 2024
2.5 stars
It seems I don't really like the books in Quincie's pov 💀 it's always a lot of nothing happening until the end, and too much dialogue.
It seems I don't really like the books in Quincie's pov 💀 it's always a lot of nothing happening until the end, and too much dialogue.
June 15, 2011
Readers are reunited with Quincie P. Morrise, the narrator of Tantalize. Things have not gotten any easier for her since we last visited. In the previous book, she became the proud owner of Sanguini's a vampire-themed restaurant after her parent's death. She ran the restaurant with her uncle and the help of a very dedicated staff, but things proved to be quite interesting when Brad, the chef she hired to play the role of vampire entertainer, proved to not only have a taste for blood, but a strong desire to woo her and take over the world. With the help of her best friend Kieren, who is also a half-werewolf, she was able to find some resolution to the situation.
Unfortunately, that solution was not the end of the story. In the process of dealing with Brad, Quincie had been partially brought over, and is also now undead. While she seems able to stay away from human blood and survive on collected animal blood, her soul is definitely in danger. Also, during the book grand reopening of Sanguini's Brad had been able to sneak some of his own blood into one of the Gothic-themed desserts, which means 100s of people from all over the country, and even a few tourists from outside are on the verge of becoming vampire followers of Brad.
To make matters worth, Kieren is being sent of to were-camp because he is having trouble with the transition from human to werewolf. He can't actually finish the transition, and he doesn't have control of when the change starts to happen, which endangers the secret of all weres if humans start to notice.
Fortunately for Quincie, there are a new group of allies coming to town just in time. Zach, the former failed guardian angel who got his wings back in Eternal has been assigned to help her out. While his experience helping the newly undead is not the best, the hope is that he can help Quincie stem Brad's plan before other victims fall to him.
To make matters worse, the situation with Brad seems to get even worse when it becomes clear that he might provide the conduit for the original Dracula to return. Quincie and her allies, old and new, are going to have to work together in the hopes of repeating history ... and doing it better. It turns out that the events in Bram Stoker's Dracula are not only true, but Quincie is the great niece of the Texan of the same name from the book. Could Stoker's classic novel of horror hold the secret to putting an end to both Brad and Dracula ... permanently? And in the process, could Quincie's soul be saved?
This is a strong sequel to both Tantalize and Eternal. Familiar characters and setting return, allowing two really interesting casts to intermingle and tie up loose ends from both works. I really enjoyed getting back into this world that seems like a junior version of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series. Humor, action and suspense are mixed together nicely to keep the reader turning the pages.
I did think that this volume was a little bit distracted at points, making the book feel a little longer than it had to be, but I really couldn't tell you where the author could have taken out contact since everything does come together in the end. She has nicely woven Bram Stoker's lore into her world, and I really like the fact that, unlike Twilight readers are presented with a female protagonist surrounded by the supernatural while remaining a strong and independent character. She made a clear choice between her vampire (Brad) and were (Kieren) and does not allow the difficult results from keeping her down.
This, and the two preceding books, are must reads for fans of the supernatural.
Unfortunately, that solution was not the end of the story. In the process of dealing with Brad, Quincie had been partially brought over, and is also now undead. While she seems able to stay away from human blood and survive on collected animal blood, her soul is definitely in danger. Also, during the book grand reopening of Sanguini's Brad had been able to sneak some of his own blood into one of the Gothic-themed desserts, which means 100s of people from all over the country, and even a few tourists from outside are on the verge of becoming vampire followers of Brad.
To make matters worth, Kieren is being sent of to were-camp because he is having trouble with the transition from human to werewolf. He can't actually finish the transition, and he doesn't have control of when the change starts to happen, which endangers the secret of all weres if humans start to notice.
Fortunately for Quincie, there are a new group of allies coming to town just in time. Zach, the former failed guardian angel who got his wings back in Eternal has been assigned to help her out. While his experience helping the newly undead is not the best, the hope is that he can help Quincie stem Brad's plan before other victims fall to him.
To make matters worse, the situation with Brad seems to get even worse when it becomes clear that he might provide the conduit for the original Dracula to return. Quincie and her allies, old and new, are going to have to work together in the hopes of repeating history ... and doing it better. It turns out that the events in Bram Stoker's Dracula are not only true, but Quincie is the great niece of the Texan of the same name from the book. Could Stoker's classic novel of horror hold the secret to putting an end to both Brad and Dracula ... permanently? And in the process, could Quincie's soul be saved?
This is a strong sequel to both Tantalize and Eternal. Familiar characters and setting return, allowing two really interesting casts to intermingle and tie up loose ends from both works. I really enjoyed getting back into this world that seems like a junior version of Charlaine Harris' Sookie Stackhouse series. Humor, action and suspense are mixed together nicely to keep the reader turning the pages.
I did think that this volume was a little bit distracted at points, making the book feel a little longer than it had to be, but I really couldn't tell you where the author could have taken out contact since everything does come together in the end. She has nicely woven Bram Stoker's lore into her world, and I really like the fact that, unlike Twilight readers are presented with a female protagonist surrounded by the supernatural while remaining a strong and independent character. She made a clear choice between her vampire (Brad) and were (Kieren) and does not allow the difficult results from keeping her down.
This, and the two preceding books, are must reads for fans of the supernatural.
March 29, 2011
This book follows Quince (from Tantalize book 1) on her quest to cure Brad's possible future vampires and herself from being turned. While also fighting the pull Brad has over her. Afterall her heart belongs to Keiren her "Wolf Man". Which of coarse left her to join a pack somewhere up north away from Texas. Her quest however bring her to the pack and is once again united with Keiren. Zachary from Eternal ends up being assigned to her as her guardian angel and also destroyer. Afterall all Vampires are suppose to soulless. Right? Quince however is rather different than any other vampire. She did not kill the person whom she first drew blood from, which never happens. Zachary and Quince must fight the forces of evil along with her "Wolf Man".
I thought perhaps there would be more about Miranda and Zachary. I'm glad the Quince and Kieren's story is finished in this one since Tantalize was left with such an open ending. I just was not really as into this one as I was with the previous 2 books. I guess I find the whole vampires being affected by religious symbols and garlic to be rather cliche. There are so many ways to go with this kind of stuff now a days that I find that to be kind of out dated. I found the book to be rather slow moving and hard to keep interested with it. The book was just not what I was expecting to read and therefore I felt let down.
I'm sure there are plenty of young ladies that will love this book. It just wasn't the book for me.
I thought perhaps there would be more about Miranda and Zachary. I'm glad the Quince and Kieren's story is finished in this one since Tantalize was left with such an open ending. I just was not really as into this one as I was with the previous 2 books. I guess I find the whole vampires being affected by religious symbols and garlic to be rather cliche. There are so many ways to go with this kind of stuff now a days that I find that to be kind of out dated. I found the book to be rather slow moving and hard to keep interested with it. The book was just not what I was expecting to read and therefore I felt let down.
I'm sure there are plenty of young ladies that will love this book. It just wasn't the book for me.
November 14, 2018
Blessed is the culmination of the Tantalize books so far, the ultimate showdown with Bradley. The book unites Quincie and Zachary as they try to stop Bradley from taking over and find a way to cure the unsuspecting diners from their oncoming vampirism.
I liked seeing the books come together, especially some of the side characters like Nora and Clyde meeting up. Quincie is a cute and strong character, being the only vampire to resist killing on her first feed. We also saw Quincie and Kieran reunited which made me happy and her friendship with Zachary was sweet. I feel like this book wrapped up a lot so it will be interesting to see what happens in book 4. The audiobook for this was good, I liked the different narrators for Quincie and Zachary and they both did accents well.
Short, but great series!
I liked seeing the books come together, especially some of the side characters like Nora and Clyde meeting up. Quincie is a cute and strong character, being the only vampire to resist killing on her first feed. We also saw Quincie and Kieran reunited which made me happy and her friendship with Zachary was sweet. I feel like this book wrapped up a lot so it will be interesting to see what happens in book 4. The audiobook for this was good, I liked the different narrators for Quincie and Zachary and they both did accents well.
Short, but great series!
October 30, 2020
I was recently going through my TBR list and this one popped up. I remembered liking the first two books in the series so I went ahead and started this one. I honestly don't remember ANYTHING that happened before. I was a little lost at times throughout it. The book was well written, it just would've been better if it had been read closer to the others.
June 25, 2011
Review posted by Rabid Reads
I thought about reading the first two books in the Tantalize series prior to this one but I already had a free copy of Blessed sitting on my shelf. So... I cheated and started with book 3! Lucky for me, this novel stands well enough on its own and the story is so good that I'll be checking out the first two installments sometime soon. There's not much werewolf action in this tale but from what bits there were I gather that I missed out by skipping ahead! Another reason for me to revisit this series.
The restaurant side of the story line really appealed to me. I enjoyed the way that despite all of the turmoil in Quincie's life, the center of her universe is Sanguini's. To outsiders her passion may seem a little odd. I mean what teenager likes working other than for the benefits of spending money? But, for Morris it's more than just a restaurant; it's her family business. I grew up in a similar environment but in a different industry. Regardless, I could easily relate to Quincie's dedication and entrepreneurial spirit. The only thing that perplexed me a bit was the amount of time that she spends at Sanguini's vs school. Apparently Morris is a full-time high school student but her trips to the classroom seem to be few and far between.
There are quite a few little extras scattered throughout the book that give it a personal touch. The snippets include: the restaurant's menu offerings, correspondence letters and even a summary of the Dracula novel. These elements weren't crucial to the story development but I appreciated that they were there.
It's rare that I'll find myself in tears while reading a book and I most certainly didn't expect to shed any over this tale but surprise, surprise! There was one particular scene that just got to me. Fortunately for me I was home alone at the time so I was saved from the embarrassment of having to admit that a Young Adult book made me cry! That one chapter aside, there were some very uplifting moments as well. I like a novel that plays on my emotions and Blessed definitely achieves that in spades.
The third installment in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Tantalize series is intoxicating, expressive and has multi-layered meanings. Quincie, the main character, stands out in the sea of supernaturals which is a rare feat in a Twilight-esque novel. The links made between Blessed and Bram Stoker's Dracula are inspired and add a modern day twist to a classic tale. I can't vouch for the other two books of this series (yet) but if they're anything like this one; they deserve to be read!
I thought about reading the first two books in the Tantalize series prior to this one but I already had a free copy of Blessed sitting on my shelf. So... I cheated and started with book 3! Lucky for me, this novel stands well enough on its own and the story is so good that I'll be checking out the first two installments sometime soon. There's not much werewolf action in this tale but from what bits there were I gather that I missed out by skipping ahead! Another reason for me to revisit this series.
The restaurant side of the story line really appealed to me. I enjoyed the way that despite all of the turmoil in Quincie's life, the center of her universe is Sanguini's. To outsiders her passion may seem a little odd. I mean what teenager likes working other than for the benefits of spending money? But, for Morris it's more than just a restaurant; it's her family business. I grew up in a similar environment but in a different industry. Regardless, I could easily relate to Quincie's dedication and entrepreneurial spirit. The only thing that perplexed me a bit was the amount of time that she spends at Sanguini's vs school. Apparently Morris is a full-time high school student but her trips to the classroom seem to be few and far between.
There are quite a few little extras scattered throughout the book that give it a personal touch. The snippets include: the restaurant's menu offerings, correspondence letters and even a summary of the Dracula novel. These elements weren't crucial to the story development but I appreciated that they were there.
It's rare that I'll find myself in tears while reading a book and I most certainly didn't expect to shed any over this tale but surprise, surprise! There was one particular scene that just got to me. Fortunately for me I was home alone at the time so I was saved from the embarrassment of having to admit that a Young Adult book made me cry! That one chapter aside, there were some very uplifting moments as well. I like a novel that plays on my emotions and Blessed definitely achieves that in spades.
The third installment in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Tantalize series is intoxicating, expressive and has multi-layered meanings. Quincie, the main character, stands out in the sea of supernaturals which is a rare feat in a Twilight-esque novel. The links made between Blessed and Bram Stoker's Dracula are inspired and add a modern day twist to a classic tale. I can't vouch for the other two books of this series (yet) but if they're anything like this one; they deserve to be read!
September 22, 2011
Cynthia Leitich Smith returns to her Dark Universe Series with Blessed the third and possibly last installment. Blessed brings us full circle and we are reunited with the original heroine and characters from Tantalize. Fans of Alex Flinn and her modern retellings of classic fairy tales like Beastly will enjoy Smith's contemporary take of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Quincie, Our favorite teenage vampire restaurateur is learning to balance her new secret undead lifestyle with her old pre-death life. We pick up right after the end of Tantalize, Kieren is off to live with the pack, her uncle, guardian, and last living relative has met his true death. Her vampire sire Bradley Sanguini is gone leaving holes in her staff, and the weight of his world dominating plans on her shoulders. Quincie has some challenges ahead while she works to reopen Sanguini's, combat the potential fallout from the baby squirrel eaters, and maintaining her new dietary needs from Kieren's family. Fortunately Quincie has an angel on her side. Eternal's Zachary and a few of his cohorts join the fray and the wait staff to give Quincie the edge she's gonna need to overcome Brad's latest evil plans and Dracula Prime. It's the ultimate battle of good vs evil and the powers that be have Quincie playing an important role. What's left of her soul is at stake, and the redemption of Brad's victims.
Blessed is a highly entertaining book. Like Tantalize Blessed is outlined using the concept of a menu, which I found to be a quirky and a fresh take on creating a framework for the story. I like the merging of the two previous books and characters and how they combined to remake a classic. But the lull in release dates, prompts me to recommend rereading the Tantalize and Eternal before Blessed. I while I remembered Tantalized and recalled more as the book went on, I had a really hard time recalling Eternal. The two years in between really took their toll. Overall I think this book was great fans of the first two won't be disappointed. Though I think the story arc has come to an end, like the short provided at the end of Blessed, I hope Smith continues to write in her Dark Universe.
Quincie, Our favorite teenage vampire restaurateur is learning to balance her new secret undead lifestyle with her old pre-death life. We pick up right after the end of Tantalize, Kieren is off to live with the pack, her uncle, guardian, and last living relative has met his true death. Her vampire sire Bradley Sanguini is gone leaving holes in her staff, and the weight of his world dominating plans on her shoulders. Quincie has some challenges ahead while she works to reopen Sanguini's, combat the potential fallout from the baby squirrel eaters, and maintaining her new dietary needs from Kieren's family. Fortunately Quincie has an angel on her side. Eternal's Zachary and a few of his cohorts join the fray and the wait staff to give Quincie the edge she's gonna need to overcome Brad's latest evil plans and Dracula Prime. It's the ultimate battle of good vs evil and the powers that be have Quincie playing an important role. What's left of her soul is at stake, and the redemption of Brad's victims.
Blessed is a highly entertaining book. Like Tantalize Blessed is outlined using the concept of a menu, which I found to be a quirky and a fresh take on creating a framework for the story. I like the merging of the two previous books and characters and how they combined to remake a classic. But the lull in release dates, prompts me to recommend rereading the Tantalize and Eternal before Blessed. I while I remembered Tantalized and recalled more as the book went on, I had a really hard time recalling Eternal. The two years in between really took their toll. Overall I think this book was great fans of the first two won't be disappointed. Though I think the story arc has come to an end, like the short provided at the end of Blessed, I hope Smith continues to write in her Dark Universe.
March 21, 2011
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Although Blessed is the last book in the series I did not feel satisfied. For starters I couldn’t get into this book. It was so long ago that I read the first one to this series that I kind of forgot what happened. Blessed picked up where tantalize left off. I thought it was kind of weird that this picks up after Tantalize when there was a whole other book in the middle there.
Blessed started off with Kieren leaving Quincie. I didn’t like how Kieren left, and that’s the last we heard about him till three quarters into the book. Although Quincie did think about him a couple of times throughout the book, it just wasn’t enough to satisfy me.
The book started out a little slow with Quincie hiring all new employees for her restaurant. The main point of half the book revolves around her restaurant and Bradley. Then Zachary wants to be hired to be a bus boy in the restaurant.
Zachary is Quincie’s guardian angel. Neither Zachary nor Quincie know why she has a guardian angel in the first place. She has no soul, she’s a vampire. I absolutely love Zachary’s character. I loved his character in Eternal and I love his character in Blessed. Zachary helps Quincie find her true self in this book. She kind of reinvents herself, grows up a little bit more.
I liked how Cynthia Leitich Smith put the first two books in the series, Tantalize and eternal together, and meshed the characters together. When I first started reading the parts with Zachary and Quincie I thought they would fall in love. Thankfully they didn’t, that would have ruined the whole book. It was strictly friendship between them.
All in all, even though I said some negative stuff in my review (which will happen) I did like the book, it is the end of the series and at the end of all series that are good. It’s sad to know that there won’t be anything more to look forward to for it. But I hope that Cynthia writes another series so we can enjoy that to.
3/5 stars
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Although Blessed is the last book in the series I did not feel satisfied. For starters I couldn’t get into this book. It was so long ago that I read the first one to this series that I kind of forgot what happened. Blessed picked up where tantalize left off. I thought it was kind of weird that this picks up after Tantalize when there was a whole other book in the middle there.
Blessed started off with Kieren leaving Quincie. I didn’t like how Kieren left, and that’s the last we heard about him till three quarters into the book. Although Quincie did think about him a couple of times throughout the book, it just wasn’t enough to satisfy me.
The book started out a little slow with Quincie hiring all new employees for her restaurant. The main point of half the book revolves around her restaurant and Bradley. Then Zachary wants to be hired to be a bus boy in the restaurant.
Zachary is Quincie’s guardian angel. Neither Zachary nor Quincie know why she has a guardian angel in the first place. She has no soul, she’s a vampire. I absolutely love Zachary’s character. I loved his character in Eternal and I love his character in Blessed. Zachary helps Quincie find her true self in this book. She kind of reinvents herself, grows up a little bit more.
I liked how Cynthia Leitich Smith put the first two books in the series, Tantalize and eternal together, and meshed the characters together. When I first started reading the parts with Zachary and Quincie I thought they would fall in love. Thankfully they didn’t, that would have ruined the whole book. It was strictly friendship between them.
All in all, even though I said some negative stuff in my review (which will happen) I did like the book, it is the end of the series and at the end of all series that are good. It’s sad to know that there won’t be anything more to look forward to for it. But I hope that Cynthia writes another series so we can enjoy that to.
3/5 stars
September 12, 2011
Quincie P. Morris, teen restaurateuse and neophyte vampire, is in the fight of her life -- or undeath. Even as she adjusts to her new appetites, she must clear her best friend and true love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges; thwart the apocalyptic ambitions of Bradley Sanguini, the seductive vampire-chef who "blessed" her; and keep her dead parents’ restaurant up and running. She hires a more homespun chef and adds the preternaturally beautiful Zachary to her wait staff. But with hundreds of new vampires on the rise and Bradley off assuming the powers of Dracula Prime, Zachary soon reveals his true nature -- and a flaming sword -- and they hit the road to staunch the bloodshed before it’s too late. Even if they save the world, will there be time left to salvage Quincie’s soul? (Synopsis provided by goodreads)
*This is the third book and picks up where book 2 left off.
I have to say that I simply love the premise of this series. I love Quincie's character and we get to see her character develop throughout the book. Smith paints a vivid picture in her word building and her the way she shapes her characters.
All of the relationships felt believable and I never felt like they were forced. The dialog is strong and Smith isn't afraid to show that her characters have flaws, which is really refreshing as there are a lot of books where I feel you have to search for the characters flaws.
I am very excited to see what comes next! I would recommend this book and this series to anyone who likes paranormal books!
* Hardcover: 480 pages
* Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (January 25, 2011)
* Author: Cynthia Leitich Smith
* Cover Art: Best yet!
* Overall rating: **** out of 5 stars
* Obtained: From the publisher for an honest review.
December 4, 2012
The 3rd book in the “Tantalize” series returns to Quincie’s story, after taking a wrong turn in the second book, Eternal.
Quincie has struck a bargain with Brad (“the Impaler”) Sanguini, who had turned her into a vampire: she will suck Kieren’s blood, but stop in time. If she does this, Brad will leave. And although this did happen, Brad is still inside her mind. Quincie goes to live with Kieren's parents when he leaves to futher his werewolf education, but people pop into her life to help her. In particular Zachary- the guardian angel from Eternal- arrives to be Quincie's Guardian Angel in an attempt to save her immortal soul. This is still possible, because she IS only a neophyte. Remember Quincie P. Morris from Stoker’s Dracula? There is now great interplay with that original Dracula, as Brad is slowly becoming that “Dracula Prime.”
Coincidentally, anyone who ate the “baby squirrel” dish from Tantalize has also been “blessed,” and will turn into a vampire in 3 weeks. Quincie now has to save those folks as well.
This is the “Bella/Jacob” relationship that fans of Twilight wanted, featuring Quincie as a much stronger heroine who still has problems fighting the thrall of Brad. Clyde, the were-possum, returns to this book as its semi-hero. Overall the story is improbable, but great fun. At times pretty gruesome (these are still vampires) Welcome back, Quincie!
Recommended for readers age 13 and up; kissing, grinding, allusions to sex, but no body-parts on the page.
Quincie has struck a bargain with Brad (“the Impaler”) Sanguini, who had turned her into a vampire: she will suck Kieren’s blood, but stop in time. If she does this, Brad will leave. And although this did happen, Brad is still inside her mind. Quincie goes to live with Kieren's parents when he leaves to futher his werewolf education, but people pop into her life to help her. In particular Zachary- the guardian angel from Eternal- arrives to be Quincie's Guardian Angel in an attempt to save her immortal soul. This is still possible, because she IS only a neophyte. Remember Quincie P. Morris from Stoker’s Dracula? There is now great interplay with that original Dracula, as Brad is slowly becoming that “Dracula Prime.”
Coincidentally, anyone who ate the “baby squirrel” dish from Tantalize has also been “blessed,” and will turn into a vampire in 3 weeks. Quincie now has to save those folks as well.
This is the “Bella/Jacob” relationship that fans of Twilight wanted, featuring Quincie as a much stronger heroine who still has problems fighting the thrall of Brad. Clyde, the were-possum, returns to this book as its semi-hero. Overall the story is improbable, but great fun. At times pretty gruesome (these are still vampires) Welcome back, Quincie!
Recommended for readers age 13 and up; kissing, grinding, allusions to sex, but no body-parts on the page.
October 14, 2011
Not bad. Though Tantalize wasn't my favorite book, I did enjoy Eternal, and this book tied both together well.
Quincey is back in action - trying to manage her restaurant, adjust to being a vampire, keep the former a secret, and stop Brad's plan from taking over. She's up to her shoulders in problems, but then again, she has a lot of new friends to back her up, including her new guardian angel Zachary (which certainly was fun). Oh yeah - and both Quincey and Zachary seem not to be doing too well in their respective love lives, what with Miranda dead and Keiren gone. That's a whole other problem for them to deal with. (Ugh, I just realized how that sounds - they are just friends. Really!)
On to my review: my favorite part of the book? The menus, the food - even, though some of them were a bit extreme for my taste, I still just loved reading about, well, food. Yes, I did enjoy some of the humor, and the references to Dracula and, well, the complete involvement of that was great, too. But I just liked the food the best - I'm not sure if that's good or bad. But the book wasn't bad, really - Keiren and Quincey have a really nice relationship, Zachary is great like usual, and Quincey's gang is hilarious. I just am not sure if I really felt this book - but it's definitely worth a read, especially if you've read the other ones! (Though, be warned, the content is perhaps a bit mature...)
Oh, and sorry if this review was a bit off - I'm a bit out of it right now...
Quincey is back in action - trying to manage her restaurant, adjust to being a vampire, keep the former a secret, and stop Brad's plan from taking over. She's up to her shoulders in problems, but then again, she has a lot of new friends to back her up, including her new guardian angel Zachary (which certainly was fun). Oh yeah - and both Quincey and Zachary seem not to be doing too well in their respective love lives, what with Miranda dead and Keiren gone. That's a whole other problem for them to deal with. (Ugh, I just realized how that sounds - they are just friends. Really!)
On to my review: my favorite part of the book? The menus, the food - even, though some of them were a bit extreme for my taste, I still just loved reading about, well, food. Yes, I did enjoy some of the humor, and the references to Dracula and, well, the complete involvement of that was great, too. But I just liked the food the best - I'm not sure if that's good or bad. But the book wasn't bad, really - Keiren and Quincey have a really nice relationship, Zachary is great like usual, and Quincey's gang is hilarious. I just am not sure if I really felt this book - but it's definitely worth a read, especially if you've read the other ones! (Though, be warned, the content is perhaps a bit mature...)
Oh, and sorry if this review was a bit off - I'm a bit out of it right now...
February 4, 2011
If you’re a fan of gothic fantasy and paranormal romance, you should sink your teeth into Cynthia Leitich Smith’s newest book Blessed, a young adult thriller filled with brooding shapeshifters and night crawlers set in Austin. The third installment in a gothic triology, the story revolves around Quincy Morris, an orphaned teenager who’s struggling to keep her parent’s vampire-themed restaurant afloat while saving Central Texas from a legion of rogue vampires. While fighting off blood-sucking fiends, Quincy must keep her new thirst for blood at bay, salvage her soul and clear her best bud and soul mate –a hot-blooded werewolf cross-breed – of murder charges. Wow – and I thought my high school days were hellish!
Adding a unique spin on the ever-evolving vampire genre, Smith gives readers exactly what they want: fast-paced thrill rides filled with vampire lore, preternatural bad boys and steamy romance. If you haven’t read the first two books in the series, Tantalize or Eternal, you’re in for a treat!
Adding a unique spin on the ever-evolving vampire genre, Smith gives readers exactly what they want: fast-paced thrill rides filled with vampire lore, preternatural bad boys and steamy romance. If you haven’t read the first two books in the series, Tantalize or Eternal, you’re in for a treat!
March 4, 2012
Blessed gets back on track with Quincie, a teenage girl dealing with the lost of her lovable werewolf boyfriend and finding a cure for her patrons. To top it off, she moved in with his parents and staying in his room.
Thanks to evil Chef Brad contaminating the food he made with his blood, Quincie is trying to figure out how to keep her restaurant alive - all the while, trying to figure out how she can save her soul. She hires a new chef and a new wait staff, Zachary...true to his nature and unknown to Quincie, her very own guardian angel.
Blessed brought Tantalize and Eternal together, unfortunately, it lacked the chemistry of the prior two books have. Sadly the absence of Kieren's character was sorely missed. I just didn't understand why Cynthia Smith had to bring in the folklore of Dracula and this flaming sword. Overall, the storyline was a bit forced, nonetheless a good wrap up even though it was a slow and drawn out read.
Thanks to evil Chef Brad contaminating the food he made with his blood, Quincie is trying to figure out how to keep her restaurant alive - all the while, trying to figure out how she can save her soul. She hires a new chef and a new wait staff, Zachary...true to his nature and unknown to Quincie, her very own guardian angel.
Blessed brought Tantalize and Eternal together, unfortunately, it lacked the chemistry of the prior two books have. Sadly the absence of Kieren's character was sorely missed. I just didn't understand why Cynthia Smith had to bring in the folklore of Dracula and this flaming sword. Overall, the storyline was a bit forced, nonetheless a good wrap up even though it was a slow and drawn out read.
January 6, 2011
With Blessed being the third and final book in a trilogy, I found it to be a great conclusion to the series. It weaved the first and second book together to create a solid and intriguing finale. This first two books in the series were okay, and I will say that this book again, was just okay. I liked the series, but it wasn't one that blew me away.
The writing has improved a bit, but the story in itself still has some choppy scenes and dialogue. The flow felt interrupted at times as if the story was stalled and couldn't figure out how to continue its path. I was invested in the story only because I had read the first two in the series and needed to finish the series just on that alone.
If this is a series you have been following and have enjoyed, then you will enjoy the final conclusion in this teen paranormal world that the author has created. If you haven't read the first two books, then read the first and you should get a feel on how the series will be.
The writing has improved a bit, but the story in itself still has some choppy scenes and dialogue. The flow felt interrupted at times as if the story was stalled and couldn't figure out how to continue its path. I was invested in the story only because I had read the first two in the series and needed to finish the series just on that alone.
If this is a series you have been following and have enjoyed, then you will enjoy the final conclusion in this teen paranormal world that the author has created. If you haven't read the first two books, then read the first and you should get a feel on how the series will be.
January 8, 2012
Alright, so far I think I liked Eternal best out of these three books, but Blessed was still pretty good. It seems to close the stories of the characters from Eternal and Tantalize, but apparently there is another book coming out so maybe not?
I like these books because their all supernatural/love story without being lame and Twilighty. For one thing, Quincie has a spine and some personality and doesn't defend on the guy she likes for everything. I mean sure, she still does crazy things to be with this guy, but she also runs a restaurant and has other friends too. She is a well rounded character who happens to be in love. Bonus points that the guy she loves is actually pretty cool as well.
I really liked how this book tied Tantalize and Eternal together, I wasn't expecting that when I picked it up. Like the other two books it was an easy read and though it wrapped things up, it left me wanting more.
Can't wait for the next one!
I like these books because their all supernatural/love story without being lame and Twilighty. For one thing, Quincie has a spine and some personality and doesn't defend on the guy she likes for everything. I mean sure, she still does crazy things to be with this guy, but she also runs a restaurant and has other friends too. She is a well rounded character who happens to be in love. Bonus points that the guy she loves is actually pretty cool as well.
I really liked how this book tied Tantalize and Eternal together, I wasn't expecting that when I picked it up. Like the other two books it was an easy read and though it wrapped things up, it left me wanting more.
Can't wait for the next one!
October 12, 2011
A great conclusion to what is by far my favorite of this recent slew of young adult supernatural hoodie hoo. I love all the nods to canonical vampire lore and the tongue-in-cheek tone towards the collision of teenage and supernatural worlds. I would also like to imagine that Quincey's verbal lashing of Brad re: his obsession with her is an elbow in the ribs of Stephenie Meyers fans:
"What you call love, I call evil, freakish, and deranged."
Kind of sounds like what any feisty woman should and would say to a fangy creeper.
"What you call love, I call evil, freakish, and deranged."
Kind of sounds like what any feisty woman should and would say to a fangy creeper.
November 29, 2010
soo...I liked it. Didn't love it and can't figure out why that is. I got a little confused during fight or flight scenes when things would shift too quickly. Other than that it was great. I loved the story line, and have adored all the characters since book 1. The ending was great and all in all I enjoyed it. If you've read Tantalize and/or Eternal, you owe it to yourself to finish the trilogy.
October 8, 2011
Brilliant! Great how the first 2 books came together in this one and all the characters - made a great story. Looking forward to the next. :D
September 17, 2011
She saved the best for last....
October 27, 2021
The book is called blessed,by Cynthia Leitich Smith-A new york times best selling author for teens and young adults.First the book starts off with a young teen named Quincy P. Morris who has been recently turned into a vampire by a ex-coworker Bradly Sanguini who isn't who he says he is.Bradley had made a new recipe that had baby squirrels and his blood,While trying to build an army of neophytes he vanished from her town.So she tries to come up with a plan to end this nonsense while living with Miz and Mr Morales her boyfriends parents and his little sister meghan.Before that had happened she found out Kieren had moved up into michigan to help him with his shifting abilities.After she found out where Brad had gone so she went on an adventure and slayed Bradly with her guardian angel zachary, by her side.
Inside the book the author uses some strong language and talks a little more adult-like which is probably why it's rated 14+.I do think the book was good,but just not for me specifically, since it's more so vampires,werewolves,supernatural powers,and magic.(so more or less its fantasy)Another thing I would like to point out is that its very descriptive in what the characters are doing,like when they are moving and doing stuff.
I'm going to have to recommend this book to people who like fantasy and twilight,because the book is a little alike the book/movie twilight.Although this is a very good book it really wasn't that fitting for me exactly.The reason being is because its more like a love story book and that's not really my reading type.I didn't really like the ending too much and the reason for that is because at the end it had kissing and thats gross.
Inside the book the author uses some strong language and talks a little more adult-like which is probably why it's rated 14+.I do think the book was good,but just not for me specifically, since it's more so vampires,werewolves,supernatural powers,and magic.(so more or less its fantasy)Another thing I would like to point out is that its very descriptive in what the characters are doing,like when they are moving and doing stuff.
I'm going to have to recommend this book to people who like fantasy and twilight,because the book is a little alike the book/movie twilight.Although this is a very good book it really wasn't that fitting for me exactly.The reason being is because its more like a love story book and that's not really my reading type.I didn't really like the ending too much and the reason for that is because at the end it had kissing and thats gross.
May 30, 2018
ROMANCE CATEGORY/AUTHOR PROJECT
I read this book as one of my three required texts for my author presentation. Because I was focused on female writers in the Native American YA lit world, I chose Smith's Tantalized series. Proving the inaccessibility of female indigenous authors, it was hard to get a hold of the first books in the series at the public libraries in Salt Lake and Utah counties, hence why I started with the third in the series. Please take that into consideration when I only give it one star, as well as my taste in novels is not necessarily fantasy. I did not find the book very original, but rather as more of just another vampire/werewolf parody. However, I do want to emphasize the cultural importance of the wolf and were-people in Native American culture and story-telling; which is why I began the series with expectations for historical accuracy. I would have enjoyed the read more had there been more insight to Native American tradition and legend. Because of this lack, I felt that it was no different than the many other stories that have fallen in this genre over the past decade.
Instead, Quincie teen vampire, is faced with the task of adjusting to her new appetite. On top of this, she must clear her love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges. I found there to be a lot of missing information, so this would not be a book to start mid-series. It is essential to read from the beginning of the series, beginning with "Tantalize."
I would suggest this book for an age level of about 14-18 and an audience who is seeking more vamp-were love stories and struggles.
I read this book as one of my three required texts for my author presentation. Because I was focused on female writers in the Native American YA lit world, I chose Smith's Tantalized series. Proving the inaccessibility of female indigenous authors, it was hard to get a hold of the first books in the series at the public libraries in Salt Lake and Utah counties, hence why I started with the third in the series. Please take that into consideration when I only give it one star, as well as my taste in novels is not necessarily fantasy. I did not find the book very original, but rather as more of just another vampire/werewolf parody. However, I do want to emphasize the cultural importance of the wolf and were-people in Native American culture and story-telling; which is why I began the series with expectations for historical accuracy. I would have enjoyed the read more had there been more insight to Native American tradition and legend. Because of this lack, I felt that it was no different than the many other stories that have fallen in this genre over the past decade.
Instead, Quincie teen vampire, is faced with the task of adjusting to her new appetite. On top of this, she must clear her love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges. I found there to be a lot of missing information, so this would not be a book to start mid-series. It is essential to read from the beginning of the series, beginning with "Tantalize."
I would suggest this book for an age level of about 14-18 and an audience who is seeking more vamp-were love stories and struggles.
October 24, 2019
A well crafted finale, even if the epilogue was lacking. The first book stuck with me so strongly that the second I found this one and started reading, I instantly felt like I read the book just months ago, not pushing ten years ago.
Smith's writing is fast paced but still descriptive enough to earn her the title of "Anne Rice for teens" and despite the fact that so many YA novels of the mid 00's and early 10's had "Perfect for fans of Anne Rice!" slapped on them, I'd say this was one of the very few, if not the only ones to rightfully deserve the title.
Smith's writing is fast paced but still descriptive enough to earn her the title of "Anne Rice for teens" and despite the fact that so many YA novels of the mid 00's and early 10's had "Perfect for fans of Anne Rice!" slapped on them, I'd say this was one of the very few, if not the only ones to rightfully deserve the title.
December 29, 2017
It took me a while to get back to this series as it wasn't easy to find the books. But I'm glad that I bought it online and the story wasn't disappointing at all, although it was a tad boring. Definitely a different take on the 'YA Vampire' topic and I liked it. Can't wait to finish the entire series!
March 28, 2018
This was really fun! I liked that Quincie was a full-on vampire, and the parenting of Kieren's parents was entertaining. I was so happy to have Nora and Freddy and even Harrison back, and was glad that Zachary was less pathetic in this volume. I loved the way Smith, if you'll forgive the pun, revamped the Dracula story for a solidly threatening villain.
August 1, 2022
A love letter to Dracula.
This book was not what I expected at all. Following characters from the other two books in the series, this book shows Quincie really coming into her own. Following her maker and his own unique transformation, this book really built to a great conclusion. Also all the references to Dracula spoke to my SOULLL!
Read this series and this book.
This book was not what I expected at all. Following characters from the other two books in the series, this book shows Quincie really coming into her own. Following her maker and his own unique transformation, this book really built to a great conclusion. Also all the references to Dracula spoke to my SOULLL!
Read this series and this book.
December 16, 2020
What another lovely read from Cynthia Leitich Smith!!! I enjoyed this book just as much Tantalize and Eternal and maybe even more!! Smith is able to incorporate new characters and old so beautifully into a story that you simply won't be able to put down!!
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