Review: A great read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
4 stars- Still very much TEAM MIRKO!I loved the strong, confident Mirko in book one and that hasn't changed.  Jaren made me mad in book one and I never got over it.  Brooke certainly was more patient with him than I was.I haven't read a lot of vampire books over the years.  Some I like but most I don't.  It's nice, though, to find a series that has more depth to the vampire lore than most.  The Descended by Blood series is full of complex lore that gives meaningful issues for these vampires to overcome.  Different kinds of vampires with different social standing depending on whether they were made or born are the basis of racism and conflict in this series.  Humans mixed in just heightens the issues.  Brooke and Mirko are at the very center of all those problems.  Centuries of tradition seem to overwhelming to battle.  The depth in this series makes it clear this books doesn't suffer from any middle series let down.  No, this one is compelling from start to finish.As I said, I am team Mirko.  Love the guy.  He does get mad in this book and I totally get why but I so wanted to see him get over it.  It hurt watching him in so much pain.  That's a sign of great character development as I ached for the characters living on these pages.  This boy is badass and can hold his own as long as no one throws powers at him.  As a made vampire, he doesn't have those gifts.  Give him a fair fight and he will win every time.  He isn't above doing what it takes to protect Brooke, even if it means his life.  Love that about him.  Oh and how I loved their sexy in this book.  Lots of stolen moments of yumminess! They really are perfect together.So that means I shall NOT speak of Jaren.I will, however, talk about Brooke.  She's still fighting to deal with being a vampire, learning her power and dealing with drinking blood.  She's savage at times as she learns to deal with the emotions of being a vampire.  I'm gonna have to give her some slack there because the girl got on my last nerve in this book.  I love her, don't get me wrong.  She's outspoken and willing to stand up to anyone against the ridiculous racism that is part of the world she has discovered she belongs to.  She's great in a fight.  She's learning to use her power.  But she makes the worlds worst decisions sometimes.  There was one or two moments when I was feeling like that part of the horror movie when you know the bad guy is about to take out the clueless blonde and no amount of yelling at the TV can fix it. Yeah, it was like that.  I get it but I still wanted to smack her.The story moves quickly and once I worked through an issue I had with my copy of the book, I read it in about a day.  There is  non-stop action and excitement for sure.  Lots and lots of sexy moments.  A decision that made me of so happy.  A killer cliffhanger that had me pretty upset and I'm seriously hoping we don't have to wait as long for book 3 as we did for book 2.  All in all, I loved it.  Can't wait for book 3.This is great YA paranormal at it's best.  If you haven't started this series and you love paranormal, then give it look.  Think you might enjoy. - See more at: [...]