Review: 4* Review
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2014
Anya is a vampire with a difference, she has amnesia. She remembers nothing of her life before she woke up at Star's house. Anya is also a vegetarian; she only drinks animal blood; not human. Why? because she doesn't want to hurt humans, so much so she is determined to live a normal life; she goes to school and is friends with 3 humans. Skye, Kayla and Declán. Declán is Kayla's twin brother and Skye's 'boyfriend'.Then there's Nicholas. Nicholas is another vegetarian vampire. He's known Anya for a long time, known her since before she disappeared and returned with amnesia. Nicholas and Anya are not just good friends, before Anya disappeared they had shared blood and created a blood bond too.But Anya's past looks to have finally caught up with her. Can Anya and both her vampire and human friends overcome Anya's past or will the Educators finally win?The synopsis for Blood's Voice intrigued me, so I signed up for the tour and found myself immersed in Anya's world.I'm going to start by saying I really enjoyed this book. At the start I found there to be a few similarities to another vampire book/film series, but that doesn't last very long. Once past those similarities I was able to get fully into the story.It did take me a little while to adjust to Áine Massie's writing style; not because its bad just because it was different to my recent reads; but once I had gotten used to it, I was off and running.The story's pacing is good and seems to have a relatively natural flow. There is a fair amount of dialogue; which for the most part is good; I don't mind dialogue so the amount doesn't bother me. However, there were a few places where the dialogue felt too formal or a bit forced. I understand that Anya is a centuries old vampire in the body of a 16 year old, but I did struggle a few times to picture her saying some parts.Anya, Nicholas and Declán, this is a triangle with a difference in that Anya and Nicholas are vampires that share a blood bond and are mates. Anya and Declán; feelings develop feelings for each other, Declán is then bound to Anya by blood; which causes Declán to be bound to Nicholas too. Most of the intimate moments are kept as either Anya and Nicholas, or Anya and Declán. There is only one which has Anya, Nicholas and Declán together, and its portrayed very tastefully.Áine Massie has created a very believable plot and set of characters. This is a story of romance, action, mystery and suspense. I'm looking forward to reading book 2.