Review: So Much Fun!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2013
I blazed through this book! I couldn't put it down.... I love when a story sucks me in and and time speeds by. :D I adored the world building in Bittersweet Blood by Nina Croft. It's filled with some of my favorite fiction beasties. Vampires, fey, demons, shifters, and witches oh my. And the two realms they come from besides earth, the Faelands and the Abyss, were intriguing. I want more! I was nearly clapping my hands in glee. So much fun!The heroine is named Tara. She had a rather unusual upbringing and is determined to unravel the mysteries of her past. She wants to know why she was isolated and hidden from people most of her life. She had rules, THE RULES, drilled into her head, Never question the past, don't drink alcohol, don't take off the necklace. I was hooked from the moment I met Tara. I really liked her.  Yes, she's pretty innocent, but I didn't feel she was naive. I thought she was brave and funny and I was rooting for her. Oh! She doesn't know anything about the supernatural.... yet.Her cat helps her pick an investigation agency... He stepped on its add and drew her attention to it. The agency is run by Christian Roth. He's yummy! *swoon* really yummy. He's a 500+ year old vampire. He loves the way she smells and loves her attitude. He became a vampire for vengeance against the demons that slaughtered his family but he's been out of the demon hunting business for over 20 years and is focused on running his business. He's rich, charismatic and single with a heart open to committed love. Damn! I love that fiction trope. I want a rich, single, hot guy too. :P I fell for him with Tara. He's determined, forceful, when desired, and he could be so gentle with Tara .As they begin looking into her past and secrets are revealed I liked Tara even more. I admired her determination, her acknowledgement of a new reality and her honesty regarding her feelings for Christian. I loved watching them spend time together investigating her beginnings and each others emotions and potential futures. *swoon* They are delectable together. lol Yep. In more ways than one. He is a vampire.The secrets discovered about Tara and what that means for her and their worlds was full of suspense, danger and death. I liked that it wasn't easy and there was risk and loss. I wanted to shake a certain someone for his solo decision making before he went all noble. Grr! Men! I also adored that Tara was not about to just sit like a fragile doll and let everyone else protect her.I got a kick out of the secondary characters too. The friends of Christian, Graham, his human assistant and Piers, the vampire head of the demon hunting Order especially. I also want to know more about Tara's friend Jamie. I'm hooked on this world and I want more stories!Some of my fav lines:♥ "I want you to find out who I am."There, she'd done it. Broken Rule Number One.She sat very still, staring at her hands. Her aunt had always been a little vague about the actual consequences of breaking the rules--just that they'd be dire. Tara had always imagined some sort of fiery bolt from above. Now she waited for it to crash down and annihilate her.♥ He hadn't been able to resist that one fleeting kiss, and she tasted as good as he'd expected. A delicious combination of bitter and sweet he'd never encountered before. If he had put his hands on her he probably would have dragged her back in here and not let her out again until sunrise.♥ Still, she wasn't going to sit back and let him do everything alone. He would keep her safe but she planned to do the same for himIf you are in the mood for an exciting paranormal romance with delicious chemistry, characters and world building that made me hungry for more, then give Bittersweet Blood a try. I'm glad I did.((hugs))) KatThe Queen of Tarts♦ ebook provided for review for my honest opinion.