Review: Loved it! Howling for more!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2012
Just so you know, this is the second book in this series. So I guess I am giving you a spoiler alert, in case you haven't read New Blood, Book One.The story starts with Emma still adjusting to being a vampire. It doesn't happen overnight, but since she's undead, she has plenty of time, which she finds difficult to keep track of.She comes downstairs to find her roommate Tammy  dressed up as a witch and her tenant David wearing a button that says I'm a werewolf - ask me how! She plumb forgot it's Halloween. They are staying in to pass out candy. Boy. if the trick-or-treaters only knew the significance of their costumes.David has to spend the night in the cemetery. He can turn when he wants to,  but when the moon is full he has to turn and tonight the moon is full. It's best if he keeps his distance until sunrise.Emma has a date. She's going to meet James, a vampire she met the other night. He's new to New York City and she agreed to show him around. He is a vampire that doesn't kill humans, like her, and not too shabby in the looks department either. This could be fun.Donna knows how to make me laugh. Check out this scene.I went back to the kitchen and hung up the phone to find Tammy sitting at the table and reading a magazine."Where's David?" I asked."Out in the graveyard preparing to wolf out." She looked up. "So what club are you guys going to?""Some goth club, I muttered. Tammy had never been much of a fan of my goth phase.She laughed. "Two vampires going out to a goth club on Halloween" Can you possibly be any more of a  living stereotype" Oh, I'm sorry, undead stereotype."I love these two roomies and I can't wait for you to meet them!It seems like dating is something different now too.  This from Emma:"I was actually just wondering if I'm supposed to eat before meeting a date." I had learned in my short time as a vampire, that eating was not quite the social occasion that it was for humans.Tammy: "What, you mean like...."She bared her teeth.If I were a vampire and had to have a roomie, there's no one I would rather have than Tammy. She'd keep me in stitches.As James and Emma are walking to the club they get to talking. Emma is curious about why he came to New York. David's story is he knows that werewolves exist and he is searching for one in particular. He tells Emma that there are packs of them in San Francisco, where he came from, but none in New York yet. He and his maker, Abby,  took out half of the pack but the leader escaped and later tracked down Abby during the day and killed her. James is in New York because the werewolf he seeks is here.When James mentions that this werewolf is a certain type, a gay type, Emma knows to keep her mouth shut about David, her tenant. The description definitely fits him. Small world.Going to The Vault wasn't the best idea. Emma had never gotten around to eating and all she wants to do is bite. To save some poor drunk from being drained, James pushes his arm in Emma's mouth. At least for now she doesn't feel like drinking someone dry. But that isn't the only problem. This is a known vampire hangout and Emma has been trying to avoid her sire and the others responsible for her condition. It's best to avoid the politics thing. As luck would have it, they're here, so James and Emma make a quick exit to avoid being spotted.The night isn't a total bust. David was turned into a vampire fifty years ago right here in New York City. He filled in a lot of holes for Emma, giving her the history of the top vampires, including the Prince, Michael. Useful information.Calling it an early night, Emma arrives home and who is waiting for her? None other than her sire Alex. Her ex-lover and big fat liar. He doesn't like it that she was at the club with James, warning her that he is unstable and dangerous, and if the Prince saw her with James, he'd kill both of them. There is a history between the prince and James and Emma should avoid getting caught up in it. Too late for that.From here on the fangs start flashing and the fur flies. It appears there are werewolves in New York and they want to make the city their hunting grounds. It looks like war is coming between the vampires and the werewolves and Emma, Tammy, and David are smack dab in the middle of it.Donna has many surprises for you In Wild Blood. She still has Emma slowly bumbling with being a new vampire, and that is my favorite part. Don't get me wrong, the action is fast and the fighting is fierce, but I can't help but love the humor laced throughout the story. It just makes me fall in love with the characters all over again. You will too.I would say the writing is even better, and many questions are answered. I liked learning about the lives of some of the vampires before they were turned. It made them more real, but didn't necessarily make me like them. There are some truly bad ones in this book that you love to hate. I think that is also important. It gives balance to the story.  I still haven't made my mind up about a couple  of the characters. Maybe when I read the third book, which I hear is coming soon, I can decide.Donna has met all of my expectations with Wild Blood. It was everything I hoped for and more. If you haven't read the first book, New Blood, do so now and get to know the Vampires in the City! They will keep you entertained!