Review: Beautiful and Bittersweet
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 25, 2012
I had plans to read Old Blood, but kept pushing it off. I'm glad that I finally took the time to read it, because the story explains so much.Old Blood is the story of Pippa Lindstrom. If you haven't read On Demon Wings yet *glares*, then you have no idea who I'm talking about and shouldn't be reading this anyway. Pippa's story explains so much. It gives insights into Perry's family, her abilities, and most heart-breaking, Dex. I knew that Dex had a troubled life, but didn't truly understand what he'd been through, other than being institutionalized. But in Old Blood you learn exactly where Dex is coming from and while it doesn't excuse every stupid thing he's done, it does give a reason why he's so messed up.Having read Old Blood, I feel so much smarter moving forward in the series. ;-)And I must say, Halle told this story so beautifully. Old Blood was so, so sad but also kind of beautiful.