Review: Book Review: Of Blood and Pulse
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2012
When I finished reading Pulse of Heroes, I could not wait to get my hands on Of Blood and Pulse. As much as I hate leaving spoilers, this review will have them because I can't express what I think without talking about some scenes.First of all, this book is pure and simple, an epic story of when people are literally made for each other. Elliot and Michelle are made for each other physically and this doesn't always mean that they will get along emotionally.A. Jacob Sweeny did a wonderful job taking us through this story. I really liked one scene in particular where Michelle had told Elliot it was over and she never wanted to see him again and he ended up with another woman. This is how a man would react, men don't pine (especially ones who are thousands of years old.) Elliot heard the words it's over and in his mind, it was. This was real, raw emotion, which happens in real life. In some books, the male characters come off as what we would like them to be, not what is real.Sweeny writes about guys very well, it makes me wonder if she had a couple brothers growing up, because she has caught the brotherhood of the pulse guys really well. Sometimes it's hard for women to write male characters and their interactions, same goes for  men writing women characters. I'm very impressed with this part of her books.In the first book, I wasn't as drawn to Elliot as in the second book. In Of Blood and Pulse, I really connected with him a lot more, and understood where he was coming from a lot more. This is because we dive deeper into his character and history in this book.Both books took me a little while to get through the first couple chapters, but most books are like that for me, but once I got through those first couple chapters I blew through the rest of the book. I am so glad I got the Kindle version so I could read it on my treadmill.The history in this book is amazing, freakin amazing. I love, love, love how much depth she goes into. I love history and she weaves it into the story just perfectly. I can tell that history and different cultures are a love of hers, as it flows over into her writing.In Of Blood and Pulse, Michelle and Elliot are exploring their relationship on a somewhat higher level. Michelle was almost raped in the last book, and she is having nightmares and other problems because of all the trauma she endured. Elliot knows he needs to be careful with her (once he finds out about it) so many parts in this book are coming of age style, fooling around, with each other. I believe this was all done very carefully and respectfully, also creatively.Of Blood and Pulse, like Pulse of Heroes, is a very long book. So be prepared and know that this isn't an "easy" read.I love this series and I cannot wait until the next book comes out!