Review: Interesting!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2014
A new author to me and I'm kicking myself for not spotting her work earlier! This is the third book in Ms Crofts Blood Hunter series and an amazing ride! A sci fi romance that has serious world building and such interesting characters.  A future for mankind that whilst not easy is a challenging one that starts with a journey into the stars.Earth has been abandoned by mankind as it's no longer habitable. Of the thousands that survived the journey there are some who are changed irrevocably. Callum is one of those who although once fully human is now something more, something alien. He's one of the few who have been in contact with Meridian and now he's immortal. As leader of the Collective he's come to a decision. It's time to tell the truth about what the Meridian treatment really means and unfortunately not all his fellow immortals agree.Tannis is a genetically modified human and captain on the El Cazador starship. She escaped certain death and has spent most of her adult life chasing immortality and now she has the opportunity to actually take the Merdian treatment. Unfortunately there is a huge fly in the ointment and it's name is Callum! He's leader of the Collective and considered the most powerful man in the universe but he's also annoying, obstinate, pigheaded and would you believe absolutely gorgeous!  Tannis has agreed that she and her crew will transport him but she hadn't bargained on his own people chasing them. As if that wasn't enough now the religious fanatics are involved and suddenly the crew of El Cazador are accused of kidnapping  the arrogant man! Tannis is used to danger but being in Callum's presence is a danger she hadn't expected. Is Callum just using her? Or can Tannis trust his motives? The secrets surrounding the Meridian are about to get someone killed and all Tannis can do is hope that she's not heading into a trap.I wasn't sure exactly what I expected from this story but I really enjoyed it. It's a little different from others I've read as although Callum is the hero I personally found him to be frankly arrogant and irritating! I guess I thought as his peoples leader he would be really alpha and macho but initially he seemed far from that . Callum seemed a bit whiny and weak as he had got so used to having others look after him but thankfully his demeanour did improve and he manned up !  As for Tannis well she's an amazing character with an interesting background. She's spent so long single-mindedly chasing her dream that she's not allowed herself to be a woman. It was such fun to see her open up and allow herself to take a chance.  As stated this is my first book by this author and I am so impressed! I really have to get the other books in this series and I would definitely recommend reading them in order. This was a fast paced story that never let up. Such an amazing array of characters from vampires to werewolves and even a demon! I just didn't quite know what else the author would add to the mix. I'm not sure if there are any more books to be written in this series but I do hope so as the world building is fantastic and I'd love to read more.Strong chemistry and a sizzling hot read with dialogue to make this reader smile. Great writing and so good to read a book that's properly edited. I will most defiantly be reading more by this author and happily recommend this book.