Review: A Must Read Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2012
Hello y'all Anne here and I've just devoured the last pages of AJ Sweenys' work of art Of Blood And Pulse and let me tell you that again I am completely blown away by this book. The amount of riveting history and jaw dropping scenes of past places, times, and events is amazing and very indicative to Pulse Of Heroes hence why I love book 2 just as much if not a little more than book 1. In Book 2 you will pick up right where Book 1 left off and see how now back in America and struggling to stay together Elliot and Michelle have been scarred and broken by the past events. Michelle is a girl coming of age and her innocence is charming, she is girlie and needy and totally in love with a guy that she is petrified to show it to. Michelle soon to be 18 and wanting to be with Elliot but she knows that the damage inflicted by Haden is taking its toll she can't let it go she can't seem to heal herself from wounds she won't even discuss out of fear of what people think. So like any good teenager what does she do she rebels!!! Here's why I think most people love The Pulse Books it's because they are real events to some of us, we have been there and done that. Girls are passionate and unpredictable, volatile and fearsome, we love whole and endlessly, but we are most of all fragile and delicate. It sometimes takes a man who has been around longer to show us the most important parts of ourselves and that is what Elliot does for Michelle, after the trauma she suffered and he has as well he caters to her whims and tantrums, to her closed mind and yet needy heart. Elliot reminds her how much she is loved and that it's not because of The Pulse but because she is herself and he adores her. When things go array for the broken couple only hope and love will return the two souls together, and like real life this takes patience and time. Michelle needs her time to heal and while Elliots' heart is breaking he gives her what she needs the most, space and time. In the mean time Elliot discovers not only is his wound not healing but it's getting worse and his friends embark on a journey to find a miracle cure. Traveling to Rome, and other countries the guys take us on not only a journey of the here and now but their pasts open up even more as they enter countries from their lives much changed by time and evolution. Life altering changes begin to take place for Elliot who is thousands of years old, well his world just flipped upside down. Michelle returns realizing that she loves Elliot and now is ready to try to heal herself and her broken relationship, and learns that the love her life is in need of serious healing as well. Angry for his lack of concern Michelle and Elliot move through all the ups and downs of a normal relationships, testing strengths and weaknesses and learning about each other via trial and error. This is so dead on for real life, real people don't just meet and fall into this perfect romance, it's work and it's dedication and that's what makes love true you must work for it care for it and nurture it through all the good times and the bad. Michelle has a ton of new experiences in this book learning trust and relinquishing control to her life to Elliot allowing herself to open wholly to him she shares intimate things and finds deep down inside herself is a woman that Elliot is in need of. Elliot never never pushes Michelle, he shows her that real love is not only physical but its emotions and mental state as well. He loves her and is extremely careful not to damage her innocence he allows her to explore at her own pace and shows her how much fun relationships can be when done correct. Dear Elliot can only love Michelle with every fiber of his being, he can't loose her again ever so he stands by her side and they walk together through whatever the world throws at them, and let me tell y'all it's some crazy stuff. But in the end after several points where I personally shed tears, wanted to shred the book, and squealed with joy in fits of giggles this book was nothing less than extraordinary and captivating and as I said in my last review Mirabolante (beautiful in italian) I can't begin to tell everyone I am on edge for the next book, but while y'all are waiting too go grab A Sword For His Women a short story opening up past events in the guys lives. 5 out of 5 stars for Of Blood And Pulse by AJ Sweeny if i could give it 10 stars it would have them because it deserves no less. Can't wait for book 3 Pulse Genesis hopefully coming soon.