Follow a vampire long enough and you are bound to enter the world of werewolves. While many books pit these creatures against one another, there have been a few cases in which authors and movie script writers bring these factions together for the greater good of "humanity." Blood Trail by Tanya Huff is no different in this respect, but the werewolves in this book and Henry Fitzroy do not merely set aside their differences for a specific event, but are friends and have been friends longer than Vicki Nelson has been in the picture.
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Rather than Vicki seeking the help of her new vamp friend, it is he who turns to her for help. He ropes her into more supernatural events, but this time with werewolves. The wer family live in the country on a farm, which is a far cry from Vicki's city existence and very dim in terms of lighting. Henry needs her to investigate during the day, while he sleeps in a storage closet at the home, and he can hunt for the mysterious hunter killing his friends by moonlight.
This book develops these characters and their relationships even further, and it is apparent that Vicki struggles internally not only with the supernatural world she has stumbled upon, but also with her feelings for Henry and Celluci. Most of the book is spent on the farm and Celluci is no where to be found, but it is when she needs him most that he appears in his armor to save her and her friends in spite of his suspicions about Henry. The only spoiler I will put in here that you may not want to know is that Celluci believes Henry is involved in Organized Crime. This cracked me up to no end. I could not stop laughing every time he mentioned it to Vicki or to himself. How this man is a detective and cannot figure out this man is a vampire I have no idea. It's fun to watch his deduction skills in action though.
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Again, the dialogue and interactions between these characters kept me reading. Blood Trail leads you and Vicki into the woods and does not lose its grip on you until the very end. I couldn't stop reading last night because I knew I was near the end of the novel. I cannot wait to start Blood Lines today.
As for Blood Ties on Lifetime, I recommend readers check out the show because the actors do such a great job portraying the essence of these characters as they are written. It appears the show is struggling ratings wise, which would disappointment me if it was cancelled. I just love the show and generally these shows become cult classics, but I think the stories and the characterizations are enough to hold onto the attention of mainstream audiences if they know what channel to watch.
2 comments:
You know what happens to all the good shows. Remember "The Black Donnellys"...
Is this a show you can get into if you haven't watched it from the beginning? I haven't been able to get into Moonlight, and that's sad because he's one hot vamp!
I'm nearly done with "New Moon" and then it's on to "Eclipse." I can't wait to get some Edward action. I've been missing him. I do like Jacob a little more, but he's no Edward.
Maybe I'll have to read these Blood books, too.
I'm just hoping because Blood Ties is not on those main networks that it will stick around for a while.
I don't think you need to watch it from the beginning to get into it. It's the dialogue and interactions of the characters I enjoy. The plots can sometimes be predictable, but you know how I am about plots.
Jacob is no Edward! So it isn't just me who thinks so. LOL I can see how she tries to set it up as a love triangle for Bella, but it didn't work for me, though I could be biased because of my vamp inklings.
I have volume one of blood books finished and is ready for you whenever you want it. I am onto volume two.
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