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Review of Bad Blood (Crimson Moon, Book 1)
- Sasha Trudeau knows all about working beneath the shadows, back-alley deals, and things that go bump in the night. She also knows that the world is unaware of the existence of the paranormalâand that the government would like to keep it that way.
As a highly trained Special Ops soldier, Sasha and her team are an elite group of individuals who are survivors of werewolf attacks, now trained to be loyal to only to each other and their government. But when she returns from a solo mission, she finds that her team has mysteriously gone missing. Shocking government conspiracies, double-dealing vampires, and a host of stunning revelations about whoâand whatâshe really is are only just the beginningâ¦
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- Posted on 2008-08-14
Great way to start a new series
I have read a few books by LA Banks, from the romance to the paranormal and she is truly gifted beyond her years. I am also a huge VHL fan. Bad Blood is a great way to start a new series and I cannot wait for the next book which I have already pre ordered. If you are not familiar with her work and the way that she writes then you may not really 'get'it at first, when I first started the VHL series, I was intrigued but lost by minion, then the awakening, then when I read the hunted it all started to come together her series seems to unfold as the books go on. At first you will get that she is just saying evil is evil and good is good, but that is not so, thats more so a personal interpretation when your wanting the climax or the point to come before she gives it. In reading all of the books, you seem to see what one thing has to do with the other and why she was very detailed and giving deep backgrounds because later on, that will come in handy, if you have never read any of her other books, I'd say do that first, then start on one of the series. Otherwise you may not be in tune to her form of writing with all the explaining that does indeed become helpful later on. In the VHL series, the books gets better as they progress just as they should, Minion started off the series a little slow and almost confusing but ended interesting, like the characters, each book is a step of growth, them learning more and you the reader understanding more as time goes on....like life. I believe the Bad blood series will do the same, in the first book people are like okay, I'm a little confused, then the second book will come and the first book will make much more sense, then the third book will come and the second book will make much more sense and you'll start to understand the flow of the story. Ms. Banks is a very talented writer with a beautiful imagination, no matter the genre, across the board her books are hot. If you open your mind and have a little patience, you will be able to cross over into that other world with her characters...while your reading at least lol. I hope you all enjoy.
Score: 5
- Posted on 2008-07-30
Not Bad At All !!!!!!
I liked this book. Sasha and Max are some bad a*s wolfs. You don't want to run in to them in the shadows. I can't wait for the next book to come out.
Score: 4
- Posted on 2008-07-21
Great start to Banks' new Werewolf series
Combine special ops warriors and werewolves in a story sprinkled with far-ranging plots and conspiracies, then stir in a healthy dose of steamy romance and you get Bad Blood, an enjoyable action packed read and a very promising start to the new Crimson Moon series by L.A. Banks.
There is a fair amount of complexity to the plot and the world with four different kinds of wolf-shifter/werewolf species. The type that draws the government's interest is a demon infected strain. The victims of this virus eventually Turn becoming something in form that is between man and wolf but insane, powerful, vicious and deadly. The government is covertly running experiments to try and use the virus to make super soldiers and while trying to keep Turned wolves out of the hands of the various factions seeking to capitialize on the werewolf virus in some form or fashion. The heroine Sasha Trudeau and her team -- who all carry some type of werewolf virus, but are taking drugs to suppress the Turn -- are unwittingly part of the experiment.
I liked Sasha who is second in command to paranormal special ops unit tasked with hunting down Turned wolves to protect the public. Sasha is independant, capable and smart - she has always been the strategist for her unit. I also really liked the male lead 'shadow wolf' Max Hunter who is a non-demon infected kind of wolf shifter and I liked the Native American elements that his wolf clans' culture brings to the story. Sasha and Max have great chemistry and Max is an appealing mixture of wise, strong and vulnerable. They make a good team but the story is more urban fantasy than paranormal romance in that there is no happily ever after ending for the pair in this book.
I am not familiar with Banks writing or her vampire huntress series, so I can't speak to the comments about this being a repackaging of Banks' same old stuff - though it did reminded me a bit of Christine Feehan's Shadowalker books. I personally found it quite entertaining, and look forward to learning more about the werewolves and the wolf familiars and watching Sasha to continue to explore her shadow wolf heritage as the story continues in Bite the Bullet: A Crimson Moon novel (Crimson Moon Novels).
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-07-18
Good solid start to a new series!
As a person who (very disappointedly I might add) was never able to get into Ms. Banks vampire series, when I saw this on the bookshelves I had to try one more time and I am very glad I did. This was a much better read for me.
Score: 4 - Posted on 2008-07-11
Strange bedfellows
Special Ops soldier, Sasha Trudeau is a part of a unique group of 'beings'; all soldiers for the U.S. government. At some point, they were bitten or scratched by werewolves, and contaminated with a werewolf virus. With that common bond, the team led by their Captain has always done assignments together. Sasha is a bit bemused when she is sent on a mission without them, but this is the military and orders are given and taken without question. So Sasha sets out to perform her duty; trying to contain the level of paranormal activity around the world. But, this assignment is becoming increasingly harder to control; werewolf DNA is the only DNA scientists think is capable of being fused with humans, which causes almost insurmountable risks.
The solo mission in Korea sets Sasha up for some personal drama, introduces her to a new breed of werewolf, and makes her question the authenticity of her pack family. When she returns home, she finds her Captain has turned, which forces her to change her loyalties and her mission. Her perception, of the people to whom she has given much credence, and whom she obeyed without a backwards glance, is being challenged. Sensing something akin to betrayal, bad blood is not only running through the team's veins, it's starting to claim Sasha's mind.
BAD BLOOD, the first of the Crimson Moon Novels, focuses on werewolves, shadow wolves and the U.S. government Operatives. In Banks' indelible style, she manages to pull the readers into the story and let them share the 'run'. She gives the antagonist new powers and shares some almost believable myths, surrounding other-dimension phenomenon. As a confirmed reader of Banks, I've come to expect the thoroughness with which she writes. And while I felt a similarity between her werewolves and her vampires, from the Huntress series, it made me wonder if other-world creatures are as similar in nature as are humans; that was my take anyway... The characters bring the intrigue, mystery, and unabridged 'were-world' existence, to life and the ending will have readers hoping more is housed in another book.
Reviewed by aNN
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers
Score: 4
