Rating: 4⭐️
Wolf Blood, the second book in this series, is one I feel is the better story here.
It’s still an interesting take on the vampire species although I’m not entirely sold on the idea that vampires are a weaker species than werewolves which they are here.
Walk about in daylight? Check. Drink blood from bags, but not often? Check. Move swiftly and gracefully? Check. But strength? That’s not really certain what it is. So they’re very pretty, model like species who drink blood and are reviled by everyone else for their actions in the previous war.
Here it’s Harper, Bloom’s best friend, who’s bitten and turned against her will (from the first book). She also in her violent feeding frenzy, attacks a coworker that launched a main plot of that story.
Wolf Blood deals with the ramifications of her becoming a made vampire, and her new quasi relationship with Rhône, the beta of the wolf pack that Bloom is now a member of.
The issues raised of her even wanting to be a vampire, if she can remain stable, and the struggle for herself to separate herself from Bloom’s future and find a new life for herself. All good elements.
And the relationship dynamics that she has with Rhône are far stronger and more complex than the one that Bloom had with the Alpha.
That said, this is another tiny woman/ huge man storyline that I could have done without. I do like that she created a new persona for her new role and lifestyle.
The issues she had with her mother and vampire Council were resolved with a sentence. After a lifetime of abuse, that was not enough explanation for this situation.
I liked the couple and characters much better than the first two. But I really never bought into the species interpretation of the author’s here. It just didn’t work for me and that maybe because it needed more explanation.
It was an entertaining read and I recommend it if you’re looking for something different.
Cover by Francesca Michelon
At First Bite (2 book series):
Sweet Blood #1
Wolf Blood #2
Same universe:
Wildwood (3 book series)
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Wolf Blood (At First Bite Book 2)
Blurb
The werewolf who’s been keeping me alive with his blood for the last few months just declared me his.
He also says he isn’t mine, so that’s fantastic.
At least we’re not soulmates. Yet.
Being a turned vampire has been rough for me, but I’m determined to survive long enough to make sure that my best friend has a support system of some kind when I’m gone.
It doesn’t help that my mother is somehow behind the murders that nearly took her out, though.
Or that the wolf who’s claimed me isn’t willing to let me go.
Somehow, I have to keep myself sane just long enough for everything to fall into place… and I have to do it without falling for a werewolf.
*This is a spicy enemies to lovers romance with a happily ever after
August 5, 2026
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Language
English
Print length
399 pages
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