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Bloodshot by Cherie Priest, is a vampire mystery romance novel that captivated me because Priest is one of my favorite authors. Some of my favorites include two of the boneshaker steam punk stories and Princess X, all of which are excellent. Bloodshot seemed a little different from her normal fair because vampire, mystery, romance. Still, Priest is so good it was worth a read, here’s my review.

The romance genre is going to have a specific, though broad target audience. To be fair, this book doesn’t really call itself romance, but it was difficult to see it any other way. First because the book brings up the romantic interest, Ian Stott, in the tag paragraph. Secondly, Ian is the very first person you meet and the sparks fly right away. For these reasons it would be misguided to consider this book not a romance, even though romance isn’t front and center by a long shot.

Romance can be a tough genre for those who are not fans. Often the lengths authors will go to make their romance storylines work can be rather fantastical. The action version would be one person shows up and drops ten other people single handedly. Most people recognize this as unrealistic, but in romance you often have people suddenly meet this one special person and everything clicks into place. While this may seem more realistic, the fact is the way most authors achieve this is by pretending the rest of the world, friends, families, hobbies and other distractions simply do not exist. In other words, real life is rarely this simple and regrettably, this book isn’t going to handle these ideas any better.

Priest does a very good job in this book of having enough going on that the romance doesn’t feel like a scene stealer. The main character, while clearly attracted to the man, is capable of having other priorities in her life. She’s capable of having non-romantic friends and she is also capable of not losing her mind over the prospect of the leading male. These are all good qualities in a character and a story, especially a romance which can be the sort of story that often deliberately downplays all of those things in order to bring attention to the intended relationship. For a romance, this book still felt rather high quality.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t a great book from Priest, because while it does to better than most romances, it still has a lot of problems stemming from one of the most basic rules in writing: show, don’t tell. All the complaints about this book can be traced back to that one rule and how blatantly this book breaks it. The premise is simply this, when you have something you want the reader to know or understand, it is better to show them rather than tell them. What can make this worse is if you’re telling one thing then contradicting yourself with what you show. This book does that, the worst thing, a lot.

It all starts at the very beginning. When we’re introduced to Raylene we are told how much of a loner she is. We’re told she avoids her own kind and that she doesn’t make close relationships and never has and has an aversion to doing so. We’re told this sure, but what are we shown? Well, she meets Ian Stott and instantly is drawn to him, the very first character in the book and she’s already breaking everything we’ve just been told. She’s supposed to be old, she’s supposed to have met a lot of people and yet, without any real reason she’s drawn to the first one introduced. Are there not other attractive men in the world? Other respectful men? Vampires? The book isn’t clear on this, just she’s way into this guy. This was kind of immersion killing right off the bat, but it doesn’t stop there, in fact it never stops.

Besides the whole loner thing, which is not demonstrated ever in the book, we have a recurring theme of recklessness and the risks and costs of doing these things. Our MC will constantly remark on how careless she’s become and how she’s going to get herself killed. Characters will even remark to her about it and she’ll get defensive, which on the surface sounds great. Flawed characters are better than perfect ones, but this doesn’t play out. First of all, we have Ian, whom seems to be completely blind to her recklessness, putting him in danger and someone he is supposed to care about. The person he is supposed to care about, his best friend? The book is never clear on their relationship, but he acts as a barrier to Raylene. So, while the author says she is being reckless she is never punished for it and never learns from it. The main characters arc is, make constant mistakes, fail up, get the guy, and people whom were mean to her (pointed out her flaws) get out of the way for her relationship. See? Ultimate reward, for zero personal growth. Very meh.

While Cherie Priest is a great author, this is not a great book. For the genre which is full of garbage, this one is probably one of the best you can find, but still not good. Priest needed to have an actual arc for the main, rather than lip service. The book pretends that Raylene’s personal hell is having to work with people, but we never see her struggle with this, instead she just oogles the men around her and works with them well. The only example of someone calling her on her bull and pointing out her flaws and how she’s endangering everyone gets out of the way so she can keep being her reckless self and get the guy. This book could have been less satisfying, but for Priest this is probably the lowest bar. If the genre interests you then you might enjoy it, but if you’re a fan of Priest you should probably read her other stuff.


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Four and Twenty Blackbirds Eden Moore Cherie Priest Books Reviews

Cherie Priest's "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" is a spooky Southern Gothic. Raised by her Aunt Lulu, Eden Moore learns little about her family history. Lulu's promises to reveal more about the past and the occasional bits of information she gives Eden only whet the young woman's curiosity and determination to uncover the family secrets. Her need for knowledge is made more urgent by the ancestral ghosts she sees and hears and very real attempts on her life. When she is old enough to investigate her history, Eden sets out on a journey that propels her into an evil for which she may not be prepared. Strong, determined, and young, she sets out to destroy that evil.

Priest is good at building suspense and creating spooky scenes, and Eden is memorable character who fights her own battles. Most of the typical Southern Gothic elements are handled very well, including the natural environment, a decaying mansion, an abandoned asylum, half-crazy relatives, and paranormal happenings. The plot is a bit too murky and obviously contrived in spots and the characters, other than Eden and her aunt, drawn a little too sketchily to be really interesting. The ending is a little weak. Still, this is a spooky read. If you like intrepid heroines, you should enjoy it.
Smart, Sassy, big hearted, and sneaky...Chrie Priest has made one of my FAVORITE characters! I was disheartened to read there were only 2 books in the series. -(
The story was great, there was action, snarky character exchanges, intrigue, that a splash of a vampire bonding moment or two. I have to say, she developed the character well without sacrificing the story nor slowing down the events. Others can give you a book description, what I will give you is how I FELT when I read the book. It was funny and made me laugh, it was heartwarming without being over the top "emotional", and the stories flow was well paced, and crescendoed well. Read these two books because they are fun, smart, and NOT the ORDINARY vampire story. I really wish she had written 20 more books. She gave the characters substance (in my mind) and made them feel like "old friends." GREAT JOB!
This is a two book series (unless Cherie decides different in the future). It's a vampire novel, okay, that's been done a lot, but Cherie has a knack for creating interesting characters and creating a riveting plot around them. Bloodshot (and its sequel) are no exception. I loved the primary character and her kick-ass attitude. The supporting characters are unique enough to satisfy anyone who's seen too many damn glittering vampires. A fun read that you'll rush through and then go back to read at leisure so that you catch all of the juicy details.
Eden Moore is a mouthy, biracial, stubborn young woman with the ability to see at least some ghosts. Her past is shrouded in mystery and mayhem including a cousin who's trying to kill her but is thankfully not very good at it. Step by step, the author reveals more and more of Eden's mysterious past until she ultimately comes face-to-face with an ancient evil intent on her destruction. The novel is well written. The characters are wonderfully developed. I am a native Tennessean and enjoy the author's portrayal of Chattanooga although I don't agree with her assessment of the town. I find it to be a wonderful and beautiful part of the state. If you enjoy a good ghost story well told with quirky characters, don't miss this one.
Bloodshot by Cherie Priest, is a vampire mystery romance novel that captivated me because Priest is one of my favorite authors. Some of my favorites include two of the boneshaker steam punk stories and Princess X, all of which are excellent. Bloodshot seemed a little different from her normal fair because vampire, mystery, romance. Still, Priest is so good it was worth a read, here’s my review.

The romance genre is going to have a specific, though broad target audience. To be fair, this book doesn’t really call itself romance, but it was difficult to see it any other way. First because the book brings up the romantic interest, Ian Stott, in the tag paragraph. Secondly, Ian is the very first person you meet and the sparks fly right away. For these reasons it would be misguided to consider this book not a romance, even though romance isn’t front and center by a long shot.

Romance can be a tough genre for those who are not fans. Often the lengths authors will go to make their romance storylines work can be rather fantastical. The action version would be one person shows up and drops ten other people single handedly. Most people recognize this as unrealistic, but in romance you often have people suddenly meet this one special person and everything clicks into place. While this may seem more realistic, the fact is the way most authors achieve this is by pretending the rest of the world, friends, families, hobbies and other distractions simply do not exist. In other words, real life is rarely this simple and regrettably, this book isn’t going to handle these ideas any better.

Priest does a very good job in this book of having enough going on that the romance doesn’t feel like a scene stealer. The main character, while clearly attracted to the man, is capable of having other priorities in her life. She’s capable of having non-romantic friends and she is also capable of not losing her mind over the prospect of the leading male. These are all good qualities in a character and a story, especially a romance which can be the sort of story that often deliberately downplays all of those things in order to bring attention to the intended relationship. For a romance, this book still felt rather high quality.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t a great book from Priest, because while it does to better than most romances, it still has a lot of problems stemming from one of the most basic rules in writing show, don’t tell. All the complaints about this book can be traced back to that one rule and how blatantly this book breaks it. The premise is simply this, when you have something you want the reader to know or understand, it is better to show them rather than tell them. What can make this worse is if you’re telling one thing then contradicting yourself with what you show. This book does that, the worst thing, a lot.

It all starts at the very beginning. When we’re introduced to Raylene we are told how much of a loner she is. We’re told she avoids her own kind and that she doesn’t make close relationships and never has and has an aversion to doing so. We’re told this sure, but what are we shown? Well, she meets Ian Stott and instantly is drawn to him, the very first character in the book and she’s already breaking everything we’ve just been told. She’s supposed to be old, she’s supposed to have met a lot of people and yet, without any real reason she’s drawn to the first one introduced. Are there not other attractive men in the world? Other respectful men? Vampires? The book isn’t clear on this, just she’s way into this guy. This was kind of immersion killing right off the bat, but it doesn’t stop there, in fact it never stops.

Besides the whole loner thing, which is not demonstrated ever in the book, we have a recurring theme of recklessness and the risks and costs of doing these things. Our MC will constantly remark on how careless she’s become and how she’s going to get herself killed. Characters will even remark to her about it and she’ll get defensive, which on the surface sounds great. Flawed characters are better than perfect ones, but this doesn’t play out. First of all, we have Ian, whom seems to be completely blind to her recklessness, putting him in danger and someone he is supposed to care about. The person he is supposed to care about, his best friend? The book is never clear on their relationship, but he acts as a barrier to Raylene. So, while the author says she is being reckless she is never punished for it and never learns from it. The main characters arc is, make constant mistakes, fail up, get the guy, and people whom were mean to her (pointed out her flaws) get out of the way for her relationship. See? Ultimate reward, for zero personal growth. Very meh.

While Cherie Priest is a great author, this is not a great book. For the genre which is full of garbage, this one is probably one of the best you can find, but still not good. Priest needed to have an actual arc for the main, rather than lip service. The book pretends that Raylene’s personal hell is having to work with people, but we never see her struggle with this, instead she just oogles the men around her and works with them well. The only example of someone calling her on her bull and pointing out her flaws and how she’s endangering everyone gets out of the way so she can keep being her reckless self and get the guy. This book could have been less satisfying, but for Priest this is probably the lowest bar. If the genre interests you then you might enjoy it, but if you’re a fan of Priest you should probably read her other stuff.