Review: Witchblood by Emma Mills

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When Jess steals a glance at a gorgeous guy in a Manchester nightclub, little does she realise how he is going to change her life…or should that be death? Yet, the vampire clan could never have predicted what they were taking on.

With Luke pronounced ‘off-limits’ and the blood of a vampire simmering in Jess’s body, can she forget the love of her life and move on? If not, she will risk exposing the entire Northern vampire clan to untold dangers, in order to live her life the way she wants.

Can Jess be sure that Luke is all he appears to be? Will she succumb to the attraction she desperately tries not to feel for Daniel? And why does she still crave a packet of crisps more than a tasty teenage boy’s blood?


Review



Normally I don't take on many self published e books only because if I were to take some then i'd feel bad rejecting loads and plus I don't want my email inbox to explode everyday with requests and stuff.  When I got my Kobo ereader over Christmas I decided to break my usual rule and accept a few select ones from either people I'd spoken with before or had recommended to me.  I'm back on my no unsolistated self published or ebooks policy just because the TBR pile is too big but Witchblood by Emma Mills is one of the novels I agreed to read and review.


Big selling points for me were the fact that Emma is not only a debut British author but her supernatural vampire YA is set in Manchester, UK and I just love the idea of reading more UK set paranormal YA as there are just so many out there set in America and it's wonderful to find something fresh.  The story is what you'd expect to be from a vampire novel really; it has some good and unusual twists in there too but it's well written and the characters are hard to tear away from.  At first I wasn't to sure of where the story was going because it seemed very much a model Vampire story with the attractive and dark figures that almost mystify our female lead and then she is attack by a girl gang trying to steal her purse and that's when things change.


jess's "saved" by Daniel, the guy at the club that is seductive and scary, and whisked after to the secluded house in the country until they are forced to return to Manchester with friend and Daniel's "saviour" the charming and sassy Eva.  Alex is coming to terms with her new life as a vampire which is more complicated as they find out more about her past and her ever growing draw to Daniel.  She's torn between her love and memories of Luke, her teenage soulmate, and Daniel who she can't seem to deny herself.


For the first in the series it has definitely wanted me to find out more and read the next book, the characters stayed with me even after i'd put the book down and the idea was clever and something I don't think i've seen before or at least not just another rehash of every other vampire tale.  Witchblood takes the things I love about a supernatural story but puts it's own slant on it so you can get all that scary and sexy vampire action you like and don't feel like you're being sold that same old story.  Worth a look and it's on a bargain price so why not try something new?



Rating: 7/10


Published: Self Published as an ebook and is available here now


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