Descended by Blood
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Descended by Blood
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Brooke Keller is a high school junior who has never spent much time living in one place. She is finally in a town long enough to almost snag the bo... read full description

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Aug 25, 2011
Ashley - The Bookish Brunette rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Descended By Blood is ACTION packed- awesome from the very first pages!!! *Gasp* I'm not even sure where to start! The beginning?

Brooke is wicked freaked out and more than a little confused, after a mountain lion in the woods nearly attacked her and her best friend Kaitlynn. What's even more upsetting is she's also sure she saw a MAN beckon this lion back to him after their near attack. (I know right?)

Just her luck that some creepy guy with a weird pet would start followi More...
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Sep 22, 2011
Jaskirat-SeeitORreadit rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Angeline Kace's début Descended by Blood will make a wonderful addition to the YA reading collection. After the whole Twilight craze I wanted to try to avoid vampires but after this book I have a whole new perspective towards them. I think the word "unique" is not good enough to describe how one-of-a-kind this book was.The author's new approach towards vampires is very fascinating and unlike any other bo More...
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Sep 30, 2011
Missie rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Perhaps I've read too many vampire novels or perhaps I haven't read enough. Either way, I've realized that I'm not too picky when it comes to my beloved bloodsuckers. In fact, just mention the word 'vampire' and an electric thrill shoots through me. But when I read a vampire novel, I do expect certain things to happen...like maybe the actual drinking of blood?

As soon as Brooke Keller's life starts to seem perfect—with her devoted best friend, Kaitlynn, and adoring boyfriend, Jaren, in More...
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Sep 17, 2011
Haley (YA-Aholic) rated it: 5 of 5 stars

"Will you mess up my bed with me?"

What a wondrous read this turned out to be! Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace has left me at awh as to how to put my thoughts on the computer screen. Descended by Blood takes on a paranormal that I for one am very picky about, vampires. I am a very picky person with vampire books, a lot of vampire books I have read in the past, have not appealed all that much to me. Descended by Blood was great. I loved it. I loved the characters I More...
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Jan 08, 2012
Sarah Grace rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars

Brooke Keller is a high school junior who has never spent much time living in one place. She is finally in a town long enough to almost snag the boy of her dreams, until her life is threatened after killing a fanged man in his attempt to kidnap her. Brooke begins a dangerous journey in an effort to find out who is after her and how to stop them More...
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Oct 29, 2011
FicTalk rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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After moving around almost constantly for her entire life, Brooke and her mother have finally settled down in a small town. She has a best friend, Kaitlynn, and has finally snagged her crush, Jaren. Although her life is still plagued with typical teenage drama, Brooke is happy.

Just when Brooke thinks that everything in life is going her way, she is almost kidnapped by some strange man with fangs. Determined to find out who he was and why he wanted her, More...
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Sep 22, 2011
Amy rated it: 5 of 5 stars
I wasn't sure what to expect when starting this book. I haven't been really into stories about vampires lately, but I am so glad I read this one. It's not just your typical vampire story. I was pulled in right from the beginning of the book, and it progressed wonderfully right through to the cliffhanger ending. It was an adrenaline rush from the start. The story moves fast and brings you from one thing to the next. The characters developed nicely and you really get a feel for them. I liked seein More...
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Aug 26, 2011
L_manning rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Brooke is enjoying her life at her new school. Having been moved around very often by her mom, Brooke is excited to finally be somewhere long enough to make friends. When the boy she likes finally goes out with here, it looks likes things are really going great. A close call with a mountain lion puts Brooke and her friend on edge though. When it becomes obvious that someone is after her, Brooke is soon thrown into a world she had no idea existed. She learns vampires are real, and she has a much More...
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Aug 30, 2011
Sarah rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Descended By Blood by Angeline Kace is a solid debut. While I did have some issues with the storyline, the excitement of the plot kept me happily reading.

First of all, my main compliant lies with the main character, Brooke. Let’s just say that she is incredibly melodramatic. I felt like she was crying every two seconds. She was definitely an emotional character. This was only worsened by the fact that Brooke’s relationships formed at a breakneck speed. Brooke falls in love with two More...
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Aug 26, 2011
Cassie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Descended by Blood (Vampire Born #1)
By: Angeline Kace
ISBN: 9780983803713
Published August 26, 2011 by Accendo Press
Available format: Paperbook, ebook

My Rating: ★★★★★

Brooke Keller has spent her life starting over moving from town to town. When she finally settles in one place long enough to really build a life, she is suddenly attacked by both a mountain lion and a fanged man! Brooke soon learns her mother has kept a very important secret from h More...
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Jan 20, 2012
Natasja rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace is the first novel in her Vampire Born Trilogy and I loved it. Not many novels can grab my attention from the first page, but this one did.

Teenager Brooke is finally living a normal life after moving around for years with her mother. Now she goes school, she has her best friend Kaitlynn and a new boyfriend Jaren. But when this stranger starts following her and one night demands her to go with him, she knows her life will never be the same. In a fig More...
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Nov 23, 2011
Sharon rated it: 4 of 5 stars
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Brooke Keller is a 16-year-old high school student who has never had a chance to settle in the same town for longer than a few years because of her mother’s constant need to move. Just as Brooke starts to feel more settled in her latest hometown of Buena Vista, Virgina – she has a handsome new boyfriend and a loyal best friend, she is followed by a strange man who eventually approaches and attacks her but what shocks her more is More...
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Jan 07, 2012
Kate rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Like any other sixteen year old, Brooke Keller dreams of having her long time crush become her boyfriend. With her life finally in a state of normalcy, after many years of moving from town to town, she begins to feel the sense of home, friendship and a regular teen lifestyle. Comfort is soon replaced with confusion and fear as she finds a strange man stalking her. Brooke’s life is changed in an instant when she learns a dark secret about herself and where she truly comes from.

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Sep 29, 2011
Shannon rated it: 4 of 5 stars
One of my favorite things about this book was that Brooke actually had a great best friend. I have read a lot of YA lately with friends that were, well. . . Not. While I do understand that the fake friend thing can be accurate, I still enjoyed reading about a genuine friendship. I will hold out hope that that is one thing that does not change through out the series. I have to admit to having a bit of a hard time getting into this one at the beginning. It was only because of what Brooke was able More...
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Sep 15, 2011
Mundie Moms & Mundie Kids rated it: 3 of 5 stars
This is a fast paced debut with action, vampires and a lot of sizzling chemistry. I was really intrigued with the story from the get go and looking forward to finding out more about Angeline's vampire lore. Though I had some problems with Brooke, I felt that overall this was a good read with an exciting plot, and complex world of vampires that I'm looking forward to finding out more about.

Brooke, the story's protagonist, was a hard character for me to like. I liked her at the very be More...
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Aug 27, 2011
Tamara rated it: 5 of 5 stars

First and foremost, a warning: This review will be full of ooohs and aaahs. And also very much of this !!! That's all. Proceed with reading ;)
Oh my God! This book. If I start naming all of the reasons for liking it, it will be a LOOOONG list.
Okay, with this review I'll do a different tehnique. I'll start with what you see first. A.K.A. - the cover. Don't you just love it?? It's mysterious, it's magical, it's reddish! What more do I ask for?
Second, the title. Descended By More...
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Aug 26, 2011
Kristen rated it: 4 of 5 stars
GENRE: Paranormal Romance
THEME: Vampires
RECEIVED: Review Request by Author
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REVIEW:
I was really excited when author Angeline Kace contacted me to review her upcoming book Descended by Blood. Not only did I love her cover but the plot sounded so different than the vampire stories I’ve read in the past. I was definitely right about it being a different vampire story; I was thrilled with all the action, family mysteries, friend More...
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Aug 25, 2011
Valerie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
My summary:

Although Brooke hasn’t spent a lot of time in one place, she has lived in Virginia for two years. For the first time, she has a BFF and a potential boyfriend. That boyfriend is Jaren the boy she has had a crush on for the whole two years she’s lived there. Her life could be perfect except that a strange man is following her and then tries to kidnap her. Her self-defense gets a little over the top and Brooke kills the man. Why doesn’t her mom want her calling the police? Ho More...
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Sep 28, 2011
Audria rated it: 2 of 5 stars
WARNING***SPOILERS***AND A LOT OF THEM***


I didn't exactly enjoy this book, although I can see how others might like it. It just wasn't for me. It was just way too frustrating.

I'm always a bit leery when buying a debut novel right away because I never know what it is I'm getting myself into. So, I guess I'm not completely disappointed, but I'm also not really impressed either.

After I read the first chapter of this book I sighed, and thought, Great. Th More...
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Aug 14, 2011
Anna rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Brooke hasn't had an easy life. Her mom seems to always be moving her around. They have been in small town Virginia for two years and things seem to be going smoothly. She has a great BFF and just snagged the cutest guy in school. Brooke thinks nothing could be more perfect. But when she learns that she is in danger and about her true heritage, everything is thrown up in the air.

I haven't been accepting a lot of self-published books lately. But this cover really caught my eye and I More...
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Aug 19, 2011
Brenna rated it: 4 of 5 stars
3.5 stars (rounded up to 4)

Descended by Blood kind of gave me a Twilight love triangle vibe, but without the werewolves. That's just to say that this is a book with a lot of focus on the romance department, and if you enjoy that then this is an interesting, fun read.

Brooke was a great character, and Angeline Kace did a wonderful job peeling back the different layers of her. One of my favourite things about Brooke was that she didn't spend all of her time brooding, and wa More...
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Nov 19, 2011
jBean rated it: 2 of 5 stars
This book was SO close to going on my 'Abandoned' shelf, but I forced myself to finish it because I don't like to give up on books.

The first nine chapters were EXTREMELY slow; "blah, blah, blah, Jaren is my huge crush and I want him to notice me," Brooke whines to Kaitlynn. Personally, I don't think that it was necessary to use NINE chapters in order to develop Brooke & Jaren's relationship. I also didn't see Jaren as an important character -- it seemed like he was just the More...
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Sep 15, 2011
Savannah (Books With Bite) rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I can tell you that as soon as I started this book I knew I love it! Right from the start, the reader is captivated by a mysterious stalker, attacks from no where, and a girl who just figured out what she is. I adored the plot line of this book. I like how Ms. Kace brought to life the characters through her plot line. It is easy to fall into and very easy to relate to the characters.

The characters of the book were amazing,. There are two hot, hot, hotties, who I can't stop thinking abo More...
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Oct 18, 2011
Loretta rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This book starts out action packed. Brooke (main character) & her best friend Kaitlyn are almost attacked in the woods by a mountain lion. The weird, crazy, strange thing about the attack. The man she saw standing in the woods is the one who made this lion attack them.
As freaky as this was. This was not the only attempt the man took in trying to get Brooke.
Brooke has been crushing super hard on Jaren. And finally, finally they are an item.
The creepy man in the woods, comes b More...
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Oct 14, 2011
Mrs. Heather Maddox rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is not your typical vampire story. These vampires can go out during the day and actually are born into what they are. They are called Pijawikas and Brooke finds out that she is half Pijawikas and half human. Just when her life was going along perfectly.

After finding out her true nature, Brooke, her best friend Kaitlynn and her boyfriend Jaren are all whisked away into hiding. She soon finds out that the Pijawikas people look at her as an abomination due to being a half breed and More...
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Aug 28, 2011
Rachel rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Until she arrived in Buena Vista, Brooke Keller never really felt like she could call anywhere home. Having a mother who liked to pick up and go on a whim, she was never really able to make friends, have a relationship, or even feel settled.

But after two years, Brooke finally felt like things were almost perfect. She had a best friend, Kaitlynn, and after years of harboring a secret crush on Jaren Matthews, he finally asked her out. The last thing she wanted was to have to move again More...
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Aug 26, 2011
Jennifer rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Why I read the book: I was missing the vampire genre. It had been a while since I had read anything that featured vampires as the main characters in the story. Angeline’s book seemed to be something I was looking for to kick start my ventures back into the vampire coven.

What I liked: Angeline’s characters were well developed. There is Brooke, Jaren, and Mirko. They make up the love triangle. I never really liked geometry much but I love a well written triangle. Angeline writes More...
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Aug 26, 2011
Jennie rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Descended by Blood tells the story of Brooke Miller, a seemingly normal high school student. Her life has been doing well in the recent years. She hasn’t had to move as much as she used to, she’s got a new boyfriend and she’s discovered she’s pretty good at sports. Brooke’s life takes a complete turn when she’s attacked by a mysterious man who has been following her. This man turns out to be a vampire or Pijawika, as they More...
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Dec 06, 2011
Eddie rated it: 4 of 5 stars
"Brooke Keller's a high school junior who never spent much time living in one place. She's finally in a town long enough to almost snag the boy of her dreams, until her life is threatened by a fanged man in his attempt to kidnap her. Brooke begins a dangerous journey to find out who is after her and how to stop them. Thrown into a world with powerful and prejudiced vampires, Brooke must tap into the side of herself that she never knew existed, at the risk of losing her life in order to save More...
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Nov 19, 2011
Jasmyn9 rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Brooke Keller isn't your typical high school student. After a lifetime of moving from place to place, she has finally found a spot where she feels at home and belongs. But when strange things start happening, she's afraid to tell her mother and find out they have to move again. Now by strange things, I mean really strange. She "talks" to a mountain lion that attacks her on a hike and realizes that a man is stalking her - trying to kill her. After the attempt at her life, her mother fin More...
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