Bad Blood (Crimson Moon, #1)

Bad Blood (Crimson Moon #1)

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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 paranormal—and 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 at

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Paperback, 352 pages
Published April 1st 2008 by St. Martin's Paperbacks (first published April 1st 2007)
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Natasha
Bad Blood is the first installment in the Crimson Moon series by L.A Banks. This was actually my first L.A Banks book and I wasn't sure what to expect. I knew her Vampire Huntress legend is very popular, but I wasn't sure about this series. Once I started this book I could see why she's so popular. If her Vampire Huntress legend series is even half as good as this series, I'll be reading it asap. I've read both good and bad review for this, but honestly, I really enjoyed this book. I love werewo...more
Melindeeloo
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Darcy Stewart
This book sadly is extremely terrible book by L.A. Banks. She makes too many references to sex. She uses too much cussing in her books. This book gave me a wrenching headache. L.A. Banks is one of the worst authors out there. This series is just like the rest of her. It makes me sick. The whole book is crap. The characters are crazy. The characters are terrible vampires that don't impress me. There is just one side to them. The language in this book is crude. Her writing style sucks. It amazes m...more
Parallax
The Good: Interesting premise, fascinating set up of supernatural worlds, the shadow wolf concept, a love interest whose alpha male posturing was kept to a minimum and didn't get on my nerves. I also liked Sasha's reaction and understandable caution when Hunter declared they were mates after only knowing each other for a couple of days.

The Bad: Info dumping, info dumping, and more interminable dialogue with info dumping. Half way through the book, I was trying to figure out how to restructure t...more
Stacey Brutger
3.5 Stars

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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 paranormal—and that the government would like to keep it that way.



BAD BLOOD



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 fr...more
Doris
I have read other books in the Crimson Moon series, and enjoyed them. L.A. Banks does a good job building suspense and pulling the reader into a fantasy world that feels real. I started out I believe with #4 in the series, then read #6 now I have read #1. One of the biggest pluses for the entire series is, although they refer back to other stories, they stand alone quite well.

I do like the werewolf theme, and in this one I felt echoes of the J.R.Ward "Lovers" series, which I also enjoyed, in th...more
Natasja
Sasha Trudeau is part of a Unique Special Ops team that is charged with keeping humans away for the paranormal community. This special team takes down the demon-infected wolves that threaten humanity. When Sasha is send on a mission without the back-up of her team, she is confused because of the werewolf virus in their blood they stay together and see it through that the other members take their meds.

But her mission in Korea will change thing forever, especially when Sasha discovers she cannot...more
Ronnie
I am a paranormal, preternatural, supernatural fan of the utmost level. One of the things that's lacking about the genre is the infusion of more characters and writers of color. I read many books where their are supporting characters of color but most often than not, the main character isn't. So I was thrilled when I discovered L.A. Banks vampire novels that were written around a main character that was a woman of color. (GO DAMALI) When I went to the store to buy the book, I was surprised to se...more
Mishel Zabala
Sasha Trudeau (I'm so curious as to how correctly pronounce her last name) and her teammates have a unique bond that holds them together and keeps them loyal to each other and the government they work for; they are all survivors of werewolf attacks. As long as they take the medicine provided by Dr. Xavier Holland they will be safe from turning, or so they thought. When Sasha is sent on a solo mission in Korea she briefly worries about being separated from her team but follows through with the or...more
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Maria
Werewolves, vampires and special ops warriors are some of the characters in the first book of the Crimson Moon series, “Bad Blood” by L.A Banks. A very good and fast paced plot which includes a lot of adventure and conspiracy theories. And of course, the book has its share of romance!
The general idea in the book is about the difference between various werewolves species and specifically about a demon infected kind. The government is trying to create soldiers infected with the demon virus but it’...more
Michelle Randall
So I was looking for something a little different, not your typcial romane, or mystery or action story and I found this series.

It's the Crimson Moon Series and book one is Bad Blood by L.A. Banks.

This is a werewolf, vampire and other supernatural beings book, interspered with CIA and FBI and covert military objectives.

The two main charaters in Book One are Sasha Trudeau and Max Hunter. There are the other members of sasha's elite military team, and other members of Max's clan, but it centers...more
Michelle
So I was looking for something a little different, not your typcial romane, or mystery or action story and I found this series.

It's the Crimson Moon Series and book one is Bad Blood by L.A. Banks.

This is a werewolf, vampire and other supernatural beings book, interspered with CIA and FBI and covert military objectives.

The two main charaters in Book One are Sasha Trudeau and Max Hunter. There are the other members of sasha's elite military team, and other members of Max's clan, but it centers aro...more
Paige
I purchased the entire series with an optimistic attitude. I was not terribly familiar with the author but had read one of her short stories and was willing to take the plunge.
I usually purchase an entire series because when I enjoy them I prefer to consume them quickly (and not wait to find the next book).

I started reading this with hopeful expectations but had trouble with it. There was too much information being given. I am honestly not a military fiction (or nonfiction) fan and this book is...more
Jessica (Find the Time to Read)
Originally posted at Find the Time to Read

I’ve heard many good things about L.A Banks and the various series that she has written. Reading the first few chapters I wanted to know what everyone was raving about. I found the characters to be flat, and the writing to be confusing. There was SO much information piled onto the reader that it was overwhelming. As the story progressed I started to like Sasha a little bit more, but for the life of me I couldn’t identify with her at all.

Towards the end o...more
Jadaloves
I really ended up enjoying this book a lot. It was touch and go in the beginning for me because there was so much technical and military jargon that I just didn’t completely grasp it all. The info dumping was a bit frustrating, but once you read past all of that the story is compelling and the characters are quite engaging.

When special ops soldier Sasha Trudeau learns her whole team has been wiped out, she goes searching for clues and finds a man who can shed light on who and what she is. Max Hu...more
Shdnx
Aug 16, 2011 Shdnx rated it 1 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Nobody
Well, this is clearly a first. A book that I will just drop, because it's just terrible.

The entire book was a chaos. There were perspective, place and time changes without any indication or warning, which made it difficult to keep track of the story.
Nothing was ever properly explained either. Attempts at explanations always ended with sex.

The first 20% of the book was promising, if chaotic - but I was hoping it would be all cleared up when there was some good explanation of the different kinds o...more
Heather Tisdale
The beginning wasn't good. It made me want to put the book down. There was just so much going on that couldn't been shown and had to be told, so it was a complete data dump. The end picked up. Although, a little awkward, it got more and more interesting. I'm curious to see where it goes and will give book 2 a try. Maybe it'll start moving, but since the world she's written is so overly complex, it might just end up being the same. What the book does have going for it happens to be interesting ch...more
Isavarg
What annoys me about this book is that the author can't decide whether she wants it to be a paranormal romance or a military-style take on the werewolf genre. The paranormal romance aspect of the book takes over to such an extent that the main character, Sasha, fails to rescue her team-mates (which are rescued by someone else) and ends up spending all her time fantasing about a male werewolf she encounters. Gone are the days it seems of strong female characters with a brain like Sarah Conner, Sa...more
Clare
I really enjoyed the story and the characters. It introduced me to the Shadow Wolves which have abilities exceeding those of Werewolves. Up until now in my understanding werewolves are usually portrayed as mucsel enforcers lacking abilities beyond the transformation from human to wolf. Shadow wolves can do so much more with additional abilities such as travel through shadows, lifting abilities/properties from objects, etc. I am pleased that this is part of a series as I enjoyed the strength of t...more
Dj
Oct 12, 2010 Dj added it
For some odd reason my friend told me to read this book in 8th grade. For some odd reason I did read this book. I never took health class, and after reading this book I don't think I will. I like conspiraces (or however you spell it) and vampires and occult stuff and this book had a lot of that which was good. I understood all the concepts in the book and I was only 12/13 so I was kinda disapointed that it wasn't all adult and philosophical and such. anyway it was an okay book. NOT FOR CHILDREN...more
Melliane
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My English review


J’étais très curieuse de me lancer dans cette nouvelle série et je pense que j’en attendais beaucoup dès le départ. Peut-être un peu trop… Il faut dire que j’ai tout de suite été attirée par la couverture française que j’ai adorée.

Sasha fait partie d’une unité très spéciale, contrôlant l’activité des loups garous. Elle-même porte le virus mais ses médicaments lui permettent de rester telle qu’elle est et de ne pas se transformer. Ses supérieurs l’envoient rég...more
Francesca the Fierce (Under the Covers Book Blog)
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. This is the first book by L.A. Banks I've read (no, didn't read Anita Blake yet!) I was more attracted to the descriptions of this shifter series.

Sascha is part of a special government Delta Ops, and, along with 3 other operatives, have been infected with a "werewolf" gene. They take drugs to keep the change at bay, and usually don't work missions during full moon nights.

There is a lot of world building in this book and background story, which I know is...more
Kathy
1st read a short story by banks...

In this mythology, there are werewolves, that shift with the moon; demon wolves, from an alternate reality that eat humans & infect humans; and shadow wolves, who can shift at will... over history, they policed their own... The coeexist with vampires, but vampires & werewolves do not get along - they stay out of each other's way...

Sasha, Hunter, Woods, Fisher, Bear, Crow, Dr. Xavier Holland, and Shogun... they seem to be the ones who will be fighting the...more
chucklesthescot
Sasha and her black ops team are infected with the werewolf disease but a wonder drug prevents them from wolfing out. Their job is to hunt down dangerous werewolves who are fully changed and infecting others. Sasha is on a solo mission to Korea to kill one when she meets a werewolf who tells her that the truth is not so simple and that she does not know the full story. There are good and bad kinds of werewolves out there and he wants an alliance with Sasha to track down the bad. Meanwhile the re...more
Nairabell
Sasha Trudeau is a highly trained Special Ops soldier, part of a team of survivors of werewolf attacks working for the American government to prevent the world from discovering the paranormal. But when Sasha returns from a solo mission to discover her team has mysteriously disappeared, she knows something isn't right. Turning to the mysterious Max Hunter Sasha uncovers dramatic secrets, government conspiracies and shocking realities about her own nature.

This is the first book in the Crimson Moon...more
Jill Dunlop
Sasha Trudeau is part of an elite military team made up of a handful of people who have been infected with the werewolf virus. They have enhanced speed, strength, sight and smell, but they take medicine to keep them from changing fully into werewolves. They get assigned to missions that are aimed at keeping this technology out of enemy hands who are trying to make super soldiers. When Sasha comes back from one such mission she finds that one of her teammates completed the change and has gone rog...more
(´*•.¸ღBexღ¸.•*´)
Sasha Trudeau is a Special Ops soldier. She and her elite team of soldiers are highly trained and unique to their unit because they are sole survivors of past werewolf attacks.
While on a solo mission Sasha receives important Intel relevant to their war on infected werewolves. Upon her return home and subsequent interview with her commanding officer, Sasha discovers that her team members haven't reported in from their mission and are MIA.

Max Hunter is a shadow clan wolf who is also tracking inf...more
Larissa
Previously Published on my blog: Welcome to Larissa's Bookish Life

Series Review!
Series Rating = 4 Stars

*SPOILER FREE

I have never hidden my extreme love for Shifters, they are my favorite supernatural race followed by Vampires, taking a close second. The Crimson Moon series by L.A. Banks is all about the Shifter/Weres for me. Well, there are Vampires, Fae and a lot of other supernatural races, but for me is still all about the Shifters LOL.

Sasha Trudeau works for the government in a super secret...more
Cindi
Altho I try to reserve 5 stars for life-changing books, I had to give Bad Blood top scores just because I was so enchanted by a book again.

First, let me say I've not ever gotten into Banks' Vampire Huntress series and have only read a few books by her. This new series is totally different; new theme, characters and worldbuilding. The unique thing about L.A. Banks is her multiracial characters, I understand, and the Crimson Moon characters are no different. They are also wolves.

I really enjoyed t...more
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