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In the Blood (The Maker's Song #2)

by Adrian Phoenix (Goodreads Author)

4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 · rating details · 1,590 ratings · 140 reviews

DANTE LIVES.

Vampire. Rock star. Begotten son of the fallen angel Lucien. Dante Baptiste still struggles with nightmares and seizures, searching for the truth about his past. It is a quest as seductive as his kiss, as uncontrollable as his thirst, and as unforgiving as his determination to protect one mortal woman at any cost.

KNOWLEDGE KILLS.

FBI Special Agent Heather Walla...more

Paperback, 452 pages

Published August 25th 2009 by Pocket Books (first published December 24th 2008)

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Jan 03, 2010 Nichole (Dirty H) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, vampires, urban-fantasy, favorites, angels, 2010-re-reads, books-i-own

Holy cliffhanger, Batman!

The sequel to A Rush of Wings is every bit as gripping and addictive as its predecessor. And Phoenix pushes everything just a little bit further. There's just a little bit more action, a little bit more urgency, a little bit more romance.
And a whole lot more "holy crap!" The end of this book blew me away and left me wondering how I will ever survive an entire year waiting for the next one.

The most addictive series I've read in ages. I haven't been able to put these books...more

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Dec 27, 2008 Steff rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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After being apart for months, Dante Baptiste and Heather Wallace find themselves together again in Heather’s hometown of Seattle, with their enemies right behind them. But while fighting the forces determined to control Dante, each of them must also fight their own internal battles.

Heather must decide if it is safer remaining with the FBI or get out before they decide she is a loose end that needs tying up. She also knows she must finally decide which emotion is stronger, her love for Dante or h...more

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Jan 11, 2009 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, 2009-best-releases, urban-fantasy, a-adrian_phoenix

I have been completely drawn in by the world that Adrian has created. The combination of Dante's origins of both True Blood and Fallen combined with his tortured childhood at the hands of doctors Moore and Wells and the rest of Bad Seed has resulted in a truly compelling and emotional story. I'll admit that upon starting this one I was impatiently awaiting the reunion of Heather and Dante, but I quickly got drawn into the additional storylines as well. Discovering the depth of Dr. Wells' depravi...more

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Feb 15, 2009 CJ - Secret Charm rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, noir, paranormal-porn, romance, sci-fi-fantasy-romance, vampires

The story of Dante, Heather and the Fallen continues.

Dante's headaches are getting worse, Heather is in danger, Lucien may or may not be gone forever and we get to meet Caterina- a hit woman mortal raised by a vampire and Annie - Heather's bipolar self-destructive sister. On top of that, the cast of crazies this time are around are just as mean and badass but a touch more psychotic than the last batch.

Well worth it to get sucked into this story that is at turns both dark and tender.

I was surpri...more

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Mar 13, 2012 Rebecca ♥ Ash, Jem, Warner ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of PNR and thrillers and fans of the first book.

Shelves: fantasy, romance, reviewed, own-physical-copy, paranormal, memorable-men, vampires, adult

This was still really interesting since the characters are so great, but the first 3/4 of the book was rather slow. Not much happened. Just a lot of talking about Heather's mother, Robert Wells, and dealing with Annie. I was also disappointed that there wasnt much of Lucien, because I really love him. It didnt feel like it really got going until chapter 35. And then, of course, the last 5 chapters were amazing! It really paid off in the end.

The setup for the next book was also awesome. It wasnt...more

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Jul 22, 2009 Lianne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, paranormal-romance, vampires

Again, the plot (which pretty much continues from the events of the first book) was a little too long and drawn-out. But it did introduce a few more elements that will only thicken the plot in future books and maybe make the series on a whole a more satisfying read.

I'm still finding the whole idea of Dante-as-a-rockstar slightly cringe-worthy. The whole notion of it really doesn't bother me, because it makes a little bit of a sense for a twenty-something guy living in that kind of world to find...more

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Apr 07, 2013 Dangermousie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: aaangst, characters-with-superpowers, female-tough-agents, horrible-childhood-of-h-h, paranormal, sensual-phrase-meets-eternal-sabbat, vampires, hurt-comfort, romance

This is the second book in The Maker's Song series and starts almost immediately after A Rush of Wings left off. ITB follows Heather, Dante and the rest of the characters from the first book as they cope with (1) the Government wanting traces of their failed experiment wiped out and/or studied, which is bad news for Heather, who already has her hands full trying to cope with her bipolar sister Annie (2) the Fallen trying to find and use Dante to save their fading realm, and (3) the psychotic Wel...more

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Mar 12, 2012 Cher rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I wasn't sure with the first book if I would actually like this series. I didn't really care for a lot of the characters but I decided to read the second to see where it leads.I'm glad I did. I liked this book. My only complaint is the number of characters that were introduced throughout the chapters and the names given to certain things or events.There is a glossary at the end of each book (which you will need). That took some of the enjoyment of the reading, as your constantly skimming the glo...more

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Dec 06, 2011 Holly rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

After seeing Dante unmake one of his childhood tormenters and saving Heather from a gunshot wound, Heather decides to take a short break from their just starting relationship and go back to Seattle and see what she can do to keep her job. Heather lies about the investigation into the serial killer and her involvement with Dante and is touted a hero. She is offered a promotion, but told if she doesnt take it then she will be deemed mentally unfit and fired and made to look incompetent to all. Dan...more After seeing Dante unmake one of his childhood tormenters and saving Heather from a gunshot wound, Heather decides to take a short break from their just starting relationship and go back to Seattle and see what she can do to keep her job. Heather lies about the investigation into the serial killer and her involvement with Dante and is touted a hero. She is offered a promotion, but told if she doesnt take it then she will be deemed mentally unfit and fired and made to look incompetent to all. Dante and his band Inferno are in town on tour and of course he decides to go see Heather. After breaking into her house her sister Annie breaks in right after him and has a bit of a tantrum. Heather comes home to a man she is taking a break from and a sister that should be in a mental institution. Heather and Annie go to his concert and luckily Heather keeps her paranoid ways and discovers multiple teams are after her, some to kill her, some to expirement and some just to observe her. Amongst these is a fellow agent Alex Lyons. Lyons is actually the son of the main doctor in charge of the abuse metted upon Dante. The doctor had implanted triggers in Dante so he could be used at a later time. Dr. Wells' children are both quite off, especially his daughter who hears voices and cant quite take care of herself. Alex believes he can trigger Dante and on top of that get Dante to save his sister and have his revenge on his father. Obviously nothing goes as planned for any of them and of course Annie gets involved and Dante is tormented by others and especially by his own mind. The only good thing is that Heather is back by his side, trying to protect him, her sister and his fragile mind. Dante's father is also being tormented by the other Fallen who want to get their hands on Dante, the ones that he luckily warned him about.
I got to say I cant stand Annie, she is just horrible. And damn, even if it is your sister there has to be a line where you say 'thats enough'. We find out a bit more about Dante's past and about what he truly is. The whole abuse/expiremntation stuff is hard for me to stomach. This sequel follows like the first in having the book from a ton of different points of view, which was even harder in this one because there are so many different agents after them that is hard to keep straight. Crazy ending, not sure who thats going to pan out, the 'statues' and the threeintoone creature. Of course it has to end right in the middle of stuff, luckily I had the next book already and just started it immediately after.
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Sep 19, 2011 Sinn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I'm not sure what it is with this series, but the last two books have taken me forever to get through. However, I've loved every minute of them! Maybe my mind is intentionally slowing down, so I can savor the book that much longer ^_~

This book picks up shortly after Dante tells Heather to run from him. She finds herself back in Seattle on medical leave. After being unable to give the full reason behind her miraculous recovery, she is trying get back in favor by working on the cold case file of h...more I'm not sure what it is with this series, but the last two books have taken me forever to get through. However, I've loved every minute of them! Maybe my mind is intentionally slowing down, so I can savor the book that much longer ^_~

This book picks up shortly after Dante tells Heather to run from him. She finds herself back in Seattle on medical leave. After being unable to give the full reason behind her miraculous recovery, she is trying get back in favor by working on the cold case file of her mother's murder while on leave. During this process, she starts to learn how underhanded and corrupt the Bureau -- at least the people she's working for -- really is. And, to make matters worse, they try to get her father into the mix, which also causes him to bring along Annie -- the severely bipolar sister -- as his "ace in the hole."

Meanwhile, Dante has a falling out with his father. Unable to talk him out of going on tour with Inferno -- and ending up in Seattle -- Lucien realizes that he is not fully able to protect Dante. This, of course, leads to a separate part of the story that finally involves the Fallen.

Man, even trying to write about the plot of this book is insane! It is complex, has a lot of twist and turns, involves a few different story lines, etc. However, I never felt lost and it all fits together nicely in the end!

My appreciation for Von keeps growing. I really like him as a character, and I feel that the author has done a good job fleshing him out from the first book. It was also nice to meet the other members of Inferno and see that they are not all nightkind.

The author seems to love her whack-job villains! Athena is just disturbing, brilliant, and interesting. I wonder how much of her insanity was due to the biological tampering and how much was just already genetically determined in her DNA. After her constant droning about Dante making them into a holy trinity, I loved the ending and found it very fitting. In addition, the symbolism to Scripture with the Maker and the three headed beast was not lost of on me! Honestly, it made me laugh considering the history involved with those three!

I was happy to see that Heather was finally able to accept her feelings for Dante and refuse his command to run. In addition, it was nice to see that even Von could understand the importance Heather held in Dante's life and was willing to try and force Dante to see/accept it.

After the ending in the book, I am really curious to see where she goes in the next. The addition of Cortini presents an interesting plot line, and I really want to see how it plays out. Also, there is going to be some ramifications for Dante's reaction to the Fallen who came for him on the hill. I doubt Gabriel and the Morning Star will be too thrilled.(less)

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Aug 19, 2011 Kathy Davie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, urban

Second in The Maker's Song, a dark urban fantasy series revolving around a young Maker/Unmaker whom his father is desperate to keep from the attention of the Elohim. The action in this story takes place mostly in Seattle, Washington.

The Story
Dante is on tour with his band, Inferno, with a planned stop in Seattle. He needs to see Heather. Be sure she's okay. Heather certainly isn't sure. The briefings she is called in for certainly don't reassure Heather; she feels as though she's teetering on th...more

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Jul 02, 2011 ALPHAreader rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the second book in Phoenix's 'Maker's Song' series. Only a few weeks have passed since the events in 'A Rush of Wings' - Dante Baptiste, lead singer to the band 'Inferno', Nightkind (vampire), troubled heartthrob and experiment 'S' is touring with his band. FBI agent Heather Wallace has returned home to Seattle to take care of her younger sister, Annie, who suffers from bipolar - the same illness that haunted their mother before she was tragically murdered by a serial killer. Wallace is...more This is the second book in Phoenix's 'Maker's Song' series. Only a few weeks have passed since the events in 'A Rush of Wings' - Dante Baptiste, lead singer to the band 'Inferno', Nightkind (vampire), troubled heartthrob and experiment 'S' is touring with his band. FBI agent Heather Wallace has returned home to Seattle to take care of her younger sister, Annie, who suffers from bipolar - the same illness that haunted their mother before she was tragically murdered by a serial killer. Wallace is on leave from the bureau, claiming to still be recovering from a miraculously healed bullet-wound, and in her downtime she is investigating her mother's cold case. But the FBI have plans for Wallace, mainly to keep her under heavy surveillance and undertake experiments to determine the source of her miracle recovery courtesy of Dante.
Dante, though he promised to stay away from her, is heading to Seattle for the final leg of his band's tour, with every intention of keeping Heather safe...

To be honest, I wasn't blown away by 'A Rush of Wings' - but I really loved the Dante/Heather connection that Adrian Phoenix wrote, and I was frustrated and curious enough about Phoenix's cliff-hanger to their relationship to come back for more in 'In the Blood'.

Unfortunately, I had the same problem with the 2nd book that I had with the 1st. Phoenix writes from too many perspectives - as well as Dante, Heather and Annie, Phoenix includes narratives from Dante's father Lucien, accompanying agent Alex Lyons, Dante's roadie Von, hit-woman Caterina aka 'Cortini', some other supernatural 'huh?' Lillith.... the list goes on and on and at the end of the day the multiple narratives just amount to sloppy writing.

The only narratives you care about as a reader are those of Dante and Heather. They are the heart of the story, everything else is just excess baggage and I found myself skipping through most of the alternative narrative chapters.
It is sloppy writing if the perspective of every bad-guy and red-herring is included in the novel. We do not need to hear Alex Lyons internal monologue as he deduces Dante and Heather's sexual entanglement and decides to use that against them somehow. It's called 'show, don't tell' and not only is it sloppy writing to include the inner-voice of every Tom, Dick and Harry in your book, it is insulting to the reader. To assume that we won't 'get' the plot unless we are given the privilege of reading everyone's inner musings - give your reader a little more credit, please.

And it is a shame. Because when Adrian Phoenix gets it right, her writing is beautiful. All of the Heather/Dante interactions are this book's one saving grace. These two are an enigma, to each other and to the reader. Dante is a wounded soul; abused as a child, but sweetly affectionate as an adult, dealing out kisses as easily as other people exchange hand-shakes. His conflicting feelings toward Heather are at once endearing and frustrating - he loves her, but can't articulate such an emotion when he feels that loving her puts her in danger.

Heather is a tough, pragmatic FBI agent who has had to grow up quickly - her mother died when she was a teenager, her father buried himself in his FBI work and she has always had to care for her ill sister. Heather is ballsy and intelligent - but around Dante she becomes a lioness - wanting to protect and shield him, even from himself, but also wanting to exact revenge on those who have wounded him. I will only be reading Phoenix's 3rd installment 'Beneath the Skin' (released December 29th this year) to find out what happens with Dante and Heather.

I would give 'In the Blood' 1.5/5

Adrian Phoenix has really got to cut her book back to 2 narratives - Heather and Dante's. She could possibly include the narrative of ONE villain (like JR Ward does in her 'Blackdagger Brotherhood' series) but anything else is excessive, boring, confusing and unnecessary - all those multiple narratives achieve is taking the reader away from the real story-telling of Heather Wallace and Dante Baptiste.(less)

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Jan 05, 2011 Bronwyn Rykiert rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-mystery, paranormal-romance, vampires, series

This is the second story in The Maker Series by Adrian Phoenix, it follows on from the first story “A Rush of Wings” and is a good follow on.

Dante Baptiste has been programmed since birth to be a sociopath by Dr Robert Wells and genetic scientist who wants to change the world. Dante is not supposed to be able to think for himself but he can and does and when he tries to remember his past he get splitting migraines and also has seizures. Dante is the product of an affair between a fallen angel, L...more

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Dec 29, 2010 Kt from A Book Obsession.. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Heather was determined to keep her nose down and act like she didn't know anything she shouldn't, but the bureau didn't buy it and she was placed at the top of the hit list along with Dante. When Dante comes to Seattle on tour and the two meet, things get a little hairy as they constantly get targeted. An unlikely suspect also is plotting to get a hold of Dante for their own agenda, perhaps the worst one yet. It's becoming harder and hard to discern friend from foe, and Dante and Heather must st...more Heather was determined to keep her nose down and act like she didn't know anything she shouldn't, but the bureau didn't buy it and she was placed at the top of the hit list along with Dante. When Dante comes to Seattle on tour and the two meet, things get a little hairy as they constantly get targeted. An unlikely suspect also is plotting to get a hold of Dante for their own agenda, perhaps the worst one yet. It's becoming harder and hard to discern friend from foe, and Dante and Heather must stick together if they are going to have any chance at survival

I knew that Heather and Dante wouldn't be able to stay away from each other for very long. The attraction between them is incredible, and whether either one of them realizes it or not, they both are falling head over heels in love. It amuses me how blind they both are, but I think in the end they will wind up together. It's is just going to take some determination on their part to stick together in spite of everyone else seeming to plot against them.

It was pretty hard to keep track of who was who, and whose side each person was on, especially with the constant shifting of perspectives. There were so many different angles going on that at some point I just resolved myself to assume everyone but a very select few are out to get them. It was a little easier that way because they all seemed to have their own secret objectives and reasons for wanting Dante and/or Heather. By the end of the book it was a little bit more clear who was who, but even then it was still a little confusing.

All in all I enjoyed the book, even more so once I stopped trying to remember what each opposing person's agenda was. Hopefully things will become a little more clear in the next book as the factions against the two of them show themselves. I also hope the point of view will not switch around quite as much, as that will really lessen a lot of the confusion as well. I really love the main characters, and I hope to see more of them together in the next book.(less)

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Jul 04, 2010 Sonia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

read this right after I finished reading A Rush of Wings. I loved the first book so much that I couldn't afford to wait. Unfortunately, because of my irrational and almost impossible obsession with The Maker's Song #1, I knew there was a chance I was setting myself up for disappointment for book two. There were definitely moments while reading that I felt it wasn't as good as the first, but fortunately, there were enough consolation prizes. For one thing, I cannot possibly be disappointed when...more read this right after I finished reading A Rush of Wings. I loved the first book so much that I couldn't afford to wait. Unfortunately, because of my irrational and almost impossible obsession with The Maker's Song #1, I knew there was a chance I was setting myself up for disappointment for book two. There were definitely moments while reading that I felt it wasn't as good as the first, but fortunately, there were enough consolation prizes. For one thing, I cannot possibly be disappointed when In the Blood gives me more of Dante and Heather. Heather is still all "heart and steel" and Dante is still beautiful and tortured. I've mentioned in my review of A Rush of Wings that I devour tortured heroes, but poor Dante is often hurt so badly (physically, mentally, emotionally) that I really felt bad for him. Suffering Dante aside, he is still the hottest thing I've read in a while. When he said he's gasoline and Heather's a match, I wanted to jump inside the book and say 'yes, yes, yes'! They burn!

But what about the plot, you ask? Can you talk about anything else other than Dante and Heather? I can try. In the Blood starts roughly three weeks after the end of book one. That's three weeks after Heather decided she needed some space from Dante and his world. Meanwhile, Dante's band, Inferno, is on tour. One of their stops is Seattle, home to Heather, and so my two favorite people are destined to meet again. Their reunion is interrupted by Heather's bipolar sister and her sharp tongue, FBI bigwigs (and their minions)desperately scrambling for Bad Seed coverup, angels out to claim the creawdwr, one pair of crazy twins and their sadistic father, and more! I like that this book, like the first one, is fastpaced. In fact, everything unfolds in a span of four days. But there were also so many things happening all at once, and there were quite a few new characters introduced, that it sometimes got confusing. Still, I immensely enjoyed it. To be fair though, this book had to have been exceptionally bad for me to stop gushing about it. I am just so wrapped up in this series--- and Heather and Dante (in case I haven't mentioned it enough times).

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Jun 21, 2010 Dottie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read this right after I finished reading A Rush of Wings. I loved the first book so much that I couldn't afford to wait. Unfortunately, because of my irrational and almost impossible obsession with The Maker's Song #1, I knew there was a chance I was setting myself up for disappointment for book two. There were definitely moments while reading that I felt it wasn't as good as the first, but fortunately, there were enough consolation prizes. For one thing, I cannot possibly be disappointed when...more I read this right after I finished reading A Rush of Wings. I loved the first book so much that I couldn't afford to wait. Unfortunately, because of my irrational and almost impossible obsession with The Maker's Song #1, I knew there was a chance I was setting myself up for disappointment for book two. There were definitely moments while reading that I felt it wasn't as good as the first, but fortunately, there were enough consolation prizes. For one thing, I cannot possibly be disappointed when In the Blood gives me more of Dante and Heather. Heather is still all "heart and steel" and Dante is still beautiful and tortured. I've mentioned in my review of A Rush of Wings that I devour tortured heroes, but poor Dante is often hurt so badly (physically, mentally, emotionally) that I really felt bad for him. Suffering Dante aside, he is still the hottest thing I've read in a while. When he said he's gasoline and Heather's a match, I wanted to jump inside the book and say 'yes, yes, yes'! They burn!

But what about the plot, you ask? Can you talk about anything else other than Dante and Heather? I can try. In the Blood starts roughly three weeks after the end of book one. That's three weeks after Heather decided she needed some space from Dante and his world. Meanwhile, Dante's band, Inferno, is on tour. One of their stops is Seattle, home to Heather, and so my two favorite people are destined to meet again. Their reunion is interrupted by Heather's bipolar sister and her sharp tongue, FBI bigwigs (and their minions)desperately scrambling for Bad Seed coverup, angels out to claim the creawdwr, one pair of crazy twins and their sadistic father, and more! I like that this book, like the first one, is fastpaced. In fact, everything unfolds in a span of four days. But there were also so many things happening all at once, and there were quite a few new characters introduced, that it sometimes got confusing. Still, I immensely enjoyed it. To be fair though, this book had to have been exceptionally bad for me to stop gushing about it. I am just so wrapped up in this series--- and Heather and Dante (in case I haven't mentioned it enough times).

(Side note: Adrian Phoenix, your The Maker's Song series is like a drug! Go write some more and be quick, please!) (less)

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Apr 21, 2009 Lunasea rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: angels, urban-fantasy, vampires, z-library

Another six star book. OMG was this incredible. Again angels and vamps, but what she did with them was amazing. I loved everything about this book:
how she used the angel's names and the hierarchy and the mythology she shapes out of standard angelology (Gabriel as Elohim. YES!!!!);
Dante's powers are developing nicely and what he does will have you going, Damn that's wicked;
Heather's sister is bipolar and it is dealt with sensitively, but doesn't pull any punches. I look forward to seeing where...more

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Apr 04, 2009 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Vampire. Rock star. Begotten son of the fallen angel Lucien. Dante Baptiste still struggles with nightmares and seizures, searching for the truth about his past. It is a quest as seductive as his kiss, as uncontrollable as his thirst, and as unforgiving as his determination to protect one mortal woman at any cost.

FBI Special Agent Heather Wallace now knows the extent of the Bureau corruption that surrounds her, but worries she is losing the battle. And when Dante and his band Inferno come to Sea...more

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Jun 04, 2010 Amanda Croley rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: jf-5-star

3.5 stars. Dante is the son of a vampire and fallen. He was taken at birth and raised in a secret FBI program called Bad Seed. Bad Seed for some reason raises and cultivates pshychos, seriel killers etc. They take anything from the child that brings pleasure, toys, books, and place them in the most unstable enviroments imaginable. Dante's memory was erased and everytime he gets close to recovering something hidden he gets nosebleeds and migraines. Dante and Heather (an FBI agent that got too clo...more

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Mar 23, 2011 Tracy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Dark urban fantasy fans.

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Not Boding Well for Damaged Dante
FBI Agent Heather Wallace knew that the events in D.C. hadn't been a victory for the home team. Not fully, anyway. She returned to Seattle, leaving Dante in New Orleans, both to give herself time to come to terms with the massive paradigm shift she went through when her hunt for the serial killer known as CCK dropped her into a dark world of vampires, fallen angels, mad scientists, and government conspiracy, and to try to protect Dante as much as she could throug...more

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Jan 16, 2010 Kristin - *Nocturnal Bites* rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance-urban-fantasy

I really enjoyed this book. As I said in my review of book #1 in the Maker's Song, A Rush of Wings, Adrian Phoenix has created an awesome world filled with supernatural beings, vamps, fallen angels, etc... and the plot and background of the characters is intriguing as well as the many twists and turns...there are so many places Phoenix can go with this series. The hero of the story, Dante Prejean, aka "Baptiste" is a sexy goth vampire, who despite his bad-a** attitude and stubborn as a mule pers...more

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Oct 24, 2009 Karyn rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, 2009-n-before, law-enforcement

In the Blood picks up where A Rush of Wings ended. Dante the enigmatic rockstar vampire and Heather the FBI agent had tackled a serial killer and uncovered bits and pieces of Dante's childhood in the previous book.

Dante now knows a lot more about his past, the role of the Government branch and details about this real family (trying not to give away spoilers here) - he's much more than a vampire, and he doesn't yet know what it all entails. He's met up with Heather in Seattle, who has her own pr...more In the Blood picks up where A Rush of Wings ended. Dante the enigmatic rockstar vampire and Heather the FBI agent had tackled a serial killer and uncovered bits and pieces of Dante's childhood in the previous book.

Dante now knows a lot more about his past, the role of the Government branch and details about this real family (trying not to give away spoilers here) - he's much more than a vampire, and he doesn't yet know what it all entails. He's met up with Heather in Seattle, who has her own problems with her job, family and a cold case that's a touch too personal.
Meanwhile, the government guys are trying to clean up their experiment gone wrong and everyone involved in it - that includes Heather and Dante. Then there's one doctor still left from his childhood experiments who has some tricks up his sleeve to trigger Dante into sociopathic heaven, a pair of crazy twins with their own plan for world domination and an assortment of other psychos to add to the fun that make up the montage of villainous characters.

And that doesn't even include the Bold and the Beautiful drama going on in Gehenna with all the Fallen and their politics and ambition to control Dante.

There really are too many things going on in this book - not to many to confuse you after the first 20-odd pages, but i don't think I've ever read a series that has so many bad guys wanting a piece of the pie - specially when said pie is the guy and not the chick in the book.

Just like the previous book, In the Blood is intense and dark. There isn't much in terms of character development from book 1 and i had a lot of questions that were left unanswered and seem more like plot holes to me than 'coming soon in book 3'. There's a bunch of new characters in this book that will keep you occupied though - Annie, Heathers bipolar sister, her useless father, new set of villains, Dante's band members..they help keep it interesting. My favourite character is still Von, the nomad-turned vampire llygad

This book is definitely more gripping that A Rush of Wings. I read it at one go and couldn't put it down. Mostly because i really wanted to know what would happen next

Verdict: Read this one only if you liked a Rush of Wings and are comfortable with Adrian's writing style and jumble of characters because there's more of that in In the Blood. I liked both books and i look forward to book 3. Beneath the Skin releases December 29th this year(less)

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May 27, 2009 Cathy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, mystery, mythology, paranormal, urban, series-reminder, romance, read-in-2009, vampire, twitter-author

Rant: I'm getting to have a big beef with the covers of the Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance books I've been reading lately. Would it be so very hard to pick a cover model who at least vaguely resembles the main character? In this one Heather is described as having read hair, pale skin and blue eyes. The cover model is brunette (with perhaps a tiny bit of auburn in the highlight) with brown eyes. And half naked in punk clothes, of course. Unless this is supposed to be one of the minor charac...more

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Jun 11, 2012 Dani rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This book managed to be both slight slow-paced and a bit frantic at the same time. I was anxiously awaiting the reunion of Dante and Heather, which really didn't take that long, but it seemed too long because the POVs kept changing and other people's agendas kept getting in the way and this continued throughout the book.

I supppose that covert government branches that carry out 'non-existing' experiments on people wouldn't play well with others - even their not-so-covert counterparts - and the p...more

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Jun 21, 2010 Styles rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I presume you know what the book is about. I'm letting you know what I like or dislike about it.

I really enjoyed this book. I found myself slowing down the read - simply closing the book at points just to take a break and come back to it. I'm glad I did because I realized I would think about the story, the characters, where things where at in the story and wondering what would happen next. You know - thinking about a good book like you do as you go about the really real world.

I like series beca...more

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Jun 09, 2009 Anne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: horror, paranormal, thriller, romance, read-in-2009

The story is really interesting, but I can't say that I loved reading it.
It got really confusing for me to keep up with all of the bad guys. They kept coming out of the woodwork every time I turned a page! As if that wasn't bad enough, sometimes the author used their first name and sometimes she used their last name. I'm not kidding. There was Dr. Wells (evil mastermind of the Bad Seed project), Alex Lyons (Dr. well's son/Athena wells twin brother/government agent/psycho), Athena Wells/Hades (T...more

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Mar 21, 2011 Candice Bundy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

In The Blood picks up right where A Rush of Wings left off, and it has all of the same pros and cons going for it. Mostly.

The verdant world is opened up a bit, and a bad guy from the last book is continued and dealt with in this book. Heather and Dante continue to evolve, and Dante's past is delved into a bit more. All things in small increments.

For a 400-page book, this feels like an in-between space, not truly dealing with heavy issues, and not truly resolving anything significant. I suppose...more

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May 29, 2010 Yodamom rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Dante the rock star heads to Seatle for a gig and to check on Heather the FBi Agent. The transition is smooth from the last book. Starting right where it left off.Dante is getting sicker, having seizures, which are quickly geting worse. Heather has sister drama, seems like non-stop. Lucien, he is being tortured by everyone it seems. Romance grows, Heather finally excepts her feelings for Dante. Von, is back his back ground is explained and he is as lovely as ever. He fight's to protect Dante and...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Jen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: x-read-in-2011

I'd like to say I really liked this book - but I"m scared to read the next book -
I really like the "TrueBlood" that this awesome Vampire is - the rareness of it itself is enough to hold my interest in this series - it's the "Fallen" part that has me worried -

I have read and do like a few books about Fallen Angels - but I think it's an overkill in this series - I mean ... If Dante ends up going up to .... the "Fallen"'s world way up in the sky - how is Heather supose to go with him? Or the othe...more

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Dec 20, 2011 Rachel rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasty

I liked this one so much better than "A Rush of Wings". The story and writing style both were more focused and flowed a lot smoother. Dante can't catch a break, if it's not Bad Seed, it's the spawn of members of Bad Seed or it's his other heritage coming for him. Heather remains steadfast and strong even with the reappearance of her sister Annie and all the drama that comes with her. Alex and Athena are the two creepiest, fucked up children..talk about experiments gone awry. We learn more about...more

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Adrian Phoenix writes urban fantasy and is the author of The Maker's Song series, (book five, On Midnight Wings to be released February, 2013)and the Hoodoo series, the third book, Black Moon Mojo will be out in 2013. (and the forthcoming Sons of Darkness series.)

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