It's been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix barely survived the French Revolution. Now she's made her way back to the living and she must face the ...
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Aug 13, 2010
Dwayne
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I was hugely excited for the second installment in the Drake Chronicles and am glad to say that it pleased me a lot! I know a lot of you girls out there are excited for it too - you better be, because this is so much better than Love Lies Bleeding (US title: Hearts at Stake)!
Let me start by saying that it surpassed all my expectations. I thought it was going to be a book that was more romance than anything but boy was I wrong. It was a More...
I was hugely excited for the second installment in the Drake Chronicles and am glad to say that it pleased me a lot! I know a lot of you girls out there are excited for it too - you better be, because this is so much better than Love Lies Bleeding (US title: Hearts at Stake)!
Let me start by saying that it surpassed all my expectations. I thought it was going to be a book that was more romance than anything but boy was I wrong. It was a More...
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Jan 09, 2012
J.Elle
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July Book #7: Well, this book decided it for me. I won't be pursuing any more books in this series as they come out. It's just not done well enough or different enough for me and it lacked the real sexual tension of the first book, so it had even less going for it. This book focuses on one of the boys in the rather large Drake family. (I wonder if we can expect one book for each child?) As the Drake's attempt to settle in as the royal family and make peace with other vampire clans, they fin
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Feb 26, 2011
I'm could describe Blood Feud the same way I described Hearts at Stake... A great book for vampire fans looking for a fun, fast and entertaining read. I'd even recommend this for non vampire fans. This was just a feel good, make you laugh, can't stop turning the pages.... awesome book.
I would have to describe these novels as my "guilty pleasure" vampire novels. (I have a werewolf guilty pleasure too: The Dark Guardian novels.) And I call them guilty pleasures because they ar More...
I would have to describe these novels as my "guilty pleasure" vampire novels. (I have a werewolf guilty pleasure too: The Dark Guardian novels.) And I call them guilty pleasures because they ar More...
Jun 27, 2011
Holly
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I clap enthusiastically for this series. If only you could see my face.
This is the 2nd installment of the Drake Chronicles, following the 3rd youngest this time, Logan. It's told from his point of view and that of Isabeau St. Croix, a Hound. For those unfamiliar with the series, she's not a dog. A Hound is more of an unholy vampire, if you will.
I just love the Drake family. They're so funny and I totally wish I was in Lucy's shoes. It's be awesome to live so close t More...
This is the 2nd installment of the Drake Chronicles, following the 3rd youngest this time, Logan. It's told from his point of view and that of Isabeau St. Croix, a Hound. For those unfamiliar with the series, she's not a dog. A Hound is more of an unholy vampire, if you will.
I just love the Drake family. They're so funny and I totally wish I was in Lucy's shoes. It's be awesome to live so close t More...
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Dec 27, 2011
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If I was late with Last Sacrifice review imagine with this one. But better late than never right?
This series is about the Drake family. The Drakes are a family of outcast vampires. Why are they outcasts you ask? Well Queen Natasha didn't like them because of this prophecy with the family and one of their children, Solage, who was supposed to be the next queen. But, **Spoiler alert if you haven't read the first book in the series call More...
If I was late with Last Sacrifice review imagine with this one. But better late than never right?
This series is about the Drake family. The Drakes are a family of outcast vampires. Why are they outcasts you ask? Well Queen Natasha didn't like them because of this prophecy with the family and one of their children, Solage, who was supposed to be the next queen. But, **Spoiler alert if you haven't read the first book in the series call More...
Oct 27, 2011
Lucie
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I admit I was quite disappointed with this second volume. I loved the character of Logan since the beginning and I was looking forward to see how the author was going to describe him falling in love. For me, he had everything it takes to be an offbeat romantic hero, outdated and mannered.
If in the first volume, he had a particular sense of humor, arrogance to spare and a lot of personnality, I found him much more pale in this adventure. He is always present in the fighting More...
I admit I was quite disappointed with this second volume. I loved the character of Logan since the beginning and I was looking forward to see how the author was going to describe him falling in love. For me, he had everything it takes to be an offbeat romantic hero, outdated and mannered.
If in the first volume, he had a particular sense of humor, arrogance to spare and a lot of personnality, I found him much more pale in this adventure. He is always present in the fighting More...
Feb 08, 2011
Lady Allison St. Vincent
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The second installment of the Drake Chronicles follows another Drake brother, Logan, and the Hound princess, Isabeau. The Hounds are a more earthy vampire sect that live in caves, use magic, and dogs are their companions and fellow warriors. They are attempting a treaty now that the Drake family has taken over the monarchy, but before real talk begins, the war that was started in the first book revisits them as revenge and evil vampires try to take the crown and Solange.
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Jan 29, 2011
Michelle
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The Drake Chronicles is a series that focuses on a vampire family newly installed into political power. This political power isn’t of the US (or any other country) government variety but rather of the ancient rulers of the vampire kind. You know what this equals right? Intrigue in the castle! Or in this case the tunnels. Tunnels that wind their way underneath the Drake properties.
With such political intrigue comes the drama of infighting, potential coups-like behavior and buildi More...
With such political intrigue comes the drama of infighting, potential coups-like behavior and buildi More...
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Jan 09, 2011
Midnight
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I can't believe I didn't add this book after I finished reading it. I really enjoy this series. I like really like the Drake family, and I like the twist added to the vampire characteristics and the how, in this family, they become vampires. Even the different variety of vampires is interesting. Of course, the love story is also fun. With the Drake children, love never runs smoothly. And of course, we still get to see Lucy and Nicholas.
In this second book in the series, the roman More...
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Jan 07, 2011
JoYee
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I actually like this series. I don't exactly know why. I think it's because of the way that there are a few of the hot vampire guys who are born on the same year as me, WHOOHOO!! The way the books are written are quite interesting.
Each book focuses on one of the Drakes, and i assume that is how each one would be. Well, an involvement of one of the Drakes if the blurb for Out For Blood is anything to go by anyway. ^_^ The story has pretty strong characters and heaps of laughs. I can't c More...
Each book focuses on one of the Drakes, and i assume that is how each one would be. Well, an involvement of one of the Drakes if the blurb for Out For Blood is anything to go by anyway. ^_^ The story has pretty strong characters and heaps of laughs. I can't c More...
Oct 02, 2010
YA Reader
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I enjoyed this book although I did have a few issues with it. It’s not as exciting or gripping as My Love Lies Bleeding and it took me quite a lot longer to read. My Love Lies Bleeding was new and had a sort of sparkle. I felt this magic was sort of missing in its sequel. It was still a fun read but it didn’t have that same punch that I anticipated, having read the previous story.
I do love Harvey’s writing style though and this was certainly a plus. She has a style that is lovely to More...
I do love Harvey’s writing style though and this was certainly a plus. She has a style that is lovely to More...
Aug 19, 2010
Cassie (GBU Book Reviews)
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As the Drake Chronicles continue, Logan, the more flamboyant, old-fashioned brother, is in charge of showing the Hound representative, Isabeau, who saved his sister, around the Royal grounds and nearby caves. Isabeau is here on business for the Hounds to create a treaty with the new queen, Helena Drake. As threats are made to the royal family, specifically Solange, a one-of-a-kind female born vampire, Isabeau feels it is her duty to protect them. But when someone from her past comes back to haun
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Jul 11, 2010
Karen
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Blood Feud, the second entry in Alyxandra Harvey’s Drake Chronicles, shows some marked differences from Hearts at Stake. Whereas that first book was primarily a frothy, if eminently enjoyable paranormal teen romance (although it does also provide a solid introduction to the very interesting vampire world Harvey has created) Blood Feud is darker, more mature and even more engrossing.
Blood Feud picks up almost immediately after the point where Hearts at Stake ends, with the seven Drake More...
Blood Feud picks up almost immediately after the point where Hearts at Stake ends, with the seven Drake More...
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Jun 26, 2010
Hope
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This is the second Book in the Drake series, and I think that this is even better than the first one. Mind you Lucy is still my favourite character. We actually get to see Lucy in this book, but only briefly, but still she is funny as ever.
The second book of the Drake chronicles series is about Logan and Isabeau. This was another cute story and I loved the characters. Isabeau is such a strong character, she takes no shit from anyone. I guess you do learn to be tough when More...
Jun 09, 2010
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In Hearts at Stake we read about Lucy and Solange, two friends who are very much alike but very different. Lucy is a human who will do anything to protect her friend, Solange who is a vampire princess. Solange is very special because she is the only female vampire to be born from a vampire family. So she is attracting a lot of male attention, especially Montmarte. At the end of the first book, the old Queen was killed by Sol More...
In Hearts at Stake we read about Lucy and Solange, two friends who are very much alike but very different. Lucy is a human who will do anything to protect her friend, Solange who is a vampire princess. Solange is very special because she is the only female vampire to be born from a vampire family. So she is attracting a lot of male attention, especially Montmarte. At the end of the first book, the old Queen was killed by Sol More...
Jun 12, 2011
Cheryl
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There are spoilers from the first book, Hearts at Stake, in this review.
The Drakes are back in Blood Feud, but this time the story is told from the viewpoints of Solange’s brother, Logan and Isabeau, the Hound that saved Solange in Hearts at Stake.
Lady Natasha is now dead and Solange’s mom, Helena, is in power and trying to set up her coronation. Montmartre is still after Solange and domination over, well, pretty much everyone. Helena and the Drakes want to work with the More...
The Drakes are back in Blood Feud, but this time the story is told from the viewpoints of Solange’s brother, Logan and Isabeau, the Hound that saved Solange in Hearts at Stake.
Lady Natasha is now dead and Solange’s mom, Helena, is in power and trying to set up her coronation. Montmartre is still after Solange and domination over, well, pretty much everyone. Helena and the Drakes want to work with the More...
Nov 29, 2010
Rosalia
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What struck me most about this volume of the Drake Chronicles was the language. Isabeau lived during the French Revolution and was turned not long after she finally escaped to England. While she did acquiesce to modern vernacular and technologies some of the descriptive language used in this book really seemed to reflect her backgrounds, which made for some gorgeous sounding description. This volume of the Drake Chronicles was about Logan (one of Solange's many older brothers) and Isabeau, a
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Aug 08, 2010
Savannah (Books With Bite)
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Just like the first novel, The Drake brothers never let you down. Logan meets and is immediately intrigued by Isabeau. The Drake family and the Hounds end up working together to help stop a crazy vampire by the name of Montmarte. He will stop at nothing till he has the crown and Solange Drake.
This book was great. The romance between Logan and Isabeau, I felt lack a little. I was glad to see the working together and getting to know one another but I would have really More...
This book was great. The romance between Logan and Isabeau, I felt lack a little. I was glad to see the working together and getting to know one another but I would have really More...
Jun 24, 2010
Melissa
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The Hounds delegation arrives for Helena Drake’s coronation lead by Isabeau St. Croix, a young vampire with a tragic history. Isabeau survived the French Revolution, only to be turned into a vampire and buried for centuries. She seeks revenge against the vampire who turned her, a lieutenant of Montemartre called Grayhaven. What she doesn’t count on finding, is the young roguishly handsome Logan Drake, who will do anything to protect his family, and now Isabeau, from the scheming of MontemartrMore...
Jul 16, 2010
Luisa
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This one was better than the last, mostly because of Isabeau. She's the first character in this series with any sort of personality and depth. I liked her backstory, even though the constant flashbacking seemed a bit awkward. And compared to fully fleshed out characters from other books, she does indeed fall flat.
But I couldn't bring myself to care about Logan, so their romance felt really dull to me. He never evolved beyond having the personality of a wet dishrag. The characters from More...
But I couldn't bring myself to care about Logan, so their romance felt really dull to me. He never evolved beyond having the personality of a wet dishrag. The characters from More...
Jun 13, 2010
Amy
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I LOVE this series. I couldn't wait to read this! After reading Hearts At Stake, I was curious to see what the author would come up with next and which character would be the focus of the next story. In this story we get to see Logan front and center. The well dressed Drake finds himself captivated by Isabeau. With flashbacks through Isabeau, we start to understand what one goes through when they become a Hound and how she struggled to survive. Logan realizes the power of magic and the tempt
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Nov 20, 2010
Ruby
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First of all, it was a nice touch to make the both people on the cover have green eyes. Logan and Isabeau do in the book, so a point for accuracy! I don’t however, think that Isabeau would wear that top. Just because she’s a vampire doesn’t mean she wears black leather. And Logan wouldn’t be caught dead in a plain black t-shirt. Oops. Sorry. Unfortunately choice of words. Do I say he wouldn’t be caught alive in a plain black t-shirt? I really don’t More...
First of all, it was a nice touch to make the both people on the cover have green eyes. Logan and Isabeau do in the book, so a point for accuracy! I don’t however, think that Isabeau would wear that top. Just because she’s a vampire doesn’t mean she wears black leather. And Logan wouldn’t be caught dead in a plain black t-shirt. Oops. Sorry. Unfortunately choice of words. Do I say he wouldn’t be caught alive in a plain black t-shirt? I really don’t More...
Sep 15, 2010
Venus
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This book was so much better than the first one in the series. The first part "My Love Lies Bleeding", otherwise known as "Hearts at Stake" was all fluffy mindless teenage stuff. This one, however, has a lot more consistent writing and an actual story, instead of the perpetual whining and the Romeo and Juliet like rendition, nothing against Romeo and Juliet, but Shakespeare has already done it, it's over, leave it alone.
Now back to the novel at hand, it's centered aro More...
Now back to the novel at hand, it's centered aro More...
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Jun 25, 2010
The Readings of a Busy Mom
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Blood Feud is written as a follow on from the much loved My Heart Lies Bleeding (a.k.a Hearts at Stake). She writes similarly to the first book where we heard things from Lucy and Solange's perspective whereas in the second we hear it from Logan's and Isabeau perspective.
The Characters I found where very simple this time around, Isabeau being a hound is slightly more in depth then Logan's we learn about what life is like as a hound, s More...
Blood Feud is written as a follow on from the much loved My Heart Lies Bleeding (a.k.a Hearts at Stake). She writes similarly to the first book where we heard things from Lucy and Solange's perspective whereas in the second we hear it from Logan's and Isabeau perspective.
The Characters I found where very simple this time around, Isabeau being a hound is slightly more in depth then Logan's we learn about what life is like as a hound, s More...
May 15, 2011
Lauren Kathryn
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Blood Feud carries off literally a few days after My Love Lies Bleeding leaves off. Solange's danger is still evident; however are introduced to a new range of characters, plots and of course romance.
Blood Feud’s layout is changed from Solange and Lucy’s points of view to Logan Drake and a Hound Princess: Isabeau St Croix.
Harvey helps explain more about the situations and history of the Host, the Hound and the Hel-Blar - which did leave me ever so slightly confused in the firs More...
Blood Feud’s layout is changed from Solange and Lucy’s points of view to Logan Drake and a Hound Princess: Isabeau St Croix.
Harvey helps explain more about the situations and history of the Host, the Hound and the Hel-Blar - which did leave me ever so slightly confused in the firs More...
Mar 10, 2011
Jody
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Really loving this series. It is full of action and has some new and inventive elements that make the story original such as the vampire tribes, Hel-Blar, Host, and Hounds. There are also a group of Vampire Hunters called Helios Ra. This is the second book in the Drake Chronicles and follow the story from the first. It is told from the point of view of Logan and Isabeau. Logan is the second youngest Drake Brother who loves to dress from another era in frock coats and pirate shirts. He is
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Mar 05, 2011
P.E. at Tantalizing Illusions
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Blood Feud is the second book in the Drake series, centering around the Drake family. I'm starting to really like this series. I was really pleased with this book because book 1 in the series (Hearts at Stake) didn't interest me much but Blood Feud was so much more interesting.
What made me enjoy Blood Feud was the characters. Isabeau is strong, and fierce, but also so vulnerable at the same time. I would never want to be her because she has faced so many difficulties. I also liked the More...
What made me enjoy Blood Feud was the characters. Isabeau is strong, and fierce, but also so vulnerable at the same time. I would never want to be her because she has faced so many difficulties. I also liked the More...
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Apr 06, 2010
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Jul 04, 2011
Caitlin
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This is the 2nd book of the Drake Chronicles and, if it’s even possible, better than the first. Isabeau’s character was so strong and resilient that you instantly loved her. It was really good seeing how difficult her life was in the French revolution, and the horrors she went though after being turned, that definitely helped me bond with her character.
I also enjoyed learning more about the Hounds, the pagan-esque vampire group who live in caves, wear bones and train dogs. I thought the Hou More...
I also enjoyed learning more about the Hounds, the pagan-esque vampire group who live in caves, wear bones and train dogs. I thought the Hou More...
Jan 14, 2011
Shanna
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I'm really enjoying this series, it reminds me so much of an Adult Romance series that I love, Johanna Lindsey's Malory Novels. Harvey, so far, has each book revolve around one of the eight children in the Drake family, though the couples from previous books are still present and the reader gets a pleasant refresher when they are reintroduced. This review doesn't contain any spoilers, unless, you have not read the first book. Blood Feud picks up right where Hearts at Stake left off, Helena ha
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