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The Girls with Games of Blood (Rudolfo Zginski #2)
by
Alex Bledsoe (Goodreads Author)
Listen to what I tell you, son, every word is true
The sisters haunt the night, and might fight over you
Nothing can steal your soul and stamp it in the mud
Like being the new play-pretty for the girls with the games of blood . . .
The old song warns of the beautiful Bolade sisters, Patience and Prudence, whose undying rivalry was said to stretch even beyond the grave. But Cou...more
The sisters haunt the night, and might fight over you
Nothing can steal your soul and stamp it in the mud
Like being the new play-pretty for the girls with the games of blood . . .
The old song warns of the beautiful Bolade sisters, Patience and Prudence, whose undying rivalry was said to stretch even beyond the grave. But Cou...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
July 6th 2010
by Tor Books
(first published May 31st 2010)
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I enjoyed the first book in this series, BLOOD GROOVE, very much, but this one didn't have quite the same kick. One of the strengths of the first was the comparison and competition of the human and vampire characters, but there weren't any strong human characters here. Most of the surviving vampires from the first book return, but didn't seem as strong somehow; I wasn't convinced that that Count Zginski would be so captivated by a muscle car, for example. The '70s style and flavor and Southern G...more
Be warned: Zginsky is so NOT the namby pamby sparkly vampire that seems to be infecting the young adult book world recently. And I LOVE Alex Bledsoe for it!
The Girls with Games of Blood is Bledsoe's second vampire-in-Memphis outing: this time around, Baron Zginski's decision to purchase a cherry 1973 Ford Mustang precipitates a conflict between him and a redneck sheriff. At the same time, an undead gets-sustenance-via-singing chanteuse gets mixed up with Zginski's crew, as does the chanteuse's...more
The Girls with Games of Blood is Bledsoe's second vampire-in-Memphis outing: this time around, Baron Zginski's decision to purchase a cherry 1973 Ford Mustang precipitates a conflict between him and a redneck sheriff. At the same time, an undead gets-sustenance-via-singing chanteuse gets mixed up with Zginski's crew, as does the chanteuse's...more
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A creature I love to hate,Rudy Zginski,former count,current vamp,is back in The Girls With Games of Blood,and this time,his object of desire is a 1973 Mach 1 Mustang. He sees the car in a movie and must have it,so when he finally tracks one down,he go to any lengths to get it. What he doesn’t count on is former sheriff and dubious “movie star” Byron Cocker,is after the same car,and isn’t about to let this foreigner take it...more
A creature I love to hate,Rudy Zginski,former count,current vamp,is back in The Girls With Games of Blood,and this time,his object of desire is a 1973 Mach 1 Mustang. He sees the car in a movie and must have it,so when he finally tracks one down,he go to any lengths to get it. What he doesn’t count on is former sheriff and dubious “movie star” Byron Cocker,is after the same car,and isn’t about to let this foreigner take it...more
I received this novel from a Goodreads giveaway.
The Girls with Games of Blood was a well written piece of southern flavored Vamp goth fiction.
Nothing terribly exciting about the novel however, it seemed to me that there were some wonderful plot points and ideas that deserved follow up and details. However the ending did feel realistic, if you can do that with Vampires, and I was not terribly disappointed.
I would hope that Mr. Bledsoe decides to write a follow up or two in this little world of 19...more
The Girls with Games of Blood was a well written piece of southern flavored Vamp goth fiction.
Nothing terribly exciting about the novel however, it seemed to me that there were some wonderful plot points and ideas that deserved follow up and details. However the ending did feel realistic, if you can do that with Vampires, and I was not terribly disappointed.
I would hope that Mr. Bledsoe decides to write a follow up or two in this little world of 19...more
The writing is fantastic, the story is compelling, but I had to stop reading because the story got very sexual a few chapters in. Thus the blank rating. I am admittedly very turned off by sexual content, err, you know what I mean. I'm careful about what I read, is all. People who read Sookie will have no problem with Girls with the Games of Blood, might even find it tame by comparison, but they'll like it.
Not nearly as good as Blood Groove, the first one in the series. The premise about the two sisters was fantastic, but it didn't live up to its potential. The human characters were not compelling, except for the woman dying of cancer, but we don't get enough about her. As for the vampires, I still love Leonardo and Fauvette, but the rest of them--not so much. Especially Zginsky, whom I can't stand and don't feel much interest in. Can anyone tell me what is the author trying to do with Rudy? We be...more
Picked this one up at the library based on the title and write up, and I'm really glad I did. A darkly funny take on Southern vampires set in 1975, Baron "Rudy" Zginski is up against a sociopathic ex-sheriff with a baseball bat and battling vampire sisters. Wins the title of "total baller book."
Enjoyed the writing - fun and intelligent - but found that there was no plot development, really and thought the ending was a bit disapppointing. But then again, I did not read the first one in the series - maybe there's n overall development.
This was a more realistic way to view vampires.. (compared to other books i've read) They are cold-blooded! And I think that if they ever existed, Zginski would be an ideal vampire. He is so self-centered, he uses his 'gifts' to his advantage. He even back-stabs his own kind to get what he wants, and feels no remorse.
I definitely wanted 'more' out of the story, I didn't exactly understand "how" someone becomes a vampire; or anything else about them.
And since the name of the book is "The Girls w...more
I definitely wanted 'more' out of the story, I didn't exactly understand "how" someone becomes a vampire; or anything else about them.
And since the name of the book is "The Girls w...more
I didn't think I'd like it so much, but the characters really grabed me and now I'll go back and read the first book.
I'm going to have to find the prequel to this terrific vampire tale.
a very unique and intriguing book...a perfect sequel to the first one Blood Groove...worth reading, for sure...
I won this book from goodreads giveaways and I liked it.It was really goog,but i didnt like the ending that much.But things don't always end the way you want them too so...I'm glad i read it though.I think Alex is a really good writer.
While I liked the story better than that in Blood Groove, I still don't like most of the characters. I hate the main character, Baron Zginski. The one character I had grown to sort of like was horribly killed. I hated the end. I still say it's a well-written book for what it is, but it is definitely not for me. If there are any more in this series, I will not read them.
I love the author's Eddie LaCrosse series. I haven't yet read The Hum and the Shiver, although I have it. I hope it's better th...more
I love the author's Eddie LaCrosse series. I haven't yet read The Hum and the Shiver, although I have it. I hope it's better th...more
Read from 9/26 - 9/28.
Depressing.
Wow. Creepy.
I'm not even sure what I just read. Crazy!
"Praise for Alex Bledsoe's Blood Groove: "I love vampire stories, and when one's as new and fresh as Blood Groove, it's just plain delicious, one very sweet read." � Whitley Strieber, New York Times bestselling author
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This one really rocks with action from beginning to end. A full Booklove review will be coming soon, so stay tuned . . .
I did not finish it. Just couldn't get into the story, though it is well written.
This was just as awesome as Blood Groove. You won't be disappointed.
this book was cool
no heros, just villians, its not always the idea i like but something about discreet and ambivalent monsters was every kind of cool
it was also cool not to see a bunch of whiny and shiny ass vampires
no heros, just villians, its not always the idea i like but something about discreet and ambivalent monsters was every kind of cool
it was also cool not to see a bunch of whiny and shiny ass vampires
Apr 23, 2013
Poeticdemise
marked it as to-read
Apr 06, 2013
Kari Blackmoore
marked it as to-read
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I grew up in west Tennessee an hour north of Graceland (home of Elvis) and twenty minutes from Nutbush (home of Tina Turner). I've been a reporter, editor, photographer and door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman. I now live in a big yellow house in Wisconsin, write before six in the morning and try to teach my two sons to act like they've been to town before.
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