With a wink and a nod to Bram Stoker, New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith unites the casts of Tantalize and Eternal in a de...
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Jan 23, 2012
Shawna
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This book follows Quince (from Tantalize book 1) on her quest to cure Brad's possible future vampires and herself from being turned. While also fighting the pull Brad has over her. Afterall her heart belongs to Keiren her "Wolf Man". Which of coarse left her to join a pack somewhere up north away from Texas. Her quest however bring her to the pack and is once again united with Keiren. Zachary from Eternal ends up being assigned to her as her guardian angel and also destroyer. Afteral
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Jan 26, 2011
Angela
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Conclusive wrap-up for characters
In Cynthia Leitich Smith’s BLESSED, teen restaurant manager and new vampire Quincie Morris finds herself struggling to handle the demands of saving her restaurant, hundreds of souls, and her relationship with werewolf-hybrid Kieren. With help from a beautiful new hire, Zachary, and his friends, Quincie must race to stop Bradley Sanguini’s quest to make himself into a modern Dracula, complete with his own army of fledgling vampire minions. In the proce More...
In Cynthia Leitich Smith’s BLESSED, teen restaurant manager and new vampire Quincie Morris finds herself struggling to handle the demands of saving her restaurant, hundreds of souls, and her relationship with werewolf-hybrid Kieren. With help from a beautiful new hire, Zachary, and his friends, Quincie must race to stop Bradley Sanguini’s quest to make himself into a modern Dracula, complete with his own army of fledgling vampire minions. In the proce More...
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Sep 22, 2011
Kale
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Cynthia Leitich Smith returns to her Dark Universe Series with Blessed the third and possibly last installment. Blessed brings us full circle and we are reunited with the original heroine and characters from Tantalize. Fans of Alex Flinn and her modern retellings of classic fairy tales like Beastly will enjoy Smith's contemporary take of Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Quincie, Our favorite teenage vampire restaurateur is learning to balance her new secret undead lifestyle with her old pre-de More...
Quincie, Our favorite teenage vampire restaurateur is learning to balance her new secret undead lifestyle with her old pre-de More...
Sep 11, 2011
Lily
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Quincie P. Morris, teen restaurateuse and neophyte vampire, is in the fight of her life -- or undeath. Even as she adjusts to her new appetites, she must clear her best friend and true love, the hybrid werewolf Kieren, of murder charges; thwart the apocalyptic ambitions of Bradley Sanguini, the seductive vampire-chef who "blessed" her; and keep her dead parents’ restaurant up and running. She hires a more homespun chef and adds the preternaturally beautiful Zachary to her wait sta More...
Jun 15, 2011
Aaron
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Readers are reunited with Quincie P. Morrise, the narrator of Tantalize. Things have not gotten any easier for her since we last visited. In the previous book, she became the proud owner of Sanguini's a vampire-themed restaurant after her parent's death. She ran the restaurant with her uncle and the help of a very dedicated staff, but things proved to be quite interesting when Brad, the chef she hired to play the role of vampire entertainer, proved to not only have a taste for blood, but a st
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Jun 12, 2011
Blessed is the third and final book in the Tantalize series by Cynthia Leitich Smith. It combines the previous two and ties up both Qunicie and Zachary's stories.
Having just read the other two books in the series I can say that this one had a couple of inconsistencies that confused me slightly. Just because both books ended in a way that set up for this one and then at the end of this one some of the things just weren't tied up or explained. I'm wondering whether we are suppos More...
Having just read the other two books in the series I can say that this one had a couple of inconsistencies that confused me slightly. Just because both books ended in a way that set up for this one and then at the end of this one some of the things just weren't tied up or explained. I'm wondering whether we are suppos More...
May 06, 2011
Jean
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ok.. The book was just ok.
Blessed Starts off with the ending from Tantalize
The novel tied the two previous books together (Tantalize and Eternal)
but there wasn't anything spectacular about it.
It referenced the book Dracula several times and the Reader finds out that Quince was named after a male character named Quincy P Morris in the novel.
The ending was abrupt and left unanswered questions.
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Feb 04, 2011
Jessica
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If you’re a fan of gothic fantasy and paranormal romance, you should sink your teeth into Cynthia Leitich Smith’s newest book Blessed, a young adult thriller filled with brooding shapeshifters and night crawlers set in Austin. The third installment in a gothic triology, the story revolves around Quincy Morris, an orphaned teenager who’s struggling to keep her parent’s vampire-themed restaurant afloat while saving Central Texas from a legion of rogue vampires. While fighting off blood-sucking fi
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Jan 08, 2011
Cinnamon
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Loved Tantalize and Eternal, so begged for an early copy of this one.
It’s got vampires, werewolves, shifters and an Angel!—What’s not to love?
Quince Morris, a neophyte vampire converted against her will, discovers that she must save a whole slew of Austin’s residents from becoming vampires after having eaten tainted desserts at her restaurant. The boy she has privately loved for years, Kieran, flees Austin to protect his family from his own uncontrolled hybrid werewolf shifts More...
It’s got vampires, werewolves, shifters and an Angel!—What’s not to love?
Quince Morris, a neophyte vampire converted against her will, discovers that she must save a whole slew of Austin’s residents from becoming vampires after having eaten tainted desserts at her restaurant. The boy she has privately loved for years, Kieran, flees Austin to protect his family from his own uncontrolled hybrid werewolf shifts More...
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Jan 29, 2012
Pam
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In this third installment of the Tantalize series we are back in Austin with Quincie, our reluctant vampire and teenaged restraunteur. Zachary the guardian angel has been reassigned to Quince now that Miranda has died. It is Zach’s hope, and new assignment, to get neophyte vamps/Eternals to redeem themselves and return to Heaven’s fold.
Quince has other plans. She needs to get Sanguini’s up and running and she also needs to figure out a way to save all the people who unwittingly co More...
Quince has other plans. She needs to get Sanguini’s up and running and she also needs to figure out a way to save all the people who unwittingly co More...
Jan 24, 2012
Christina (A Reader of Fictions)
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In Blessed, the storylines of Tantalize and Eternal meet up. At the end of Eternal, Zachary was assigned as the GA (guardian angel) of Quincie. With Brad apparently gone, Quincie is hurriedly hiring replacement staff, who will also be familiar to those who read the prior books, and seriously missing her best friend Kieren. Especially since his parents are now her legal guardians, meaning she has to stay at their house and hide her condition. Other than that, she just has to figure out what to do
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Dec 31, 2010
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Jan 08, 2012
Samantha
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Alright, so far I think I liked Eternal best out of these three books, but Blessed was still pretty good. It seems to close the stories of the characters from Eternal and Tantalize, but apparently there is another book coming out so maybe not?
I like these books because their all supernatural/love story without being lame and Twilighty. For one thing, Quincie has a spine and some personality and doesn't defend on the guy she likes for everything. I mean sure, she still does crazy thin More...
I like these books because their all supernatural/love story without being lame and Twilighty. For one thing, Quincie has a spine and some personality and doesn't defend on the guy she likes for everything. I mean sure, she still does crazy thin More...
Feb 11, 2011
Jess
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BLESSED, by Cynthia Leitich Smith finishes up Quincie P. Morris's story with a bang. Quince faces more obstacles than ever with making sure the restaurant she inherited stays up and running, dealing with her werewolf true love being gone, trying to find a way to save a group of humans from turning into bloodsucking monsters, all while dealing with her own undead status.
This book drove me absolutely crazy. It took me longer to read than the first two books in the Tantalize series and More...
This book drove me absolutely crazy. It took me longer to read than the first two books in the Tantalize series and More...
Jan 24, 2011
Val
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Blessed is my favorite book in the series (so far)! This book was so action packed, entertaining, and full of romance. It had everything the other books didn’t, along with everything they did.
First off, all of Cynthia’s readers should know that this book combined characters from Eternal and Tantalize in a unique way. This book, however, is more of an extension on Quincie’s story, but you will also read more on Zachary. The combining of the stories was truly done be More...
First off, all of Cynthia’s readers should know that this book combined characters from Eternal and Tantalize in a unique way. This book, however, is more of an extension on Quincie’s story, but you will also read more on Zachary. The combining of the stories was truly done be More...
Apr 03, 2011
Randee
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Once again Cynthia Leitich Smith serves up a delicious creation filled with shifters, vampires, wannabes and will-I-bes. She drizzels her story with action and adventure with a side of fun fashion and creative menus that keep you wandering into the kitchen for a snack or something to drink. Cabernet anyone? You can't help but wish Quincie total success as she pines (or whines?) for her love and embraces the tasks that have been set forth for her and her new found friends. It has always been s
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Apr 10, 2011
Amanda
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Oct 12, 2011
Erika
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A great conclusion to what is by far my favorite of this recent slew of young adult supernatural hoodie hoo. I love all the nods to canonical vampire lore and the tongue-in-cheek tone towards the collision of teenage and supernatural worlds. I would also like to imagine that Quincey's verbal lashing of Brad re: his obsession with her is an elbow in the ribs of Stephenie Meyers fans:
"What you call love, I call evil, freakish, and deranged."
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"What you call love, I call evil, freakish, and deranged."
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Oct 14, 2011
Cherrylea
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Not bad. Though Tantalize wasn't my favorite book, I did enjoy Eternal, and this book tied both together well.
Quincey is back in action - trying to manage her restaurant, adjust to being a vampire, keep the former a secret, and stop Brad's plan from taking over. She's up to her shoulders in problems, but then again, she has a lot of new friends to back her up, including her new guardian angel Zachary (which certainly was fun). Oh yeah - and both Quincey and Zachary seem not to be doing too More...
Quincey is back in action - trying to manage her restaurant, adjust to being a vampire, keep the former a secret, and stop Brad's plan from taking over. She's up to her shoulders in problems, but then again, she has a lot of new friends to back her up, including her new guardian angel Zachary (which certainly was fun). Oh yeah - and both Quincey and Zachary seem not to be doing too More...
Feb 01, 2012
BookChic
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I love this trilogy of books and how, in this one, Smith merged the casts from the previous two books, Tantalize and Eternal. She did a wonderful job doing it and it felt right. I really enjoyed revisiting these characters and I fell into a rhythm even though it's been a long time since reading both (though less time from Eternal but Blessed is mostly from Quincie's perspective from Tantalize). The book picks up where Tantalize left off and catches the reader up to speed easily.
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Jun 25, 2011
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I thought about reading the first two books in the Tantalize series prior to this one but I already had a free copy of Blessed sitting on my shelf. So... I cheated and started with book 3! Lucky for me, this novel stands well enough on its own and the story is so good that I'll be checking out the first two installments sometime soon. There's not much werewolf action in this tale but from what bits there were I gather that I missed out by skipping ahead! Ano More...
I thought about reading the first two books in the Tantalize series prior to this one but I already had a free copy of Blessed sitting on my shelf. So... I cheated and started with book 3! Lucky for me, this novel stands well enough on its own and the story is so good that I'll be checking out the first two installments sometime soon. There's not much werewolf action in this tale but from what bits there were I gather that I missed out by skipping ahead! Ano More...
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Mar 12, 2011
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Picking up where Tantalize leaves off, Blessed wraps up the series nicely. I liked how Cynthia brought Zachary and a few characters from Eternal and introduced them into the plot, while keeping the same characters from Tantalize. I liked the twist that's thrown into this book with the original Dracula, and the way in which Quincie learns to accept her "blessed" status in order to save herself and those around her.
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Jan 30, 2011
Robbie
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Welcome back to Sanguini's: A Very Rare Restaurant. Following the events in Tantalize and Eternal, Cynthia Leitich Smith returns to Texas to tell the continuing story of Quincie P. Morris, neophyte vampire and restaurateur.
Admittedly, I forgot most of the events in Tantalize, since it was published three years ago. Eternal was slightly less hazy, but there were still large gaps in my memory. However, I can say without a doubt that Mrs. Smith does an excellent job of bringing the rea More...
Admittedly, I forgot most of the events in Tantalize, since it was published three years ago. Eternal was slightly less hazy, but there were still large gaps in my memory. However, I can say without a doubt that Mrs. Smith does an excellent job of bringing the rea More...
Feb 01, 2011
Jen Bigheart
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Blessed is the final installment in the Tantalize series and combines the characters in Tantalize and Eternal. We catch up with Quincie right where we left off in Tantalize. She is a vampire and her maker, Brad the head chef she hired for her vampire themed restaurant, has given her a choice; go with Brad and live a life of damnation or drink from her best friend (who is also a wolf and her not-so-secret love) Kieren. Brad is certain that because Quincie is a new vamp, she wil More...
Blessed is the final installment in the Tantalize series and combines the characters in Tantalize and Eternal. We catch up with Quincie right where we left off in Tantalize. She is a vampire and her maker, Brad the head chef she hired for her vampire themed restaurant, has given her a choice; go with Brad and live a life of damnation or drink from her best friend (who is also a wolf and her not-so-secret love) Kieren. Brad is certain that because Quincie is a new vamp, she wil More...
Jul 07, 2011
Aislyn
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It is the world that take you in dragging you kicking and screaming but settling you down gently in path of broken glass. Beautiful, terribly lovely but enchanting and extraordinary. It takes you in and changes the way you see the world once more, (as if Tantalize and Eternal weren't enough) it is the sweet mortifyingly cruel amazing end of life that leaves you speechless and never for once gives you a chance to even hint at or guess the next turn. I cried and laughed out loud, it is part of som
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Mar 21, 2011
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Although Blessed is the last book in the series I did not feel satisfied. For starters I couldn’t get into this book. It was so long ago that I read the first one to this series that I kind of forgot what happened. Blessed picked up where tantalize left off. I thought it was kind of weird that this picks up after Tantalize when there was a whole other book in the middle there.
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Although Blessed is the last book in the series I did not feel satisfied. For starters I couldn’t get into this book. It was so long ago that I read the first one to this series that I kind of forgot what happened. Blessed picked up where tantalize left off. I thought it was kind of weird that this picks up after Tantalize when there was a whole other book in the middle there.
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Mar 13, 2011
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Picking up where Tantalize leaves off, Blessed wraps up the series nicely. I liked how Cynthia brought Zachary and a few characters from Eternal and introduced them into the plot, while keeping the same characters from Tantalize. I liked the twist that's thrown into this book with the original Dracula, and the way in which Quincie learns to accept her blessed status in order to save herself and those around her.
What I missed the most with this story was Kieren's absence for much of the More...
What I missed the most with this story was Kieren's absence for much of the More...
Jan 03, 2011
Page (One Book At A Time)
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This was a satisfying ending the the trilogy. It wasn't as good as Eternal, but I liked it a lot more that I liked Tantalize. The mesh of characters was a little odd at first, but it worked better than I thought it would.
Quincie's character was so much better in this one. She's accepted that she's a vampire, but it doing her best to not become a monster. Plus, she's working her hardest to come up with a cure for those Bradley "blessed" while he was the chief of her resta More...
Quincie's character was so much better in this one. She's accepted that she's a vampire, but it doing her best to not become a monster. Plus, she's working her hardest to come up with a cure for those Bradley "blessed" while he was the chief of her resta More...
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May 13, 2011
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