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Blood Burned (Pulse #3)

by Kailin Gow (Goodreads Author)

4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 · rating details · 476 ratings · 31 reviews

Pulse is fast paced and intriguing, the story has twists at every turn and the ending leaves you open mouthed and wanting more. Kailin did a wonderful job in creating this vampire world. --Melissa Silva - The Bookshelf

I devoured this book. From the moment I received the review copy in the mail, I couldn't put it down until I was finished. Mystery and romance clouded the be...more Pulse is fast paced and intriguing, the story has twists at every turn and the ending leaves you open mouthed and wanting more. Kailin did a wonderful job in creating this vampire world. --Melissa Silva - The Bookshelf

I devoured this book. From the moment I received the review copy in the mail, I couldn't put it down until I was finished. Mystery and romance clouded the beginning. The vampire hunks are more than sexy, they're complex. No wonder Kalina can't choose between them. I can see Kalina as a real teenager on the brink of adulthood. Her grief for Aaron's death felt real. Then her elation in finding Stuart, someone close to Aaron, who reminded her of Aaron, felt real. Her discovery of who she is felt real. Some of the situation was comical, especially sensitive topics (Kalina trying to deal with her hormones) was handled with a sense of humor. The ending is wonderful and I would not have guessed it. Again, Ms. Gow has shown an understanding of teenage girls and some of the issues they deal with in growing up. Boys, love, sex, school, friendships, family - she covers it all. It says in my copy PULSE is Book 1 of 5. I can't wait to read the entire series. --Naya's Girls Night Out Book Picks

Ms. Gow does it again with this new series. Like in Bitter Frost, Pulse manages to be entertaining and filled with deeper meanings and symbolism. I was lucky to meet Ms. Gow in person where she mentioned Pulse deals with many issues older teen girls tackle in everyday life. There are symbolism in Pulse, as there are in Bitter Frost and Rise of the Fire Tamer. She mentioned a discussion sheet for teachers and groups will be available soon. Besides this, Pulse is an entertaining book with mystery, a sense of gothic even though it is contemporary, and lots of romance. I enjoy the idea of the legend. As far as vampire series for teens (older teens, especially), this is one of the more positive series out there. --Dayna C - Teen Trends

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Kalina has returned back to Rutherford, but now there are more problems than before. The Consortium of Vampires has been destroyed except for one - Octavius - and the most powerful of vampires has been unleashed. This sets off the ultimate horror - one of the Greystone Brothers has been turned, and his love for Kalina has turned into a destructive obsession. Now armed with an unspeakable power and thirst, he has sent Kalina and the other brothers who love and protect her a shocking threat. And he won't stop until Kalina is his.(less)

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Jan 08, 2011 Steffy2106 rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I really like book 3 of the Pulse series. We finally get to find out a bit more about Kalina origin and I really think that way Ms Gow explained it is very original. That’s not a theory I ever read about before. Also I really like how Kalina get even tougher. She is finally realizing what and who she is and she is fighting and boy without spoiling we can say the girl can kick butt!
Now the love interests….you can say there is some steamy scenes that made me go ’wow’ in good way of course. I’m gla...more

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Nov 13, 2010 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars

Blood Burned immediately grabs the reader as it picks up right where book two, Life’s Blood left off – the cliff-hanger ending where Jaegar, Stuart and Aaron were being held captive by Malvolio. Jaegar is being forced to consume Kalina’s Life’s Blood, which will turn him from Kalina’s friend and suitor into a very dangerous enemy who will stop at nothing until she is drained of all her Life’s Blood or turned into a vampire.

While the initial pages pull the reader into the story once again, the la...more Blood Burned immediately grabs the reader as it picks up right where book two, Life’s Blood left off – the cliff-hanger ending where Jaegar, Stuart and Aaron were being held captive by Malvolio. Jaegar is being forced to consume Kalina’s Life’s Blood, which will turn him from Kalina’s friend and suitor into a very dangerous enemy who will stop at nothing until she is drained of all her Life’s Blood or turned into a vampire.

While the initial pages pull the reader into the story once again, the lack of movement of the storyline through the course of this book, until the last several pages, makes this a frustrating read. The majority of the story consists of Kalina’s inner monologue as she flip-flops between what she wants and doesn’t want, who she loves and doesn’t love, and what she should or shouldn’t do. And while in many books, this inner crisis can be tormenting in a good way, that is not the case here.

The author, whose previous two books in the series introduced entertaining characters and an interesting plot, chose instead for the main character to wax poetic, redundantly, about who she is – whether human, half-human, vampire, half-vampire, or something other – and about times gone by – when she first met Jaegar, her time in Europe with Octavius, the simpler times when she was happily dating Stuart.

Revisiting events from previous novels while reminiscing about the past along with a character can be enjoyable, but when it becomes a majority of the book, and is from a past that is just days, weeks or months previous in the life of the character, it feels disingenuous. In a series that is set to span five books, if there is not enough material to keep the story moving along, perhaps a shorter series would have been a better option.

This series as a whole has its merits – even if this installment is lacking – with characters in constant peril, the jealousy inherent in a love triangle turned quadrangle, and a heroine whose feelings are torn between each of these men. And, for a young adult novel, this book has some rather graphic love scenes and coarse language making it edgier than some of the books in the YA universe.

However, while the ideas and creativity are there, the book is riddled with not only grammatical errors (as were the first two), but numerous incorrect and unusual similes, metaphors and descriptive phrases. (less)

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Mar 13, 2013 Amy (Books, College, and Other Random Things) rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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*May contain spoilers from previous books.

Mal has captured Aaron and Jaegar, and even goes as far as forcing Jaegar to drink some of Kalina’s blood that Mal has taken. Jaegar is no longer the man that Kalina once loved. Now, Jaegar is evil and has set his mind to drain Kalina. The thing that scares Kalina is that she is still attracted to Jaegar but still misses Octavius terribly. Stuart is there to comfort her, and she finds that she is the rock that she needs right now. With her emotions ragin...more

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Nov 06, 2010 Amber rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: to-review, vampires, young-adult, young-adulthood, teen-vampire-series, teen, strong-women, strong-heroine, passionate, paranormal-love-story, must-have, immortal, high-school, arc

Can't miss this book in the Pulse series! Wow. Blood Burned is an incredible follow-up to Life's Blood and Pulse. My heart was in my throat when the book opens up with the worst. I love Jaegar, and he is downright beyond sexy in Blood Burned, especially when all his inhibitions are taken away. Blood Burned is about Stuart, too. I feel bad for him, but good because he finally acts on his feelings for Kalina. Kalina's heritage is revealed, and I get the feeling there is so much more to her. Blood...more

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Jul 14, 2011 Emily Liz rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 3-star-books, kindle-books, books-i-will-review

The book was okay.
Done.=D"
07/14 97.0% "Um it seems that everyone Kalina knows is getting bad. Everyone she loves turns bad and wants to kill her. This good boy/ bad boy is getting old."
07/14 87.0% "Aaron is a bad boy!!!! Yeah!!!!! But I the same mistake was done to Aaron, Not much of the characters is known. He pop up at the 3 book all of a sudden."
07/14 86.0% "For some reason I really dislike Octavius. I don't know why she loves this man. I am more drawn to Jaegar and Stuart. The authors mi...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Savannah rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really want to finish this series but there are a few frustrating points in these books. The plot and the characters are all amazing but I feel like throughout each book I'm going in circles; she finally chooses her true love then changes it again... and again... and yet again. A love triangle is cute, but only to a certain point, after that its simply too much. I love the books in general and really want to read the next but I also feel like its being dragged out; as soon as one problem is fi...more

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Jul 02, 2012 Tiffany Mahaffy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: own, paperback

WOW!! Okay excuse me while I try to wrap my head around all of this. If you know me or even follow me you must know my love of Kailin Gow. I am the biggest fan girl when it comes to her books. This one actually blew me away! There was so very much going on and so much that happened and I having such a hard time processing it!

Kalina may be home but things are far from back to normal. She is back to trying to figure out who she is meant to love and trying to forget her one true love. I know conf...more WOW!! Okay excuse me while I try to wrap my head around all of this. If you know me or even follow me you must know my love of Kailin Gow. I am the biggest fan girl when it comes to her books. This one actually blew me away! There was so very much going on and so much that happened and I having such a hard time processing it!

Kalina may be home but things are far from back to normal. She is back to trying to figure out who she is meant to love and trying to forget her one true love. I know confusing right. Well without ruining it for you completely, she knows who her heart and soul wants but that person doesn't seem to want her. Talk about torn and heart broken. That does not stop her from standing up for herself though. It amazes me that every time I start a new book Kalina becomes a little more independent.

The Greystone brothers are still present even if they aren't all the same. By not the same I mean one of them was forced to drink a vial of Kalina's blood. In case you haven't heard of this series I wont tell you what that does but it isn't good. Not by a long shot. There is also the question of the feelings that each of the brothers have for Kalina. Will they be enough to keep them all from turning on her? It becomes the question of if love is really enough.

Octavius is also back. *DROOL*. I will full out say that Octavius is the embodiment of all things masculine. I mean he beats basically every other man out (Chance from Fire wars is still #1). He is trying to defend Kalina and keep the danger away being the only remaining vampire from The Consortium of Vampires. He has lived many years and has a loyal following, is feared by many and wants nothing more than to just be with Kalina even if it isn't possible.

This book was seriously the most intense one in the series thus far. Some serious change happened and some BIG shockers as well. Best hint you will get is that there is a big sacrifice and I had tears in my eyes and actually had to take a moment to regain my composure. I can't even express how much I love this fast paced, action packed series. Between the emotions that fly and the drama that goes down I am not sure if I am proceeding to book 4 anxious or excited.(less)

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May 18, 2011 Jody rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, favorite-authors, favorite-series

By far the second book is my favorite so far, but this one is also good and worth a read. Blood Burned is very dark and continues the story of Kalina who's Life Blood not only attracts vampires but calls out to those in Octavius' line. The story begins with Jaegar having been forced to drink Life's Blood by Mal making him turn into a sadistic vampire obsessed with Kalina. Stuart is left to protect Kalina who is continuing to with life as normal as possible. One of my biggest problems with this s...more

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Jan 06, 2011 Cristy rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: vamps, series

To be honest I was a bit let down by BLOOD BURNED, the 3rd book in the Pulse series. I really loved the last book, LIFE'S BLOOD and was excited with high expectations after it's thrilling rollercoaster ride of action and romance. Unfortunately this third book fell short. It confused and sadden me that Kalina, our strong feisty heroin, who had come so far, grown so much, suddenly seemed like a different person altogether. To Gow's credit, there were still some great moments and twist in BLOOD BUR...more

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Jun 24, 2011 Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-books, recommends, favorite-series

Well... there's a lot I want to say, but then my review would totally be full of spoilers. I liked "Blood Burned", but I felt the same frustrations creep up that came in "Pulse".... however, that didn't really happen until near the end. Also, my frustrations were more directed towards Stuart and Octavious... I am really beginning to think that they are really just little boys than strong, vampire men... rather than Kalina. Kalina impressed me with her strength in this book-when she stops and thi...more

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Jul 28, 2011 Stacey rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Vampires every where!! Kalina = can't make up her mind, Jagger = psycho hot bad boy, Stuart = loyal & to sweet for his own good, Oxtavis ( to me, cause I just don't like him lol) = older male cougar. Been waiting on Vampire Series with the twist Gow has in her books, all I can say it's about time!!

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Nov 06, 2010 Jocelyn Choi rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: arc, book-club, kailin-gow, young-adult, vampire, teen-vampire-series

Pulse gets better and better with this one. After escaping the most powerful vampire, Kalina goes back to Rutherford to protect her family. That's not enough though. Man, the tension between Kalina and Jaegar, Kalina and Stuart is so thick. There is an all-out battle, and then there's more. I think this just became my favorite book in the series.

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Jun 23, 2011 Kecia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Once again this girl can't make up her mind and it causes problems for these men. Kalina needs to pick one and stick with it.

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Nov 06, 2010 Julia Kang rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: vampires, young-adult, fun

I think this one's going to be really good. Can't wait! I'm getting the first copy when it releases.

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

Book three continues on perfectly from the ending in book two. Kailin Gow has woven suspense, and edge throughout Blood Burned taking us on a rollercoaster ride from the very beginning. Twists and turns that you would never have guessed and moments where you wander where its headed. Definelty unpredicatable by any means. I throughly enjoyed book three and eagerly now stroll over to my bookcase to start book 4 ;)

A series that I unable to put down, and look forward to finding out whom Kalina trul...more

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Mar 04, 2011 Kailin rated it 5 of 5 stars · (Review from the author) · review of another edition

Shelves: teen, vampires, young-adult

Of course I love this book and all the characters in PULSE. How could I not?

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Jan 01, 2011 Shannon - Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: favorites

EXCELLENT!!!! Kailin Gow does an impeccable job at describing the extent of emotions that Jaegar feels in his transition. I have found that when Kal and Jaegar/Stuart/Octavius speak via telepathy, it enhances the storyline considerably. They all feel each other's pain, joy, etc. This forms a stronger connection for the quad. I relished every word from start to finish. Can't wait until March for the next installment!

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Sep 17, 2012 Angela Gonzales rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

its ok but wish she would make up her mind.

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Sep 28, 2011 Janell rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This one is my favorite so far. Even at the end of the first book I was asking myself "What is all the hype about?". I liked it, but I didn't love it. A few chapters into book 2, and I started to get more into it. By book 3 I was reading as slow as I possibly could because I wasn't ready to say goodbye to the series...I can't wait for book 4!!!!!

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Apr 19, 2011 Ali Reilly rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

2.75

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Jun 15, 2011 Dawn Martens rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

These books are starting to make me mad.
i'm really starting to hate Kalina..
Make up your damn mind already on who you love... ugh. I just wanna slap her.

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Nov 15, 2010 Brooke Kang rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, author-i-ll-read-again, paranormal-romance, vampire

The Pulse series got my teenage niece to read and it helped us bond. We both love this series and can't get enough. It's entertaining, fun, the characters are well-drawn out we know when they're not themselves. If you like Buffy, Vampire Diaries or anything vampire, you'll like this.

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Mar 07, 2011 Kelly/yllektra rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I absolutely loved this and having read the first three books in this series in the span of a couple of days, I can say that this is one of the most original Vampire-related plots I have ever read!!!
I cannot wait for the next book. It comes out tomorrow right?

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Jan 24, 2013 Shweta choudhary rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book deals with Jaeger becoming more strong after consuming Kalina's blood which was taken forceully from her. and how Kalina deals with the three brothers and how to defeatJaeger.

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Nov 27, 2010 Susan rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, young-adult, paranormal-fantasy, teen-issues, teen-series, vampires

Every PULSE book has been great, but Blood Burned raises the stakes. Gow packs so much action, romance, and angst into Blood Burned; this is a must read in the series.

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Jan 15, 2011 Naya rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: bookclub, kailin-gow, paranormal-romance, to-review, vampires, young-adult, authors-to-read-again, strong-female-teen-heroine

I didn't think you can top Life's Blood with the surprises, but this is so good. An evil Jaegar is a sizzling hot Jaegar but I want more Octavius.

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Oct 19, 2010 Pamela Rose marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-romance, romance, young-adult

Can't wait to read this one! From the amazing ending to book 2, I know there will be lots of Jaegar and Stuart.

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Aug 08, 2011 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, ya-fiction-urban-fantasy-supernatur

Loved this book...Just like the first two book couldn't get enough...you rock Kailin..

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Apr 06, 2011 Jenny rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, paranormal

Just like Kalina I don't know who I love more Octavius, Stuart, Jaegar or Aaron.

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Jun 19, 2011 Mlpmom (Book Reviewer) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle-books

This is one of those series that you just don't want to end!

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Kailin Gow uses her author platform to bring awareness to issues affecting young adult and women. She has appeared on national radio as a regular guest on topics such as body image, self-esteem, dating and sexual relationships, bullying, and more; often brought up in her fiction books for young adults and women.

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