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Sacrifice (Crave #2)

by Laura J. Burns (Goodreads Author), Melinda Metz (Goodreads Author)

3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 · rating details · 678 ratings · 80 reviews

Gabriel and Shay are convinced that they can make their relationship work. Knowing that Shay is half-vampire, Gabriel thinks that his coven will embrace her as one of their own, but instead they view her as an abomination, a thing that doesn’t belong in either world. And they want her dead. Now Gabriel must make the ultimate decision - watch his love be killed by his coven...more

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Published September 20th 2011 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

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Dec 09, 2011 Tanja (Tanychy) St. Delphi rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance

FINALLY!!!

Yes, I really wanted to read this book! What can I say!

Crave for me was one of the best books I've read this year and I really couldn't wait for second book to come. I got to say that first thing I liked in this book is that the story continued, not like in the other sequels, first you have explained everything what happened in the first book and then the rest of the story. I mean, who reads sequel if he didn't read the first book first?!
Then, I really wanted this book to be as good...more

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Dec 12, 2011 Miss rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: disappointed, young-adult, vampires, paranormal-romance

I´m not happy at all...

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Apr 23, 2012 Diane rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, romance, vampires, washyarg

Shay has always been the “sick girl”, but now she knows why. She is half-vampire. This story picks up where Crave leaves off. Shay and her vampire boyfriend, Gabriel, have escaped the clutches of Shay’s evil scientist stepdad and have sought refuge with Gabriel’s family in their home in a rural part of Virginia. They are “researching bats” for Duke University. But Gabriel’s father, Ernst, is NOT happy to see them. He imprisons Shay, threatens her life, and warns Gabriel that he has brought an a...more

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Aug 19, 2011 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-series

Having learned Shay is a half-vampire, Gabriel takes her to his family, expecting she will be welcomed with open arms. He's shocked to discover that they consider her an abomination that must be destroyed. First, they'll use her as a lure to exact revenge on her stepfather, not caring that she grows sicker with each passing moment. But the stepfather stages a daylight ambush, and Gabriel is forced to choose between Shay and his family, with disastrous consequences for all. Now it's his life on...more

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Mar 01, 2012 Kristen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy-paranormal, vampire, young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I'm not sure why there are two books in this series. It really could have been combined into one.
Anywho, I liked the story. It was interesting and pretty original, I thought. I had a hard time liking Shay at first because she acted so bratty to everyone. But I suppose it's forgivable given her situation. And the fact that she acknowledges that it wasn't ok, later on.
But I really did like the story. I just hesitate giving it more than 3 stars because there were some things that really bugged me a...more I'm not sure why there are two books in this series. It really could have been combined into one.
Anywho, I liked the story. It was interesting and pretty original, I thought. I had a hard time liking Shay at first because she acted so bratty to everyone. But I suppose it's forgivable given her situation. And the fact that she acknowledges that it wasn't ok, later on.
But I really did like the story. I just hesitate giving it more than 3 stars because there were some things that really bugged me about the whole thing. First of all, Gabriel falls for Shay a bit too easily after centuries of hatred for all humans. And especially after being held captive and used as a guinea pig by a few, for a month. But it is fantasy, so again, I can overlook that.
What I can't seem to overlook, though, is how incredibly stupid he was to bring Shay to his family, thinking everything would be all peachy because she was Sam's daughter. No one could possibly be that stupid knowing what they all did to Sam because of her.
I also have a hard time buying that any of them really had the familial bond they all seemed to treasure so highly, given the way they brutally turned on the best one of them for daring to love the enemy. I could see banishment or a fight resulting in Sam's death, but not the organized murder they all went along with, thinking it was right.
And it's pretty unbelievable that Sam would grant his forgiveness as they were killing him. It'd be believable, given his personality, if it wasn't for Emma and Shay. For all he knew they'd hunt them down as soon as he was dead. And I don't see him being forgiving about that.
I also think that since they killed Sam, who they'd loved and lived with for hundreds of years, they would have been bent on hunting down the woman who had corrupted him in their eyes. Especially considering their thirst(haha) for vengeance.
I find their willingness to repeat the process with Gabriel unrealistic. Even given the fact that he was somewhat responsible for Richard. Gabriel might have felt a little more guilt than the others because he's the one who told Sam's secret, but the others would have been consumed with the same guilt and self-loathing as he was. Well, maybe except for Tamera since she hardly knew him.

I think if Sam had died some other way, it would have been much more believable.
Still, I thought it was a good story, if somewhat cheesy at some parts and certain things feeling a bit rushed and too easy at other ones. (less)

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Sep 14, 2011 Tammi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shay trusted Gabriel when he said that if he brought her to her family compound, that she would be safe. Ever since finding out that she was Sam’s daughter, half vampire and needing vampire blood to live, she had hoped that she would find acceptance. She never suspected that his family would treat her like an abomination. Gabriel never thought about that either. Here Shay was a prisoner once again.

Gabriel cannot believe how his family is acting. All his thoughts are on Shay and how he must rescu...more Shay trusted Gabriel when he said that if he brought her to her family compound, that she would be safe. Ever since finding out that she was Sam’s daughter, half vampire and needing vampire blood to live, she had hoped that she would find acceptance. She never suspected that his family would treat her like an abomination. Gabriel never thought about that either. Here Shay was a prisoner once again.

Gabriel cannot believe how his family is acting. All his thoughts are on Shay and how he must rescue her. He tries to convince his family that Shay being Sam’s daughter, she is one of the family. He tells Ernst, his father, about how Martin locked him up for a blood mule, and Ernst wants to use Shay as bait to lure Martin there so they can get their revenge. Ernst and the rest of the family are appalled when they learn that Gabriel loves Shay. This doesn’t bode well for him or for Shay. In this book, you learn whether or not their love is strong enough to bear the scrutiny of Gabriel’s family and his past.

I thought this book was a good sequel to Crave. I’m not sure if there are going to be any more books in this series, but it will be interesting to read them. I thought that Sacrifice was well written and the characters have good personalities to them. I don’t like them all, but that is what makes them unique. This book has a good assortment of mixed feelings, including the war between family, what is right and the person you love. I like the balance that Sacrifice and Crave possesses of these emotions.

I Like:
•The communion the family members have with each other.
•The characters. They all have their own background story and are well-developed.
•The feelings that Gabriel has towards humans as a result of Shay.
•Finding out more about the story with Emma and Sam.
•Emma. Shay’s mother. She does everything for Shay. That doesn’t stop in this novel. In the beginning, she has flown to Miami thinking Shay was there.
•Ernst. Again, this book has multiple characters in which you love to hate and hate to love them. They are both good and bad and Ernst is one of them. He is the “father” of the family that Gabriel belongs to.
•This is another like/dislike. The prejudices that the characters have: I don’t like them, but I like how they are dealt with in this story. That is all I’m going to say so that I don’t spoil anything.

I Did Not Like:
•How Gabriel’s family treated Shay.
•Martin. Again, he has made it onto my lists, this time on the opposite side. At the end of Crave, you learn that Martin is doing this all for himself, for glory and not for Shay. That continues on in this story.
•The Blood rituals. I don’t know where Ernst came up with these rituals.
•Some of Gabriel’s family. It is understandable why they think and act the way that they do, but that doesn’t excuse it.
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Nov 10, 2011 Emily rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy, paranormal, ya-fiction, love-story

Why I picked it up: It’s the sequel to a book I read that ended mid-scene, so of course I was going to read it! Plus, one of the authors is a patron at my library and has done programs for us; she’s super nice.

Sacrifice didn’t have quite the break-neck, must-finish-now feeling that Crave did, but it moved fairly fast and went in some interesting directions. I liked it. I liked Crave better, and I’m not entirely sure why. I think a lot of it has to do with the 2 main characters not being together...more

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Jan 12, 2012 Jetches (My Not So Vacant Shelf) rated it 1 of 5 stars

Good:
I sat here trying to think of something to write and the only thing I could think of was the ending... not that it finally came to and end but the action that occurred. The action happened all at the ending and I have to admit I did enjoy some of the ending
Shay’s Mom: Shay’s mom was the only other thing that I thought of as good in this novel. I viewed her perfectly, and her evolution from the first novel was one that I liked. At first I thought she was just delusional but I found her stro...more Good:
I sat here trying to think of something to write and the only thing I could think of was the ending... not that it finally came to and end but the action that occurred. The action happened all at the ending and I have to admit I did enjoy some of the ending
Shay’s Mom: Shay’s mom was the only other thing that I thought of as good in this novel. I viewed her perfectly, and her evolution from the first novel was one that I liked. At first I thought she was just delusional but I found her strong and determined in this sequal.
Bad:
The novel was a disappointment. Perhaps my hopes were up too high because I love the first one but this one was not a book I enjoyed and I actually wanted to stop reading it at one point.
Shay and Gabriel: Their love for one another was very confusing in this novel…although I understand where Shay comes from when she gets mad at Gabriel I found it weird that she just flips a switch in the time of need, but really the time of need was earlier on in the novel and that caused her character to lose some respect points with me and then everything just seemed to drop from there.
Ernst: Like Shay this character seems to have almost a split personality in this novel, one minute very strong the next crying on the ground. I found that the evolution of this character and others in the novel was hard to find realistic even for a fiction supernatural novel.
Overall (Writing style, story line, and general):
Overall I felt like the author’s lost their story and just had no clue where their story was going. That’s not saying that their writing wasn’t well done and the story had potential. However, it felt like there was a great amount of repetition—Shay convincing herself that she didn’t love Gabriel and going over the reasons why multiple times—without any real events or important events actually happening in the novel. I guess its fair to say the same can be said for the first novel, but I felt that it being a sequel their should be more instead it felt like a short story dragged on too long and repeating the character’s thoughts on events too many times.
And finally: The characters didn’t feel like the same characters from the previous novel. And some characters I was actually disappointed in.
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Sep 14, 2011 Carrie Enders rated it 5 of 5 stars

I enjoyed the first book in this series - CRAVE - I thought it was a great and fresh take on the whole teen vampire romance genre. What I loved about Crave was that there was no sappy, moon-eyed love triangle. I really also liked that the characters of the story evoked a strong emotion. Sacrifice definitely carries that through - you don't just dislike the stepfather, you HATE him. You don't just like Gabriel - you LOVE him.

I won't include any spoilers here since the book hasn't been released y...more

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Nov 18, 2011 Anna rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, reviews

Shay McGuire is no longer ill. It was never an illness at all. Shay learned that she was born a half-vampire. The downside is that she must drink Gabriel's blood or she will die. With this revelation Gabriel decides the safest place to be is with his family. But on arrival they announce Shay is an abomination and must die. Shay is taken to the basement and Gabriel starts wondering if he'll every see her again.

An entertaining read. Not your average vampire story, which is very refreshing. Shay an...more

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Aug 02, 2011 Erika rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own

If you have not read Crave, be aware that there may be some minor spoilers in this review.

First Reaction:
After reading the end of Crave, which had a cliff hanger at the end, I really had no choice but to read this one. Honestly I felt like after reading the both that since both books were relevantly short that they could have been made into one book with some minor tweaking. There wasn't really a need for them to be made into two books. Overall it was a very nice mini series.

Character Summery:...more

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Oct 26, 2011 Ashlyn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: series, supernatural, read-in-2011, young-adult, first-reads

In the first book, I found Shay to be an interesting and likable heroine. In this sequel, she lost some of the charm I found endearing in Crave. The idea of the plot was interesting and I did enjoy it but it wasn't as fleshed out as I would have liked. The plot points felt a bit rushed. All of a sudden the story went from a dragging pace to all of these important actions and choices occurring rapid fire. It was a bit disorienting within the frame of the story.
Also separating the characters from...more

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Oct 18, 2011 Tough Critic Book Reviews rated it 2 of 5 stars

Because of this book, I might have to go back and give Crave an honorary 4th star. Crave's story started off slow, but ended with a BANG. I only gave it three stars because of the rocky first half. I was hoping Sacrifice would continue on the momentum and earn that 4th star. Sadly it ended up being the opposite of Crave; started off great, but lost its momentum. I was disappointed. I hate to give it two stars, but it definitely was worse than the first one (hence the potential honorary 4th star...more

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Oct 03, 2011 Pam rated it 3 of 5 stars

3.5 Stars!

Sacrifice picks up within hours of where Crave left off. They have made it to Gabriel’s family in Tennessee…and they are not happy about “that abomination” aka Shay. They immediately lock her up and proceed to starve her to death. Things don’t go according to plan especially since Shay’s evil Step-Dad is out there and hell bent on capturing a vampire to continue experimenting on.

I thought this second book was better than the first. The history was established and the story could go for...more

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Sep 16, 2011 Truly Bookish rated it 4 of 5 stars

I had some issues with Crave, mostly the main character’s bratty behavior and the speed at which their relationship progressed into undying love. Crave ended with a huge cliffhanger so when I saw Sacrifice on Galley Grab, I really wanted to know how the story ends. I’m happy I did because I like Sacrifice more than I liked Crave.

Sacrifice begins exactly where Crave ended with Gabriel taking Shay to his coven believing that they will help and protect her because she is half-vampire. Turns out Gab...more

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Apr 26, 2012 Lizi rated it 4 of 5 stars

I liked this book a lot. It was a great conclusion to Crave. It is a unique take on the vampire loving the girl type story. It was slightly predictable. I hated seeing some of the things that happened to Shay. You automatically feel for this sick girl. You want her to pull through every circumstance. You can sense Gabriel's deep love for her. Learning more about Sam's history brings about Shay's internal struggle. Can she really believe in love? Especially after she knows the truth? Find out for...more

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Mar 05, 2012 CαthεεBooks rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: beautiful-covers, books-i-own, great-reads

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My (High!) Opinion : Sacrifice was a thrilling sequel and last novel in the series Crave. It was great and awesome to read.

I commanded this book via Internet (Chapters/Indigo) about two weeks ago, and I was thrilled to get it yesterday in the mail!! I squealed and did a happy dance :

I was sooooo happy! I started reading it right away (after going through a hard choice of what book I should start with, since...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Michelle. Tsunami. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Hmmmm. What to say, what to say....

Not as good as the first one. But I would say that this book is based more on the darker part of Shay and Gabriel's relationship.
I love that they still stood together while Shay was being locked up though. And I love how Gabriel fought so hard to save her even though he was fighting against his family. He realized that the life that he's lived so far, isn't really the right one.
And I pretty much hate all of Gabriel's family even though there are some nice peopl...more

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Sep 12, 2011 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

When I saw Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz's Sacrifice in Galley Grab's July's issue, I shouted with joy! Having read Crave not too long ago and it ending with a cliffhanger agonized the reader within me! So since I saw it available over a month early I was super happy.

PLEASE NOTE IF YOU HAVEN'T READ CRAVE YET (and you really should! Click here for my review) THEN PLEASE DO NOT READ FURTHER FOR THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!

We pick up immediately where we left off with Gabriel and Shay receiving a not-...more When I saw Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz's Sacrifice in Galley Grab's July's issue, I shouted with joy! Having read Crave not too long ago and it ending with a cliffhanger agonized the reader within me! So since I saw it available over a month early I was super happy.

PLEASE NOTE IF YOU HAVEN'T READ CRAVE YET (and you really should! Click here for my review) THEN PLEASE DO NOT READ FURTHER FOR THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!

We pick up immediately where we left off with Gabriel and Shay receiving a not-so warm welcome from Gabriel's family. In fact, Shay was hauled off and called an abomination. They know that she is the daughter of Sam--their once brother vampire--yet they don't care really for her mother is human. She is locked away while Gabriel has a much more confusing welcoming.

Gabriel is upset by his family's reaction. Since he loves Shay, he assumed his family would look past their judgement of humans and welcome her. Not only is she part human, but she's also part vampire--hence the abomination. Gabriel soon realizes that he must get Shay out of his family's home or else very bad things were going to happen. For nobody messes with a member of this vampire family and lives. The family plans to get their revenge on Martin and use Shay as bait. And then kill her afterwards of course.

It was kind of agonizing to read for awhile (and I did get this done in 1 day! Whoohoo!). Not because it was bad, but because the suspense was killing me. So in a way that's good! Suspense is good! I just wish I could read a lot faster sometimes! We don't ever get to know if Shay and Gabriel will be okay. Things just keep happening and keeping them apart. And with the talk of Ernst and the others wanting to kill Shay as much as Martin, Gabriel is torn between the two. And having such strong confliction between wanting to help the person you love and the family that you love can be very trying on a person, be they vampire or human.

And even as I'm enjoying the exiting beginning, I was so not prepared for the book to just keep getting better and better! There was literally never a dull moment for me. Sure there were some more "downtime" moments where the action wasn't as high, but the tension was still rising. The middle was awesome and the last quarter of the book held me riveted! I didn't want to stop reading at all! Was so psyched to have finished it in a day as well. It was truly wonderful!

The ending was both shocking and surprising! Sure I was expecting something big to happen, but you're still never really prepared for how big it will be. Even if you make a guess it still comes as a shock. At least for me! So yeah, big shocking, surprising ending! Things get tied up rather nicely so I'm not sure if there would be another book or not. There doesn't seem to be an loose plot threads that stood out to me. Of course there's always room for more development, only time will tell I suppose.

Overall rating 5/5 stars

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Sep 11, 2011 All Things Urban Fantasy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-abigail

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Really good vampire YAs aren’t as easy to find as one might expect. It can be hard to find a new approach or a fresh take on the mythology to really capture the audience’s attention these days. Last year, Roswell author Melinda Metz, and TV show co-writer Laura J. Burns did just that with their innovative and deeply romantic CRAVE. This year, they follow up and finish the story they started with SACRIFICE. For those of us who screamed at the cliffhanger...more Review courtesy of All Things Urban Fantasy

Really good vampire YAs aren’t as easy to find as one might expect. It can be hard to find a new approach or a fresh take on the mythology to really capture the audience’s attention these days. Last year, Roswell author Melinda Metz, and TV show co-writer Laura J. Burns did just that with their innovative and deeply romantic CRAVE. This year, they follow up and finish the story they started with SACRIFICE. For those of us who screamed at the cliffhanger ending in CRAVE, fear not. SACRIFICE picks up just seconds after that.

One of the aspects that attracted me so much to CRAVE was the very believable and well paced romance that developed between Shay and Gabriel. They both had to overcome so much before they could even begin to look at each other as anything but the enemy. In SACRIFICE, Shay and Gabriel are ripped apart by Gabriel’s family from the first scene, so we don’t exactly get to revel in their hard won love. But we do get to experience Gabriel’s anguish and helplessness where Shay is concerned, and we follow Shay through her fear and later determination to be reunited with Gabriel.

We learn quite a bit more about Gabriel’s vampire family in SACRIFICE including Shay’s vampire father Sam. Everything is well written, and never dwells too long on any one supporting character before returning to either Shay or Gabriel. I appreciated this added insight into the vampires, but I missed the interaction between Shay and Gabriel. I also missed the YA high school feeling from the first book. If I didn’t know that Shay was a teenager, I would have thought she was an adult.

Overall, SACRIFICE and CRAVE before it offer a very unique vampire YA featuring a strong romance, harrowing threats, and portrayals of love in all it’s forms. Based on the ending of SACRIFICE, I believe this is the end of the Crave series, and it’s a satisfying one. Both Crave books should really be read together since they tell one main story: the dying girl who fell in love with an immortal vampire and the beautiful, occasionally heartbreaking romance that followed.

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Kissing. References to sex.(less)

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Oct 23, 2011 Bodea rated it 4 of 5 stars

The second book in the series picks up right where the last left off. Gabriel has returned to his family, with Shay in tow, hoping that they will offer her help and understanding. Needless to say, things don’t go quite as planned. Gabriel’s family views Shay as an abomination and aren’t thrilled with him either for helping Shay or bringing her into the folds. Now, Gabriel and Shay both have to make some tough choices about love and family.

I really enjoyed the first book in the series. There are...more

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Sep 10, 2011 Melanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sacrifice picks up exactly where Crave ended and its Shays turn to feel the way Gabriel did in Crave. The first book gave us the POV of a vampire at the mercy of humans, their prejudices towards each other, what the humans were willing to do to save a member of their family and how you cant judge a full group of people by the actions of one. So the second book gives us the POV of Shay, a human at the mercy of a family of Vampires and she must deal with the same things as Gabriel did in book one...more

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Oct 01, 2011 fooloveratook rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: book-review, need-to-purchase, paranormal-romance, young-adult

This review kicks off a quick series of upcoming vampire-related reviews. Yes, I'm happy to have been reading about vampires these past few days (Twilight didn't scare me off--just kidding, loved Twilight!).

While I really liked Crave much more, Sacrifice, I have to say, is a solid sequel and conclusion to this twosome series. I think I liked this one way more than others normally would, especially after the greatness of Crave, but it managed to rip emotions out of me that gave my family an excus...more This review kicks off a quick series of upcoming vampire-related reviews. Yes, I'm happy to have been reading about vampires these past few days (Twilight didn't scare me off--just kidding, loved Twilight!).

While I really liked Crave much more, Sacrifice, I have to say, is a solid sequel and conclusion to this twosome series. I think I liked this one way more than others normally would, especially after the greatness of Crave, but it managed to rip emotions out of me that gave my family an excuse to look at me like I'd grown a giant green head. It was imperative that I get the rest of the story, and I'm so happy I finished the series.

As entrancing as Crave was for me, I think I shed a lot more tears this time for round two. Probably because I adore the characters so much. Sick girl with a strong will and a Heart of Gold. I think I've mentioned this before, HoG girls are my undoing. And when they're loyal and forgiving and loving like Shay, I can't help but fall for 'em. More, when an HoG girl meets her match and proceeds to heal his scarred heart and drive away the hate, well, color me delighted. The match here is Gabriel, and when I spoke about Crave, I mentioned that not only is he every girl's fantasy physically, but he's also sensitive and intelligent and deeply good, even though he couldn't believe it of himself at first. In Sacrifice, there's a lot more rehashing of his sad, sad past, which delves into particular memories of the horrible fate of a character who became dear to me throughout the course of book one. In came the sobbing and hurting.

Although I enjoyed Sacrifice for the lovable characters and the intensity of the 'race against time' plot line, I admit I wasn't as interested in Shay's POV as I was with Gabriel's, most likely circling back to the fact that I was more interested in learning more about what went down in the past than concerning myself with the present. That dreaded history kept me more absorbed than anything else. Still, the danger in the book makes for pulse-pounding, speedy turns of the pages.

In the end, though, I was satisfied. The conclusion could be termed bittersweet, but I'm happy with the way things ended, despite all the bad that had to happen first. Sacrifice, though not as impressive as Crave, is a sound conclusion to a very well-written, profound series that places an emphasis on choice, atonement, and what it really means to love and forgive. Even if it's not to continue the Crave series, I sincerely hope that Metz and Burns keep writing more books together, because, evidently, they're a successfully matched writing pair.

WHILE SAM WAS SLOWLY DYING, GABRIEL HAD THOUGHT THERE COULD BE NOTHING WORSE THAN THE HORROR OF HIS DESPERATION. BUT HE'D BEEN WRONG.
THE WORST THING WAS THE END. GABRIEL WAS THE LAST TO DRINK FROM HIS BROTHER BEFORE THE ENTIRE FAMILY DRANK TOGETHER, TAKING THE LAST OF SAM'S BLOOD. GABRIEL FELT IT AS HE DRANK... SAM WAS NEARLY DEAD. GABRIEL PULLED AWAY, REMOVING HIS EYETEETH FROM SAM'S THROAT. HE'D AVOIDED SAM'S GAZE SINCE THE RITUAL BEGAN, EVEN THOUGH HE COULDN'T AVOID SAM'S EMOTIONS BLASTING THROUGH THE COMMUNION.
BUT THIS LAST TIME HE COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF--HE MET HIS BROTHER'S EYES.
SAM WAS LOOKING BACK. "YOU ACT OUT OF LOVE FOR YOUR FAMILY," SAM WHISPERED. "SOMEDAY YOU'LL REGRET YOUR PART IN THIS, AND WHEN YOU DO, REMEMBER... I FORGIVE YOU."
THAT WAS THE WORST PART. THE WORST MOMENT OF GABRIEL'S LIFE.

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Sep 07, 2011 ¤Leila | The Fiction Pixie¤ rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: all-star-favorites, paranormal, romance, series, ya, urban-fantasy

This review can originally be found at Within Pages.

I can't figure out where I want to start with this book. I was madly in love with Crave after my experiment of no reviews and an unknown title. There was so much to love about the story; I loved the spin on vampire lore just as much as I loved the characters.

The first book ends with a monstrous cliffhanger and in one of the smoothest transitions I have ever read, Sacrifice picks up in perfection at the exact following moment. This was an exciti...more This review can originally be found at Within Pages.

I can't figure out where I want to start with this book. I was madly in love with Crave after my experiment of no reviews and an unknown title. There was so much to love about the story; I loved the spin on vampire lore just as much as I loved the characters.

The first book ends with a monstrous cliffhanger and in one of the smoothest transitions I have ever read, Sacrifice picks up in perfection at the exact following moment. This was an exciting to start to the book; however, the thrill didn't continue to propel excitement through the first chapters. This was the only problem that I had with this book. In the first book, we had such intricate details of the characters coupled with a great and enticing story that pulled you through the entire book. In the beginning of this book, we are left with our desire to have more Gabriel and Shay but not the pull of what was coming next. It was, in the beginning, a constant ebb and flow of "I love Shay and need her" or "Gabriel loves me, he will find a way here" and any combination thereof with the two of them confessing their eternal love in the confines of their mind.

Once we break free of that cycle, it changes and the action picks up and we get a sense of the Shay that we fell in love with in the first place. We see "realistic" situations and scenarios as Shay takes on the world. In this book, we are introduced to tragedy, betrayal, and sacrifice. I was expecting Sacrifice to be more of a central theme, but it is only there, fleeting in the background and ending in a shocking turn of events.

Overall, I loved reading this book. I pushed through the lull of repetition to find a great story and a wonderful twist. So much of the background to the characters is woven into this story and I think it is a solid end, with no confusion and no questions. There is a possibility of another book, its end is not finite but leaves you with a solid feeling of resolution.

Favorite Quote (ARC): "'You're with me. That's all that matters'...Even though it wasn't all that mattered, it was the most important thing. To both of them."

Comparison Rating:
Crave: 5 Stars
Sacrifice: 4 Stars(less)

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Jul 29, 2011 Damaris (GoodChoiceReading) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sacrifice is an AMAZING sequel to Crave. I remember reading Crave and loving it so much, and the ending was just WOW. One of my concerns was that Sacrifice wouldn't pick up right where it left off. I've read some books that had a really shocking cliffhanger, and when you read the second book it takes place days later or hours later. Well not Sacrifice! Melinda Metz and L.J. Burns continue right where they left off. You are immediately sucked back into Gabriel and Shay's world. Sacrifice leaves y...more

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Oct 11, 2011 Chelsea [Vampire Book Club] rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, vampires, uf-pnr

This review was originally published at Vampire Book Club.

Anyone who finished Melinda Metz and Laura J. Burns’ Crave was dying to get their hands on Sacrifice the moment they finished the first book. That’s because the cliff hanger was brutal. The momentum of the first book built slowly to this OMG moment and then just… stopped. And I was staring at that final page wondering just what Shay had gotten into. You may remember, the half-human, half vampire girl ended up falling for the vampire her s...more

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Mar 18, 2012 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: own, ebooks

I read this book in one day, a fast easy read, filled with suspense and romance. I recommend this series. Crave & Sacrifice is a good series.
Shay is a girl who thinks she was born with a unknown disease that has kept her struggling to live her hole life, she has been in and out of hospitals her hole life, when her mom takes her to a famous doctor, who she tells her secret that her daughters father was a vampire.
They capture a vampire to give his blood to Shay. When Shay wants to know where...more

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Aug 13, 2011 Angel Charms rated it 5 of 5 stars

Thanks to S&S Galley Grab for this ARC.

Awesome sequel to Crave. I loved Crave and I loved Sacrifice just as much. It has everything in it, drama, romance, heartbreak (though I didn't like it much)...a little bit of everything with right pacing. I also liked that the story was said in third person and gives you POV of both Shay and Gabriel. Every character was likable, well except the villan. Author even pulled off making me sympathize with Tamara by the end of the book. (you will know why wh...more

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Apr 06, 2012 Cassandra (The Book & Movie Dimension blogger) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: received-for-review, romance, to-review, vampires, young-adult

Leaving off where Crave left off. Gabriel's vampire family isn't accepting of Shay coming to live with them. Once at the lab compound of Gabriel's family she is imprisoned. Even if his family doesn't accept Shay being half-human-vampire Gabriel knows he loves her and isn't going to let anyone including his family hurt her.Filled with some of the previous nove'ls characters as well as new ones makes it even more of an appreciated read. We are also introduced to characters mentioned during Gabriel...more

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Mar 28, 2013 Pam Brokenshire rated it 3 of 5 stars

I liked this a lot even if it was kind of blah. I mean the storyline was sort of cheesy, but I really needed that right now. Sometimes a bit of fluffy, gooey writing is just what the doctor ordered. Nice to know what happened to Sam, I didn't even consider that, which is weird. I loved Shay's mom at the end and I'm glad that Shay got such a happy ending.

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Laura J. Burns is a Californian author originally from Long Island, New York. After being a YA book editor for a while, she now spends her time on the writing side. She often collaborates with fellow author Melinda Metz, with whom she writes the Wright and Wong mystery series, featuring a young detective who has Asperger's.

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