Why You Should Be Reading Blood in the Past

Being an author I really don’t read as much as I’d like too, but when my good friend Jordanna East recently self published her first novella: Blood in the Past I knew that I wanted to find time to read this book, and at 100 pages, it didn’t seem like something that should take me a particularly long time to read. Unfortunately for both of us, I am often times a slower reader than I’d like (mostly because reading makes me want to write something of my own and then I forget to continue reading and it’s a whole big thing), so this post really should have come out a lot sooner than it did, and for that I apologize. But now that I’ve finished it (all in one night) I have to say, I really really enjoyed this story. I had never read a novella before, and the only complaint I could possibly have is that it wasn’t longer, but that would completely defeat the purpose, so I suppose I can begrudgingly forgive her for it’s shortness.

I have always had a bit of an obsession with strong, powerful, women. Particularly, if I’m being honest, when their badasses who end up killing people. Evelyn Salt, Olivia Pope, Christina Yang are all female characters for whom I have always had a great love. (Admittedly Christina Yang, of Grey’s Anatomy is more in the business of saving lives, but she’s no less a badass). And now, thanks to Jordanna East I feel I can add Lyla Kyle into the list as well.

Blood in the Past is a case study in the ripple effect of one person’s actions in the lives of several different characters, in a way that is darkly fascinating. It’s impeccably written and researched. I found myself cheering for Lyla Kyle on several different occasions and all in all with the possible exceptions of Jillian and Calvin Kyle I couldn’t help but want to root for these characters.

I honestly can’t wait for the next book in the series.

A+ all around, I’m sure I don’t have to say, a five star read.