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Bloodcraft

(The Cruentus Curse #2)

Amalie Howard (Goodreads Author)

4.14 · Rating details · 103 ratings · 34 reviews

*2016 Silver IPPY Winner in YA Fiction!

All magic has its price, and no one knows that better than Victoria Warrick. Gifted with a centuries-old blood curse, Tori has finally learned to master her blood’s demands and has emerged triumphant with Christian Devereux, a vampire overlord, at her side.

But the worst is yet to come …

In the infamous City of Lights, home to both the ...more

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Oct 29, 2015 Teresa Mary Rose rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, re-readable-books, arc, ya, for-review, blog-tour, paranormal, 2015

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I have been waiting what feels like forever for this book, but the wait was so worth it. Bloodcraft delivered and I was so happy to be back with these characters once again. Tori and Christian are as wonderful as I remembered.

Tori is a fantastic heroine. I love her because she is strong, but she isn’t infallible. She makes mistakes and does things you may not agree with, but her mistakes are what makes her relatable. Nobody is perfect and with ...more

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Aug 05, 2014 Nancy The book junkie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: books-to-review, ebooks-i-own

Rating: 3.5/5

Review coming soon!

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Feb 27, 2013 Damaris (GoodChoiceReading) rated it it was amazing

Shelves: must-read, for-review, for-fun, review-for-author, arc, romance

4.5 stars! Full review to come! *sigh* Christian...... <3<3

Review posted on http://www.goodchoicereading.com 12/15/2015

I want to start by saying that when I first picked up BLOODCRAFT I was completely lost. I read BLOODSPELL, book one, about four years ago, that it was hard for me to remember certain things. I found myself lost for a while, but eventually everything started coming back to me, and my love for Victoria and Christian quickly reawakened. I remembered just how much I loved the 4.5 stars! Full review to come! *sigh* Christian...... <3<3

Review posted on http://www.goodchoicereading.com 12/15/2015

I want to start by saying that when I first picked up BLOODCRAFT I was completely lost. I read BLOODSPELL, book one, about four years ago, that it was hard for me to remember certain things. I found myself lost for a while, but eventually everything started coming back to me, and my love for Victoria and Christian quickly reawakened. I remembered just how much I loved the world that Amalie Howard has created. Once I was able to get into the story fully, I couldn’t stop reading. It was full of so much, and every chapter practically left me with my eyes bulging out.

I’ve always said from the beginning that Amalie Howard can write an AWESOME fight scene. I get so into the story, my emotions run so high and make me want to scream. That is exactly how I felt while reading BLOODCRAFT. From the beginning to end Victoria and Christian find themselves in a mess of some sort. So many enemies, all kinds of truths being revealed, and betrayal left and right.

Christian and Victoria are finally together and happy. At least until she decides she wants to learn more about her power, and how to control it. She is put in a position where she has to choose her heart, or power. I felt so bad for her. She finally learns to accept herself, gain a little control, only to be thrown into a middle of a war. A war that somehow revolves around her and her power. Every turn she took someone wanted her dead, or wanted to take control of her magic.

My heart was also in pieces for Christian. Everything was non-stop for him. He had a brother he couldn’t control, he couldn’t tell if Victoria was coming or going, and everything he thought he knew about his maker, and his past was one hundred percent true. With all this going on, he was still there for Victoria and protected her every chance he got.

Don’t get me started on Lucien, Christian’s brother. He was the perfect villain. So much so, that at one point I actually started to like him. To me, if an author can make me like the bad guy despite all his craziness, that is a job well done. He was just filled with jealousy and hate, but I just couldn’t hate him. I felt for him. Though, given the chance I probably would have wrung his neck! LOL!

Amalie Howard took the romance in this book to the next level, and I loved every minute of it. If you’ve read my review of BLOODSPELL, I mentioned there was a lot of going back and forth, and how much it annoyed me. Well, in BLOODCRAFT there is a lot of sexy time, and a lot more kissing. I absolutely love the chemistry between Christian and Victoria. My love for Christian has also grown to an obsession. PERFECT BOOK BOYFRIEND! And bad-ass, too! NO FEAR!

BLOODCRAFT was worth the four year wait!

I am also happy to say that it does not end in a cliff hanger. It has a complete ending. A sweet, romantic, heartwarming ending. *sigh* ...more

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Dec 09, 2015 Erika rated it it was amazing

I LOVED finding out what happens next in Victoria's story. This book started off slightly slower for me than Bloodspell, but within the first 30 pages I was hooked and could not put it down. I imagery and language just get more powerful as the story evolves. If you like powerful women, witches, magic, and/or love - this is an amazing story!

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May 01, 2011 * Booksessed * Bec marked it as to-read

are you sure you dont want to publish this year :) pretty please lol

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Apr 20, 2018 Taylor added it

Um I was a bit confused. I recieved an arc from netgalley bir eas unaware that this was the second book. I will update when ive read the first!

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Nov 08, 2012 Wendy rated it it was amazing

"It thrummed in her veins as if sensing her ominous thoughts, its hunger unabated and ever-present. It, too, was voracious and would consume anything to sate its dark thirst—even the one she loved."

Amalie Howard is an author who's debut really stuck to me. I was a new blogger, pretty much just starting out in a new online community filled with incredible book readers, when I came across Amalie's then yet to be released debut "Bloodspell". It was at the peak of Paranormal Romance titles ...more

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Oct 20, 2012 Stephanie Ward rated it it was amazing

Shelves: owned, for-review, ebook, newer-title-wishlist, 2015-wishlist, excited-to-read

4.5 Stars

'Bloodcraft' is the thrilling second book in a New Adult paranormal series that will leave readers breathless and begging for more. The story continues to follow our heroine - Victoria "Tori" Warrick - a witch queen who's still trying to understand her family's blood curse, her powers, and all things related to witchcraft. She's a good main character for the series and we definitely see her grow and mature throughout the book. She becomes more comfortable with her powers and her role 4.5 Stars

'Bloodcraft' is the thrilling second book in a New Adult paranormal series that will leave readers breathless and begging for more. The story continues to follow our heroine - Victoria "Tori" Warrick - a witch queen who's still trying to understand her family's blood curse, her powers, and all things related to witchcraft. She's a good main character for the series and we definitely see her grow and mature throughout the book. She becomes more comfortable with her powers and her role within the Covens, along with having to take on major responsibilities that could mean the end of the Covens forever if she makes a wrong move. Christian Devereux - a royal vampire overlord and now a member of the High Council - returns as Victoria's love interest. I really enjoyed watching them together - how their relationship grows even though so much is against them being together. They have to really fight for their love - and both are more than willing to do whatever it takes. It's really sweet and swoonworthy - and there are some scenes that are pretty steamy - which only made the book more captivating (in my opinion).

Threats from the first book are still an issue in this story - along with a whole new slew of problems that vary in their danger. The book description makes it sound like a run of the mill paranormal romance between a witch and a vampire - but it is SO much more than that! There's a lot of action and suspense in the plot - fighting within the Covens and the Vampire Council - and the impending war between the two races. Not to mention the new threat that Victoria and Christian encounter that wants to wipe out both the witches and the vampires. This book definitely kept me on my toes and reading as fast as I could to see what would happen next - not only with the romance woven into the story, but with the issues within each species and (in the bigger picture) between them as well. The writing is solid and well done with great attention to detail and vivid imagery that allows the reader to feel as though they are within the world the author created. I found myself easily slipping inside Victoria and Christian's world within the first couple of paragraphs - and I didn't come back out until I had finished the book in it's entirety (which wasn't hard due to the excellent writing and the intertwining subplots). I can't wait to see where the story will go from here and I hate that I have to wait until the next book releases. I want to read it now! Overall, I really enjoyed this book and definitely recommend it to fans of paranormal fiction as well as those who enjoy fantasy, romance, suspense, action, and magic. One word of advice: Since this is the second book in the series, I highly advise you to read the first book before attempting to read this one. There are a lot of references made to occurrences, places, people, etc. from the first book - and the only way to not be totally confused is to read the books in order.

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Dec 29, 2015 books are love rated it really liked it

This is a well executed and crafted book. The first book is needed if you want a more in depth look at christian and victoria’s beginning but the rest is explained throughout the book. We learn about the crux of the curse and so much more. This is action packed and full of so much more.

Christian to me is a great vampire. He has compassion and loves with all that he is. He doesn’t care about norms or society only about love and living a life that he can life with and find acceptable. He isn’t This is a well executed and crafted book. The first book is needed if you want a more in depth look at christian and victoria’s beginning but the rest is explained throughout the book. We learn about the crux of the curse and so much more. This is action packed and full of so much more.

Christian to me is a great vampire. He has compassion and loves with all that he is. He doesn’t care about norms or society only about love and living a life that he can life with and find acceptable. He isn’t your typical vampire and he is in love with a witch. This in this novel is taboo. He also goes through so much in this book. He faces betrayal, heartache, loss and love. He learns more about himself than I could imagine and throughout it all we see his capacity to love and show empathy. He breaks the norm for vampires but than again as we see I don’t think he ever really was part of the mold. He was to me chosen. I think he was chosen because of his convictions and strength. His ability to care and want to be alive. To not lust for power but a good happy peaceful life. he is chosen I believe to help bring people together and find a way to bring peace to all worlds.

His brother on the other hand you love to despise. Right up until the end you find him to be a greedy powerhungry selfish man who only thinks of himself and what anything can get him. He is jealous of his brother and covets his position in the vampire world. A position Christian would gladly give up but can’t do to responsibilities and tradition. We do see that love helps him in the end. He learns from Angie a human and his brother.

Lena wow. She is not what you would expect. she is powerhungry and anger. Until the end when we see her want to be more than a husk of who she was.

Leto, the headmistress and Pan not expected. I felt for Pan. Poor guy he was used in so many ways although you do need to wonder if he thought those things and that was preyed upon.

Victoria is a strong character. She loves Christian but is pulled so many ways. I hated when she broke him. That was so wrong. I also hated to see her used in so many ways. Only Christian shows her that she is more than her curse. That she is to be treasured and valued. Respected and loved.

this is the story of victoria coming into power and learning more about the curse. About different supernatural groups getting pulled into a web and used as puppets so that the ultimate can happen-a showdown for power. This is a fast paced twisting tale that grips you and doesn’t let you go. there are multiple plots that intertwined into the main one that is the curse and its power and hunger. The hunger of others to have control of it and use it to gain power and control. the story of one girl who must fight the curse to win life and it is the love she was willing to give up to learn about being a witch that helps her win. ...more

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Jun 12, 2016 Zili rated it really liked it

Shelves: na, fantasy-ya, vamps-ya, ya, sequels, series, drama, arc, crossover, a-mixed-bag

3.5 - 4 Stars in my Sky!

As a latecomer to Tori's and Christian's world I didn't have the long wait to read Bloodcraft and so the story was fresh in my mind. I think this really helped with the world building and I definitely preferred this instalment to Bloodspell. I would recommend reading the first book before starting Bloodcraft.

I enjoyed getting to know more about Tori's powers, the curse and family history. I still found myself getting frustrated with her at times, but she has definitely ...more

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Mar 29, 2012 diana rated it really liked it

Shelves: high-five-for-the-cover, arc, netgalley

This book!! I've been waiting for this to come out ever since I finished book one and that felt like centuries ago. But damn every agonizing second of waiting WAS SO WORTH IT.

I was a bit scared to read this because I might not love it as much as I remember loving Bloodspell (it has been way too long) but I was sucked in from the start! Victoria has become more of a badass and Christian is just more irresistible and lovable. And they're so adorable together!

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Jan 24, 2015 Feriel L. marked it as to-read

I don't understand... It says release date: 2014.... It's 2015...

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Nov 29, 2012 Sara marked it as to-read

Shelves: vampires-gods-monsters, kindle

2014!!! You are killing me!

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May 30, 2017 Rachel rated it it was amazing

I love this series so much that now I am highly sad that I finished the book and I have a feeling that Bloodcraft was the last book in this series. Amalie wrote this book for the fans, for people like me who love Tori and Christian so much that we wanted more, I still want more but I am eternally grateful for this book.

Bloodcraft had much more romance, danger, action, betrayals, shocks and love than in Bloodspell. The world got bigger and we got to see a little more of the supernatural and the ...more

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Apr 05, 2018 Jessica rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc-1st-ng, ty-vampires, ty-paranormal

4.5 stars – Gripping conclusion to this YA paranormal romance duology featuring witches and vampires. All similarities to ‘Twilight’ should be abandoned.

New characters are introduced and we discover even more about the supernatural world created by author Amalie Howard. In ‘Bloodspell’ we learn the lore of witches and the history of the Cruentus Curse. In its sequel, vampire legends are expanded upon beyond Le Sang Noir; we hear about the oldest vampires and their abilities, and what happens ...more

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Jul 08, 2017 Brittany rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own, amazing-ending

What a crazy way to end this series! I finally finished this series and I am not disappointed at all. I loved every single thing about this lovely addition. Victoria's and Christian's relationship goes through an even bigger test of strength in this book. Book one is practically nothing compared to what happens in this sequel. Old and new enemies are still out to get our main characters. They both continue losing people they love. So many sacrifices and tons of heartbreak just to be together. ...more

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Sep 02, 2017 Kris rated it it was amazing

What can I say? This book was even better than the first. Amalie, however, never disappoints me with her books.
I love the redemption in this book. Oh and also #angieformvp -wink-

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Oct 29, 2015 Meredith rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2015-releases

Bloodcraft blew me away! Amalie’s gorgeous writing + an epic world + an intriguing plot + epic characters = another incredible book by Amalie Howard!

First of all, Amalie is a gorgeous writer. She creates these amazing worlds that just pull you in and refuse to let you go. I especially love the Bloodspell/Bloodcraft world. The magic, the rules, the history, it’s just all completely fascinating! And it makes sense, since I LOVE vampires and witches and always have! Amalie is also incredible at Bloodcraft blew me away! Amalie’s gorgeous writing + an epic world + an intriguing plot + epic characters = another incredible book by Amalie Howard!

First of all, Amalie is a gorgeous writer. She creates these amazing worlds that just pull you in and refuse to let you go. I especially love the Bloodspell/Bloodcraft world. The magic, the rules, the history, it’s just all completely fascinating! And it makes sense, since I LOVE vampires and witches and always have! Amalie is also incredible at creating characters you love and characters you love to hate.

Tori had SO MUCH character growth from the beginning of book one to the end of book two. She really came into herself and her powers. I wasn’t sold on her and Christian’s relationship in Bloodspell, but I totally shipped them in Bloodcraft. And I really liked Christian a lot more in this book (as opposed to Bloodspell)! He, like Tori, had a lot of character growth and really came into his own and his powers. I liked the revelations with him a lot!

Lucian was totally evil in Bloodspell, yet I couldn’t help but feel for him. And in Bloodcraft, he became… Well, he wasn’t nicer or less evil, but something changed in him. I think, of all the characters that experienced character growth in Bloodcraft, he experienced the most! I was incredibly heartbroken by the way his story ended though :(

I never trusted Lena, not in either book. She kind of reminded me of Victoria from Twilight. Cunning, calculating and – when it really comes down to it – looking out for herself and no one else, even despite her feelings for Lucian. Yet, she was really growing on me in this book! And, like with Lucian, I was shocked and saddened by the way her story ended.

I really liked Leto and Aliya, but I was really weary of them and I really didn’t trust either of them. I had a feeling they were hiding things… And, by the end of the book, I was partially right about one of them and wrong about the other! I also really loved Pan and I’m so disappointed with the way his story ended! It made me so sad panda!!!

The plot for Bloodcraft really was incredibly intriguing! Don’t get me wrong, Bloodspell had an interesting plot, too. But Bloodcraft really had me turning pages as fast as I could! The plot twists and revelations (which I briefly mentioned above) were intense and epic. The ending of the book was non-stop action, one thing after another! It was emotionally draining and exhausting, but in a good way! I was so invested in these characters and the things that happened to them at the end… It was just !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Overall, I really loved this book. I didn’t enjoy Bloodspell as much as I’d hoped to, but Bloodcraft really made up for that with epic characters who experienced a ton of character growth, an intriguing plot, non-stop action, plus tons of revelations and plot twists! I HIGHLY recommend this book if you’re an Amalie fan, especially if you were meh on Bloodspell, because Bloodcraft was EPIC and will blow your mind!

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Jun 30, 2016 Jessica Bronder rated it it was amazing

Tori is starting to get a handle on her blood curse and both Christian and her seem to be the perfect couple. Tori wants to learn more about the blood curse and how to control her powers but must make a big decision. If she is to proceed she has to give up her relationship with Christian. But attending Belles Fontaines is not going to be as clear cut as she thinks as many people want her powers or her death. She is going to have to fight to find her place in this world.

Then there is Christian. ...more

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Mar 20, 2016 Jessi rated it did not like it

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Dec 14, 2015 Sunny rated it it was amazing

This series is freaking amazing. I loved it. I could not put this book down. You have to read Bloodspell first so you know what is going on. You will fall in love with the characters. I was a little annoyed with Tori at first. I mean if you have a book that will tell you about your ancestors and help explain what you are...READ IT! Okay, maybe I would be hesitant if it was my life and it is scary but still. I love Tori. She is not afraid to be her own person and even when she finds out that she ...more

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Dec 26, 2015 Darra Hulsart rated it it was amazing

I am part of The Two Brain blog so that is the reason why you see two reviews from us. We bought Bloodspell first to understand this book. Which would make no sense if you picked up this book first. Bloodspell was a great book. Thoroughly enjoyed Bloodcraft as well. I believe that this book is even better than the first. It is non stop. Something is always happening. Yes, at times I wanted to choke one(you know who) of the characters but at the end of the book, everything happens for a reason. ...more

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Dec 31, 2016 Selena Yukino (The Lioness: hear me roar) rated it really liked it

Shelves: great-plot-and-characters, satisfied-with-the-ending, some-crazy-ass-characters-though, we-have-a-kickass-main-character, badass-bitches-im-telling-you, mc-wants-the-disco-stick, some-good-shit, damn-boi, ooh-lala

Rating: 4.7 stars

Really good, but I definitely enjoyed the first book better.

Overall, I really enjoyed Bloodcraft. I went in to it with really, really high expectations and found myself disappointed because it didn't wow me as much as Bloodspell did. Even so, it's a good sequel and ending to the duology and am mostly happy with what I got.

Sad to see the world end so quickly though.... This is the last book right? I'm pretty sure it is because the ending was really satisfying.

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Jul 29, 2011 Jennifer Sorrentino rated it it was amazing

Shelves: i-own

I absolutely loved the ending of this story! I waited years for this book and it was completely worth it. Intense and some great surprises included.

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Nov 22, 2012 Kim Reyes marked it as to-read

I can't wait for this book!!! URGHHH!!

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Jan 06, 2019 Tena added it

I'm not going to rate this book since I only read about 50 pages of it. One of my reading goals the past couple of years has been to not force myself to read books that I'm not feeling. It's something I'm slowly getting better at, especially as my time to read dwindles. So even though I did enjoy the first book in this series, I can't really say that the second one is catching my interest. Like, at all. And some people might say that I didn't give it enough time but, with over a thousand books ...more

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Jun 14, 2016 Roxanne Rhoads rated it it was amazing

Witches, vampire, magic, dark curses and forbidden love...yes please.

I love this series...and just discovered book 3 is now available!!!!

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Apr 14, 2018 Natille rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I had to buy the first book because I tried reading this one but got really confused. A definite must in order to understand events and people's reactions. With that said, this books plot was well developed and had so many different turns that it kinda gave me emotional whiplash. The forbidden romance escalates and changes throughout this book but I can say that Christian remains ever faithful and supportive of Victoria. There is development in handling the blood curse and learning more about ...more

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Jul 28, 2018 Jessica Traver cashen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Great read, well written with a great plot and characters. I was engrossed from start to finish. I voluntarily read and reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from Netgalley.

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Apr 29, 2018 Zaneta Warren rated it really liked it · review of another edition

A wonderful follow up to a great first book. I really loved how this story played out. It picked up where the first book finished and followed Victoria and Christian as they battled everything together, The relationship between Tori and Christian was up and down and the story had a lot of twists and turms. The book did have some slow moments and some ups and downs but it was an overall good book.

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AMALIE HOWARD is the author of several young adult novels critically acclaimed by Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, VOYA, and Booklist, including Waterfell, The Almost Girl, and Alpha Goddess, a Spring 2014 Kid’s INDIE NEXT title. Her debut novel, Bloodspell, was a #1 Amazon bestseller and a Seventeen Magazine Summer Read. The sequel, Bloodcraft, was a silver IPPY medalist and a Children's Moonbeam award ...more