In the Blood (The Maker's Song, #2) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Mar 22, 2009 Shawna rated it it was amazing

Shelves: pnr-vampires, hero-im-gaga-over, pnr-angeldemon-fae-magic-witch-misc, hero-brooding-serious-grumpy-aloof, ending-abrupt-poor-epilogue-needed, hero-abused-scarred-tortured-angst, angsty-dark-heavy-lotsa-drama, heroine-abused-traumatic-past-rape, hero-rock-star-rock-my-bed-world, dark-twisted-disturbing-gritty

5 stars – Vampire Romance/Urban Fantasy

This book left me stunned, speechless (not a small feat), and emotionally drained, and it’s taken me a few days to gather my thoughts enough to write a review. I loved A Rush of Wings, and this evoked all the same intense reader emotions and reactions, only more, more, more!

Adrian Phoenix has created an engrossing world with such complex, evocative characters. Dante is hands down one of the most troubled, damaged, tortured heroes of any romance series that 5 stars – Vampire Romance/Urban Fantasy

This book left me stunned, speechless (not a small feat), and emotionally drained, and it’s taken me a few days to gather my thoughts enough to write a review. I loved A Rush of Wings, and this evoked all the same intense reader emotions and reactions, only more, more, more!

Adrian Phoenix has created an engrossing world with such complex, evocative characters. Dante is hands down one of the most troubled, damaged, tortured heroes of any romance series that I’ve read, and his physical, mental, and emotional turmoil and anguish is agonizingly gut-wrenching to witness. He really gives Zsadist from J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series a run for the money in the angst department. Heather is such a strong, determined, caring heroine, and her intrinsic need to help those she loves, including her spiteful, self-destructive, bipolar sister and her beloved Dante, is completely heartbreaking. The fragile, tender, and intense romance between Dante and Heather is both beautiful and tragic, and if ever there was a couple that deserves a HEA, it’s these two. Add Fallen Lucien to the mix of pain, regret, and heartbreak, and it’s a fundamental smorgasbord of drama and angst. Then there’s my boy Von, another rich character, whose total loyalty and unrelenting devotion to Dante adds another touching element to the story.

Dante and Heather are reunited and trying to forge a relationship, but he continues to struggle with his past, memory, identity, and destiny as both True Blood and Fallen. Besides Dante’s internal torment, he and Heather must face external forces and fight enemies that threaten to rip them apart, forever. With Lucien losing the battle with the Fallen to hide and protect the Maker, Dante’s sanity is at stake and his future with Heather is uncertain.

In the Blood is another dark, gritty, riveting, impressive, and emotionally haunting read in the fantastic, creative Maker’s Song series that grabs a hold of you and never lets go! I’ll warn you strict romance lovers that it’s a very intense, edgy, violent urban fantasy read, and although there is romantic intimacy and one sex scene between the H/H, there isn’t a resolution or HEA. In fact, it ends on a ‘say it ain’t so’, doozy of a cliffhanger, so I’ll be biting my nails until Beneath the Skin comes out 12/29/09. 5 stars!

FYI: There’s a very handy glossary and translation of words and phrases at the back of the book that might be helpful to review before and while you’re reading!
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Jan 03, 2009 DarkHeart "Vehngeance" rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2009, 2009-best-releases, urban-fantasy, a-adrian_phoenix

I have been completely drawn in by the world that Adrian has created. The combination of Dante's origins of both True Blood and Fallen combined with his tortured childhood at the hands of doctors Moore and Wells and the rest of Bad Seed has resulted in a truly compelling and emotional story. I'll admit that upon starting this one I was impatiently awaiting the reunion of Heather and Dante, but I quickly got drawn into the additional storylines as well. Discovering the depth of Dr. Wells' depravi ...more

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Sep 17, 2009 Kati rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy, in-english, 2010, queer, bromance

Not as good as the first one, mostly because there was very little interaction between Dante and Lucien. Also, I didn't like Heather acting all jealous suddenly and I very much disliked Annie - yes, she was sick but also simply mean.

On the other hand, I've yet to find a book that would be so full of crazy people and dead bodies. There was not one innocent person in this book, everybody had blood on their hands. And the crazy thing was that you actually got why they were killing, most of them had ...more

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Mar 09, 2010 Steph rated it it was amazing

Shelves: series-i-love, series-ongoing, author-웃, year-read-2010, author-favorite

In the Blood picks up where A Rush of Wings left off with Dante and Heather apart following the "Bad Seed" aftermath.

I love this series, but I have to say that for whatever reason, I'm thinking it's all the odd words within it, it takes me for-freakin'-ever to read each book. Pourquoi? Well, with words like: Aingeal, Anhrefncathl, Calon-cyfaill, Chalkydri, Creawdwr, Cydymaith, Elohim, Llygad, Wybrcathl, can you really blame my brain for occassionally misfiring and shouting, "WTF? Read that ...more

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May 22, 2010 Thenia rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2011, reviewed, vampires, paranormal

The amount of psychos and agendas may have been a little too much, but I still liked this book. It's dark and kind of heavy, with lots and lots of different points of view and lives connected and intertwining.

We've got a male lead that's beyond tortured, but also stupidly stubborn, a female lead who's had to always be on guard and responsible and many colorful secondary characters (most of which are psychos).

I really felt for Lucien, got pissed off with most of the "bad guys" and their plots an ...more

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Apr 09, 2009 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it it was amazing

Shelves: genre-urban-fantasy, subject-pn-vampires, subject-pn-angels-fallen

I loved this book as much as the first one!! The characters are amazing, the story lines are riveting and it keeps you hooked until the end.

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Feb 17, 2009 ♥Tricia♥ rated it it was ok

Shelves: set-aside-not-finished

Is it just me or is this book D R A G G I N G?

Holy hell, I had to put it down and read something else just to get away from the boredom.

I LOVED the first one, so what gives?!

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