camihawk's review against another edition
4.0
Graveyards, romance and blood what is not to love in Tessa Gratton’s Blood Magic?
Tessa Gratton did a fantastic job with the atmosphere of Blood Magic, it was dark, mysterious, and gothic even though it was set in modern day. It was the kind of setting you could fully immerse yourself in, and wouldn’t want to ever leave, if it weren’t so creepy at times, I would say it was delicious. Blood Magic isn’t quite like anything I have read before; it was dark, mysterious, with a twisted magic, and romance that made me want to read more! Tessa Gratton did a great job of weaving the mystery into Blood Magic, switching between the journal and the characters, as it pieced together.
In Blood Magic the narration switched easily between Nick and Silla’s narration, and both of them had a clear and distinctive voice. Nick and Silla both had difficult pasts, Nick’s mom was insane and hadn’t been seen and years, and Silla’s parents were brutally murdered the summer before. Their difficult pasts made their love even sweeter as they helped each other through the difficult things in life and they understood each other on a level their peers couldn’t. I would have liked to learn more about Nick’s mother, because while there were snippets of memories of her throughout Blood Magic, I felt she had played a bigger role in Nick’s life than was ever fully delved into.
I knew that Blood Magic was well written from chapter 1 when I cringed as Sill pressed the blade into her thumb to release her blood. I really enjoyed the climax of Blood Magic, I never knew what was coming next! But I was a little confused during the climax about what was happening, both in the action and with the magic. I adored Blood Magic with its mix of dark atmosphere and magic, and will definitely read whatever Tessa Gratton comes out with next!
Tessa Gratton did a fantastic job with the atmosphere of Blood Magic, it was dark, mysterious, and gothic even though it was set in modern day. It was the kind of setting you could fully immerse yourself in, and wouldn’t want to ever leave, if it weren’t so creepy at times, I would say it was delicious. Blood Magic isn’t quite like anything I have read before; it was dark, mysterious, with a twisted magic, and romance that made me want to read more! Tessa Gratton did a great job of weaving the mystery into Blood Magic, switching between the journal and the characters, as it pieced together.
In Blood Magic the narration switched easily between Nick and Silla’s narration, and both of them had a clear and distinctive voice. Nick and Silla both had difficult pasts, Nick’s mom was insane and hadn’t been seen and years, and Silla’s parents were brutally murdered the summer before. Their difficult pasts made their love even sweeter as they helped each other through the difficult things in life and they understood each other on a level their peers couldn’t. I would have liked to learn more about Nick’s mother, because while there were snippets of memories of her throughout Blood Magic, I felt she had played a bigger role in Nick’s life than was ever fully delved into.
I knew that Blood Magic was well written from chapter 1 when I cringed as Sill pressed the blade into her thumb to release her blood. I really enjoyed the climax of Blood Magic, I never knew what was coming next! But I was a little confused during the climax about what was happening, both in the action and with the magic. I adored Blood Magic with its mix of dark atmosphere and magic, and will definitely read whatever Tessa Gratton comes out with next!
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book I've ever read where I feel like I need to change ALL my other five stars to 4 or 4.5 to give justice to this one!
All I can say is WOW, I love Silla and Nick, Reese and Judy. What a wonderfully tangled story, with such believable characaters, who are both strong and weak, wonderful and awful, brave and scared. The magic part was truly magic, and the way both Silla, Nick and Reese had to deal with so many things left me without breath for most of the book.
So many things happened, and the plot was really well thought out - I could not guess in advance what was going to happen next.
This is one of the few wonderfully dark, but still hopefull YA novels I have read in a very long time.
And I recommend this book to ALL people I know who like reading - there is suspense, magic, romance, teenage angst, hope for the future, all the ingredients needed for a wonderfully twisted tale that left me hungry for a lot more.
All I can say is WOW, I love Silla and Nick, Reese and Judy. What a wonderfully tangled story, with such believable characaters, who are both strong and weak, wonderful and awful, brave and scared. The magic part was truly magic, and the way both Silla, Nick and Reese had to deal with so many things left me without breath for most of the book.
So many things happened, and the plot was really well thought out - I could not guess in advance what was going to happen next.
This is one of the few wonderfully dark, but still hopefull YA novels I have read in a very long time.
And I recommend this book to ALL people I know who like reading - there is suspense, magic, romance, teenage angst, hope for the future, all the ingredients needed for a wonderfully twisted tale that left me hungry for a lot more.
georgiarousi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
lolasreviews's review against another edition
5.0
I really like this book. It is about blood magic, a subject I never read a book about before, so that's a plus point. The story contains two perspectives one about Silla a girl who finds out blood magic is real and Nick the boy who falls in love with her and knows things about blood magic too. Then there are pieces of someones dairy that you get between the chapters, only in the end you learn to who the dairy belonged to. I really liked these different perspectives, because you get to know what three people are thinking and this leads to more understanding and depth. It is the debut novel of this author, but it is really well writen. Another good point is that the story starts right where things get interesting without the long intro some other books have. The story is dark, but contains romance too. It is about their normal lives and the blood magic. This is a book you have to read.
bokbubblan's review against another edition
1.0
Nä, inte bra! Först när jag läste de allra första kapitlen verkade den spännande och intressant, men efter exakt 246 sidor gav jag upp. Jag menar vilken boksugssläckare! Egentligen vet jag inte riktigt vad det är jag stör mig på... förmodligen hela storyn. Till min besvikelse var det här inte någon bok för mig. :(
seffra's review against another edition
4.0
This book was good but you felt how long it was... with some books, you don't feel it's length. The story is really good and the characters are likeable. I'm still looking forward to a sequel!!
amarylissw's review against another edition
2.0
This book might've been good . . . if it was half its size. I kid you not, so much of this book was wasted — completely dull dronings that no one really cares about fill way too many pages. A simple paragraph could summarize chapters and chapters and do a much better job of it. (Also, half of the book is also spent kissing. I'm really not joking here, people: if you were to count the number of times Silla and Nicholas kiss I can bet it's over a hundred (or a thousand).)
rosekk's review against another edition
4.0
I loved the characters of this book - Silla with her masks and Nick with his sarcasm. It was good to hear the story from both their points of view as well. There are a few mysteries still left, so although the story seemed to finish I wonder if there might be a sequel.
demonsreadtoo's review against another edition
4.0
There’s just something about witches, magic, it’s just so much fun to read. I mean, who hasn’t grown up imagining they had their own powers, flinging their hands about, casting spells. It’s fun. Blood Magic throws us into a world full of secrets, yet does it in a way that doesn’t try and choke you with information up front. It allows you to grow with the main character, Silla, as she discovers the magic an actually care about the people in her life. Yes, it’s another ‘dead parents’ book, but their deaths play a strong part in building Silla, rather than it done just to let her roam free for the span of the book.
Read the full review at my blog, Demons Read Too
Read the full review at my blog, Demons Read Too
alli_the_bookaholic13's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Blood
Minor: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt