morgrennacki's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
chllybrd's review
4.0
THE EMERALD LILY was the last book? How did I not realize that going in? We have read Juliette's take on Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Snow White, but are you ready for Sleeping Beauty?
We were introduced to Vilhelmina in The Black Lily and knew that she became a prisoner of Queen Morgrid after the fact. THE EMERALD LILY is the story of her release, love story and her part in the Black Lily.
Mina and Mikhail's sexual attraction was instant. Mikhail awoke Mina with a kiss, how could it not be? W find out a lot about both characters throughout the book and it really did read like they were meant to be together. I can't say I was surprised by Mina's forwardness towards Mikhail, but with all she has been through it made sense that she would go for what she wanted instead of sitting by and letting things pass her by.
It was great to see all the characters together in the final book. The final revelations and battle kinda took me by surprise. The ending circumstances were a nice twist.
Although I totally missed the fact that THE EMERALD LILY was the last of the Vampire Blood series, I was very happy with the way it wrapped everything up. Book one, THE BLACK LILY, was by far my favorite of the series, but THE EMERALD LILY came in second and made me happy that I stuck with the story and saw the series to the end.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
We were introduced to Vilhelmina in The Black Lily and knew that she became a prisoner of Queen Morgrid after the fact. THE EMERALD LILY is the story of her release, love story and her part in the Black Lily.
Mina and Mikhail's sexual attraction was instant. Mikhail awoke Mina with a kiss, how could it not be? W find out a lot about both characters throughout the book and it really did read like they were meant to be together. I can't say I was surprised by Mina's forwardness towards Mikhail, but with all she has been through it made sense that she would go for what she wanted instead of sitting by and letting things pass her by.
It was great to see all the characters together in the final book. The final revelations and battle kinda took me by surprise. The ending circumstances were a nice twist.
Although I totally missed the fact that THE EMERALD LILY was the last of the Vampire Blood series, I was very happy with the way it wrapped everything up. Book one, THE BLACK LILY, was by far my favorite of the series, but THE EMERALD LILY came in second and made me happy that I stuck with the story and saw the series to the end.
* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
daniela_endless_tbr's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/6.
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5.
Loved this series so much.
I liked Mina and her nature but i wasn't expecting her to have that kind of magic. It was amazing when she finally figured out what she was capable of.
I loved Mikhail and how honestly he never stood a chance to Mina. He awoke her from a deep slumber with a blood kiss and that was it. Mina knew who he was to her and there was no stopping her.
I liked how the secrets finally came out and the reaction to it. Moreover i loved seeing all the people from previous books come together to beat the evil Queen.
I wish we had more books in the series for Dimitri, Mikhail's brother, and Grant & Katya but i still have 2 more series by Juliette to read so i can't complain.
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5.
Loved this series so much.
I liked Mina and her nature but i wasn't expecting her to have that kind of magic. It was amazing when she finally figured out what she was capable of.
I loved Mikhail and how honestly he never stood a chance to Mina. He awoke her from a deep slumber with a blood kiss and that was it. Mina knew who he was to her and there was no stopping her.
I liked how the secrets finally came out and the reaction to it. Moreover i loved seeing all the people from previous books come together to beat the evil Queen.
I wish we had more books in the series for Dimitri, Mikhail's brother, and Grant & Katya but i still have 2 more series by Juliette to read so i can't complain.
bewoelkt_aber_heiter's review
5.0
Wow! This last installment of the Vampire Blood-series just blew my mind! The Emerald Lily was full of sweet romance between two strong and passionate characters, insane plot twists (that I would never have seen coming!) and breathtaking suspense and action scenes. A beautiful ending to a great series, alltough there are so many more characters - like Dmitri, Katya or Riker - that deserve their own story.
Mit The Emerald Lily gelingt Juliette Cross ein fantastischer Abschluss ihrer Vampire Blood-Reihe. Der vierte Band ist bereits auf den ersten Seiten sehr action- und spannungsreich und setzt als (lockere) Märchen-Adaption von Dornröschen an, als Prinzessin Mina von Mikhail, dem Captain der Bloodguard, aus einem tiefen Schlaf geweckt und gerettet wird. Die Anziehung zwischen den beiden Protagonisten ist von Anfang an vorhanden, doch Mikhail fühlt sich der Bloodguard und seinen persönlichen Rachemotiven verpflichtet. So ist es diesmal Mina, die um Mikhail zu kämpfen beginnt. Obwohl sie als Charakter in den vergangenen Bänden und auch zu Beginn von The Emerald Lily eher zaghaft und sensibel wirkt, offenbart Mina nun eine kämpferische und starke Seite an sich, die mich sehr überrascht hat und sie zu einer meiner Lieblingsfiguren der Reihe gemacht hat. Mikhail steht ihr in Sachen Stärke und Dominanz in nichts nach.
Der übergreifende Handlungsstrang der Revolution wird hier in einem fulminanten Showdown zu Ende gebracht, der mit einem – von mehreren – für mich absolut überraschenden und genialen Plot Twist aufwartet. Dabei werden endlich einmal alle vier Paare sowie die liebgewonnen Nebencharaktere zusammengeführt, sodass wir einige tolle Szenen mit den Pärchen der vorherigen Bände erleben können. Zudem werden einige wirklich interessante Nebencharaktere, v. a. aus den Reihen der Bloodguard, neu eingeführt, die wahnsinnig viel Potenzial für kommende Bände hätten – schade, dass es vorerst wohl keine weiteren geben wird.
Alles in allem hat dieser letzte Band noch einmal alles vereint, was die Reihe unterhaltsam macht: eine Märchen-Adaption, die nicht zu nahe am Original bleibt und dadurch originell ist, gemischt mit Romantic Fantasy in einer Welt, in der sich eine Revolution gegen die Vampir-Monarchie erhebt, welche vier Paare zusammenführt, die nicht nur ihre Liebe finden, sondern gemeinsam am Ende das Gute siegen lassen. Es lohnt sich, bei Band 1 The Black Lily anzufangen!
Mit The Emerald Lily gelingt Juliette Cross ein fantastischer Abschluss ihrer Vampire Blood-Reihe. Der vierte Band ist bereits auf den ersten Seiten sehr action- und spannungsreich und setzt als (lockere) Märchen-Adaption von Dornröschen an, als Prinzessin Mina von Mikhail, dem Captain der Bloodguard, aus einem tiefen Schlaf geweckt und gerettet wird. Die Anziehung zwischen den beiden Protagonisten ist von Anfang an vorhanden, doch Mikhail fühlt sich der Bloodguard und seinen persönlichen Rachemotiven verpflichtet. So ist es diesmal Mina, die um Mikhail zu kämpfen beginnt. Obwohl sie als Charakter in den vergangenen Bänden und auch zu Beginn von The Emerald Lily eher zaghaft und sensibel wirkt, offenbart Mina nun eine kämpferische und starke Seite an sich, die mich sehr überrascht hat und sie zu einer meiner Lieblingsfiguren der Reihe gemacht hat. Mikhail steht ihr in Sachen Stärke und Dominanz in nichts nach.
Der übergreifende Handlungsstrang der Revolution wird hier in einem fulminanten Showdown zu Ende gebracht, der mit einem – von mehreren – für mich absolut überraschenden und genialen Plot Twist aufwartet. Dabei werden endlich einmal alle vier Paare sowie die liebgewonnen Nebencharaktere zusammengeführt, sodass wir einige tolle Szenen mit den Pärchen der vorherigen Bände erleben können. Zudem werden einige wirklich interessante Nebencharaktere, v. a. aus den Reihen der Bloodguard, neu eingeführt, die wahnsinnig viel Potenzial für kommende Bände hätten – schade, dass es vorerst wohl keine weiteren geben wird.
Alles in allem hat dieser letzte Band noch einmal alles vereint, was die Reihe unterhaltsam macht: eine Märchen-Adaption, die nicht zu nahe am Original bleibt und dadurch originell ist, gemischt mit Romantic Fantasy in einer Welt, in der sich eine Revolution gegen die Vampir-Monarchie erhebt, welche vier Paare zusammenführt, die nicht nur ihre Liebe finden, sondern gemeinsam am Ende das Gute siegen lassen. Es lohnt sich, bei Band 1 The Black Lily anzufangen!
cely212's review against another edition
5.0
Why??
I was a bit late into reading this. This is a really great read. It has a lot of action and some steamy hot fanning parts mixed with a bit of anger and sadness. Then comes the happiness and victory at the end. Who doesn’t like a book with a little bit of everything?
I was a bit late into reading this. This is a really great read. It has a lot of action and some steamy hot fanning parts mixed with a bit of anger and sadness. Then comes the happiness and victory at the end. Who doesn’t like a book with a little bit of everything?
beckiebookworm1974's review
4.0
This was book four in the Vampire Blood series and really does need to be read in order.
I myself had only read book One and as such, I put off reading this one for a while. When I requested this I thought they were actually standalones and I definitely can vouch that you will get much more out of this if you read this series in order: there is also an underlying story interconnecting these books throughout though each tale does focus on a brand new couple.
This is the vampire take on Sleeping Beauty and involves Princess Mina and Mikhail.
Mikhail is the captain of the Bloodguard: he rescues the princess with a blood kiss awakening Mina from a bloodless sleep which she has been trapped and imprisoned in at her home of Briar Rose.
The bloodguard take a vow not to be entangled in family or relationships while serving and as such though Mikhail feels an instant attraction to Mina and she to him he resists all the way with the princess at least in the beginning making a lot of the moves here.
So this was told from dual Pov and was action-filled throughout.
I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would and though in places I did have to play catch up as I hadn't read book two and three I grasped enough here to follow along and make sense.
I enjoyed this much more than the first book if I had to compare the two and the grand finale here for me was also a very fitting and fulfilling ending indeed.
In conclusion, this was an intriguing and imaginative take on a fantasy fairy tale.
I voluntary reviewed a copy of The Emerald Lily (Vampire Blood, #4).
All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm
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bananatricky's review against another edition
4.0
I’ve admired the covers of books in this series but I’m kind of over the whole vampire as hero trope. Too much, too quickly I guess. But I was entranced by the cover and intrigued enough by the blurb to request this book.
Am I glad I did! This was a bodice-ripping, fang-dripping rollercoaster of a novel complete with princesses, evil witches, cute moppets, secret rebellions and shifters.
Loosely based on Sleeping Beauty (and maybe Snow White), the vampire Princess Mina is locked into a perpetual sleep caused by blood deprivation, punishment for refusing to sleep with the evil Queen Morgrid’s despicable son Dominik.
She is awakened by the blood kiss of Captain Mikhail Romanov, leader of the Black Lily, a group of noble vampires united against Morgrid’s reign of terror.
It’s fast-paced, there’s the obligatory “mine” and lots of fangs and I loved it. Although it is not the first book in the series it can easily be read as a stand-alone as I did.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Am I glad I did! This was a bodice-ripping, fang-dripping rollercoaster of a novel complete with princesses, evil witches, cute moppets, secret rebellions and shifters.
Loosely based on Sleeping Beauty (and maybe Snow White), the vampire Princess Mina is locked into a perpetual sleep caused by blood deprivation, punishment for refusing to sleep with the evil Queen Morgrid’s despicable son Dominik.
She is awakened by the blood kiss of Captain Mikhail Romanov, leader of the Black Lily, a group of noble vampires united against Morgrid’s reign of terror.
It’s fast-paced, there’s the obligatory “mine” and lots of fangs and I loved it. Although it is not the first book in the series it can easily be read as a stand-alone as I did.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.