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Blood Lust by Zoe Winters, Kitty Thomas
4.0
Actual rating is 3.5 out of 5 stars.
I’ll freely admit that I love me some supernatural stories. I like other genres, but the supernatural has and will always hold a special place with me. I stumbled across the Preternaturals series a few years ago and then didn’t read it right away.
Blood Lust was interesting right off the bat because it’s really 3 novellas showing very different perspectives of the same overall world. It’s actually in a straight timeline of events too, which was intriguing (a lot of things I’ve read lately jump around). So I’ve decided to separate my review by each novella, since you can buy them separately or as a whole (the whole is called Blood Lust).
Kept – 3.5 out of 5: I enjoyed Kept, but it left me with expectations for more. Dayne and Greta have great chemistry and there’s plenty of action (ha, that works both ways), but it still felt like something was missing. I think the condensed time period had a lot to do with that. It was too close to insta-love for me to really fall in love with the story. I did think it was very interesting that the shapeshifters do keep animal qualities (like going through a heat cycle). I’ve never read a supernatural book that pulled in elements like that.
Claimed – 2 out of 5: I didn’t really care for Claimed. It’s hard to truly enjoy a story when you really don’t like one of the main characters. That’s actually being nice. I didn’t like Anthony, at all. I think this particular perception of a vampire is more realistic than Twilight, but I still didn’t like him. Charlee was less than thrilling. She felt like a weak character at best. They did have chemistry because Zoe Winters can write chemistry like there’s no tomorrow, but I just wasn’t impressed with their story.
Mated – 4.5 out of 5: Holy crap, Mated was definitely my favorite. Cole and Jane were amazing! We meet Jane in Claimed, but I didn’t really have feelings about her character one way or the other. She seemed tougher than Charlee, but that wasn’t exactly difficult. Jane and Cole had electric chemistry, but they also had such sweet moments together that I rooted for them right from the beginning. Their story felt the most complete for me. They had the chemistry and the believable love story, but there was also action to get your heart pumping.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading Blood Lust. It was a very solid start to the series. I’ll be honest with you guys, I’ve already read books 2-4, so be on the look out for those reviews soonish. I know I have the warning at the top, but there is a lot of sex in this series so if that’s not your thing, you’ve been warned. If you’re looking for an adult supernatural romance, I would recommend you take a chance on Blood Lust.
For more reviews, check out Reviews In A Pinch today!
I’ll freely admit that I love me some supernatural stories. I like other genres, but the supernatural has and will always hold a special place with me. I stumbled across the Preternaturals series a few years ago and then didn’t read it right away.
Blood Lust was interesting right off the bat because it’s really 3 novellas showing very different perspectives of the same overall world. It’s actually in a straight timeline of events too, which was intriguing (a lot of things I’ve read lately jump around). So I’ve decided to separate my review by each novella, since you can buy them separately or as a whole (the whole is called Blood Lust).
Kept – 3.5 out of 5: I enjoyed Kept, but it left me with expectations for more. Dayne and Greta have great chemistry and there’s plenty of action (ha, that works both ways), but it still felt like something was missing. I think the condensed time period had a lot to do with that. It was too close to insta-love for me to really fall in love with the story. I did think it was very interesting that the shapeshifters do keep animal qualities (like going through a heat cycle). I’ve never read a supernatural book that pulled in elements like that.
Claimed – 2 out of 5: I didn’t really care for Claimed. It’s hard to truly enjoy a story when you really don’t like one of the main characters. That’s actually being nice. I didn’t like Anthony, at all. I think this particular perception of a vampire is more realistic than Twilight, but I still didn’t like him. Charlee was less than thrilling. She felt like a weak character at best. They did have chemistry because Zoe Winters can write chemistry like there’s no tomorrow, but I just wasn’t impressed with their story.
Mated – 4.5 out of 5: Holy crap, Mated was definitely my favorite. Cole and Jane were amazing! We meet Jane in Claimed, but I didn’t really have feelings about her character one way or the other. She seemed tougher than Charlee, but that wasn’t exactly difficult. Jane and Cole had electric chemistry, but they also had such sweet moments together that I rooted for them right from the beginning. Their story felt the most complete for me. They had the chemistry and the believable love story, but there was also action to get your heart pumping.
Overall, I really enjoyed reading Blood Lust. It was a very solid start to the series. I’ll be honest with you guys, I’ve already read books 2-4, so be on the look out for those reviews soonish. I know I have the warning at the top, but there is a lot of sex in this series so if that’s not your thing, you’ve been warned. If you’re looking for an adult supernatural romance, I would recommend you take a chance on Blood Lust.
For more reviews, check out Reviews In A Pinch today!