Blood Debt by Nancy Straight
Published: July 15th 2012
Source: Received copy from Author
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I'm often hesitant to pick up books by self published authors, having had some bad experience with great stories being ruined due to bad editing and research. But I know Nancy is good friends with one of my favourite indie authors, Shannon Dermott, so when I seen it on R2R, I grabbed a copy.
This is my first time reading one of Nancy's books and, I'm impressed. The editing was exemplary, the characters were well defined, it was well paced and imaginative. I look forward to reading more books from Nancy.
Camille has never met her dad because her mom would never tell her who he was, until she was on her death bed. When Camille calls him, she is surprised to be welcomed into his family completely by his wife and five sons. She thinks she has landed in a dream world until she learns that her life is in danger.
She is a centaur, and has been kept hidden by magic for the last twenty two years, but the magic died with her mother, so she is now on the radar of her enemies. Her mother never told her about her heritage so she has to try to learn the centaur way of life and how to use the magic she has been gifted with. She owes a blood debt to the man her mother refused to marry by running away and she is wanted by the lost herd.
This was refreshingly different. Centaurs are something completely new to me, and I loved the world that Nancy built around them. Camille is a very likable character and there's a great bunch of secondary characters which really add to this story.
This has something for the romantics too, though I don't think Camille's choice would have been mine. There's no love triangle or insta love.
The next installment is this book is based in Dublin, Ireland, so I couldn't not pick it up. There are some loose ends in this book too that I'm really looking forward to tying up.
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Suzanne, I'm excited that you took a chance on Blood Debt and thrilled that you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing your review on your blog!
Great Review! I'm placing Blood Debt on my to be read list. I'm a new follower. http://myparanormalbookreview.blogspot.com/
I'm always a little hesitant about picking up books by self-published authors too, but this book sounds like you had a lot of fun and I'm glad! Great review Suzanne! :)
No love triangle or insta-love is an immediate win in my books. I will have to give this a shot! I know I can be a little hesitant to pick up self-published books too but centaurs are a very refreshing topic to read about. lovely review!
I'm sometimes reluctant to pick up self-published books which only makes discovering a hidden gem all the more special. My entire knowledge on centaurs comes from Harry Potter, lol, so you could say I'm not really an expert.
Lovely review as always, Suzanne. I am intrigued.
I think this is the first story I've ever seen that's centered around a centaur. Very original. It sounds intriguing. What a shock that would be to find out that you are from that type of line. Yay for you finding a local self-published author that you like! Wonderful review Suzanne. :)
I love this cover! ^.^ Awesome review Suzanne, I have this one on my tbr and I'm really looking forward to it. I dont' believe I've ever read a YA Centaur book, so it'll be a new experience. I'm glad that though she's self published, the author did a great job editing ^_^ And so glad you enjoyed it too !
Suzanne, I'm hesitant to read self-published books too because they're often filled with spelling and grammar mistakes so it's good to see great editing and well-developed characters. We don't have many centaur novels in YA so at least you'll know the story will be refreshing.
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