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Today on my blog I have the Blood Ties tour. On my stop there is an excerpt, and my review.
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College senior Grace is half witch, half mortal, and one of
the most powerful supernatural beings in existence. Problem is she doesn’t know
any of this yet.
But she’s about to find out—and fast. Her powers are awakening, and Grace is in
danger as her transformation reignites an ages-old war between her clan and an
evil rival witch faction that will stop at nothing to see Grace dead so their
leader, the vicious, ruthless Catherine, can harness Grace’s incredible powers
for her own dark purposes.
It’s up to Grace’s immortal Aunt Evelyn and her best friend Julie—a shape
shifter from a long line of Native American mystics—to defend her. She also has
James on her side, a witch from the Bolingbroke clan that has vowed since
Grace’s birth to keep her safe. From the moment they meet, the two share a
fierce supernatural attraction—a white-hot heat that neither can resist. Will
their undying love protect her or put her in greater danger? Only time will
tell, and time for Grace is running out.
Excerpt:
In her peripheral vision, Samantha
thought she saw something in the distance, coming up fast. She broke into a
jog, the plasticky tapping of her cheap work shoes filling the air as they hit
the cobblestones. She looked back and saw a tall shadow of a murky figure
gliding toward her on the buildings’ brick walls. The shadow seemed to be
alive, not naturally conforming to the bends and corners of the buildings.
Samantha took off into a full sprint toward the gate, calling out to whoever
would hear her. But no one heard her pleas, and the gate was still far, far
away. It seemed like the figure was right upon her, and Samantha knew she had
to take a life-or-death stand. She turned and swung wildly with her junky
purse, but no one was there. She found no relief in that, and immediately
started running again, digging through her purse simultaneously. She found her
phone and tried to dial 911 as she ran, but her bouncing steps and trembling
hand kept making her misdial.
Samantha hurled herself to the gate. She made a judgment call to hide in the
guard shack. It hadn't been used in decades and was more ornamental than
functional. Time and weather had worn down its lock, making it easy for
Samantha to enter. She dropped down, afraid even to breathe for the noise it
might make. She huddled deep in a corner, keeping the door closed with her
foot.
The doorknob rattled. Samantha covered her mouth to keep from screaming. Then
suddenly a loud thud shook the door. It was followed by a series of scratches
and pounding overlaid by Samantha’s manic screams. Then, all at once,
everything was silent outside the guard-shack door.
Samantha quieted down. Her eyes, mascara dripping and running from them, stayed
on the door. Not seeing anything, she slowly leaned forward. The glass window
behind her crashed in, and the figure’s hand grabbed the back of her shirt,
then the nape of her neck. It yanked her back, slamming her against a small,
metal shelf populated with safety manuals from the 1970s. They fell on Samantha
like blocks of colored snow.
She threw them off and escaped the shack, running as fast as she could toward
her dorm, which was on the other side of campus. Breathless, she came upon the
student counseling services building. She could vaguely see Bao through the
window. He was on the first floor, and his back was turned to her.
Samantha was about to scream bloody murder when the figure’s massive arm
clothes lined her neck, collapsing her trachea. She was laid out on her back,
but could still see Boa as he turned in her direction. He looked like he was
already scared of something. Samantha kicked at the air, but kept missing the
figure that loomed over her.
At the window, Bao just missed the figure dragging Samantha into the darkness.
By then she was suffocating from her collapsed trachea, but death was too slow
in coming.
Even though the figure had been instructed not to feed, it was just too hungry.
It took near-erotic pleasure in snapping Samantha’s bones in its mammoth
hands—first pulverizing her legs, then her arms, and finishing with her back.
Before the merciful unconsciousness of death arrived, Samantha’s bleary eyes
saw the killer’s canines growing longer as its face came down upon her.
And that face belonged to Grace....
Review:
This is different than most witch books I have read but with
that said I did enjoy this book and hope there is more to come.
Grace thinks she is just an ordinary college student. But
all that changes in the blink of an eye for her and she finds out she is a half
witch mortal and she needs to quickly learn everything she can about her new
life before an evil witch comes to destroy her. But with the help of her Aunt
Evelyn, best friend Julie, and some new friends she sets out training. But will
Grace be strong enough to fight Catherine who wants nothing more than Grace’s
power so she can rule the world. With the help of her coven and the love of
James who pledged to keep her safe since childbirth Grace will have to learn to
trust herself and her powers if she wants to live.
I really liked Grace. She is so relatable and even though
she is thrust into a world she knew nothing about she adapts quickly and starts
to have more confidence in herself. James is a great guy a little hot tempered
but it’s understandable with the decisions he has to make. I defiantly would
not want to be in his shoes. Julie is just awesome. I loved her from the minute
she came into the story.
I really enjoyed this book. It has quite a bit of action and
the witches in this story are so different than any others I have ever read
about. They have some unique powers that defiantly make them stand out. Gina’s
writing sucks you in and makes you care about these characters and has you
rooting for Grace the whole book. My only complaint and it’s not even that big
is I wanted more of Grace and James. If your looking for something a little
darker and puts a new twist on witches then Blood Ties is for you. 4/5 Bloody
Fangs
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Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I would also like to Thank Gina for letting me review her book and Thank Lady Amber's Tours for letting me participate in this tour.
~Sabrina
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