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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN num: 9780312948306
ISBN number: 0312948301
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: August 26, 2008
Publishing house: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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In the shadows of Nocturne City, witches lurk and demons prowl, and homicide detective Luna Wilder must keep the peace—while living life as a werewolf. Now bodies are turning up all over town, the brutal murders linked by a cryptic message: We see with empty eyes…
To make matters worse for Luna, she can’t get wolfishly handsome Dmitri Sandovsky out of her mind. The last time he helped her with a case, Dmitri suffered a demon bite that infected him with a mysterious illness…and now his pack elders have forbidden him from associating with Luna. But she’ll need his help when high-level witches start turning up slaughtered. Because a war is brewing between rival clans of blood witches and caster witches—a magical gang war with the power to burn Nocturne City to the ground.
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I am not so sure about this series... the story is evolving and in some ways it's good... In others I would like the heroine... more... gutsy... when you meet the guy that left you to go back home you don't fall on all fours to get him to stay... you ask questions and when you see that it's not going anywhere you just go... let him try to come to you... Luna lost points with me in that one....
Over all... if you liked the 1st book try it...
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This book is fantastic and brillantly written. I would have savored ever page if I hadn't been whipping through them so fast. I can't wait to read the subsequent book, Second Skin. In the meantime, I'll be recommending it to everyone I know! This book is soooooo good!
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I have no doubt that Caitlin Kittridge is a talented writer and expect great things from her future books. For me, though, there are a few issues that prevent me from giving Pure Blood a higher rating.
First, after the very first book (Night Life,) I didn't realize that Luna was so emotionally involved with Dmitri. She'd only known him a few days and they hadn't spent that much time together. So I was surprised by how strong her feelings were for him at the beginning of the second book. The relationship just didn't seem to have been developed to that degree, yet. Still, okay, I can get past this, but, given that Luna was supposedly so attached to Dmitri and that she has suffered from not having a pack, it seems just a bit odd that she didn't allow Dmitri to bite her and make her a member of his.
Second, I never quite understood how Luna was "forcing" her cousin, Sunny, to stay with her. It seemed throughout the very first book, until the very end at least, that their decision to be roommates had been mutual. But, now at the beginning of the second book her cousin has been "freed" from her obligation and has happily moved back in with their Grandmother. Huh?
Third, I found it distracting when, at the beginning of Pure Blood, Luna, an experienced homicide detective, doesn't know that petechial hemorrhage is an indication of strangulation or asphyxia. Anyone who's ever watched CSI, read a mystery, etc. knows this and I certainly would have expected a homicide detective to have this knowledge. Minor, I guess, but it still interrupted the fantasy.
Finally, and this is certainly nothing to do with the author and I did not factor it into my rating, the Kindle version is almost impossible to read in many places. Even when all the words do appear the font is difficult to look at for any length of time.
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This book is set in an America where werewolves, witches and the like openly exist, but are not always well tolerated by humans.
After the injuries werewolf police detective Luna Wilder incurred in the very first of the series, 'Night Life', when battling the blood witches who tried to summon a demon, she is just back on the force when a war between two powerful witch families starts. Her partner - who is from one of the witch families involved - and her new boss - who is prejudiced against her for being a werewolf - are less than happy with the fact that she wants to go against these people, so things are pretty difficult when it comes to her job. And the werewolf she loves, Dmitri, is being forced by his pack leaders to stay away from Luna - and she from him. And they have no problem whatsoever with killing her if she doesn't comply. Luna, however, not only loves Dmitri, but is also in desperate need of his help if she is to survive the witch feud...
Like 'Night Life' this is a dark urban fantasy with interesting characters and a suspenseful and entertaining plot. I felt that the book was even better than the very first in the series, almost perfect. My only complaint is that Luna in many ways doesn't learn from her mistakes and does things that are simply not convincing from a policewoman, even if she's an outsider. A glaring example would be when she takes the only existing piece of evidence against one of the witches and takes it directly to him, knowing he is much more powerful than her. He promptly destroys it and she almost dies. Too stupid to live, anyone? Apart from that it's a great book and I look forward to reading more books about Luna and Dmitri.
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The book picks up a few months where Night Life left off. Luna has a few life-surprises fall on her. She is paired up with a partner who would be equated to her polar opposite. Slowly they both start realizing how much they have in common (mainly a crappy childhood). Luna is also surprised and a little relieved to understand why magic affects her the way it does. And that she does have some magical abilities. Fate also has a cruel joke/surprise waiting for Luna when she runs into the one person who is her worst nightmare, literally. Unfortunately, Dmitri also has an awful surprise for Luna but I won't give too much away. Needless to say if you are a Luna and Dmitri fan than you will love the ending of the book. I can honestly say that I didn't want to put this book down and was sorry when it was over. It was so good I wanted it to keep going. This book has no useless page fillers and excessive self-berating. Instead is packed with wild action, witch craft, blood-witches, caster-witches, demons, weres sex and tons of sexual tension.
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