REVIEW+GIVEAWAY: Blood's Voice by Áine P. Massie

Title: Blood's Voice (House Millar #1)
Auhor(s): Áine P. Massie

Publisher: Geas Publishing

Release Date: June 1, 2011

Format: PDF

Pages: 400

Source: Author

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Summary from GR:

Anya Millar had no memory of her life or an instruction manual on how to navigate the insane world of humans, biting, and reality. Instead, Anya has had to learn to navigate the world of love, life, and sanity while avoiding those that would see her dead or enslaved.

This is the ongoing journey of Anya and Nicholas, human loving vampires and the human they love, Declán. What makes it all more complicated is that they are abominations in their own world and Declán is a natural born vampire hunter called a Guardian.

Anya must come to terms with who she is and her missing past, Nicholas must win back the object of his eternal love while dealing with new cravings in his silent heart, and Declán must learn to destroy the very creatures that he has unequivocally given his heart and blood.

My Review:

This novel was promising. Oh, so promising. The premise was interesting and the blurb sounded awesome. I liked the fact that Anya was the main character and that she was a vampire who had lost her memories. I also liked parts of Nicholas and Declán's personalities. I completely fell in love with their strange relationship because it took the whole YA love-triangle thing to another level. I could also see that there was a definite vision in this story, something that, if executed properly, would have been a great novel.

Now, unfortunately, I couldn't concentrate on the story long enough to even appreciate it or critique it properly. I can't tell if there are any plot holes or cliches because I was too busy trying to edit and re-write. Like I said, this could have been a great story, but the writing is, well, quite poor. I guess I wouldn't have minded so much if this had been the ARC, but the copy I was sent was saved as the “final” copy. So, taking this into consideration, I can say that this was very poorly edited. There are many redundant sentences that could have been taken out. There are also some awkward grammar choices, and odd sentence structures.

All that wasn't what bothered me the most though. What I was really disappointed in was the dialogue. Most of the characters had the same voice. They spoke the same way, used the same words. There weren't even contractions. I would have brushed it off if only Anya, Nicholas, Star and other generation-old creatures spoke this way, but even the normal teenagers in high school spoke like this. Now, I don't know if it's just me, but I'm pretty sure most teenagers use slang and contractions like their lives depended on it. It often sounds too formal to do otherwise.

The writing is pretty much my biggest problem with this piece. However, I've interviewed Áine and her three core characters, and have found that her characters actually have distinct voices. They have their own quirks and traits that I wish would have gotten through better in this novel. Obviously, Áine had great ideas, she just needed to execute those ideas better.

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GIVEAWAY

Now, just because I particularly didn't enjoy it, doesn't mean that there aren't those who would. This novel has had amazing reviews on Goodreads and so you all may want to check it out. SOOOOOO, ONE lucky winner will be getting an eBook copy of Blood's Voice AND an eBook ARC of the second installation, Blood Bound. Thank you for the copies Áine~

Please read the terms and conditions!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Áine P Massie is originally from Florida, she now lives in Wisconsin where she works on her House Millar series full time while raising four children (the term herding cats comes to mind). Her major in College was Childhood Education (0-5) with a minor study in Deaf Culture/ASL. She is also a Wiccan priestess dedicated to the gods, family, and love.

A life-long reader, Áine has always had a particular fascination with vampires, mythology, and the unusual. When she can escape from her children and books, she enjoys .. oh yes, reading, playing, ritual, a good cappuccino, and working with her healing stones.

Her first published work came in high school where she was part of a writing and drama group. But, she’s been reading the likes of Shakespeare and Poe since late elementary school and enjoys most forms of fiction. Blood’s Voice has been a long time in coming and with its publication (June 2011) Áine embarked on a new chapter in her life.

Áine P Massie is currently working on her third novel, Glamour Blade.

For more information visit Áine P Massie at http://housemillar.host56.com or see contact details below.

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ABOUT THE BOOKS

Blood's Voice

By Áine P Massie

Publisher: Geas Publishing

Date Pubbed: June 1, 2011

Genre: Paranormal Romance / Fiction

eBook – $7.99

Paperback – $18.99

ISBN-13: 978-1463559274

ISBN-10: 1463559275

ASIN: B005405MYK

BN ID: 2940012757210

Summary:

Anya Millar had no memory of her life or an instruction manual on how to navigate the insane world of humans, biting, and reality. Instead, Anya has had to learn to navigate the world of love, life, and sanity while avoiding those that would see her dead or enslaved.

This is the ongoing journey of Anya and Nicholas, human loving vampires and the human they love, Declán. What makes it all more complicated is that they are abominations in their own world and Declán is a natural born vampire hunter called a Guardian.

Anya must come to terms with who she is and her missing past, Nicholas must win back the object of his eternal love while dealing with new cravings in his silent heart, and Declán must learn to destroy the very creatures that he has unequivocally given his heart and blood.

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Blood Bound

By Áine P Massie

Publisher:Geas Publishing

Date Pubbed: October 31, 2011
Genre: Paranormal Romance / Fiction
eBook – $6.99
Paperback – $17.99
ISBN-13: 978-1463593025
ISBN-10: 1463593023

Summary:

How many ways can a hearts true love be shared? After poisoning, near death attacks, consummated passions, and possible insanity visit Anya, Nicholas, and Declán they embark on their future. Or at least they try to. Jealousy can be a pain, in more ways than one.

Can Anya protect her lovers, find peace within herself, and lead the House Millar? With her loves and guards, Nicholas and Declán, she sets out to do just that. If only life, eternal life, were that easy.

Come take a walk with our loving family and witness the strange turns and twists as life, love, and passions collide with greed, politics, and evil.

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