Blood will Tell
Author: Samantha Young
Series: Warriors of Ankh
Pages: 273
Publisher: CreateSpace
Synopsis (Goodreads) What
would you do if you were born to be a predator? Would you fight your natural
instincts or give in to your nature?
Eden is a soul eater closing in on her awakening. Her family has convinced her that soon she will have to take a life in order to save her own. It’s a decision Eden doesn’t want to deal with even as her hunger for souls grows stronger every day.
To complicate her impossible position, new guy in school Noah Valois’ determination to befriend her puts Eden in touch with a humanity she’s never known. Addicted to his company, his friendship and affection, she becomes more and more terrified that giving into her hunger will mean losing him forever…
… But when she discovers that Noah is not what he seems, his betrayal forces her to face two choices. One will offer her revenge and the destruction of a boy she loved. The other may offer her a life of eternal redemption…
Eden is a soul eater closing in on her awakening. Her family has convinced her that soon she will have to take a life in order to save her own. It’s a decision Eden doesn’t want to deal with even as her hunger for souls grows stronger every day.
To complicate her impossible position, new guy in school Noah Valois’ determination to befriend her puts Eden in touch with a humanity she’s never known. Addicted to his company, his friendship and affection, she becomes more and more terrified that giving into her hunger will mean losing him forever…
… But when she discovers that Noah is not what he seems, his betrayal forces her to face two choices. One will offer her revenge and the destruction of a boy she loved. The other may offer her a life of eternal redemption…
Review: 4 out of 5 stars
I have been in a reading slump for a little
while so I have decided to read a few series that have been on my tbr pile for
some time but I have continually put-off to read review titles and it has been
the best thing for me.
I have previously read a YA series by
Samantha Young and really enjoyed it so when I stumbled across her Warriors of
Ankh series on Amazon, I instantly downloaded it and then devoured it!
Book 1 is Blood will Tell and follows seventeen year-old Eden
Winslow, a soul-eater or Blessed who is coming closer to her awakening where
the hunger will become too much and she will need to feed and give in to
her dark impulses but she is different to the other members of her family, she
is repulsed by what they do and how far they take things – she was torn by
accepting her heritage or holding on to her humanity. Eden was such a great
character, snarky but compassionate, I felt sorry for the way she had to live;
her only saviour in her household seeming to be her older brother Stellan.
Eden’s only friend at school is
newcomer Noah Valois, you can tell from the onset there is something going on
with Noah and it was revealed early on in the book thank goodness – he has been
tasked with keeping watch over Eden and reporting back on changes, he is from a
group born to hunt soul-eaters called the Ankh – Immortal warriors so it was
great to see their interactions and watch their friendship develop despite the
initial mistrust.
We meet some interesting side
characters, Stellan was sweet but I couldn’t quite gather whether or not he
could be trusted or not; Teagan was a complete creep! I felt some of the side
characters were lacking in development but as it is the first book in the
series, I wasn’t completely bothered by this. It helped that they were all
interesting and made me want to know them more.
Samantha Young’s writing is
wonderfully engaging, the Egyptian mythology was done extremely well and was
unique; she has created a world that is dark and brutal – there were quite a
few graphic scenes. The plot was action-packed; there was never a dull moment,
I am really eager to see how she further develops this intriguing world.
Overall, Blood will Tell has
betrayal, redemption, interesting mythology and a cast of fascinating
characters; it’s a book that grabs your attention from the first page and holds
it; I have already downloaded book 2 in the series and can’t wait to read it.
About the author: Samantha
Young is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
from Stirlingshire, Scotland. She's been nominated for the Goodreads Choice
Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for her international bestseller ON
DUBLIN STREET and Best Romance 2014 for BEFORE JAMAICA LANE. ON DUBLIN STREET
is Samantha's first adult contemporary romance series and has sold in
twenty-eight countries.
Visit www.authorsamanthayoung.com for more information.
