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Thrall (Blood Trails Book 8)

Thrall (Blood Trails Book 8)

byJennifer Blackstream
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Langston Family
5.0 out of 5 starsAmazing Installment of the Blood Trails series
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2020
Without getting too spoiler-y, this book shifts many of Shade's relationships into new and interesting dimensions. Huzzah for positive and well-crafted LGBTQ representation, as well as ethnic diversity that's rooted in history and well-researched cultural and political footings (no tokenism, here, readers!). Blackstream deftly juggles her ever-increasing cast of characters with grace; never once do you think a character's presence is missing or extraneous.

I just love Shade. I love how practical and competent she is. I love that she came into the series, book 1, a fully-realized person with skills and abilities that she was confident in. Her growth through the past eight books doesn't rely on tearing her down and rebuilding her; it consists of, basically, cross-training her in skills she hadn't yet accomplished. I also like how normal she is. She's not a disaster or a doormat, but a complete and (other than, ya know, narrative conflict) generally happy person. Her flaws are believable and internally surmountable - she doesn't need to be "fixed" because nothing is broken (got that, Flint?). The mistakes she makes, and the responsibility she feels for them are normal, and perfectly align with both her character and the choices available to her within the storyline. There is no screaming at the page while a perfectly cromulent option whizzes by the MC's neuroses undetected (or, worse, rejected).

Peasblossom is a delight, as always. A couple new dimensions to her character were added to this installment. Scath gets some one-on-one time with Shade. Liam and Shade's relationship is relatively stable after their last case together, so it's nice to have moments of calm between them.

I also have to say, as much as I love Liam (and I ship Shade and Liam), I absolutely love Asher. Part comic relief (omg, one scene in this book, you guys...), part forbidden fruit; while I love sensible MCs and healthy love interests, I'm totally down with twisted side characters (especially when their motivations are reasonable for their characterization).

Arianne's character is so much more complex than I had expected from her short cameos previously. And, excellent planning by Ms. Blackstream, every one of her quirks and idiosyncrasies make total sense. While I don't looooooove her character (like, wanna be besties with her, like I do with Shade), she's a great addition to the cast.
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kk
2.0 out of 5 starsWow, politics even in my books
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2020
So I was a fan of these books but every book becomes more and more social justice warrior. Calling a woman miss ms or Mrs is a sign of respect and not meant to be anything but that. Of course there was a ton of other stuff in here and honestly I read books to get away I don't want to read about the crap that's going on in the world inside a book that's supposed to be fiction. I'm just done..
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Langston Family
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Installment of the Blood Trails series
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2020
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Without getting too spoiler-y, this book shifts many of Shade's relationships into new and interesting dimensions. Huzzah for positive and well-crafted LGBTQ representation, as well as ethnic diversity that's rooted in history and well-researched cultural and political footings (no tokenism, here, readers!). Blackstream deftly juggles her ever-increasing cast of characters with grace; never once do you think a character's presence is missing or extraneous.

I just love Shade. I love how practical and competent she is. I love that she came into the series, book 1, a fully-realized person with skills and abilities that she was confident in. Her growth through the past eight books doesn't rely on tearing her down and rebuilding her; it consists of, basically, cross-training her in skills she hadn't yet accomplished. I also like how normal she is. She's not a disaster or a doormat, but a complete and (other than, ya know, narrative conflict) generally happy person. Her flaws are believable and internally surmountable - she doesn't need to be "fixed" because nothing is broken (got that, Flint?). The mistakes she makes, and the responsibility she feels for them are normal, and perfectly align with both her character and the choices available to her within the storyline. There is no screaming at the page while a perfectly cromulent option whizzes by the MC's neuroses undetected (or, worse, rejected).

Peasblossom is a delight, as always. A couple new dimensions to her character were added to this installment. Scath gets some one-on-one time with Shade. Liam and Shade's relationship is relatively stable after their last case together, so it's nice to have moments of calm between them.

I also have to say, as much as I love Liam (and I ship Shade and Liam), I absolutely love Asher. Part comic relief (omg, one scene in this book, you guys...), part forbidden fruit; while I love sensible MCs and healthy love interests, I'm totally down with twisted side characters (especially when their motivations are reasonable for their characterization).

Arianne's character is so much more complex than I had expected from her short cameos previously. And, excellent planning by Ms. Blackstream, every one of her quirks and idiosyncrasies make total sense. While I don't looooooove her character (like, wanna be besties with her, like I do with Shade), she's a great addition to the cast.
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Maghon Thomas
5.0 out of 5 stars Yesssssssss!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2020
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FINALLY!!! Ok, so on a serious note, this is probably my favorite book series. Possibly ever. That says a lot because I have a lot of love for books and the urban fantasy/paranormal genre. But seriously, this series has gripped in a way that I literally NEED the next book... now I won’t do spoilers because I hate when that happens, but i will give hints lol. When one thing that I’ve been waiting for finally happened I literally yelled with a fist punch to the air. If you’ve read the series this far, you know everyone has been waiting for it. And that ending, oh that ending has given me physical feelings. But, enough of that.

Shade found herself in a tight spot with this particular case. And her little injury at the beginning has made things even more complicated than even she realized to continue to work against something that you can’t see. Shade has grown so much since the beginning, and yes it’s been a wonderful evolution. And that other shoe that you always know will drop- yeah it just got flung through a window, crossed a street, and hit someone smack in the face. It dropped big time.

To readers interested in this series that hasn’t started- do yourself a favor and start ASAP. To everyone like me who loves this series- are you guys as pumped up as I am?! Because WOOOOOOO!!!! And to the author- thank you! Thank you for writing something that gives me this much enthusiasm and love for reading! I’d tell you to hurry up and gimme the next booo right now- but don’t. You’re damn good at what you do and you can’t rush awesome! Please don’t stop writing!! All I can say is YESSSSS!!!! This book gets high fives and lots of stars and a serious awesome from me!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is another fantastic story in the Blood Trails series of books.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 7, 2020
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I couldn't wait to continue on with the Blood Trails books. Jennifer Blackstream is one of my favorite Paranormal/Urban Fantasy writers and this series keeps me on my toes, big time! The world of Shade Renard is basically non-stop action. There are tons of characters to try to keep straight and Jennifer does a good job of dropping clues here and there on certain characters as they pop up but I really enjoy seeing some of the people from some of her other series' make a special appearance here and there.

This book took place over a fairly short time frame as lots of the Blood Trails books do but I really enjoy it when Liam makes an appearance and he is a big part of this book. If I had the time to devote to it (but alas, I have a ton of other books on my "to be read" list) I would go back to the beginning and re-read every one of Jennifer's books and enjoy them as much or more than I did the first time.

Upon reading other reviews I saw that some people complained about too much social justice involved in this story but that's not the first thing that I got out of the book, though it probably was more notable in this book than other ones. I think that it had a lot to do with the nature of the problem at the basis of this story than some of the other things that Shade is confronted with.

If you haven't read any of Jennifer Blackstream's stories I would urge you to get started. Her background in witches and otherworldly creatures and their place in our culture and stories is just amazing.
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M. I. Burrell
5.0 out of 5 stars good addition to an interesting series
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 17, 2020
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contrary to the negatives review and political rants of some posters I found this book entertaining. It's a mystery and some of the side characters are immigrants which is what I guess set some people off? oh and one character asks to be called Ms instead of Mrs! but it might just be that there is a same sex couple in the story and that brought the negativity of some reviewers? Good twists and plotting. I love seeing the relationships of Scath, Liam and Shade growing.
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Sheila Johnston
5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic piece of the puzzle
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 26, 2021
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Shade & friends are challenged once again to find the big bad in this installment of the Blood Trials series. A surprising unfriendly comes to Shade for help putting her in the crosshairs of several unsavory beings. Some revelations come as Shades connections multiply . Some welcome, some disturbing, some terrifying in their mysterious intentions. I highly recommend immersing yourself in this fantastic world filled with intriguing mythos & mythical beings from fable,legend & nightmare. So cool.
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Lily
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed the story
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 29, 2020
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I really enjoyed the story, although at times the politics was a bit too much since is too similar of the political climate in real life. I just pushed past it and kept reading. Loved the story and that tidbit at the end I was not expecting. Can't wait to see where Shade's story goes next.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another good one
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 2, 2020
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It's always a good indication of how well written a book is if I'm thinking of it after I stop reading. If I read the first page of the next book in a series and I'm excited to spend time with the characters again. Jennifer Blackstream delivers on both counts. The books have adventure, danger, drama, humor and some romance...but not too much. Solid plot, good pacing and leaves one intrigued about the next book. Totally binge worthy!
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tula
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't wait for the next book
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 7, 2022
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Love the ending, great twists and turns
Good character development
I am a little tried of the Andy character and how quickly she forgave him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Spellbinding.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 12, 2020
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Very seldom do I read a series, and never every book.
I'm breathlessxwaiting for the next one.
I loved the way the books were written with Witt and humor.
The characters are also fascinating.
While each book is a complete story by itself; when you read them all you learn more and more about the characters.
Well done.
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Beautiful Joy
5.0 out of 5 stars Can’t wait for the next book!
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 2, 2021
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I have enjoyed all of the books in this series. The characters are interesting and entertaining. The mysteries provide interesting backdrops to answer my questions about how this world works and who these characters really are. I keep coming back for more!
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