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Monday, October 31, 2011

Book Review: The Slayer Chronicles, First Kill by Heather Brewer


Released on: September 20th, 2011
Source: ARC from the publisher to review
4 stars: I Really Enjoyed It
Purchase from: Amazon | Barnes & Noble

You've heard Vlad's side of the story . . . now, it’s Joss’s turn.

With over a million copies already in print, The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod is still sinking its fangs into new readers every day. Now, bestselling author Heather Brewer brings us the other side of the story, from the perspective of Vlad’s former friend turned mortal enemy: vampire slayer Joss Macmillan. In five books that can be read alongside Vlad Tod or entirely on their own, Joss discovers his powers as the youngest, strongest slayer in history. And just in time, too: with all the vampires running rampant, he’s going to need all the help he can get. This action-packed series will quench the thirst of even the hungriest veteran minions -quoted from Goodreads

There's two sides to every story and Heather Brewer does a fabulous job at giving us our first dose of Joss Macmillan's story. Fans of Vladimir Tod will remember Joss as the one time friend, and now enemy of Vlad's. In First Kill, Heather gives us a completely different side of Joss, and it wasn't hard for me to not only like Joss, but sympathize with him and all he endures in this story.

Joss is a very strong willed, determined kid who is set on making right something horrible that happens to his family. What he quickly learns is that the odds are stacked against him and he has a lot to prove in order to become the youngest vampire slayer, something that seems nearly impossible. What I admired about Joss was inability to just give up and walk away, something he was given the chance to do a few times through out his ordeal. Some of the stuff he had to endure is brutal, but it's something that started to shape the character he becomes. Having seen this, and the reasoning behind why he went through all this, made it easier for me to like and sympathize with him as a character. I should say I was more understanding of why he does the things he does.

I thought Heather did a great job at setting up the series and the rest of Joss's story with First Kill. The setting made the story that much more exciting, as much of it is set out in the woods where Joss's Uncle lives. I liked meeting the other slayers who lived there and seeing their different personalities. Heather ends the series with a great little twist. I knew something was up, but I didn't except this one character to be the one that betrays the group. First Kill is a fast paced, quick, exciting read. There's plenty of action, heart break, suspense and even a betrayal that will keep Vlad fans hooked with this exciting companion series. If you're a Vlad fan, I highly recommend picking this book up!

Clockwork Angel Read Along Day 20: Chapter 19 BOADICEA


It's day 20 of our Clockwork Angel Read Along! Please be sure to visit our link here for our schedule, guidelines and to fill out the form to be entered to win some fabulous prizes. Feel free to answer any number of the questions asked. You don't need to answer all of them if you don't wish to.

Today we're discussing chapter 19. Things really start to unravel in this chapter. There's casualties from the attack, Tessa learns who her father is (well sort of), we learn that Mortmain went to great lengths to create Tessa and we see just how strong of a character Tessa really is.

* Mortmain is a sick, deranged man and now everything about him and his whole plan makes sense. He's plotted from the get go to get Tessa, but Tessa has a surprise of her own. Did Tessa's character surprise you at all with what she does to save everyone? When I first read CA, I thought she had truly made the ultimate sacrifice. She definitely out smarted Mortmain.

* Do you think the being that Mortmain wanted her to change into was her father? Everyone keeps telling her she's a warlock, but there's something she is that no one is telling her. What do you think that is?

* What do you think of Will's reaction towards Tessa at the end of this chapter? Where do you think that will leave them?

Mundane Monday #108

Happy Mundane Monday! Hopefully a sweet Jace moment will make your Monday mornings much more pleasant ;)


Clary show him an irritated look. "Thanks, but I'm not really a thigh sheath kid of girl," She slid the dagger into the outside pocket on her backpack.

She looked up from closing it to find Jace watching her through hooded eyes. "And one last thing," he said. He reached over and pulled the sparkling pins out of her hair, so that it fell in warm and heavy curls down her neck. The sensation of hair tickling her bare skin was unfamiliar and oddly pleasant.

"Much better," he said, and she thought this time that maybe his voice was slightly uneven too.

- City of Bones, page 214, image found here

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