Review: Blood Flame - Caris Roane
Witches and Vampires and Werewolves, oh
my!
Paranormals abound in this first book
in Caris Roane's The Flame series. In this different and unique take
on paranormals, a paranormal being is made chemically. By that I mean
there is a drug involved. Laced Blood Flame turn seemingly normal
people into witches, vampires or werewolves. I have to admit that I
found the concept of a paranormal species being created due to a drug
interaction intriguing. That these beings voluntarily closeted
themselves off from non-changed friends and loved ones was even
more-so.
Our main characters Connor and Iris
police this sector. Connor is Border Patrol and has, in my opinion,
an unhealthy obsession for the very powerful witch, Iris. Unhealthy
because vampires and witches are mortal enemies. You see, a witch can
kill a vampire with a touch of her finger. This however does nothing
to deter Connor, who finds himself watching over her as only a creepy
Peeping Tom would. When these two unlikely allies are brought
together by a double homicide anything is bound to happen.
I like to end in a positive note, so
let's start with what I didn't love about this book, and let me tell
you, there aren't all that many. This was honestly a great book in my
opinion. While I get the concept of unlikely allies who normally
would hate each other being attracted to each other after being
forced in to desperate situations, I would have liked to see more
chemistry between them. More sparks other than when they were
engaging in sex. The sex scenes were indeed hot and steamy, but
otherwise they seemed more like good friends with benefits. This is a
standalone novel, however I felt as if I had begun the story several
chapters in. Something was missing for me at the very beginning.
I am a lover of all books where the
heroine is portrayed as a strong individual that can stand on her own
two feet. That being said, the best part of this book was watching
Iris come in to her own. She embraces her powers and gets closer to
her full potential and although Connor is otherwise unexceptional, he
was there all along encouraging her to push herself past her comfort
level. That fact along makes him a winner in my book. All things
considered, I can't wait to read the next book in this new series.
Roane won me over at drug induced paranormalism.
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| 4 Smexy Hearts |
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