Diane Woods lost the luxury of having an ordinary life on the night a vampire killed her family while she slept. Since then, she has hunted their kind with singular purpose. It was only a matter of time before one started hunting her back.
Christopher Desollador is not just out for blood. He hungers to break her…slowly. Considering the trail of bodies she left for him to follow, you could even say she was asking for it. One sadistic torment at a time, he will teach her what it means to be a victim. Though the lesson she learns just might be her Making.
I love books that have a little bit of every genre in them. Blood Toy includes much of the best: there’s a lot of action, a bit of coming of age story in there, lots of paranormal elements (all combined beautifully), a little smattering of love and lust, and a main character that is very easy to grow attached to.
I really enjoyed the fast paced nature of the plot. I was quickly thrown in to Diane’s world and was immediately caught up in the action. We’re introduced to Diane’s antagonist shortly after that and I was not disappointed with his mind games and stalkerish attention to Diane.
The plot is a unique one and I enjoyed seeing this twist on the paranormal genre. It’s definitely not your typical “undead” plot. There’s a lot beneath the surface and I’m anxious to see where this series leads.
There were only two pieces of the book that I did not enjoy. The first is just a personal preference: I was not a fan of Mace, Roger, and Bree. I just couldn’t connect with them. But like I said, that’s just a personal preference.
The second is that the plot jumps around between points of view, dreams, and the past, and several times I had a hard time catching up or knowing if it was a dream or was really happening. But within a few pages I was able to figure it out and felt caught back up to speed.
Overall an excellent and entertaining book.
Many thanks to the author B.K. Raine for allowing me the opportunity to read this book before it comes out in return for a review.
I do feel the need to put a warning here so, this book is definitely not for everyone. It is not a romance, there is no love story here. The vampire is not a love interest and does not change. There is quite a bit of abuse and one scene of rape, though it is not graphic.
That said, it was an excellent read and I did not want to put it down. It was riveting, emotional and surprising.
One of the main surprises was how to kill the vampires and that’s one of the things that I’m not giving away, you’ll just have to read the book yourself. I will tell you however, take all of the vampire books you’ve read, along with all the ways to kill vampires and toss it out of your head. Even if you try, I bet you can’t guess the way to kill vampires in this one. It threw me for a loop, I’ll tell you that.
The different points of views in the story kept it very interesting and instead of taking away from the book, they meshed together to add to it. It all ties together seamlessly.
The main character keeps going even when all the odds are stacked against her and no matter what happens between her and the vampire, she never gives up on her mission.
This is an adult book that, in my opinion, made all of my other adult books seem suitable for children but, it was different and I’m excited for more from this author.
Mark your calendars for June 29, 2015 and get ready for the ride of your life.
Thank you for reading my review.
-Sam
