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Flesh and Blood (House of Comarre 2)

Flesh and Blood - Kristen Painter 2.5/5
It was bad people, it was bad, I'm telling you! What a huge difference from the book one...

Bad points:

- The plot stagnates. Pretty much nothing is happening. Chrysabelle is angry at Mal, Mal is pissed off with Chrysabelle, Tatiana wants to kill them both and get her ring back. Doc is trying to get Fi back. Enter the witches who cursed him. Hello "go to the point A, collect the item 1, bring it to the point B, exchange for the item 2, repeat until death by boredom".
- Hi, Creek, a new male interest, a mysterious vampire hunter and a member of Kubai Mata. You suddenly develop a case of rabid and rapid attraction to Chrysabelle, who reciprocates and spends the whole book awkwardly interacting with Creek and Mal and wanting them both. Both men are surprisingly accommodating. Hello, hateful love triangle. We've missed you. NOT.

Good points:

- Octavian and Tatiana are the only ones who actually don't piss me off. The only reason they don't succeed is because they have to rely on imbeciles, who always fail to deliver :)

Why on earth do we need a love triangle somewhere where there is no ground for it, no passion, and only a mild curiosity on all parts? It's like the characters are trying hard to persuade themselves and the reader that yes, they DO have the feelings for each other and they want to act on it, damn it!

Frankly speaking, the whole book is a disaster. The potential for a great story I saw in Blood Rights hasn't been realised at all, which is a great pity.