thoroughly enjoyed this book, It was great.
Loved the story, loved the setting, loved the execution, the characters and all the details, And it's a shame that this gothic pageturner has such terrible cover and silly title,
Yes, this book is about vampires, No, it has nothing to do with Twilight, And it's not a stereotypical vampire story, Regina Richards created very interesting creatures with their own rules and clans and abilities,
Blood Marriage was filled with a lot of suspense, action, humour, romance the love wasn't instant and such an interesting set of characters.
I loved all them, they were wellwritten and just simply wonderful, Elizabeth wasn't an idiotic, selfcentered brat, she was a strong, smart and lovable person, She was like a breath of fresh air,
The secondary characters were just as intriguing as the key figures and Dr, Bergen quickly became a favorite of mine,
Oh, Dr. Bergen. What a truly interesting character! He was witty and gentle, there was always a hint of mischief in his eyes, He always smiled, but deep down inside he was sad and broken, I enjoyed every scene with him, Moreover, he had curly hair, and I have a thing for curly hair, haha, It would be great to have a book or a short story with him as a main character, I want to know more about him.
As for the writing style, it was enjoyable, The language was rich, varied and descriptive, It wasn't boring at all,
I wish there was a print edition, I would love to place it on my bookshelf,
Highly recommended. I was pleasantly surprised by this book, This is a different take on vampires, Ms. Richards is a very good storyteller immersing you in the emotions that the characters are feeling, Anxiety, fear, love, irritation I felt them all, All in all a very good read : I really loved this book! It was a complete treat, a standalone novel that delivered the dénouement promised by the delightful opening.
The characters were welldrawn, sympathetic and interesting, The villains were disgusting, frightening and powerful, The threat was believably high, making it easy to invest in the outcome, The language was rich and evocative, without being too highbrow or pretentious, And while I would gladly read another book in this world, this tale was told completely in this volume, . . which is a refreshing change these days, The only thing I would have liked voyeur that I am is a firsthand account of the lovemaking session that included the third bite between our protagonists.
Thanks, Ms. Richards, for such a good book, It was pure pleasure to read it, Blood Marriage reads like I'm watching one of those great olds black and white gothic/horror movies, yet it also reads like a resonant regency romance novel too.
It's unlike anything I've read before, I love it.
I also love that even though Elizabeth is attracted to Nicholas, she also doesn't just roll over and believe everything he tells her to like a good little wife.
She has spirit and goes out to discover just exactly what is going on, even though the truth is pretty horrific, . . but wow, what a nonstop ride, Could not really get into this story, I initially struggled to get into this book, after the first few chapters the story gets more interesting, the plot and characters better developed and you finally get engrossed in the story.
I did like Elizabeth's character, she's strong and proud, with no illusions, it did take me some time to warm to Nicholas Devlin though.
The secondary characters in the story are very interesting and well portrayed, the mysterious Dr, Bergen, whose story I am most curious to read, and the very sweet Amanda and Mr, Fosse add some very good humour to the book,
My four star rating is for a well written story although slow in the beginning, well developed characters, a good plot, a good combination of action, suspense, humour and romance.
Above all, a welledited book without spelling mistakes, misuse of words and without typos,
In the end I truly enjoyed Blood Marriage, and yes I will continue to read books by Regina Richards
Vampires, I don't need to say anything more This was a great story! Very fascinating and the story kept my interest till the very end.
Regina Richards created some great characters, I enjoyed it! A really great first half, really engaging and different, I loved the paranormal/ historical story line, Characters where interesting and varied, explored the personality and traits of each one, However, the second half felt flat and almost boring, I couldn't finish it. So disappointed, it had the potential to be one of my best reads of the year, I picked up this book while it was free and to be quite honest, I would pay the,! I started this book atin the morning and I actually just finished it a few minutes ago at, . .:PM. I could NOT put it down, I had to keep going, I had to find out what happened, The characters are amazing. It's hard to select a favorite because I truly enjoyed them all but we'll go with a close running between Sebastian and The Duke! I love vampire stories and to me, this writer gave me a mix of R.
L. Stine meets Anne Rice. I was absolutely in love with this book and I look forward to reading more by the author, "The pink roses are especially beautiful this year, " ltEnjoyed this story. A real page turner! Was frustrated by the Hero's lack of faith in his wife, This was a new way of looking at vampires that I hadn't seen before, jUST WAS NOT MY TYPE OF READING MATERIAL, JUST COULD NOT GET INTO IT, Warning:May Contain Spoilers
I downloaded this because of a free promotion and I'm glad I did, It started off as a stereotypical vampire story and my first thought was "oh no, . . ", but it quickly picked up, There were several characters in the beginning that the reader knew connected with each other, but it was not entirely clear how until aboutof the way through the bookthe way a mystery novel should be.
The reader is slowly pulled along with Elizabeth, feeling all of her emotions and thoughts, One tell tale sign of a well written book is that you think back to the beginning and realize how far you've come by how your emotions, thoughts and actions have changed, just like the characters' emotions, thoughts and actions have.
My onlycomplaints were:, the character of Leo was not fully explained, Sure he's Nicholas's friend, and it becomes obvious that they each know what the other is, but Leo is never fully developed, Does his wife ever find out what he is, and how does she deal with it I'd like to know how they knew
each other and how they came to discover the other person's abilities, and.
Once the police find out that the characters they hunt are, . . "supernatural", they just go about their lives and jobs as if nothing happened, I'd like to have read that they at least discuss it, . .
Overall, I really enjoyed it! It was not a typical vampire story thankfully, it was NOTHING like Twilight!!, but it was more than entertaining.
It had an element of romance without being overbearing I'm so not a romance fan and exciting with a few fight scenes thrown in.
I highly recommend : London
Elizabeth is dying of the same disease that has decimated her entire family, When a late night walk with a mysterious stranger leads to marriage, she suddenly finds herself in as much danger of losing her heart as her life.
At turns fascinated and frightened by the man she has married, Elizabeth suspects her husband is hiding a dark secret,
Still, when hes accused of a series of vampirestyle killings, she finds it hard to believe him a murderer, As the evidence mounts against him and friends and relatives die, Elizabeth must decide who to believe and whether to follow her head or her heart.