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When Rayne is chosen to track down her twin sister, Sunny, and Sunny's vampire boyfriend, Magnus, for what will mean certain death at the hands of the Vampire Consortium, she and her boyfriend Jareth go deep beneath New York City and through the Gates of the Underworld in hopes of saving them.Tags
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Soul Bound by Mari Mancusi
Blood Coven Vampire series #7. YA paranormal vampire romance. Closed door. Series alternates POV between the twin sisters. This is Rayne’s book.
Rayne McDonald is both vampire and vampire slayer and she’s been tasked with tracking down her sister and her boyfriend and presenting them to the Consortium for judgement. Rayne, with the help of Jareth agree to find them, but only to prevent them from being killed by some other slayer. A trip to the Underworld through the New York subway system is the last thing Rayne wants to do, but she’ll do anything to save her sister.
From the unused and hidden New York subway system to the Underworld, Rayne is desperate to save her sister. She innovated in getting across show more the river, because who has exact change! Seeing her dad is a bonus but she’s there to get Sunny.
I’ve got to admit, while the girls each has their own agenda and lives, they do protect each other. And will do whatever they need to, including sacrifice.
This story was unexpectedly deeper than they have been for that reason. Still rather campy, of course. And the ending of this one was unexpected due to some tricky gods. Pretty much a cliffhanger. One more in the series and I’ll be reading it soon. show less
Blood Coven Vampire series #7. YA paranormal vampire romance. Closed door. Series alternates POV between the twin sisters. This is Rayne’s book.
Rayne McDonald is both vampire and vampire slayer and she’s been tasked with tracking down her sister and her boyfriend and presenting them to the Consortium for judgement. Rayne, with the help of Jareth agree to find them, but only to prevent them from being killed by some other slayer. A trip to the Underworld through the New York subway system is the last thing Rayne wants to do, but she’ll do anything to save her sister.
From the unused and hidden New York subway system to the Underworld, Rayne is desperate to save her sister. She innovated in getting across show more the river, because who has exact change! Seeing her dad is a bonus but she’s there to get Sunny.
I’ve got to admit, while the girls each has their own agenda and lives, they do protect each other. And will do whatever they need to, including sacrifice.
This story was unexpectedly deeper than they have been for that reason. Still rather campy, of course. And the ending of this one was unexpected due to some tricky gods. Pretty much a cliffhanger. One more in the series and I’ll be reading it soon. show less
I have an incredible love/hate for this book. The story is so off the wall that it is ridiculous. But isn't that the point of fiction? Off the wall, fake, not realistic... This story was riddled with so many pop-culture references that it cracked me up constantly. The ending, though... Pissed me off beyond belief.I love this series, but I question the authors logic. Why would you reset the series? Are you that short on ideas that you have to start over? Was offering Rayne a reset really the only option you could think of for Hades to offer? It reminds me of a choose your own adventure novel.With that said, I still love the series and can't wait to see what comes of it.
It was until I found out that Blood Forever was out that I realized I haven't read Soul Bound yet. Considering both of the books have near release dates in between, so I just read through the ending of Blood Coven in one go. It's not a problem really, because the Blood Coven is quite a short novel series themselves. But now, I get why I used to love the series in the first place.
Blood Coven series is about a pair of twins, Sunshine and Rayne McDonald who is a total opposite to one another. In the serials, the sisters took turn narrating the story which the switch does provide fresh POVs into the stories since both characters interpret some events differently. In this book, Rayne, the Gothic Lolita Vampired Vampire Slayer, received an show more assignment she couldn't refuse. The Vampire Consortium, Pyrus had put a bounty on her sister, Sunny, and should she refuse, Rayne will be terminated immediately with a flick of a button. Rayne tried to delay the inevitable but when a new vampire slayer pop up and decided to change the game. Rayne had to plead to her boyfriend slash new Blood Coven Master, Jareth to help her when she found out that the slayer knew where Sunny is and is sending people after her and Magnus.
Rayne McDonald is my favourite narrator of the series. I relate to Rayne more (being gothic lolita at some times, like playing pc games, angst, like vampire, like vampire slayer etc) so she's probably the reason why reading this book isn't such a chore. I do have some qualms with Sunny's POVs (she's like Elena, duh) and Rayne's relationship with Jareth is way funny and entertaining than Sunny's with Magnus.
Like I said, Blood Coven is a short book serial. I had some misgivings about giving some plots away because it can take just a paragraph to spoil the entire book. But that's why I have no qualm in finishing the two books in one go. Both of them have it easy with the writing and storyline make sense as a YA novel. But what keeps me going is that the fact that Mari Mancusi always surprises me. She's like the queen of random things.
What I love about this book is that Rayne is not a one-dimensional character. To Sunny's perspectives in her own way, Rayne seems like a one-dimensional person but in Rayne's POV, she's quite a good character to follow through. In some ways, Mari managed to immerse herself with her character's characterizations. Some authors who do frequent first POV can end up sounding exactly the same, but not with Mari's Blood Coven. She's a very talented author who is clever with her plotting techniques which sometimes I wished most authors would be that way.
In a way, this series is probably a better Buffy the Vampire Slayer inspired series than Vampire Academy did. If you want a similar vein to Twilight but hated the terrible plot handling, Blood Coven is fantastic for that. It's a teenage series that suited teenagers who hated Twilight. But I wouldn't recommend the series if you're seeking genre-heavy vampire fiction because it wouldn't be enough. show less
Blood Coven series is about a pair of twins, Sunshine and Rayne McDonald who is a total opposite to one another. In the serials, the sisters took turn narrating the story which the switch does provide fresh POVs into the stories since both characters interpret some events differently. In this book, Rayne, the Gothic Lolita Vampired Vampire Slayer, received an show more assignment she couldn't refuse. The Vampire Consortium, Pyrus had put a bounty on her sister, Sunny, and should she refuse, Rayne will be terminated immediately with a flick of a button. Rayne tried to delay the inevitable but when a new vampire slayer pop up and decided to change the game. Rayne had to plead to her boyfriend slash new Blood Coven Master, Jareth to help her when she found out that the slayer knew where Sunny is and is sending people after her and Magnus.
Rayne McDonald is my favourite narrator of the series. I relate to Rayne more (being gothic lolita at some times, like playing pc games, angst, like vampire, like vampire slayer etc) so she's probably the reason why reading this book isn't such a chore. I do have some qualms with Sunny's POVs (she's like Elena, duh) and Rayne's relationship with Jareth is way funny and entertaining than Sunny's with Magnus.
Like I said, Blood Coven is a short book serial. I had some misgivings about giving some plots away because it can take just a paragraph to spoil the entire book. But that's why I have no qualm in finishing the two books in one go. Both of them have it easy with the writing and storyline make sense as a YA novel. But what keeps me going is that the fact that Mari Mancusi always surprises me. She's like the queen of random things.
What I love about this book is that Rayne is not a one-dimensional character. To Sunny's perspectives in her own way, Rayne seems like a one-dimensional person but in Rayne's POV, she's quite a good character to follow through. In some ways, Mari managed to immerse herself with her character's characterizations. Some authors who do frequent first POV can end up sounding exactly the same, but not with Mari's Blood Coven. She's a very talented author who is clever with her plotting techniques which sometimes I wished most authors would be that way.
In a way, this series is probably a better Buffy the Vampire Slayer inspired series than Vampire Academy did. If you want a similar vein to Twilight but hated the terrible plot handling, Blood Coven is fantastic for that. It's a teenage series that suited teenagers who hated Twilight. But I wouldn't recommend the series if you're seeking genre-heavy vampire fiction because it wouldn't be enough. show less
It was until I found out that Blood Forever was out that I realized I haven't read Soul Bound yet. Considering both of the books have near release dates in between, so I just read through the ending of Blood Coven in one go. It's not a problem really, because the Blood Coven is quite a short novel series themselves. But now, I get why I used to love the series in the first place.
Blood Coven series is about a pair of twins, Sunshine and Rayne McDonald who is a total opposite to one another. In the serials, the sisters took turn narrating the story which the switch does provide fresh POVs into the stories since both characters interpret some events differently. In this book, Rayne, the Gothic Lolita Vampired Vampire Slayer, received an show more assignment she couldn't refuse. The Vampire Consortium, Pyrus had put a bounty on her sister, Sunny, and should she refuse, Rayne will be terminated immediately with a flick of a button. Rayne tried to delay the inevitable but when a new vampire slayer pop up and decided to change the game. Rayne had to plead to her boyfriend slash new Blood Coven Master, Jareth to help her when she found out that the slayer knew where Sunny is and is sending people after her and Magnus.
Rayne McDonald is my favourite narrator of the series. I relate to Rayne more (being gothic lolita at some times, like playing pc games, angst, like vampire, like vampire slayer etc) so she's probably the reason why reading this book isn't such a chore. I do have some qualms with Sunny's POVs (she's like Elena, duh) and Rayne's relationship with Jareth is way funny and entertaining than Sunny's with Magnus.
Like I said, Blood Coven is a short book serial. I had some misgivings about giving some plots away because it can take just a paragraph to spoil the entire book. But that's why I have no qualm in finishing the two books in one go. Both of them have it easy with the writing and storyline make sense as a YA novel. But what keeps me going is that the fact that Mari Mancusi always surprises me. She's like the queen of random things.
What I love about this book is that Rayne is not a one-dimensional character. To Sunny's perspectives in her own way, Rayne seems like a one-dimensional person but in Rayne's POV, she's quite a good character to follow through. In some ways, Mari managed to immerse herself with her character's characterizations. Some authors who do frequent first POV can end up sounding exactly the same, but not with Mari's Blood Coven. She's a very talented author who is clever with her plotting techniques which sometimes I wished most authors would be that way.
In a way, this series is probably a better Buffy the Vampire Slayer inspired series than Vampire Academy did. If you want a similar vein to Twilight but hated the terrible plot handling, Blood Coven is fantastic for that. It's a teenage series that suited teenagers who hated Twilight. But I wouldn't recommend the series if you're seeking genre-heavy vampire fiction because it wouldn't be enough. show less
Blood Coven series is about a pair of twins, Sunshine and Rayne McDonald who is a total opposite to one another. In the serials, the sisters took turn narrating the story which the switch does provide fresh POVs into the stories since both characters interpret some events differently. In this book, Rayne, the Gothic Lolita Vampired Vampire Slayer, received an show more assignment she couldn't refuse. The Vampire Consortium, Pyrus had put a bounty on her sister, Sunny, and should she refuse, Rayne will be terminated immediately with a flick of a button. Rayne tried to delay the inevitable but when a new vampire slayer pop up and decided to change the game. Rayne had to plead to her boyfriend slash new Blood Coven Master, Jareth to help her when she found out that the slayer knew where Sunny is and is sending people after her and Magnus.
Rayne McDonald is my favourite narrator of the series. I relate to Rayne more (being gothic lolita at some times, like playing pc games, angst, like vampire, like vampire slayer etc) so she's probably the reason why reading this book isn't such a chore. I do have some qualms with Sunny's POVs (she's like Elena, duh) and Rayne's relationship with Jareth is way funny and entertaining than Sunny's with Magnus.
Like I said, Blood Coven is a short book serial. I had some misgivings about giving some plots away because it can take just a paragraph to spoil the entire book. But that's why I have no qualm in finishing the two books in one go. Both of them have it easy with the writing and storyline make sense as a YA novel. But what keeps me going is that the fact that Mari Mancusi always surprises me. She's like the queen of random things.
What I love about this book is that Rayne is not a one-dimensional character. To Sunny's perspectives in her own way, Rayne seems like a one-dimensional person but in Rayne's POV, she's quite a good character to follow through. In some ways, Mari managed to immerse herself with her character's characterizations. Some authors who do frequent first POV can end up sounding exactly the same, but not with Mari's Blood Coven. She's a very talented author who is clever with her plotting techniques which sometimes I wished most authors would be that way.
In a way, this series is probably a better Buffy the Vampire Slayer inspired series than Vampire Academy did. If you want a similar vein to Twilight but hated the terrible plot handling, Blood Coven is fantastic for that. It's a teenage series that suited teenagers who hated Twilight. But I wouldn't recommend the series if you're seeking genre-heavy vampire fiction because it wouldn't be enough. show less
I adore this series. But this one just fell flat for me. Which is a bummer because I always seem to enjoy the Rayne books more. It was still pretty good, but just not as awesome as I've come to expect from this series.
Falta un libro entre este y Blood Ties? Porque según esto me leí dos veces un mismo libro, solo que eran completamente diferentes
Good story and the twists just keep coming
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