Blood Captain

Summary: As this book opens, the Vampirate Captain, Grace, and Lorcan are seeking the Sanctuary, a place where vampires can learn to control their hunger, and where the spiritual leader of the retreat may be able to cure Lorcan's blindness, which may have deeper psychological causes than simple sun damage. Connor, however, is learning more and more about what it really means to be a pirate - and when he acquires an enemy in the form of Captain Wrathe's spoiled, malevolent nephew, he must start making decisions about what kind of pirate he really wants to be.

Review: Why do I keep reading these books? I mean, they're not *bad* per se (although the writing relies a bit heavily on telling rather than showing for my tastes), and it's a cool show more world, with likable characters and plenty of potential for interesting things... but nothing ever happens. Seriously, I think I could sum up the main developments of this installment in three or four sentences... which makes me wonder why exactly this book needed to be pushing 600 pages. I don't know how long the Vampirates series is planned to be, but normally the end of the third book is not where you start introducing new major characters and new plot threads... and at the glacial pace this series is moving, it'll be book eleven before the dangers foreshadowed in this book ever come to pass. We do start getting some answers about the backstory that's been hinted at since book one, but they're sparse... and then the book just ends, right when it looked like some forward progress was about to be made. Younger readers might not have as many issues sticking it out while Grace and Connor meander around, but each installment I read makes me less hopeful that I'll actually get any of the answers I'm after in the next one. 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Recommendation: If someone were to come along and turn the first three Vampirates books into one single (and much-condensed) volume, I'd definitely recommend it. As is, though, the filler:plot progress ratio is too high for me to give this more than a lukewarm recommendation. show less

Connor and Grace's tale progresses yet further, with reappearances of certain old characters, and timely arrivals of new ones. Although I'm enjoying the unravelling plot and the deeper exploration of some of the secondary characters, Somper's strained dialogue is starting to grate. A lot.

This Vampirates novel seems very much like a set up novel. Now the reader is aware that there is a deeper connection between Lorcan, Grace and Connor. There are also some mysterious allusions to a lost weekend that Connor, Bart and Jez experienced that involved Moonlight, Molucco's nephew and the Vampirates captain. Grace's tale at sanctuary was is more interesting than Connor's, because it is deeper. Grace's tale allows the reader to meet more characters and learn more about their histories. Can't wait to find out what will happen next.

This Vampirates novel seems very much like a set up novel. Now the reader is aware that there is a deeper connection between Lorcan, Grace and Connor. There are also some mysterious allusions to a lost weekend that Connor, Bart and Jez experienced that involved Moonlight, Molucco's nephew and the Vampirates captain. Grace's tale at sanctuary was is more interesting than Connor's, because it is deeper. Grace's tale allows the reader to meet more characters and learn more about their histories. Can't wait to find out what will happen next.

This Vampirates novel seems very much like a set up novel. Now the reader is aware that there is a deeper connection between Lorcan, Grace and Connor. There are also some mysterious allusions to a lost weekend that Connor, Bart and Jez experienced that involved Moonlight, Molucco's nephew and the Vampirates captain. Grace's tale at sanctuary was is more interesting than Connor's, because it is deeper. Grace's tale allows the reader to meet more characters and learn more about their histories. Can't wait to find out what will happen next.

Ahhhh....adventure on the high Vampirate seas...this is a superbly fun series. Plenty of action in both Vampirate and regular pirate varietal. What's great about this series is that piracy is an accepted form of occupation. There is a Pirate Academy for the non-Vampirate and Sanctuary for the vampires who wish to become Vampirates. Sanctuary helps the vampires become less addicted to the bloodlust and more of a mellower vampire.
The story trades back and forth between Grace's and then Connor's point of view. Each has their own trials and rewards, abilities and faults.
One constant that each has had to suffer is Sidorio, the Vampirate who is now Captain of his own small, but growing crew. Sidorio was a member of the Vampirate ship and show more left to form his own when he decided that he wanted to be a vampire of the old school and is evil incarnate. He woos vampires to his cause and becomes a force to be reckoned with.
A truly amazing series that I highly recommend. It's a YA series, but all who enjoy a good paranormal tale will dig each book.
Five bloody high seas adventure beans...... show less

This Vampirates novel seems very much like a set up novel. Now the reader is aware that there is a deeper connection between Lorcan, Grace and Connor. There are also some mysterious allusions to a lost weekend that Connor, Bart and Jez experienced that involved Moonlight, Molucco's nephew and the Vampirates captain. Grace's tale at sanctuary was is more interesting than Connor's, because it is deeper. Grace's tale allows the reader to meet more characters and learn more about their histories. Can't wait to find out what will happen next.