Blood Colony

Due once again creates a compelling story that keeps you hooked from the first page. It's interesting to see how old and new characters get woven into the tapestry of the story. The ending makes you feel the need to read the fourth book.

I'm still enjoying watching this story unfold, even though some of the characters act in ways that don't completely make sense to me. The narrator of the audiobook also makes some accent choices that are kind of strange. I was tickled by the comment in the book that with gas at $6 a gallon, they couldn't afford to waste any, when the last time I filled up the tank, it was at $5.99/gallon. 2008 was longer ago than it seems.

It started slow but finished well. It's not a typical "vampire" novel although that's how I've seen it categorized. Immortals live in seclusion with some humans who have varying degrees of knowledge about the abilities of the immortals. All want (to varying degrees) to share the immortals' "living blood" to cure/heal humans of various afflictions so they do it carefully. On the street, it's known as glow and the government calls it a biological threat.

Fana, the main character is the child of an immortal and a human and is the first child born with the living blood and is worshiped by many of the other immortals. She doesn't know her own power. The antagonists are also immortal, but, of course, want to use their power for evil - ha, ha. show more A male child was born with the living blood and prophecy declares that he and Fana will marry and save the world or something like that. Only giving this 3 stars because it took so long to catch my attention and it was fairly predictable.

If you want to read a really incredible novel by Tananarive Due, check out Joplin's Ghost. 5 stars for that one! show less

This starts slowly for me. I'd say the full first half of the book is just painfully slow. Once it gets going, the action is worth it. This is an interesting story and I'd give it 3.75 stars.

There's nothing I truly object to about this book, and I rather wanted to get through it, but we're not clicking. For one, it's hitting a couple of my "no thanks" buttons: the Special Child and Everyone Fears Death. Oh well.

Also, I see I've done it out of order. Oops.

This was pretty good. God enough that I would read the sequel, but not good enough to buy the sequel.

This was pretty good. God enough that I would read the sequel, but not good enough to buy the sequel.