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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

LIFEBLOOD by Gena Showalter / Blog Tour: Book Review & Giveaway


By: Gena Showalter
Published by: Harlequin Teen
Released on: February 28th, 2017
Series: Everlife #1
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N
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Rating: 4 Stars - I Enjoyed It
Source: arc/book from the publisher in exchange for my honest review

My Firstlife is over, but my Everlife is only now beginning.

With her last living breath, Tenley "Ten" Lockwood made her choice and picked her realm in the Everlife. Now, as the war between Troika and Myriad rages, she must face the consequences.

Because Ten possesses a rare supernatural ability to absorb and share light, the Powers That Be have the highest expectations for her future—and the enemy wants her neutralized. Fighting to save her Secondlife, she must learn about her realm from the ground up while launching her first mission: convincing a select group of humans to join her side before they die. No pressure, right?

But Ten's competition is Killian, the boy she can't forget—the one who gave up everything for her happiness. He has only one shot at redemption: beating Ten at a game she's never even played. As their throw-downs heat up, so do their undeniable feelings, and soon, Ten will have to make another choice. Love…or victory.

An awesome sequel! Picking up right where FIRSTLIFE left off, LIFEBLOOD thrusts readers right back into the action packed storyline. With a whole new change in scenery, a few more characters, a lot more danger, and some unexpected twists, Secondlife is anything but for smooth sailing for Ten. It feels almost as though everything that took place in Ten's life in Firstlife was preparing for her for what's to come in Secondlife. 

Secondlife is a whole new life for Ten. Literally. She learns to make peace with the life she live in Lifeblood, which helps her accept her new life in Secondlife. There's a whole new set of laws to learn that govern this world. While she's learning the ropes, and her role here, she grows up a lot. Even in her changes, I admire that she's still stays that same loyal, passionate person who she has always been. She makes new friends, along with a few new enemies. I like that many of the characters I loved in the previous book, all play a huge part in this book as well. Including Killian.

Killian and Ten may be on opposing sides, which definitely causes a few problems for both of them, especially since their realms are still at war with each other. That doesn't stop them for falling more in love with each other, and risking it all to find a way to be together. I love how protective Killian still is of Ten. No matter the consequences, he risks a lot to help her. I loved seeing how much these two learn to rely on each other, and trust each other. It's not without consequences, since they're suppose to enemies. I loved seeing these two grow closer together, and fight for each other. I already loved these two in Firstlife, but I absolutely love these two even more so in Lifeblood. 

Character wise, I really enjoyed getting to know Deacon more. He's a character I was hoping to get to see more as the series went on. His role in this book was perfect. I loved all he brought to the story, and what he does for Ten. There's a few other characters who's roles now compared to what they were previously, surprised me. Overall, I loved seeing the new challenges for the characters, and how they handle their choices and consequences. This life is far from easy. The choices they made in their previous life have got them where they are at now. 

This is another fabulous Showalter book. Rich in world building, and character development, this is a story that doesn't suffer from second syndrome. It's just as engaging, if not more so, than the first book in the series. It's an action packed storyline with new twists, more dangers, a few surprises, more romance, and takes it's readers deeper into this series's complex history. LIFEBLOOD is fantastic sequel. I can hardly wait to read what happens next in Everlife. 

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3 comments:

  1. I LOVE the cover! Really curious about the book.

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    1. The covers are beautiful. I hope you enjoy the book.

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  2. Awesome review Katie :D So glad you enjoyed this sequel a bunch. <3 Yay for romance being even better :) These books do sound pretty interesting.

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