The Book I Didn't Know I Needed // Much Fangirling about The Blood Race
I have a horrible confession to make…
It took me forever long to sit down and really read this.
*whacks self with wet pool noodle*
Sometimes I’m a big procrastinator, and this book was one of the things I procrastinated on.
I think it was because the first chapter didn’t really sell me, I wasn’t hooked at first, so I ended up putting the book down for a while, luckily, I picked it back up and gave it a second try because OH MY GOODNESS WOW, IT WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Blurb (from goodreads):
He’s spent his life running from who he is. She’s been trying to escape her past for 100 years…
Born with unexplainable abilities he struggles to control, college student Ion tries desperately to integrate into his new school and finally put his dark past behind him. But after making a serious enemy, which leads to an accidental rendezvous with the mysterious old man next door— and his hauntingly beautiful but troubled young protégée Hawk, Ion realizes his life will never be normal again.
Late one evening, Hawk drags him by the hand into a closet-turned-rabbit-hole to an extra dimension, and Ion finds himself stumbling involuntarily into a secret society of training for “anomalies,” teenagers with a special set of abilities. Just like him.
As they train to become Protectors of future Earth, battling each other as well as their own demons, both Ion and Hawk begin to realize that they are far more alike than they realized. Unsettlingly so.
When the Dimension is shaken by an unthinkable betrayal, will an ancient prophecy bring Hawk and Ion together—or will a deadly threat hidden in plain sight cost them both their powers… and their lives?
*Squeals*
Science fiction and fantasy has always blown my mind, and I have a great respect for writers who can pull it off while making the elements of the world feel 100% realistic, and it turns out that K.A. Emmons is amazingly talented at that, I was blown away completely.
It was epic, y'all.
AND MAY I JUST TALK ABOUT THE CHARACTERS?!?!?!
So you know Aslan, Gandalf, Dumbledore, and all of the other amazing mentors/leaders in fiction? Yeah, Sensei's up there. He's amazing and mysterious, honestly one of the best mentors I've read in YA in a while.
My favorite character was Hawk. I ADORE rougher characters--characters that have been through a lot, survivors, if you will. And she was AMAZING. She's not perfect by any means, and that's what I love about her. Hawk is so gritty and real.
AND FIN. 💖💖💖 There's not much more I can say, I adored him. 💖
As for Ion, he was great as well. I really really like reading MCs that are males, especially in this genre. His voice and POV was refreshing. Ion is sweet, naïve, a little bit of a trouble maker, and very conflicted, which was so amazing to read.
The only character I didn't like was Mel. THANK GOODNESS SHE'S NOT A MAIN CHARACTER. I don't know if she was suppose to be likeable, but I never saw what Ion liked about her. She was just so clingy and whiney and senseless... like, girl, why? XD
THE ACTION IN THIS BOOK, THOUGH.
Car races, leaping off cliffs, flying, training, fighting, powers. YES. JUST YES.
Now, time for the things I didn't like...
-THERE'S A FREAKING PROPHECY WHICH HAS TWO HALVES OF A SOUL!!!!! *horrified gasp* NOOOOOO. This book is so so so unique and then there's this cliché. *huffs in frustration*
-The cliffhanger (jk. I loved the ending, but WHY MUST K.A. EMMONS LEAVE US IN SUSPENSE?!?!?)
-Two characters end up getting drunk.
-A character was raped as a child.
I enjoyed this book so much! I would highly recommend it, and it is now one of my favorites. Now I wait for the next one...... that cliffhanger was cruel....
Have you read The Blood Race?
Do you plan to?
ALSO: If you were wondering why one word was in bold at the beginning, it was because I am taking part in Libby May's scavenger hunt, which you can read more about HERE if you are interested in winning some books.
Happy Writing,
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