He has spent centuries hunting vampires and is after Will. Eloise is the girl Will is in love with and she does everything she can to help him solve the mystery of what he is and who he wi I received this book from NetGalley for an honest review. Eloise is the girl Will is in love with and she does everything she can to help him solve the mystery of what he is and who he will be. They are also trying to find Wyndham and figure out just what is going on and why he seem to be after Eloise. They are trying their best to stay alive and what the future will bring.
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I will say I didn't love any of these characters. I like some of them but they don't stick out in my mind a whole lot. Eloise even knowing Will is a vampire falls for him. Sometimes I wanted to knock her out myself. She doesn't like it when he has to feed but I guess she forgets he is a vampire he has to have blood.
Will was a little better character. He tries to protect Eloise but isn't over bearing towards her. He doesn't like that he has to kill to survive but does try to only feed from the worst from society. This book is a slow read. It drags on several times to were I just wanted it to speed up and something to happen. It took me a while to get into this book and several times I put it down and had to go back and reread to remember the characters and what was going on. It did pick up and that is what kept it from being a lower rate from me.
I like the background into the vampires but really I wanted more of them. It bounced around quite a bit from past to future but not in a way that kept my attention. If you like a book that will take a bit to read and you may enjoy this one. For me it was just ok. Aug 16, Christina M Condy rated it it was amazing Shelves: I received this book from the Publisher for my honest review. In this story we have Will who is a child who has lived for hundreds of years.
He is a vampire and one who is foretold to be the Vampire King. He of course has a girl, Eloise who he likes and who actually likes him in return and who is necessary to complete his journey. Sounds like a plain old vampire book right? Well what we have in this one is an arch enemy who has figured out how to remain alive. Wyndham is a man whose mother saw th I received this book from the Publisher for my honest review.
Wyndham is a man whose mother saw the young Will as a child and again as an adult and basically went a bit nuts and thought he was a demon and sets her son on the path to immortality and a hunt for the young boy Will. He kills to survive not because he wants to; he also tries to kill those who are not needed by society because of one thing or another. Usually he preys on the poor and downtrodden although a thief or two is always a good mix. And even more time trying to figure out what is behind the entire plot to destroy him that goes far beyond a man trying to kill a vampire and is oh so personal.
You feel bad for Will because he is a vampire, but you also feel bad for Wyndham who had his entire childhood stolen from him by his crazy mother. The story ends as many good stories do with a cliff hanger. So take a bit of blood and death, add vampires, a love interest, a crazed enemy, and a mystery and what we have is a very good read which will keep you going until the very end.
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in a fun filled read. Sep 07, Kimberly rated it really liked it Shelves: After reading the first book in the series, Blood, I was interested enough to carry on to read Alchemy. I'm glad I did because Alchemy really raises the bar. Eloise returns to her old school and Will stays close, visiting her at night and continuing to research his history and the mysterious forces of a sorcerer named Wyndham. But every step they take, they are being watched. And not by forces that intend to help them.
Alchemy's fast pace drew me in and kept me reading. There are some scary scenes After reading the first book in the series, Blood, I was interested enough to carry on to read Alchemy. There are some scary scenes, reminding me of older vampire stories where the vampires do not sparkle. And that's one of the best things about this series.
These people are dangerous. Like in book one, there is a strong sense of unease and darkness waiting for them everywhere. The third person narrative worked nicely in this story, as the first person was NOT Will but You get a small peak into the inside of the sorcerer's mind. Fun, well done and it played really well off of Will and Eloise's adventures.
It also gave more depth to Wyndham as a character and didn't leave him as this flat, big baddie no one understands. I still think Eloise and Will's romance is a bit of a stretch. I don't really feel the chemistry between them, and for Eloise to back up Will in these life and death scenarios seem far fetched. Yes, Will is dark, mysterious and sexy, so naturally all girls are going to fall for him. But the relationship still feels a little forced. Some questions are answered and more are revealed.
I am now looking forward to reading Book Three.
If you like old fashioned vampire stories, real danger and creative scares, this is a great book for you! Aug 22, ephrielle rated it it was ok. The tone of this book is very serious. It reminded me very much of The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. Dark, mostly explainable material with a hint of otherworldly magic. The romance was a little confusing to me. The characters mention it as if it is so very important but it didn't quite feel that way to me.
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Will is a bit hard to get behind. He can often be so very detached emotionally and also very lordly. As if he hasn't a care in the world for himself or what others think. There was a lot o The tone of this book is very serious. There was a lot of misdirection going around with their tiny team. Like a ping pong match for one of the crew in particular. When the whole book came to an end I felt a bit apathetic to the big reveal and the new immense danger. I wasn't as in the mood for this book as I should have been. I don't think I will pick up the next book unless I am in the mood for a serious vampire book.
Jan 18, N. Dixon rated it it was amazing. This is the fantastic sequel to Blood and second in the Mercian Trilogy. Vampire William of Mercia is on a quest to discover the truth about his destiny and the reasons behind his turning over seven centuries ago. He is helped by the human girl, Elouise and hindered by Windom, a sorcerer bent on Will's destruction.
Windom will stop at nothing to destroy Will, including imprisoning others of Will's kind to learn what he can of Will's weaknesses. Will, too, must find these vampires and learn what This is the fantastic sequel to Blood and second in the Mercian Trilogy. Will, too, must find these vampires and learn what he can, but a confrontation with the sorcerer is inevitable, and as Will and Elouise grow closer, she becomes the object of Windom's sinister attention.
This is an excellent gothic mystery, brim full of supernatural chills and spiced with a dash of romance. Fans of Blood will be desperate to sink their teeth into it. I consider this book better than the first HOWEVER nothing has changed with how distant the characters feel to me, I don't have a love or hate relationship with any of them and I truly hoped that would've happened.
I do like that the flashbacks and personal experiences were from someone else's view.
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He somehow managed to make his performance moving but not over the top. It was just right. If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be? This book continues the story of Will as he attempts to learn the truth about his destiny, helped by the human Elouise and hindered by Windom, a sorcerer whose one aim in life is Will's destruction. I like that we get to here about events from the perspective of different characters.
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