Bloodlines Sanguis Noctis Book 3 edition by Robin Saxon Alex Kidwell Literature Fiction eBooks
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Sequel to Blood in the Sand
Sanguis Noctis Book Three
Mercenary Jed Walker and his reclusive boyfriend, Redford Reed, are all set for a much-needed trip—nothing but sand, fish, sun, and drinks with those tiny umbrellas in them—when Victor Rathbone shows up with an acquaintance in tow.
Randall Lewis pleads for their help in finding a cure for his brother Anthony’s rare disease. Jed, Redford, and Victor join the Lewises as they set out to find the Gray Lady, legendary leader of the largest wolf pack in existence, who may be able to help. What they don’t expect is to find themselves caught up in her pack’s struggles with local human hunters or a growing conflict among the supernatural communities.
Jed is abruptly faced with what it means to be human in a world rife with the supernatural, and the challenges keep piling up fear that his way of life is hurting his Redford, sparks flying between the half-blood Victor and wolf Randall, the impending threat of hunters, and the quickly approaching war that could kill them all. All things considered, Jed wishes fishing was the only thing he had to look forward to.
Bloodlines Sanguis Noctis Book 3 edition by Robin Saxon Alex Kidwell Literature Fiction eBooks
3-3.5 stars: This is actually a hard review to write because I really dig this series, I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE the main MCs, and was looking forward to this third installment, but this one was just waaaaaaay too long, with pacing issues, and focused a lot on side characters that I personally was less interested in. So in the end, was less a fun read.What I liked: This is the third book, sequel to Blood Howl and Blood in the Sand, which follows human mercenary Jed and his sweet werewolf lover Redford through their adventures. The first book is where they meet, when Jed has a job to kidnap a recluse, only to find his job to be a hot, sweet, shy guy (with wolf-like tendencies on the full moon.) I love Jed and Red’s chemistry, so very much enjoyed their story. Book 2 sees them off to Cairo as they try to solve a mystery with emo vampire buddy David and his bookish lover Victor. Book 2 was fun, but the POVs split between Jed & Redford and David & Victor, and I only felt really invested in one couple, but it was overall a fun read.
In book 3, we get more Jed & Redford time. Yay! I don’t know why, but their chemistry totally hits my buttons. Love gruff hired gun Jed who is so marshmallow soft for his werewolf. Love sweet Redford who doesn’t always get Jed’s leering jokes, but is along for the ride because they loooove each other. It is sweet times, and I could read them all day.
And this time, they are on an adventure to help book 2’s Victor (now sans emo vampire David), and his werewolf friend Randall, and Randall’s two werewolf brothers. (It is getting crowded in this story.) Off the whole group goes to find a big werewolf clan to help heal Randall’s brother. Along the way, relationship conflicts ensue, there’s some conflicts with evil hunters, and Jed wonders if he’s been caging in Redford’s wolf too much.
The Jed & Redford parts were fun, and for those who enjoyed the last two books, you will get more of the warm and toasty chemistry that only the mixture of explosives and love can make.
What was harder: Okay. I love me some J&R time, but this book was too long. All Romance eBooks tells me it's over 239,000 words (Over 600+ pages), and it really felt that long. I thought it was way too much, and I didn’t always find what was there as necessary. Scenes ran too long, or dialogue, or things that probably could have been skipped. It didn’t feel like a “tight epic”. It reminded me more of a sprawling serial fanfic which is updated in chunks, but doesn’t read tightly as one controlled story, or it reminded me of written out role-playing sessions, when characters dialogue and dialogue to figure things out, but I don’t always feel the necessary weight of those scenes.
For me, it felt like a very long draft that needed a heartless cold jerk of an editor to go in and cut out the darlings. (This sex scene--too long! This dialogue scene--not needed!) I’m not the jerk for the job since I would be all, “Nooooo, not Jed & Red time! They are my PRECIOUS!” But there is someone out there who could be that heartless, and that’s what it really needed. A jerky, snarling, evil editor (who has your best interest at heart.)
My other issue is more of a personal reader issue. I don’t normally do well with multiple pairings in one book. My mind tends to focus on one couple. (Outside of say, Pride & Prejudice. I mean, who doesn’t love Jane, and want her to have her Bingley??) Part of the issue might also be that the other couple is compared to Jed and Redford, who are very lovey and colorful and have a lot of energy.
For book 2, I didn’t really care about David and Victor’s failing relationship--I found them emo and colorless, and in book 3, I wasn’t super into Victor getting his HEA on with Randall. For one, they are *both* very emo, their characters felt very similar to each other, and they had a lot of repetitive relationship conflicts. “I can’t be with you, but I kinda want to!” “No, I can’t be with you, even though I like you!” There’s a lot of that, dragged out over several hundred pages, and it just was flat to me. And each chapter has a POV shift, and I would get to a Victor or Randall chapter, and feel deflated, and feel double-deflated when it went from Victor immediately to Randall, and triple-deflated when it went to Victor-Randall-Victor. (And those chapters are long!)
Having a 239k story with what felt like half of it focusing on a couple that I didn’t feel attached to, it just made the story drag on even more.
And then again too long, pacing issues. (Like from 75%-95% not much happens except some relationships issues are resolved, and some set-up for the next book. That sounds good, but for a story this long, that’s…45,000 words for what ultimately felt like not much happened. I was somewhere in the 85-88%, thinking, “...is this it? Was that part in the early 70% the climax? What?” Something exciting happens near the end, but it didn’t fix the overall pacing issues for me.
For those nervous about endings, it ends very well. There’s definite set-up for the next book, but you don’t end nervously or worried about the MCs, so you can go into the installment fine, even if you have to wait awhile for the next one.
There is a lot of set-up for future books. It looks like the next secondary pairing will be with Randall’s brother Anthony, who I find still very emo, but more interesting than Randall and Victor, so will be positive.
I do think if you enjoyed book 1 and book 2, you should definitely check out book 3. A) It might work better for you than me and it has a lot of what was great about the first two books and B) it’s definitely not a volume you should skip since stuff does happen.
So, if you’re into the series, go in and enjoy yourself. If you haven’t read the series before, I recommend book 1, Blood Howl. It is fun times, and one of my fave comfort re-reads.
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Bloodlines Sanguis Noctis Book 3 edition by Robin Saxon Alex Kidwell Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
I just finished reading the entire (what is now) the Sanguis Noctis trilogy, and the first thing I must say is that if I have to wait a year (which is about how far apart the first three books were published), I will end up banging my head against a wall...repeatedly, and with great vigor. I LOVED these books, these characters, this story. One of the best trio of books I've read in a long time, and I read a lot. I can't wait another year to see what happens with Anthony and (maybe) Vil, nor can I wait to see if the prophecy is actually about Jed (who I adore!). These stories are tightly written, funny , and grab you by the throat (no werewolf pun intended), pulling you along with no hope (or desire) of stopping. The characters are endearing, engaging, humorous, sexy and interesting. The various relationships are satisfying, often challenging, quirky and sometimes steamy. Make sure you've got a block of time free before you sit down with these books, b/c you will not want to put them down. The only bad thing I can say about this book, is that book 4 isn't right at hand, ready for me to start reading. So, to Ms. Saxon and Ms. Kidwell hurry up!!!!
Like another reviewer, I just finished all three books in this series, reading them back to back, ending with this book, Bloodlines. There are so many things I loved about this series. Jed is brash, in your face, bold, and alpha human. Yes human. A bomb expert that served in the military and now doing the things he loves with his partner Redford. Jed's over the top personality continues from book to book and he holds to his convictions, standing by them, even when facing down wolves. What a wonderful character. This series is worth reading just to meet him.
Redford or Red was converted to a werewolf as a child but converted again to a full wolf as an adult. Due to . . . circumstances. . . And Jed. . . Redford wasn't completely turned that second time so he's this were - not quite wolf with split personalities of his animal half. His characterization was as interesting as Jed. Imagine having to deal with two different and distinct voices in your head because your animal isn't whole.
In this story the focus is still on Jed and Redford but two other characters take center stage. We meet Victor in Blood in the Sand and Randall is new to this story. There is a maturing to all characters. At times I was laughing and at times gripping my reader with tension. It was that type of book.
I appreciated the authors going into more depth on what is targeting the wolves. Many paranormal stories have that theme, of hunters and threats but they're so foggy and never detailed. Or an 'experimental lab' that is never found. Or one found but the scientist gets loose. You know, that type of misty stuff that so many shifter stories focus on. Nope, this story goes into deep detail, giving reasons, names, and who is financing the wolf killing operation. But then everything builds into so much more. We see the unity of the wolves, their family structure, and how they value life despite being predators.
While this book is long, I appreciated the length. This is a story to sink into and savor. Seldom are m/m genre stories this long and affordable - Two bonuses in my book. Every plot twist was concluded and done so in a satisfying manner. There are a few little hints of what to look forward to in the next book, but nothing to make into a cliff hanger. Sure I'd like to see Anthony and his past love meet up again or if Anthony will have a life he wants. Then there's a prophecy to fulfill. There's so many details on the back up characters that I look forward to hearing about them and how the conflict between wolves and other supernaturals / humans evolves.
In this story it was wonderful watching Victor get his HEA because he had a rough road, including a failed relationship with a vampire. I can not imagine never being able to look anyone in the eyes. Not your spouse, your friends, your co-workers - Yet that is the life Victor leads. I loved the tender moments caught on camera. Something to see and treasure. Wonderful.
- Dan's Wife
3-3.5 stars This is actually a hard review to write because I really dig this series, I LOVE-LOVE-LOVE the main MCs, and was looking forward to this third installment, but this one was just waaaaaaay too long, with pacing issues, and focused a lot on side characters that I personally was less interested in. So in the end, was less a fun read.
What I liked This is the third book, sequel to Blood Howl and Blood in the Sand, which follows human mercenary Jed and his sweet werewolf lover Redford through their adventures. The first book is where they meet, when Jed has a job to kidnap a recluse, only to find his job to be a hot, sweet, shy guy (with wolf-like tendencies on the full moon.) I love Jed and Red’s chemistry, so very much enjoyed their story. Book 2 sees them off to Cairo as they try to solve a mystery with emo vampire buddy David and his bookish lover Victor. Book 2 was fun, but the POVs split between Jed & Redford and David & Victor, and I only felt really invested in one couple, but it was overall a fun read.
In book 3, we get more Jed & Redford time. Yay! I don’t know why, but their chemistry totally hits my buttons. Love gruff hired gun Jed who is so marshmallow soft for his werewolf. Love sweet Redford who doesn’t always get Jed’s leering jokes, but is along for the ride because they loooove each other. It is sweet times, and I could read them all day.
And this time, they are on an adventure to help book 2’s Victor (now sans emo vampire David), and his werewolf friend Randall, and Randall’s two werewolf brothers. (It is getting crowded in this story.) Off the whole group goes to find a big werewolf clan to help heal Randall’s brother. Along the way, relationship conflicts ensue, there’s some conflicts with evil hunters, and Jed wonders if he’s been caging in Redford’s wolf too much.
The Jed & Redford parts were fun, and for those who enjoyed the last two books, you will get more of the warm and toasty chemistry that only the mixture of explosives and love can make.
What was harder Okay. I love me some J&R time, but this book was too long. All Romance eBooks tells me it's over 239,000 words (Over 600+ pages), and it really felt that long. I thought it was way too much, and I didn’t always find what was there as necessary. Scenes ran too long, or dialogue, or things that probably could have been skipped. It didn’t feel like a “tight epic”. It reminded me more of a sprawling serial fanfic which is updated in chunks, but doesn’t read tightly as one controlled story, or it reminded me of written out role-playing sessions, when characters dialogue and dialogue to figure things out, but I don’t always feel the necessary weight of those scenes.
For me, it felt like a very long draft that needed a heartless cold jerk of an editor to go in and cut out the darlings. (This sex scene--too long! This dialogue scene--not needed!) I’m not the jerk for the job since I would be all, “Nooooo, not Jed & Red time! They are my PRECIOUS!” But there is someone out there who could be that heartless, and that’s what it really needed. A jerky, snarling, evil editor (who has your best interest at heart.)
My other issue is more of a personal reader issue. I don’t normally do well with multiple pairings in one book. My mind tends to focus on one couple. (Outside of say, Pride & Prejudice. I mean, who doesn’t love Jane, and want her to have her Bingley??) Part of the issue might also be that the other couple is compared to Jed and Redford, who are very lovey and colorful and have a lot of energy.
For book 2, I didn’t really care about David and Victor’s failing relationship--I found them emo and colorless, and in book 3, I wasn’t super into Victor getting his HEA on with Randall. For one, they are *both* very emo, their characters felt very similar to each other, and they had a lot of repetitive relationship conflicts. “I can’t be with you, but I kinda want to!” “No, I can’t be with you, even though I like you!” There’s a lot of that, dragged out over several hundred pages, and it just was flat to me. And each chapter has a POV shift, and I would get to a Victor or Randall chapter, and feel deflated, and feel double-deflated when it went from Victor immediately to Randall, and triple-deflated when it went to Victor-Randall-Victor. (And those chapters are long!)
Having a 239k story with what felt like half of it focusing on a couple that I didn’t feel attached to, it just made the story drag on even more.
And then again too long, pacing issues. (Like from 75%-95% not much happens except some relationships issues are resolved, and some set-up for the next book. That sounds good, but for a story this long, that’s…45,000 words for what ultimately felt like not much happened. I was somewhere in the 85-88%, thinking, “...is this it? Was that part in the early 70% the climax? What?” Something exciting happens near the end, but it didn’t fix the overall pacing issues for me.
For those nervous about endings, it ends very well. There’s definite set-up for the next book, but you don’t end nervously or worried about the MCs, so you can go into the installment fine, even if you have to wait awhile for the next one.
There is a lot of set-up for future books. It looks like the next secondary pairing will be with Randall’s brother Anthony, who I find still very emo, but more interesting than Randall and Victor, so will be positive.
I do think if you enjoyed book 1 and book 2, you should definitely check out book 3. A) It might work better for you than me and it has a lot of what was great about the first two books and B) it’s definitely not a volume you should skip since stuff does happen.
So, if you’re into the series, go in and enjoy yourself. If you haven’t read the series before, I recommend book 1, Blood Howl. It is fun times, and one of my fave comfort re-reads.
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