There are five books in this series written below in
order:
1. Blood
Rights
2. Flesh
and Blood
3. Bad
Blood
4. Out
for Blood
5. Last
Blood
In a world with thousands of vampire based books it is rare
to find something with a completely original take on it. Kristen Painter has
managed to create a story line that is both original and quite complex. She has
created a well-rounded paranormal world with intriguing politics, elaborate
rules and enchanting characters.
This series centres around Chrysabelle who was born a
comarre, a breed of human whose only job and purpose is to serve the noble
vampires with their sacred and powerful blood. Chrysabelle finds herself on the
run fleeing into the mortal world, wanted for the suspected murder of her
patron. While on the run she enlists the help of a cursed vampire named Mal who
is also an outcast, the two find themselves linked by accident, but mutually
attracted and repulsed.
One thing I have to say that is refreshing about this
series and that I particularly like in a good novel, is that both the hero and heroine
are relatively equal in terms of strength and competence. I cannot stand books
in which the heroine is useless, can’t hold her own and must be protected constantly.
One thing I wasn’t so fond on concerning these books were
that they were written from the point of view of a few characters, and to be
honest I personally only really found those of Mal and Chrysabelle interesting.
I was always slightly disappointed to turn a page and see it was no longer their
point of view I would be reading from.
Overall however I was deeply in love with this series, it is
fantastically written with great detail. The main characters are very engaging making
the books extremely hard to put down. I would highly recommend the House of Comarre
series for those that love supernatural fantasy with magic, vampires and
romance.
Thanks for reading!
Ariel
