Blood in Her Veins by Faith Hunter – a Review

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Description:
In this must-have collection of stories, experience nineteen thrilling adventures from the world of vampire-hunter Jane Yellowrock, including many fan favorites and two all-new novellas. Read about the first time Jane put the pedal to the metal in “The Early Years,” and the last thing a werewolf will ever see as Jane delivers justice in “Beneath a Bloody Moon.” Get a searing look into the pasts of some of the series’ best-loved characters: Beast in “WeSa and the Lumber King,” Rick LaFleur in “Cat Tats,” and Molly Everhart Trueblood in “Haints.”
 
In the brand-new “Cat Fight,” the witches and vampires of Bayou, Oiseau, are at war over a magical talisman—and Jane must figure out how to keep the mysterious artifact out of the covetous hands of the Master of New Orleans. And in the never-before-published “Bound No More,” Jane welcomes a visit from Molly and her daughter, Angie, who is about to prove she’s the most powerful witch in Everhart history….

Review:

Blood in Her Veins by Faith Hunter is a collection of stories, 19 to be exact, in the wonderful world of Jane Yellowrock. Of the 19 short stories, there are two new ones. If you are a fan of this series, as I am, you will love Blood in Her Veins. If you have not read this series (what are you waiting for), then it would be hard to start with this book, as you would miss so much that has happened with Jane over the years, especially with Beast; not mention those with Jane during those years, such as Molly, Angie, Rick, Bruiser, Leo, Soul, Brute. I loved the stories that are more recent years, where Eli and Alex have now become a major part of Jane Yellowrock. I love them together as a team, becoming part of Jane’s family with Beast.

I really enjoyed reading many oldies that I had previously read, and the ones I may have missed, but I loved the two new stories. Rather than give a description of all 19, I will concentrate mostly on the two new novellas, and perhaps some notes on the others.

Cat’s Tats is mostly about Rick LaFleur; Wesa is about Beast; Haints is Molly’s. In some of the others, we get to see when Bruiser decides he would fight Leo for Jane; we also get to meet Nell Ingram, who will be the main character in Faith Hunter’s new spin off series, Soulwood coming in 2016. The rest of the older stories were all Jane, with her team in exciting, tense situations that only Jane Yellowrock can solve.

Cat Fight is a new story, which has Jane, Eli, Alex being sent back to Bayou Oiseau by Leo (Master of New Orleans), to stop the witches and vampire in a war over a magic artifact. There are some powerful forces that Jane and team must face or die trying. This was a fun exciting and wild adventure, and I loved every minute of it. I also loved Edmund, whom need to learn more about whatever his secret is. Eli and Alex were also awesome.

In Bound No More, which was never published, Jane welcomes Molly and Angie to her home, after a long period where Molly didn’t talk to Jane. While waiting to attend a witch’s conclave, an unknown force attacks Jane’s house trying to hurt Molly and Angie. This too was very exciting, but also an eye opener, as we learn more about young Angie, who is destined to become a very powerful witch. I love Angie, and love how Beast adores her. It will be interesting to see where Faith will take this in the future. But for now, Angie is too young, and Molly (we also learn she has a secret that is revealed), Evan, and Jane must make sure she doesn’t use those powers until she is ready. I was very happy to see Molly and Jane make up and become friends again.

Jane Yellowrock continues to be one of the best tough kick-ass heroines in the literary world, and Faith Hunter just continues to keep us fully hooked into this fantastic series. Now that I have had a refresher, and some new tidbits; I cannot wait for the next Jane Yellowrock novel in Shadow Rites.

Reviewed by Barb

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