I received an eARC from the author. All opinions are my own.
They're destined to fall in love... if they don't kill each other first.
Violet "Vy" Finch is a vampire cursed, for the very blood she needs is poison to her. Suffering unquenchable hunger and shunned for being of mixed lineage, Vy searches desperately for her mother who disappeared over a decade ago—the one person who may be able to heal her. Unfortunately, a great sorceress prophesies that Vy will only get what she wants if Petra Malkovitch willingly works with her to find a magical relic with the power to change everything.
Petra Malkovitch is an assassin. A member of the Order of Light—a shadowy organization that hunts supernatural creatures for profit—she wants only to kill the vampire who took away the last of her family. When Petra's attempt on Vy's life is thwarted, she is shocked when her greatest enemy tells her that they can rewrite their pasts if they team up.
But is a common goal enough to bring them together, or will betrayal happen at the earliest opportunity?
Born of Blood and Magic is an urban fantasy following Vy, a vampire who hates the taste of blood, and Petra, a monster hunter in training who wants to kill the vampire who killed her mother. Petra and Vy make an unlikely team, but they must work together to find a mystical artefact that has the power to change both their lives.
We primarily follow Petra and Vy on their journey with some points of view from the people who work in the monster hunter organization, even if they felt superfluous. Vy and Petra were the most fleshed out characters, with Vy being nervous but trying to take charge of the situation and Petra being standoffish. I still wanted more out of both of them.
This is a classic MacGuffin plot that felt really thin. The middle dragged with what was supposed to be their bonding, but didn't pan out for me. I think what failed on the romantic/emotional plot for me was Petra continually giving Vy the cold shoulder and Vy continuing to flirt like the cold shoulder wasn't there? It made the romance feel off balance.
The writing was overall okay. There were some awkward phrasing, like work around to not mention brands, but nothing egregious.
No spoilers, but I'm not sure how much I liked the ending? Overall, the ending made sense, but some of the implications in the details left me feeling odd.
I rated this book 2.5 stars. A decent debut urban fantasy for sure, but I probably won't be continuing the series.
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