Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton
Series: The Blood Journals
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Released Date: May 24, 2011
Hardcover: 416 Pages
Rating: 3/5
Buy it on: Amazon
It starts off simply.
Draw a circle … place a dead leaf in the center … sprinkle some salt … recite a little Latin … add a drop of blood …
Maybe that last part isn’t exactly simple. Yet somehow it feels right to Silla Kennicott. And nothing in her life has felt remotely right since her parents’ horrific deaths. She’s willing to do anything to uncover the truth about her family—even try a few spells from the mysterious book that arrived on her doorstep … and spill some blood.
The book isn’t the only recent arrival in Silla’s life. There’s Nick Pardee, the new guy next door who may have seen Silla casting a spell. She’s not sure what he saw and is afraid to find out. But as they spend more time together, Silla realizes this may not be Nick’s first encounter with Blood Magic. Brought together by a combination of fate and chemistry, Silla and Nick can’t deny their attraction. And they can’t ignore the dark presence lurking nearby—waiting to reclaim the book and all its power.
Tessa Gratton’s intoxicating first novel will keep pulses racing, minds reeling, and pages turning right up to the very last drop of blood.
My Thoughts
Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton is a witchy and engaging novel! Silla’s parents died in a tragic accident and she became depressed. Nic was abandoned by his birth mother and now lives with his birth father and stepmother. Nic, after meeting Silla, is attracted to her and together they unfold a “magical connection.”
Blood Magic is an okay novel. It was engaging, however, it didn’t wow me to really like it. I did enjoy the relationship between Silla and Nic and how they grew together and unfold the magical connections. I also enjoyed the mystery along with this book and how they had to search deep within their ancestors to know more about their families, themselves, and the bond they have together. What kept me to continue to read Blood Magic were the family history and the mystery it had with it. There is romance between Silla and Nic, however, the love between them is more on the bonding of their magic.
I would give this book another chance to see if I like it or not after reading the second book in the series.
Blood Magic by Tessa Gratton is a book recommended to those who enjoy reading about magic and mystery.
Source: Sacramento Book Review.
Originally published by Sacramento Book Review – ©2012
I felt exactly the same about this one. It’s been a while since I read it but it was good, just nothing to write home about. I’d still continue the series (if it even is one).
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I always have such a hard time with the books that are good but not fabulous. They’re actually the hardest for me to review. You did a fabulous job with this review!
Nerd Girls at Books to the Sky
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