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Love Like Blood by Marcus Sedgwick
Jul. 27th, 2014 11:15 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
In 1944, just days after the liberation of Paris, Charles Jackson sees something horrific: a man, apparently drinking the blood of a murdered woman. Terrified, he does nothing, telling himself afterwards that worse things happen in wars.
Seven years later he returns to the city – and sees the same man dining in the company of a fascinating young woman. When they leave the restaurant, Charles decides to follow …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Marcus Sedgwick’s first ‘adult’ novel is a disappointingly leaden vampire horror with a dull, reactive and self-pitying main character. Jackson’s romance with Marian is stilted and obviously one-sided, his friendship with Hunter only exists for plot purposes, even his marriage is dealt with in a couple of pages and only when it comes back to the main theme of blood. I could have forgiven this if Jackson was consumed with his search for Verovkin but he isn’t – finding him more by accident and then failing to follow up when chased off. Ultimately, this all makes for a flat and uninteresting read and while I’ll continue to read Sedgwick’s children’s and YA fiction, I’m not going to rush to read his next book for adults.
A LOVE LIKE BLOOD was released in the United Kingdom on 27th March 2014. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the free copy of this book.
In 1944, just days after the liberation of Paris, Charles Jackson sees something horrific: a man, apparently drinking the blood of a murdered woman. Terrified, he does nothing, telling himself afterwards that worse things happen in wars.
Seven years later he returns to the city – and sees the same man dining in the company of a fascinating young woman. When they leave the restaurant, Charles decides to follow …
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Marcus Sedgwick’s first ‘adult’ novel is a disappointingly leaden vampire horror with a dull, reactive and self-pitying main character. Jackson’s romance with Marian is stilted and obviously one-sided, his friendship with Hunter only exists for plot purposes, even his marriage is dealt with in a couple of pages and only when it comes back to the main theme of blood. I could have forgiven this if Jackson was consumed with his search for Verovkin but he isn’t – finding him more by accident and then failing to follow up when chased off. Ultimately, this all makes for a flat and uninteresting read and while I’ll continue to read Sedgwick’s children’s and YA fiction, I’m not going to rush to read his next book for adults.
A LOVE LIKE BLOOD was released in the United Kingdom on 27th March 2014. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the free copy of this book.
