Bloodlight Rising
Jade Christy
Paranormal Romance
From human to vampire…From outsider to the heart of the city. They say I’m the Bloodlight. But what does that even mean?
One day I’m decoding ancient vampire texts and searching for an artifact. The next, I’m waking up undead—thirsty, confused, in love.
Dominic is my anchor, my seduction, my danger, my everything.
But as the vampire world embraces the freedom of Lumière, a violent cult rises in secret, worshiping blood and the old ways. Their leader, Darian Vex, wants me as his weapon—or his prize.
Meanwhile, vampire football explodes across Europe (yes, that’s a thing thanks to Lumière). New Orleans visits. Students cheer. Terrorists try to disrupt. And I’m pretending everything’s fine.
But the prophecy I’ve translated… it’s changing everything. And the darkness isn’t just coming. It’s rising.
And now I’m fighting for a secret I didn’t see coming…
Uncaged Review: This is the second book in the Bloodlight Lumiere Romantasy series, picking up right after Cassandra “Cassie” Burke wakes up after being attacked and almost killed by Darian Vex’s henchmen. Cassie can hear Dominic de Valois, her beloved, calling her to please wake up. Cassie does wake up but is now a fledging new vampire with all the blood hunger of being a vampire. Cassie also grapples with the fear that she has lost her humanity and what makes her unique. Unfortunately, as Cassie embraces her new life and her love for Dominic grows stronger for him, Darian Vex also plots to get her. Cassie must do her job by figuring out the manuscripts by translating them. As Cassie learns more about being a vampire and reading the ancient parchments, it holds a secret that Cassie is the key that could destroy the vampire world and everyone that she holds dear.
I was pretty excited and eager to read this next book in the sequence. I just love Ms. Jade Christy’s vampires and her magical, elusive vampire world, I want to visit Nivara. Even though this doesn’t seem like such a smart idea, because someone would definitely drink my blood. All the characters are wonderfully written and yes, I did fall for Dominic and even pretty boy Leo. Cassandra was a heroine after my own heart. She was still the same despite being a vampire and still craved pastries, so it made it easier to relate to her. Ms. Christy blends vampires, humans and witches together so seamlessly that all the paranormals seem totally believable. Scary but so real! The story is quite lovely, entrancing and just pulls you in, never letting up until the very end. I think I will wait to read the next and final book, but I do look forward to it too! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst
4 Stars
