Bloodwitch



 Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. 2014. Bloodwitch. New York, NY:Delecorte Press. ISBN: 978-0-307-98074 (e-book). E-book $9.99 Age 13+

For as far back as he can remember, Vance Ehecatl has had everything he could possibly need or want. He lives in the lap of luxury within the beautiful greenhouse in Midnight, the most powerful empire the world has ever seen. The Vampires who rule within its walls have been the only guardians Vance has known since he was abandoned by his shapeshifter parents as a baby quetzal, and he is sincerely grateful for their care. When his peaceful world is shattered after an act of violence, Vance is forced from the only home he has ever known and he is startled to meet Malachai Obsidian, a member of a band of outlaws and outcasts with very conflicting views of Midnight and its leader Mistress Jeshickah.

Malachai claims that Vance is a bloodwitch, a powerful being that the rulers of Midnight are trying to control. Vance can’t believe that the people who cared for him when he had no one else could possibly have ulterior motives. But as his friends start to fall ill, Vance is forced to wonder if his perfect world is really everything it seemed. Now he must decide who to trust: the vampires who cared for him and provided him every luxury, or the shapeshifters who want to bring them down once and for all. Can a bloodwitch, who has no idea about the power he possesses, find a way to help save the people he cares about?

A very interesting read, though not very challenging. This is offset, however, by the vivid world that Atwater-Rhodes creates. It is enchanting enough to really caputre a reader's imagination.

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