Blood Avenged (Sons of Navarus #1) [NOOK Book]

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4.5 stars


Oh. My. Goodness!!!!! This is the hottest book of Gabrielle Bisset's that I've read yet! Vasilije is a positively hedonistic being and I couldn't get enough of him!

A while back I read a book called Vampire Dreams. While I enjoyed the leading couple, the character that really snagged my attention was Vasilije, Brandon's sire. He was totally in control and the power just radiated off him. Apparently I wasn't the only one interested in Vasilije because Gabriel Bisset wrote his story just to answer her fans questions about him.

Vasilije has been around for over 400 years and totally loves his life as a vampire. He totally revels in the power that he wields. He takes what he wants whether it be a woman or a person he's chosen to sire. It's the latter that caused him so much trouble in this book.

Being the vampire that he is, Vasilije didn't hesitate to satisfy his desire to take Alex and make him one of his own. Unfortunately, another vampire had called dibs on him. Alex was dating a vampire named Tatiana and though he had broken no law, Vasilije had really ticked her off. It didn't help that Vasilije and Tatiana had a nasty past and unfinished business between them. This little incident brought all those unresolved issues to the forefront of things, Needless to say, a battle between the two vampires ensued.

Sasa was an empath who put her life on hold to care for her mother. In a desperate attempt to help her, Sasa agreed to aid Tatiana with her revenge on Vasilije. She was supposed to get close to him so she could be Tatiana's secret snitch. To bad for her that Sasa got a little "closer" to Vasilije then she planned. ;o)

Blood Avenged is yet another example of excellent writing by Gabrielle Bisset. She always makes the emotions of her characters palpable. Though Vasilije is quite a "closed off" type of guy, somehow Gabrielle made it easy to feel his wistfulness for something, though he wasn't sure what that something was until Sasa came into his life. Sasa is such a loving soul. She was truly devoted to her mother. It was great to see that and I totally got her. My own mother is disabled so that part of the storyline particularly resonated with me.

This book is grittier than Gabrielle's other works. I must say, she does gritty good. The darkness in this book was great. Vasilije's hedonistic ways brought us some Extremely Hot sex scenes. The steam of them frequently had me sweating.

Yet another great part of this book was the suspense. You never knew when Victoria was going to show up or what she was gonna do next. I was filled with anticipation. It was like I was watching a soap opera or something lol!

OK. By now you've probably figured out that I really liked this book. I just can't seem to say enough good things about it so you'll just need to grab yourself a copy of Blood Avenged so you can experience it first hand!

2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Exciting & Hypnotizing!

Exciting and Hypnotizing!

Wow what a great story filled with excitement at every turn of the page. A story filled with the drama within a vampire world between America ways and England¿s old world ways. Usually we read about the hunt between human and vampire but not in this twist of a story. Here we have vampires hunting and killing their own kind for power, revenge, hate, jealousy, and for love.

I was totally glued to the story, the characters are well connected, and you can literally feel their emotions coming off the page. The writing is excellent with details that grasp and entice you to feel what the characters are feeling.

The erotic love scenes between the vampire Vasilije and the human empath Sasa is incredibly passionate, fiercely dominating, and Hot! Hot! Hot!

I must say I loved the historical mixture in the paranormal world and that some of the humans experienced paranormal abilities such as voodoo magic, empathy, and psychic abilities.

The ending was surprising and unexpected after everything Vasilije and Sasa went through, however the ending revelation made sense as it introduced The Sons of Navarus Series which is the spin off from this story.

I look forward to reading more about this vampire world and learning more about this historical prophecy to unfold as the battle between the Sons of Navarus and The Archons seek to eliminate each other to remain in power.

Great Read!

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A MUST READ! Vasilije is absolutely hot! I couldn't put the book

A MUST READ!
Vasilije is absolutely hot! I couldn't put the book down! I loved the different spin on this vampire story. Terrific first book for this new series.

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Great start to a new series This story I had everything I want

Great start to a new series

This story I had everything I want to see in a vampire story, it was fantastic. This is the story of Vasilije, a vampire who is hundreds of years old. In the society of vampires it is illegal to sire new vampires without the permission of your sire. In fact, its impossible to do a lot of things without your sire’s permission. That’s why Vasilije is different, he no longer has a sire. With no sire left on this Earth, he is able to make his own decisions about everything. And he decides he wants to sire many new vampires. And he does! It almost seems like he creates a new sire whenever he gets bored. The story starts with him following Alex, who he has been drawn to for some time. Finally the time comes and he is able to change Alex into an immortal.

What drama that brings! You’d think it’d be no big deal, I mean Vasilije is this big tough (and sexy!) vampire. Except Alex was the boyfriend of someone from Vasilije’s past, which would probably be good information to have ahead of time! And she is not exactly happy about his decision to change Alex. Meet Tatiana. Tatiana is… well, she’s a wench!

In the revenge struggle between Tatiana and Vailije a young woman named Sasa comes into play. I really liked her character for the passion she had, but some of her decisions were a bit lacking in general logic. She gets herself involved in a battle between two vampires – not too smart! Granted, she did it for the most unselfish of reasons, but you’ve got to know that it is not going to end in roses and sunshine (haha, when does a vampire tale ever end in sunshine??) And that goes doubly so when you fall for one of the vampires. Even so I found her to be likable - even more so when she was with Vasilije, who was about as hot as can be!

Lets talk about the two of them together. The sparks between Sasa and Vasilije are infuriating! The chemistry was so great that I was eagerly waiting for more intimate scenes with them. The down time was infuriating LOL. Sasa is an empathy and Vasilije is a vampire whose every sense is heightened. When they get together the words practically burn the page with the sensuality of it all. And the feeding scenes, woooooooo boy! They make me want to rush out and find Vasilije and just hope he picks me! The man has definitely got some skill – a lot of skills!

So Sasa is working for Tatiana and then falls for Vasilije. And he falls for her. And I was so sad knowing that when the truth came out of this little secretive triangle, it would just break both of their hearts. This takes everything that has happened and just shatters it and sets it on fire. I want so badly for them to be together, but with a secret like this, how can you move forward? *Sigh*. I guess that is why you have to read the book, right?

On top of it all, it turns out there is really something much bigger going on here than a revenge scheme between the two vampire rivals. Something I totally did not see coming, but I am so excited for because it means there are definitely more books in this series!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Blood avenged is not just another vampire novel! I read a LOT of

Blood avenged is not just another vampire novel! I read a LOT of paranormal romance books and this is on my list to read again. I was completely taken in from the start!

Vasilije is a 400 year old vampire who's sire was killed in an act of vengeance and jealousy. With his sire gone, he has nobody to answer to. He has lived for centuries doing what he pleases. He has sired many of his own vampires in that time, so when he turned another young man, it was really no different then any other time. That is, until he finds out that this young man has connections to Tatiana. They have a history and it's an understatement to say that there is some bad blood between these two. From this point on their rivalry sets fire to the pages.

Sasa is an empath who is a human. She is taking care of her sick mother and would do anything to see that she is safe and not in any pain. Unfortunately, she gets caught up in the middle of Vasilije and Tatiana's conflict and she just doesn't stand a chance. She wants to do what's right but she must protect her mother at all costs. Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place!

This book is HOT! Vasilije is everything you could ever want or dream about in a vampire! He is seductive and cunning. He has a very powerful and commanding presence. He is mysterious, dangerous and dominating. If you are looking for a dark and erotic romance with a sexy and fiercely passionate vampire, then you have found exactly what you are looking for right here! I look forward to reading more books written by Gabrielle Bisset!

~Reviewer for WereVampsRomance~ werevampsromance*dot*blogspot*dot*com

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Not the best

This book wasnt developed enough for me and i could never figure out how Vasilije's name was pronounced. Not my favorite book :(

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