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Alianza De Sangre (2012)

by Ariel Tachna(Favorite Author)
3.65 of 5 Votes: 2
ISBN
1613728573 (ISBN13: 9781613728574)
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English
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publisher
Dreamspinner Press
series
Partnership in Blood
review 1: Abbiamo un mago, giovane uomo, che fa parte di una fazione del bene, che vuole proteggere gli umani e tutte le creature.Abbiamo un altro mago, cattivo, cattivissimo, che se ne infischia degli umani e vuole uccidere i maghi buoni.E poi abbiamo loro.I vampiri.Da entrambe le fazioni non venivano considerati minimamente. Era come se non esistessero. Per gli umani, invece, erano solo da perseguitare ed uccidere perché erano degli assassini, secondo loro.Ora però, alla fazione buona, serviva un aiuto per vincere la guerra che continuava a mietere vittime, distruggendo famiglie, affetti, legami.Alain ed Orlando si incontrano per questo motivo.Un incontro per cercare di persuadere i vampiri a lottare con loro, la fazione di maghi che voleva fermare la guerra per vivere in pace, ... morela fazione di cui Alain faceva parte.Orlando era stato mandato all'incontro perché, grazie al suo passato, era diventato diffidente con tutti: umani, maghi e vampiri. Se lui si fosse fidato, anche il resto dei vampiri lo avrebbe fatto.Un goccio di sangue per capire se le intenzioni sono buone e tra i due nasce subito qualcosa di particolare e tremendamente potente, non solo perché il sangue di Alain è carico di magia.Adesso Alain ed Orlando avrebbero dovuto dimostrare a tutti che l'alleanza tra vampiri e maghi era possibile, soprattutto perché trovata la combinazione giusta tra maghi e vampiri, i poteri aumentavano tanto da dare la possibilità ai vampiri di uscire al sole e di poter combattere di giorno, insieme ai loro alleati.Ma la nostra coppia avrebbe anche dovuto convivere col fatto che si sentivano sempre più presi, più coinvolti dal loro compagno di alleanza, fino a scoprire che erano attratti uno dall'altro e che sicuramente erano destinati a stare insieme per l'eternità.Con questo libro, che è una saga, entriamo a far parte di un mondo magico stravolto dalla guerra e dall'odio, ma troviamo anche uno sprazzo d'amore, quello di Alain ed Orlando, che ci fa sperare che tutto possa risolversi per il meglio.Piccoli momenti vengono rubati alla guerra, facendoci immergere nel calore avvolgente dell'amore a prima vista, quello che ci fa battere il cuore anche dopo molto tempo che stiamo con quella persona.Scopriamo un amore incredibile, pieno di spigoli, ma anche di tante emozioni, talmente intense da lasciarci senza fiato e senza possibilità di sfuggirvi.Questo romanzo è un pochino lento, almeno all'inizio, però c'è da dire che spiega molto bene la situazione tra le due fazioni dei maghi e la posizione dei vampiri che sicuramente servirà nel futuro, ossia nel libri successivi, per capire meglio la storia più grande che c'è, oltre quella di Orlando ed Alain e dei prossimi protagonisti.Ci sono alcuni errorini di sintassi, ma si possono tralasciare se si cerca una semplice lettura di riposo, dove godersi la dolcezza e la sensualità dei personaggi.
review 2: I've been sitting on this review for a while now because I've been conflicted about what to say about this book. On the one hand, I really enjoyed what it had to offer and the premise for the entire series was really intriguing. On the other hand, I really felt like the author missed the chance to create something spectacular with the plot and the characters. After reading the summary, it sounds full of potential, right? I thought so. I also thought it sounded right up my alley: vampires and light wizards forging an alliance to fight back against the dark wizards they're currently in a war with? That sounds awesome!And it was. Kind of. A little bit. All right, it wasn't awesome. It was more in the 'this is good' category of reading rather than awesome, but in all fairness to the author (who does have a knack for writing a good story), it was the first book in a series and sometimes that can be the weakest one. Especially with the amount of set-up involved in establishing the who, what, where, when, and why of a series. Which the author did and didn't do here.For example: we know right from the start of this book that light and dark wizards are waging war against each other; we know that in desperation the light wizards are trying to forge an alliance with the vampires to try to turn the tide in the war; we know that Alain, one of the main characters and a light wizard, is willing to do whatever it takes to make it work. What we don't know and never learn is why they're having the war in the first place!And that drove me absolutely crazy. I wanted to know why the dark and light wizards were fighting, even if it was for a generic reason like the dark wizards wanted more power and control over Paris (or the world). I wanted to know why this alliance was going to be so important but we never really found out because its importance was kind of swept under the rug so the main characters could fall in love or lust or whatever it was they were doing. Speaking of the main characters: Alain and Orlando (the vampire) were both an equal mix of good character potential and wasted character potential. A few quick examples of this:Alain, we learn, lost his wife and young son in one of the first attacks of the war. This, far from hardening his heart, has turned him into a calm and competent wizard who will do whatever it takes to win. But, for whatever reason, the loss was (again) swept under the rug and regulated to being a small and short aside to Alain's character, and I have to ask...why? That's the kind of stuff that defines a character and is not tossed aside like it's just ancient history (it's not). Orlando, too, had the same issue: we learn relatively quickly in the story that the vampire who changed Orlando was a brutal and sadistic maker, who physically and emotionally tormented Orlando for his own sick pleasure. But, apparently, Orlando's distrust of others (which could have been a very lovely and angst-ridden plot point between the two characters) just wasn't what I thought it would be. Instead of him being a tough nut to crack, he was easily hurt (I could buy that, I guess) and a little bit -- whiny isn't the right word but I have no other one to give you in context to him. He was just too soft a character for me in relation to his past and while that's not a failing, it still felt like wasted potential. All of that said, I don't want it to seem like I didn't enjoy the book. I did quite a bit once I dropped my expectations (which I admit I should have done right from the start) and just let it be what it was: a straightforward wizard meets vampire and they have a magical bond (in blood) together. Which, really, could be the plot of any number of fan fictions out there these days but who says that's a bad things? less
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Llucas
Between 4 and 5. Hope sequel will be as good as first book.
chiqfoster
If you like wizard and vampire books you must read this!
Janicetheoxfordgirl
3rd reading My all-time favorite series!
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