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Blood And Flowers (2011)

by Penny Blubaugh(Favorite Author)

3.03 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0061728632 (ISBN13: 9780061728631)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harper Teen

review 1: What first drew me to Blood and Flowers by Penny Blubaugh was its beautiful cover, but what kept me reading was the unique concept and great story. Oh, and faeries. I'd forgotten how much I loved faeries, but was thankfully reminded how much I love them by Blood and Flowers!Blood and Flowers takes place in a world where everyone knows about Fey. Where everyone blames the Fey for everything; crime, drug abuse, etc. Where everyone is afraid of the Fey's magic. Persia and her friends, one who's in fact a faerie, are all apart of a travelling theatre troupe and they always use faerie magic in their shows to give it a little somthing extra. When an enemy of the group uses the groups use of magic against them and begins spreading rumours about the group dealing illigal faerie "... moredrugs" (pixie dust, coloured drinks), they are forced to flee into the land of Faerie in order to escape the possibilty of being thrown in prision for crimes that they didn't commit. Once they reach Faerie, they realize that not everything is perfect like they hoped it would be and that Faerie may be even more dangerous than their world. The central character, Persia, was a great character. Although I don't think she realized it herself, I found her to be a strong character, pretty much the rock of the whole group. If it hadn't been for her, I don't think that the troupe would have made it through everything that they did. At the beginning of the book, she seemed to like to just be in the background, but as the book progressed I could tell that she realized just what she could do if she took charge and I really liked that. I also really loved the diversity of the people in the threatre group. There is Tonio, the sort of leader of the Outlaws (that's the name of their troupe) who is gay and rather flamboyant, there is Max, Tonio's ex-boxer boyfriend, then there is Floss, the fierce and artistic and talented faerie, Lucia, a sweet and fragile girl, and lastly Nicolas, a law student. I really loved how all of these people who were so different from one another could come together and from their very own tight-knit family. The idea behind Blood and Flowers was rather original, I thought, and I really liked that. I though thought that Penny Blubaugh's writing was great and just like the book, I felt that it had a special uniquness to it. Although the book wasn't focused mainly on romance, I really liked the little sprinkle that was incorperated into the story!As a whole, I really enjoyed Blood and Flowers and found it to be a great, quick read! The story was really unique, like nothing I've ever really read before and the characters were fun and diverse. I would definitley recommend picking a copy up if you are a fan a faeries or if you are just looking for something different to read!Thanks for reading my review of Blood and Flowers by Penny Blubaugh! I hope that you enjoyed it!
review 2: Blood & Flowers is a thrilling debut by Penny Blubaugh with a creative plot, fresh characters, and wonderful writing that keeps you interested and enthralled throughout the entire story. In this literary world where humans and Fae live side-by-side as common enemies, Blubaugh tells the story of Persia and her Outlaw Troupe, the perfect friends and family that are impossible not to love and enjoy. What I really love about this book is the interaction between all of the troupe members. You can immediately tell that if there were no major crisis in their life, the characters themselves would be able to continue living, because they feel so realistic. Each and every character has a distinct personality and while Persia is the main character and the story is from her POV, she never steals the limelight from the others. There were however a few things I did have a problem with. One, I felt the ending did not do the book any justice. It was short, choppy and seemed incomplete to me. I was expecting such an amazing story to go off with a big bang and although it seemed to be going that way at first, it didn't live up to my standards. Two, when I finished the book, I felt as if Blubaugh had avoided talking about the Fae themselves. I loved the air of mystery in the beginning and the Fae royalty idea but I would've loved to read more about it: secrets, the hidden places, and of course the forbidden magic. And finally, the book was just too short. With the way it ended, I can't tell if there's going to be a sequel or not, and I desperately want a LONGER one.All in all, I really enjoyed this book. I pray and hope this solitary book becomes a series because this debut author has most definitely caught my attention, so her books will always appear on my to-read list and should be on yours as well.Rating: 3 out of 5 stars less

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