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The Spook's Blood (2013)

by Unknown(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Random House

series

The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles

review 1: Tom and the Spook have been sent to a library by one of the Spook's former apprentices. The Spook wants to buy new books so he can fill his rebuilt library with them. Something isn't right with the house and its inhabitants though. This time the Spook can't help Tom. He has to find a way to battle the vampires alone. With the help of Alice and Grimalkin Tom has to fight for his life again.This book has such a beautiful cover, I can't stop looking at it. The vampires were another evil Tom had to fight. I liked that angle in this series. Tom has to beat many monsters and great evil, so it fits. Of course there had to be something very gruesome and mean for Tom to go up against again. Tom's growing up, that's so good to witness. In every book he becomes a little bit wiser and... more he learns from his mistakes. Sometimes he needs a little bit of luck and that makes him more likable. I'm still loving this series!
review 2: Ever since the first book, I've been in love with The Last Apprentice series. I can't say that it actually scares me all that much, but it is a wonderful fantasy story. So it is with ease that I give Lure of the Dead 4 out of 5 stars. There were several great twists in the novel that made me love it even more, and it is a great continuation of the earlier novels. Tom faces a lot of new challenges and encounters a vast number of new creatures that he has to learn more about. And it is a glimpse into the journey that Tom makes into growing from the Spook's apprentice to a Spook in his own right. The mythology of this story was really wonderful, and it was a good departure from the earlier stories that dealt mostly with regular old evil witches. This one had a lot of new creatures and characters that were interesting and slightly frightening. There was lots of suspense and several great mysteries that made Lure of the Dead an amazing read. The only thing I didn't like about this novel was the predictable sacrifice that was put in front of Tom. But I expect, and hope, that it will be addressed in later novels. less

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