The Drake Chronicles
by: Alyxandra Harvey
I bought the first two books in this series a couple weeks ago but didn’t have time to sit down and read them until yesterday. I’m glad I waited for a day when I could read both at once… if there had been something I had to do I don’t know if I could have stopped reading to do it! The only down side was that I have to wait until December to read Out for Blood, book number three!!!
The Drake Chronicles focuses on the Drake family, a very old and established vampire family. The part of the family that we are most “involved” with is made up of Liam and Helena and their children, Sebastian, Marcus, Duncan, Quinn, Connor, Logan, Nicholas, and Solange (youngest and only girl.) In the Drake family children are born “human” and go through a genetic change to vampire at sixteen. This is rare and makes them somewhat unique. Solange is especially different for two reasons. One, females are rare among vampire children and two, there was a prophecy made that may be about her ruling the vampire world.
Hearts at Stake focuses on Solange and her human best friend Lucy. Solange is about to turn 16. Her family is ultra protective because the change is coming up and, due to the prophecy, vampires and vampire hunters are out to get her for various reasons. Lucy, as her best friend, wants to help but her efforts don’t always turn out as planned. To complicate matters Lucy is finding herself more and more drawn to Nicholas whom she previously disliked. Add to that a young (and good looking!) vampire hunter and a kidnapping attempt by a current vampire leader and you have a fast paced and enjoyable read!
Blood Feud switches focus to Logan Drake and Isabeau, a vampire from a different faction than the Drakes. I can’t go in to too much detail without spoiling the adventure for those who haven’t read Hearts at Stake so I’ll just say that it kept me involved from beginning to end!
Alyxandra Harvey does a great job of making these books hard to put down! I loved the way that the characters interact. If you have siblings you’ll totally see how the family dynamics work! There is humor, adventure, romance, and serious butt kicking…what more could you ask for? Even if you “don’t like vampire stories” you should give these a try! Don’t forget to look for Out for Blood in December!
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