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Title: Queen of Blood (Leisure Fiction)
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Author: Bryan Smith
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Review of Queen of Blood (Leisure Fiction)

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• Posted on 2008-09-23
  Review
  
  Two years ago something so horrible happened that it will give you nightmares forever. A group of friends entered the House of Blood. It all was said and done only two people survived. Dream Weaver and Chad Robbins may be the lucky ones to have survived the House of Blood but they have never been the same since. Dream and Chad thought they were done with the master but they were wrong. A new evil has arisen and it's out for revenge. Ms. Wickman despises the weak but oh how she loves to hear them scream and beg for mercy. Nothing's worse than a woman's scorn.
  
  I never read House of Blood so I can't compare the master to Ms. Wickman but from what I read of Ms. Wickman, I definitely thought she was one mean woman if you can call her that. She will bring you down as well as help you up just so she can torture you all over again. Queen of Blood has all the makings of a good horror book. It has the scary factor, creepiness, gore and it will give you nightmares. So if you want to be scared out of your wits than you need to read Queen of Blood.
  
  
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• Posted on 2008-08-18
  Quality Sequel
  
  Queen of Blood falls short in the story line to its predecessor, House of Blood which was much more original, however, this is to be expected being a sequel usually does lack originality. House of Blood plays out more like a typical horror novel with a hint of fantasy and epic towards the end of the book. Queen of Blood plays out like an epic sequel from start to finish. The book was slightly hollow and and flighty throughout up until the end. It also lacked the multiple plot lines of House of Blood, however, there were still some major twists and turns that were unexpected. The ending of the book is what gives the entire novel justice. The ending leaves hint for a 3rd installment to the series or at least let's hope. The violence, gore, and constant action was also a plus in the book. All in all a decent sequel and hopefully we can look forward to a trilogy.
  
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• Posted on 2008-07-24
  Random, haphazard, and hollow
  
  I started this book without knowing that it was a sequel, and that may have tempered my ability to fully enjoy this book. I have not Read "House of Blood" which comes before this. Apparently, having read "House of Blood" is vital to even beginning to enjoy this book.
  
  Short Summary: Several survivors from the House of Blood are running around and hiding from the remnants of the clan of torturers and magic users they overthrew. Ms. Wickman has taken over the House of Blood and is apparently continuing the torture and exploits of the first book, she also has sent bad guys to track down the survivors. There is an appearance of "The order of the Dragon" who apparently want the head of the House of Blood done in, though no one really understands why. So they all go around killing people until everyone who's still alive ends up back at the House of Blood for a show down.
  
  I really don't know what to say about this book... there wasn't a good character to root for, and everyone seemed a bit stupid to be honest. It really didn't bother me when anyone died, other than the fact that none of the deaths really had any impact other than to add gore to the book. I assume I was supposed to have trailing feelings for the characters from the first book, but since I haven't read it I can say that they certainly weren't developed in this book. There is a lot of magic that wasn't really explained, several references to the multiple gods of death, and an entire city of torture was built apparently in some sort of Baba-Yaga version of a farm house. People who died in the first book are brought back to life, but that isn't fully explored, non-magical people are apparently now magical... and the order of the dragon isn't explained at all, nor their reasoning for getting rid of the head of the House of Blood, since they are a bunch of torturers too.
  
  As far as the writing goes... there were some problems, first of all, the use of pronouns was out of whack... at times we'd switch to a new person and go for 2 to 3 pages before they are named and we know who he's talking about... then at other times he's restate the person's name every sentence, when a pronoun like "he" would have made the reader much happier to read. Descriptions of gore were spot on, but descriptions of people and places were a bit sparse...the main description of the women is of their hair and figure... but they change hair color so often that at times it confuses you as to who he's talking about. There is no synopsis of what occurred in the first book, so you have to go from clues that are dropped here and there. Also relationships are never defined so various characters act as if they know each other, but as a reader (if you haven't read the first one) you have no idea what the relationship is.
  
  Final opinion - If you read and really enjoyed the first book, you might like this one. If you haven't read the first book, don't bother reading this, it cannot function as a stand alone book. The characters are all very flat and not very engaging. The plot is weak and haphazard. I really don't think I would recommend this to any of my friends, and this book gave me no desire to pick up and read the original.
  
  
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• Posted on 2008-06-14
  Typical Smith Novel-which is not a bad thing at all!
  
  This is what House of Blood should have been. It was violent, bloody, and wildy entertaining. I read it in two short sittings. It was faced paced and full of action. The only thing that I didnt like was all the double crossing going on and all of the characters that were good in the first novel, are all of a sudden crazy murderers. Thats the thing with a Smith novel though, you never know who is going to wind up the victor.
  
  Overall, a good book. Make sure to read House of blood first to fully know what is going on. An im sure we can expect more from the "Blood" series as well.
  
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• Posted on 2008-06-03
  Great Sequel!
  
  I enjoyed this sequel to HOUSE OF BLOOD from beginning to end. No part of it was boring. Smith paints the reader's mind with brilliant color, imagery not soon forgotten. Gore lovers will be sated, with all the violence and creative bloodletting. Those who like crazy ladies won't be disappointed, either.
  
  Smith doesn't let the bounds of reality limit his imagination. Several of his characters want power, or more power, and don't we all want that? There's sex and sacrifice, love and betrayal, and plain ol' mayhem. There's a whole world of hurt, too.
  
  Smith must have had a lot of fun writing this one. I sure had a lot of fun reading it.
  
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