For me it was the perfect reading escape.

But only really good fantasy and that is definitely what Blood Song is. We all know that I am constantly saying I am not a huge fan of fantasy but it turns out I am. While I don't find Blood Song off-putting like many recent US YA PNR offerings, I don't think there is really anything unique about this novel, especially for those readers who are not into bickering lovers-centric stories. But there is nothing new even there, although the dialog is occasionally flirty and fun. Instead of creating country histories and cultures, the author chose to concentrate on balls, gowns and various opportunities to play out plucky heroine/brooding hero romantic scenarios between Zeraphina and Rodden. Not only is the plot void of any twists or profundity, but the world building is very cursory. Only Rodden, the brooding best friend of Lilith's future husband, has answers for her, but he is irritatingly mum. She later finds out that there is a mysterious northern country of Lharmell nobody talks about and Fina fears she has a bad connection to it. (again, can't recall) expresses interest in marrying Lilith, Fina jumps at the opportunity to travel north. When an heir of a bigger northern country of. That and her not long ago acquired craving for blood worry the princess.

More and more often she hears a call/feels a pull from the north. 16-year princess Zeraphina lives with her mother and older sister Lilith in a cold southern country of. But everything about this novel is so simplistic, there is hardly anything to wow you, in my opinion. After all, Blood Song is clearly aimed at the younger part of teen crowd.

It is probably unfair to compare this book to such outstanding fantasy novels as Daughter of Smoke and Bone or Finnikin of the Rock. Guess you could call Blood Song a romantic teen fantasy, or teen fantasy extra lite?

Blood Song by Rhiannon Hart