The Blood Guard (The Blood Guard, #1)

by Carter Roy

Thirteen-year-old Ronan Truelove leaves school one day and discovers
he's a member of The Blood Guard - an ancient order of protectors.


He will acquire invaluable skills (in swordfighting, subterfuge and
more); learn that he has magical talents he never dreamed of;
rescue his parents from certain death and finally fall for the wrong
girl and overlook the right one.

Only then will he find out his true purpose: guarding a geeky girl
computer genius, and by saving her, save the world.

• ISBN13: 9781407137247
• Publish Date: 6 March 2014 (first published 4 March 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Scholastic
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 304
• Language: English

Reviews

[tweetybugshouse]

This was a fast action passed story that i devoured in one afternoon it was that good. I really liked the whole concept of their being pures in the world that help keep the world in balance and that their a whole secret society out their protecting them. The action was non stop in this story and though some of it was a bit violent it was not overly done. I would definitely read the next book in this middle grade series.

[Beth C.]

You're picked up from school one day by your mother, who looks a bit frantic. She tells you (during a fancy bit of driving) that your father has disappeared and that she is part of a special group of people who protect others. Then, using a cutlass, she demonstrates by taking down a couple of people with guns. She drops you at a train station with orders to get to a specific place - and then she leaves. This is the fast-paced beginning to The Blood Guard, and rarely does it let up from there.
Carter Roy has managed to create a unique beginning to a series that, if it continues on this vein, will be well-loved by kids such as my 12-year-old son. Initially, he was hesitant to read it - he didn't think it sounded very good. After I finished it and recommended it, he decided to try it. Getting him to put it down before he had finished it proved a challenge.
The story is quite interesting, and the characters are fantastic. It's always a bummer when you have what could be a great story, but with characters that detract rather than add. That is not the case here. My son and I are both looking forward to following this series.