Blood Divine

by Greg Howard

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Cooper Causey is a love them and leave them type of guy. He is unable to form any type of long-lasting relationship after a disastrous one in high school that ended with the guy, Trevor, in a coma and Cooper blaming himself. So he took off and eventually landed in Nashville….where the story begins.

Well, it actually begins 20 years previously, when Cooper was 8. On a dare, his older brother, his older brother’s friends and Cooper go to an abandoned, haunted manor called Warfield. While they were there, the boys are spooked and all leave. Well, all but Cooper..who ends up crashing his bicycle into a tree and loses his glasses. He ends up seeing a ghost called Blue. Blue corners Cooper when he falls on top of his bicycle and holds his head and shoots energy into Cooper’s head. Then Cooper passes out.

When Cooper was with his latest one nightstand, his grandmother, Lillie Mae, calls him and leaves a cryptic voice mail. Panicking (like anyone would when their grandmother doesn’t answer the phone) he heads back to Georgetown, SC to check on her.

What ends up happening once he gets there, though, is something he doesn’t expect. He calls the police to report Lillie Mae missing and the officer that shows up is none other than his deceased brother’s best friend and Cooper’s old crush, Randy. After filing the report and Randy leaves, Cooper decides to head to the one place that terrifies him. Warfield.

It is there that his world kinda gets turned upside down and I am not going to get into it. Let’s just say……read the book!!!!

I loved the fantasy and paranormal aspect of this book. The author put a great spin on Biblical stories and I really enjoyed reading that. I also really liked the spin on vampires/witches that the author did too. He didn’t release all the information on either of them at once. Instead, it was leaked, slowly, throughout the book and that was more than enough to keep my attention.

The ending was great and I loved that Cooper finally found happiness. The way it ended, though, suggested at a book 2. If so, I will be eagerly awaiting it!!

How many stars will I give Blood Divine: 4

Why: I really liked this book. Like I said above, the way the author released the information really kept me glued to the book.

**I chose to leave this review after reading an advance reader copy**