Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets—and human lives.
In the aftermath of a forbidden moment that rocked Sydney to her core, she finds herself struggling to draw the line between her Alchemist teachings and what her heart is urging her to do. Then she meets alluring, rebellious Marcus Finch—a former Alchemist who escaped against all odds, and is now on the run. Marcus wants to teach Sydney the secrets he claims the Alchemists are hiding from her. But as he pushes her to rebel against the people who raised her, Sydney finds that breaking free is harder than she thought. There is an old and mysterious magic rooted deeply within her. And as she searches for an evil magic user targeting powerful young witches, she realizes that her only hope is to embrace her magical blood—or else she might be next.
Loved it! My favorite Bloodlines book so far. Why? Because we finally get so many things we want.
My favorite thing about this book is the growth we see in Sydney. She has slowly been distancing herself from the Alchemist rhetoric and starting to think, and live, more for herself, but she just takes it to a whole new level in this book. And just when you think she has found her bliss, we get that little speed bump thrown in right at the end.
