![]() ![]() Since this is a prequel, there is no suspense about the ending. No matter how bad things are, God has a plan, and there’s always hope. Yes, it’s painful to read much of the time, but it’s ultimately uplifting. Half-Blood is not about the author trying to be edgy, it’s about light in darkness, and beauty from ashes. However, nothing is truly hopeless with God, and that’s the saving grace of this book. Jace’s life is dark, and seemingly hopeless. ![]() ![]() Most of plot consists of the situation going from bad, to worse, to even worse. ![]() Review: Half-Blood is the literary equivalent of having your heart carved out with a rusty spork. Could the man possibly hold the key to escaping the hopeless darkness that is Jace’s life? Is there such a thing as life beyond the cruelty of slavery? But with it comes the possibility of hope that has long since died. When a stranger interferes with his master’s harsh punishment, Jace’s world is upended yet again. Yet, when his volatile ryrik blood leads him to do the unthinkable, he is thrown into a world of violence and bloodshed.įorced to become a gladiator, Jace finds more and more of his heart dying as his master works to break down his will not to become the monster everyone believes he is. Always, he is the outsider and quickly learns it is better to keep to himself. Back Cover: For all his years as a slave, Jace has known nothing but the hatred people hold for his mixed blood–one half human, the other half the blood of a race considered monsters. ![]()
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