Hi everyone! Today I am bringing you a review of one of my latest reads – With Fire in Their Blood by Kat Delacorte as part of the big blog tour with The Write Reads!
Thank you to Penguin Books for an advanced eARC of this brilliant book, in exchange for an honest opinion.
Title: With Fire in Their Blood
Author: Kat Delacorte
Genre: Young Adult | Fantasy
Length: 416 Pages
Age Rating: 14+
Rating: 3 Stars
Release Date: 1st September 2022
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When sixteen-year-old Lilly arrives in Castello, she isn’t impressed.
A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out.Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war, the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General, a leader determined to maintain order and ‘purity’. . . whatever the cost.
Lilly falls in with the rebellious Liza, brooding Nico and sensitive Christian, and sparks begin to fly. But in a city where love can lead to ruin, Lilly isn’t sure she can trust anyone — not even herself.
And then she accidentally breaks Castello’s most important rule: when the General’s men come to test your blood, you’d better not be anything more than human…
About the Author
Kat Delacorte was eleven years old when her family moved from the United States to a small town in central Italy. She soon began writing stories about her new friends developing superpowers, and she hasn’t looked back since. She graduated with a BA in History from Columbia University, and lives in Venice, Italy.
It’s dark and brutally so.
Right from the beginning, we are introduced to a world of mystery and as the reader you will be disturbed but it will draw you in. Lilly (the main character) moves to Castello, Italy after the death of her mother and her fathers new job. It is a very closed off town surrounded by woods upon woods and the actual town is strange.
Like, the town is divided in half by a wall and there seems to be a barely put together truce between the Paradisos and the Marconis, who absolutely hate each other. But is it crumbling? And will anything damage this truce and potentially lead to war?
Then the rules are strange, like don’t cross over the wall or be tried for treason, have you blood tested and more?! What is the reason why? And why is everyone obsessed with the general?
Edgy Characters
Goodbye Paranormal Romance books, Kat Delacorte is bringing the old school edgy characters of that time back and they are intriguing!
We have Lilly, the newcomer who has no idea what’s going on and is drawn between one? Two? Or maybe three love interests? She is very in over her head but has such a fierce longing to find out what is happening in Castello.
Then there is Christian, with his tragic life but there seems to be a spark, a surge of electricity between him and Lilly…
Gripping Story
This story feels like a wild ride from beginning to end, with a plot twist or a brilliant revelation at every turn and there’s something about it that keeps drawing you in, tension building to a shocking ending!
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