Synopsis: An ancient prophecy warns of a girl destined to cause the extinction of the vampire race.
So when 17-year-old Axelia
falls into a sacred well filled with blood and emerges a vampire, the immortal
empire believes she is this legendary destroyer. Hunted by soldiers and
mercenaries, Axelia and her reluctant ally, the vampire bladesmith Lucas, must
battle to survive.
How will she convince the
empire that she is just an innocent teenager-turned bloodsucker and not a
creature of destruction? And if she cannot, can a vampire who is afraid of bugs
summon the courage to fight a nation of immortals?
Where to purchase What Kills Me:
Review: I first would like to thank author Wynne Channing for the opportunity to review her book as part of her tour with Dark Minds Book Tours. I would also like to add the disclaimer that I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
Next, I would like to comment on the gorgeous cover. Is it not stunning? Wynne Channing wrote a guest post for me on
the inspiration behind this gorgeous cover, which you can read here.
After the cover, the first thing that I really liked is
that the book takes place in Italy – which is a place I’d really like to go –
and that our heroine Axelia, or Zee for short, is from Canada. I don’t read a lot of books where the heroine
is Canadian, so I just found that interesting.
Most things I read are set in the United States or England, so it’s
interesting to be able to learn something about our neighbors to the North.
I also like that Zee could be any girl. She is a normal but shy teenage girl. She has quirks and insecurities. She talks – a lot – when she is
nervous. She is inexperienced with boys,
and relationships. Falling for the wrong
guy puts her in a world of danger. You
see, the boy she likes isn’t a normal boy.
At first he’s all flowers and romance, but it turns out he is a vampire
set on draining her of her blood. While
attempting to escape this fate, she falls into an ancient well of vampire blood
and emerges a new kind of vampire.
Things go downhill from there for Zee. She is considered an abomination to the
vampire race because she has no maker.
The vampire Empress sentences her, and the vampire that tried to kill
her, to death by sun. But when the sun
comes up something strange happens. What
you ask? You need to read What Kills Me to
find out.
Fleeing for her life, Zee meets some people that wish to
help her, and some which would do her harm.
One such character is Lucas. He
and Zee don’t seem to get along at first – but overtime, while they’re on the
run, he and Zee develop a relationship.
I love that it wasn’t love at first sight. That is so overplayed in books lately. I liked watching their relationship develop
and grow.
The best thing about Zee is that even after turning into
a vampire, she stayed true to who she was, and retained her humanity. She stayed silly, sarcastic, sometimes
bumbling….and continuing to talk a lot when she was nervous or
uncomfortable. I also really liked that
this vampire story is not your stereotypical vampire story.
Overall, I rate this book 4 stars. I hope that there is a sequel, so I can read
more about this world.
Giveaway: The author has graciously agreed to a giveaway of a signed bookmark with a butterfly charm and an e-copy of What Kills Me. This giveaway is open to the U.S. and Canada. The giveaway is open from 8/22/2012 to 8/29/2012. Winner will be notified by emaill and will have 48 hours to respond before an alternate is chosen. Please enter using the rafflecopter form below:
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Wynne Channing
Wynne Channing is an
award-winning national newspaper reporter and young adult novelist. She loves
telling stories and as a journalist, she has interviewed everyone from Daniel
Radcliffe and Hugh Jackman to the president of the Maldives and Duchess Sarah
Ferguson. The closest she has come to interviewing a vampire is sitting down
with True Blood's Alexander Skarsgard (he didn’t bite). She briefly considered
calling her debut novel "Well" so then everyone would say: "Well
written by Wynne Channing."
Where to find Wynne:
11 comments:
Can't wait to read this book! Thanks for the giveaway!
blurb sounds interesting. i hope this is not like any other vampire stories out there.
Great review! Makes me want to read this ASAP. Hehe. :)
I love Italy! Thanks for hosting this
Great review! Makes me want to read this ASAP. Hehe. :)
Thank you for the giveaway. Sounds like a good book!
Thanks for the synopsis, review, and giveaway! I can't wait to read this book :)
Thank you so much for the fab review!!! I'm working on the sequel now :)
The lost girl chosen!
Thanks for the giveaway! Sounds interesting! I like the cover too:)
This book sounds very intriguing. I'm definitely putting it on my to-read list.
Thanks for the awesome review and giveaway!
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