Bloodhound by Amalie Howard.
VIENNA, AUSTRIA, 1892. Lady Leandra Von Kurzberg is a hellion. Raised with seven older brothers, there is only one thing Lena fears: marriage. She has no desire to give up her freedom to be any lord’s broodmare.
 Another read. Slow but readable. 3*

This was a prequel to a series. I don't have the rest of the series but I definitely look forward to continue reading it. This is the first book I've read by this author but I have several and I look forward to reading more of her books soon. I would recommend this book. Well written and good story.

DNF. I just couldn't get into it. I may go back and read the books that this is the prequel to and try again but this time, it just wasn't for me.

Bloodbound is the prequel to the first book in The Cruentus Curse series. It can be described as a young adult vampire novella with a hint of paranormal romance. It follows the story of Lena, a young woman who, having seven older brothers, breaks just a few norms of a lady living in Vienna in 1892. She is at the time in her life where it's time for her to make a match and settle down. Lena, being who she is, doesn't want that for herself and does everything she possibly can to avoid it. That changes once the Devereux twins enter her life along with their secrets. The story read like an episode of The Vampire Diaries, which meant it kept me entertained. Considering the story took place in Vienna in 1892, I was expecting more historical context. Instead, I felt like the story could have taken place in a multitude of locations during that time period. Characters were enjoyable and I liked the pace, so I'll probably pick up the first book in the series.

I received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review. Lena becomes intrigued by twin brothers but they are not what they appear to be. Vampires are a real part of the world and she has become attracted to Christian and Lucian. Lucian tries to save her from his reality. Eventually Lena is bonded to Christian and Lucian is out of the picture for a while. Because Lena does not age she has had to cut herself off from her family. When Leo is dying she goes to him and he realizes what she is. Eventually she and Lucian met and the story seems to have a possible cliffhanger leaving it open for another book. The book is a good read and I would recommend it.

This book was a beautiful historical take on vampires that can be read as a standalone easily and enjoyed thoroughly.

This book starts right out of the gate with a sword fight that immediately takes you to the 17th century and draws you in. The author worded this book so well it's hard to stop reading.

Lady Lena is nineteen years old in 1892 Vienna. She is the youngest of eight children and the only girl. She has come of age for suitors and nothing repeals her more than the choices her parents have given her.

Thankfully she has not accepted to court either when a mysterious French duke appears at a social function. His intrigue is only the beginning of the mysteries he with unveil. Lena is not the damsel in distress type but rather proves herself time and time again to be headstrong and resilient.

I highly recommend this book!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for giving me a copy to read and leave a fair and honest review.

I enjoyed this novella and it actually made me want to check out the rest of the series. I did pick up book one in The Cruentus Curse books almost immediately and enjoyed it. It is difficult to review such a short story but having now read book one, I can say it was great to get a bit of backstory on Lena, Lucien, and Christian.

Hesitated between three and four stars with this one, but my general enjoyment won out and I went with the four. I requested this on Netgalley (thank you to them and the publisher) simply based off the cover, and reading the year it was set in. I always like a story about dancing, manners and dukes, and then add vampires to the mix and I was completely sold.

This reads a little like Anne Rice, but not similar enough for a full comparison. Being a novella, it really is a quick read and just a glimpse of the series to come (which I have not read...but now I want to) But for all the shortness of the tale, it manages to pack plenty in. While I would have liked to see the romance build up more, I REALLY liked the choices made by the characters and they didn't jump into the relationship in the end. That was really refreshing!

I also enjoyed the writing; the sharpness of the first chapter really made it exciting to begin with. Of course Leandra (Lena) is a great character of her time too, full of spunk and wishing only for adventure and not to settle into marriage and children too soon.

This quick novella may just do for you what it did for me, and spark interest in a series that has been published for a while by the look of it. I'll definitely be looking into the series in the future. Four stars.

Bloodhound is a preview or prolouge to the series but feels like a full book by itself. It gives you a new view of the brothers and Lena. It can be ready either before or after the first book. I read it first and it flowed so well into the first book that it was perfect.

If you enjoy vampires, brothers fighting over a woman, a badass heroine, and some hot romance this is for you.

I really enjoyed this novella and wish it was a full length book that I could spend more time reading. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

I received this ARC copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. So thank you netgalley and publishers.
This story is about Vampires which are my favorite paranormal creatures!!! I have not read the first book in this series but I'm going to start reading them now! :)
I really enjoyed it and so will you! :)

This was a good prequel to get more insight of the series! The characters were well written as well as the story!