I finally read the end of my favorite series going on for the last several years!


I still madly love this series for all the reasons I massively, lengthily, raved in fangirl glee over in all their other reviews. All the girls are still amazing. All the different worlds that are now interconnected are still amazing. The way the book is plotted with the first massive climax happening at the 60th percent of the book, and still going on, still having so much more to go one about, and then once the other climax's have finished, still going on about real life choices and actions -- still one of my favorite parts.

That things where there's a bunch that happens off screen your main pov character doesn't see and has to be caught up on (during fights, and normal days)? Still. A. Crazy. Amazing. Realistic. Favorite.

At the heart of this novel, this story is still about the people it started out being about: Solange and Lucy, and, then, by extension, all the Drakes and all the brothers they fell in love over the last few books. It's still about the small universe, of the Drakes tucked away, and the large universe, of everyone who is anyone knowing who Solange is based on her birth and her actions now.

I won't spoil anything. I will only say that I still love, love, love, love this series. I am sad to see it end, and happy to see it got a fitting ending. Plus, I will be here with bells when Alyxandra starts her next series.




Minus 1 star only because while I loved the changing point of view among all the strong women we've met over the years and books, I felt so confused in the last third of the book to what was happening where, with who, and by whom. It was just a little too layered and disjointed. But it was still glorious all the way around.
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I thought this was a good ending to a good series. The action scenes were really good. Since the narrator switches between a few different characters there were times where it was jarring going between the characters. And there were a couple of times where there was a new narrator who only narrated once or twice. But overall it was good, and I'm looking forward to reading other things from Alyxandra Harvey ( )

While I'm sad to see the end of the Drakes, the promise in the back of the book of future e-novellas gives me hope. Also, the series itself was nicely wrapped up. The story lines with the possession and then bringing an evil they though vanquished back, kept me gripping the edge of my seat as I hurried to read faster and faster to see how it would all turn out. And I really loved getting a little glimpse into Sebastian's love life at the end. I had always wanted him to have his own story, so I hope he's one of the e-novellas that Ms. Harvey hinted at. ( )

Solange Drake has been crowned queen and the ancient prophecy foretelling that a daughter born tot he Drake family - known for only bearing sons - will rule, has been fulfilled. Only, it's not exactly Solange that has come to power. For some time now the young vampire's thoughts and feelings have not been entirely her own, influenced (from inside her own head) by Viola.

The change has been happening to Solange since the change that everyone was aware of, her bloodchange, on her sixteenth birthday. As Viola works to gain full control of Solange and enact her revenge, to split the vampires apart, rather than unit them as Solange wants, will anyone notice it's not really her?

With everyone gathered together for the Blood Moon, things were already testy, but with Solange (or Viola) working to tear them apart, no one is safe. Perhaps, not even Solange.


Blood Prophecy is the conclusion (at least the foll length novel-wise conclusion) to the Drake Chronicles series that started with Hearts at Stake/My Love Lies Bleeding. I was incredibly sad to see this series come to a close as I've loved it from the first book, right on through all of the others (e-novellas included). But I really can't think of a better way for it to have ended.

This last book in the series takes things back full circle with most of the story being form Lucy, Solange's perspectives just as Hearts at Stake was. It's great to see so much of their friendship come out and to see how they've dealt with everything that's been thrown at them (especially in this book and the previous one) and to have it be in the first person.

There are also chapters from, I believe, everyone who has been a narrator/central character in any of the other novels: Nicholas, Kieran, Hunter, etc. As this book is focused more on a big picture and on ending the series, not as much a single romantic relationship the way previous books were, we get much more from all of the characters. The major relationships are already established, we know who the key characters are (and who makes them - and readers - swoony and who they're likely to punch in the nose).

In this book, we get to see both how those relationships are now and also how everyone works together against a larger foe. Yes, brilliant romances with the pretty Drake boys do make this series effortlessly fun to read, but it's the friendships, the snark, the teamwork that's always there as well that make it perfect.

Pretty boys aren't enough if you don't have a best friend (and excessive amounts of chocolate) to crush on them with and that's why I adore this series. Nicholas and Quinn and Logan are kind of fantastic, but it's Lucy's relationship, the friendship they've had since they were little girls that's withstood the fact that Solange is a vampire and now has Lucy still backing Solange even if she might be looking like she's gone evil-crazy!pants, that brings me into full in love land.

So, thank you Alyxandra Harvey for writing a series that has boys that has boys we can all have crushes on, has some violence when it's necessary (your vampires don't sparkle and I heart that), but also has strong female relationships that don't go wonky when boys are added to the mix.

And yes, my review did diverge a little bit but really, you shouldn't be reading this book yet if you haven't read the previous ones because it's a perfect conclusion. Little things mentioned in the series that could have just been, well, little things mentioned are brought back in this book and you see that they're actually relevant and part of the story. Love when that happens.

I'm sad to see this series go, but not at all sad with how it went.

Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: Solange is being possessed by an ancient relative who never got to enjoy her life. Unfortunately, she is ruining Solange’s life and those of her family. Only Solange can reclaim herself and help save her family before they are all destroyed.

Opening Sentence: I was a voice inside my own head.

The Review:

I truly enjoyed this book. I think the only thing that would have made it better is if I hadn’t started with the last book in the series and could have related more to the characters. The Drakes were wonderful and I loved all the different types of vampires in the story. Solange was the coolest. A prophecy is told that is all about her and how she will be queen who is possessed. Instead of rolling over and letting her body be controlled by someone else who wants to harm both vampires and humans she fights back. She would do anything to save those whom she loves, even if it means she may not make it. She knows her family needs her to take back control before Viola, the vampire possessing her, ruins every treaty between the different vampire branches and also between vampires and humans. Unfortunately someone has it out for vampires and has been framing them for attacking humans. While Solange is busy fighting her possession, it is up to her family and her best friend Lucy to keep themselves and others alive.

I really liked the fact that the story was told from different viewpoints. This helped flesh out the story a lot and also is what helped me get to know the characters better than if it had all been one point of view. Also you got to see what was happening to different characters all in the same time frame. Since this was the first story I have read of this series there were a lot of characters to get to know and I think the fact that I got to see them interact from different people’s viewpoints helped me to understand and like the characters more.

I was rooting for Solange to beat out the vampire possessing her and at the same time I felt sort of sorry for the vampire who was controlling her. She just wanted to be with the one she loved but because of centuries of being denied and the way her life had once been she had started to lose it. Alyxandra Harvey has a way of writing that makes you feel almost the way her characters do and be able to sympathize. I also loved how the characters were so different and unique. You have Solange the quiet, artistic vampire queen; then you have her human best friend Lucy, who is loud and has no problem kicking butt; third there is their boyfriends Kieran the vampire hunter who fell in love with a vampire and Nicholas, one of Solange’s older brothers who to me at least seemed quiet and sweet, yet tough. These are just some of the wonderful characters we meet in Alyxandra Harvey’s wonderful book Blood Prophecy.

I enjoyed this book so much I will now have to go back to the beginning and read the whole series. I recommend this book to vampire lovers. Also for those who are bored with vampires that sparkle in the sun this is a good one. There are different types of vampires but none that look like diamonds. Don’t get me wrong, I liked the Twilight series. I’m just saying you do not have to like the Twilight series to enjoy this series.

Notable Scene:

“I promised not to kill your wife’s bastard. I made no such promise about her lover.”

Viola went cold and brittle inside. She might not have been able to save her mother but she could save Tristan.

FTC Advisory: Walker Childrens/Bloomsbury provided me with a copy of Blood Prophecy. No goody bags, sponsorships, “material connections,” or bribes were exchanged for my review. ( )