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Other titles in the Nocturne City series:

  1. Night Life
  2. Second Skin
  3. Witch Craft

Pure Blood (Nocturne City)

by Caitlin Kittredge

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ISBN13: 9780312948306
ISBN10: 0312948301
Condition: Standard
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In the shadows of Nocturne City, witches lurk and demons prowl, and homicide detective Luna Wilder must keep the peace—while living life as a werewolf. Now bodies are turning up all over town, the brutal murders linked by a cryptic message: We see with empty eyes…

PURE BLOOD

To make matters worse for Luna, she can’t get wolfishly handsome Dmitri Sandovsky out of her mind. The last time he helped her with a case, Dmitri suffered a demon bite that infected him with a mysterious illness…and now his pack elders have forbidden him from associating with Luna. But she’ll need his help when high-level witches start turning up slaughtered. Because a war is brewing between rival clans of blood witches and caster witches—a magical gang war with the power to burn Nocturne City to the ground.

 

Praise for the Nocturne City series:

"Pure Blood pounds along hard on the heels of Night Life, and is every bit as much fun as the first in the series.  With a gutsy, likable protagonist and a well-made fantasy world, Pure Blood is real enough to make you think twice about locking your doors at night.  A swiftly-paced plot, a growing cast of solid supporting characters, and a lead character you can actually care about--Kittredge is a winner."  --Jim Butcher

“Dark and cutting edge” —Romantic Times

“I loved the mystery and the smart, gutsy heroine.”—Karen Chance

 “Hot, hip, and fast-paced…I couldn’t put it down”—Lilith Saintcrow

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In the shadows of Nocturne City, witches lurk and demons prowl, and homicide detective/werewolf Luna Wilder is soon plunged into a magical war between rival witch clans. Original.
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About the Author

Caitlin Kittredge is the author of Night Life, the first novel in the Nocturne City series, as well as several short stories. She is the proud owner of an English degree, two cats, a morbid imagination, a taste for black clothing, punk rock, and comic books. She’s lucky enough to write full time and watches far too many trashy horror movies.  Visit her website at www.caitlinkittredge.com to learn more.
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Julie Anderson, August 15, 2008 (view all comments by Julie Anderson)
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I’ve said before that I’m a fan of series books. I enjoy learning more about the world an author has created and the individuals residing there. But there is a downside to books in a series. What happens if you didn’t read the first one? Two? Three? Do you have to go get the earlier ones and read them all in order? (Don’t laugh! I have online friends who swear they won’t read series books out of order.) MUST you read the earlier books to understand book #whatever? I have read series’ books out of order. I’ve also read them (religiously) in order because I’m waiting at the bookstore when they are released! Some authors do a very good job of including enough information about the overall series that reading out of order isn’t an issue. Unfortunately for me, Caitlin Kittredge didn’t quite make that cut for me in “Pure Blood”, book two of her ‘Nocturne City’ novels. In all fairness, I must add that romance novelists are much more likely to make sure their later series books can be read as a standalone novel. Once you enter the fantasy or urban fantasy genre, I think the worlds may be much more elaborate. Or I’m just trying to come up with a good alibi for this book.

Luna is a homicide detective who also happens to be a werewolf. Apparently this ‘change’ occurred during the first book in the series which I haven’t read. She also apparently had an involved relationship with Dmitri in the first book as she can’t forget about him (but he doesn’t appear until late in this book and she is surprised to see him) even though she is involved in a sexual relationship with a musician in this book. Did you get all that? I confess that I didn’t like Luna at first. Or second. She didn’t grow on me at all. She came across as hostile, unfriendly, insecure, and ‘loose’. I’m hoping that maybe events in the first book could explain her attitude…but as it stands, I just didn’t relate to her at all.

There are some interesting secondary characters: a real witch of a new boss (no, not literally), her mostly loser musician boyfriend, her gruff and loyal supervisor, and her estranged Grandmother and witch sister (yes, a real witch this time). Well, her sister isn’t really estranged, she just moved back in with her Grandmother because living with Luna tended to be life-threatening. Then there’s her new partner who reminds Luna of a Barbie doll. Her new partner is also estranged from her family because she comes from a long line of witches, but has no powers. This could come in handy since the case they’re investigating appears to be the start of a ‘witch war’. I don’t want to give any more away, but there’s action galore and Luna manages to tick off just about everyone she comes in contact with and physical altercations abound.

“Pure Blood” by Caitlin Kittredge is very urban and very gritty. It’s also a bit violent…a little too violent for me. If dark urban fantasy is your cup of tea, you may want to give this one a try. But be sure to read book one, “Night Life” first!

Til next time
JJ
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312948306
Author:
Kittredge, Caitlin
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Subject:
Romance - General
Subject:
Fantasy - Contemporary
Subject:
Fantasy - Dark/Horror
Subject:
Policewomen
Subject:
Werewolves
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Fantasy - Paranormal
Series:
Nocturne City
Publication Date:
August 2008
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
6.68x4.24x.94 in. .37 lbs.
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