Bloodlands

By: Daniel Pierce

Narrated by: J.F. Harding

In a world where vampires have conquered mankind, Turner West is the only thing they fear.

Threaded with silver through his body, he is a Bonemaker - a rare human who can Unmake vampires with a single cut of his blade. Crossing the prairie of what was once the United States, Turner will face a blood-crazed cult, a governor who wants power more than life itself, and a trio of beautiful women who will help him toward his ultimate goal: ridding the world of bloodsuckers.

There's just one problem. Turner's exploits have attracted a vampire so old, his very existence threatens what remains of the human race. Extinction is upon us.

©2019 Daniel Pierce (P)2019 Podium Publishing

Heavily biased, but I love animals

The story itself wasn’t too predictable though it did feel a little plain from time to time. However, the interactions between characters and wildlife truly made me laugh and smile. It was fitting for most dead to be made similar to food, and enjoyable to see so much personification of the animals.

Bloody Good Sexy Vampire Adventure

A competent writer in general, I was rather surprised by what felt like a rather leisurely pace for such a short book, but Pierce managed to create a well-rounded cast & setting without getting bogged down in worldbuilding. There's vampires. And people who kill them. And things are messed up. And away we go.
Lush descriptions and atmospheric prose make for a fun listen with a talented narrator.

Had Potential

This seemed like it would be an awesome story. There are definitely elements that I enjoyed about the writing. However, there are several things that were left unclear. It is possible I missed something by being distracted while listening, but there were three or four things that I am unclear on. I don’t think I could have missed that many things. A little mystery is wonderful, lacking details is not.

Another element that I disliked was the harem element. Harems are not my thing. I find them to be a tedious ploy meant to entertain sex starved readers.

The narration is the best part of this audiobook. J.F. Harding is new to me, but he did a great job!

Simple but good

It's kind of a simple story but a good one. I'm pretty sure the author or narrator mixed up 2 of the characters which isn't a huge deal but might be confusing. Narrator sounded good also.

Awesome job

I love vampire fiction. He did a great job in originality and voice. He is an author to look forward to.

I really liked this book good story concept

Great book concept and story line. Also its not as explicit as some of the other reviews made it out to be. There are some sex scenes(like3) but not as bad as some audio books n not bad enough to ruin the story intact I thought it brought some good depth to the story.

Got my interest

Like the story, however be prepared for cussing. If not for the excessive cursing I Enjoyed a little love story.

I love the idea but not the characters

Turner was underwhelming and hypocritical, Karina is a psychotic murderer with a victim complex and the other side characters were just flat, I really didn't like any of the characters alone but when you start putting them together they make each other worse. I really liked the world and the story but the characters just made the book a slog.

Awesome Read

I enjoyed this book because the hero exhibited human failings. First he was not a brain trust. He was awkward with people even returning a minor to an abusing relative! Second he suffered from cross purposes weather to follow his mission to destroy blood suckers or to follow his heart. I found him to be very relatable and his story extremely enjoyable!

Good...

3 Stars for me!

My rating range of this story... 2 - 3.25 Stars
If significant, why?

Main Character Ratings...
H = 7/10
h = 8/10

Narrator Rating(s)
M = 7/10
F = 7/10
If below 5/10,why?

Was cheating involved? No
Any major triggers to be aware of? No

If Comedy... Type? Funny,at times
Genuinely Funny
Cringe Inducing
Just No!

Angst Level? Moderate
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop
3 Stars for me!

Internal Monolog? Moderate
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop

Scenes with heat... Yes
What point does it start? 30%
How much of the story? 10%
Anything beyond M/F? No
If yes, explained

Heat Rating... 7/10
Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
Normal to Descriptive 3-5
Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? Only 'vampires' can orgasm constantly

The back story... The blurb says it all.

The Romance... None really

The drama explosion... The big battle scene
Did it feel Real, OK or contrived? Ok
Was it OTT? A bit but expected!
Separation involved? No
Was it resolved properly or rushed? Properly

Final Notes... The story itself was intriguing but it almost felt like the author was sleepwalking through it. I have read other stories by this author and most were enjoyable with a significant amount of humor and heat but this story wasn't as interesting. I did enjoy it but had to skip forward a few times.

HEA or HFN? HFN