I was really deliberating whether or not I should give 2 or 3 stars for this story. I give it 5 for creativity. The jaguars voice, the culture. The romance 0 stars. They talk twice make out and then thats the last you hear of him. I know nothing about him as a character. All you know was that he ...
This is probably one of the best YA trilogies I've ever read. The first two books were AMAZING, packed with all the things I love -- character development, strong plot, a proactive heroine. But I felt that Anya lost some of her BAMF qualities in this book, and her narration felt a bit more -- d...
I read the book from chapter 1 -14 and listened to rest on audio. The ending was rather abrupt and I found myself hoping for a sequel. This book was not what I was expecting at all. Instead of having a lot of mob action, it was all about Anya trying to just get through her school year, just tr...
Unlike a couple of other reviewers, I enjoyed this book, the second title in the Birthright series. As the book moved to its conclusion, Anya Balanchine seems to embrace her heritage and look for a way to honor her father's wishes while remaining true to herself. If she hurts others along the way...
I think by now it’s known that I adore Gabrielle Zevin’s writing (after All These Things I’ve Done and Elsewhere). I have wanted to read the sequel to the first in the Birthright trilogy since I’d put the first installment down. Finally, I have been able to sit and read it.Because It Is My Blood ...
Anya is a teenager living in 2080s New York, where chocolate and caffeine are prohibited substances. Her father was the boss of the Balanchine crime family: illegal importers and distributers of Balanchine chocolate. With her mother and father both dead, Anya is the recognized head of her house...