Review: Trading in Blood by Brea Alepoú
SYNOPSIS:
Rheland is the king of vampires and in these trying times, he is reminded that ruling with fear alone isn’t good enough. People change and Rheland is the embodiment of that. He knows his past isn’t the cleanest but he wants to spend the rest of his eternity trying to clear off a spot.
Lynk needs housing for his pack and Rheland wants the man closer. A win-win. What’s a little trade in order to get what he truly desires? Except it’s not just Lynk. There is also a beta that tests Rheland’s resolve, twins that are constantly hot and cold, and the last thing Rheland expected was a human that reminds him of his first love.
A vampire king who has everything but love, a werewolf alpha who never wanted to lead his own pack stuck in a fathering role, a bloodthirsty beta werewolf, brothers who need a strong hand, and a human who only wants to understand the supernatural.
REVIEW:
I am low-key devastated that this the conclusion to a series I have truly enjoyed. But what an epic, enticing, sexy way to go. I have been dying for Rheland’s story since the snarky, sassy twink appeared and was giddy to see he finally met his match(es).
I adore Brea’s writing style and one of my favorite things is her ability to blend multiple POVs into a story without it ever seeming overwhelming and without sacrificing a character’s integrity. We’ve been seeing glimpses of Rheland and Lynk for several books now, and I couldn’t get enough of these teasers. But Rheland is a handful so we are going to add in a psycho werewolf, a set of twins, and a human with a death wish. They were all balanced so well and I loved seeing how they all brought out a different, more human side of Rheland.
The sex scenes were sizzling hot and had me endlessly blushing. I liked how this story was less about the desire for power or secrecy and more about Rheland. After eons of living, his humanity is slipping and I really liked the focus being more about his internal struggle and how these romances help balance him. It left me time to get to not only know all of Rheland’s men, but the children that came with Lynk. The little hybrid witches/vampires/werewolves added a nice break up to some of the heavier scenes, not to mention the c*ck blocking they did had me laughing-out-loud.
It’s always bittersweet when a well loved series ends. But this was truly the ending I hoped for. Rheland most certainly deserves his own little slice of happiness and I am overjoyed that he has found it with Lynk, Ace, Phexx, Sevyn, and Hayvn.
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