Reviews

Bloodsick by Melissa F. Olson

katieinca's review

4.0

Novella! Because everyone was curious about Sashi’s backstory. So we have Sashi’s issues with her super controlling mom: a) she’s determined that Sashi needs to be a doctor and b) she’s got intense opinions about the racial background of Sashi’s dating prospects. As in, not that they need to have genetic material from South Asia, but that they need to have strong witch bloodlines. Meanwhile we have truly awful stuff happening with the werewolves in town (well, to Astrid in particular), and the guy Sashi’s falling for has some, uh, potentially fatal health issues. A short book, but some real tough parts to read, and you’re not rewarded with a particularly happy ending, but sometimes that’s okay.

amybraunauthor's review

3.0

I like starting a series from the very beginning, but I'm not sure I really liked the story. The characters were interesting and there were lots of complications, but certain things struck me the wrong way. While I get where she was going with it, I was really bothered by the times Melissa F. Olson tried to make me sympathize with the villain, making it seem like magic was making his actions understandable. Um... NO. Mission failed. Sashi was a good character, though she kind of annoyed me at times, as did Astrid, who started off strong but I thought grew weak over time. I guess that doesn't make me very sympathetic to what she went through, but the Real World sucks, and I want to read about strong women who never give in. All in all, it was okay, but maybe not the best story to start the series with.

sjb86's review

5.0

Book 1 in Scarlett Bernard series by Melissa F Olson
This book is set before Scarlet Bernard or Allison ‘Lex’ Luther book.
I’m glad I didn’t find this book till after reading the other book in series first.
Will in Scarlett Bernard is the Will in this book and explains how he became a werewolf and how he knew Sashi before other characters.
Very brutal and really upsetting at times but such a great short story. I do think its better if you read other books first even though this is very much a standalone book and can be read with no clue of the other books but I feel I get a bigger impact.

saucyknits's review

Really enjoyed this story!

murphybl's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

titusfortner's review

4.0

Great backstory! Highly recommend reading this in the proper order for the series.

rclz's review

4.0

This was good but I knocked it down a notch because it was sad, understandable but sad.

setaian's review

4.0

I have a lot of love for Melissa F. Olsen's Boundary Magic series so at the beginning of the year I decided to give her Scarlett Bernard series a go. I was disappointed. Fast forward 12 months and I'm struggling to find my book mojo and this one is sitting there on my Kindle so I thought, 'What have I got to lose?'



Bloodsick sits between Trail of Dead and Hunter's Trail (#2 & #3) in the series but it really stands on its own well. It's actually pretty damned good. I walked away from the series but this book has very much made me want to give it another try.

trufyre's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

kityn13's review

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0