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Blood Feud (The Drake Chronicles) Hardcover – June 22, 2010

by Alyxandra Harvey (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 156 ratings
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It's been centuries since Isabeau St. Croix barely survived the French Revolution. Now she's made her way back to the living and she must face the ultimate test by confronting the evil British lord who left her for dead the day she turned into a vampire. That's if she can control her affection for Logan Drake, a vampire whose bite is as sweet as the revenge she seeks. The clans are gathering for Helena's royal coronation as the next vampire queen, and new alliances are beginning to form now that the old rifts of Lady Natasha's reign have started to heal. But with a new common enemy, Leander Montmarte?a vicious leader who hopes to force Solange to marry him and usurp the power of the throne for himself?the clans must stand together to preserve the peace he threatens to destroy.This second adventure in the Drake Chronicles?told from both Logan's and Isabeau's perspectives?has all the same butt-kicking action, heart-pounding romances and snarky humor that readers loved in Hea
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  1. Reading age
    12 - 15 years
  2. Book 2 of 6
    The Drake Chronicles
  3. Print length
    272 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    7 - 9
  6. Dimensions
    5.74 x 1.09 x 8.54 inches
  7. Publisher
    Walker Childrens
  8. Publication date
    June 22, 2010
  9. ISBN-10
    9780802720979
  10. ISBN-13
    978-0802720979
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Gr 8 Up–This book picks up where Hearts at Stake (Walker, 2010) ended. As the various clans convene for the coronation of Helena Drake, the new vampire queen, her family is frantically negotiating to create alliances and bring peace to the vampire world. Isabeau St. Croix has been sent as a delegate from the Hounds, a misunderstood clan that practices magic and has strong connections to animals. When Leander Montmartre, a legendary evil vampire, threatens the royal family with his desire for the throne, Isabeau and Logan Drake work together to protect their loved ones. Their relationship becomes intense as they uncover a sinister plot that could destroy all of vampirekind. Harvey continues to weave an action-packed story full of intrigue, suspense, and romance with a great cast of characters. The historical flashbacks into Isabeau's life and the unique vampire lore of the Hounds add a new twist to the genre. A satisfying read in a series that is sure to have a strong following.Donna Rosenblum, Floral Park Memorial High School, NY
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About the Author

Alyxandra Harvey is the author of Hearts at Stake, the first book in the Drake Chronicles. She studied creative writing and literature at York University and has had her poetry published in several magazines. When not writing, she is a belly dancer and jewelry-maker. She lives in an old farmhouse with her husband, hawk, and two dogs.
www.alyxandraharvey.com
www.thedrakechronicles.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0802720978
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Walker Childrens (June 22, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780802720979
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0802720979
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 - 15 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 7 - 9
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.74 x 1.09 x 8.54 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Alyxandra Harvey lives in an old stone house in Ontario, Canada with a few resident ghosts who are allowed to stay as long as they keep company manners. She likes chai lattes, tattoos, and books.

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Karen Keyte
5.0 out of 5 stars Blood Feud Delivers
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2010
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Blood Feud, the second entry in Alyxandra Harvey's Drake Chronicles, shows some marked differences from Hearts at Stake. Whereas that first book was primarily a frothy, if eminently enjoyable paranormal teen romance (although it does also provide a solid introduction to the very interesting vampire world Harvey has created) Blood Feud is darker, more mature and even more engrossing.

Blood Feud picks up almost immediately after the point where Hearts at Stake ends, with the seven Drake brothers and their sister Solange adjusting to the notion of their mother as the new vampire queen. Hoping to create a new kind of vampire court, Queen Helena and King Liam are attempting to form alliances with both the reclusive Hounds and the Helios-Ra vampire hunters against Montmartre's Host and the feral Hel-Blar.

18-year-old Logan, the Drake's second youngest son, is tasked with hosting the Hound envoy, Isabeau St. Croix. Like most whose fealty lies with the royal court, Logan knows little about the vampires known as Hounds and most of what he does know turns out to be wholly false, greatly exaggerated or woefully out-of-date. He is immediately drawn to Isabeau and finds that he wants to know everything about the fierce, proud Hound princess.

Isabeau, as it turns out, is almost as ignorant about the Drakes and their court as Logan is about the Hounds. From the minute she arrives at the court with her two fellow envoys, she is kept off-balance by the Drakes' informal lifestyle and their seeming willingness to form a connection with the Hounds. Isabeau, however, is not so sure the wisdom of such an alliance. Both her life and her undeath have taught her that trusting others most often leads to betrayal.

The developing romance between Logan and Isabeau is just one of the plot lines in Blood Feud and, as much as I enjoyed their story, I found myself just as interested in the description of the machinations inherent in vampire politics, the exploration of the Hounds way of life, and the nefarious plotting of Montmartre and his lieutenant Greyhaven, who just happens to be the vampire who ended Isabeau's human life. Flashbacks to Isabeau's struggles to survive the horrors of the French Revolution add depth to her character and to the story as a whole.

If you found Hearts at Stake a little light for your taste, you're sure to be more satisfied with Blood Feud. If (like me) you count Hearts at Stake among your favorite guilty pleasures and you are eager to learn more about the Drake family and their world, Blood Feud is going to make you very happy.
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The Book Lady
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Second Book in the Series
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2013
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I read the first book in the Drake Chronicles and loved it. I'm always afraid that the second book in a series won't live up to my expectations, but this one far exceeded them. I loved the characters in the first book, and felt just as strongly connected to new characters in the second book. It is a great read, very well written, and highly enjoyable.
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schmettajames
4.0 out of 5 stars Not quite as good as the first book, but still a fun read
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2010
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I really enjoyed the first book in this series, Hearts at Stake, and I was looking forward to the sequel. I was a little disappointed when I realized that it's not really about Solange and Lucy, the main characters of the last book. They both make appearances, as do the vampire hunter Keiran, Solange's brother Nicholas, and the rest of the Drake clan, but this time the focus is on Logan, the second youngest Drake brother, and Isabeau, a member of the Hound vampire tribe.

Logan's mother Helena is the new vampire queen, and creepy Montmartre still wants to marry his sister Solange, the vampire princess. The Drakes are trying to make an alliance with the Hound tribe, and Isabeau is representing the Hounds at Helena's coronation. Isabeau wants to kill Greyhaven, the vampire who turned her and is one of Montmartre's followers.

The action is fast and furious, and Logan and Isabeau are soon caught up in various vampire machinations. Logan is astounded by Isabeau and feels very protective of her. Isabeau is a bad-ass who's not used to needing protection, but she still finds herself drawn to Logan.

This book is an entertaining, quick read. My only real complaint is that since it's such a quick read, the romance feels a bit rushed. Despite this, I enjoyed the book, perhaps not quite as much as I enjoyed the first one, but certainly enough to keep reading the series.
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Odessa
3.0 out of 5 stars Love the Drake brothers...but felt it was a little dry.
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2010
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For starters, I loved the first book, Hearts at Stake, and eagerly awaited for the release date of Blood Feud to see how a Hound handmaiden would fit in with the Drakes. However, I have to say the first book was a lot better in my opinion. In Blood Feud you read from both Logan and Isabeau's point-of-views, while also having flashbacks of Isabeau's previous life. The flashbacks were highly interesting as you get a feel of the struggle Isabeau went through as she was plummeted from high society to the streets and pickpocking during the Revolution. There was tons of acion in this story as the Drakes are still up against Montmartre, plus a new villian, Greyhaven, is introduced.

I really wanted to love this book, but the romance and the main characters were very dry to me. Lucy pops up in the book, who gives some humor relief to the story, and Logan gives a few witty comments, but the actual romance seemed hashed. The bones read that Isabeau will mate with a male from royalty, and Logan is initiated into the Hound tribe, but I didn't feel any real development between Logan and Isabeau. I would still definitly recommend Blood Feud, and will read the next installment, but I just hope the next Drake brother will have a little more oomph.
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SwtP
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012
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I loved this book that I'm going to go read it again and again. It was lovely to the core that I don't want to put it down I absolutely loved it. So now I'm ganna read it again and again until my hearts content
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Dayna
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014
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A funny and exiting teen romance with a bunch of incredibly good-looking vampires. What's not to love?! The characters are amazing in themselves and the plot will keep you reading until the very end.
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Brittany
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2021
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Love these books!
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teagan williams
5.0 out of 5 stars great!
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2014
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great book! couldnt put it down after i started reading it. the plot is fantastic and I hope the series keeps going.
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Cassandra220689
5.0 out of 5 stars The Drake Family prove that they are the new Cullens!!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2010
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The second in this dark and gripping and not to mention quite funny series about a modern day vampire family was just as good as the first, if not better!

This book follows a different Drake brother; Logan who is the second eldest of the 7 Drake brothers. The action leaves off pretty much not long after it ended in the first book and delves straight into the aftermath of the Drakes mother having killed the Queen and thus inherited her role and the rest of the family gaining royaly status as a result. Father Liam, sees it as great oppertunity to organise and create treaties in the hope of creating a peace and a safer future for his vampire children. In comes the girl who helped save thier mothers life, Isabeau from the Hound faction who live in the quiet and secluded caves on the outskirts and having helped them already, seems the perfect negotiator from her Hound people to negotate for the treaty on their part.

It is not long before she catches Logan's eye and they seem to hit it off but it's never that simple. Isabeau is not exactly the romantic type due to her past... and she tries to deny the connection which is clearly present between Logan and herself. I really loved her character, she is stubborn and fierce but at the same time vulnerable which comes out in the many trips back in time we take as a reader to pre and post French Revolution to discover what has made her like this. Slowly between flipping back to the past and back to the future each time, the mystery about her past unravels as the book goes on and we learn that a certain person is responsible for what she is and about her need for revenge...
I really like the charcter of Logan too as he was so different to that of Nicholas in the last book, dressing up in his period/pirate style clothes and his old fashioned gentlemanly ways were some what of a nice change from the usual sterotype of the sexy vampire. I like that he seemed real as opposed to creating him as somewhat unobtainable like in most vampire fiction.

The last book alternated between Solange and Lucy in terms of narrative but this book seems to do it more in sections of Logan and Isabeau. The ending makes clear that while things are solved for now, that the battle against Montemarte is still going strong and he is not ready to give up his fight to cliam both the crown and Solange.

I really liked that we were not left in the dark about developments from the last book in terms of Lucy and Nicholas and Solange and Kieran which was nice. All too often in series which take on this kind of form, the writer forgets to do this and leaves readers frustrated about the goings on of the previous characters, so this was a definate plus! I also like that she carried through the little Disney references here and there about Snow White and Sleeping Beauty that she started in the last book. Most of all I liked how different Logan was from Nicholas and I am sure that each book after will be concentrated on one brother at a time and with the frequent mention of Quinn in this book,like that of Logan in the last, I think Harvey is trying to get us used to Quinn for the next one. I could be wrong but I think he may be the focus of the next one! I can not wait to see where she takes the Drake story next, we have a bit of a wait though, as the next installment: Out for Blood is out November the 1st. I have mines preordered :)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific sequel
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2010
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Continuing The Drake Chronicles from where we left them at the end of My Love Lies Bleeding. To be able to fully understand the intricacies of the plot and the character interactions it is necessary to have read MLLB.

Written in 1st person narrative but with alternating perspectives of Isabeau and Logan.

Isabeau, 18 part of the Hound tribe, left in a coffin for 2 centuries before being dug out by the hounds. The description of her nightmare about the time she was trapped inside the coffin actually made my skin crawl.

Logan, also 18, Solange's older brother by 2 years. He dresses from a by-gone age in frock coats and frilled shirts. Something that initially draws Isabeau to him as she can relate to that time period. He has an instant and powerful connection to Isabeau.

Lots of background details are provided but building on what has already transpired rather than retelling it. Flashback chapters telling Isabeaus history are interwoven in the narrative, providing depth to her character. The depiction of the French Revolution and especially the Guillotine added dramatic realism to the story.

The previous protagonists in MLLB take on a peripheral role within Blood Feud but their interactions are critical to the plot. The use of magic by The Hounds was a fabulous sensory addition to the story.

The intensity of the relationship between Isabeau and Logan brought to mind the question of soul mates and love at first sight or would it just be a vampire thing that they have intense emotions. I am a romantic at heart : D

The action is fast paced and dramatic with a bit of ironic humour thrown in. I did feel that the narrative had an underlying context in the form of racism. Showing how other vampires were prejudiced against The Hounds. While The Drakes were attempting to overcome this by getting everyone to work together towards a common goal.

I loved MLLB but I have to say the story and character development within Blood Feud has taken The Drake Chronicles to another level.

A terrific sequel leaving me wanting another fix of The Drake Chronicles quickly : D
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L Gilson
4.0 out of 5 stars Blood Feud (the Drake Chronicles 2)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 28, 2015
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The story continues and flowed seamlessly from the previous book , liked the idea of exploring each of the main charactersand their history. Looking forward to the next book
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Linda
3.0 out of 5 stars Nicht so gut wie das erste Buch!!
Reviewed in Germany on January 29, 2015
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In Band 2 der Drake Chroniken geht es um Logan und Isabeau. Isabeau hat einige schreckliche Sachen erlebt, nur knapp hat sie die Französische Revolution überlebt um dann von einem Monster verwandelt und für 200 Jahre vergraben zu werden. Seit sie gerettet wurde verfolgt sie nur ein Ziel, Rache. Dann begegnet sie Logan und sie merkt, dass es mehr im Leben gibt für das es sich zu kämpfen lohnt.

Ich habe mich schon sehr auf Logan gefreut und er war auch wirklich toll, aber Isabeau war mir so unfreundlich, da konnte auch Logan die Handlung nicht mehr retten. Isabeau ist unsympathisch, arrogant und sollte dringend an ihrer Sozialkompetenz arbeiten. Ich wurde einfach nicht warm mit ihr und obwohl ihre Vergangenheit tragisch war, macht sie das nicht sympatischer. Sie war ein kalter Eisklotz, mit dem man nicht warm werden konnte.

Logan war sympathisch, charmant und düster, ein Drake eben. Bei ihm hat mir ein bisschen die Tiefe gefehlt und trotzdem war er derjenige der die Handlung am Laufen gehalten hat. Mein Favorit Drake ist immer noch Nicholas und danach kommt Quinn. Logan kann einfach nicht mit den beiden mithalten, wenn die drei sich in einem Raum befinden verblasst Logan im Gegensatz zu den Beiden.

Die Nebenfiguren waren auch so eine Sache. Isabeaus Freundin Magda ging gar nicht, sie war so eingebildet und von sich überzeugt das mir schlecht wurde. Finn fand ich sehr interessant und ich hätte gern mehr über ihn erfahren. Lucy und Nicholas waren auch wieder dabei und die beiden sind einfach so zoll zusammen. Solange hätte man ruhig weglassen können und dafür mehr über die anderen Brüder schrieben können.

Natürlich darf auch diesmal wieder nicht der Bösewicht Montmarte nicht fehlen, der es sich zu Ziel gemacht hat Solange zu heiraten und dadurch die Macht an sich zu reißen. Wobei er bis jetzt aber Pech hatte, da ihre Brüder ihm immer wieder dazwischen funken, sie hat aber auch eine Menge. Ich fand bloß das Montmarte schlecht dargestellt wurde, für einen alten Vampir war er ganz schön schwach.

Fazit: Die Handlung war für mich nicht wirklich spannend, Action war vorhanden, aber zu wenig Romantik. Die Handlung war nicht besonders und die Charaktere auch nicht, bis auf Lucy und Nicolas natürlich. Was mich auch sehr enttäuscht hat war der Endkampf im Buch, er war einfach nur super lahm und nicht sehr überzeugend oder spannend. Die Handlung wird abwechselnd aus der Sicht von Logan und Isabeau erzählt.

Wir haben in diesem Band Hunter kennen gelernt und ich freue mich schon sehr auf sie, denn sie kommt im nächsten Band vor und zwar mit Quinn. Er ist heiß und sie ist taff, was kann man sich mehr wünschen. Das Cover ist schrecklich, das ist für mich nicht Logan. Es hat sich wieder sehr schön lesen lassen und das Englisch war leicht verständlich!!
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Layz-e-bones
5.0 out of 5 stars VAMPIRE BOOK LOVERS
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 5, 2011
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This book has been read by my 13 year old daughter and myself...if you love vampire novels your'll love this series...has a touch of comedy as well as romance...your'll love Luci...if you want different kinds of vampires and hunters this book has it all... see a different romance each book...there are loads of brother vampires to keep it going...
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