Blood & Paradise | Order of Cerberus I

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Description

Riley Averline is used to danger, one has to be to be a member of the Order of Cerberus, and yet he's never seen anything quite like this. Werewolves are being targeted, left dead in side alleys with their blood drained. All signs indicate vampires are involved, but every local coven insists on their innocence. With the number of deaths only increasing every night, Riley must discover the culprit before the growing tension breaks and leads to all out war.

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Blood & Paradise Art:https://photos.app.goo.gl/jPGCGoYtbFbDuevL6

Information

Status: Completed
Year: 2022
Author: Kit Crane

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.8/ 5.0
Followers: 16
Views: 5,617

Chapters(13 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

SaralunaRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Well-written, captivating, relatable even for readers without fangs, perfect for some on-the-edge-of-your-seat-reading, sly situational humour, multidimensional events and characters that draw you right in...Kit Crane's writing is as magical as the creatures he creates.
Stories that make you think, yet help you unwind and disconnect from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. A delight for any mind that enjoys the supernatural as a welcome break from daily adulting. Want to enrich your well-deserved me-time with a cosy book? I recommend Kit Crane.
xoxo, Saraluna
Jay CampbellRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
Blood & Paradise is the first fiction I've read by Kit Crane. Searched the site high and low for a story I could really get my teeth into, and so glad I found this one!
That's because, first off, the writing is STRONG. As an editor by day, I find it hard to justify reading weak or sloppy prose in my downtime, so immediately - with this author's firm grip on grammar/syntax, polished copy and, moreover, tight, effective use of language - I could just kick back and enjoy.
Stylistically, the writing shone. Written in first person, the protagonist's voice permeated the tone of the story - never slipping - bringing with it a sometimes edgy and cynical, sometimes suave sepia shade of "detective noir". It's also written in present tense, which can be tricky to handle, but here was well handled, well suited, and always effective in conveying that balanced sense of urgency that runs throughout. Every chapter contains brilliant gems of phrasing, or relatable lines; the kind that made me go: "Yeah you hit that one on the head!"
This is a story about vampires, werewolves and supernatural beings; a contemporary fantasy mystery set in modern-day Boston. Had it been an obvious example of that genre, however, I probably wouldn't have kept reading. This was very unique in terms of how it employed fantasy tropes, and, probably more importantly - profoundly character driven. I kept reading because the main character of Riley Averline was believable, complex, intriguing, flawed and just the right amount of endearing. His relationships with supporting characters was equally believable, engaging, convincing and interesting. I never second-guessed a motive, as I so commonly do these days with fiction of all types, and when it came to the more intimate relationships, my investment was secured early-on.
I love fantasy, but I also love a good police-procedural, and this combined page-turning aspects of both. Got my sleuth-cogs turning, trying to work it all out along with the good guys - thou