The Blood Keeper
The Blood Keeper by Tessa Gratton is a reprint edition published by Random House Children’s Books in 2013, featuring 422 pages in English. This novel intertwines elements of horror, fantasy, and romance, centering on Mab Prowd, who has grown up practicing blood magic on an isolated Kansas farm. Her connection to the land and her magical heritage shapes her identity, but her life takes a turn when she encounters Will, a local boy grappling with his own challenges. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that reveals long-hidden secrets of blood magic and the dark forces tied to it.
Readers will find a narrative rich in themes of love, magic, and the supernatural as Mab strives to protect her ancient practices while confronting the dangers that arise from her past. The story explores the complexities of Mab’s relationships and the haunting nature of her powers, drawing readers into a world where the boundaries between the mundane and the magical blur. With its gothic sensibility and vivid imagery, this book offers a unique take on the paranormal romance genre, appealing to fans of both horror and fantasy.
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Paranormal romance fans who are looking to up the ante will be drawn to this tale of horror, fantasy, and romance.
For Mab Prowd, the practice of blood magic is as natural as breathing. It’s all she’s ever known. Growing up on an isolated farm in Kansas with other practitioners may have kept her from making friends her own age, but it has also given her a sense of purpose–she’s connected to the land and protective of the magic. And she is able to practice it proudly and happily out in the open with only the crows as her companions. Mab will do anything to keep the ancient practice alive and guard its secrets. But one morning while she is working out a particularly tricky spell she encounters Will, a local boy who is trying to exorcise some mundane personal demons. He experiences Mab’s magic in a way his mind cannot comprehend and is all too happy to end their chance meeting. But secrets that were kept from Mab by the earlier generations of blood magicians have come home to roost. And she and Will are drawn back together, time again by this dangerous force looking to break free from the earth and reclaim its own dark power.
“The power of this narrative lies in the gorgeous prose, lush with a gothic sensibility, ripe with sensual images of horrific beauty. . . . Passion, heartbreak, yearning and dread bleed from every page. A perfect book for those who loved Wuthering Heights and are looking for an essentially American gothic.”–Kirkus Reviews
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