With Fire In Their Blood
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- Author：Kat Delacorte
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Summary
With Fire In Their Blood is a simmering supernatural romance set in the crumbling Italian city of Castello， where mafia clans make the rules， dark magic pulses the streets and the sins of the past threaten to consume the present。 Perfect for fans of These Violent Delights， The Darkest Minds and V。E。 Schwab。
When sixteen-year-old Lilly Deluca arrives in Castello， she isn’t impressed。 A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out。
Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war， the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General， a leader determined to maintain order and ‘purity’。 。 。 whatever the cost。
Lilly falls in with the rebellious Liza， brooding Nico and sensitive Christian， and sparks begin to fly。 But in a city where love can lead to ruin， Lilly isn’t sure she can trust anyone - not even herself。
And then she accidentally breaks Castello's most important rule: when the General's men come to test your blood， you'd better not be anything more than human 。 。 。
When sixteen-year-old Lilly Deluca arrives in Castello， she isn’t impressed。 A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out。
Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war， the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General， a leader determined to maintain order and ‘purity’。 。 。 whatever the cost。
Lilly falls in with the rebellious Liza， brooding Nico and sensitive Christian， and sparks begin to fly。 But in a city where love can lead to ruin， Lilly isn’t sure she can trust anyone - not even herself。
And then she accidentally breaks Castello's most important rule: when the General's men come to test your blood， you'd better not be anything more than human 。 。 。
Reviews
kate
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4。5* Set against the Gothic backdrop of an isolated walled Italian city split in two， With Fire in Their Blood is one of the most original and exciting reads I've had the pleasure of reading this year。 It's got vibes of The Darkest Minds mixed with the Blood for Blood trilogy and a touch of These Violent Delights and I am so here for it。 With warring mafia families， secrets unravelled， unveiled powers and countless twists and turns （that were predictable in a way that felt strangely nostalgic bu 4。5* Set against the Gothic backdrop of an isolated walled Italian city split in two， With Fire in Their Blood is one of the most original and exciting reads I've had the pleasure of reading this year。 It's got vibes of The Darkest Minds mixed with the Blood for Blood trilogy and a touch of These Violent Delights and I am so here for it。 With warring mafia families， secrets unravelled， unveiled powers and countless twists and turns （that were predictable in a way that felt strangely nostalgic but nonetheless enthralling）， there was never a dull moment。 I do with the characters and relationships had been a little more developed， however， that may simply be because my adoration for Nico overpowered all。 I'm so excited to see how the romance develops （there are so many directions it could turn？！） and where its almost dystopian-esque ending goes in book two。 If book two was available， nothing could stop me from devouring it right here and now。 All in all， this was a super fun dark， gothic read set in a captivating world and I had a blast with it。 。。。more
Danielle Greaves
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Review coming with the tour
Stephanie （My Book Throne）
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3。5 stars。 Review to come！
（bonnerbooks） Charlotte Bonner
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This wonderful debut YA fantasy book captured my attention immediately。 The premise - full of mafia clans， witches and bi-rep - sounded incredible and had me reaching out to the publisher to request an arc。 When I received it in the post， I was beyond happy and couldn't wait to start！Lily is an amazing and relatable MC。 Forced to move from the US to an unknown and isolated city in Italy by her father， where she is thrown into attempting to understand the strange and seemingly outdated beliefs of This wonderful debut YA fantasy book captured my attention immediately。 The premise - full of mafia clans， witches and bi-rep - sounded incredible and had me reaching out to the publisher to request an arc。 When I received it in the post， I was beyond happy and couldn't wait to start！Lily is an amazing and relatable MC。 Forced to move from the US to an unknown and isolated city in Italy by her father， where she is thrown into attempting to understand the strange and seemingly outdated beliefs of the people who live there。 Alongside the sudden move， Lily is navigating a crumbling relationship with her father， the lasting trauma of her mother's death and processing her own emotions。 She is a strong and resilient character trying to break through the confusion of the city's present and her own past。Warring mafia clans each hold one side of the city， united only by their shared fear of witches - the Saints。 With so many potential love interests， all unique and captivating in their own right， this book has amazing bi-rep and had me constantly changing my mind about who I wished Lily to end up with。 Full of amazing twists， some I was pleased to have spotted and others I was completely blindsided by。 I read this book in two days， the majority of it in one sitting。 I was captivated from the start， trying to work out the answers alongside Lily， about the city， its people and their beliefs - all intricately woven and unlike anything I have read before。 A brilliant debut book and I cannot wait to see what happens next。 That ending certainly left me wanting more！！ 。。。more
Kala __reads
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Firstly I’d like to thank Kat， Puffin and NetGalley for the arcs！！ You all amazing and wonderful！！ 😍😘Where do I even begin with With Fire In Their Blood？！ It’s a rich story steeped in history， magic and European culture with a queer twist which I just loved。 Basically it’s perfect 😏😍With Fire In Their Blood is the story of Lilly who’s moved to the other side of the world when her dad gets a new job。 When she arrives in Costello， Italy she becomes aware that it’s not your average town and that it Firstly I’d like to thank Kat， Puffin and NetGalley for the arcs！！ You all amazing and wonderful！！ 😍😘Where do I even begin with With Fire In Their Blood？！ It’s a rich story steeped in history， magic and European culture with a queer twist which I just loved。 Basically it’s perfect 😏😍With Fire In Their Blood is the story of Lilly who’s moved to the other side of the world when her dad gets a new job。 When she arrives in Costello， Italy she becomes aware that it’s not your average town and that it has lots of secrets and customs that she was definitely not aware of before they moved there。 She meets Liza and is told the story of Costello， of a divided town， of a Clan-War and of a General which saved them all。 She also learns of The Saints， The Cursed， with tainted blood and suddenly， Lilly’s life changes completely…I’m sorry obsessed with the way Lilly integrated into Costello， it really gave the story amazing pace and introduced us to all the the characters so well。 I particularly felt a pull towards Christian and Nico， for me they were like light and dark。 I was absolutely engaged with them from the moment they appeared on the page and just needed to know more about them straight away。 I LOVE all the romance 😏😏 there’s lots of flirting， which for me as a fantasy/romance reader， was just amazing and naturally weaved into the storyline ❤️❤️I love how dark， arcane and suspicious the feeling of the book is。 It’s literally the best！！ 😍❤️ Nobody completely trusts each other with anything。 Costello is a town that everyone wants to run that feels completely lost in time。 I love it and can’t wait for the next book！！ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Amanda Te
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Thank you @netgalley for this amazing arc！！When you think of Italy you always picture it beautiful scenery， delicious food and amazing language you’re so keen to learn。 Well ， With Fire in their blood， tells a bit different story， of a bit different Italy and mysterious things that happens in small town Castello。I loved how Kat writes down the story， she perfectly levels story telling and action -which is one of the most important things for me in the books。 I loved main character- Lilly and her Thank you @netgalley for this amazing arc！！When you think of Italy you always picture it beautiful scenery， delicious food and amazing language you’re so keen to learn。 Well ， With Fire in their blood， tells a bit different story， of a bit different Italy and mysterious things that happens in small town Castello。I loved how Kat writes down the story， she perfectly levels story telling and action -which is one of the most important things for me in the books。 I loved main character- Lilly and her personality， loved her sarcastic side， I loved strong minded Liza and definitely Christian not to sure about Nico tho…What made me want to read the book was its cover， it is so amazing and different and the beginning of the book is so catching that as soon as you start reading you all the time want to read more。 。。。more
Julie - One Book More
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With Fire in Their Blood is such a unique supernatural romance with great Gothic and dystopian elements。 The story follows Lilly， who begrudgingly moves with her father to Castello， a small and isolated city in Italy， and discovers that Castello holds many secrets。 It’s divided into two clans kept apart by a leader called The General。 As she learns more about the past， the present， Castello， and its inhabitants， Lilly realizes that everything she knew about herself was a lie。The magic system， wo With Fire in Their Blood is such a unique supernatural romance with great Gothic and dystopian elements。 The story follows Lilly， who begrudgingly moves with her father to Castello， a small and isolated city in Italy， and discovers that Castello holds many secrets。 It’s divided into two clans kept apart by a leader called The General。 As she learns more about the past， the present， Castello， and its inhabitants， Lilly realizes that everything she knew about herself was a lie。The magic system， world-building， and dystopian elements are on point in this book。 Everything is layered and developed， and the imagery and personification used really bring the setting and characters to life。 The magic system is layered， complex， and intriguing， but I did find it a bit dense and confusing at times。 That being said， I feel like the next book will offer some clarity for those few instances。The tone is great – dark and eerie with an air of mystery。 The story includes an isolated city shrouded in secrets， eerie mists and decaying structures， enigmatic characters， disturbing nightmares， and more， which really highlight the Gothic vibes。 The author’s writing style and the way they use personification and sensory language also add to the Gothic tone。 The dystopian elements are also strong， especially the excessive control and corruptive power of those in charge， the rigid rules which keep the citizens uninformed， isolated， and without a voice， and a protagonist who defies all obstacles and fights for freedom。The plot is really interesting and includes some great twists and turns， most of which I didn’t predict。 I like when books take you in different directions than you expect， and this book did that on more than one occasion。 The major characters are dynamic and layered， and interesting， and I want to know more about the people Lilly encounters。 Liza， Nico， and Christian are three characters that Lilly befriends， and I found them all intriguing with strong and distinct voices and character arcs。 There are also possible romances that I have a feeling will be explored more in future books in the series。 It will be interesting to see how some of these relationships will grow and change as the story progresses。 Unfortunately， as secrets and more shocking revelations are revealed， it becomes clear that Lilly doesn’t know who to trust。I enjoyed this read。 It was unique and entertaining， and I enjoyed the author’s writing style。 I would definitely recommend it to readers of dark YA fantasy with Gothic vibes。 Thanks so much to NetGalley， The Write Reads， and Penguin for providing me with a copy of the book。 All thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Lifeinbookland
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Very enjoyable and addictive。 I think writing has room for improvement。 I did get annoyed in the end that there is no loyalty to feelings， the main character would kiss anyone who is next to her。
Abi
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What a book 🥵There was so much going on， I couldn’t put it down！ The setting was incredible， I loved the vivid descriptions of Castello。 The characters were amazing， so many potential love interests to get attached to 😂Bi protagonists， powers， warring mafias， and twists and turns galore。 What more can you want？？Thank you to Kat for sending me a copy！ I’m so excited for the next one already
Victoria Alyesa
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Kat is a flowing genius！ Before I get into the actual story itself， the characters and the beautifully dark visuals; I have to first write about how amazingly talented Kat is at creating a story that flows so beautifully it’s like you’re floating down the calmest river in the world。 So much so that you don’t even realise that time has passed until you find that you’re at the end of the darkening stream。 I can still not believe that this is a debut novel！ With that writing talent I am surprised t Kat is a flowing genius！ Before I get into the actual story itself， the characters and the beautifully dark visuals; I have to first write about how amazingly talented Kat is at creating a story that flows so beautifully it’s like you’re floating down the calmest river in the world。 So much so that you don’t even realise that time has passed until you find that you’re at the end of the darkening stream。 I can still not believe that this is a debut novel！ With that writing talent I am surprised that she was not picked up sooner or has five novels behind her。 This girl is seriously talented at writing; flames， story and all。 You will get lost from the very first sentence until you realise your eyes have passed the very last page。The story itself is dark and not for the faint of heart。 You follow the main character Lilly on her journey from the trauma of her past to the pain that she endures because of it and through the world of the book。 As I have mentioned before in a past review; it is so lovely in a way to read of a character with possible complex PTSD that is relatable， human， and has her faults but there are reasons for this that are out of her own control mentally but fights。 Like smoke drifting into your brain fogging up the emotions that you want to feel。 This book was beautifully written and is tells the story in such a simple way to understand yet sticks in my mind like complex nightmares and dreams。 Not only this but the amount of quotes I found in this book that I need written on my wall， on bookmarks， or just somewhere that I will look at with heart reaching emotions is stunning。What more can I say than Kat has created something that burns as long as the eternal flames of hell， and her writing has bloomed like a fresh bloody rose in a Spring night。 I cannot wait to read the sequel and every book she writes thereafter。 I know that I will be there for every dark and deadly step cheering her on and always reminding her how amazing and talented she truly is。PS this book really need a special edition and hardback， just saying but I need it like now and I am well ready to create one if there is not going to be one！ 。。。more
Katie （Kitkatscanread）
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I absolutely adored this book！Kat had me being like "Nico， Liza or Christian？"There were so many twists and turns at the end of the book。Every chapter I was like "Ahhh must read more！"I'm excited for Kat and her next book - I can't wait to read it！The idea in this book was so original。Also， bisexual main character！Guys - get your hands on this！ I absolutely adored this book！Kat had me being like "Nico， Liza or Christian？"There were so many twists and turns at the end of the book。Every chapter I was like "Ahhh must read more！"I'm excited for Kat and her next book - I can't wait to read it！The idea in this book was so original。Also， bisexual main character！Guys - get your hands on this！ 。。。more
No One
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Two quotes from this book that I’m obsessed with “Maybe I’ll burn the rest of them。 But I’m going to keep you”And“But the past is vicious。 It doesn’t die so easily。 You have to kill it yourself”This book was dark delicious and depressing but gosh did I love it so so much。 The world alone is so unique， new and refreshing and for someone who doesn’t like magic in modern times it was so rich and wonderful I couldn’t put it down。I think the blurb is a bit misleading the book is so so much fricken be Two quotes from this book that I’m obsessed with “Maybe I’ll burn the rest of them。 But I’m going to keep you”And“But the past is vicious。 It doesn’t die so easily。 You have to kill it yourself”This book was dark delicious and depressing but gosh did I love it so so much。 The world alone is so unique， new and refreshing and for someone who doesn’t like magic in modern times it was so rich and wonderful I couldn’t put it down。I think the blurb is a bit misleading the book is so so much fricken better than the blurb。 The book is high on unraveling the mystery’s of the town and the two sides as well as interweaving magic and religious fanatics。 It gives me ‘Fear Street’， ‘The Darkest Minds’ and ‘The Raven Boys’ in such a unique dark way。Having dick head parents who she won’t forgive is so relatable as well that I can’t help but just adore the character even more。 She just wants to be loved and wanted because her past is such a dick to her and I’ve never related HARD to a character before it was just ugh it was perfect this book was written for me I swear。I was hooked on every last page wanting to unravel the secrets with Lilly and find out who she ends up with。 The character twists really got me I wasn’t expecting them and I loved it。 I can’t get enough this author truly has a magical talent and for it being a debut？ Damn I can’t even imagine what her next books will be like I’m so excited to find out 。。。more
Margaret Barr
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Wait， is there a 2nd book？！ Because that ending has me shook。 😱 （After losing my mind， I did hear from the author that there is another book！）This story was everything！ Dark， haunting， and gothic with a truly unique town and magic system。 Lilly the FMC is dragged to Castello by her dad， as he starts a new job。 The town is divided down the middle between two families who once killed each other daily。 But now their "god，" the General， has convinced them that the people with power （The Saints） are Wait， is there a 2nd book？！ Because that ending has me shook。 😱 （After losing my mind， I did hear from the author that there is another book！）This story was everything！ Dark， haunting， and gothic with a truly unique town and magic system。 Lilly the FMC is dragged to Castello by her dad， as he starts a new job。 The town is divided down the middle between two families who once killed each other daily。 But now their "god，" the General， has convinced them that the people with power （The Saints） are the ones that need to be destroyed。 And that's just what they've been doing for the past 20 years。 Lilly showing up turns the town on its head， and everyone must choose a side。While the spice level is definitely YA geared， the moments of romance were beautiful and exciting。 Kat Delacorte writes a Bi - love square full of gorgeous humans。 There's a bathtub scene that I think I reread 10 times over。 The ending leaves a lot of unanswered questions， but that just leaves SO much to be discovered in the next book。 Thank you so much to NetGalley， Penguin Books and Kat Delacorte for early access to this eARC。 I can't wait to get my physical copy in the mail！！ 。。。more
Sophie "Beware Of The Reader"
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4，25 starsWhat a ride！I won the book at YALC and read it as soon as I could。 That book was very atmospheric and a little bit spooky。I don’t know how to categorize that story honestly。It’s been labelled under “Renée Ahdieh's The Beautiful， the forbidden romance of Tracy Wolff's Crave and those still mourning the end of The Twilight Saga and supernatural world building of Stephanie Meyers。” But having read all these books I wouldn’t compare it to these reads。Sure you have a mystery like you have i 4，25 starsWhat a ride！I won the book at YALC and read it as soon as I could。 That book was very atmospheric and a little bit spooky。I don’t know how to categorize that story honestly。It’s been labelled under “Renée Ahdieh's The Beautiful， the forbidden romance of Tracy Wolff's Crave and those still mourning the end of The Twilight Saga and supernatural world building of Stephanie Meyers。” But having read all these books I wouldn’t compare it to these reads。Sure you have a mystery like you have in The Beautiful and supernatural but it’s so far from what I experienced reading these stories！I’d rather compare with Silvia Moreno_Garcia with the very gothic atmosphere of the book。From Lilly’s mom who gave me the heebie jeebie for the few times she was mentioned in the story to Castello itself， medieval Italian town shrouded in mists， isolated from civilization and with a very “dark sleeping beauty” vibe going through Lilly’s classmates like Liza with her cruel smile and eerie eyes…you get the gist of it。Add to it that from her arrival at Castello Lilly had weird dreams looking more like nightmares than anything else and I think Kat Delacorte really did great setting the scene and the tone。Lilly had to follow her dad to Castello as he had been hired to “modernize” the town。 She and her dad are estranged from each other since the death of Lilly’s mom。 Her dad was devastated and has never really talked with or looked at his daughter since。 Basically， both parents left Lilly。Castello is divided into two sides: the Marconis （the poor side where houses are in deep need of repair） and the Paradisios （the wealthy side）。 For centuries， both “clans” were at war until the General took control and imposed a truce。From the start， Lilly will feel different from her old self。 The town seems alive and malevolent somehow。And her classmates， all more strange one than another won’t help。Pretty soon， Lilly will feel attracted to some of them。 That part was a little bit disturbing to me as it seemed one instant that Lilly was attracted to a girl all while needing a boy and also looking at a third one。 I was a little bit lost and wondered what was at play there。I won’t tell more about the plot but let’s just say that you have secrets， power， past mistakes， redemption， betrayal， supernatural beings and a kind of quest for Lilly and her friends。It’s spooky， often confusing but also weirdly enthralling and I loved it very much！ Now I want the sequel。 。。。more
ChellesOfBooks
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3。5 starsThank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House Children's UK for a copy of this ARC。 All thoughts are my own。Initial ThoughtsThe world Kat Delacorte created in With Fire in Their Blood is quite different from some of the synopsis， and so I wasn't entirely ready for this dark supernatural romance， heavily supported by a dystopian backdrop。 This leaves me feeling a little mixed about how to review this because the book I read isn't the one I signed up for， however， I'm interested to learn m 3。5 starsThank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House Children's UK for a copy of this ARC。 All thoughts are my own。Initial ThoughtsThe world Kat Delacorte created in With Fire in Their Blood is quite different from some of the synopsis， and so I wasn't entirely ready for this dark supernatural romance， heavily supported by a dystopian backdrop。 This leaves me feeling a little mixed about how to review this because the book I read isn't the one I signed up for， however， I'm interested to learn more about the Skeleton Keepers series as it continues。 What's great about this book？This gothic tale has a lot to unravel as you read it。 Lilly moves to Castello， a small city shut off from the modern world in Italy。 There， she discovers deadly secrets about the past and present of her new surroundings。 The book transports you to a world unlike what I expected - the side of the city Lilly lives in is destroyed husks of its former glory。 The imagery alone creates such a fantastic viewpoint in the reader's mind of this gloomy， seemingly cultish lifestyle， and whilst it was very jarring for me to read， I thoroughly enjoyed the world-building in this novel。 The magic system of the Saints is so intriguing， and watching both the main character and others surrounding Lilly navigate ideals of freedom， power， and greed was really rewarding。 I enjoyed that the main characters all were morally grey - there was a story behind their actions and a desire to be something other than they were。 The separation of the two clans in the city was interesting， especially down to the exuberant wealth of the Paradisos and the slums of the Marconi side。 The contrast was chilling and confusing for someone not living there。 Whilst the history of the city was well shared， it seemed unfathomable at times that people could be living on the Marconi side without breaking the treaty。 The culmination of the events of this book led to a solid cliffhanger， and I'm intrigued to know what happens next。 Things I didn't quite enjoyWith all the good， unfortunately， I did struggle a lot with the character build-up in this novel， along with the storyline progression。 I felt both areas lacked adequate detail， and there were too many plot holes for me to overlook。 I find this such a shame because the concept of this world is chillingly fantastic， and I was consumed with reading on to find out more。 Oftentimes， the reader was left to just accept that the connections between characters （especially Liza and Lilly） were developing well without enough evidence to support it。 The author made Lilly attracted to three people， which given my detest for love triangles （or in this case， it's a bit more than that）， I struggled with because they weren't all developed enough to be believable。 I really enjoyed the connection between Christian and Lilly most and felt thrown off kilter by Liza even if all three were instantly alluring to our FMC from the start。 I found Lilly quite unlikeable at times。 The jarring nature of her referring to her parents by their first names， her temper being so sudden and overly dramatic at times， and her recklessness didn't paint a solid character for me at times - though I did come to appreciate her further in the read。 The other issue I had was how much time jumped without being set up well。 I would have preferred more time spent building the earlier weeks in Castello so these connections with the love interests and other important figures in the novel made more sense。 Relationships with some characters， such as her Dad， felt very thrown in at times and not explored enough， and whilst some of this complemented the dystopian vibe of the novel， I found it hard to understand character actions because of how many time jumps there were in the first half。Final thoughtsAs I mentioned， it's hard to come away from this with solid thoughts about the experience。 I would highly recommend that someone fix the top part of the GoodReads introduction to this world， as all three novels mentioned are vampire readings， and I assumed I would be reading a book about vampires， not witches。 I again， with the title of the book and the Italian setting made some errors in my assumption of this read and thus feel a little frustrated。 On one hand， if the synopsis had painted more of what this book was about， I probably wouldn't have requested a copy， thus adding a lower rating than it deserves。 At the same time， I'm genuinely glad that despite being led astray that I got to read this。 It was a decent debut， and I will pick up the next book in the series when it is released。 。。。more
Ry - Mysisterstolemybook
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This was very different from the fantasy I usually read。 This is set in a small and outdated town with religious extremists claiming to be bringing peace by uniting the rival clans against their greater enemy， the witches known as Saints。 I found this book quite easy to read and fast paced。 I definitely loved how original the story felt and just kept wanting to continue to see what would happen next。 I wasn't a huge fan of the love triangle/square/blob。 I felt that Lilly had these insta-love con This was very different from the fantasy I usually read。 This is set in a small and outdated town with religious extremists claiming to be bringing peace by uniting the rival clans against their greater enemy， the witches known as Saints。 I found this book quite easy to read and fast paced。 I definitely loved how original the story felt and just kept wanting to continue to see what would happen next。 I wasn't a huge fan of the love triangle/square/blob。 I felt that Lilly had these insta-love connections with way too many people。 Because there was so many possible love interests thrown into the mix， it never allowed me to actually get to know and fall in love with any of the characters in particular， Lilly included。 I also didn't quite understand the ending， but I think that's what book will undoubtedly explain。Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin for the eArc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Iga Marc
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Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for the arc。With Fire in Their Blood is a beautiful debut first book in the Series Skeleton Keepers。Wow I was not expecting to love it so much！！！I was immediately hooked into the story and characters and finished it in one sitting！ The story is incredible and original， setting in Italy gives it so much character。 There were a lot of twists and turns which made me want to finish it so quick。 The magic was very unique and the plot was very different Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for the arc。With Fire in Their Blood is a beautiful debut first book in the Series Skeleton Keepers。Wow I was not expecting to love it so much！！！I was immediately hooked into the story and characters and finished it in one sitting！ The story is incredible and original， setting in Italy gives it so much character。 There were a lot of twists and turns which made me want to finish it so quick。 The magic was very unique and the plot was very different to other YA novels which I really enjoyed。I loved the characters and there was a lot to each of them which made it easier to get to know them。 There wasn’t too much of romance but it left a good feeling to what’s coming in next book。 I really appreciate the bisexual representation in the book。I cannot wait for the second book！！！ I also want to get physical copy asap！ I will definitely recommend it to everyone who likes fantasy as this book was extremely refreshing！！ 。。。more
soph
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It was highly intriguing and exceptionally unique plot to read about。 Now， I can’t wait enough for it to be out and about in the world so that I can’t start making everyone read it because it was that good！！
Melanie。Reads
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Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review。When I read the blurb for With Fire in their Blood I was immediately hooked by the premise of mafia and magic。 Unfortunately， it just didn't work for me。 I couldn't connect with the characters or the story and felt that the magic system wasn't explained enough。 Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Random House for the e-arc in exchange for my honest review。When I read the blurb for With Fire in their Blood I was immediately hooked by the premise of mafia and magic。 Unfortunately， it just didn't work for me。 I couldn't connect with the characters or the story and felt that the magic system wasn't explained enough。 。。。more
Porsche Barrett
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I found this book very original and extremely well written， it has twists of magic， politics， romance and much more。 All the characters were all very individual and well built - this was the same as the world building itself， and the story was captivating。 I love the bisexual representation in this book and I hope to see more like it in the future。 Once I picked the book up I couldn't put it down。 Definitely would recommend to my friends who love the fantasy genre。 I found this book very original and extremely well written， it has twists of magic， politics， romance and much more。 All the characters were all very individual and well built - this was the same as the world building itself， and the story was captivating。 I love the bisexual representation in this book and I hope to see more like it in the future。 Once I picked the book up I couldn't put it down。 Definitely would recommend to my friends who love the fantasy genre。 。。。more
Josie
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Series to come…
Tiffany
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Q: What would you do if you suddenly find out your whole life has been a lie？ -When sixteen-year-old Lilly arrives in Castello， she isn't impressed。 A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out。 Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war， the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General， a leader determined to maintain order and 'purity'。 。 。 whatever the cost。 Lilly falls in with the rebe Q: What would you do if you suddenly find out your whole life has been a lie？ -When sixteen-year-old Lilly arrives in Castello， she isn't impressed。 A secluded town in the Italian mountains is not where she saw her last years of high school playing out。 Divided for generations by a brutal clan-family war， the two halves of Castello are kept from destroying each other by the mysterious General， a leader determined to maintain order and 'purity'。 。 。 whatever the cost。 Lilly falls in with the rebellious Liza， brooding Nico and sensitive Christian， and sparks begin to fly。 But in a city where love can lead to ruin， Lilly isn't sure she can trust anyone -- not even herself。 And then she accidentally breaks Castello's most important rule: when the General's men come to test your blood， you'd better not be anything more than human。。。-I was lucky enough to have received an ARC for this book which I am very grateful for！ It has taken me a while to read this because of my life suddenly getting busy but here are my thoughts。 I really struggled to get into this book to begin with， it was a lot of world building and I don’t think I was in the mood for fantasy。 But then I got to the 30% mark when the plot was starting to happen more and from then it was a lot easier for me to get through！ Lilly Deluca is the perfect reincarnation of many of our teenage lives， not knowing who we really are。 You see her throughout the book slowly discover the secrets of her past and she slowly discovers who she really is！ Christian is one of the sweet book boyfriends who you secretly root for。 It ended on a cliffhanger and also had a perfect ending。 If you love YA fantasy books that have the same vibe as Mockingjay （third hunger games） and also love V。E Schwab！ Also it’s set in Italy and has so many good supernatural aspects。 With Fire In Their Blood releases September 1st！！ 。。。more
Danika Robyn
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This book was beautiful and brilliant， the twists and turns kept me reading way too late into the night （my poor students had to deal with a zombie teacher！）。 I fell for Lilly and wanted the best for her whilst also being excited to see what she was capable of， love a good strong female lead！ Defs give this book a go， you will not regret it！
Kezia
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（Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for an eARC in exchange for an honest review）I really wanted to love this book as the concept for the plot sounded really interesting but in reality， it felt a little flat。 Everything seemed very rushed and things happened very quickly with little explanation as to why， I just wish there was a bit more depth。 There where so many plot twists and whilst some where super predictable， others took me completely by surprise and actually made me gasp out （Thank you to Netgalley and Penguin Random House for an eARC in exchange for an honest review）I really wanted to love this book as the concept for the plot sounded really interesting but in reality， it felt a little flat。 Everything seemed very rushed and things happened very quickly with little explanation as to why， I just wish there was a bit more depth。 There where so many plot twists and whilst some where super predictable， others took me completely by surprise and actually made me gasp out loud。 The magic system was really cool and unique but I wish the powers where explored a little bit more。 The characters where really great and I loved all their different personalities but they where lacking depth and there was very little character development。 The romances where cute but again felt very rushed and insta-lovey。 I did love all the history surrounding the city of Castello and the two clans， it had major Romeo and Juliet vibes which i loved。 Overall， it was a good read but was lacking the plot and character depth required to make me love it。 。。。more
Bianca （Belladonnabooks）
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This was such a hard one to review because whilst there is nothing wrong with this story or the writing， I just couldn’t connect enough to give it a higher rating。 Unfortunately neither the characters or the story pulled me in as much as I would have hoped。 Perhaps it’s just me though so take this review with a grain of salt。 On a positive note With Fire in their Blood is incredibly original with gorgeous imagery。 Queer rep blends in seamlessly。 Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a This was such a hard one to review because whilst there is nothing wrong with this story or the writing， I just couldn’t connect enough to give it a higher rating。 Unfortunately neither the characters or the story pulled me in as much as I would have hoped。 Perhaps it’s just me though so take this review with a grain of salt。 On a positive note With Fire in their Blood is incredibly original with gorgeous imagery。 Queer rep blends in seamlessly。 Thank you to the publisher for providing me with a free copy of this book to read and review in advance。 。。。more
larasbookcase
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I thought the writing was fantastic， engaging， and the characters compelling， but something about the plot fell a little flat for me and I can't quite put my finger on it。 Nonetheless I still enjoyed this book and read it in less than a day， and I will certainly pick up the sequel when it comes out！ I thought the writing was fantastic， engaging， and the characters compelling， but something about the plot fell a little flat for me and I can't quite put my finger on it。 Nonetheless I still enjoyed this book and read it in less than a day， and I will certainly pick up the sequel when it comes out！ 。。。more
Reads_Must
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With Fire In Their BloodSci-Fi & FantasyK。A。 Tucker ⭐️⭐️⭐️This book was good but it wasn't quite enough to make me say it's a great book。 The plot and premise itself are really interesting and kept me curious。The FMC though did become a little annoying for me， she was very indecisive and very trusting （almost gullible）。There were a few plot twists but I did find some of them to be predictable。 The love interests kind of flip flop between different characters and it becomes slightly cliché， that With Fire In Their BloodSci-Fi & FantasyK。A。 Tucker ⭐️⭐️⭐️This book was good but it wasn't quite enough to make me say it's a great book。 The plot and premise itself are really interesting and kept me curious。The FMC though did become a little annoying for me， she was very indecisive and very trusting （almost gullible）。There were a few plot twists but I did find some of them to be predictable。 The love interests kind of flip flop between different characters and it becomes slightly cliché， that being said there was a lot of LGBTQA+ representation。The ending wasn't very satisfying for me so I'm not sure if I'd need the next book or not。 。。。more
Michaela
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（Arc）This has been an anticipated read and my goodness， was I right。 I loved this book。 It was definitely a 'Michaela Book' and I will make this my personality and own as many copies as I physically can without my loved ones being worried。 The plot？ amazing。 The conflicts？ Astounding。 The Love interests？ I had no clue whether to root for the sassy but kinda red flag girl， the brooding man or the really invested man。 （Arc）This has been an anticipated read and my goodness， was I right。 I loved this book。 It was definitely a 'Michaela Book' and I will make this my personality and own as many copies as I physically can without my loved ones being worried。 The plot？ amazing。 The conflicts？ Astounding。 The Love interests？ I had no clue whether to root for the sassy but kinda red flag girl， the brooding man or the really invested man。 。。。more
Jessica
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Journey into this modern day Romeo and Juliet。 Filled with mystery， intrigue， new romances and magic。An Italian city once separated by war now held together tenuously under the rule of the general。 United to fight a common enemy the saints。 Not everything is as it seems in this city with an undercurrent of magic running through the streets。Kat Delacorte creates a wonderful book perfect for ya fantasy lovers。 The characters are loveable and relatable dragging you in to the story as you read。 The Journey into this modern day Romeo and Juliet。 Filled with mystery， intrigue， new romances and magic。An Italian city once separated by war now held together tenuously under the rule of the general。 United to fight a common enemy the saints。 Not everything is as it seems in this city with an undercurrent of magic running through the streets。Kat Delacorte creates a wonderful book perfect for ya fantasy lovers。 The characters are loveable and relatable dragging you in to the story as you read。 The only thing that I didn’t enjoy as much in the book was that every relationship seemed to become romantic it was as if they were unable to just stay friends。 However I’m excited to see where the author takes these relationships in future！Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review 。。。more
Emma
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4 Stars This book was really good！ It’s a dark， gothic dystopian fantasy， that once you start you can’t seem to put down。 The book was filled with so many plot twist which I really didn’t expect but definitely enjoyed。 The world building was fantastic although sometimes it did seem to get a little complicated which I’m hoping to gain answers to in the following books。 There was so many well written characters which I loved。 I felt that they each had a set of there own problems which we learnt ab 4 Stars This book was really good！ It’s a dark， gothic dystopian fantasy， that once you start you can’t seem to put down。 The book was filled with so many plot twist which I really didn’t expect but definitely enjoyed。 The world building was fantastic although sometimes it did seem to get a little complicated which I’m hoping to gain answers to in the following books。 There was so many well written characters which I loved。 I felt that they each had a set of there own problems which we learnt about as the book went on。 I loved that the characters had depth to them and that there lives were complicated。 I loved the small amount of romance that the book had and felt like it was a hint of what was to come in the next book。 I definitely looking forward to the next book in this series and to see where it goes。 I definitely recommend this book as the story felt original and I’ve not read a book like this in a while。 。。。more
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