For centuries, the Veil has kept the Mortal Lands divided from Elantis. Now it is tearing open, spilling an Infection that turns men into monsters and devours everything in its path.
Elowen is the only one who can sense the corruption before it takes root—a sight that makes her invaluable… and feared. When her people cast her into the Veil in a last desperate gamble, she braces for death.
Instead, the Veil drags her through.
She wakes in Elantis—beautiful, treacherous, alive with magic—and falls into the hands of Aedric, the arrogant Lord of Flame. His power is lethal, his touch too tempting, and the pull between them ignites something neither of them can contain.
As the Infection spreads and ancient forces rise, Elowen must choose whether to trust the fae lord who would burn the world to keep her… or surrender to a destiny that calls for her blood.
Review: I mostly enjoyed reading Blood of the First Born, but there were several inconsistencies in the characters and world-building that occasionally took me out of the story - for example, Elowen never learned to read, yet somehow learned to swim in a world where rivers and lakes have largely dried up into little more than muddy pools. It's a small detail, perhaps, but one of those things that made me question how carefully the fictional world has really been constructed.
The pacing is also rather uneven. While some parts are engaging, others drag considerably, weighed down by lengthy descriptions that don't always add much to the story and sometimes get in the way of the plot.
That being said, I did enjoy the book overall, and there was enough to keep me interested until the end. I just wish the storytelling had been a little tighter and the characters more consistent. A solid three stars: enjoyable, but with some frustrating flaws.
And since Blood of the First Born ends in a cfliffhanger of sorts, I will move on to book two and see if the plot improves a bit.
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