I'm sorry that this isn't a review (although it might kind of turn into one), but I did read these books literally when they first came out. As in I'd preorder them and practically yank it out of the delivery guy's hand to instantly start reading. Anyway, the reason I'm writing this is that I just need someone to vent to. I consider the internet a group of someones, my little group of insane little people. Yay, can we make Tshirts?
By far, out of all the paranormal books I have ever read, I think The Drake Chronicles is my favourite series. Now, I'm not saying that it's absolutely perfect with no flaws at all. The writing may not be to everyone's taste, and some of the names drive me mental because I still don't know how to pronounce them.
Let me give you all the rundown on The Drake Chronicles, book by book.
My Love Lies Bleeding/Hearts at Stake - Solange, the only female vampire born to a vampire family in about 800 years, is almost sixteen. On your sixteenth birthday, if you're part of the few very important families in vampire society, you go through the change and become a vampire. Lucy, her best friend, is doing everything she can to make sure Solange doesn't die during the change or go crazy due to her seven older and overbearing brothers. Montmartre, the bad guy in this book, wants to kidnap Solange so she can make evil vampire babies with him, just as almost every other vampire that can smell her pheromones wants to as well. There's also an evil vampire Queen, a matriarch, some romance, and a corset involved. I promise it's not as confusing as I make it sound. I will just let you all know that I ship Lucy and Nicholas (Sol's youngest older brother) so damn hard.
Blood Feud - The majority of this book is focused on The Hounds, a magical type of vampire with two sets of fangs. A VIP Hound, Isabeau, is asked to take care of some treaties with the Drakes (Sol's family) and meets Logan. Another dashingly handsome, perfect Drake brother with a really weird fashion sense. He helps Isabeau deal with the pain of her past, as well as saves his family from an imminent doom.
Out For Blood - The Helios Ra are vampire hunters. Quinn Drake is a vampire. So, of course, he'd fall in love with Hunter Wild - the poster girl for the perfect hunter. Quinn helps Hunter save the Helios Ra Academy from an insane teacher, and saves her from dying a bunch of times. During this book, Lucy gets locked in a closet, too. Just thought I'd put that out there.
Bleeding Hearts - This is probably my favourite book because you get to meet Christabel Llewellyn, Lucy's cousin. I've always seen myself as a bit of both the cousins, and I get choked up just writing about this book. Christabel almost dies because a bunch of weird vampires thought she was Lucy, Conner (Quinn's twin) falls in love with Christabel, it's just so perfect holy shit.
Blood Moon - This is kind of like a big family reunion. All the different types of vampires get together (Hel Blar, the Raktapa council, some hunters, the Drakes, Hounds, Host) and shit hits the fan. The last book, Blood Prophecy, also runs along this vein. Solange is also possessed by the spirit of the last girl to have ever been born to the Drake Family. Viola is a horror, honestly…
I do realise that I probably made no sense throughout this entire thing, but there is one thing that will make everything okay: The Drake Chronicles being turned into a movie. We all know what it's like to read a series, fall in love with it, and want it to be turned into a motion picture. Morganville Vampires will be a web series, Vampire Academy is a movie, but I need The Drake Chronicles to be movies or a TV series. SO badly.
Why should The Drake Chronicles be made into movies/TV series?
Personally, I'd like six movies because I just feel like it will be so much more perfect. The fans would all freaking love to see these books come to life, or at least a Lucy spinoff series? These books are absolutely nothing like Twilight, or The Hunger Games, or basically any other paranormal book-turned-movie out there. Plus there will be seven drool worthy guys with abs to watch, kick ass females, and crazy fight scenes. The Drake Chronicles should definitely be made into movies. If it isn't, that would be to seriously deprive the world of all Violet Hill has to offer.
I think I'll start a monthly or bimonthly thing when I just talk about The Drake Chronicles, or a series that I've fallen in love with and think should be made into a movie. Pros, cons, the whys, the hows, all that jazz. Someone please tell me I'm not alone when it comes to all this craziness?
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