Blood On The Bayou is the second book in the Annabelle
Lee Urban Fantasy series by Stacey Jay.
Here is the blurb.
It's only been
three weeks since Annabelle helped solve the murder of Grace Beauchamp, and in
the process, she discovered a secret world of invisible, magic-working people
who have decided she might have what it takes to join their ranks.
As best as she can determine, Annabelle’s attack by a group of fairies has infected her with paranormal ability she did not previously possess, including being able to mentally move objects and heal wounds. Her new abilities appear to have few negative side effects, aside from creepy dreams. But would that change if she stopped injecting herself with the mystery drug delivered to her by the even more mysterious Tucker, one of the Invisibles? Leery of trusting criminals with her health, Annabelle wishes she had someone she could talk to about the changes in her life. Enter Hitch, FBI agent and Annabelle's ex, who's back in Donaldsonville on an off-the-books investigation. Hitch suspects that there's a government-funded illegal lab that’s developing a controversial fairy-killing spray that could adversely affect the existence of every living thing in the delta—including humans. And Hitch and Annabelle will have to find a way to work together if they're going to find a way to shut it down.
As best as she can determine, Annabelle’s attack by a group of fairies has infected her with paranormal ability she did not previously possess, including being able to mentally move objects and heal wounds. Her new abilities appear to have few negative side effects, aside from creepy dreams. But would that change if she stopped injecting herself with the mystery drug delivered to her by the even more mysterious Tucker, one of the Invisibles? Leery of trusting criminals with her health, Annabelle wishes she had someone she could talk to about the changes in her life. Enter Hitch, FBI agent and Annabelle's ex, who's back in Donaldsonville on an off-the-books investigation. Hitch suspects that there's a government-funded illegal lab that’s developing a controversial fairy-killing spray that could adversely affect the existence of every living thing in the delta—including humans. And Hitch and Annabelle will have to find a way to work together if they're going to find a way to shut it down.
I loved the first book Dead On The Delta, which
introduced us to an original world filled with mutant killer fairies and a drug
called Breeze made from fairy poop and bleach.
Therefore I was very excited to see where Blood On The Bayou would take
us and unfortunately for me it didn’t take me far. It actually took me some time to finish this
book. I read three others whilst reading
this. It wasn’t that there was anything
wrong with Blood On The Bayou, it’s just that it didn’t do it for me. I didn’t find it as exciting, there was no
real tension or sitting on the edge of your seat whilst reading it. For me it was just ok.
Annabelle is trying to discover what her new magical
powers mean and what she can do with them whilst at the same time helping Hitch
to find a secret lab. There is a lot of
confusion on this journey with who Annabelle can and cannot trust and there is
a love square going on with Annabelle and three guys which I didn’t enjoy.
I will carry on with the series because I really like
Annabelle however I am disappointed with this book and I am going to give it 3
stars.
Oh I think I'll see by myself how it is. I have it on my TBR pile. I hope it will be better for me though... Thanks for the review!
ReplyDeleteI agree on all counts, Claire. The first half of the book was slow and it wasn't as good as the first book - lets hope the next one makes up for it. Thanks for introducing me to this series. :)
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