DEMON BLOOD is an excellent installment to Brook's Guardian
series. However, despite her thorough introduction to
demons, Guardians, vampires, and the characters in her
fascinating interpretation of the world, the novel
encourages one too much for the previous five books.
Instead of allowing questions about character development
to detract from this detailed and well-developed novel, one
should acquire the entire series and read them back-to-back
for the most fulfilling experience. The exposition does
allow the work to stand on its own, but the revelations and
relationships within DEMON BLOOD are more meaningful after
the other books. In Brook's world, those who selflessly
sacrificed their lives for another against a paranormal
threat became a Guardian; but that is just the tip of the
elaborate backstory that pits Rosalia the Guardian and
Deacon the vampire against demons and encourages them to
break the Rules.
In his thrist for revenge, the vampire Deacon has betrayed
the demon- fighting Guardians. But Rosalia is in love with
him and willing to fight by his side-even if she has to
stand against her fellow Guardians to save him.