Blood Trade

Jane Yellowrock, Book 6

By: Faith Hunter

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins

Publisher's summary

Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker who’s always up for a fight - even if it means putting her life on the line....

The Master of Natchez, Mississippi has a nasty problem on his hands. Rogue vampires - those who follow the Naturaleza and believe that humans should be nothing more than prey to be hunted - are terrorizing his city. Luckily, he knows the perfect skinwalker to call in to take back the streets. But what he doesn’t tell Jane is that there’s something different about these vamps. Something that makes them harder to kill - even for a pro like Jane. Now, her simple job has turned into a fight to stay alive...and to protect the desperately ill child left in her care.

©2013 Faith Hunter (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Beast & Jane still going strong

Six books into the Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter and the writing is still just as fantastic. The heroine, Jane/Beast are still kick-ass. Faith Hunter has built an outstanding world and characters that I enjoy visiting over and over. And with Khristine Hvam’s narration, the series is a winning combination.

Jane and her new partners/family the Younger brothers cross state lines over to Mississippi to clean out some vampires. With Jane being depressed for the last couple of months the brothers can’t wait to get the old Jane back and a job is just what they all need.

Why has Jane been depressed? The events that happened in Death’s Rival left her and beast with some personal challenges and heartbreak over loosing a dear friend and finding one of themselves bound to the MoC of Louisiana. Not to mention the bastard that betrayed her. If all that wasn’t enough she pushed her boyfriend, Ricky Bo away. Jane is all messed up emotionally and Beast is not happy with her.

Let’s address the love triangle that has been forming. There’s George aka Bruiser, the primo of Leo the head blood sucker. I use to be team Bruiser until Death’s Rival. He and Jane had more passion between them and I felt like RIcky Bo was the safer choice that Jane took because she couldn’t be with Bruiser because of his loyatly to Leo. But the more I see of Ricky Bo I’m now switched teams and I can’t see me EVER being team Bruiser again.

Blood Trade was not short of the action and blood that I’ve come to expect from the Jane Yellowrock series. Jane has a job to do and she gets it done but what’s different is that it’s not just her and Beast anymore. She as a team in the Younger brothers. They have really become Jane’s family. Which she really needs after loosing the family she had with her BFF Molly.

I was afraid with the additional of the older Younger brother, Eli that there was going to be another man wanting in Jane’s bed. But Faith Hunter made it clear in Blood Trade that Jane see’s Eli as a brother not a mate and Beast feels the same way. So yay. And with the way that Jane answers someone when they ask if she loves Bruiser I think it’s pretty clear that Jane may no longer be team Bruiser either. Doesn’t mean he can’t still make her heart skip a beat and if Beast had her way she would make Bruiser one of Jane’s mates.

I really enjoyed Blood Trade and how she got to see a softer side to Jane. I have hopes that Jane will work her way back to Molly and her family in the near future. The most important thing for Jane to have is friends and family to help her keep her humanity and not turn into just a killer that she fears will happen to her.

If you’re looking for a heroine with a unique bond with her beast within you really should check out Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series.

"Time to make the donuts" caliber

Very good as usual. However this story felt like a pushed out sequel versus others with a more abrupt ending than previous stories. Read it for sure but not author's previous quality. I'm curious if author or editor would agree. It was like "time to make the donuts"

I love Jane yellowrock but...

This is a great book except Jane is feeling all angry and betrayed by Bruiser for the forced feeding as if it happened in the last book rather than the book before last. She seemed to be over it last book but now it keeps coming up. It's annoying.

Surprisingly entertaining

I started out on this series because of the many great reviews but when I started listening to the first book I thought that I wouldnt like it because of the concept of a big cat type "being" inside a bounty hunter woman. Also the cat-voice threw me off a bit at first. I decided to stick with it and all of the sudden I am on the 6th book! It kind of snuck up on me and I became interested in the characters and the ongoing storyline and even liked the narration! Give this series a shot, it is very entertaining.

Love this series but...

I truly enjoy this series. Will continue to listen to it. Adore the cadence of the narration. Here’s my one r complaining with this book. The comments about the type of firearm “not being for hunting,” and the constitution not outlining the type of weapon showed “for militia” 😣 listen, the author, and thereby the character, really need to understand that the second amendment ISN’T. ABOUT. HUNTING. The allowance for the right to bear arms IS, in fact, about civilian based para military. To, ya know, be required to defend ourselves from tyrannical rule. So while it’s completely fine for the character to choose not to use a specific type of weapon, the statement is also very problematic and representational of Wild And significant misunderstanding of the intent of our conditional authors. And therefore the constitutional rights of US citizens. And super irritating

Enjoyable listen

Love listening to the Jane Yelliweock series. The stories are certainly not thought provoking, but are great ear candy. The narrator's voice is smooth & full of expression. Enjoyable

Good .. but

It was a good book, but intended to drag a little bit. And again Jane is blaming herself for everything and that is aggravating but overall, I still love the story and the characters I’ll just take this book as a hump in the road.

Fast action,great characters

What did you love best about Blood Trade?

The interplay by the characters. Even in serious moments the comments made me smile.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Blood Trade?

When Jane would say "I love you too" because in earlier books she couldn't express her feelings as much.

Which scene was your favorite?

When Rick was sitting in her room and declared that she was his and he would kill Bruiser if he got in the way. When he said he would find a way for them to be together.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Fast action with humor and love in a paranormal thriller.

Any additional comments?

This books is as good as the first one. The author has developed the characters very well and I can't wait for the next one.

Tighter. Better.

The good: A tighter story than the last couple of books. Expands on the great vampire lore started in "Blood Cross". Developing side character relationships.
The bad: Two distractions - The weird pronunciation of the name Hieronymus. And Hvam is still too heavy on Yellowrock's accent. Not able to end a word with a pronounced "g". Annoyin'...

Worth a credit? Yes. I'll read the next one.

Best so far

What about Khristine Hvam’s performance did you like?

Ms Hvam's narration is perfect. Her many voices are a great addition to the story and to each character.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This is the fifth book in the series and Faith Hunter has hit her stride. Characters expand, plot lines are explained and she leaves room for more books as her characters grow and information is revealed. It made me laugh and cry. Jane's compassion and humanity are really out in the open as she deals with friends from the children's home. I would bet that these new characters will appear again in future books.