The Blood of Brothers

De: Domino Finn

Narrado por: Jason Jewett

Intense and clever. Like Sons of Anarchy with werewolves." - Phillip Tomasso, best-selling author of the Vaccination Trilogy.

Diego de la Torre is officially an outlaw now, a full-fledged member of The Seventh Sons Motorcycle Club. The werewolf MC runs the wild lands of Sycamore with ease. At least until a dead body shows up and points to them as the culprits.

Detective Maxim Dwyer presses the Seventh Sons hard, but there are other guns in play. California bikers look to expand their drug trade. A mercenary outfit seeks revenge. Top that with an overbearing FBI agent who undermines local police, and both detective and outlaw have their hands full.

Brothers or not, Sycamore's about to get a whole lot bloodier.

©2014 Domino Finn (P)2015 Domino Finn

Everything that I wanted more of in book one

It always surprises me when a sequel is double in length to the first book of the series. As I have noticed that it is usually the other way around (sequel syndrome). Maybe Domino Finn simply has more to say this time around, or has become more confident in his genre mashing experiment. Whatever the reason is I am happy with it.

Everything that I wanted more of in The Seventh Sons Finn was able to deliver in The Blood of Brothers. More action, more intensity, more interesting characters. While the first book was focused on introducing us to Finn’s brand of werewolves, book 2 was able to really explore their pack lives and social dynamics.

Starting out strong with a unusual murder investigation, that actually made me think Finn was going to introduce another paranormal creature. Alas he didn’t be he fooled me again! The leads detective Dwyer down the whodunnit road. Uncovering a rivalry between two packs of werewolves. Throw in an FBI investigator (similar to Assistant U.S. Attorney Lincoln James Potter in my mind) to the party and basically you have season 4 of one of the best TV shows, ever. But with werewolves.

This was a great second book in a series that I see sticking around for a while. This did not suffer one bit from sequel syndrome at all. The best part about this series is that there are no expectations because it does not let what you expect to get from a werewolf story interfere in anyway. In fact I could see some wanting more “typical” blood and guts that one would expect from a werewolf war. However, the paranormal aspect is just icing on the cake of a solid modern detective story with plenty of twists, turns and surprises.

This time around I knew what I was going to get with Jason Jewett’s performance and overall was, in my opinion, a more solid showing for his vocal skills. Creating great characterizations, my favorite is still Maxim Dwyer, raspy almost evil sounding. Switching from that to Diego, Mexican accent, with ease.

Even though he is a relative newcomer to audiobooks, I am going to keep an eye out for more from Jewett.

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When species collide

This is a mystery/thriller/fantasy, involving cops, motor cycle gangs, Native Americans, and … werewolves. I like the trend I have seen over the last few years to treat such groups as werewolves not as monsters or aberrations, but as one of the many species with which humans share the planet, and with whom they must live. Sometimes when species meet, there are mutual benefits, and things go well, sometimes not. But in such books as this, humanity must come to understand that they might not be the entirely dominant species on the planet. I have also seen werewolves interpreted in many ways, and while, of course, there are certain elements that are common to all of them, each interpretation also has its own unique spin. The author presents this species very well, and even provides an acceptable, if not entirely believable, rationale for their existence.

The plotting in this book is very tight, and the story moves along, sometimes at breakneck speed, which is very appropriate for this story. I have to also admit that the author writes awesome fight scenes, those involving guns and those involving fists. The characters are well done, too, and there are no totally “good” guys and no totally “bad guys”. Each person is a mix, just as are we all, and clearly driven by their own motivations and agenda, as people (or werewolves) must be, so these characters ring true for me.

The writing is strong, straightforward and brisk, and while the author shows the emotions of his characters, he never dwells on them overmuch, which wouldn’t work for this story. Even though it is a action packed thriller/mystery, it has, at its heart, some very serious observations about the nature of families, tied by blood, culture, occupation …or species, and what happens when those ties are strained by guilt, grief and ambition.

The narrator was excellent, with excellent pacing, phrasing, and expression. Each character had his or her own unique “presence”, so that it would have been easy to know, without having to be told, who is speaking at any given time. He also manages a Mexican accented English with finesse.

All in all, this was a very satisfying read, and I give both book and author 5 out of 5 stars, and recommend this book for those who aren’t put off by graphic descriptions of violence.

Book 2

Any additional comments?

The second installment of the Sycamore Moon series It is an interesting tale that involves a different characters. After reading the first book (The Seventh Sons) I am very interested in the main characters and story lines. I loved where the story started out and ended '

A satisfying mystery involving rival gangs.

Where does The Blood of Brothers rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This was a strong audiobook, well narrated with an engaging story. The story would have been more to my taste if the werewolf/supernatural elements were more in the forefront, but the mystery is engaging and I appreciated the realistic police procedural and the look into life in the Yavapai Nation.

What did you like best about this story?

My favorite element was watching the journey of Kaeda Burnett, a Yavapai woman home from college in New York who fights for her people despite the fact that none of them really welcome her.

What does Jason Jewett bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Jason Jewett brought a serious, strong reading that made me feel as though this story really could happen.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

I was especially caught by the scene where Kaeda Burnett rides off on a motorcycle to get to the bottom of things, only to be run off the road. Her struggle to get moving again and save herself was both strongly written and narrated.

Any additional comments?

Overall, this was a satisfying murder mystery involving the police and rival bike gangs. Well worth the journey.

More of a Police Crime Thriller than Fantasy

Would you listen to The Blood of Brothers again? Why?

I would if I only had available to me books that I already listened to and no new titles.The book is very good, but not that I'd go back to listen to it again.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

There was lots of action and surprises.

Which scene was your favorite?

When the young native American woman, who was home from college discovered her own power.Her father was white and she was ever fully accepted by her older full blooded native American half brothers. She also didn't feel fully at ease with her tribe and native American heritage.Her native American grandfather saw her strength and potential, and supported her.The scene where she stood up to her murderous brother and then fulfilled her potential as a leader was one of my favorites.My other favorite was when the detective and FBI agent stopped being adversaries and became colleges and partners with a mutual respect for each other.

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

Blood Brothers

Any additional comments?

“I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator in exchange for an unbiased review via AudiobookBlast dot come”If you want a paranormal werewolf book, this really not what you want. The motorcycle gang being werewolves was really just a minor background detail and the story would of been just as good if the gang weren't werewolves.The story was mainly a police/crime thriller about a murder investigation and official corruption.It was a very good police crime thriller with out the supernatural element.