The Bloodletters

By: Samantha Bell

Narrated by: Hetty Elliott

Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins

Publisher's summary

“I began this morning an heir. Now, I am nothing but a slave.”

Generations ago, our country was saved by the Royals. These god-like beings feed on the blood of the commoners to survive; In exchange for our blood, the Royals provide safety and stability for our people.

As the daughter of a Minister, Violet should have been the last person to end up enslaved to the insatiable thirst of the Royals. She must surrender her blood day and night to the elite until her nineteenth birthday, or die at the hands of the monsters who roam the streets after dark.

When Violet is chosen to serve as Crown Prince’s personal Bloodletter, she soon finds herself in the arms of his brother. As their love grows, so does the risk. Will Violet remain in her gilded prison forever, or will the Prince free her from the bounds of mortality? Can she too become a Royal?

Fans of Everless by Sara Holland and Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard will love this new twist on the dystopian vampire tale. The Bloodletters is an upper YA dark romantic fantasy that contains violence and suggestive themes. First book of a Planned Trilogy.

©2019 Samantha Bell (P)2020 Samantha Bell

Great story

I was captivated and got lost in the world the author created from the beginning to the end. Strong characters and very well written story. I can honestly recommend.

Not your typical vampire story

Not your typical vampire story. It was an interesting world different from our own. I found it highly entertaining. I got this book from storyorigins and this is my voluntary and honest review.

Pleasantly Surprised - Will Continue This Series

Spoiler Alert!!!! Do not continue reading if you haven't read this book yet.

I received this book from the author on Story Origin in exchange for an honest review.

I have to admit I got the book because of the cover. It looked interesting... I honestly didn't even read the summary. Probably a good thing because I might have overlooked it and passed it by. I should have realized that a book called "The Bloodletters" would have been about vampires, but I definitely get that impression the first time I saw the title.

That being said, I actually enjoyed the book. It's a new and different concept. In this world, there are the Royals and the Commoners. The Royals are the group of people who live off the blood of the Commoners. They Royals saved the Commoners and allowed the human race to thrive, but in exchange, they required blood to stay young and healthy. Within the Commoners, there is a group of individuals known as the Bloodletters. These individuals willingly, or in some cases as a result of dire circumstances, allow the Royals to have limited access to their blood. There are rules that must be followed to ensure everyone's safety - the Royals do not want to get sick due to poor hygiene among the Bloodletters.

Violet is a Commoner, but a wealthy, upper-class Commoner. She grew up in a world where she was heir to become a Minister until the day after her mother's death. Her father sold her into the life of a Bloodletter. In her new home, Violet learns how to survive her new life and eventually gets obtained by the Crowned Prince of the Royals. It's here Violet falls in love and realizes that she wants more out of life than just being a Bloodletter... she wants to become a Royal, no matter the cost.

Samantha Bell weaves a wonderful web of deceit, love, and fantasy in her book "The Bloodletters". It ends with a cliffhanger, and I for one, am actually interested in reading more. I can honestly say it's been a long time since I found a vampire series that I have actually been interested in reading more than one book.

Fun read and listen

The plot to Threat is intense and kept me on the edge of my seat. While this is a reverse harem tale and there is a romantic element to this story, there is also suspense and once again there were things that I couldn't have guessed. The surprises/ shocks kept coming. Great characters, great plot and brilliant narration, I loved every minute. The narrator of the audio book does a great job of capturing the character and silliness of the protagonist, and keeps the book moving along nicely.

"This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review"
Plot.::⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐stars
Story.::⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐stars

Narrator.:: Hetty Elliott⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐excellent narration

Unique paranormal novel

This was a very creative paranormal novel. I enjoyed the characters and the unique story. I was curious about how "vampirish" this story would be, and I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't as much "blood sucking" as I was worried about. The story was present and made sense. The characters were well written and I enjoyed the renaissance-style world. I was given this audiobook to listen to but chose to leave a review on my own.

Fantastic Story!

You know it's a fantastic book when the first thing you do when it's over is search out Book 2. I am waiting with pure excitement for the continuation.
Hetty Elliott did a superb job narrating the story. Both female and male voices.
This is marked Teens, however, I believe all ages would enjoy the suspense, romance and edge of your seat drama.
The cat and I highly approve. 🐱🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾!

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

Interesting twist on a vampire tale

I enjoyed Bell’s take on vampire tales and the “classy” way these vampires consume blood. The main character goes through quite an interesting journey that was much more complex and drastic than I expected it to be.

I received this audio book in exchange for my unbiased review.

AMAZING narrator!

This is a great start to an exciting series I see great things coming! It's well written and the characters are well developed! Great job I'm excited for book 2! I loved this book even got the audio version!🥰🤩

YA Dark Romance Fantasy

The Bloodletters by Samantha Bell is an upper YA dark romantic fantasy that I listened to on audio narrated by Hetty Elliott.

This is the first book of Samantha’s that I have read and it definitely won’t be my last. I absolutely loved this twist on dystopian vampires. I cannot wait for the second book in the trilogy The Blood Crown to be released.

Hetty did an amazing job on the narration! She really knows how to bring a story to life.


StoryOriginAppReviewer

Really Good!

This book was not what I expected but it was so good. I really enjoyed the author's take on vampires. Looking forward to more books by this author.