Blood lines is a nice light read, with plenty of action and drama, a bit of emotional turmoil, a bit of magic and a whole lot of grandmother... yes, finally we get to find the secrets that grandmother has been hiding...or, at least, she’s back on the scene.

Grandmother Yu being one of my favourite characters in this story means I am just in love with this instalment of this series. She is, of course, just part of the subplot. But oh, what a plot we’ve got for you in this book!

Unsurprisingly, the relationship between Lily and Rule is still developing – and once Rule started to have a few realisations I did resist the urge to roll my eyes and tell Rule to just get over himself... out loud at any rate. However, their relationship still has that friendly loving bond with plenty of jibes.

“I’m arguing because my hip hurts and I’m an ass. You’re arguing because you’re worried about me. And because I’m an ass.”

More important in this instalment is the interaction between Cullen and Cynna. 

I have to say, firstly, I adore Cullen. He’s my second favourite character after Grandmother. He’s a rogue, and to (mis)quote Grandmother, every woman loves a pretty rogue. He’s witty, charming and so completely full of himself that he just becomes cute and adorable too. Cynna, I’m just not so keen on. She’s a tough nut to crack and we haven’t really been given much of a chance to get to know her so far, she’s more just a background character who’s full of attitude and rage, which I just find annoying.

One thing I really have loved about this series so far is the underlying thread that carries on through the overall series. In the last one we were left with what happened in hell to deal with. In this, yes, that issue gets resolved, but we’re left with a whole new set of problems to deal with in the next book. But this is all achieved without a cliff hanger ending. The immediate story is tied up neatly, but we’re left with room for the back story to now come to the front. Well, actually, there is a bit of a cliff hanger ending in this one, but it’s not what you think.

If you haven’t yet started this series, you really must try. If you’ve been reading the previous books, this one won’t disappoint. These are very enjoyable books with just a bit of everything, mystery, suspense, drama, love, passion, crime, guns, fighting, magic even dragons and demons.  All with a well written plot and a multitude of great characters that get intermingled so you can’t get bored, most definitely a keeper series.