Publisher: Simon Pulse (August 30, 2011)
Hardcover: 384 Pages
Genre: YA Fantasy
Series: Crusade # 2
My Review of Crusade
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There is a fine line between love and sacrifice….
Antonio would do anything for his beloved fighting partner Jenn. He protects her, even suppresses his vampire cravings to be with her. Together, they defend humanity against the Cursed Ones. But tensions threaten to fracture their hunting team and his loyalty—his love—is called into question.
Jenn, the newly appointed Hunter, aches for revenge against the Cursed One who converted her sister. And with an even more sinister power on the rise, she must overcome her personal vendettas to lead her team into battle.
Antonio and Jenn need each other to survive, but evil lurks at every turn. With humanity’s fate hanging in the balance, they must face down the darkness…or die trying.
Review by Jess
DAMNED, by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié is the second installment of the intense and action packed adventure featuring a kick-butt team of vampire hunters as they fight for not only their own lives, but humanity as well. I was so excited to start this book but I found in the beginning things were explained at a slow pace, even the action scenes seemed to take a long time to get through but quickly after that things picked up and I didn't want to put the book down for even a moment.
I really liked that Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié chose to integrate two new hunters into the picture, the addition on Noah and Taamir seems like such a great choice! I am highly anticipating more of Noah! He seems so sweet and he is able to take orders from Jenn even though he comes from a different resistance cell.
I am honestly getting over Antonio, after reading this novel he is going way down on my list! I have found that I am no longer pro-Antonio/Jenn! Jenn goes through a lot in this novel and I really felt for her. She has so many emotional things to go through and Antonio drags her down because he has a lot of baggage.
I am very excited for the next novel to see where the adventure leads with it's new characters and old characters combining forces as the battle of good and evil wages heavily. Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguié do a wonderful job keeping you on the edge of your seat, and ALWAYS leave you begging for more.
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LOL. When I first saw the picture on my blog roll, I thought he was Fez from That 70s Show. :-)
Sigh. I know there are words here, but after seening that cover. Oh. Wow. Double sign.
*slaps self in face*
I love this interview from Antonio's POV. I especially love his comment about loving monsters in YA lit.
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I'm off to tweet about it now. :D
Hope I get lucky
Loved Antonio's interview and him on the cover of the book!!! Thanks for the giveaway!
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I am SO joining the fight. Wow, how can I not after that?! Loved this interview! Hotness! OH yeah:
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A wanna be priest who's a vampire? That is AWESOME! What a cool concept.
Antonio, sorry to say, but with a name like yours, and a face like yours, you're doomed to be loved by females.
Oh, oh, oh!!! You did a damned good sell on this book!!! (look I made a pun!)
I JUST have to share this with you though. I just came from reading Jess's underwear post on her blog and saw your answers, loved your answer 42 from Hitchhiker!!!! But then I come to your blog and this oh so serious, self-sacrificing save-the-world vampire. What a contrast! :)
And oh! oh ! oh ! you are giving it away!! I will totally tweet this and sidebar it. berendsen70 at yahoo dot com.
Great interview! And great giveaway!
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I posted on my twitter:
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Thanks for the giveaway! And I loved the interview!
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Great Giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win Damned!
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Great interview! I can't wait to read this! Thank you for the giveaway
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Great interview! Love Nancy holder and Debbie viguie can't wait to read damned! Going to tweet now
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Great character interview.And thansk for the chance to win Damned.
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Yet another Vampire with a conscience. How do they do that? Okay, I want to win. I want to win.
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Hmm, our new I.T. guy is named Antonio and he only works evenings or should I say ev-a-nings. I wonder. Dig the premise of a vamp/priest. The cover pic of Antonio es muy bien. I'm so in this contest. Off to tweet.
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Would it be awkward if I said I know exactly how Anotonio feels? Some curses I just have to live with! (LOL)
Wow that cover is hot! Looks like a really good book! Thanks for the giveaway! I tweeted here
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AMAZING cover. I like it.
Love the interview! Awesome giveaway :)
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Wow, Lisa, what an awesome interview! And what an amazing voice. I could just hear Antonio's voice so clearly in my head and the conflict is so intense. I cannot wait to read this! :-)
It is an amazing interview, and the book sounds great.
K. I'm sold. Awesome, AWESOME interview. Sign me up for the ARC, and now I'm off to order the first in the series.
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Thank you for the awesome contest!!
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Great interview! And this book sounds amazing. I can't wait to read it!
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Sounds like a great book. Thanks for the giveaway!
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I cannot wait to read this! Big fan of the Holder & Viguie team. I just finished the Unleashed ARC (read it twice) and can't wait to read more. Your books rock!
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Blogged about it too!
http://bookwormmom.wordpress.com/2011/08/13/books-teamwork-by-holder-viguie/
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