The Dark Blood of Poppies

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Summary: Worth Adding to Anyone's Vampire Collection
Review: I have a signed paperback copy of Freda Warrington's first book in the trilogy, 'Taste of Blood Wine' and have also read the second 'A Dance in Blood Velvet' and the third, 'The Dark Blood of Poppies'.

All three titles present a new viewpoint to the genre. The beautiful vampire characters are all extremely vivid, individual and 'believable'.

The Dark Blood of Poppies mainly centres around Sebastian and Violette, both vampires which appear to have a different and separate destiny, but a wonderful twist in the end makes everything 'fall' into place.

The previous vampire characters are all there - Karl, Charlotte, Kristian, The Twins - Niklas and Stefan, Pierre and the illustrious Illona - plus many other new creatures.

The setting also adds to the feel of the story. I have read each at least five times !

If anyone collects vampire fiction, these are the one's to sit next to Anne Rice in your bookshelf. Freda, Let's have a fourth please !

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Summary: If you only ever read one book .....make it this one.
Review: I have read very few books at which I can say changed my life, but 'The Dark Blood of Poppies' is one of them. It opened my eyes to a world of erotic intrigue and how mortals perceive immortality. Freda Warrington's style of writing draws the reader in from the first page and this book is drenched with glamour, horror, lust and mystery. The story is the third in a trilogy which follows the lives of two Vampires, Charlotte and her lover and creator Karl. Although set during the early part of this century the themes and emotions that this book deals with are still relevant today, making this trilogy the finest in print today and utterly unmissable.

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Summary: one of the best books I have ever read!!
Review: I read this book a while back and am now re-reading it-this will be my 4th time through this series of books.
I am not normally one for Vampire novels but the beauty and sumptuousness of Freda Warrington's writing drew me in, I could not put this book down!! This is in my top ten best ever books
Well recommended.
finishing the last book in this series was like leaving an old friend.