Genevieve Taylor is a Sidhe, one of the noble fae, and she's unusual, even in present-day London where celebrity vampires, eccentric goblins and scheming lesser fae mix freely with the human population. Genny is a rising star at Spellcrackers.com, where she finds the M' in magic - and that invariably leads to mischief, malice and - too often - murder. Spellcrackers.com is affiliated to the Witch Council, whose ancient tenets prohibit any contact with vampires. Genny also works as a volunteer at a clinic which treats victims of vampire attacks. Then there's her extra-curricular activity, extracting vulnerable fae lured by the local fang gangs. Genny certainly doesn't wants any closer involvement with the vampire community. But when Mr October, one of the hot calendar pin-up vamps, is accused of violently murdering his girlfriend, Genny's called on to repay an old debt and prove his innocence. And that means consorting with some of the sexiest vamps in London! THE SWEET SCENT OF BLOOD is the first book of SPELLCRACKERS.COM, a sexy, sassy new series guaranteed to spice up your reading life!
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Genny is a rising star at spellcrackers.com: she finds the 'M' in magic - and that invariably leads to Mischief, Malice and Murder!
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By J. Cooper
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A very good book that has the potential to become an excellent series. And set in London which instantly gives a few bonus points to British readers of urban fantasy - currently I feel I know Seattle better than London and I lived in London for 18 years!
Great characters, led by Genny, the part sidhe, part other things (so as not to spoil it) and great locations - I loved the fact that Suckertown was really Greenwich. Lots of potential to develop in different directions.
My only debate is that it needs aspects of light to go with the dark - if it is permanent gloom and doom then you have no contrast to compare the terrible things with the good or happy things. In this it reminded me of Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires series. For that alone I gave it 4*.
Great characters, led by Genny, the part sidhe, part other things (so as not to spoil it) and great locations - I loved the fact that Suckertown was really Greenwich. Lots of potential to develop in different directions.
My only debate is that it needs aspects of light to go with the dark - if it is permanent gloom and doom then you have no contrast to compare the terrible things with the good or happy things. In this it reminded me of Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires series. For that alone I gave it 4*.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Well first off I'm not going to rehash the blurb for you. This book is so good I borrowed it from the library and then had to go out and buy it. I appreciate the vastly bi-polar reviews may leave you thinking what's going on with this but hear me out. I am a huge reader and my tastes encompass many genres but since my teens (I am now in my 30's) I have had a major soft spot for vampire and fae themed fiction which lead me to the urban fantasy genre which in the most case is written by American writers. I loved this book for the fact it is set in London. Also it is aimed at adults, since the release of the the Twilight Saga there seems to be a dearth of badly written vamp fiction being pushed under the YA bracket. The other thing I loved about this is Ms McLeod has not taken the faerie or vamp lit porn route. The thing for me is it seems to be reclamation almost of the British heritage for gothic fiction. It's not pretty, it is dark. We have a heroine Genny Taylor who is the only Sidhe Fae living in London with the Vampire Virus, as vulnerable as she is strong. We have seductive vampires and straight laced trolls. It is an emotional rollercoaster of a book. I have to give it a 5* rating as I simply cannot wait to read the next.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Consider it an invitation to British authors to mess with American Dominance.
7 Oct 2009
By L. Jenkins
Format:Paperback
I won't rewrite the blurb, but I will say that this is an engaging and enigmatic central character with enough room for development to keep the reader interested. There is an element of this book that will make you believe that witches are waiting for you in Covent (Convent?)Garden. I very much enjoyed this book and it is a good introduction to what I hope to be a lengthy series.
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Addictive
Genny is sidhe, a noble fae living in London and she has a secret, well perhaps more than one. She works for Spellcrackers, a witch run organisation which helps remove spells for... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Curiosity Killed The Bookworm
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Gets better the more you read...
A strange one this one...the way the characters were introduced kept giving me a nagging feeling I'd missed something somewhere, as though I was starting a series part way through. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Laloo
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Amazing British fantasy
The Sweet Scent Of Blood is the first in the Spellcrackers.com series and British author Suzanne McLeod's debut book. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Yas
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I love this series
I came across this series by chance at the library and since then have bought the books. The story is fast moving and because it has magic as a major theme can change... Read more
Published 15 months ago by cj
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Not a fan
This book is not at all to my liking. I don't like the characters, the plot is okay,if somewhat convoluted, but the execution is horrible. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ann Kowles
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I came across this author by pure chance thanks to the Gollancz Facebook page and despite the strange variation in reviews of the book on this site I decided to go for it. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Puny Human
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fab fantasy book
looking for something to read after my sookie fest - such a long wait til the next :( - i ran through some of my samples ( the best bit about Kindle - allowing you to try part of... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Jeannie Zelos
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Wonderful Debut
I enjoyed this book very, very much. Action never stopped. Every time I thought I had something figured out, there was a twist. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2011 by Mardel
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Great
Just gave this a try and loved it. The blurb put me off a bit as while I like vampire urban fantasy some of the fae stuff can be a bit weird but this was brilliant. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 2010 by S. Mckirdy
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Excellent
Rather opposing views on the reviews so far, but frankly you will either enjoy this book or you wont. Read more
Published on 3 Dec 2009 by Cerise
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