Scott Prussing
Breathless
The Blue Fire Saga, Book #1

Review brought to you by OBS staff member Autumn

Synopsis:

Weston College freshman, Leesa Nyland, has been fascinated by vampires since she was three years old. That’s when her mom started acting weird, insisting sunlight hurt her skin because she’d been bitten by a one-fanged vampire.

But fascinated doesn’t mean Leesa believes. Any more than she believes in blue fire, people who live for centuries, and kisses that can kill. But when her beloved older brother disappears after warning Leesa not to come looking for him, she is forced to consider all these and more.

She also has to figure out what to do about her mysterious new boyfriend. She knows Rave likes her a lot-so why won’t he kiss her? And why is he always talking about vampires?

As Leesa draws closer to finding her brother, she faces some gut-wrenching decisions. Should she risk her mom’s life trying to “cure” her? Should she continue seeing Rave, after he reveals his dangerous secret? And most terrifying of all, should she make the ultimate sacrifice-give up her humanity-to save her brother? (Goodreads)

Review:

Everyone knows I love a good vampire book.  The Blue Fire Saga by Scott Prussing promises something new and original.  It keeps this promise.

Leesa Nyland is far from your average heroine.  Despite being born with a physical handicap, she is both unassumingly beautiful and independent.  She decides to attend her brother’s university in New England, shortly after he mysteriously disappears.  Her family had fled from Connecticut to California when she was very young and she begins to discover that the reason why they left and the disappearance of her brother are somehow linked.

She soon encounters Rave, a handsome and enigmatic boy.  He is rumored to be a part of strange cult family that lives on the outskirts of town.  In truth, he is a Volkaane, a mortal enemy of Vampires that burn with an internal heat so intense that it can destroy everything around them.

Together, they have to fight both vampires and the physical challenges that come from Rave’s internal fire.  Leesa has to ultimately decide between herself, her new-found love, and saving her brother.

Breathless is an imaginative and exciting read.  There are two more books in the series, Deathless and Helpless, and they most certainly are on my to read list, as well.