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Book Review of Tainted (Blood Lily Chronicles, Bk 1)

Tainted (Blood Lily Chronicles, Bk 1)
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Helpful Score: 2


Do you think the difference between good and evil is as simple as black and white? Well think again. Lily finds out that she can be good by being bad as an assassin for God. After Lily kills her sister's attacker in cold-blood, she is given a second chance to redeem herself and wakes up in Alice Purdue's body. Working for the light as a demon assassin, her job is to prevent the ninth gate to Hell from being opened by demons. But Lily's new life has her wondering if she's strong enough to the keep the ninth gate from opening? What happened to Alice Purdue, now that Lily is occupying her body? Will her sister be able to cope without her there to help her?

Tainted was an enjoyable read from Lily's point of view, and it moves at a brisk pace with it's eclectic cast of characters and their fun and clever dialogue. Lily is sassy, head strong with street smarts and resilient in her role as the God's assassin. I found myself easily liking Lily and her attitude towards her new life.

Everyone from her new friend Gracie to her supernatural guide Clarence, tell Lily to stay away from Deacon Camphire. Deacon is a dark mystery to Lily and she doesn't know if she can trust him but she does know she has a strong attraction to him. And he to her. While Tainted is light on the romance, there is plenty of sizzling tension between Lily and Deacon.

Tainted is the first book in the new dark urban fantasy series, The Blood Lily Chronicles by Julie Kenner. Tainted is well written, full of mystery and action, saturated with sexual tension and has turns in the plot that you won't see coming. This book is a must for urban fantasy readers who like their reads to be suspenseful, with a dark, fast moving setting and a sassy, street smart heroine.

I'm looking forward to release of Torn next month because the ending of Tainted left me with more questions then answers.