Because It Is My Blood
“Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in.”- Michael Corleone, The GodfatherSince her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants...
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“Every time I think I’m out, they pull me back in.”- Michael Corleone, The GodfatherSince her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants her with a gun possession charge on her rap sheet. Plus, all the people in her life have moved on: Natty has skipped two grades at Holy Trinity, Scarlet and Gable seem closer than ever, and even Win is in a new relationship.But when old friends return demanding that certain debts be paid, Anya is thrown right back into the criminal world that she had been determined to escape. It’s a journey that will take her across the ocean and straight into the heart of the birthplace of chocolate where her resolve--and her heart--will be tested as never before.
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B006TXMK8C
Publish date: September 18th 2012
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 365
Edition language: English
Series: Birthright (#2)
This book, it did not make me happy. In fact, it did the opposite - it made me mad. Also, irritated.If I heard right, though, Anya only has two years left to live so at least there will be an end. Hopefully.I did enjoy the time in Mexico, specifically, the cacao. I would have liked more of that. Yet...
"Every time I think I'm out, they pull me back in."- Michael Corleone, "The Godfather" Since her release from Liberty Children's Facility, Anya Balanchine is determined to follow the straight and narrow. Unfortunately, her criminal record is making it hard for her to do that. No high school wants ...
...but dragged down by almost the same things. Also, stereotypes.
Book two in the Birthright series, Because It Is My Blood introduces a host of new characters and new intrigues in Anya Balanchine's life. Leo, Anya's older brother, has been safely hidden in Japan, with the help of Yuji Ono. Nataliya, or Nattie, has been sent to a summer camp for gifted children an...
Honestly I'm on the fence if I'm going to continue the series. I just feel meh about it. I found myself rolling my eyes a lot, but the end did intrigue me some. The characters annoyed me more in this one and I didn't feel much of a connection. I will give Zevin credit for being a great story teller,...