"Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.
On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau—the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family—are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn’t sick—she’s cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.
Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.
Cristina and Clement used to be each other’s most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other and their family's magic, all while solving the decades-old murder that sparked the still-rising tensions between the city’s magical and non-magical communities. And if they don't succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.
Terry J. Benton-Walker's contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts, with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in New Orleans."
Pages: 416
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Today is my stop on the tour for Blood Debts by Terry J. Benton-Walker ✨ Thank you so much Pride Book Tours & Hodderscape for my copy and for having me on the tour! 💖
Blood Debts was one of my most anticipated reads for the year and it was FANTASTIC! I need to take a minute to really appreciate the cover too because it is absolutely gorgeous!
I loved the New Orleans setting, it’s a place I would love to visit one day and so perfect for stories with magic! I really enjoyed the magic system in this story, the generational magic aspect was so interesting and I really liked seeing each character’s relationship with it! The multi-POV format worked perfectly for this, I loved being in each characters mind as they came face to face with their struggles!
And the family drama was so good!! When a story starts with the family trees of the characters then you KNOW it’s gonna be good! I love the complicated family dynamics of the Mikaelson’s from the Originals & Blood Debts has perfected that! I really liked how even though there is a big secret that has divided the family, when one of them is in trouble they all come together!
On top of everything that is already amazing about this story there is also an intriguing and twisty 30 year old murder mystery that was so twisty and clever! I loved watching the twins try to figure out this mystery for their family and wondering whether this will be something that will bring them closer together or set them on divergent paths?
Blood Debts is a brilliant story full of twists, magic and vengeance! I am so exited to see what happens next!