Our shy, bumbling book nerd steps into a role meant only for him, and what’s even better is the fact that he does so by making so many mistakes whose fallout forces him to not just accept his identity, but embrace it willingly, even at such a heavy cost. And in this book, Percival Whyborne develops in a way I didn’t expect but was deeply excited about. There’s also a fantastic exploration of fraternal twins and the magical and superstitious connections they have with each other. And because of history – both the Whyborne family’s and Widdershins’s – there’s also an element of classic folklore woven throughout in the form of a poem that ends up being a prophecy, which adds to the mythological nature of the entire series. The seeds for the unraveling conflict in Bloodline have been planted in previous books, and Whyborne gives us a few helpful nudges here and there by briefly recounting details in his past adventures as a sorcerer who’s awakening to his powers. We get to see his family’s history, which is intricate and bizarre and is steeped in magic.
The stakes in this book are significantly higher because everything becomes personal for Whyborne. As an installment of the series, Bloodline is perhaps the darkest and grimmest so far, but it does end in bittersweet hope that marks a new era, so to speak, for the characters involved. Hawk’s Whyborne and Griffin series are in for a pretty dark treat with Bloodline – with a generous dose of tragedy, at that, but in ways that are a lot more complicated than simply death. But worst of all are the secrets held within the family itself, one of which will destroy everything Whyborne believed to be true, not only about his family, but about himself. The investigation leads them deep into a conspiracy of blackmail, murder, and darkest sorcery. Until, that is, a brutal murderer strikes, leaving Whyborne and his lover Griffin no choice but to take the case. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a derelict ship, Whyborne is reluctant to get involved. Amazon Title: Bloodline (Whyborne & Griffin: Book Five)īlurb: Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with.
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