
Civil Blood is a vampire story that reads more like a contemporary science-fiction thriller than paranormal. Elements of the Lyssavirus and how the affected people are treated are especially relevant now as the world faces a very different pandemic. I was swept up by all of the science of the virus, the spread and the qi force within living things. The virus definitely seems like it could be something that could pop up any day now and the qi-force, while definitely in the sci-fi realm, was plausible. The writing is fast paced and kept me interested as the point of view switched between Infinity, Morgan, Ranath, and members of BRHI. Infinity and Ranath were the most intriguing characters for me. I loved Infinity's back story, her journey to becoming an F-Prot and her willingness to see both sides. Ranath was more of a mystery and I enjoyed watching Infinity tease information out of him little by little. The BRHI corporation was scarily accurate in the way it acted in trying to defend itself in court by trying to prove that people infected with VIHPS were no longer considered human and could not have Constitutional rights. I also liked that all of the vampire characters were essentially just normal people, they had a range of traits, backgrounds and personalities and dealt with their diagnosis in a variety of ways. Gripping and engrossing to read, Civil Blood will draw you in unlike any vampire story you have read before.