Book Review of COLORBLIND by Violette Dubrinsky

COLORBLIND by Violette Dubrinsky

Paranormal Romance/ Werewolves/Vampires

COLORBLIND LINKS: AMAZON/ BARNES AND NOBLE

BOOK REVIEW
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First of all, I am a huge fan of Violette Dubrinsky’s work; I read “Taken by the Moon” and I was instantly hooked.  Violette writes Interracial Romance books-with the main heroines being Black and female.  Being a Black female myself, I am naturally able to relate to her characters.  In this book, she writes about Leon Arnaud (a French werewolf) and Penny (a southern slave and werewolf) in 1851.  These two characters also made a cameo in “Taken by the Moon,” and this book looks back at the couple’s journey to be together.

My first thought was “…it sounds like a Historical Romance, and I don’t do those…”  I enjoy reading Contemporary Romance, but this book really surprised me.  Not to give away the book, but the author was very detailed in explaining Leon’s role in the South and how the werewolves stand on the issue of slavery.
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“I got a brother and sister I ain’t never gon’ see gain ‘cause o’ you!  You touch’ er and you ain’t gon’ use that arm’ gain!”.

Surprisingly, Penny is aware she is different but does not know her true race.  With her parents being gone, she grows up as a slave when her life should have been so much different.  But you will have to read the book to find out what I am talking about. Reading the dialogue that all the characters had, I really felt I was in 1851 looking in on a story being told.  I am not going to lie, there were times I cringed when there were bad things happening to the slaves.  But don’t get me wrong, it is not throughout the book; it is necessary in order to describe the atmosphere of the times.  The cringe moments still didn’t make me want to put the book down… no, it made want to know what happens next because I knew, or I hoped, there was a happy ending to this book.

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“Penny, I would cut off my own arm and leg before I would see any harm come to you.”

 

“You showed me… Happiness.”

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You see, there are some really touching moments and even during 1851 the same type of love that exists today was going on then.  In this day and age we have changed in the United States drastically. It is not perfect – no place on this planet is – but this book is really just a love story between two wolves that were under some strained circumstances.

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Taken by Moonlight:  I highly recommend this read; Penny and Leon are mentioned in this book and are the ones who inspired Colorblind. This one is set in modern day New York city.  There are Werewolves, Vampires, Warlocks, Witches, and Droids (which all definitions are explained at the beginning of the book).

Book Links: AMAZON / BARNES AND NOBLE

Stay tuned because I will be interviewing this author on my podcast soon, so watch out for that. Happy Reading