This is truly infuriating, Jane said, flicking her cigarette to the dampened sidewalk and smashing it with her stilettoed boot. She claimed it was only because of her frustration over the line and insist that chain smoking cigarettes kept her warm. The goose bumps stood all over Jane’s shoulder and she stomped her foot, at least partially because of the cold. I have fallen in love with them (and Jack and Peter and Ezra) all over again, and I hope that you will, too.įor you long time readers, thank you for sticking with me all these years, and for allowing me to grow and change.įor new readers, thank you for giving me a chance, and I hope you find some happiness in these pages Chapter One These are still imperfect books, but they are definitely kinder ones now. I tried to fix that and show that Jane is a three-dimensional young woman and decent friend to Alice. When I was re-reading the books and editing them, I was genuinely surprised by how cruel Alice (and I, as the writer) were to her. The largest changes take place in Alice’s friendship with Jane and with Jane herself.

I have left the overall story intact as often as possible, but I re-worked so much of the internalized hatred that Alice feels and how she expresses herself. Especially once I knew there were legitimate issues with the books. It took me a long time to be able to feel the original love and enthusiasm I had for Alice and her complicated world of vampire. Some of the complaints were justified (calling out the problematic issues) but it was still a jarring experience for me. After I published it, I read a few reviews that eviscerated the books. When I was first writing the My Blood Approves Saga, I loved it completely. That led me to have a difficult relationship with these books. While much of the original book was a fun vampire romp, there were also unfortunate moments of misogyny, body-shaming, and ablism, among other problematic elements. When I wrote them, I was still in my early twenties, and I had a lot of internalized issues that I hadn’t confronted yet. These novels were originally published in 2010. My Blood Approves: Complete Saga (eBook Bundle)īestow the Darkness A Note from the Author All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

My Blood Approves by Amanda Hocking