{"id":29936,"date":"2026-04-18T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=29936"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T00:43:04","slug":"book-awakened-in-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-awakened-in-blood\/","title":{"rendered":"Awakened in Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-4205\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_awakenedinblood.png?fit=250%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Awakened in Blood\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Awakened in Blood<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/daniel-j-volpe\/\">Daniel J. Volpe<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2021-04-16\">April 16, 2021<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/independently-published\/\">Independently Published<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 185<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/erotic-horror\/\">Erotic Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/supernatural\/\">Supernatural<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/ebook\/\">Ebook<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/kindle-unlimited\/\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/3\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/57332249-awakened-in-blood\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>After a drunken and adulterous night, Shane and Veronica\u2019s marriage is on the rocks. In an attempt to save their relationship, Veronica books a couple\u2019s retreat at an old lodge outside Ashmore, New York. Violent dreams, uncontrollable sexual desires and primal instincts haunt the guests at the old lodge. What is causing these bizarre urges? Will these savage imaginings become more than nightmares? As their stay at the retreat intensifies, will Veronica be able to save their relationship? Or will they succumb to the strange compulsions the house brings? Sometimes It\u2019s better to die than to be awakened in blood.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4cGe8J2\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2026-04-18T05:00:31+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Awakened in Blood\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-awakened-in-blood\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Awakened in Blood\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Daniel J. 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The book at times feels like a summer slasher all grown up with a heavy emphasis on erotic horror. The book was compulsively readable with a tantalizing supernatural mystery to keep the story chugging along. <\/p>\n<p>Most of the book is spent building up the character relationships and I enjoyed the mix of characters, there were plenty of points where I found myself laughing about character interactions. The ending, while brutal, I felt was over a little too quickly and didn&#8217;t fully deliver on the premise, and I had wished that certain character arcs had played out differently. Despite that it was still an entertaining read overall.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;She lay on the bed, crying in pain and betrayal, hoping her penance had been paid.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Abortion, Dead Children, Death, Drug Use, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sex, Sexual Assault, Sodomy, Suicide, Violence, Vomit <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Daniel J. Volpe<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_danieljvolpe.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_danieljvolpe.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_danieljvolpe.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Daniel J. Volpe is the Splatterpunk Award-winning author of PLASTIC MONSTERS, TALIA, LEFT TO YOU, and many others. His love for horror started at a young age when his grandfather unwittingly rented him, &#8220;A Nightmare on Elm Street.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.djvhorror.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DJVolpeHorror\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DJVolpe85\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/6892973.Daniel_J_Volpe\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4eLmTRJ\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dj_volpe_horror\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Awakened in Blood offers a fresh twist on the haunted house trope. 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