Review: Vampire Drums
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2012
This was my first book by Matt Cole and it definitely will not be my last. I am a lover of all things paranormal/paranormal romance and figured this book would be a nice short read. "Short" it was, "Nice" it was not! This short story about a millennium vampire is not anything I would consider nice, and I do not mean that in a bad way. This story was dark, dangerous, mythical, with a touch of tribal thrown in to pull it all together.This story takes place in 1878 British Columbia with "Lazarus" a very old and very powerful power hungery vampire who is out to steal the power of a Shaman shapeshifter he encountered a month before. But, as with most things, it is not easy as he thinks especially when he encounters a demon haunting the native village.Matt's use of description is beautifully done giving us so much vivid detail without the reader feeling overwhelmed with too much information. I could actually picture in my mind the scences Cole was painting. In my opinion, the only thing I would change is for this to be expanded to a full length novel. There is so much Mr. Cole could do with this book and Lazarus's charachter. And what about the savage girl? What happens to her? Is she the key to helping awaken the Lazarus of old or just another meal? If Cole does expand it to a book I for one would definitely purchase it! 4 1/2 stars!{I received a copy of this title from the author for an honest review and no other compensation was given}