Review: Packs a walloping punch!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 13, 2013
Whew, what a ride!  In telling the story of Stephen, Katherine, and Ryan, this book takes you from the pinnacle of hope to the pit of despair, over and over again.  Like the vampire's bite, it alternately scares you and thrills you, and in the end, you keep coming back for more.  It's not often that the preface of a book is so believably written that it makes you wonder if you should turn the page for fear of not coming back.  The writing consists of soaring, stream of conscience prose combined with in-your-face colloquialisms, so that you wander between the minds of the characters and the reality of what is happening in the outside world.  We are able to witness the transformation of each character and the resulting confusion and sometimes terror as they come to grips with what is happening to them and to those around them.  This is not the typical vampire story, but an examination of hypotheticals and consequences about what might happen in our futures, within the context of the vampire culture.  Life is interchanged with death, and the beginning is mixed with the end, so that you are kept on the edge of your seat, not knowing what to expect when you turn the page.It is clear that this book is the result of a lot of thought and passion for the subject.  This is not just a novel - this is a life's work put to paper.  The sheer length of the book alone and the time you will spend thinking about each event that happens in it separates this work from other purely commercial books.  It is well worth the purchase!