Review: I love it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 3, 2014
Annie Carroll’s ‘New Vampire Online’ is fresh, immediately addictive, unique and such a delight to read—it starkly contrasts most of the vampire-based fare that crawl out of the Kindle woodwork.‘New Vampire Online’ is about Cate and his friends who, apart from being vampires, are actually entrepreneurs and do not spend their lives living in a coffin, ala-Bram Stoker. Cate has just started an online career dispensing helpful beauty advice through her new website, while she occasionally relies on the brilliance of her friend Conrad. Everything seems looking up—the new business is an immediate success, and Cate expects that more doors are going to open just around the corner—until some nasty characters appear to darken her doorstep, leaving Cate fending off on problem after another, not all of which has something to do with their being vampires.Make no mistake about it—while this is a thrilling read, author Annie Carroll pushes the suspense buttons well—she knows how to hold out long enough until the reader is begging for a resolution. Add to that is the author’s language—unpretentious, it has the tone and grace of a talented and seasoned writer who understands her audience well. Let me suffice it to say that if you like vampire novels that actually offer a fun reading experience without getting too bleak—something that succeeds in being a page turner without taking itself too seriously, then get lost in an afternoon (or a whole day) reading ‘New Vampire Online.’ Fans of the genre will not be disappointed.