Review: I know, ANOTHER vampire series, but there are new elements
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2014
Be warned: only two books in this series are available so far. If you like to able to read them all at once, wait til more have been written. Also, Purest of the Breed isn't a standalone. You need to read them in order or you'll be a bit lost.The plot: A vampire community lives a half mile underground, and they've become nearly extinct. Their only chance for procreation is with humans carrying the Dragon blood component (not the mythical dragons, just a name). They devote enormous time and effort to finding Dragon women as potential mates (they were kidnapped in Book 1, but now they offer financial incentives). The vampires have  two groups of enemies/competitors for their Dragons, one underground, one "Topside" (aboveground). Note: None of these are "sparkly" vampires.The characters: This novel focuses primarily on vampire/Dragon couple Marissa and Devid, and to a lesser extent Luvera and Alex. All characters are so well explored that you will feel like you know them intimately by the end of the book. I did think, however, that there was almost TOO much focus on these couples. I would have appreciated at least a couple of chapters devoted to the major characters in the enemy factions.The world-building is good, but there wasn't much description of the cave common areas. Most specific descriptions were of the mansion and the couples' homes.