Review: cracking start to a new series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
Serafina and the Silent Vampire. Marie Treanor.Review from Jeannie Zelos Book Reviews.I've not read any of Marie's books before, but loved this so will look out for more from her. These vampires are different from the seductive emo types so often seen. They are seductive but they're unashamed of what they are, tough survivors who use humans for blood and sex. Blair is a real stunner, drop dead gorgeous, he's the current "vampire in charge" of Edinburgh while his sire is away. Serafina doesn't believe in vampires, she's a psychic who runs an agency that caters for people wanting odd requests, contacting the dead, readings and in this case, protection from vampires. As she doesn't believe they exist yet her client is convinced they do she's set up a little act to help the party flow...but the jest is on her when she meets Blair. These vampires have no need for speech being telepathic, and Blair is astonished that she can hear and "talk " to him....He's on the track of what's been happening in his city, suspecting something is amiss with the vampires society. He's supposed to be the only one living there but bodies have been turning up and his job is to ensure that humans don't suspect vampires exist, that's how they've survived for centuries..I loved Blair right from the start, silent and yet so sensual in his actions, and poor Sera thinks she's going mad. Vampires? She saw him biting one of her friends - but there are no marks, so what could she have seen. Then there's the dead son, and the fact that she can't pick up traces from his body even though she can usually from the dead. Something weird is going on and she's determined to get to the bottom of it. Sera needs to find solutions to things that aren't explained and she won't let this one go.A great story, good cast of characters that make you laugh - and cry at times. Sensual, dangerous and at times funny vampires, secrets from the past revealed along with a daring plot that spells certain danger for humans. Blair feels a real pull to Sera which shakes him and she goes from not believing vampires exist to having hot and steamy, heavy and erotic sex with one...Then there's the actual mystery - a well planned plot and nicely played out, building up slowly to a riveting climax and lost of emotion from Sera and friends. Loved it and look forward to more in the series. Great value too at just 1.49 for 411 pages.ARC supplied via NetgalleyStars: five, great read.