Review: A review of both books
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2013
This will be the first review of book 2 and the second for book 1. I say this because it is rare that I buy a book with no reviews or only a couple reviews. How do you know if a book is worth purchasing without a review? Worse is when a new book has only a couple 5 star reviews, but when you look at the reviewer's profile you see that they have only written one review or all of their reviews are 4-5 stars.  This time I thought the description was unique enough that I took a chance and I am glad I did.Some slight spoilers follow:  The world the author creates is a typical fantasy world; although he doesn't spend a lot of time on the politics or royalty or deep intrigue.  Rather, this book is mostly a character driven story about a man who is bitten by a vampire but fights the compulsion to become one himself and ends up being something else. He has lost his memory and decides to escort a family in need of help through the countryside. I think there was plenty of action to keep the most die hard fantasy fan entertained, but what I really enjoyed about the book was the protagonist's journey of self discovery and his fight to make things a little better. This was rather well edited compared to many of the self-published books out there as well.I thought the first book was a solid 4.5. The second could have been a 4.5 as well, but I wish there was a little more time after the last battle to develop what happens next.  That is not to say that the main plot isn't completed (it is), but there are still things that are hinted at that are worthy of further development.  It appears to me that this is the end of the series, but I would encourage the author to continue the adventure in at least one or two more books.  For anyone worried that there just aren't enough reviews to purchase this, I can only say to look at my profile and if you like any of the books I have liked or disliked any that I have disliked, then get both these books, you won't be disappointed.