Review: A New Twist on Legend
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 4, 2012
There are a slew of vampire books out there. Too many, sadly, are just regurgitated stories of each other. Then again there are others that put a unique twist on the vampire legends which means you enjoy the story. That is what I found in Aiden James' The Vampire's Last Lover.Txema is a young college student who is like all other college students. The only difference is her unique name, her special heritage, and the birthmark on her neck. It is the birthmark that has her feeling for her life as vampires begin to appear in her life saying they want to protect her. During this time, girls that resemble her begin to die horrible deaths. What appear to be wild animals begin to hunt her and try to kill her and her boyfriend. Saying they are saving her, the vampires kidnap her and suddenly her entire life changes.As I said, this book gives an unusual twist to the vampire stories. Vampires as we know them are good. Once they go bad, they look more like werewolves that love carnage and want only death. Txema finds herself caught in a sort of civil war and she is the prize.This is a very intense book. The blood and gore is minimal though you know clearly what is happening. Intimate scenes are present but not extremely graphic. There is more focus on the plot and the people than anything else.This was a well written book. If you like vampire stories, this is a book you might want to consider. If you don't, read some of my other reviews for different genres you might like.Aiden James did a great job and actually has me wanting to read the second book to find out what happens to Txema next when she gives .......... Don't want to spoil it for you.Note: The book was purchased with the author's own money.