Review: Team Awesome is back!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 5, 2013
Rusted Veins takes place a year after Blue Blooded Vamp. Sabina Kane is now the leader of the Dark Races and is travelling the world mediating their disputes. She's just arrived home in New Orleans for a break when her friend Brooks asks her to help find a missing waitress from his club. The search forces her to take a few more meetings with supernatural leaders and brings her conflict with the local vampire leader to everyone's attention.The narration jumps right into typical Sabina snark, in her recounting of her recent trip and reuniting with her extended "family." We get to check in with almost everyone from the series and meet Giguhl and Valva's kids. When the missing girl turns out to be Adam's ex, we also get some typical Sabina relationship angst.The mission to rescue the girl turns out to be pretty straightforward. The conflict with the vampire leader isn't really resolved and leaves the whole thing feeling unfinished to me. Sabina's a diplomat now, so he has to solve problems by talking and going through the proper channels. I appreciate getting to see her adjusting to her new role, but I really wish she got to kick some ass.Nevertheless, fans of the series will relish the opportunity to revisit the things they love about Sabina and the gang. I certainly won't forget those demon babies any time soon!