Review: Inion N. Mathair
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 12, 2013
Essence: Battle for Blood, is the second book we've read by Author Joe DiBartolo but the first Vampire Novel.  The story starts with a courier mid-delivery & an interception by a lethal Vampiress. So the first chapter...first page, begins with action & the pace remains the same through out the rest of the novel. The Main Character seems as though he is a regular blue-collar kind of guy with a past that's much different. Coming from money, Chase has chosen to live a modest life working as a bouncer at a L.A. Nightclub rather than a posh life afforded by his father Stanley Falcon who's made millions off his invention of  "Vampire-Repellant" known as Project Essence.This Garlic infused injection comes at no small price making the inoculation affordable only to the wealthy & leaving the rest of the world to fend off blood thirsty Vampires looking for their next meal.  It's this very unbalanced opportunity that keeps Chase angry & distanced from his father. Well that and the fact that Selena, his sister was brutally killed by Vampires looking to even the score with Stanley Falcon.The book goes on to finally reunite Chase with his father, even joining his kill squad & forcing the Vampires to call in their lethal death dealer "White Mountain". Which initiates a war mentality between the two factions. Filled with action, mystery & even a charming romantic connection Essence brings you to a whole new paranormal play ground.