Review: Fabulous
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 9, 2014
Wow finally an original idea! I'm a huge fan of both paranormal and urban fiction and if you add a dash of romance then I'm more than a happy bunny so it was with great interest that I read ths book. I've seen this authors Immortalis Carpe Noctem series recommended but will confess to not actually reading it yet . Just something about this storyline though really fired up my imagination and happily I was most definitely not disappointed.Set in a future where humanity is all but wiped out we meet those that have survived. The few humans that have crawled out of the mire have had to accept that vampires exist and although initially the two species had worked together unfortunately as time goes by mankind's greed and distrust has seen the vampire race subjugated . The situation has worsened and now any vampires caught are imprisoned.  Mira is a vampire and has been used in barbaric gladiator type games to entertain the humans for more years than she chooses to remember. The pathetic and sadistic humans think she's there to entertain but they are wrong as Mira is there to survive! She's killed countless of her own kind but all she wants is freedom. Whilst making an escape attempt Mira meets the city's Regent Lucian and for some strange reason captures his interest. Mira will do anything to survive but giving her trust to a human might just be a step too far. As Lucian try's to find out what makes Mira tick he comes to realise that not everything he believed about vampires is true. Humanity has believed that vampires are killers but what if it's mankind who are the true beasts?O wow this was an incredible book. I'm so pleased I read it and will admit I did not put this down until the final page. It's clearly just the beginning but the world building here is absolutely fabulous. The author doesn't rush and gives the reader time to get to know the heroine Mira and she's not the most lovable character. Mira is an arrogant hard headed woman but she's so full of heart that it's impossible not to be bowled over by her. There's no amount of pain or degradation that will see her bow down. Mira is smart and courageous and I was so routing for her .There is action within this book as well and I thought the fight scenes were very well described and it was so easy to picture the action in my head. This story is peopled by characters that we are only just getting to know and I still have so many questions. There is an end to this story but it's clearly setting up for much more to come and it's going to be an interesting journey. Mira has so much more to give as a heroine and Lucian is certainly no one dimensional character either.  Set in a post apocalyptic world Dissension is an amazing piece of fiction and for this reader far too short! Filled with action and a central character that I really cared about I cannot praise it highly enough. I will search out Ms Sadidas back catalogue and strongly urge lovers of a good story to read this book.