Review: A bit rushed, a little rough, but still looking for more.....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2012
I would have given it a 3.5 if I could....It is above average.  I downloaded this for free on the recommendation of J. R. Rain.  According to the books page it would be about 150 pages long which feels about right as I was able to finish it in less than a couple of hours.  With the style and length of the book I feel this is almost an opening act for the series. I may have wished for more story, but then there are several more books at a reasonable price after this.  So I bought the "Vampire Love Story Boxed set of 4", for $3.99.After I read "Vampire Love Story" I wanted to see what the other reviews said about it.  Especially the 1s. I was surprised at the number of 1s and the vehemence of dislike in which they wrote. So I thought I would give some counter arguments.1.  Little Romance - I have to agree with that, but for 150 pages there is the beginning of a love story, after all it is a series and doesn't have to get to the nitty gritty on page three.  I personally like it when the romance is stretched out a bit.2.  Short sentences - Granted it doesn't have the smoothness of some great novels, however, I feel that the sentence structure fits the hero and helps set the pace of the novella.3.  Unlikeable characters - I kind of liked them in a I hope I never meet them way.  Too often lately the vampires are too controlled and perfect, except for the hero and his/her friends.  Nope not here they like to drink blood.  Go figure.4.  Didn't like the name Josiah - Personally I liked the name.  I get tired of Dereks and Erics, and just plain Bills.  Not to mention too many Vlads.5.  Recommended Black Dagger Brotherhood and Sookie Stackhouse.....I've already read them which is why I'm looking for a new series (and the past couple of Sookies' haven't even been that good)6.  Bad editing - maybe the editing was fixed or my English needs to be updated.  I didn't have that many issues.  The only one I noticed was where a he should have been a she.7.  50 reviewers must be all family and friends - Granted I may not be giving it a five but having 50 people review it as a five means at least 30 people he didn't know did.8. Didn't like male point of view - not an issue with me I loved "Lestat" and "The Wolf Gift".  And even the series where they switch male/female points of view are fine with me.9.  Boring - personally I feel you should read at least 100 pages of a book before you give up on it.  The first time I read "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone"  I gave up.  Boring.  Then I tried again six months later.  I still didn't like the beginning but as soon as they got to Hogwart's wow.  Then all of the "boring" beginning made more sense.  So maybe the lack of explanations in the beginning might be "slow"  but why should all of the cards be laid on the table at the get go?  Have we become so impatient we can't wait for things to develop?10.  Predictable  - Maybe in some ways but hey, whenever I read a romance I know boy meets girl, they fall in love, trouble happens, doubt of the other's love, big event, love and kisses.  It doesn't keep me from buying them.