Review: Sizzling vampire erotica at it's best
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 27, 2013
It's a month since I read this so a review is long overdue. I really really liked this story from the start. At once you can't help feeling for the protagonist, Aaron, and the circumstances of his life, being used as a doormat by all who know him; his flatmate, his girlfriend, his employer and even the customers at the restaurant where he works. Aaron seems not too affected by it and ambles along, but ends up in the wrong place at the wrong time and is shot fatally by a crooked cop.Fortunately, or unfortunately as the case may be, the one the bullet was meant for was a beautiful vampire, mistaken by the detectives as a hooker. She does the only thing she can to save Aaron's life and gives him her blood... and the story begins.I enjoyed very much Aaron's transition from mere mortal to vampire, though not immortal, and the process of discovering who and what he has become. The interaction with Michelle is good, though I don't find her as likeable as Aaron. Their interaction and their story is interesting, and the sex between them okay. Where this story really excelled was when Michelle took him out to teach him how to feed and get what they need from humans, though without harming them.The first time Aaron tastes human blood is one of the most incredibly erotic scenes I've ever read, or possibly ever will read. It was intense, exciting and made me wish I had written it. I found all the occasions where Aaron interacted with humans to be the high points of this story, and his relationship with Michelle to be secondary - although it develops nicely as the story progresses and it is left in just the right place for the second book to take it on further.I was surprised by the lack of violence for a vampire novel, but this perhaps gave the violence more of a punch when it did come. It is definitely a more erotic piece of work, than a bloodthirsty violent one, and there is no fault with that. Indeed there is nothing about this story to find fault with. It is a very enjoyable read, and the best vampire story I have read in a very long time. I would recommend it to anyone, a definite 5 stars.