Review: It's a good start but.....
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
First of all, let me say the author did an admirable job in developing a story that kept a reader's interest. However, I had difficultybecoming excited or drawn into the story. Frankly, it felt flat. Perhaps, a comparison might help. Recently, I completed reading:  THE BOY WHO COULDN'T FLY STRAIGHT by  Jeff Jacobson. This book also had to do with a boy finding out he had paranormal abilities. The author was able to capture and sustain my attention besides leaving a favorable impression. THE REDSUN RISES didn't give me an invigorating sense that there's no doubt I'd read another work  by this author.Some parts of the story needed to be fleshed out more. The reader had to keep guessing about missing  background Also, too muchtime spent on the protagonist's new found love interest. Let me get this right. His best friend(who comes out to our protagonist as gay) is rejected by said protagonist for a vampire youth turned by our protagonist's mother who finishes turning son(protagonist) after vampire youth starts turning process on protagonist. Yeah, there's a lot going on here . Stream lining  might help. Just one more thing. The protagonist at the end of the story takes the rejected boyfriend on an extended road trip with his vampire lover. How exactly does that work?Listen. I did finish the book. Believe me I wouldn't if there wasn't a story of interest. I do think it could have been better.