Review: Paranormal Romance - Now in "Epic Poem"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2014
- I received this novel as an ARC from the author, with no expectations or incentive other than to offer an honest, fair review. -Just so nobody picks up this book laboring under a misconception - the summary of Elfineness represents every page of the story.Yes, 300+ pages that read like an epic poem.Predominately, Elfineness is a paranormal romance featuring vampires; however, it makes allusions and reference to scifi tech, mythology, faeries and other such fantastical staples that it is a melting pot of imagination. Tatyana Varenko deserves five stars if only for the creative courage it takes an author to address so many genres in an antiquated style.Would I expect Elfineness to be a mainstream success, like Twilight of The Vampire Chronicles?Unlikely.This is not dismissing the merits of Elfineness so much as acknowledging them. The book's implementation is such a novel, artistic approach that I'm not certain readers en mass would have the inclination or disposition to read a poetic paranormal romance, though I sincerely hope to be proven wrong.That said, Elfineness could be the type of book with an underground niche or cult following. In all likelihood it will be the first, last and only novel fans of paranormal romance will read that endeavors to be so - literally - poetic and old-fashioned.Students might be more enthusiastic about their homework if a literature teacher assigned something like this as required reading. For the curious, poetic, high-browed or paranormal romance fans just desperate for something new, then Elfineness might be a rare opportunity to pass up.