Review: Made me FEEL
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
4.5 out of 5Amazing. Kitty Thomas is a magician with words and imagery. But don’t go into one of her books thinking that you’re gonna get a warm and fuzzy happily ever after. I’m not saying that the endings are sad or unfinished either. Kitty Thomas has a way of leaving a story in just the right way that you are happy, sad, confused and fulfilled all at once, and you don’t mind a bit. Blood Mate was no exception. But this isn’t your Mama’s vampire romance. Blood Mate is the story of August, a six hundred plus year old vampire, who finally finds his blood mate. Only, she’s happily married and is not too keen on his advances. So, what’s a vampire to do? Why kidnap her, of course! I won’t give you any more of the story, but I will tell you that I had 3 separate instances where I yelled, “WTF?” These moments just made me read faster and made me that much more desperate to see what Kitty would come up with next.  And those moments are precisely why I like to read Kitty Thomas’ work. She gets you inside the heads of her characters and even when their actions are unspeakable, you find yourself seeing their side. She is very much a mental type of writer. She makes me think and once I am done with one of her books; I find myself still thinking on them days, and sometimes months, later. And she does it all while weaving beautiful (and often dark) tales that make me feel- one way or another. That is a powerful thing; to evoke strong emotions in a reader and a true sign of success for a writer. Thanks Kitty, for the chance to provide a Raw review of Blood Mate, and for once again making me think, and ultimately feel.