Review: Jack's story.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 3, 2012
This story is a quick read. The main character is Jack, who is on the verge of entering his years as a teenager. This short tale is actually a prequel to the author's Valerie Dearborn Trilogy. In the series, Jack is a secondary character who joined Valerie and her father, Nate, in hunting vampires after they slaughtered his parents and (one of the vampires, Marion) tried to kidnap him. The series also revealed how nine-year-old Valerie saved Jack. Now readers can see what happed to Jack on the blackest and bloodiest day of his young life.**** FOUR STARS! I read a post somewhere, by the author, which stated no one should read this story unless they had already read the series. The reasoning was that if you did not already know who the characters were, you would be lost and confused; however, I beg to differ. This story is what enticed me to purchase (Kindle) theLove is Darkness: A Valerie Dearborn NovelSeries. By reading this story first, I believe that I had a much better understanding of Jack's need for revenge. The other characters from the series have only small parts to play. The vampires from the series are hardly seen and heard from even less. Only little Val gets a brief time in the spotlight, after the slaughter is over. Once I finished this story, I began reading the series. From the first page I had a deep understanding on what drove Jack so hard to train and his determination of someday avenging his parents. I also understood Valerie's relief at having Jack take her place as Nate's apprentice/partner. The only thing that I will stress is that if you read the series - and you really should, it is very well done - those three titles MUST be read in order. ****Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.