Review: Awesome Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2013
I have always loved a good vampire story and Indomitable is just that. Jonas is a very old vampire. And you learn very early on in the book that he doesn't want to be like he used to be. You learn early on of a memory from long ago that he holds onto that is so painful it rips at your own heart when you read it. That he had to go through that, had to live through that. Yep the tissues were out right at the beginning.Jonas was born a slave as was his sister and his life was not an easy one and the story starts off with Jonas and his sister during a happier moment. One that suddenly turns horrifically bad. All Jonas wants at that point is revenge. Honestly I do not blame him one bit. The memories of what happened to Jonas and his sister Hayley are forever etched in his mind, and for all eternity he relives them, feels the pain, and carries it with him.I love how the author has written the turning of Jonas, it is really rather a good read. As he thinks he is on deaths door suddenly he is reborn. "Freedom. Independence. Revenge" is his first thought. They would all pay. And revenge is exactly what he strives for but its bittersweet and the pain is still there, nothing seems to make it go away. No matter how sweet the moment, when it's all done and said he is still raging inside.There is a bit of a twist in this story though and as I don't want to really give away any real "spoilers" let's just say there is more than just vampires mentioned in this book and more than one world. LOL `nuff' said there. But it really adds a nice twist to the age old vampire story and it is what makes author J. Meyers books that much better than the rest.This Novella is very well written and prepares you for the short story that follows in this series "Intuition" so get ready for the ride of your life because if the rest of the series is anything like this book then I know I won't be sleeping for the next week.Here is a snippet that I really liked:<quote>There's been enough killing already," Jonas said and he felt the weight of those words settle on him. What he'd done...he didn't want any more unnecessary blood on his hands. Or his conscience. "I've killed enough for both of us.""You've saved many more than you've killed," Meghan said. She studied him a moment. When she spoke again her voice was gentle. "You are different than you believe yourself to be.""Angelus mortis." Angel of death."Maybe once." She nodded. "But not anymore. Angelus vitae." Angel of life. She looked at him pointedly and then disappeared.Alone, he shook his head. He was Death. He'd proven that long ago.Jonas tilted his head to look up at the sky. Stars stared back at him in cold judgment. They knew. They had been there, had borne witness to it all.The stars had heard her screams, too.And they'd watched what he had done in the after. </quote>