Review: Promising Start to a Refreshing Vamp Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
3.5 star review by The Blogger Girls.This story is about Alexa, who is currently trying to write a book about vampires. In the meantime, she has been promoting her book through various channels. The lines often blur between what’s made up and what’s real, what we believe and what we have been led to believe. She meets Anthony, who appears to be interested in her upcoming book. He wines and dines her a bit but turns out to be a bit more than he claimed – a not very nice vampire. Through Anthony, Alexa meets Louis, a much nicer vampire, whom she actually falls for.Louis is a much older vampire with greater powers that he keeps somewhat hidden from the rest of vamp society. He teams up with Alexa to find the truth behind the kidnappings and deaths of important older vamps. They go back and forth quite a bit and have some fabulous dialog. Alexa is a fighter, and Louis is right by her side.This took a while for me to get into, mostly because I wasn’t quite feeling the connections between the characters. I was also a bit unsure as to where this was headed, and it didn’t really grab my attention until that became more clear. I loved the way the Anne Rice and other vampire references were mixed into the story, and there is a lot of fun dialog throughout. I also loved the various details about the vampire hierarchy and their abilities. It’s always nice to see a different take from the same old, same old.This is a very promising start to a fun new series, and I look forward to the next installment, especially after the twisty cliffhanger ending.