Review: Interesting Start to a New Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
For the Bite of It was completely different than your standard vampire story.  Vincent is a prince of his people, 'the heir' to the king.  As such he is centuries old and extremely powerful.The story opens with Vincent into his second year of punishment by his council, powers stripped, and living like a human.  He loves to bake and is owner of a cup cake shop. . . And except for his vampire best friend and supporter popping in and out of his life, he's very much alone.  He has regrets and wish his life was different, but if given the choice, he'd do everything exactly the same.  You see, he's innocent of the crime he's being punished for.So a crime happens and Vincent is dragged into it as a suspect.  The detective John Reed catches his eye and interest.  From there is a complicated dance between a suspicious detective and a lonely vampire, with a few twists and turns.  Unfortunately I figured out the 'who done it' early on. . .  Yes that case was a bit weak at times.So the basics of the story:  Vampire Prince meeting his match around solving a crime.  Add in family politics and vampire laws and how they impact Vincent and John.  Stir in the angst of a 'in the closet' detective and even though he's an older guy, he keeps relying on his Catholic upbringing and respecting his devout parents.  So both men are fine tuned to put their families' expectations above their own.  Yes, this could have been condensed a bit more - John was so wishy washy it got pathetic and the angst was tiring at times.  Even though their relationship progresses, this isn't the end of the road.  There are revelations and trust issues that need to be addressed and no HEA in sight.  But this is a series so there is hope.I found it interesting Vincent was given a job to do and we never see him pursuing it.  And once things heat up with John Vincent's never working at the bakery.  The storyline slipped a bit there.  - Dan's Wife