Review: Pleasantly surprised.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 24, 2013
As a fellow author there are several things I look for in a book when I rate one. Did the author grab my attention and pull me into the story from the beginning? Was my interest held throughout the book? Were the characters believable and the storyline plausible? The last would be the ending. Did the author leave me hanging with unanswered questions? I know in a series it's important to leave the reader hanging in order to make them buy the next book but some authors don't know how to make that clean break from one book to the next. Ms. Post is not one of them as she hints with what's to come in the next book but for a reader if they chose to only read this one then the story could be complete. From the beginning I was pulled into Enoch and Voronika's world. For me the storyline did flow evenly without gaps writers sometimes leave based on editor's suggestions. The only fault I found was that a little more detail could have been poured into the scenery to make the reader believe they were there. Because of that I gave her a four out of five.This is two stories in one, an immortal and a vampire who must overcome the pain and loss of their past to trust in love and the epic story of good vs. evil.  In the story Enoch must struggle as a fallen angel, questioning his beliefs as he sees the depth of evil mankind is capable of. Like most of us he questions why so many good people must suffer and why it seems so much has been piled upon his shoulders with no help from above.  Sent to earth after his friend Caleb was cast out of heaven during Lucifer's uprising, Enoch must now clean up his friends mess and bring him home.  Unfortunately as many of us know, not everyone wants to be saved and thus the epic journey begins for Enoch as he battles the rogue vampires throughout the centuries while trying to convince Caleb the errors of his ways.Veronika is a vampire in hiding. Her meeting with Enoch is coincidental but from the beginning there is a connection between the two. Both have lost ones they loved in their past and both have reasons to hide their identity from the outside world of mortals. As the story progresses neither are able to do that when both are pulled into the mortal world of a serial killer. Not only must they learn to trust each other but they must learn to trust the mortals Enoch is sworn to protect. To add to the twist Veronika is hunted by Vlad, her maker and Caleb's favored. He will do anything to get her back and Enoch will do everything to prevent that from happening.