Review: For a "quickie", it works out...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2013
For a "quickie" by Ellora's Cave, this books gives you what you'd expect. There's only so much you can do with about 23 pages of actual storyline.Misty is a young woman living in a, for lack of a better description, post-apocalyptic world. The world has gone to hell (in terms of volcanoes and earth quakes ruining the majority of the Western United States) and New England seems to be where people flock to, to be safe. To keep their small town safe from intruders who might want to take over and do them harm, the town has accepted a vampire into their midst to help with the defenses - but he must be fed. So in the town meeting they discuss this and ask for volunteers. Misty is that volunteer. She gets up from taking meeting minutes, walks to him and asks him if it will hurt.His response? "It hurts every time."I, personally, like this response. I've given blood before (to a blood bank, not a vampire, more's the pity) and a needle being stuck into your skin, then feeling the blood being taken out, is not a comfortable feeling. I understand other books where the vampire has mind powers to overcome that pain and turn it into pleasure, but when you think of a vampire, or anything, biting you - pain is usually the correct response.The term "quickie" is precisely accurate for this book. Again, only 23 pages of actual story, it's a short story - not a novella. For that small amount of time, it is a good story. There were a few issues with me either getting distracted (which meant it is not a book I couldn't put down), as well as a problem with continuity in Ivan's speech patterns where one term he used ("hot woman") doesn't mesh well with everything else he's said. Also - I thought there could have been a better name than "Ivan" but that's just me. But the author does get bonus points for using a word that I, an English major & self-acclaimed wordsmith, had to look up. So bravo. 3 out of 5 flowers for this book. Short, sweet, and about average.--------------------I write reviews for UrbanGirlReader.com along with some other pretty awesome chicks. For many more reviews, check out the site!