Review: I am Too Old and Jaded for This Book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2013
Teenage me might have liked this book.  But thirty years and a bajillion vampire stories later middle age me is not impressed.  I did not warm to any of the characters, especially Iona, the protagonist.  I felt she was a little too obtuse and took too long to come to terms with the supernatural situation.  I also didn't care for any of the vampires, including Francois the love interest.  Since I wasn't invested in either of them, the teenage-immortal romance really seemed forced me.  Also, in my opinion the pacing was too slow.  We aren't introduced to a vampire until nearly half way through the book, then it takes another long stretch for Iona to realize there's something off about him.  There was one aspect I really liked, and that was the setting.  The little French town of Sommieres was beautiful and I fervently hope that it's based on a real place that I can visit some day.  However, my overall feeling about this story is that it's best left to the young adults, and I'll stick to Apocalypsis and Fae from here on out.