Review: Mystery, Romance, AND Vampires!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 14, 2011
I just started reading this novel yesterday, a genre mix of media and vampires. The story flows effortlessly between the world of celebrity news reports and the everyday business of being conscientious vampires. Many occurrences remind me of events in the Harry Potter tales.This was one of the fastest reads I've found in a while.I am familiar with Author Michele Drier's upcoming mystery "Edited For Death" and I like her relaxed writing style."SNAP: The World Unfolds" has mystery, romance, and a flare for fashion. But the reader is first introduced to the creatures of the night (along with snuffling feral pigs, werewolves, and owls, oh my) so there is no question in the reader's mind that vampires will play an important role in this novel.Ms. Drier gives the reader lots of breathing room as she allows her story to unfold, first introducing ambitious protagonist Maxmillia Gwenoch. Informed, energetic, and the new managing editor of mulit-media SNAP, Maxie has a self-awareness that will carry her through revelations and career moves that no fashion-conscious mortal could ever foretell.The author is a skilled world-builder, creating an atmosphere where human and centuries-old vampire occupy a room with little suspension of disbelief required. And the jet-set travel, from California to Europe's Eastern countryside and back to California via New York, is filled with sensations pleasing to the mind's eye and palate.