Review: Vampire Hunt
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 24, 2012
*Rating* 4.0*Genre* Urban Fantasy*Review*Once again, a huge thank-you goes out to author Tim O'Rourke for providing me with copies of the Kiera Hudson series (Part 1) to read and review! Can't tell you how much fun I'm having reading these books back to back!As with Vampire Shift and Vampire Wake, Tim sends readers into a tizzy with his storytelling and mystery surrounding his characters and their fates. Vampire Hunt picks up a few short weeks after the end of Vampire Wake. Kiera, James Murphy, Sean Potter, Luke Bishop and Isidor Smith are all together in an attempt to find and rescue Kayla from Phillips and his evil Vampyrus. The difference this time around is that EVERYONE is after Kiera's group including humans.For Kiera, she is slowly changing to the point where now when she has her visions, her eyes don't bleed out. There are subtle other changes as well, like the ability to see in the dark and the ability to navigate her dreams like a video camera. Most of her visions appear to be in the realm of apocalyptic nature with all avenues leading to the destruction of the human race by the Vampyrus and the mysterious invisible man. Kiera attempts to remain true to her humanity and does her best to push away her Vampyrus side of her nature. It's not easy when she and her crew are under constant attack from enemies all around them and she can't always rely on Potter, Murphy, and Bishop to save her skin. Kiera also doesn't know who she can trust now and that becomes increasing clear with the arrival of Lycanthrope Jack Seth into the storyline.Solved: Kiera's mother disappeared without a trace 3 years before leaving Kiera and her father behind to grieve and pick up the pieces. With her reappearance at a crucial time in the storyline, the mystery has been solved. I'm trusting Tim to resolve this storyline soon in a way that won't leave readers screaming obscenities that it drags on for far too long. I'm under the impression that Kiera really needs some payback on several characters she's met and thought were friends, only to find out they betrayed her.Sadness: A main character falls as I predicted and sadness reigns down from the skies. I don't really believe he will be the last, as Tim has a tendency of taking characters to the brink of elimination and then slowly bringing them back for one final hurrah.Romance: Determined that he is going to keep us in suspense until the very last page, Tim does a rope a dope and changes directions into which character Kiera seems to be falling for. I said it before and I'll say it again, I don't much care for 3 ways, but with the way this story played itself out, I don't see a problem with Kiera's current heart's desire. It was nice to read about Potter's background and why he is such a smart ass all the time.Unsolved Mystery: Who is the mysterious invisible man that seemingly wants to use Kiera, Kayla, and Isidor for his evil psychotic plans of destruction and brutality of the human race? Although I have some ideas, I shall wait until I have read the last two books in the series and see if I am right.The ending: Even though the book ends on a cliffhanger, readers had to know that this was coming. It was written in Kiera's own dreams what would happen once she met her mother. There are still a few other mysteries that remain unsolved, yet, I do have two more books in the series to read! Onwards and upwards full speed ahead!