Review: A satisfying vampire tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 11, 2013
I tend to shy away from vampire books. After becoming a mere cliche, the vampire mythos does nothing to excite me. Ridler reached out to me via this website and I hold great respect for that. So much respect that I decided to give his book a chance. I was pleasantly surprised with this book.The story centers around Malcolm and Milkwood, two polar opposite characters who decide to rely on each other to win an underground fighting tournament. Milkwood is a vampire and can take a beating like none other. Malcolm just gets into all sorts of trouble and is getting his ass handed to him for the majority of the book. As if fighting for their very lives and freedom was not enough, Ridler throws in two curve balls to make their lives even more sucktacular.The ending is action packed to the teeth. The twist isn't jaw dropping but it is nice and gives this universe some legs. This book could have used some editing. I'm usually pretty good with books that have a couple of them; but there were too many in this story that I felt a need to mention.All in all, I feel satisfied with this book. The vampire isn't some pussy who woes about immortal life. And that's all I can really ask for in any vampire novel.