Review: Very intersting take on vampire fiction-
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2013
There are a lot of "OLD" professions in this world- prostitution, politics, lawyers... Juno Ross has written a fascinating account of a law office that has been around since the beginning- only this law firm is run by vampires.This is a well written book, although somewhat unusual and stylized. The research seems to be impeccable (the reader is taken back to ancient Rome, Greece and (American) Pre-Revolutionary times as we meet each of the partners within the firm.)It is also obvious that Ms Ross has a load of experience within the legal community- so much so, she lost me in a few places, as she explored some of the firm's legal issues.There is a love interest- Candace Stokes is a starving para-legal at the end of her financial rope when a handsome stranger saves her from being hit by a vehicle. She is hired by the man (Justin Michaels, who is a vampire within the firm) and becomes a junior partner herself, eventually.) There is also some sex, but nothing too graphic-There is some decent story-telling going on here, which I really appreciate, but the tale sometimes gets bogged down by lengthy legal descriptions and long forays into ulterior motives and historical backgrounds.There is also a lot of blue-collar humor- one of the highlights in this sometimes ponderous plot-line.I give this tale four stars- not for the authors skill-set- she is a VERY good writer, but for the fact that a little less detail might have given the plot-line some oooomph, as well as a little more sympathy for the characters involved.Perhaps the characters will evolve in the next installment, which would be nice for the start of a very interesting take on vampire fiction.