Review: Vampire Sex!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 13, 2011
Elita Daniels has a beautiful writing voice. The text is a pleasure to read. The physical descriptions are visceral and real. The characters feel authentic.I wish that she wore her influences a little less on her sleeve. I prefer authors to reinvent the wheel for themselves. But then again, perhaps that's a trope of this sub-genre? I don't read a lot of modern vampire fiction. I'm generally of the opinion that vampires are better off as monsters than boyfriends. It's really a testimony to Elita's skill as a writer that she got me to put my bias aside and enjoy Guardian for what it was. And to be clear - the vampires are not glittery. They're bloody and emotionally complicated and adult - and they like to have sex all the time! :)The ending did feel a little sudden. This book is apparently meant to be the first act of a larger story, rather than one that stands on its own, but Guardian is a sexy and quick read. I will be looking for the sequel.