Review: A Bloody Good Start to a Vampire Series
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 15, 2013
I decided to pick up Vampire: In the Beginning the other day.  It's a short book but the author has a vivid writing style.  I expect this is the start of something pretty good here.Charmain Marie Mitchell does a good job describing scenes.  For instance, you'll often hear the vampire, named Gwen, reminiscing about scenes her youth.  She can never see those again for real because they were during the day.  Other times the graphic nature of a vampire's life is on full display through the lurid descriptions.  And of course you'll get very descriptive scenes of blood and gore as the young life of a vampire is explored.The author manages to both tell the story while at the same time letting us in on all the little secrets of vampire society.  Gwen is good a debunking myths and setting the record straight.  If she wasn't always saying how much she dislikes being a vampire you might think she'd be a good cultural interpreter for them.The book's quite short, but if it's the start of a series, which it looks to be, then you'll probably have a fun time reading these books.