Review: Great Writing
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 7, 2012
Until this time, Lexi Maxxwell's body of writing has been short, erotic stories.  BITTEN: FIRST BLOOD is her first venture into the longer form of the novel, and what a venture it is!  Compared with music, her short stories have been like string quartets -- good writing, but lacking in nuance.  This novel can be compared to a full orchestra symphony -- full of color and variation in tempo and mood.  Ms. Maxxwell has achieved what every writer dreams of -- a great novel on her first attempt.Emma's and Henry's story is a paranormal story, but it's unlike any you have ever read.  There is much more substance here than in the typical vampire story.  Other reviewers have said that the erotic scenes are hot and they are a real turn on.  These reviewers are right.  Ms. Maxxwell's erotic writing is classic.  But more than that, the erotic scenes are not gratuitous -- they are essential to the story and they make the entire story complete.  Like a picture with a frame, the erotic scenes frame the rest of the story and give the entire book meaning and character.This is a difficult book to stop reading.  I was forced to stop at 60%, and I eagerly finished the book the next day.This reviewer hopes that Ms. Maxxwell will quickly give us more of what she is clearly meant to write:  longer stories with more depth, framed by her delicious eroticism.