Review: Venice Vampyr is like a Walk in the Piazza
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 31, 2011
THIS IS AN ADULT REVIEW OF AN ADULT BOOK AND CONTAINS MATERIAL ONLY SUITABLE FOR ADULTS!Mmm, hmm, this certainly is erotica. In Folsom's blog she comments:Thursday, January 13, 2011Warning Labels on my BooksVenice Vampyr (Venice Vampyr #1)Dear Readers,when I put warning labels on my books, I really do mean what I say.Venice Vampyr carries the following warning label: This vampire novella is sexually more explicit than my other books. So, if you're a little squeamish about things like voyeurism and other sexual taboos, it's safe to assume you won't like this one.It appears that a reader on B&N; did not heed my warning and read the book anyway, and then promptly gave me a 1-star review because she couldn't take it. That's why the warning is there in the first place: I know that not everybody likes their sex quite as steamy and uninhibited as my characters do. So I try to warn people when things might be beyond what some readers can tolerate.By the way, I do wear this 1-star review like a badge of honor. It's almost as good as being banned by the Catholic Church!Happy reading!My takeIn Venice Vampyr Folsom uses an economy of language with a reasonable balance between mono-or-dia-logue. Sometimes the dialogue is a bit archaic, maybe a bit florid. The language used in erotica is often thus, regardless of the era in which the story is set (here, the early 1800s).  I find the language often brings a bit of levity to a hot situation.His rampant cock was poised at her moist channel, which still quivered from the aftershocks of her orgasm.,...She was too tight. Nobody had visited her warm and wet cave in a long time.  p.39The female heroine is a young widow, Isabella Tenderini, who is somewhat atypical for her time, keeping her husband's business going after she was widowed.  And, yet, I think there were many Venetian women in business. Widows would be common in a sea-faring state. She is, of course, beautiful and very sensual.She is also worried about her reputation and her late-husband's counsin who wants to take both her and the business over.Raphael, is your somewhat typical vampire hero, with maybe a bit more honor than bloodlust. He finds himself truly in love with Isabella. HE is a very hot vampire, with a great voice. While, thank goodness, he isn't written with an Italian accent, you will be sure to hear it as he makes love. And, he is also a considerate lover, and a dominant.The Villain, Massimo, is a villain for both Isabella and vampires.  He should have a long twirly mustache and the, "I can't pay the rent,"  "You must pay the rent." is what the dialogue might be between him and Isabella.Folsom does bring in a bit of Venezia's old world charm (of course in the novel's time period setting it was the old world) with particular customs and a good description of walking along canals, through the narrow streets, and over the thousand's of bridges most of which remain today. As with Paris, invaders seemed to go out of their way not to destroy the city's beauty.At a mere 133 pages, the book is quick and a fun read.  There is also a sequel, Venice Vampyr: Final Affair. Oh, and despite any issues with the  drama in the language it is very, very hot. Book a ticket at your earliest opportunity to read Venice Vampyre and maybe to go to Venice.