Review: An Intelligent Twist on the Old Vampiric Standard
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 24, 2012
Dracula and Edward move over. There's a new vampire in town. I loved this story. Bound by Blood has a unique twist I hadn't encountered in vampire novels before (and I won't give too much away here)-- a lonely vampire watches over the son he could never claim as his own. And for the two and a half centuries that follow, he continues to watch his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and so on from afar. All these years later he faces the heinous kidnapping of his grandchild so many generations removed. I found it clever with a great explanation of vampiric lore, an unexpected love, a bit of smart celestial alchemy, and the truth will spin your preconceived notion on its ear. You might think you know how this intelligent tale will play out, but you're in for a surprise. Well written, well conceived. I'd happily read more stories with vampire detective Alex Aguilar.