Review: Taming the Vampire: A Paranormal Romance Novella (Blood and Absinthe, Book 1) (Kindle Edition)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2011
My ThoughtsI admit I am a big fan of novellas. It's incredibly difficult to create a good backstory, develop characters and establish an interesting plot in such a limited amount of pages.  A lot of authors will end up overwhelming readers with too much detail or underwhelming them with too few.  It's hard to get the balance just right.  I think it's a true test of an author's skill to point out all we need to know and successfully deliver a story that resonates with us.Chloe Hart is one of those skilled authors.  This novella had me from the first couple of pages.  We meet Liz who's full of anger and fury and Jack who's seemingly her archenemy.  To quote his reaction to seeing her:"Well, well, well.  If it isn't my favorite little ball of hate."That amused me and intrigued me to read on and find out what is behind that comment and why they hate each other so much.In this novella, there's a new crazy demon in town, an alliance between the Fae and vampires to rid Boston of bad demons, a very bewildering relationship between the hero and heroine, friendships, introductions to characters that show up in the next novel, and the backstory as to why Liz is so angry and why her and Jack seemingly hate each other and a resolution.  And this novel conveys all this and more concisely and effectively while not inundating us with too much information.My ViewpointThis novella has the makings of a great series.  I just hope that Ms. Hart continues in this direction and bestows us with full-length novels.