Review: Abrupt Ending  ***MILD SPOILERS***
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
This is an interesting story about a young maiden, Catherine, who lives in the fictitious village of Dalmar.  The village's overlord, Count August Cornelius, is a vampire.  For centuries the villagers and the Count have had an agreement whereby, every 100 years the village provides the Count with a bride in exchange for his continued protection of the village and its inhabitants.Catherine is deeply opposed to the practice until events occur that make her aware of how important it is to continue the bridal sacrifices.  The story quickly reaches it's conclusion, and the plot held my interest.  The book is fairly well written, although it could use some minor editing.Catherine's character is pretty well developed, but August's character remains a mystery throughout the story.....except he seems kind.  I have to caution those of you who are looking for a romance, that this book is hardly that.  There is limited, and I do mean limited, interaction between Catherine and August.Furthermore, once he chooses Catherine to be his new bride, the book just ends.  Up until that point I was totally engrossed in the story and was looking forward to seeing how the relationship between Catherine and August develops.  Consequently, when the book ended so abruptly, I felt cheated.  The end result is that, overall I found this book to be an unsatisfying read.After I finished reading this book, I discovered that the story continues in a second book.  I wish the promoters of books, whoever they may be, would make it clear when a book is only one in a series of a continued story.  It would definitely result in less dissatisfaction among readers.  Thankfully, I downloaded this book when Amazon was offering it for free.  I would not have been happy had I paid the $2.99 I see it's selling for now, only to be left hanging.So, bottom line, this book is a worthwhile read, just know that after reading this one you'll have to read a second book to get the whole story.....and hopefully the romance that was only hinted at in this one.