Review: Half a book
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2012
Up until nearly the end of the book I was actually very much enjoying the characters and the storyline, even suspending my disbelief at the now old trope of Vampire 'bonding' which has reached the point of overuse. Micah is gnarly, irascible, unstable and coming down off a failed relationship with suicidal tendencies. Samantha, 'Sam', is the exotic dancer with a past who inadvertently interferes with Micah's plans to resolve his despondency issues. Sparks fly, good hearty sex ensues. Micah also has a mysterious guardian, Trace, who befriends the man, almost against Micah's will. Where the story fell apart was the tease at the end, with implications that Trace wants a relationship beyond friendship with Micah, the resolution of Sam's problem is really unsatisfying and the spectre of BDSM elements rears up. Sam is an especially vexing character: nominally an ex military medic she has certain skills that are never tapped (beyond the incident using the gun)and at the end we are left with questions about what she becomes. This is clearly part of a series but I felt cheated which is too bad because there's enough here to be entertaining.