Review: Vampires With International Sophistication and Style
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2011
I read this book because I heard it was different.  And it did NOT disappoint.Manon, the main character, is no virginal schoolgirl. She's no wayside hick, either.  She's smart, tough, unlucky in love and determined to make her own way.Enter Mikkel, who tells Manon the truth about herself -- or does he?  He offers her immortality at the usual price: the loss of her humanity.  Their relationship, intensely sexual and sometimes violently emotional, is the core of the book.  Can Manon trust Mikkel?  I kept hitting that forward key on my Kindle to find out.As for vampire society, this is perhaps the only paranormal book I've ever read where the vampires are truly international.  Their actions and motives make sense.  If vampires existed, I'm pretty sure this is exactly how they'd be running planet Earth.Death Wish: Book 1 (The Vamp Saga) is great both for vamp-lovers and readers eager for a fresh take on the genre.