Review: "Quicksand time"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2013
What do you get when you mix the fringe fight circuit, vampires, and other creatures of the night? A lollapalooza of a fun read!Malcolm, young but street smart, bets on the fights and ends up giving most of the winnings to his addicted, abusive brother.Milkwood has been fighting - to lose. Looking like the Pillsbury Doughboy, Milkwood doesn't look like he could win any fight much less fights against the champs of the circuit and he's not your "hot" modern-day Twilight vampire. But then Malcolm becomes his manager.Blood, guts, a unique vampire tale, fighting, more blood and guts, fast-paced action, well-drawn characters, a stark noirish feel to the story, a sexy dame, thugs, a dark backstory, oh, and did I mention blood and guts - with a dose of violence thrown in?It did take me a couple of chapters to get into the rhythm of the story. There was fighter terminology that I wasn't familiar with but then it took off like an express train and didn't stop until the very end.Note: the book does have some editing/proofreading issues. I would hope that the author will clean it up and put out a second edition because it's a great read.