Review: "Bitten"... several concerns with this adult Vampire story
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 08 3, 2012
"Bitten" is the first book in the Bitten Series by author Merrill Gemus. This Kindle e-book was a 136 Kb download (approx. 63 printed pages) and was free at the time of writing this review.SpoilersIt's Halloween and our heroine Ally is dress up to party and looking for a man... a real man. But since there are no 'real' men close by she'll just have to settle for 'Mr. Sexy Vampire'.End SpoilerSome thoughts on "Bitten"...1.) except for the graphic sex scene near the end, the basic story is reminiscent of a tale and heroine that might have appealed to a Young Adult (YA) female audience.2.) several situations that seem contrived and place in the story simply to further the plot.3.) repetition of words/phrases. e.g. 'Mr. Sexy Vampire' was repeated 31 times in a very short space of time. (verified by the Kindle search feature)4.) an end section that I thought was somewhat better than most of what came before.Conclusion:Hard to know exactly where to classify this book. The vivid sex scene disqualifies it from the YA genre, so it would have to be placed in the adult section of vampire fiction. And yet as an adult vampire book, the quality is suspect due to some questionable writing techniques.As it is... 2 StarsRay Nicholsonraynicholsonsreviews@hotmail.com