Review: If You Were Ever Going to Like a Vampire...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2013
The title of this novel, catchy though it may be, is a bit misleading. This is not a comedy; it is the story about a character with a good sense of humour. And she needs it. Her soul chopped up by Soul Eaters, Tamsin West lives in the shadowlands of the paranormal, only able to live by taking over the body of a dying being who has no soul.Her reanimation of a murdered vampire with the murderer still at the scene starts the action off rather quickly, and it just keeps going. The fact that the murderer, Drake, is a serious hunk of fey manhood reminds us that this is a romance.How Tamsin and Drake move from murderer/murderee to lovers in only four chapters is a credit to the author's skill. The sex scenes are torrid, the fight scenes are bloody, and the two main characters are charismatic. You can't lose.The only complaint I have is this author's tendency to "head-hop," changing point-of-view randomly and without warning. I believe Ms. Crowne needs to be reminded that a novel is not a movie. The visual clues a film gives us that the POV has changed are simply not there in written form, and it is extremely disorienting to keep jumping back and forth, useful as this technique may be to revealing the feelings of the characters.Oh, yes, and please learn how to use "apostrophe s" properly.However, these are minor complaints in a story with so much to enjoy. I only have one question. Does she ever take off those damn motorcycle boots?Recommended for fans of paranormal romance.