Review: 3.5 stars. A good story, less intense than I like
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2013
3.5 stars.Very cute story of Liam, a guy in an abusive relationship, and Marcus, the vampire in a coma that he visits regularly at the hospital.It was a bit hard to connect to the characters at the beginning, especially to Marcus. While in a way I understand Liam's emotional paralysis due to the abuse he has to endure, I wasn't able to see nuances in Marcus' behavior. He's "bossy" attitude grated on me a little bit, it took me a while to find his emotions.I think the author did a good job at giving Liam time to learn to take hold of his life. He didn't really become assertive, but at least he began to face life. Marcus was a good dominant, always trying to gauge Liam's reaction and not to push his limits, showing an admirable restraint. There is attraction, but not overtly healing sex.I enjoyed the story, but I didn't find the intensity of other books by Kim Dare. It was as if something was missing. I don't know if the way the story is told was a factor. The story begins after an episode of abuse, with a few flashbacks of Liam's previous visits. I think a linear story telling would have been more effective. Also, I got that vampires are dominants and humans are submissive, but this fact remained a sort of axiom, from which all the rest derived. I like seeing the need of submission, but I didn't really see it here, so I wasn't really blown away by the story.