Review: Intelligent erotic romance that makes use of what we already know about vampires
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 6, 2013
How To Discipline Your Vampire was a fun, breezy read that had me captured until the end. It chronicles how substitute teacher and dominatrix Cerise meets vampire William, who's looking for more than just a dom. Both characters have pasts to deal with, and meeting one another makes cathartic sparks fly.Cerise's obsession with having everything in order made for an interesting, flawed protagonist. She was frustrating and over-the-top demanding in an unapologetic way, and I loved her for it. William's deferential but defiant manner created an interesting dynamic. I was fascinated at the things Cerise let him get away with. I thought the book did an excellent job of showcasing a realistic dom/sub relationship, showing how it's not just the dom in charge of the relationship.Before reading the book, I read another review that stated the reviewer grew bored with the scenes. Not so for me: I was disappointed that there weren't more. Maybe it's my own slightly kinky side, but I wanted to see more role play between the two. I cheered with Cerise when William rose to the challenge of creating fully realized scenes; I shared her pain when she remembered some of the half-assed attempts of her past subs.<em>How To Discipline Your Vampire </em>didn't invent anything new about vampires, and I'm ok with that. Vampires have been around long before the emo sparkly ones, and they'll be around once the emo sparkly ones are forgotten. Mina did a great job using the mythos to augment her storytelling.This book was well thought-out and polished, with just the right amount of sex. It balanced an interesting plot, believable character development, and a detailed setting. If you like urban fantasy and erotic romance, you'll like this.Also posted my blog at on [...]