Review: More Than Blood
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
This is a mixed review because I really liked it but really didn't like certain aspects of it.Ms. Vyne is very talented. This was my first time to read any of her work. I was very impressed. It wasn't a light and happy read but it was really good anyway.The main characters spent a lot of time together during the story. There was tension and conflict but not always between them. Thank goodness because that gets old fast.Their world was a new one for me but I understood it and it made sense. The secondary characters were great too. The plot moved quickly. There was plenty of heat but it made sense in the context of the biological blood bond.Ms. Vyne didn't throw in any love triangles, menages or BDSM action. I didn't need to cringe because nobody was unfaithful.Our H/h both behaved admirably with no childish meanness or surliness. And I got my happy ending.With all that right about this book I still have complaints. The last chapters didn't feel right. Especially Kels actions and behaviors didn't make sense or match her personality or job training. I felt they were made to fuel the storyline not because they would really have happened. Very disappointing to get so close to the end and have that shift.*****SPOILER*****The fact that Gabe could only feed from Kel and then to have her abandon him supposedly for "his own good" was stupid. It made no sense whatsoever. That did not portray her choosing to sacrifice her happiness for his best interests. Duh. He would die without her. She would die without him and then he would die as a result. So out of whack to the story.And finally- the epilogue. The epilogue is supposed to tell what had happened in the story or tie up the final questions in the story. This one failed big time. It is simply a set up to the next book. Yes it involves two of the secondary characters but they were minor to THIS story and it doesn't tie anything up but creates a big cliffhanger which many readers hate. It would be better to include this snipit in a "coming soon" first chapter sneak peek. That way you have a choice to read it now or wait until it's available to buy in its entirety. Very tricky to slip it in, misleading the reader into thinking it was the ending of Gabe and Kels' story.