Review: An interesting beginning to the series...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2012
This novella is the introduction to a couple of vampires who are drawn to one another, and who become enemies. However, they were not always vampires.Angeline fell for and seduced a priest. A hot priest, of course :) However, this holy man turned the tables on her plans to 'turn' him into her vampire lover, so that he was not to be the darling, submissive and loving pet she'd longed for. Cleverly, he flipped a magical switch and although he was originally drawn to her sexually, he saw things quite differently once he'd returned from the clutches of death, a 'new' vampire holy-man.He set about his plan for vengeance on Angeline, and of righteous pay-back on the sinful in his community. Once a useless 'man-of-the-cloth' without power to change things, now a holy, sin-kicking vampire with a cause: to rid the planet of those who will not repent, while brainwashing those who wish to repent, into living better lives. I enjoyed this twist. Certainly, it is original to my knowledge.I imagine if you're especially religious you may not enjoy this angle of the story. You've been warned!There was another much more interesting character I should mention - a strange and magical being who longs to die before another demon can kill her for her power, and use it in awful ways. Trouble is, no one but this demon seems strong enough to fully end her immortality. She was sad, sorrowful, but also radiated the strength of millennia.So, for the heartbroken vampiress who lost her loving holy-man, the righteous preacher who has scores to settle, and for the sweet child lost in lingering life and pursued by a power-hungry demon on his path to destruction, thank you Zoe.Where I felt things let me down is more difficult to tell. I wanted to feel more attached to the characters, more invested in the romance, than I was. Nevertheless, this is only a novella and I think she packed in a lot of information and weaved a full web in such a short book, that perhaps there was little room for more development?So there, you have it. Introduce yourself to this new series, see where the characters end up on their adventures. I wonder if the Holy-man and Angeline ever reunite or forgive one another? Mmm?I received this book in exchange for an honest review.Finding Esta: #1 The Supes Series (Urban Fantasy Paranormal & Mystery) by Shah Wharton