Review: Book Snob is Intrigued and wants MORE!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 18, 2012
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this ebook via a Book Tours for the author in exchange for an honest review.  No promise of a positive review was made.Review: The Vampire's Hope has a super cool premise and an awesome cast of characters.  From the first sentence you are pulled into the miserable lot that is Ellie Smith's life.  She's smart, street savvy and an excellent judge of character.  What she isn't though, at least by Chapter Two, is alive.Full of mythology, history and an epic battle for humanity, Winters' has written a unique and really engaging version of the vampire mythos.  Unfortunately, she did it in a short.  Because of this the reader is left wanting.  I would adore to see this fleshed out into a full novella or novel.  I was quite impressed with the vivid world the author's imagination brought to life, but there were a few issues in how it was presented.First of all, the writing could have used some tightening up.  Way to many "that"s and such for a final product.  And little things like you can't "thrust" something out, you can only thrust in.  However, this would be easily corrected with a quick re-edit.  And really, wasn't enough of an issue to bother me in and of itself.  Primarily, I was left wanting because the time wasn't taken to fully develop the characters or the plot.  I won't go in depth into my specific concerns because really, there's nothing that couldn't be fixed simply by expanding on what is already here. What I mean to say here is, I WANT MORE.  This book is great, the idea original and exciting.  This shouldn't be a short.Ian, Master Liam, the Keres, the historical connections, Elpis' name and origin, the ancient religious allegories, these were all completely fascinating.  I wanted to know more.  This is to Ms. Winters' credit, no doubt.  It was such a great premise, I'd really like to read more of her work and see what she can create if given the space to let her imagination breathe.  I see my issues with The Vampire's Hope not as a failure on the author's part but a success.  This is clearly an author with a tremendous amount of talent and the makings of a really amazing and fantastic story that I would love to read.  I hope she revisits this story and expands it into the amazing story it can be.