Review: Vampire Love Story With The Most Human Vamps
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
I was already a fan of Amy Lee's writing style, having read several of her Wolf Within series (still working my way through the last third of the series). So I had high expectations for Blood Gift. And those expectations were exceeded! Amy takes a newly made vampire and sets her on the path to her destiny, but lets her take her humanity along with her. You'd expect vamps to be nearly perfect beings. But Claire is deliciously flawed, with the same hangups as many human women. But she uses those hang-ups, and her special vamp powers to help women who are in similar situations to the one she found herself in when she was not un-dead.The central story revolves around Parker, Claire and Andre, but the other secondary characters are quite well developed and exhibit a lot of the same human qualities that Claire has. The story is about how Claire received enhanced powers when she was turned and how Parker and Andre help her learn the ropes of her new vamp lifestyle. Anxiety, drama and fear play an important role in the story and Ms. Burgess does an exemplary job of conveying this.I'm looking forward to reading more of Claire's story. I just hate that I have to wait for it!