Review: Vampires and Nightmares and Rats, oh my!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2011
A book that combines the horror of vampires with the horrors of war - and does it well.Three soldiers (one seriously wounded) rest up for the night in a damaged church near Passchendales, Belgium and one uncovers nastiness in the crypt....This book, set in WW1 Belgium conveys the feel of its time very well. I wasn't sure about it because I'm not a fan of 'war books' but I'm glad I did. You can almost feel the mud and grime of the trenches and hear the bombs whistling overhead.Later the scene moves to a field hospital and again, the desriptions and characters really stand out and pull you into the story.If I have one teeny moan, it does seem a bit wordy in places but not enough to take anything away from this book.I'll definatly be looking out for more from this author