Review: Great start to the series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2013
Blood Claim from the very beginning intrigued me. Though fairly short it was a great read and left me wanting. I am giving the book 4.5 stars. The reason it isn't receiving five stars is that it ended a little too abruptly. Yes, I love a cliffhanger and I am not too upset since I have the following books, but if I had bought this when it released, before the others came out I would have been a little disappointed to have to wait and find out. So really that isn't a bad thing. It just goes to show how good the first book was and that waiting wouldn't have been pleasant.Other than that the book was wonderful, and had its own uniqueness. I find that with the vampire/werewolf fad the stuff can sometimes be overdone, BUT Magen brought a unique perspective on the vampire race which I found quite exciting. The difference she brought let me, as a reader, know that she was able to use her own imagination and write a fantastic beginning to a series.The book is 154 pages in print and held a lot of story. I felt she introduced the main characters very well. I loved Sophia and Dante. They all felt real and that is a good thing. Though, they become an official couple without officially announcing it to the reader I found their relationship sweet.The setting was very detailed. Dante's home felt more real because the description. In the beginning when Sophia is scoping out the place I felt like I was there taking in all the scenery. I also am impressed with Magen's ability to write in first person. There were times when I felt like I was Sophia, which in itself is no small feat, believe me writing in first person POV isn't an easy task (for me anyways) and she did it beautifully.I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a good vampire romance with a little twist. I do however think if you want to read this series, you get them all at once. That way you can just finish one and slip right into the next. Because you will not want to put it down and wait to see what comes next.