Review: Meh...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2013
Vigil: Vampire Apocalypse was the first vampire apocalypse book I've read. I was not disapointed nor thrilled because well... I didn't exactly know what I should be expecting.This book could almost be devided in two, since it follows two different stories that end up joining in the end of the book.The stories the book follows are:-Tom Fallon and his fellow survivors from the apocalypse. The apocalypse was caused by "The Cure", some kind of medicine that would (as it is obvious) cure the mankind from all the diseases and illnesses. They are barricaded in a research complex named Fallon Corp. , previously owned by Tom's father, visionary entrepeneur and scientist, John Fallon. The complex has a powerful security system and, until now, no vampire has been able to find a way to get inside. But the vampires are getting smarter... And Tom is trying to warn everyone. Will they listen to him?-The other story follows a nameless vampire in 1362A.D. The first of his kind. It's interesting because we can actually see (read) how was his development from being a ruthless brute, lost for an almost unquenchable hunger for blood that kept gnawing at his insides, to a calm, reasonable and somewhat human soul who could also find the ways of love, lost, and learning.---Good----The parts where we follow the first vampire are really entertaining at some points.-Interesting contrast between vampires and technology.-Good sense of time in the first vampire story (which has almost a 700 year span).-Almost flawless editing with very few gramatical mistakes or typos.---Bad----Despite being interesting, the story is a bit confusing and at some point, I didn't know who was whom.-Some parts of the book could have been taken out or shortened such as the countless philosophical reflexions.-Many sections of the book are boring because they're too slow or descriptive.-The REAL action, purpose, meaning of everything (can't give spoilers but it has something to do with CERN) comes out a bit late, in my opinion.In the end, I think the book deserves three stars for a good story, sometimes confusing but nonetheless, entertaining.