Review: Superb and the finest yet
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2013
I had the privilege of advance reading this and I am so stunned. Easily Luedke's finest work yet, and darkest, this reveals Michelle's heartbreaking backstory. I read it compulsively, gripped by the wrenching narrative. Without spoiling too much, this moves away from the delectable silliness and self indulgence in the first two books and into much richer terrain.Michelle is like France, loving and losing; it is a view of WW2 from a fantastical version of the French who suffered through the invasion. The only fault I can pick is its darkness, which may trouble some readers; however, Luedke's terse, tight prose and deft balance between eroticism and horror make it work.Move over, Anne Rice. Stephanie Meyer, escort yourself out. The real vampire writing talent has arrived.*note: I received this for free in exchange for an honest review.*