Review: Different take on vampires; Likable main character; Better towards the end
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 30, 2011
The author of Thirst, the first in the Ava Delaney series, paints a different picture of vampires than other authors. I appreciated that this wasn't the same ole, same ole, however, the main character is so tortured and guilt ridden that it is hard to stomach. Ava believes she is a monster and based on what was done and said to her in the past it makes sense why she would feel that way. Unfortunately, after dealing with both her poor opinion of herself and other's, it just gets old. The other characters are kind of hard to like at first. You can't really like the man she accidentally enslaves because he is not himself and he is annoyingly smitten with her. The other main male character is a huge jerk and contributes to her poor self esteem. I just wanted to kick him throughout the dialogue between the two characters. Towards the end, her self esteem improves and the males characters become more likable. The second book is definitely better and I'm glad I ventured to read the next novel.