Review: The books are better than the titles imply
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 16, 2013
Serafina, the main character, has had a difficult life, being bounced around to various foster homes and never knowing her parents.  She is also a gifted psychic who uses her talents to variously help people and rip people off, the latter only if they deserve it.  (A psychic Robin Hood, if you will.)  She operates a psychic investigation agency with friends Jilly, Jack, Tam, and secretary Elspeth.  During a case where she is trying to prove to her client that vampires don’t exist, she experiences a little hitch—turns out they are very real.  Serafina all of a sudden finds herself in the midst of a new breed of vampires planning world domination, and she has to partner with vampire Blair to put an end to it.  Of course, romance ensues.  Serafina also finds out more about her birth parents, but it’s more than she bargained for.  Can Serafine find the strength to end the vampire menace?  And can she trust Blair to help her?When I saw the titles of the books in this series, I was prepared for not-so-well-written cheesiness.  I admit to being pleasantly surprised.  I actually really liked the characters, especially Serafina.  I have to admit that the series reminds me somewhat of Darynda Jones’ Charlie Davidson series.  You’ve got the detection agency, the supernaturally gifted investigator, the loyal sidekicks, the supernatural romantic interest, and you even get the meddling/sometimes cooperative cop friend.  I can’t admit to liking Serafina as much as Charlie, and Serafina needs to go to Sarcasm 101 to be nearly as funny as Charlie, but if you are a fan of Jones’ series, I think you’ll probably like this one, too.