Review: An Adult Read for Vampire Fans
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 18, 2013
This is a very adult read - definitely not of the "Twilight" school of vampires.I came to this novel not having read "Luna Sanguis", and was therefore concerned about whether I would be able to pick up the plot. I need not have worried. Simon Okill fills in quickly with the backstory.The novel opens with the heroine imprisoned in an insane asylum and being hunted by her long-term adversary who needs to consume her blood to enhance his own not-inconsiderable powers.Vampire fans will not be disappointed. There is a gratifyingly high body count, much eroticism, demons, madness, ineffectual humans and plenty of viscera. In spite of the often-violent theme, Okill imbues some of the text with poetry - particularly in the early chapters.Regardless of the good exposition of the first book in the series, I suspect readers may enjoy this novel more if they read the series in order: so go and buy "Luna Sanguis" first, is my advice.