Review: Old school vamp story...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
What a very nice surprise. This story was not only refreshing, it was written beautifully - bordering on old fashioned yet told through a modern voice.I'm not going to re-tell the premise because if you already enjoy good vamp books, you'll like this one. So let me instead, tell you how reading it made me feel. The unique and charming way Mr. Veal takes you through his "old school" vampire journey is like nothing I've ever experienced. The characters were chivalrous and thoughtful, yet never denying they could also be extremely lethal if careless or un-nurtured. Let's face it, vampires who set standards is simply not done very often. They also very loyally stuck together, making sometimes the most unfortunate situations easier to endure...because even though unrelated, they were a family. And what's more, their thinking was starting to make sense and I was beginning to empathize with their bloodlust needs. I mean, you get more bees with honey, right? I would be remiss if I didn't talk about the intimacy throughout the story as well. Yes, and a good amount of it, but again, in a gentler, leave-some-to-the-imagination, kind of way. Oh trust me, it'll still make you squirm...*smiles really big*Okay so...I will admit that there were descriptions and/or dialogue that I felt could have been slimmed down a bit and...uhm...the cover. Let me just say that the author already knows how I feel about it...so I'll stop at that.Nonetheless, I quite liked Dale's story and his journey from the creative mind of Mr. Veal. This is definitely a case where you just cannot judge a book by it's cover because y'all, it's that good!