Review: A sexy and fun read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 29, 2014
Just the idea of the story had me giggling. A female dom and a vampire. I love it when authors have fun with a story and write the story that they want to, not a story to win awards. I’m not saying this can’t win awards, I’m just saying the author isn’t striving for more than just telling a story. For me, that’s what authors should do: tell stories. Let agents, publishers, and others worry about the details.William, the submissive who is also a vampire, is not your typical vampire. Not that I’ve met any in life, at least I don’t think I have. But he isn’t the dominant vampire that seems so popular in books and movies at the moment. Instead, William is sensitive and doesn’t want to dominate others with his strength and abilities.Cerise is an interesting character. She’s strong, stubborn, and also sensitive. At first, it’s hard to like her since she doesn’t offer a lot of herself to others. Then when you read more about her and learn about her past, it’s easier to see why she is the way she is.The best part of the novel is Vaughn’s humor. She tells the story from Cerise’s and William’s point of view. Her cheeky humor sheds insight into the BDSM world, but not in a mocking way.While Vaughn is an excellent storyteller, I do wish she built up the story a bit more, especially when it came to Cerise’s ex who ends up playing a pivotal role in the end and it almost comes out of the blue. This doesn’t diminish what Vaughn has accomplished. This novel has sex scenes, lots of them. But it isn’t just about sex. There’s a story throughout and I think many readers will be surprised by her abilities to pull them in and to make them care about what happens.