Review: Dance of the Vampires by Cornelia Amiri
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 30, 2013
The Erotica novella, Dance of the Vampires by Cornelia Amiri has a great deal to offer, though it only plays at having romantic content.  The tale, which could be a wonderful story with the weight of thorough content, has great bones; no pun intended.  I would read it again for a quick fix of erotica now that I am aware of the potential.  However, my personal preference is a storyline that is impeccable with erotica thrown in, not the other way around.The characters are good.  Each exists in the reader's mind, but the only two that solidify at all are Ian and Sorcha.  Reader's are told only the first names of each character, which does not allot a closeness in the readers mind.  This might be passed over if there was more content to the tale, but in a short quick tale, the missing information is noticed.Written in third-person, the tale begins to unfold quickly and seems to pick up speed as it goes.  The confusing thing, which is never good in any tale, is that the cover art is gothic-period dress, the setting of the tale seems to fit that period as well; however, the speech and mechanics, such as transportation forms, is modern.  It is difficult to read a work when your brain is screaming "pick a century".The plot is good.  It needs to be expanded into a full novel.  Though, it must have the issues at hand fixed first.  Its pace needs to be brought down just a hair, and the introduction (first part of the tale) needs to be expanded and lengthened.  If this tale were a lover, it would have premature climax issues.  I realize some individuals read erotica just for the sake of arousal, but some readers aren't interested in a book full of quickies, and little to no content.  Saying two people love each other is not the same as allowing a reader to feel that love.  The public realizes a "B" movie is a bad thing, now the literary world needs to learn the same lesson.