Review: Great vampire tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2014
This is one of those books that I wish would’ve been longer. I could’ve easily and gladly read 200 more pages about Gabriel and Calista. This novella though is only 60+ pages long.Calista is a “gifted” human, she possesses a special power that can destroy a vampire. To employ this power, she needs to have sex with her vampire victim, which is not a problem for her since she is solely attracted to vampires and not human males. Although Calista is content with her life purpose to annihilate vampire bloodlust, this changes when she meets the powerful Master Gabriel.In short books or novellas I often find authors have difficulties developing adequate characterization. Although Calista’s character could’ve been fleshed out more (or maybe this occurred in the short prequel that I haven’t read), I was fascinated by Gabriel. The author more than adequately conveys his raw power, strength, and uniqueness. Gabriel is not like other vampires because he has emotions and feelings that Calista perceives and embraces. He also has another secret that makes him different. I wanted to read more about him, get to know him and his thoughts, and by the end of the book I just plainly wanted <i>him</i>.The story is short, intriguing and entertaining. We have an evil villain, a strong heroine, a powerful alpha hero with the power to love regardless of his nature, fighting action scenes, and very hot steamy sex. I do recommend this book if you enjoy short novellas and vampire stories.