Review: Clever and Imaginative
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 27, 2011
Rachel, is a centuries old vampire but with the face of a young woman. Like all her vampire kind, she ages at a much slower rate than mortals. In spirit, she's also a young woman. The story opens on Halloween and Rachel longs to join in some "human" fun. What better place than the popular Goth club in Cardiff, Wales, where she is "living," at the moment? She drifts inside and sits at the bar where she is both amused by and blends in with the club's revelers in vampire costumes.Daniel, one of the club's owners notices the lovely new patron and asks her to dance. The mutual attraction has Rachel promising to return the next night. What she doesn't realize, and he, a mortal can't know, is Max, an rogue vampire looking for a powerful but missing book which contains the means to reign over all vampire cults and enslave mortals has tracked the book to Daniel's home. Max will stop at nothing to obtain the book, including killing Daniel. Once Rachel becomes aware of Max's intentions, she must figure out a way to defeat him and keep Daniel safe. As the story progresses, she learns she has strength she never knew she had. What she doesn't have is the a way to keep from falling in love with Daniel in the process.When Daniel discovers the truth about Rachel and what Max plans, he insists on helping her defeat Max. Together, and with a bit of help from her allies, they are a formidible team.The story is well paced and the characters are well drawn. Ms. Felices has a great imagination. Her settings paint a vivid picture and the background she gives for the origins of the vampires is very clever. This is an excellent debut book, which manages to give the reader a different spin on a vampire tale. I understand Ms. Felices plans on making a series of her vampire stories. I can't wait for Aaron, Rachel's vampire friend to have his own book.