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empressvoodoo72's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
whimsically_roberta's review against another edition
2.0
Well, that was really terrible. What in the hell? I read the first book in the series last year, and remember enjoying it well enough. And this one starts in Scotland! And goes to New Orleans! Vampires! Sounds promising! **very minor spoilers to follow**
I lost count of all the many ridiculous plot holes and inconsistencies in this book. I was enjoying it, despite its many flaws, up until about 2/3 through the book, at which point my patience ran out. Because it got stupid AND boring. I skimmed the last quarter of the book — why did I even bother? I literally finished the book tossed it aside, and told my husband, “Well, that was stupid. And terrible.”
Remember in the Princess Bride, when the dude is just mostly dead? Well, this reminded me of that, only not funny. A vampire bite is always deadly!! Well, just mostly deadly. Sometimes not at all. You always turn if your bitten!! Well, except when they just bite a little bit. Then you’re probably ok? What is their unit of measurement for bitten badly, or not so badly? If they feed from you, you’re definitely their slaves!! Sometimes. The vampire loves the sweet taste of child’s blood!!!! But he’ll pass on an easy meal if the reader might get mad at him for snacking on babies. He’ll even put them in their cribs (P.S. these “babies” are 3 years old) before taking just a little blood from their mom. But he won’t bite her “too bad”. Just the little bit bad. She’ll be ok. And yet the same vampire will tear non-main characters limb from literal limb. Because we aren’t attached to them, so it’s ok. They’re the red shirts. Sure. Ok.
And the TSTL moments are plentiful. And then somehow, a basic boring novel writer magically becomes a computer hacker for a minute. Out of the blue. And she’s friends with the heroine, but then for no apparent reason, she’s suddenly “that pesky friend”. Huh? And EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE BOOK MAGICALLY ENDS UP IN SCOTLAND for the final anti-climactic scene. Whaaaat? How? Why? WHY?!
I could go on. And on. But I won’t. I am soooo officially done with this series it’s not even funny.
I lost count of all the many ridiculous plot holes and inconsistencies in this book. I was enjoying it, despite its many flaws, up until about 2/3 through the book, at which point my patience ran out. Because it got stupid AND boring. I skimmed the last quarter of the book — why did I even bother? I literally finished the book tossed it aside, and told my husband, “Well, that was stupid. And terrible.”
Remember in the Princess Bride, when the dude is just mostly dead? Well, this reminded me of that, only not funny. A vampire bite is always deadly!! Well, just mostly deadly. Sometimes not at all. You always turn if your bitten!! Well, except when they just bite a little bit. Then you’re probably ok? What is their unit of measurement for bitten badly, or not so badly? If they feed from you, you’re definitely their slaves!! Sometimes. The vampire loves the sweet taste of child’s blood!!!! But he’ll pass on an easy meal if the reader might get mad at him for snacking on babies. He’ll even put them in their cribs (P.S. these “babies” are 3 years old) before taking just a little blood from their mom. But he won’t bite her “too bad”. Just the little bit bad. She’ll be ok. And yet the same vampire will tear non-main characters limb from literal limb. Because we aren’t attached to them, so it’s ok. They’re the red shirts. Sure. Ok.
And the TSTL moments are plentiful. And then somehow, a basic boring novel writer magically becomes a computer hacker for a minute. Out of the blue. And she’s friends with the heroine, but then for no apparent reason, she’s suddenly “that pesky friend”. Huh? And EVERYONE IN THE WHOLE BOOK MAGICALLY ENDS UP IN SCOTLAND for the final anti-climactic scene. Whaaaat? How? Why? WHY?!
I could go on. And on. But I won’t. I am soooo officially done with this series it’s not even funny.
jenntlebelle's review against another edition
2.0
Got this as a wrapped mystery book at a local Farmers Market, with the amazon star rating (4.5/5 stars) the first line of the book as a clue to what it was about: "The moon was full."
Realized fairly quick that this likely wasn't a standalone, as it seemed some details were missing that the author assumed you would know from previous volumes. Details were filled in slowly over time, but overall I felt it was lacklustre. A lot of lead in to who the 'big baddie' was (you know who the accomplice is pretty early) and then it was all over in the last 5 pages. And it seemed just anticlimactic-- not that I need graphic, but also immediate dust was a let down. Lame.
From reading summary of the first two, can say that those characters showed up at the end too.
I likely won't be returning to this series.
Realized fairly quick that this likely wasn't a standalone, as it seemed some details were missing that the author assumed you would know from previous volumes. Details were filled in slowly over time, but overall I felt it was lacklustre. A lot of lead in to who the 'big baddie' was (you know who the accomplice is pretty early) and then it was all over in the last 5 pages. And it seemed just anticlimactic-- not that I need graphic, but also immediate dust was a let down. Lame.
From reading summary of the first two, can say that those characters showed up at the end too.
I likely won't be returning to this series.
wyvernfriend's review
3.0
This would probably have been more pleasing if I had read more in this series, however I haven't so I'm not sure if this is a typical read in this series or just a book that features some of the characters from the series.
It does have Vampires and Werewolves in the story but that's actually not very important to the plot. They felt like they could have been replaced by ordinary people and not really changed the story much. So I was left with a vague wondering why they were necessary in this story of human courage and spirit overcoming paranormal evil. Some of the plot twists did take me by surprise but this was basically a story about some Satanists wanting to manifest a demon and what two people have to do to fight it.
It was readable but sometimes I felt that things were a little forced and didn't flow well.
It does have Vampires and Werewolves in the story but that's actually not very important to the plot. They felt like they could have been replaced by ordinary people and not really changed the story much. So I was left with a vague wondering why they were necessary in this story of human courage and spirit overcoming paranormal evil. Some of the plot twists did take me by surprise but this was basically a story about some Satanists wanting to manifest a demon and what two people have to do to fight it.
It was readable but sometimes I felt that things were a little forced and didn't flow well.
plurabelle's review against another edition
3.0
Better than the first book in the series, [b:Beneath A Blood Red Moon|398332|Beneath A Blood Red Moon (Vampire, Book 1)|Shannon Drake|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239564701s/398332.jpg|975083], but once again the story seemed to fall apart towards the end of the book. The ending itself was extremely frustrating, and left more questions than answers.
I love the character of Lucian. He is a near-perfect anti-hero. However, his heroine Jade ended up coming off as somewhat whiny. The secondary characters (Jade's friends from her writers group especially) were for the most part entertaining, and provided a bit of much needed comic relief.
For me, the single biggest problem was the fact that Lucian & Jade's future was left pretty much up in the air. The ending to BABRM while extremely far fetched in it's resolution, at least left little doubt as to the path that Maggie & Sean were on. Where as with this book, the reader is left feeling more than a little cheated out of a proper ending.
I love the character of Lucian. He is a near-perfect anti-hero. However, his heroine Jade ended up coming off as somewhat whiny. The secondary characters (Jade's friends from her writers group especially) were for the most part entertaining, and provided a bit of much needed comic relief.
For me, the single biggest problem was the fact that Lucian & Jade's future was left pretty much up in the air. The ending to BABRM while extremely far fetched in it's resolution, at least left little doubt as to the path that Maggie & Sean were on. Where as with this book, the reader is left feeling more than a little cheated out of a proper ending.
kaygay13's review against another edition
The POV switched three times in the first chapter without clear breaks (for me) so I might come back to it at a later time when I want a book that takes effort if that makes sense.
gooberdawn's review against another edition
5.0
Just as the others in the series thus far, well worth the read.
gooberdawn's review against another edition
5.0
Again - the author did not disappoint. If you liked the other books in the series, you would like this one as well.
perfectlymisaligned's review against another edition
3.0
Better than the first book in the series, [b:Beneath A Blood Red Moon|398332|Beneath A Blood Red Moon (Vampire, Book 1)|Shannon Drake|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1239564701s/398332.jpg|975083], but once again the story seemed to fall apart towards the end of the book. The ending itself was extremely frustrating, and left more questions than answers.
I love the character of Lucian. He is a near-perfect anti-hero. However, his heroine Jade ended up coming off as somewhat whiny. The secondary characters (Jade's friends from her writers group especially) were for the most part entertaining, and provided a bit of much needed comic relief.
For me, the single biggest problem was the fact that Lucian & Jade's future was left pretty much up in the air. The ending to BABRM while extremely far fetched in it's resolution, at least left little doubt as to the path that Maggie & Sean were on. Where as with this book, the reader is left feeling more than a little cheated out of a proper ending.
I love the character of Lucian. He is a near-perfect anti-hero. However, his heroine Jade ended up coming off as somewhat whiny. The secondary characters (Jade's friends from her writers group especially) were for the most part entertaining, and provided a bit of much needed comic relief.
For me, the single biggest problem was the fact that Lucian & Jade's future was left pretty much up in the air. The ending to BABRM while extremely far fetched in it's resolution, at least left little doubt as to the path that Maggie & Sean were on. Where as with this book, the reader is left feeling more than a little cheated out of a proper ending.
tabatha_shipley's review
3.0
This story takes place in Salem, Massachusetts, a place I am familiar and enraptured with. The story also happens to take place the week of Halloween which is a pretty major holiday around those parts.
I enjoyed the two main characters and the mystery surrounding them. Alas, it was a bit predictable and the ending was anticlimactic for my tastes. In my humble opinion if you spend 400 pages on the week prior to an event, feel free to spend more than 50 on the major event. But, I digress.
It was a good story, meant for cheap thrills which is delivered. I'm glad I read this one around Halloween.
I enjoyed the two main characters and the mystery surrounding them. Alas, it was a bit predictable and the ending was anticlimactic for my tastes. In my humble opinion if you spend 400 pages on the week prior to an event, feel free to spend more than 50 on the major event. But, I digress.
It was a good story, meant for cheap thrills which is delivered. I'm glad I read this one around Halloween.