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Vampire Zero: A Gruesome Vampire Tale by David Wellington

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hirvimaki's review

3.0

Another good book in this very enjoyable series, although I did not like it quite as much as the previous two. Very well written and with a very solid plot, this feels much more like a piece in a larger story arc than the previous novels, which could stand alone. I think I see where Wellington is going with this (as a piece of an over-all story-line) and because this one was more of a bridge did not distract (much) from the excitement. I am thoroughly enjoying the parallel lines of character transformation (human into vampire and police officer into vampire hunter) and am impressed with Wellington's ability to hold a point of tension that is both believable and compelling.

pastelpageturner's review

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1.0

I just had a hard time getting into the story.
I may try reading it again see if I can find something that may get me into it.

cheesygiraffe's review against another edition

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4.0

Definitely gruesome but oh so good. Laura is still a vampire hunter but she's hunting Arkeley now because he is one. She has basically turned out just like he was before he turned. She's letting the job consume her and doing nothing with her personal life. Once she was a good State Trooper now she's become obsessed with hunting down Arkeley and destroying him no matter what the cost.

jrobles76's review

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4.0

Great book that adds more to the mythology that Wellington created in the first two vampire books. I love that Laura never becomes a super-bad-ass vampire killer, she's always a regular person struggling to keep people alive. She's like John McClane in Die Hard, fighting terrorists because he's the only one available. Laura would love for someone else to do this, but she's the only one with the experience.

Laura Caxton may not be Buffy or Blade, but if I was up against Vamps I'd want her on my side.

wdlopez's review

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4.0

Wellington's vampire stories, the whole lot of them, are great. This one was exceptionally less violent than the others, but has its share of gore. Character development is great, it matters when characters die, the whole fictitious world is believable, the hero is mortal, ruins her relationships with her obsessive hunt for vampires.... yeah, great book.