missyanne's review
3.0
What more can be said than LOVED IT!! Read the whole book in under 2 hours as I couldn't put it down.
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emmelnie's review
4.0
What I really enjoyed about Her Vampire Hero is how much it made me think about life for a vampire. Lou is old, so very old, and his long experience makes him reluctant to have anything to do with Kat, the ER doctor who inadvertently witnesses his revival from a dangerously comatose state. After her discoveries and interest in him put her in danger from other vampires, Lou finds himself claiming Kat as his pet and servant to his whims.
Kat is somewhat naively interested in the vampire life but also chafes against the restrictions Lou is making her live with. But those restrictions are there to protect Kat, who doesn’t realize the risks she’s facing from fellow vampires. After all, when you’ve lived for thousands of years, vampires like Lou make enemies.
Kat is a great character—she’s smart, she realizes very quickly the situations she’s facing are not safe, and she adapts well to the changed realities she faces. Lou has this marvelous aged ennui about him that is completely revivified by Kat’s kindness and humanity. These two worked so well together as a couple, and I loved reading their interactions. But they aren’t perfect, and their imperfections grew out of their characters, which is the best kind of plot development in a romance. The problems that arise between them didn’t seem forced because the Plot Needed Tension.
There’s a nice return of characters like Selene and Lucius from the Bad Boy Alpha series by Renee Rose and Lee Savino. It was especially great to see the growth in Selene, who was a unique character in that earlier series.
There were some drawbacks to Her Vampire Hero. I thought Kat adapted way too quickly to the lifestyle Lou made for her. It felt strange, considering the drive she had to be a doctor and the compassion she had for others, that she went into a completely new life with little to no mention of her previous one after a quick visit to her apartment for clothes and one note to her parents. And I didn’t understand why it took Lou so long to find his own new home when he needed one. That did seem a bit like a plot manufacture to drive things along in a certain way.
Martin has an assured writing style, and her ability to build character is really marvelous. Her Vampire Hero gripped me from the start and didn’t let go until the last page was turned.
Kat is somewhat naively interested in the vampire life but also chafes against the restrictions Lou is making her live with. But those restrictions are there to protect Kat, who doesn’t realize the risks she’s facing from fellow vampires. After all, when you’ve lived for thousands of years, vampires like Lou make enemies.
Kat is a great character—she’s smart, she realizes very quickly the situations she’s facing are not safe, and she adapts well to the changed realities she faces. Lou has this marvelous aged ennui about him that is completely revivified by Kat’s kindness and humanity. These two worked so well together as a couple, and I loved reading their interactions. But they aren’t perfect, and their imperfections grew out of their characters, which is the best kind of plot development in a romance. The problems that arise between them didn’t seem forced because the Plot Needed Tension.
There’s a nice return of characters like Selene and Lucius from the Bad Boy Alpha series by Renee Rose and Lee Savino. It was especially great to see the growth in Selene, who was a unique character in that earlier series.
There were some drawbacks to Her Vampire Hero. I thought Kat adapted way too quickly to the lifestyle Lou made for her. It felt strange, considering the drive she had to be a doctor and the compassion she had for others, that she went into a completely new life with little to no mention of her previous one after a quick visit to her apartment for clothes and one note to her parents. And I didn’t understand why it took Lou so long to find his own new home when he needed one. That did seem a bit like a plot manufacture to drive things along in a certain way.
Martin has an assured writing style, and her ability to build character is really marvelous. Her Vampire Hero gripped me from the start and didn’t let go until the last page was turned.
lifeinthebooklane's review
3.0
I really enjoyed Her Vampire Hero. It's a very steamy, NSFW story with a slight dub-con feel but not overly dark. Both main characters were immensely likeable, I wasn't always 100% convinced by Kat's decisions but then it would have been a completely different book if she hadn't made some of them! I hasten to add that it didn't spoil my enjoyment of the story in any way, shape or form.
The interactions between Kat and Lou were amazing, they definitely had scorching hot chemistry. Whilst insta-love isn't a favourite trope of mine the author did do an excellent job of convincing me of the attraction between this pair and the situation didn't feel forced. In fact, the writing as a whole is of a high standard, and the story is eminently engaging.
I did feel the story occasionally lacked some background. Why was the 'King of Louisiana' so obsessed with destroying Lou? What was Lou's vampire background? Why did Lucian and Selene take to him so quickly? It felt as though some (minor) details were glossed over - possibly they occur in other books in the series, I haven't read them so wouldn't know. Since none of it was majorly important to the plot, again it didn't spoil my enjoyment.
For me personally, the last few chapters did feel a little abrupt. It would be wrong to say there weren't any clues as to how the story would evolve, but it was the way the focus/feel of the story changed so swiftly that made it just feel a little dissonant. It went from 'here we have a captive semi-consensual BDSM D/s relationship' to it suddenly being something else (I won't say what because..... spoilers). Whilst I still liked what I was reading it did leave me feeling slightly perturbed, a little thrown out of the story and for that reason it did lose half a star.
I would recommend this for those who enjoy well-written paranormal romances. The kink isn't too pervasive but the heat level in this one is scorching - you have been warned!
The interactions between Kat and Lou were amazing, they definitely had scorching hot chemistry. Whilst insta-love isn't a favourite trope of mine the author did do an excellent job of convincing me of the attraction between this pair and the situation didn't feel forced. In fact, the writing as a whole is of a high standard, and the story is eminently engaging.
I did feel the story occasionally lacked some background. Why was the 'King of Louisiana' so obsessed with destroying Lou? What was Lou's vampire background? Why did Lucian and Selene take to him so quickly? It felt as though some (minor) details were glossed over - possibly they occur in other books in the series, I haven't read them so wouldn't know. Since none of it was majorly important to the plot, again it didn't spoil my enjoyment.
For me personally, the last few chapters did feel a little abrupt. It would be wrong to say there weren't any clues as to how the story would evolve, but it was the way the focus/feel of the story changed so swiftly that made it just feel a little dissonant. It went from 'here we have a captive semi-consensual BDSM D/s relationship' to it suddenly being something else (I won't say what because..... spoilers). Whilst I still liked what I was reading it did leave me feeling slightly perturbed, a little thrown out of the story and for that reason it did lose half a star.
I would recommend this for those who enjoy well-written paranormal romances. The kink isn't too pervasive but the heat level in this one is scorching - you have been warned!
mawgand's review against another edition
5.0
I don't normally read para romance but I love this author's work so I have it a go. It's well written and keeps you engrossed throughout. Brilliant story line I just couldn't out it done. I loved Lou and his caring nature towards Kat. She was feisty in ways but her nurturing side helped bond them. Loved the side characters too.
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