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shannon_cocktailsandbooks's review
4.0
Blood and Whiskey is a quirky story of good versus evil, or in this case cowboy versus vampire. However, the vampires aren't all evil so it's hard for the cowboys to figure out just who they're supposed to be going after.
Lizzie Vaughan finds out fairly quickly that being the Vampire Queen isn't all it's cracked up to be. To stop a potential power play and to help align the Council more fairly, Lizzie agrees to convene the Council to LonePine so she can prove once and for all who she is and move forward. But she doesn't realize that the Reptiles are planning a revolt and their main goal is to get rid of Lizzie, permanently, and rule the Vampire community. Lucky for her, she's got her cowboy, Tucker, at her side.
Lizzie and Tucker can't seem to catch a break. When they should be readying themselves for the pending child, they have to deal with vampire politics and a few vampires who are off their rocker. Lizzie felt guilty about feeding from humans or for bringing the vampire mess down on Tucker and his family. Tucker was angry with the attacks on Lizzie and his friends and also wondering if everything they were going through was worth it. But through it all, their faith in each other and their love never wavered.
The supporting characters in this story were great. I loved Elita and her snooty, snobby, sarcastic attitude. But that wasn't the only reason I loved her. She was a woman who knew she was getting a second chance to live her life the right way, and while she may not always like it, she takes the lifeline Lizzie throws to her. Dad and Lenny were always good for a laugh...especially Lenny with his arsenal of weapon ready at a moments notice.
This was an entertaining story that was full of action, but also had some great comic relief elements. While it's not necessary to read the first book in the series to follow the storyline, it would probably be helpful just to know exactly what happened to Lizzie that turned her into a vampire.
Lizzie Vaughan finds out fairly quickly that being the Vampire Queen isn't all it's cracked up to be. To stop a potential power play and to help align the Council more fairly, Lizzie agrees to convene the Council to LonePine so she can prove once and for all who she is and move forward. But she doesn't realize that the Reptiles are planning a revolt and their main goal is to get rid of Lizzie, permanently, and rule the Vampire community. Lucky for her, she's got her cowboy, Tucker, at her side.
Lizzie and Tucker can't seem to catch a break. When they should be readying themselves for the pending child, they have to deal with vampire politics and a few vampires who are off their rocker. Lizzie felt guilty about feeding from humans or for bringing the vampire mess down on Tucker and his family. Tucker was angry with the attacks on Lizzie and his friends and also wondering if everything they were going through was worth it. But through it all, their faith in each other and their love never wavered.
The supporting characters in this story were great. I loved Elita and her snooty, snobby, sarcastic attitude. But that wasn't the only reason I loved her. She was a woman who knew she was getting a second chance to live her life the right way, and while she may not always like it, she takes the lifeline Lizzie throws to her. Dad and Lenny were always good for a laugh...especially Lenny with his arsenal of weapon ready at a moments notice.
This was an entertaining story that was full of action, but also had some great comic relief elements. While it's not necessary to read the first book in the series to follow the storyline, it would probably be helpful just to know exactly what happened to Lizzie that turned her into a vampire.
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Great, great, great book, really enjoyed it! Hope that there might be a 3rd book, so we can see their baby! But if not, great ending!
susanscribs's review
4.0
I can't remember how I discovered The Cowboy and the Vampire way back in 1999 (there was once these things called books with pages that you turned...) but it was like nothing I had read before. The mix of laconic, down-to-earth but heroic cowboy and blood-thirsty yet world-saving vampires was unique and delivered in a not-quite-serious but not-quite campy style. Keep in mind that this was five or years before vampires became hot, thanks to Twilight.
So when I saw that Cowboy was an Amazon Kindle Daily Deal and then discovered that Hayes and McFall had written a sequel, I immediately picked it up, but I was wary that lightning couldn't possibly strike twice - especially considering the ubiquitous nature of vampires in today's fiction. Fortunately, I was wrong. In many ways Blood and Whiskey is even better than its predecessor. The plot has more of a natural arc, with various story strands coming together in a dramatic conclusion, and the authors delve deeper into the troubling implications of Lizzie's still-new vampire lifestyle. There is nonstop action, and lots of quotable wisecracks of course, but the action seems to mean more this time.
I laughed, I cried, I eagerly await book 3 in the series.
So when I saw that Cowboy was an Amazon Kindle Daily Deal and then discovered that Hayes and McFall had written a sequel, I immediately picked it up, but I was wary that lightning couldn't possibly strike twice - especially considering the ubiquitous nature of vampires in today's fiction. Fortunately, I was wrong. In many ways Blood and Whiskey is even better than its predecessor. The plot has more of a natural arc, with various story strands coming together in a dramatic conclusion, and the authors delve deeper into the troubling implications of Lizzie's still-new vampire lifestyle. There is nonstop action, and lots of quotable wisecracks of course, but the action seems to mean more this time.
I laughed, I cried, I eagerly await book 3 in the series.
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