A review by jmtaylor1981
The Last American Vampire by Seth Grahame-Smith

2.0

I give it 2 ½ stars. The idea had potential but the execution was a mess. There were too many non relevant back stories/relationships that just severed to remind you that the main character was 500+ years old (Yeah, got that in the 1st chapter) & had met a lot of historical figures in his long life. I wanted so badly to like this book; I found Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter rather enjoyable but this fell flat and just kept falling. I was white-knuckling it by the 9th chapter. I never understood the story or reason behind the main character's "nemesis" or why the relationship between heroine & "bad guy" went sour. The book ended with a possibility of a 3rd novel in the future. If Seth does write another installment (which I understand he is contractually obligated to write one more novel), I hope it's better than this one & picks up the story of the Union since it was so important & prominent in the beginning but was hardly mentioned at all by the end of the book.