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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Sita is a more traditional vampire. She is vicious, brutal and she has no problems admitting it. There are also a lot of spiritual elements to the Last Vampire series as Sita is constantly juggling her promise to Krishna, her nature and her need to protect humanity. Its different being in the mind of a rational monster or maybe she's crazy my opinion tends to jump back and forth.
While Red Dice (book 3 in vol 1) was left on an cliffhanger im yet to decide if i will continue reading about Sita because while her story is different and interesting at times i find the story sluggish and with a to-read list as long as mine (you should see my hand-written one) i see no point is wasting time reading about characters i am only partially interested in.
While Red Dice (book 3 in vol 1) was left on an cliffhanger im yet to decide if i will continue reading about Sita because while her story is different and interesting at times i find the story sluggish and with a to-read list as long as mine (you should see my hand-written one) i see no point is wasting time reading about characters i am only partially interested in.
First off, I know this claims to be a Young Adult read, but I'd recommend it for older teens. There are elements in the book that are for more mature readers. Now, for my review...
This one was a bit of a hit or miss with me. Sometimes I enjoyed it, other times I was ready to set the book aside and start reading something else. But, for the most part, I did like it. I bought this book on a whim, having only seen it once or twice around the blogosphere, and let me tell you - you won't find any sparkly vampires here.
The leading character, a Miss Alisa Perne, is a 5,000 year old vampire who befriended some of the most accomplished artists, scholars, and influential people of the centuries. I found her history to be a most intriguing plot point in the storyline. One thing Alisa doesn't lack is tenacity. And my, does she have it ten-fold. Her cruelty and cunning personality are both amazing and ruthless. She's not your average leading female protagonist who you can relate to and/or empathize with. But her unforgivable nature is what makes her such a memorable character. In a way, you kinda just want to hate her at times - not going to lie.
The writing was most interesting in the fact that the prose often reached a poetical plateau, in a sense, that I just wasn't expecting. Every chapter is very much too the point. At times it almost read like a journal entry - or like you were hearing Alisa speak the words from her own lips. It gives the reader(s) an interesting look at her thought process.
The aspect that threw me the most was the mythological part of the story. Krishna? Vashnu? Huh? More than once I had struggled with the idea of skipping those chapters entirely, but because they were so laced with Alisa's past, I couldn't - not without jeopardizing the story anyway. In the end, intrigue won out and I thought it was an interesting part of the book. Definitely a unique twist in a vampire story.
Overall consensus: Thirst is a dark and gritty vampire book with unique mythological aspects, some - yet very little romance, and plenty of violence. Not cutthroat by any means, but there are some explosions, copious amounts of fighting, and some folks losing their heads. If you're looking for a light read, look elsewhere. But if you want a book that deals with vampires like they should be (ruthless paranormal creatures) then this is a book to be added to your "TBR" pile.
FULL REVIEW AT MY BLOG
This one was a bit of a hit or miss with me. Sometimes I enjoyed it, other times I was ready to set the book aside and start reading something else. But, for the most part, I did like it. I bought this book on a whim, having only seen it once or twice around the blogosphere, and let me tell you - you won't find any sparkly vampires here.
The leading character, a Miss Alisa Perne, is a 5,000 year old vampire who befriended some of the most accomplished artists, scholars, and influential people of the centuries. I found her history to be a most intriguing plot point in the storyline. One thing Alisa doesn't lack is tenacity. And my, does she have it ten-fold. Her cruelty and cunning personality are both amazing and ruthless. She's not your average leading female protagonist who you can relate to and/or empathize with. But her unforgivable nature is what makes her such a memorable character. In a way, you kinda just want to hate her at times - not going to lie.
The writing was most interesting in the fact that the prose often reached a poetical plateau, in a sense, that I just wasn't expecting. Every chapter is very much too the point. At times it almost read like a journal entry - or like you were hearing Alisa speak the words from her own lips. It gives the reader(s) an interesting look at her thought process.
The aspect that threw me the most was the mythological part of the story. Krishna? Vashnu? Huh? More than once I had struggled with the idea of skipping those chapters entirely, but because they were so laced with Alisa's past, I couldn't - not without jeopardizing the story anyway. In the end, intrigue won out and I thought it was an interesting part of the book. Definitely a unique twist in a vampire story.
Overall consensus: Thirst is a dark and gritty vampire book with unique mythological aspects, some - yet very little romance, and plenty of violence. Not cutthroat by any means, but there are some explosions, copious amounts of fighting, and some folks losing their heads. If you're looking for a light read, look elsewhere. But if you want a book that deals with vampires like they should be (ruthless paranormal creatures) then this is a book to be added to your "TBR" pile.
FULL REVIEW AT MY BLOG
I couldn’t finish this book. The writing was choppy and contradicting. The narrator was horrible and made little sense. Everything seemed rushed and just squeezed together. I was going to try and push through but I couldn’t. Maybe it gets better but after 120 pages I couldn’t make myself go on.
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adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Awesome. Alisa, the centuries old vampire falling in love? a twist I wouldn't have ever thought of.
I was hooked from the first sentence. I thought the cover was interesting, so that was why I decided to read it. I figured the cover was as good as its story, but it was better.
my response to the end.. WHAT?? cliffhangerrrr. who is it?? is she or isnt she? i need answers. now i must read the next book :)
countless other reviews say the same thing, the ego boasting is incredibly annoying. but its alot like an action movie with too much fakeness/ computer generated stuff. its just way too repetitive.. she thinks she awesome. we get it. but i believe it gets less and less as you continue on.
countless other reviews say the same thing, the ego boasting is incredibly annoying. but its alot like an action movie with too much fakeness/ computer generated stuff. its just way too repetitive.. she thinks she awesome. we get it. but i believe it gets less and less as you continue on.
First of all, terrible plot and writing by 2023 YA standards. Secondly, does anyone else see weird Twilight parallels because Last Vampire predates it by quite a bit lmfao
Not sure about this...
I just feel like the author made women look plain desperate. It was just instant love everywhere and it was sort of annoying. No, not sort of, very so much so I probably only finished this because I read or skim read so damn quickly. These sort of stories you don't have to focus on so I read this in a few hours.
I won't go for the next lot of books, I'm super disappointed that this is what I get when I venture out of my reading slump, a book (or books) I've been wanting to read for ages and they suck. Shame really but hey you live and learn!!
“Was it necessary?” he asked.
“Yes.”
“Did he suffer?”
“No, less than a minute.” I squeeze his hand and add, “I am sorry.”
He finally raises his eyes. “You gave me your blood out of guilt as
well.”
I nod. “I had to give something back after what I had taken.”
He puts a hand to his head. He doesn’t completely forgive me but
he understands, and for that I am grateful. He still misses his father.
“We won’t talk about it,” he says.
I just feel like the author made women look plain desperate. It was just instant love everywhere and it was sort of annoying. No, not sort of, very so much so I probably only finished this because I read or skim read so damn quickly. These sort of stories you don't have to focus on so I read this in a few hours.
I won't go for the next lot of books, I'm super disappointed that this is what I get when I venture out of my reading slump, a book (or books) I've been wanting to read for ages and they suck. Shame really but hey you live and learn!!