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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
Of the three books by this author, "The Dangerous Ones" is better than book two.
The Civil War, but with vampires
For me, this book was a solid 3.5.
I liked it, but I didn't love it.
The premise was really good, I thought it would be interesting to see a historical event with magical elements, and that was my favourite part of the story.
But chunks of the book fell flat for me, and some parts left me with questions.
And while I can understand that Jerusalem struggled with her feelings for Alexei , him being a vampire and all… she was mostly awful to him.
It made me not like her, nor did I want them to end up together.
For me, this book was a solid 3.5.
I liked it, but I didn't love it.
The premise was really good, I thought it would be interesting to see a historical event with magical elements, and that was my favourite part of the story.
But chunks of the book fell flat for me, and some parts left me with questions.
And while I can understand that Jerusalem struggled with her feelings for Alexei , him being a vampire and all… she was mostly awful to him.
It made me not like her, nor did I want them to end up together.
I really tried to like this but taking a white vampire man through the Underground Railroad just doesn’t sit right in my spirit. I couldn’t keep pushing 😖
Actual rating 2.5 stars. I really wanted to love this one. If anyone was set up to love this book it was me, a historian who worked in a civil war museum and is obsessed with vampires. I thought the lore and the character backstories were well done. The writing style didn’t really bother me. Unfortunately I agree with most of the other reviews in terms of the relationship. I almost wish Lex and Jer wouldn’t have known each other for a whole year already because they’re established friends, they have an established bond but after a whole year she’s still name calling him and treating him like she would an enemy. Which, trauma fair, but then don’t have them be so established. It came off as if the only person in the world allowed to have trauma according to Jerusalem was Jerusalem. It was exhausting and that’s saying something that it was the most difficult part when I was braced to go in dealing with themes of slavery, violence against women and hate crimes.
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Writing style is pretty good but the plot and romance are already tropey-cringy.
Short Synopsis:
In a Civil War area, where vampires exist, Jerusalem is a Saint with quick reflexes and super strength. After escaping to the North, she joins the union army to fight against the vampire confederate army.
My Thoughts:
I thought this was such a great take on a vampire novel bringing vampires to the civil war. And the dynamic between Jerusalem - a formerly enslaved black girl - and Alexei - a white vampire - has so much beautiful potential - especially for that time period. The romance aspect unfortunately felt unhealthy a lot of the times though.
The history was the spotlight of the book. (Though the language was very modern, which didn’t bother me, but might for others who are historical purists.)
What You’ll Find:
In a Civil War area, where vampires exist, Jerusalem is a Saint with quick reflexes and super strength. After escaping to the North, she joins the union army to fight against the vampire confederate army.
My Thoughts:
I thought this was such a great take on a vampire novel bringing vampires to the civil war. And the dynamic between Jerusalem - a formerly enslaved black girl - and Alexei - a white vampire - has so much beautiful potential - especially for that time period. The romance aspect unfortunately felt unhealthy a lot of the times though.
The history was the spotlight of the book. (Though the language was very modern, which didn’t bother me, but might for others who are historical purists.)
What You’ll Find:
dark
hopeful
informative
fast-paced