Reviews

American Vampire : Band 2 by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque

martisham's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Vol 2 was much better than vol 1. The story telling was a lot easier to track and much more cohesive which made for an enjoyable read. Also great illustrations!

withthebanned's review against another edition

4.0

Suddenly loving this.

lindakat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 

Better than the first. The premise was unique (more so at least, than its predecessor). I liked seeing what Pearl was up to and the morally ambiguous Skinner Sweet. 

Cash was an interesting enough character, but he fell into predictable, tropey territory again; down and out, noir detective with a heart of gold and a vulnerable baby at home. Definitely going to continue the series, really starting to get into it.  

kat703's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

alehahandrita's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ktxx22's review against another edition

4.0

The plot thickens!! This story has layers on layers and I’m not really sure if we’re supposed to be rooting for sides or if clear front runners will emerge. He sneak peek on volume 3 has me feeling very intrigued looking forward to starting it soon.

booksletusescape's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lexihworth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

monica_r_jae's review against another edition

4.0

Freaky

trudilibrarian's review against another edition

4.0

This second installment of the American Vampire series is pretty juicy, the pages gushing blood and all sorts of other categories of nastiness.

Skinner Sweet is truly a vile invention, a convincing monster, a chilling vampire. Edward Cullen – you sir are a douche bag in a tree. Deal with it.



I love the historical feel of this series. This time we get an up-close look at 1930s Las Vegas -- the beginnings of its rise (or descent) to become Sin City. We also get a peek at the building of the Hoover Dam. And then there's Pearl Jones (you may remember this twenty-something Hollywood starlet-wannabe from Book 1). She is all kinds of awesome with something worse than death on her heels. And for fear of getting all spoilery, that's all I'll say about that.

I missed Stephen King's contributions this time around; I can only hope he will resume his collaboration with Snyder sooner rather than later. Please please. For now, this is a kick-ass series that shows A LOT of potential and I'm hungry for more!