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Silk Over Razor Blades by Ileandra Young

suleika's review against another edition

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5.0

Really awesome story! Very different vampire story from what I normally read and I totally loved it. Great characters and great story line.
This one has action, mystery and even a sad part. I'm still not over what happened to Nick.
I loved how the story went back to Saar's life and how we got told how everything started. I also love that Lenina is connected to Saar and cannot wait to know what will happen to Lenina, will she still be her later or will Saar take over? It's a mystery I really want to discover.
I like how the vampires are killers, they are not weak. Actually all the characters are strong, I love it!
I will definitely recommend to all my paranormal reader friends.

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3.0

This book has a slow beginning, even though or maybe because it takes place in two timelines. The often used short, abrupt sentences don't help either. There were some mistakes as well, like no space between words.

The first main character is Lenina, who I couldn't connect with at all. She rather irritated me, to be honest. She is sexually assaulted, sees her attacker on another day and still goes alone. Overall safety isn't really on her mind. One of the cops who investigates her case on the other hand... That relationship didn't sit well with me. And why is she so obsessed with his peppermint breath? I don't know how often the reader reads about peppermint (a kindle search tells me 14 times).

The other main character's timelines takes place in the past. And guess what? I didn't like Saar as well. Mainly because I got the feeling like he didn't treat his lovers well. Both are in love with him, but not with each other and still they have to deal with the fact that he is together with them both. That's not really healthy. The way he handled being a vampire was the most interesting thing about this book, but not interesting enough to captivate me. I often found myself skipping lines.

The author provided me with a free copy in exchange for an honest review. Thank you.
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