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calliek927's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this one, but it just didn't do it for me. The writing was ok, the characters were boring, and the storyline didn't reel me in. All of it.
Sad, because I'm having trouble finding some good vampire novels to read!
Sad, because I'm having trouble finding some good vampire novels to read!
badseedgirl's review against another edition
4.0
For HA 2022 Halloween Season Challenge: Vampire
This book has been sitting on my Overdrive Wishlist for several years. In all that time, I have just sort of ignored it, but I was looking for a book about vampires and I was recently informed that Overdrive is being replaced by Libby
This book has been sitting on my Overdrive Wishlist for several years. In all that time, I have just sort of ignored it, but I was looking for a book about vampires and I was recently informed that Overdrive is being replaced by Libby
kiaras's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
themahtin's review against another edition
Ok, but the protagonist dies far too many times. Nice connection to Jonathan from her previous work.
ogreart's review against another edition
4.0
I like the blending of genres. The noir mystery and the vampire story. Well thought out. Fun.
fbeemcee's review against another edition
4.0
A 40's era pulp-fiction-type book about a reporter who just happens to be a brand new vampire? Yeah. This is totally up my alley. The end was a little weak, but that could be due to it being the first in a series. I enjoyed the story, and I love Fleming as a lead character.
wannabekingpin's review against another edition
4.0
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skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Jack can’t remember what exactly happened. He just knows he was killed, and is now driven by vampire instincts and desire to find what was on that mysterious list gangsters demanded from him all the way to his death. After all, he was a journalist in his first life. Down this hellish road, luckily, he meets allies: an almost sherlockian detective, and, naturally, a girl…
My Opinion: While not the best detective you will ever read, it will sure do its best to entertain. Noir atmosphere, gangsters and cigar smoke, charming women hiding their strength, a disguise master detective, and… a vampire.
The book was easy to read, entertaining, and not too predictable either. I can give it a very firm 4 out of 5.
night mode reading ;
skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: Jack can’t remember what exactly happened. He just knows he was killed, and is now driven by vampire instincts and desire to find what was on that mysterious list gangsters demanded from him all the way to his death. After all, he was a journalist in his first life. Down this hellish road, luckily, he meets allies: an almost sherlockian detective, and, naturally, a girl…
My Opinion: While not the best detective you will ever read, it will sure do its best to entertain. Noir atmosphere, gangsters and cigar smoke, charming women hiding their strength, a disguise master detective, and… a vampire.
The book was easy to read, entertaining, and not too predictable either. I can give it a very firm 4 out of 5.
misterjay's review against another edition
4.0
The first time I read Bloodlist, it was brand new on the shelves in my local B. Dalton Bookstore. It was, in other words, a long time ago. However, it was also one that I re-read several times, along with its sequels, as I got older. I loved the then-new and still uncommon, setting of Chicago in the 30s, with gangsters and radio stars and, oh yeah, vampires. I loved how different it was from other major vampire series out at the time, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. I loved the main character, Jack Flemming, and how hard boiled he was and how much of a reluctant vampire he was.
And yet, for some reason, I fell off the series. Most likely in the late nineties when I couldn't find a missing volume and refused to skip over it. But a recent dip into the Wikipedia wormhole revealed that there are now more books in the series that I haven't read than there are ones I have. That, combined with a search on Audible revealing a recent production, spurred me to download the version read by Barrett Whitener (a name worthy of a vampire if ever there was one) and give it a try.
I was not disappointed. Not only was the production of the audio book well done, with a great performance from Whitener, the book holds up against my specific plot memories and nostalgic sense memories equally well. The story is still a crisp, pg-13 noir story that just happens to have a vampire as a key player. The attention to detail in the setting makes for a lot of fun, snappy dialogue and interesting characters. Also, I still enjoy the way author Elrod plays with the standard vampire tropes, making her characters aware of Bram Stoker and his book and constantly referencing it as a source for comparison.
In fact, I enjoyed the audio book so much that buying the next volume in the series is not in question, but whether to buy the print or audio edition very much is.
Highly recommended.
(As a final note, this is an ideal book for young readers with a like of the supernatural. There is some blood and some gunplay and a short sex scene, but nothing that should be awkward for more precocious 13 and 14 year olds.)
And yet, for some reason, I fell off the series. Most likely in the late nineties when I couldn't find a missing volume and refused to skip over it. But a recent dip into the Wikipedia wormhole revealed that there are now more books in the series that I haven't read than there are ones I have. That, combined with a search on Audible revealing a recent production, spurred me to download the version read by Barrett Whitener (a name worthy of a vampire if ever there was one) and give it a try.
I was not disappointed. Not only was the production of the audio book well done, with a great performance from Whitener, the book holds up against my specific plot memories and nostalgic sense memories equally well. The story is still a crisp, pg-13 noir story that just happens to have a vampire as a key player. The attention to detail in the setting makes for a lot of fun, snappy dialogue and interesting characters. Also, I still enjoy the way author Elrod plays with the standard vampire tropes, making her characters aware of Bram Stoker and his book and constantly referencing it as a source for comparison.
In fact, I enjoyed the audio book so much that buying the next volume in the series is not in question, but whether to buy the print or audio edition very much is.
Highly recommended.
(As a final note, this is an ideal book for young readers with a like of the supernatural. There is some blood and some gunplay and a short sex scene, but nothing that should be awkward for more precocious 13 and 14 year olds.)
git_r_read's review against another edition
4.0
I like paranormal books and I cannot lie. I love new-to-me premise paranormal books. Historical paranormal can be fab of ick, like any kind of genre I guess. It works really well here in a setting of the 1930s: mob bosses, memories of "speaks" during Prohibition, torch singers...and vampires.
It starts fairly abruptly with Jack Fleming, ace reporter, waking to find himself with little to no memory of how he came to be where he is and a strange feeling inside.
I liked his self-discovery of how to be a vampire and a rather mellow one at that. No rabid must-feed-on-humans hunger and following the instructions of the woman who made him.
He has a bone to pick, though, with the criminal underground and the story flows along as Jack takes care of business.
I hope I can find more in the series, especially in audio format.
Definite recommend.
It starts fairly abruptly with Jack Fleming, ace reporter, waking to find himself with little to no memory of how he came to be where he is and a strange feeling inside.
I liked his self-discovery of how to be a vampire and a rather mellow one at that. No rabid must-feed-on-humans hunger and following the instructions of the woman who made him.
He has a bone to pick, though, with the criminal underground and the story flows along as Jack takes care of business.
I hope I can find more in the series, especially in audio format.
Definite recommend.
kimberlymichelle's review against another edition
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5