Scan barcode
laurabb's review against another edition
3.0
I only read the Michael Thomas Ford story because he's an author I like. It was fine, and not your typical vamp story (a refreshing change), but I can't say I'd recommend that you run out and buy it. Maybe for completists only?
djrmelvin's review
3.0
Four novellas about gay vampires that are almost as much romance novels as they are erotica. The writers do come up with some original canon for their vampires, but in the end, each story is about the noble vampire willing to give it all up for the man they love.
pussreboots's review
2.0
I only skimmed the last two as "inherrited vampirism" and "Highlander" type stories bug me. "His Hunger" was a nice compact story but I have to feel sorry for Minter. "Sting" had a great set up but the ending was just out of character for Ben as he had been set up over the course of the story.
lauriereadslohf's review
3.0
"His Hunger" by William J. Mann starts off this anthology of male/male vampiric goings-on. I enjoyed it for the atmosphere and it held my attention but it fizzled out in the end and felt unfinished. Pesky questions keep popping into my head that were left unanswered but then I've been told I ask too many questions and am too nosy.
I enjoyed "The Sting" much more than the previous tale. It's about a young guy who ditches his previous life after a painful loss to begin anew. He takes on a job as a librarian and begins to learn that there is something not quite right in his new town. I was anxious to turn the pages to learn more about Titus and the secretive young librarian and the secrets plaguing the town but then it fizzled out towards the end. I can't say why without spoiling things for others so I'll just say it had a lot to do with the "villain" of the piece and leave it at that.
"Braden's Bite" was readable but the dialogue in the beginning was so cartoonish and buffoonish I could barely get past it. It improved but my notes say "interesting but so melodramatic" and "sweetly romantic after a rough start". Yes, I need notes. The old brain isn't quite what it used to be.
"Devoured" was my favorite of the lot. Dark, deadly, sexy, edgy and poetic. Just the sort of story I most enjoy. The fact that the author incorporated wiccan sabbats throughout the story only made it all the more interesting. The relationship was nicely done too.
Overall a mixed bag of stories.
I enjoyed "The Sting" much more than the previous tale. It's about a young guy who ditches his previous life after a painful loss to begin anew. He takes on a job as a librarian and begins to learn that there is something not quite right in his new town. I was anxious to turn the pages to learn more about Titus and the secretive young librarian and the secrets plaguing the town but then it fizzled out towards the end. I can't say why without spoiling things for others so I'll just say it had a lot to do with the "villain" of the piece and leave it at that.
"Braden's Bite" was readable but the dialogue in the beginning was so cartoonish and buffoonish I could barely get past it. It improved but my notes say "interesting but so melodramatic" and "sweetly romantic after a rough start". Yes, I need notes. The old brain isn't quite what it used to be.
"Devoured" was my favorite of the lot. Dark, deadly, sexy, edgy and poetic. Just the sort of story I most enjoy. The fact that the author incorporated wiccan sabbats throughout the story only made it all the more interesting. The relationship was nicely done too.
Overall a mixed bag of stories.
More...