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Dead Blood: Book One by Jay Bower

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coffeeisgood's review

I was excited by the idea of the book; vampire surviving the zombie apocalypse, heck yeah! But MC was boring and it the writing felt repetitive.

autumnadair13's review

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It's very much like the tv show "the walking dead". It's a bit boring and alot of repeating. If you love the show it's perfect for you. I'm not a fan of the show so it's eh.

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It's a neat concept, vampires and zombies are competing for their food. I liked that vampires could waste away and die if they didn't get blood in a relatively short amount of time too. That being said, I think this could do with another round of editing.

kriscent's review

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dark fast-paced

1.0

The premise is interesting but the execution is lacking. I found that for a vampire who's had thousands of years of practice he's really bad at being a vampire. He makes silly mistakes like talking out loud near a hoard of zombies and his "luring of prey" is cringe-worthy. Dorian also isn't likable. You need a MC you can root for, an anti-heto, a lovable rouge and the MC is just brutal and nasty. It would have helped if the author explained why he was disemboweling people, like he knew they were rapists, etc. instead we get a half-assed attempt at explaining that he's hungry and needs blood and these guys just happen to be there. This is after sacrificing a young girl to zombies after handicapping her so she can't escape and killing a countless amount of animals along the way. The story also get progressively more confusing and less interesting. I think the author should rethink the storyline and rewrite it.

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