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moondance120's review
3.0
Sarah and Thierry arrive in Las Vegas for Thierry to accept his position with the Ring. Unfortunately, there are daily murders which point to an out of control vampire. A meeting with an old friend (enemy?) turns deadly as well and Thierry is the prime suspect. Sarah does her usual ditzy routine that somehow works. Add an old vampire in the body of a 6 year old that competes in Toddlers and Tiaras type pageants and you have a quirky, fun read 3 stars
alesia_charles's review
2.0
I wanted to like this book more than I did. In fact, I wanted to want to finish it. But alas, all I could come up with was a big "ho hum."
I did think the author was being a bit daring by starting her series after the heroine and the romantic lead had hooked up. Apparently, according to Sarah, it was quite the adventure - what with her being turned into a vampire and pursued by "hunters" and falling for a much older vampire named Thierry. The actual novel, though, starts when Thierry gets an assignment in Las Vegas, just like the cover blurb says.
I also kind of thought the pint-sized century-old vampire trying to make a living as a beauty pageant contestant was an interesting touch. (Though I also thought that perhaps modern vampire enthusiasts don't read Interview with the Vampire any more.)
And I'm of two minds about the Sarah + Thierry relationship. It seems to be very secure and healthy ... except for the part where vampires of Thierry's age can lose control when they get really upset. Ooookay then.
But. I'm really not a big fan of the idea that vampires and vampire-hunters can be running around the world and nobody but them knows about it. I mean, okay, these are the kind of vampires who can live just fine sipping from glasses of blood acquired (somehow) from blood donors, but they also need an organization dedicated to keeping themselves more or less in line. As in not murdering people. But apparently they don't have a system for helping support people like the 6-year-old pageant girl, who obviously can't hold down a job. And the vampire hunters? Self-appointed vigilantes run around killing people and every last one of them is great at keeping secrets? Suuure.
And then there's the plot. I didn't sign up to see Sarah make a foolish mistake and get herself captured by the vampire hunters. She'd given me the impression that she'd learned how to take care of herself, but instead she lurks outside their hangout for hours on end? Nuh. This is where I put the book down, and I just couldn't be bothered to pick it up again.
I guess I'm just not up for a wacky vampire mystery-type novel. It might actually be amusing to people who like the vampire genre more than I do - as long as they don't mind a book that doesn't take itself too seriously. But for me, well, it's gone back to the public library.
I did think the author was being a bit daring by starting her series after the heroine and the romantic lead had hooked up. Apparently, according to Sarah, it was quite the adventure - what with her being turned into a vampire and pursued by "hunters" and falling for a much older vampire named Thierry. The actual novel, though, starts when Thierry gets an assignment in Las Vegas, just like the cover blurb says.
I also kind of thought the pint-sized century-old vampire trying to make a living as a beauty pageant contestant was an interesting touch. (Though I also thought that perhaps modern vampire enthusiasts don't read Interview with the Vampire any more.)
And I'm of two minds about the Sarah + Thierry relationship. It seems to be very secure and healthy ... except for the part where vampires of Thierry's age can lose control when they get really upset. Ooookay then.
But. I'm really not a big fan of the idea that vampires and vampire-hunters can be running around the world and nobody but them knows about it. I mean, okay, these are the kind of vampires who can live just fine sipping from glasses of blood acquired (somehow) from blood donors, but they also need an organization dedicated to keeping themselves more or less in line. As in not murdering people. But apparently they don't have a system for helping support people like the 6-year-old pageant girl, who obviously can't hold down a job. And the vampire hunters? Self-appointed vigilantes run around killing people and every last one of them is great at keeping secrets? Suuure.
And then there's the plot. I didn't sign up to see Sarah make a foolish mistake and get herself captured by the vampire hunters. She'd given me the impression that she'd learned how to take care of herself, but instead she lurks outside their hangout for hours on end? Nuh. This is where I put the book down, and I just couldn't be bothered to pick it up again.
I guess I'm just not up for a wacky vampire mystery-type novel. It might actually be amusing to people who like the vampire genre more than I do - as long as they don't mind a book that doesn't take itself too seriously. But for me, well, it's gone back to the public library.
allandanybooks's review
5.0
Loved this
This book is awesome. I really enjoyed the story and the fact that the leading lady isn’t a damsel in distress but a bad luck magnet who tries her best to fight her own battles. Thierry is great as well and I really want to read more about the couple.
The plot was great. There was always something unexpected waiting around the corner so you never got bored with the story. Just loved it!
This book is awesome. I really enjoyed the story and the fact that the leading lady isn’t a damsel in distress but a bad luck magnet who tries her best to fight her own battles. Thierry is great as well and I really want to read more about the couple.
The plot was great. There was always something unexpected waiting around the corner so you never got bored with the story. Just loved it!
murderbydeath's review
3.0
This is the first book in a new mystery series based on a series called Immortality Bites - a paranormal romance series. I haven't read the paranormal romance series, since it really isn't my thing (the romance part), but I didn't find myself adrift at all reading this book.
I'm also not a fan of inner dialogue, and this book has a lot of it - she's angsty about marring a vampire several centuries older than she, worried about whether he'll be found guilty of a crime he didn't commit, and adrift because all her friends have scattered to the four winds (presumably at the end of the previous series).
But having said that, I liked the characters and the mystery was a good one (two mysteries, really). I will say, I found the ending to Thierry's suspicion of murder plot line to be very very weakI mean really, he's going to be released simply because they *said* they had proof that the murdered man set it up himself - because his ghost told them so? , but the serial killer plot line was a good one and I didn't see the guilty party until the end.
Not the strongest start to a series I've read, but certainly not the worst - there's a lot to like in this book and I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
I'm also not a fan of inner dialogue, and this book has a lot of it - she's angsty about marring a vampire several centuries older than she, worried about whether he'll be found guilty of a crime he didn't commit, and adrift because all her friends have scattered to the four winds (presumably at the end of the previous series).
But having said that, I liked the characters and the mystery was a good one (two mysteries, really). I will say, I found the ending to Thierry's suspicion of murder plot line to be very very weak
Not the strongest start to a series I've read, but certainly not the worst - there's a lot to like in this book and I'm looking forward to reading the next one.
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