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krissynicole1013 's review for:
The Keep
by F. Paul Wilson
This is easily among the best vampire stories I have ever read. It stands tall among books like Summer of Night (my favorite) and Salem’s Lot (now my third favorite). The Keep is also among the creepiest “haunted house” books I have ever read. There is much to be feared here - both with the living and the dead. It is easily deserving of 5 stars.
Having just finished Simmons’ Children of Night, I felt that this book was able to accomplish much of what Simmons was not (for me) in regard to setting, history, and vampire mythos. The female lead in The Keep is quite strong, where I was exhausted with the lead in CON. The characters are very well developed (likable or not). The love story is even palatable - and that’s coming from someone who groans every time an author attempts to sprinkle in a little romance. I know The Keep it is part of a series, but it works very well as a stand-alone novel as well.
Having glanced at the remaining titles in this series, I was not sure what a few of them had to do with the overall storyline. The Keep was strong enough for me to decide to read them anyway, but I will be reading Reborn as book two instead of book 4, as was recommended on other review sites. Had I not enjoyed this book as much as I did, and were the remaining characters not set to reappear at the end of the series, I would be unlikely to continue (I’m not big on series).
I highly recommend this novel.
Having just finished Simmons’ Children of Night, I felt that this book was able to accomplish much of what Simmons was not (for me) in regard to setting, history, and vampire mythos. The female lead in The Keep is quite strong, where I was exhausted with the lead in CON. The characters are very well developed (likable or not). The love story is even palatable - and that’s coming from someone who groans every time an author attempts to sprinkle in a little romance. I know The Keep it is part of a series, but it works very well as a stand-alone novel as well.
Having glanced at the remaining titles in this series, I was not sure what a few of them had to do with the overall storyline. The Keep was strong enough for me to decide to read them anyway, but I will be reading Reborn as book two instead of book 4, as was recommended on other review sites. Had I not enjoyed this book as much as I did, and were the remaining characters not set to reappear at the end of the series, I would be unlikely to continue (I’m not big on series).
I highly recommend this novel.