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A review by leelah
Generation V by M.L. Brennan
4.0
4 stars read for me.
In a genre that is dominated by strong female lead character, I was all over new series with male character. UF is my favorite genre, but I do love variety. :)
Well, I think this was excellent debut for M.L. Brennan. It was fun, it held my attention from the beginning and I read it one sitting.
Fortitude is a vampire. Kind of... :) He is a vampire in becoming, but he holds to his human side very strongly. That's easily understood once you meet Fort's vampire family. Charming people, really. :)
Vampires are so overused in fiction and it's very hard coming with something new that's not ridiculous like sparkling, but it's still interesting. And Brennan managed that,she introduced a new twist on vampire lore preserving scary and dangerous image of them. I liked that.
Plot is fast-paced. New vampire is in town and he is killing girls. Unlike his family who don't really understand what's the big deal, Fort can't sit still. Not fully a vampire, with no money and no sense of preservation Fort goes on a mission to save girls. His only help is Suzume, shifter bodyguard his mother asigned to him. I absolutely loved her. She is funny, confident and she wrecks havoc wherever she is.:)
I deducted one star,because I didn't like how Fort was so damn miserable at the beginning. It's cliche and for someone who is living on his own defying his vampire family he didn't fit the spineless guy with cheating girlfriend and bad roommate.
I added book #2 on my tbr list.
In a genre that is dominated by strong female lead character, I was all over new series with male character. UF is my favorite genre, but I do love variety. :)
Well, I think this was excellent debut for M.L. Brennan. It was fun, it held my attention from the beginning and I read it one sitting.
Fortitude is a vampire. Kind of... :) He is a vampire in becoming, but he holds to his human side very strongly. That's easily understood once you meet Fort's vampire family. Charming people, really. :)
Vampires are so overused in fiction and it's very hard coming with something new that's not ridiculous like sparkling, but it's still interesting. And Brennan managed that,she introduced a new twist on vampire lore preserving scary and dangerous image of them. I liked that.
Plot is fast-paced. New vampire is in town and he is killing girls. Unlike his family who don't really understand what's the big deal, Fort can't sit still. Not fully a vampire, with no money and no sense of preservation Fort goes on a mission to save girls. His only help is Suzume, shifter bodyguard his mother asigned to him. I absolutely loved her. She is funny, confident and she wrecks havoc wherever she is.:)
I deducted one star,because I didn't like how Fort was so damn miserable at the beginning. It's cliche and for someone who is living on his own defying his vampire family he didn't fit the spineless guy with cheating girlfriend and bad roommate.
I added book #2 on my tbr list.