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A review by scearceka
Solstice by Bryan Dull, Bryan W. Dull
5.0
Disclaimer: I received an e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
Gavin Moxley hunts vampires. Well, soon-to-be-turned vampires, those who haven't officially made the change, and never will if he has anything to do with it. He hunts a particular type, and for good reason: they're spreading AIDS. He feels as those his cause is noble; he's protecting innocents and keeping the vamp population from increasing. Win-win, right? That is, until he happens upon a pre-teen girl, stashed in the car of one of his "victims," and his whole life turns upside-down. What's with her? What's her story? And how is it that she knows so much about him, when he's never seen her before in his life?
I love a good vampire story, and this one is definitely a standout from the rest. The premise is extremely interesting with just Gavin's story, and once Solstice is thrown in, it just gets even better. They both have tragic backstories, and the more we learn about each of them, the more heartbreaking it becomes. They make a rather interesting team (much like Buffy and Angel, but without all the lovey-dovey issues), and throughout their short time together in the story, they certainly seem to find and attract a lot of trouble. I would highly recommend this story to anyone who likes vampires and/or the supernatural, but has been turned off by the likes of Twilight and other such romanticized vamp tales. This is not one of those, and I'll be sure to add future works by this author, especially of this genre, to my TBR list.
5 stars
Gavin Moxley hunts vampires. Well, soon-to-be-turned vampires, those who haven't officially made the change, and never will if he has anything to do with it. He hunts a particular type, and for good reason: they're spreading AIDS. He feels as those his cause is noble; he's protecting innocents and keeping the vamp population from increasing. Win-win, right? That is, until he happens upon a pre-teen girl, stashed in the car of one of his "victims," and his whole life turns upside-down. What's with her? What's her story? And how is it that she knows so much about him, when he's never seen her before in his life?
I love a good vampire story, and this one is definitely a standout from the rest. The premise is extremely interesting with just Gavin's story, and once Solstice is thrown in, it just gets even better. They both have tragic backstories, and the more we learn about each of them, the more heartbreaking it becomes. They make a rather interesting team (much like Buffy and Angel, but without all the lovey-dovey issues), and throughout their short time together in the story, they certainly seem to find and attract a lot of trouble. I would highly recommend this story to anyone who likes vampires and/or the supernatural, but has been turned off by the likes of Twilight and other such romanticized vamp tales. This is not one of those, and I'll be sure to add future works by this author, especially of this genre, to my TBR list.
5 stars