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Jordan Castillo Price always delivers amazing world-building, and Hemovore is no exception. In a world where the emergence of HIV/AIDS is overshadowed after only a decade by HHV human hemovore virus (casually known as vampirism) love (and life in general) has become exponentially more complicated.
Jonathan and Mark feel a little less complex than Jordan's later characters, but they're still fully realized people. In fact, one of the things that I liked a lot about the book was
As with many of Jordan's books, the theme of intentional/found family is strong here, and it makes me happy. The supporting characters are realistic and diverse, and their inherent kindness and generosity of spirit are particularly welcome right now, considering the state of the world.
On a technical note, there were a couple of tiny typos, and the structure and pacing are a little rough around the edges, at least compared to what I expect of Jordan's current work though to be fair, Hemovore is still better than 95% of the M/M out there; I'm glad she chose to rework and re-release it.
(Note: I was provided an ARC in return for an honest review.)
Jonathan and Mark feel a little less complex than Jordan's later characters, but they're still fully realized people. In fact, one of the things that I liked a lot about the book was
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the touches of unreliable narrator at the beginning, with Mark's description of the precautions he takes to avoid contracting HHV while working for Jonathan, and the accompanying implication that these are typical in a post-HHV world. Of course, they later turn out to be more extreme than average because Mark is trying not only to avoid becoming a vampire, but also to avoid his feelings for Jonathan. It says a lot about who Mark is that he goes to such lengths to lie to himself.As with many of Jordan's books, the theme of intentional/found family is strong here, and it makes me happy. The supporting characters are realistic and diverse, and their inherent kindness and generosity of spirit are particularly welcome right now, considering the state of the world.
On a technical note, there were a couple of tiny typos, and the structure and pacing are a little rough around the edges, at least compared to what I expect of Jordan's current work though to be fair, Hemovore is still better than 95% of the M/M out there; I'm glad she chose to rework and re-release it.
(Note: I was provided an ARC in return for an honest review.)