Date: 12 April 2011, 11:10
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This really is a fun series. Yes, some say it's full of "Vamp cliches," but I'm not picky when it comes to that. Part of liking Vamp books, I expect the basics, no reflections and all that. The author has done a great job with all of the elements that she incorporates in this series. It's a mixture of perilous situations with a lot of comic relief. We have the "Malcontents" who prey on humans and usually rape and murder their victims, and the good law abiding Vamps who all just seem miserable with their lot in life. They don't want to be Vampires and that's the one thing that I don't like about the series. When an author goes this route, showing us that their ashamed and disgusted with their natural biting instincts and inventing Vampire Fusion Cuisine drinks like "Chocolood" (blood mixed with chocolate) it takes the romance out of Vampirism and in turn, tends to make their dining experiences a bit disgusting to read. When our heroine has her "Blood lust" moment after being intimate with Austin, with the hissing and red eyes we all cringe. I prefer it when the author can write the scene in a way that any level headed girl would want to get in line to be next. The Hero Roman from the first in the series "How to Marry a Vampire Millionaire" is a Scientist (once a Monk before being attacked and turned) and is constantly working on formulas and ways for them to be "normal" again. So, it was weird in the first that the heroine Shanna did not want to become a Vampire ever, under any circumstances, but has decided to marry Roman, who is happy to have her for however long he can. I will probably continue with the series because of the Characters we have met thus far, but I prefer the route Kenyon and Feehan have taken. This series, like Lyndsay Sands, provides the comic relief sometimes needed in between the more gripping reads and endears you to the characters in a way that you just have to know who you'll read about next. I gave it 5 stars because it is not flawed in any way and is really a great read.
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