Jeannette J. (TSarien) reviewed interesting Vampire Story on 9/18/2008 + 55 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 1

I actually liked this book. I've read some the Wolves cycle from Ms. Krinard, and I can honestly say that the slow building of the plot -and the twist at the end!- was very nice. Warring vampire gangs in the 1920's sounds a bit farfletched, but if you look at the actual history of the time period, it makes sense.
The relationship between Gwen and Dorian takes its own sweet time, which makes it completely believable. Ms Krinard has a very stylized prose that actually takes you there to the bleak humdrum of Hell's Kitchen and the misery of the docks and back alleys. It reflects on the journey of the heart that Gwen goes thru, from desolate to bright and in the middle of a war between good and evil.
Ms. Krinard introduces a concept almost unheard of in the genre: a Vampire dedicated to God. She has (masterfully) pushed this beacon of light into the background, to serve as a guide for those less altruisticly inclined... oh but I reveal too much.
This book has very little (sexy) romance, but the way Dorian and Gwen gravitate around each other is a thing romantic dreams (and nightmares) are made of.

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