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3.0 AVERAGE
3.0 AVERAGE
What more could a librarian want than to be asked to preserve and archive a collection of rare first edition books? When Anushka, Noosh, meets an intriguing stranger she is immediately smitten, when she finds out he's a vampire it's like her bookish dreams have become a reality. Turns out being an archivist for a vampire isn't quite what she expected.
This book was fast paced which kept me turning the pages and/or listening. There are a lot of words and phrases from other languages both real and Am'r which is the language of vampires/what vampires are called in this universe. A handy dictionary is in the back of the book but explanations and translations that are relevant to the character are explained and if you don't flip back and forth to the dictionary you can be on the same road of discovery as Noosh. There was some serious spice in this book, sometimes a bit much for my taste but it is relevant to the character development and isn't overly gratuitous in description or trite. There is definitely lots of plot and story which is great.
I read this book and listened to the audiobook when I wasn't able to read it. I definitely had to turn the volume down in my car during some of the scenes. Amber Benson is an AMAZING audiobook narrator. She reads each character with different accents and truly her narration kept my attention that I didn't drift off and have to rewind while driving.
I bought the series at the Hellmouth Convention in Torrance, CA and received a digital copy of the audiobook of the first book for free as a convention exclusive. Totally worth buying the series based on talking with the gals at the table and the lure of the audiobook alone.
This book was fast paced which kept me turning the pages and/or listening. There are a lot of words and phrases from other languages both real and Am'r which is the language of vampires/what vampires are called in this universe. A handy dictionary is in the back of the book but explanations and translations that are relevant to the character are explained and if you don't flip back and forth to the dictionary you can be on the same road of discovery as Noosh. There was some serious spice in this book, sometimes a bit much for my taste but it is relevant to the character development and isn't overly gratuitous in description or trite. There is definitely lots of plot and story which is great.
I read this book and listened to the audiobook when I wasn't able to read it. I definitely had to turn the volume down in my car during some of the scenes. Amber Benson is an AMAZING audiobook narrator. She reads each character with different accents and truly her narration kept my attention that I didn't drift off and have to rewind while driving.
I bought the series at the Hellmouth Convention in Torrance, CA and received a digital copy of the audiobook of the first book for free as a convention exclusive. Totally worth buying the series based on talking with the gals at the table and the lure of the audiobook alone.
Tone was all over the place. Comedy falls flat but also undercuts the more serious, dramatic moments, so neither genre is successful within the narrative.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It’s hard to find a new take on the vampire mythology but this author has a fresh view set in the current world. There’s lots of different languages used by the vampires and the author gives you the choice of being confused like the modern American heroine or there’s a cheat sheet in the back.
The book opens with lots of romance then moves to the action/adventure part of the story. It’s self contained but I really want to find out what happens next. It could be considered a mild cliffhanger.
The book opens with lots of romance then moves to the action/adventure part of the story. It’s self contained but I really want to find out what happens next. It could be considered a mild cliffhanger.
This sounded like a book that was right in my lane, and I really hoped to like it. Unfortunately the writing style just was not for me and I couldn't read this.
When every scene of the book has the protagonist having an internal conversation with herself while having a conversation with the other people she's talking to, and that internal conversation mostly comprises her telling herself what an idiot she sounds like, it becomes distracting and tedious very quickly. It also takes a reader - this reader at least - out of the experience, and away from the plot.
Some people may enjoy the internal dialogue Noosh carrys on with herself while experiencing the real world, but it just didn't work for me at all. When you are getting irritated at page 25 of a nearly 350 page book, it is a bad sign. For me it was a sign that this is not the book for me, and I am going to call this a wrong choice, and move on.
When every scene of the book has the protagonist having an internal conversation with herself while having a conversation with the other people she's talking to, and that internal conversation mostly comprises her telling herself what an idiot she sounds like, it becomes distracting and tedious very quickly. It also takes a reader - this reader at least - out of the experience, and away from the plot.
Some people may enjoy the internal dialogue Noosh carrys on with herself while experiencing the real world, but it just didn't work for me at all. When you are getting irritated at page 25 of a nearly 350 page book, it is a bad sign. For me it was a sign that this is not the book for me, and I am going to call this a wrong choice, and move on.