vamps-n-stuff - , reviewed The Dark Heroine: Dinner with a Vampire (Dark Heroine, Bk 1) on + 93 more book reviews
Didn't make it past chapter 5. Very slow. Just didn't interest me enough to keep reading. Disappointed!
Elisabeth P. (BetsyP) reviewed The Dark Heroine: Dinner with a Vampire (Dark Heroine, Bk 1) on + 566 more book reviews
Paranormal romance by Abigail Gibbs. Violet Lee witnesses an unbelievable scene one night, while trying to meet up with her friends. She is then dragged into a world she never knew existed. Vampires, politics, intrigue, betrayal. The vampire royal family can't let her go, since she's learned of their existance, and insist that she accept the life of a vampire. But, Violet's father is an influental man within the British Government, and he wants his daughter back. Kasper, heir to the vampire royal throne, has no explanation why he spared Violet's life,and brought her into his world.
The first part of the book seemed slow and dragged on, for me. I couldn't understand why Violet didn't try harder to run away. But, somewhere around the middle of the book, the story really picked up, and I just had to keep reading. One complaint I have is that some events seemed to come out of nowhere all of a sudden. All of a sudden there is a Formal Ball, then did you hear about the Prophesy?...and by the way there are alternate Dimensions.
Yet and still, the book is very entertaining, exciting. Lots going on here, and it gets good after the scenes are set. Violet and Kasper are OK as main characters, but sometimes tedious. Violet: "He's a bloodsucking, arrogant jerk,..why to I care about him." Kasper: "She's nothing more than a lowly, yet attractive human girl, they are a dime a dozen....why can't I stay away from her."
The cover boasts "The Sexiest Romanance You'll Read This Year". Not really, but still a pretty entertaining read.
The first part of the book seemed slow and dragged on, for me. I couldn't understand why Violet didn't try harder to run away. But, somewhere around the middle of the book, the story really picked up, and I just had to keep reading. One complaint I have is that some events seemed to come out of nowhere all of a sudden. All of a sudden there is a Formal Ball, then did you hear about the Prophesy?...and by the way there are alternate Dimensions.
Yet and still, the book is very entertaining, exciting. Lots going on here, and it gets good after the scenes are set. Violet and Kasper are OK as main characters, but sometimes tedious. Violet: "He's a bloodsucking, arrogant jerk,..why to I care about him." Kasper: "She's nothing more than a lowly, yet attractive human girl, they are a dime a dozen....why can't I stay away from her."
The cover boasts "The Sexiest Romanance You'll Read This Year". Not really, but still a pretty entertaining read.
Kelsey O. -
Violet is in the wrong place at the wrong time when she ends up in Trafalgar Square in the wee hours of the morning. There she witnesses a mass murder and is swept away by the murderers. This plunges her into a world that she knows nothing about but finds out her father is very well aware of. Kasper, the prince and heir to his father's throne and the bad boy, doesn't know why he whisks Violet away but now he must live with the decision because if they kill her there will be a war between the humans and vampires. Violet's father is none other than the Secretary of State of Defense and is looking for any chance to wage war against Kasper's kind.
Violet's character is feisty but yet vulnerable. Her inner dialogue was interesting and a bit confusing at first but there is a reason for it (I won't give away why). The vampires in Gibb's story are really dark and at times a bit disturbed. In the beginning Violet connects with a vampire named Fabian who comes off as caring and understanding to Violet's plight. What may you ask is her plight? Well, Violet must decide to either become a vampire or die. She can't be allowed back into the world with what she knows about them now (think the reverse of Twilight). In a twist it is discovered that Violet is actually something more and that her and Kasper's future are really not so different.
I was not disappointed in Dinner with a Vampire and I will read the next installment. This story doesn't contain any sparkly vampires. Be prepared to enter a very dark and troubled world.
(Book was provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review)
Violet's character is feisty but yet vulnerable. Her inner dialogue was interesting and a bit confusing at first but there is a reason for it (I won't give away why). The vampires in Gibb's story are really dark and at times a bit disturbed. In the beginning Violet connects with a vampire named Fabian who comes off as caring and understanding to Violet's plight. What may you ask is her plight? Well, Violet must decide to either become a vampire or die. She can't be allowed back into the world with what she knows about them now (think the reverse of Twilight). In a twist it is discovered that Violet is actually something more and that her and Kasper's future are really not so different.
I was not disappointed in Dinner with a Vampire and I will read the next installment. This story doesn't contain any sparkly vampires. Be prepared to enter a very dark and troubled world.
(Book was provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review)
