Book 44, 2015
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chez_jaeI brought my work book home this evening to finish, and finish it I did, just now.
:D
The book was Forever and the Night by Linda Lael Miller. It's the first book she wrote in the paranormal/vampire genre. I used to devour books by this author, but I've gradually veered away from romances in general, preferring cozy mysteries and urban fantasy now. She's a fabulous author, but I realized her writing smacks of purple prose. I am certain I lapped it up in my youth, but now it just seemed a bit much.
The story centers on Aidan Tremayne, reluctant vampire, and Neely Wallace, former assistant to a senator who exposed his mob connections and is now on the run. In addition, we have Maeve, Aidan's twin who insisted on being turned into a vampire, too, so as not to be parted from her brother (weird!), vampire Valerian who fancies himself in love with Aidan (intriguing!), and Lisette, the mad, dastardly Queen of Vampires who originally turned Aidan and who refuses to let him go. Yeah, it was like a soap opera.
There were two plots going on: one of Aidan trying to reclaim his humanity, and the other of Neely trying to stay one step ahead of the mob. The two of them fall in love after two brief encounters (really?!), and it's a big, flowery yawn fest from there. The story was compelling, but the telling of the story was just so...over the top as to make it less enjoyable.
The author admits to being influenced by Anne Rice, and it showed. She portrayed one family of vampires that was uber-creepy. The husband/father was turned, then came home and turned his wife. Then, the two of them turned their own children, not wanting to ever be separated from them. So, now we have two creepy little girl vampires who were several hundred years old. Like, their parents couldn't have waited for them to, oh I don't know...grow up before they turned them?! Wow, I'd love to be immortal while saddled with the body of a child. Not!
SPOILER ALERT: Once Aidan successfully regains his humanity, the elder vampires wipe out his memory of all things vampire, while Valerian does the same to Neely. So now, the two of them must meet and fall in love all over again, having no memory of the other. What was up with that? I didn't like it. It's like they (and I!) were cheated out of a full HEA. Hmpf.
Three diamonds:
♦♦♦
:D
The book was Forever and the Night by Linda Lael Miller. It's the first book she wrote in the paranormal/vampire genre. I used to devour books by this author, but I've gradually veered away from romances in general, preferring cozy mysteries and urban fantasy now. She's a fabulous author, but I realized her writing smacks of purple prose. I am certain I lapped it up in my youth, but now it just seemed a bit much.
The story centers on Aidan Tremayne, reluctant vampire, and Neely Wallace, former assistant to a senator who exposed his mob connections and is now on the run. In addition, we have Maeve, Aidan's twin who insisted on being turned into a vampire, too, so as not to be parted from her brother (weird!), vampire Valerian who fancies himself in love with Aidan (intriguing!), and Lisette, the mad, dastardly Queen of Vampires who originally turned Aidan and who refuses to let him go. Yeah, it was like a soap opera.
There were two plots going on: one of Aidan trying to reclaim his humanity, and the other of Neely trying to stay one step ahead of the mob. The two of them fall in love after two brief encounters (really?!), and it's a big, flowery yawn fest from there. The story was compelling, but the telling of the story was just so...over the top as to make it less enjoyable.
The author admits to being influenced by Anne Rice, and it showed. She portrayed one family of vampires that was uber-creepy. The husband/father was turned, then came home and turned his wife. Then, the two of them turned their own children, not wanting to ever be separated from them. So, now we have two creepy little girl vampires who were several hundred years old. Like, their parents couldn't have waited for them to, oh I don't know...grow up before they turned them?! Wow, I'd love to be immortal while saddled with the body of a child. Not!
SPOILER ALERT: Once Aidan successfully regains his humanity, the elder vampires wipe out his memory of all things vampire, while Valerian does the same to Neely. So now, the two of them must meet and fall in love all over again, having no memory of the other. What was up with that? I didn't like it. It's like they (and I!) were cheated out of a full HEA. Hmpf.
Three diamonds:
♦♦♦
