Sunday, March 24, 2013

Book Review: Vampire Love Story by H.T. Knight

Book Title:  Vampire Love Story
Author:  H.T. Knight
Genre:  Sci-Fi/Paranormal Romance


I read a couple blurb sentences in review of this book that made it sound really fantastic to read.  I don't usually read other peoples reviews because they tend to re-write the book, in a manner of speaking.  Specifically, they tell you what is basically the whole story, so then I feel no need to read it.  So for all you authors asking for reviews there are pitfalls with them.  But, I digress..

I also noted high "star" reviews as well.  (On Amazon, you give a rating of 1 to 5 stars towards how well you liked the book.)  I'm trying to get better at going in and putting my "stars" in there.  So, since this book was highly rated in the "star" department I went with it.
 
There are several places in the book where a sentence made no sense.  Literally, I think you could see that cartoon question mark over my head!  The lead character is questioning his choice, then a random sentence saying "Listen to you.  This is nuts." comes in.  Like someone was talking to him, and he surely wasn't talking to himself, because if he was, those two sentences at that point would have made no sense.  Which is exactly what they're doing...making no sense.  In another place he had said a character named Yari had red hair, later on in the book he says she's got black hair.  There are several other instances where I think it's a typo - "had" for "has" etc.

Now let's get to the story.  Just a couple guys, roommates, who grew up together.  Our lead character's sister was his best friend's girlfriend.  When she, along with her parents, were killed in a car accident, it left both of them reeling and for Josiah, the lead character, with no family, except for his best friend, who starts teaching him how to fight.  They're fighters with mixed marshal arts and are going to have to get ready for the their fights, when they find out they're fighting each other.  Josiah is trying to make a name for himself in the league and his best friend is trying to get a shot at the title because he's been in it longer.  So, the quandry is simple, one makes it to a title or is no longer a threat in the league, or one makes a name for himself and works up through the ranks, or simply falls to the wayside as a wannabe.

Enter the damsel in distress.  Josiah has known her since high school, and while out on a run, hears someone screaming for help as he runs by a Frat House.  He, for some reason, runs to her rescue.  The guys who were trying to do the unthinkable to her, gang up on Josiah, and being the fighter that he is, he easily takes them on.  But as he starts to lose, a van pulls up full of emo-dark and mysterious people, and all hell breaks lose.  The damsel in distress, tells the people in the van not to hurt Josiah, he was helping her.  The guy in charge seems impressed with the fact that Josiah took on a "group" of guys at one time.  Then they all get into the van and the world in about to change dramatically for Josiah.

More background for Josiah is given and then we're told about the different names for different species, which is unique.  The "Tandra" are the humans.  There are different names for Vampires and Werewolves as well.  All these names sound like Aliens though.  This is explained as: your human writers over time have taken our truths, and warped them into what they wanted to believe.

Then Josiah learns there is a prophecy.  His damsel in distress, Lena, knows all about the prophecy and the species.  They're hanging out together a lot.  Then Josiah's best friend is murdered.  

This is a fast paced thrill ride, and right up until the end you're guessing.  I got emotionally invested.  I quickly read to find out what happened.  I'm hoping there are more books because we've got a lot of unanswered questions... WHY was there a prophecy?  WHERE did certain people run off too?  Just too many.  So I'm expecting another book, I mean we have a back story to fulfill here!  ;)

3 out of 5 Bookmarks

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