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do love a series, it's the truth, I like this because she actually does a pretty good mystery so you don't see things coming all the time.
It is nice when you are surprised sometimes, . . If you like vampire books then this one is pretty good a la Kim Harrison, Another amazing book by Jeanne Stein, I was very impressed by the first book, and I found this one to be just as good.
I am anxious to read the next in the series, Anna Strong is an addictive character, making this books a must read, The author includes just enough comedy to make the book funny in light of the seriousness of the storyline situations.
I believe we will see many other good books from the author, Anna Strong takes on a very human problem in Jeanne C, Stein's Blood Drive,
Anna's brother died whilst still a teen, Now his girlfriend wants Anna to find her runaway teen daughter, Trish, Anna doesn't like Trish's mother, and dislikes her all the more when she investigates Trish's disappearance why she left, and why her friend has been murdered.
More of a mystery with paranormal elements, those elements include Anna and the police chief being vampires and a school teacher being a werepanther.
That's not a spoiler: look at the gorgeous cover art by Cliff Nielsen, Considering that I was big on crime fiction before discovering urban fantasy, this novel wasn't a problem for me, and it's even a step up from its notquiteengaging UF predecessor, The Becoming.
Be warned: Parents more than anyone else may be freaked out by the content,
I'm not quite connecting with this series, though this installment appealed to me more than Book.
I have Booksandwaiting on my shelf, so will stay tuned, . . Well what can i say!! after a few days of suffering Magor BOOK BLOCK i stumbled across an awesome series written by Jeanne C.
Stein “anna strong vampire chronicles” the series of five stories
BOOK":
Blood Drive : In this second installement of Anna Strongs Vampire chronicles she is beginning to accept that she is a vampire and willing to learn how to be a good one.
However when Anna Strongs involved nothing every seems to be an easy transaction for her or her fellow friends.
I read this in the ImaJinn press version and the lack of copy editing by the POD publishing house was a bit distracting at times.
I should take a look at the ACE edition, which I'm sure has much better editing,
While I really like Stein's fastpaced writing and twisty plots, I'm undecided whether or not I like her vision of vampires and reshaping of the vampire myth.
Since many of these issues come up in the first few chapters of the first book of the series, "The Becoming", I don't think these are spoiler.
If you want to know none of it, stop reading now,
I really do not think that I like daywalking vampires being the norm.
The inability to be out of doors, or even conscious, during the day is a staple of the vampire myth and removing that from vampire stories takes away some obvious complications of being a vampire.
Daywalking is fine for the occasional oddball vamp, like Blade, but for it to be the way all vampires are is distracting.
The vampire trait that I have always found to be the least explainable, that of not having a reflection, is left in.
A mirror reflects light because light bounces off of one thing and is reflected by the mirror.
If vamps did not reflect light, we would not be able to see them, If you're going to remove anything from the traditional vampire myth, this would be it,
I really enjoyed this book however, I really wish that Anna Strong was able to finally meet the character she refers to as Casper.
Also, I found the introduction of Mr, Frey to be intriguing and the fact that he is a shape shifter allows the author to explore other areas of the paranormal world than just vampires.
I'm glad that Ms. Stein is adding these other types of "supes" to the plot however, she isn't throwing every single type into the book all at once.
Hopefully, Ms. Stein will take her time in allowing Anna to learn that her world has more than one type of
monster that goes bump in the night.
Good sequel. The kids weren't annoying, which was good otherwise the book would have dragged a lot, since so much revolves around Trish and features her friend Ryan too.
There wasn't too much retelling of events in the first book, They were mentioned, but just enough, More referred to now and then, It was a good balance overall, I want to know what Anna found out about Frey and his past, That feels like it ended up on the cutting room floor, In thend book of the Anne Strong series, Anne takes on human problems while still having vampire problems.
These books are an easy, fast paced read that keeps you interested until the end, I really enjoy Anne's stubbornness and feistiness, As I never reveal spoiler, you will just have to read the books yourself, If you are a fan of shapeshifters, vampires, and witches, then you will not be disappointed, Anna Strong is still learning what it means to be a vampire and in this story she must protect a young girl who could be her dead brother's daughter, as she investigates a child pornography ring with the help of Daniel Frey, a shapeshifter.
I'm enjoying the series, Anna is an interesting character, at times strong and resourceful, and then at others not quite able to control her vampire side and a bit lost.
Luckily she has people to assist her, she only needs to accept their help,.ofstars. It was hard to rate so I'm rating it more for my liking the basic story amp characters.
There were some lapses in credibility, storyline, amp lapses in character's logic that soured it some, It's a fun read if you're not into being seriously critical though, Again, I'm moving on to the next one tonight, There's enough little tidbits in the background that keep my curiosity peeked as to what's going to be revealed next.
I think the writer has got potential to make the series even better but I'm happy enough to keep reading as it is now.
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