stacey_is_sassy
Written on Jun 28, 2015
***3.5 Stars***
The Last True Vampire has a great storyline with characters that leapt off the pages. We have the last vampire in existence Mikhail and the hustler Claire meet and form a bond that is stronger than either have experienced before or expected. The storyline is full of wars between covens of Dhampiri (part vampires) reaching for power. There are also the Sortiari (hunters) still chasing vampires to extinguish them from existence. Mikhail must join with Claire to unite and create an army to protect his people.
Sounds exciting and riveting? Unfortunately the telling was long, drawn out and overly descriptive. Lines and lines of descriptions that could have been summed up in a few words, inner monologues for every thought process and pages and pages of lead up. I just wanted to get to the story.
My other problem was for more than half the book it was a competition between the two main characters on who was more TSTL. One of the supporting characters Ronan, seemed to be the only voice with intelligence for most of the story.
There is violence and scenes of torture throughout the story with one being quite graphic. Some of the scenes are memories, but the most graphic one is in current time and involves both main characters.
The intimate scenes between Mikhail and Claire are very hot. We also get to see Ronan and the psycho coven leader Siobhan in action too. This was a very steamy read.
This book had potential but unfortunately fell flat for me. I spent nearly the whole book skimming while hoping I wasn't missing important plot points and just wanting to get to the end. While I did feel a connection to the characters, the style of writing was too descriptive for me. I'm not sure I'll go back for more.
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