The Last True Vampire (Last True Vampire, #1)

by Kate Baxter

Michael Aristov is the last of his king and his race's last true king. Pained by his failure to protect his race, he finds no solace in the dark nightclubs of L.A. But when a human woman sets fire to Michael's senses, he is consumed with lust for her body even more than her blood...Claire Thompson has left a dangerous life of crime only to be drawn into the world of the vampire, a world as dark and twisted as Michael's soul. As ancient feuds reawaken, Claire must choose to escape the bonds of passion, or be consumed by desire...

• ISBN10: 1250053765
• ISBN13: 9781250053763
• Publish Date: 2 June 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[stacey_is_sassy]

The gold and the silver unite...

***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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[Cocktails and Books]

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After centuries of barely living as a soulless creature of the night, Mikhail has finally found the keeper of his soul. The one person created to be his mate and return his soul to him. Unfortunately for him, she's a human.

Baxter gives us everything we look for in a new series. Hot, potential heroes abound as do villains set to destroy everything they've built. What was most surprising was the fluidity of Baxter's story. The overall flow of the characters and story line was practically flawless. So much so that I found it difficult to believe this is only this author's second published book.

I enjoyed it so much, that this book would have been a solid five if not for a heroine who continuously put herself in danger even knowing what was waiting out there for her. I mean who does that? She's been confronted at work, attacked on a crowded street, used as bait and almost killed. Yet somehow staying alive is only secondary to her independence.

Even secondary characters were fully developed with their own sub plots which UI hope develop into future books. Baxter is a completely new to me author, probably new to many people seeing as how this is only her second book. However, if The Last True Vampire is any indication of her writing style, I'll be keeping an eye out for future books by this author.

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