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Summary: A Great Read - You'll Enjoy!
Review: "Children of the Vampire" is the second in the trilogy of "The Diaries of the Family Dracul". "Covenant With the Vampire" is the first book is and the third and final book is "Lord of the Vampires" The reason I mentioned the other novels is because they should be read to get the whole and entire story. All are highly engrossing and interesting. How Ms Kalogridis thought up all this is beyond me - but she is obviously talented. Although all the books are wonderful reads - be prepared - there are strange situations in the books - among them are incest and homosexuality. The books don't go into to much "intimate" details on these subjects - and they're not something that carries on into the complete story. So the squeamish should tolerate them just fine. Therefore, I would advise anyone who likes vampire novels to purchase all three of them.
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Summary: The Blood of the Children
Review: As a continuation of Covenant With the Vampire, in Children of the Vampire, Arkady Tsepesh lives in fear of the family obligation or curse to provide Vlad Dracula the first born male of each generation for a blood sacrifice. This has been a tradition for over 400 years and Arkady insists that this nightmare is going to end with him.The book has the same dark atmosphere as the first in the trilogy and the suspense keeps building. Written in a diary format, you are able to get close to each person and feel their overwhelming hope, despair, tragedy throughout. This is an excellent sequel to Covenant With the Vampire.
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Summary: A total Mind boggle
Review: Beautifully written. I read all 3 in one night. couldn't put them down. All I have to say is amazing.
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Summary: Simply Ocerwhelming
Review: I first read Kalogridis' work in the burning times, and found it interesting, however for the diaries of the family dracul, i must say is astonishing. Each page goes by instantly and you can do little but keep on reading, and even after the first book is gone, your mind is so entangled in the plot you just have to keep reading.
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Summary: Spellbinding!
Review: Jeanne Kalogridis intrigues us with a world of blood, lust, love and ancestry worthy of even Anne Rices' admiration. This sequel to Covenant of the Vampire pulls you, once again, into the lives of the strigoi, vampire, and their dark covenant forged by their power hungry Uncle, Vlad the Impaler. This chronicle, seen through the eyes of the characters themselves in diary form, surpasses the efforts of Bram Stokers' Dracula. It will captivate you and inspire you to weep for the cursed Arkady who against his will and for the life of his wife and child has been torn from them into to a world of immense horrors. In his quest to keep his only son from following in his footsteps and his endeavor to stop the curse of the Covenant once and for all Arkady must find a way to destroy his uncle, and end the eternal servitude in store for his entire bloodline. He has made the ultimate sacrifice of love, life and passion and will leave you begging for the release of his damned soul. Touching and compassionate, a masterpiece of modern fiction.
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Summary: The masterpiece continues...
Review: The magnificent continuation to the previous masterpiece, Covenant With The Vampire. Arkady & Mary's childe has grown up, & Stephan, now in Amsterdam, has a brother, who has a hard time accepting the shadow world of the Vampire, & eventually comes to learn the horrible truth of it all, in the most personal manner. The psychological twists will set you reeling, as the twisted labyrinths Vlad has constructed unfolds. Zsusannah continues to improve & evolve in her new & glorious afterlife, & has come to realize her new abilities more intimately, & employs wicked trickeries taught to her by Vlad, & a secret society of Vampire Magicians. The creative genius of Jeanne Kalogridis continues to delight & astound the Children of Darkness everywhere. She is the best new talent to creep forth from the recesses of the catacombes of horror-writers in quite awhile. She has become the Dark Goddess of this strange & compelling world where we long to be, & would swear upon our black souls, we have been. She has spread her black wings, & swiftly ascends unto the ranks of Anne Rice & Clive Barker. The series, The Diaries of the Family Dracul, is truly an ingenious work, & bears boldly, The Draconian Seal of Approval. I do wish a movie lies in the future...
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Summary: Dracula not enough?
Review: This book is more than a Dracula spin off. It is a beautifully written novel by a talented author. I found myself completely wrapped up in the story. The perfect addition to a vampire lovers collection.
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Summary: Better than the first -- in my opinion.
Review: This is the 2nd part in "The Diaries of the Family Dracul" trilogy, which is written in the same format as Bram Stoker's Dracula. This story takes place 25 years after the first novel. Arkady is still trying to find a way to destroy his uncle, Vlad, and release his family from an age-old covenant/curse. I thought this book was great, better than the first. While I found myself wishing something interesting would hurry and happen in the first book, I didn't have that problem with this book. The action was fast-paced and tinged with a dark urgency, and I couldn't put it down because I was so anxious to see what happened next. My only real gripe with this book was the "twist" it takes in the end. I thought that was somewhat contrived. It seemed to come right out of left field as if the author was really only putting it for a shock value -- especially considering that vampires supposedly taste the "truth" in the blood. However, it didn't hinder the story, and it definitely does give you a bit of a shock. Anyhow, I thought the book was better than a 4-star rating, but not quite a five. Definitely another good addition to any vampire lover's collection.
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Summary: Very good!
Review: This is the second book out of three dealing with the diary's of the family Dracul. I found this book to be interesting and hard to put down. I admit that I liked the first book a little better (5 stars) but I still like this one much better than Anne Rice's vampire chronicles. I am a big fan of vampire books and I recomend you read all three books, Covenant with the Vampire, Children of the Vampire, and Lord of the Vampires.
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Summary: Amazing Writer
Review: This trilogy is my favorite next to Anne Rice's Vampire novels. I love books that create amazing characters and wonderful worlds. This book does that. The writing is excellent. I did not think I would be to fond of this series when I first started reading it, but I was pleasantly suprised. The writing is much different from Anne Rice in that it is a little more gory (which I could live without), but it is still an amazing trilogy. Dracula fans will adore it!
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