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Summary: Great Modern Vamp Tale
Review: I'm still reading this book(read the second in the series first) and one thing a can see is "MORE MORE MORE!!!" Mz.Sizemore I certainly hope you continue this series!! I love the story and the pop culture reference. I know this will be a series that I will keep in my Vamp library..Keep up the Great work! Fiona~
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Summary: Original, but...
Review: It took me almost 2 days to finish this book. Well, I was actually skimming through. It was so boring. I was shocked at the idea of vampires eating real food. I was willing to ignore such ridiculous idea. I tried to, and it was difficult at first. It was also difficult, because of this, to tell who was vamp and who wasn't. I was hoping for the plot, if there was any, to pick up the pace. It never did. The ending was so lame. I was so happy when I finished it. Come to think of it... it was the worst book I've ever read.
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Summary: Laws of the Blood was easy reading and original
Review: Laws of the Blood: The Hunt is the first book in a series. Selim is the law enforcer to a bunch of hungry vampires who resent his authority. He tells them when, where, and if they can hunt humans. Most of them are in the clutches of a bloodburn, which is the compulsion to hunt, and their reason is all but gone. Susan Sizemore has created a vampire world with its own mythology. I almost wish this book had been thicker and gone into more detail instead of being the first book of a series. I have so many questions and would like to read in more detail of Selim's youth and metamorphose into the enforcer. There are so many possible stories in the book that I know will problably be explored in future books. I really liked the book and will definitely buy the next one.
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Summary: Adequate but not the best
Review: Siri is the companion of Selim, the enforcer of the city of Los Angeles. The local vampires are requesting a hunt and he has to decide who is to be killed. In addition there are alot of internal problems in the area and with his companion. This novel just isn't up to the standards of the ones that follow, although it is entertaining in its own way.
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Summary: Adequate but not the best
Review: Siri is the companion of Selim, the enforcer of the city of Los Angeles. The local vampires are requesting a hunt and he has to decide who is to be killed. In addition there are alot of internal problems in the area and with his companion. This novel just isn't up to the standards of the ones that follow, although it is entertaining in its own way.
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Summary: A Must Read for Vampire Fans!
Review: Susan Sizemore does an excellent job at a new viewpoint of the vampire genre. They have their own problems including a movie script that just might let the human population know the truth about vampires! As a student of Islamic history particularly of the Ottoman Empire, it was good to read about the main character, Selim. An Enforcer who must get the other vampires to control the 'bloodburn'. It is he who gives permission for and whom they will hunt. I wish that I could have learned more about how he became an Enforcer. It was hinted at(ah, well). I cannot wait to read the next one. Hopefully, in the future, there will be a book about Selim and how he came to be an Enforcer.
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Summary: Don't Believe the Hype
Review: That being said, DON'T!!... I am a big fan of vampire books, and have made my way through the worst, but this one may top 'em. This book provides no characters that you care about, no information on who they are and why they are the way they are. Everything important in this book is described as assumed knowledge. For some reason the author felt the need to not write any background for the story, instead pointing you to a redundant glossary. I did make it through, but in the end, I tossed this book in the trash. If in the end you don't care about any of the main subjects in a story, what's the purpose?
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Summary: No one ever said being an Enforcer vampire was easy
Review: The Hunt is the first novel in Susan Sizemore's notably unusual Laws of the Blood series, and she melds romance alongside horror to create what some might be called a work of sensuous dark fantasy. Sizemore has published novels in a wide range of genres, and I have to admit I had some doubts about this series going on; it's not often you encounter a romance writer treading the darker paths of literature. Sizemore obviously knows what she is doing, though, and the end result in this case is a refreshingly different take on the subject of vampires. Vampires do have rules to live by, embodied in the Laws of the Blood. The laws are for the vampires' protection as much as the teeming millions of humans who unknowingly occupy the vampires' world. If word of the vampires' real-life existence got out, mankind would not rest until these "monsters" of the night were destroyed. Of course, vampires roiling in the overpowering desire of bloodlust can't really be depended upon to play it cool in all situations, and that is why there are Enforcers in each area. The word of the Enforcer vampire is law and must be obeyed. This is especially important during periods of the Hunt. Vampires are not permitted to kill humans according to their whims, but they must hunt and sate their bloodthirst periodically. It is up to the Enforcer to name the number of victims, identify them, and set everything up for the Hunt. In the Los Angeles area, the Enforcer is named Selim. His job is not an easy one. A couple of the local vampires resent his power over them and seek a means to overturn the ancient Laws and feed when and where they choose. He also has a five-year-old dhampir, the first dhampir born in many, many years, to worry about and protect - vampires do not like dhampirs as a rule, generally viewing them as huge threats to their kind. Then there is Siri, Selim's Companion. Virtually all vampires have one or more companions, human beings who love and serve their undead masters until such time as they become vampires themselves. Cut a Companion loose too early or keep them close for too long out of your own love and need, and you risk creating a strigoi, a loner vampire who usually turns out pretty messed up in the head. Selim has all of these problems weighing on him, distracting him. His complex relationship with Siri is gravely threatened by Siri's disapproval of Selim's recent behavior and orders as an Enforcer - she finds the killing of innocents horrifying. In a larger sense, though, it is a lack of communication and sharing that threatens to irreparably harm this relationship Despite all of these concerns and worries, though, Selim is not even aware of his biggest problem of all. Somewhere out there, an ancient vampire is scripting a movie called If Truth Be Told, a film which will tell the true story of vampires - in fact, it will tell Selim's own story, for the unknown vampire is secretly riding Selim's dreams during the day and basing her script on his very life. The Hunt is quite an impressive novel, one which turns several vampire myths on their heads and brings to life a new and fascinating type kind of vampire, one never really seen before in the literature. As always seems to happen, the struggles of the vampire, particularly an Enforcer such as Selim who must control as well as defend the nests living and operating under his jurisdiction, speaks to very human qualities that all readers can relate to: doing what is right; putting the interests of the many over the personal interests of the one; staying within the limits of the law at all times, when passion, justice, or a thirst for revenge impels you to act rashly and aggressively; figuring out how to love the person you are with and to overcome all manner of romantic obstacles in the process, etc. The vampire has always served as a mirror of the human soul, and it seems clear to me that Susan Sizemore understands that fact very well.
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Summary: No one ever said being an Enforcer vampire was easy
Review: The Hunt is the first novel in Susan Sizemore's notably unusual Laws of the Blood series, and she melds romance alongside horror to create what some might be called a work of sensuous dark fantasy. Sizemore has published novels in a wide range of genres, and I have to admit I had some doubts about this series going on; it's not often you encounter a romance writer treading the darker paths of literature. Sizemore obviously knows what she is doing, though, and the end result in this case is a refreshingly different take on the subject of vampires. Vampires do have rules to live by, embodied in the Laws of the Blood. The laws are for the vampires' protection as much as the teeming millions of humans who unknowingly occupy the vampires' world. If word of the vampires' real-life existence got out, mankind would not rest until these "monsters" of the night were destroyed. Of course, vampires roiling in the overpowering desire of bloodlust can't really be depended upon to play it cool in all situations, and that is why there are Enforcers in each area. The word of the Enforcer vampire is law and must be obeyed. This is especially important during periods of the Hunt. Vampires are not permitted to kill humans according to their whims, but they must hunt and sate their bloodthirst periodically. It is up to the Enforcer to name the number of victims, identify them, and set everything up for the Hunt. In the Los Angeles area, the Enforcer is named Selim. His job is not an easy one. A couple of the local vampires resent his power over them and seek a means to overturn the ancient Laws and feed when and where they choose. He also has a five-year-old dhampir, the first dhampir born in many, many years, to worry about and protect - vampires do not like dhampirs as a rule, generally viewing them as huge threats to their kind. Then there is Siri, Selim's Companion. Virtually all vampires have one or more companions, human beings who love and serve their undead masters until such time as they become vampires themselves. Cut a Companion loose too early or keep them close for too long out of your own love and need, and you risk creating a strigoi, a loner vampire who usually turns out pretty messed up in the head. Selim has all of these problems weighing on him, distracting him. His complex relationship with Siri is gravely threatened by Siri's disapproval of Selim's recent behavior and orders as an Enforcer - she finds the killing of innocents horrifying. In a larger sense, though, it is a lack of communication and sharing that threatens to irreparably harm this relationship Despite all of these concerns and worries, though, Selim is not even aware of his biggest problem of all. Somewhere out there, an ancient vampire is scripting a movie called If Truth Be Told, a film which will tell the true story of vampires - in fact, it will tell Selim's own story, for the unknown vampire is secretly riding Selim's dreams during the day and basing her script on his very life. The Hunt is quite an impressive novel, one which turns several vampire myths on their heads and brings to life a new and fascinating type kind of vampire, one never really seen before in the literature. As always seems to happen, the struggles of the vampire, particularly an Enforcer such as Selim who must control as well as defend the nests living and operating under his jurisdiction, speaks to very human qualities that all readers can relate to: doing what is right; putting the interests of the many over the personal interests of the one; staying within the limits of the law at all times, when passion, justice, or a thirst for revenge impels you to act rashly and aggressively; figuring out how to love the person you are with and to overcome all manner of romantic obstacles in the process, etc. The vampire has always served as a mirror of the human soul, and it seems clear to me that Susan Sizemore understands that fact very well.
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Summary: A fiendishly clever vampire novel.
Review: The Los Angeles community of Vampires is hungry. They are ready to go on a hunt for fresh blood, but they must await the leadership of their Enforcer, Selim. Selim has the job of controlling the vampires' hunger, which is met with resistance from a group ready to take over Selim's position. Selim's mortal companion, Siri, is shocked when she learns one of the their victims will be an innocent celebrity. She tries to make Selim remember that the innocent should not die, only the evil should suffer. Siri's actions lead her into a dangerous plight that only Selim can save her from. Meanwhile, a documentary about vampires is about to be made and the Vampire community is in an uproar. How could the producers possibly know the truth about real vampires? Selim must discover who is really behind this movie and stop them before disaster strikes. Susan Sizemore gives us an exciting story in this first book of her new series about Vampires. Her characters are fiendishly clever and vividly portrayed in the book. The drama level is high on each and every page. Readers will be "enthralled" with this book and will not be able to put it down until the final page is read.
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