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Summary: Action spiced with wit and high purpose
Review: This is a vampire-lover's vampire book, make no mistake -- blood is shed, blood is savored, and an arsenal of weapons are put to good use, from stakes and silver daggers to shotguns and a chainsaw. Given the right director, this book would make a FANTASTIC action-adventure film!But more important than the dark and dangerous setting -- Seattle threatened by a demon-led cult -- and more memorable, are the fascinating characters. Char, the young Enforcer, worries about doing justice to her first field assignment. She's confident in her abilities as researcher and scholar, but now she has to go one step further, and fulfill the duty of every Enforcer, when called to defend vampire society and its Laws, to be judge, jury -- and, if warrented, executioner. Jebel, former convict, current crusader against the forces of evil, runs headlong into a conflict between his straightforward defitions of "right" and "wrong" and the much more complicated, and messy, reality of the underworld in which Char lives and works. Every one of the supporting characters in the book -- a former vampire Companion, Jebel's vampire-hunting buddy, an FBI agent, cult members, a lost vampire fledgling -- is a well-rounded, intriguing individual in his or her own right, people you won't soon forget. If you enjoy wit and humor and penetrating insight into human nature and our definitions of good and evil, all gleefully intermixed with an exciting horror-mystery adventure, buy this book now! Buy two, and give one to a friend! You'll smile, you'll worry, you'll cheer -- and you'll end up well satisfied by a tale wonderfully told.
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Summary: Not nearly as good as the first...
Review: This time the setting was in the city of Seattle. Charlotte "Char" McCairn was new to being an Enforcer. While at Starbucks Char heard the dhamphir inform her of her first mission. The Council had decided to kill a vampire hunter named Jebel Haven. Char was chosen to do the deed. Shortly afterward, a nest leader (Helene Bourbon) asked Char to help locate one of her younger vampires named Daniel. Char decided to search for Daniel first. Jebel Haven was searching for a missing teenager who may have been abducted by vampires. Since Char and Jebel both searched for the same teen, they reluctantly joined forces. Neither were totally honest with the other and both had deadly plans for the other once Daniel was located. A dark cult had formed in the streets of Seattle. Getting to Daniel was much harder than they believed it would be. The cult had Daniel. The main cult leaders were a sorcerer and a demon. The sorcerer would be no trouble; however, a demon was a child of a lower god. One Law of the Blood read "It is death to any vampire who interferes in the affairs of the children of the lower gods." ** Unlike the first of this series, I found the second difficult to get into. The first half was so slow and the scenes were scattered and choppy. Yet the second half was non-stop action. By the time I found this series, books 1 - 5 were already published. By reading the back covers I learned that each book was a different city and a different Enforcer. Char and her companion will return in book five. Therefore, I must guess that these main characters will interact with each other some time in the future. You CAN skip book two, but if you intend to read the whole series DO NOT skip it. This book will explain Char and Jebel. Since they WILL be returning in future book(s), this one is worth your time to pick up. But search a used book store first. ** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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Summary: Not nearly as good as the first...
Review: This time the setting was in the city of Seattle. Charlotte "Char" McCairn was new to being an Enforcer. While at Starbucks Char heard the dhamphir inform her of her first mission. The Council had decided to kill a vampire hunter named Jebel Haven. Char was chosen to do the deed. Shortly afterward, a nest leader (Helene Bourbon) asked Char to help locate one of her younger vampires named Daniel. Char decided to search for Daniel first. Jebel Haven was searching for a missing teenager who may have been abducted by vampires. Since Char and Jebel both searched for the same teen, they reluctantly joined forces. Neither were totally honest with the other and both had deadly plans for the other once Daniel was located. A dark cult had formed in the streets of Seattle. Getting to Daniel was much harder than they believed it would be. The cult had Daniel. The main cult leaders were a sorcerer and a demon. The sorcerer would be no trouble; however, a demon was a child of a lower god. One Law of the Blood read "It is death to any vampire who interferes in the affairs of the children of the lower gods." ** Unlike the first of this series, I found the second difficult to get into. The first half was so slow and the scenes were scattered and choppy. Yet the second half was non-stop action. By the time I found this series, books 1 - 5 were already published. By reading the back covers I learned that each book was a different city and a different Enforcer. Char and her companion will return in book five. Therefore, I must guess that these main characters will interact with each other some time in the future. You CAN skip book two, but if you intend to read the whole series DO NOT skip it. This book will explain Char and Jebel. Since they WILL be returning in future book(s), this one is worth your time to pick up. But search a used book store first. ** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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