No Release: A Vampire's Tale

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Summary: Why not just ANYONE should be able to publish a book!
Review: I'm a fan of vampire fiction....GOOD vampire fiction, and, this book doesn't even come close to falling into that group!

I could tolerate the Anne Rice inspired vampiric charistics, of the main character, but the writing style is just aweful!!

The author spends so much time going into, un-necessary, details that you lose track of the story line....not that the story line is all that interesting.

I suggest you read one of Anne Rice's novels, and skip this wanna-be's dismal effort.

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Summary: Untapped Potential
Review: I'm going to begin this opinion by saying that although reviews of this sort are sometimes necessary it is, however, unnecessary to use them to intentionally attack and humiliate another human being.

I've given this book 3 out of 5 stars. It is fair to say that it was poorly edited, but unfair to blame the author for this. Many publishers charge outrageous hourly rates for this service and if there's no advance given this must come out of the writer's pocket upfront. And for many writers just starting out that is too much of an expense for them to bear. The writer also has no input on how the book is to be priced.

Unlike the two previous readers have expressed, I found the characters and the storyline to be original and intriguing. When attempting to write about a subject that has saturated the market it's rare to find a storyline with originality and I believe this writer has succeeded in that. There were some similarities to other books but I believe once this writer finds her way with the help of experience, and trusting her own intuitions, those characters will become more evolved and the storylines more solid.

I sincerely hope she continues to write because I believe she will have something to offer. Telling someone to stop expressing themselves creatively is a crime and I shudder to think where society would be without those who try.

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Summary: A good first try but needs much improvement
Review: It is to be noted that this is the author's first try at writing a book, and that it is self published. Not that either of these two things are bad, but it says something about editing, etc. First, the bad things about the book, so that then I can finishe with the good on a positive note:

Bad Things:

-The book is too expensive. At [that price] for 103 pages that like one reviewer said are in large type, it is simply too expensive. I am not sure if the author has any control over the book's pricing but if she does, I would reccomend lowering it to increase sales.

-The editing is not horrendous but is lacking in quality. But I do agree with the reviewer who noted that for a beginning author, paying for professional editing is very expensive. Still, the editing is bad.

-The most annoying thing is that the author has an introduction that explains that in general, she does not feel she is a very good writer. While that is nice and sentimental, it is also a bad thing to start a book with. Confidence is more prized and will sell more books.

-The writing is in a less than mature style.

Now, the good things:

-Overall, this writer has raw talent. That talent needs to be honed. Skill needs to be focused, but there is talent.

-The writer also has drive, which is admirable. I predict that if she hones her skills, perhaps by working on short stories and publishing for a year or two in that market, that drive will lead to more skill which will make for a better sophmore attempt.

So, this book is not as bad as some reviewers say (in my humble opinion) but it is not great either.

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Summary: Worst Published Book I've Ever Attempted to Read
Review: This was the worst book I've ever attempted to read. So bad that I suspect the two preceding reviews to have been written by close friends of the author. My reasons for rating this book so low are: 1 - ...the price is much too high for 101 pages of print larger than usual. 2 - the editing is poor. Misspellings and odd punctuation abound. 3 - the writing is incredibly bad - cliche ridden and stilted - (another vampire who can't use contractions!) Most FAN fiction is better than this.

If you want to read a good vampire novel, choose something by Tanya Huff, Laurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris. Even Christopher Golden's Buffy novels are better written than this. I've never bothered to enter a review before but I've never felt so ripped off before either. Save your [money]!