A Dozen Black Roses (Vampire - The Masquerade)

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Summary: Another GREAT book by Nancy Collins
Review: Great book, I rate it at the top of all the books written by Nancy Collins (with Sunglasses after dark and Angles on Fire). I enjoyed the story line revolving around the battle for "Dead Town" and the gang/vampire warfare. The construction of the characters was very well conceived and excitiong to read. Again, a great book....

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Summary: WOD fans will pick this apart.
Review: I just finished reading A Dozen Black Roses. I couldn't put it down until I had read it cover to cover. I have been searching for another Sonja Blue adventure since I read Midnight Blue. Sonja Blue's world has sucked me in. I have been trying to find a way to crawl back in ever since. When I heard this was a crossover novel between Sonja Blue's world and the World of Darkness, I was a bit hesitant to try it as I have no knowledge of the World of Darkness, but my hesitation was unfounded. Although this book is described as a crossover novel between the World of Darkness and that of Sonja Blue I found it flowed smoothly. Without any familiarity with the World of Darkness I was able to fully follow and enjoy A Dozen Black Roses. I am hoping for more Sonja Blue adventures to follow. My only criticism with this book is the lack of detailed background as to how Sonja decided to go to Deadtown and why she was after Esher. All in all a very entertaining and fast read!

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Summary: Sonja Blue has sucked me into her world once again.
Review: I just finished reading A Dozen Black Roses. I couldn't put it down until I had read it cover to cover. I have been searching for another Sonja Blue adventure since I read Midnight Blue. Sonja Blue's world has sucked me in. I have been trying to find a way to crawl back in ever since. When I heard this was a crossover novel between Sonja Blue's world and the World of Darkness, I was a bit hesitant to try it as I have no knowledge of the World of Darkness, but my hesitation was unfounded. Although this book is described as a crossover novel between the World of Darkness and that of Sonja Blue I found it flowed smoothly. Without any familiarity with the World of Darkness I was able to fully follow and enjoy A Dozen Black Roses. I am hoping for more Sonja Blue adventures to follow. My only criticism with this book is the lack of detailed background as to how Sonja decided to go to Deadtown and why she was after Esher. All in all a very entertaining and fast read!

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Summary: A different kind of hero!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. There is a new female hero of a different kind. Sonia reminds me of Anita from Laurel Hamilton's books. Anxiously awaiting a new installment from this writer about Sonia Blue vampire/vampire hunter.

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Summary: This book is so cool.
Review: I thought I would have difficulty with this latest Sonja Blue story, because I have no idea what World of Darkness is; but I had no trouble at all getting into this novel. It was a great read with really evil bad guys and an anti-heroine that is just as bad as ever. And Nancy Collins has written it so that I didn't feel as if I was missing anything from my lack of "World of Darkness" knowledge. This is how a horror novel should be, and I would love to see a Sonja Blue movie in the near future.

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Summary: less charming than the sonja blue trilogy
Review: It's definitely a nice book to read, but after finishing it, I felt more like having seen a motion picture in the cinema than enjoying some piece of literature. by the way: Ms. Collins definitely has a problem using german words/names, I nearly could assume some kind of quabbalistic intention ;-)

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Summary: A vampire with a heart of gold.
Review: Read as femme fatale vampire hunter Sophie Blue fights against the forces of darkness that infest Deadtown.With the help of a little boy and an aging hippie,Sophie struggles to free Deadtown form the vampire-magician and his legion of undead.A must read for anyone who loves blood drinking women with an attitude

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Summary: It was a great follow up for my heroine Sonja Blue.
Review: Sonja Blue has a lot to offer her readers. She knows she has problems (being a vampire) but she usually handles it well. There are limitations to her patience but everyone has a boiling point. I can't wait for the next book, that Blue woman has a lot of living to do!!

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Summary: It was a great follow up for my heroine Sonja Blue.
Review: Sonja Blue has a lot to offer her readers. She knows she has problems (being a vampire) but she usually handles it well. There are limitations to her patience but everyone has a boiling point. I can't wait for the next book, that Blue woman has a lot of living to do!!

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Summary: She's Back!
Review: Sonya Blue, Nancy Collins's unforgettable vampire slaying heroine returns in this very violent and gripping adventure.This time Sonya who is only known as The Stranger enters the sinister
city of Deadtown.Deadtown is the bloody battleground of two competing vampire lords, Sinjon who has ruled the city for almost two centuries and Esher the utterly ruthless younger vampire who wants the city for himself.They both traffic in drugs and use psychotic gangbangers as their armies.Sonya befriends Cloudy, a aging hippy and Ryan a young boy who's mother is controlled by Esher. Sonya decides to detroy both vampires, who are called Kindred in the novel.This short novel is filled with scenes of very graphic violence and visceral action sequences.The characters like the brave boy, Ryan are also very well drawn and the villians such as Esher and his sadistic vampire henchwoman, Decima also are memorable.My own complain of this book is that is really is a dark fantasy remake of two films: Yojimbo and Clint Eastwood's spaghatti western fistful of dollars.Once I knew the similarities between the book and those movies I guessed what would happen next in the plot and I was right all of the time.If u seen these movies you will remember what does happen in the novel as well.But other than that be prepared as Sonya Blue puts you under her spell as she puts the vampires dead under for good!