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Verrückt Nach Einer Vampirin (2000)

by Barbara Monajem(Favorite Author)

3.39 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

3426508028 (ISBN13: 9783426508022)

languge

English

genre

Romance

series

Bayou Gavotte

review 1: After reading the reveiws by other readers I really expected more than I got out of this book. I wasn't expecting the novel of the century, but certainly something that didn't have me looking for a Rod Serling like narrative telling me I'm about to enter The Twilight Zone.The book is an offbeat take on vampires and has the potential to be humorous. Unfortunately, for me, the flaws of the book were so distracting that is was hard enjoy the positive aspects. The author did more than create a small town feel, it was more a representation of life in a bubbble. There was a lack of flow. Transitions between scenes were rough. Several times I would flip back a page thinking I had misses something, only to find that the author had. Perhaps this was an issue of over editing,... more I don't know, but did not make for easy enjoyable reading. There was also the issue of the characters. On the positive side, she had some likeable characters, Constantine and Zelda (whio was protraysed as someone far older thant a 12 year old) being top of the list. However, the majority of the characters were extremely annoying. Their responses were way over the top. They often did things that defied common sense. Ophelia being the biggestg offender. Ophelia's reasoning for her actions seemed to only make sense to Ophelia, no one else. Some things could possibly be explained as a vampire quirk I suppose, but if so that explanation was never clearly given. I understand the author may have been trying to creat a small, quirky town that we readers would love to escape too. Perhaps in future books she could concentrate on flow and clarity. It's hard to sit back and immerse yourself in the book if you're wondering why characters are responding in a certain way. Overall the book felt like I had missed a previous segment in the book series. The problem with that is this was the first book in the series.I won't be going out of my way to read another book by this author.STATS:Ebook Pages: 264Genre: Paranormal RomanceRe-Readiblity: NONESteam Factor: Steamy
review 2: Barbara Monajem has a smooth, easy style that never distracts or jars. I like her writing and will look for more by her. I’m not a vampire fan, but I won this book so I wanted to read it. I’m really glad I did. Ophelia is a delightful character whom I enjoyed getting to know. I wish she lived nearby. She’s a lot of fun. I wouldn’t mind if Gideon lived next door either. This is just a fun and entertaining story. I expect more stories about the characters in this book—they’re too good to let disappear. I recommend this book. less

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