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Temper Sanguine (2014)

by Lou Harper(Favorite Author)

4.07 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1619220636 (ISBN13: 9781619220638)

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Samhain Publishing

series

Sanguine

review 1: I liked it slightly more than I remember liking the first one*NOTE: I received a complimentary review copy of this story.*Warning: This review might contain what some people consider SPOILERS. Rating: 8/10PROS: - The characters are intelligent, but they’re also realistically weak and flawed. They seem plausible to me, not like caricatures.- The plot here is a logical continuation of the book before, but this felt nothing like a rehash to me.- Harvey makes me chuckle. Not only is he cute and flamboyant, but he also has a way with words. This is one of my favorite comments: “If a colony of wild artists went on a rampage at Goodwill, it would look just like this.”- Part of the story takes place in Hungary, which I know almost nothing about. Those parts seemed well-resea... morerched, and I found them fascinating.CONS:- There are some passages that are intentionally chock full of corny lines, one after another, and I found them mostly groan-worthy.- Every now and then, the writing has bits that could have been tightened. Here’s an example (paraphrased/edited because of foul language): “the furrows on his forehead grew deeper and deeper. ‘Son of a [ditch]. Let’s get him, Angel. I’m ready to go Mossad on this mother[ducker’s] [rear].’ Harvey was now righteously [p’d] off.” It’s obvious from the furrows on the forehead and the angry words that Harvey is angry; we don’t need to be told that he is.Overall comments: I read Spirit Sanguine a while ago--I’d guess it’s been at least a year--so my recall of it is hazy at best. But I purposely avoided refreshing my memory. Harper gives enough little clues here and there to remind readers what the overall situation is and how the characters all relate to one another, and I had a slightly better impression after this volume than I had after the last one, which I liked pretty well to begin with. I think this is a fun series.
review 2: My Review:*sigh* I do love Gabe and Harvey together. This is the second book for the vampire and the slayer duo and I liked getting to see more of them. This time they are on another quest for Augustine...trying to track down an evil, elusive vampire who's up to no good. The quest takes them to NYC and overseas and they meet quite a few other interesting characters along the way. There were details in this that I loved:*I loved finding out exactly why Gabe and Harvey are so connected...that was really cool. *The new concoction that Harvey has created had some interesting twists although I have to agree with him over Gabe's "creative" use of it. So not cool. *I also really like how they've settled into their roles with each other and working together. It goes beyond being lovers...they are truly partners and work well together so it was fun to watch them operate especially in that final climactic scene. That being said, this book wasn't quite as suspenseful as I'd hoped. There's a bit of action, but the sense of danger and "need to get to the end right now to see what happens" just wasn't there for me. It was a pleasant read, but I can't see myself re-reading it again. I do enjoy these two characters and the interesting dichotomy they have. There still seems to be something "different" about Harvey's vampirism and it will be interesting to see if the author explores it more and if there are further books to come. I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review. less

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