The Multiverse review of Blood Lust by Jessica L Degarmo:
In my opinion, Vampire stories are now so rife, they seem to
have lost both the ability to shock and entertain. It’s akin to a snooze-fest
due to the glut of tales available. Having said that, there are a few I do
read, but this has more to do with the authors themselves and their ability to
spin a good yarn than with the content, and I include amongst those the
brilliant Anne Rice and the super-talented Poppet.
Upon the prompt of our book club, it was with some
trepidation that I began reading Blood Lust. I already knew Degarmo as a good
writer, but this was a vampire story- how different could it possibly be in
order to stand up and be counted?
Let me put it this way: Jessica L Degarmo has now joined my
list of vampire-must-read-authors!
Blood Lust grabbed my attention immediately and held it
through to the end. It is a no frills and fuss story. It is gritty and real and
moves along at a pace guaranteed to take the reader along for a ride. There are
no fancy forests- we are in gangland and crime is the focus. Imagine crime
bosses with vampires as their weapons, and imagine what control it must take
for a human to ‘tame’ a vampire, and you will want to read Blood Lust. I hate
spoilers in reviews and thus won’t reveal much of the story itself, but I have
to tell you Nexess is badass and you will love her!
Blood Lust does shock and entertain…yay!
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