Vom Lückenbüßer zur Lieblingsserie, 8. September 2008

Ursprünglich als Überbrückung bis zum nächsten Kim Harrison Buch gedacht, hat mich dieses Buch sehr überrascht. Mit unglaublich viel Witz, einer interessanten neuen Erweiterung der Vampir- Theorie, prickelnder Erotik (Vampire haben den besseren Sex) und viel Spannung hat sich Cat zu meiner neuen Lieblingsheldin gemausert. *Spoiler*Besonders interessant ist mir die Stelle in der Höhle aufgefallen, als Bones innerhalb von 2-3 Zeilen vom bösen Mörder- Vampir zum neuen sexy Lehrer wird. Das hat sie wirklich gut gedreht!*ende+Wem das englisch zu heikel ist: Blutrote Küsse ist der deutsche Titel. Mehr Infos unter jeanienefrost.com

       Klasse Fantasyroman, 31. Juli 2008

Am Anfang hatte ich ein wenig Probleme mit dem sehr slanglastigen Amerikanisch/ Britisch zurechtzukommen, aber da gewöhnt man sich schnell dran. Die Geschichte war sehr gut aufgebaut und schlüssig und nicht übermäßig in die Länge gezogen.Stellenweise war die Komik im Buch einfach zum weglachen ;-)Die Anschaffung lohnt sich.

       Absolutely great!, 28. Juli 2008

I was ordering this book only because of the positive feedback - didn't expect much though because ususally, I don't like vampire books with blood-thirsty heroines... So, Anita Blake, for example, doesn't do it for me. But Cat, the heroine of this book, certainly does! I couldn't put it down once I've started - the story and the characters kept me hooked from first to last page. Cat is a half human / half vampire and struggles a lot with her vampire part. That is partly the fault of her mother being raped by one and Cat is the result of this. I really liked it that Cat was not the super-hero who always succeeds in everything and doesn't really have "worldly" problems and issues. The hatred her mother had for vampires and her yearning for being loved and accepted by her mother leads to some character traits she has that aren't always working in her favour - I mean in the story, not in the writing. Based on this, she makes decisions or acts against better knowledge or what her heart tells her and sometimes, she suffers greatly from that. That made her all the more a character that I could relate to and that I really liked. As she goes out again one night to kill another vampire, she meets Bones, a Master Vampire, and she finds out quickly that she is no match for him because he is so much stronger and has incredible powers. Bones decides to not kill her, but train her to help him hunt and kill vampire criminals. I really, really liked Bones - yes, he looks good, has a great body (as most Vampire heroes do), but that is not what is important about him. He has to deal with Cat's personal problems, her mistrust into anything "Vampire" and the relationship issues he is faced with when he falls in love with her (and so does she but it takes her quite some time to admit it to herself). The characters are so much different than most of the other vampire books (like the Black Dagger Brotherhood, which I really liked, but sometimes, their characters were also getting a bit on my nerves) - and that makes them so much likeable. This is a great, great read and I can't wait to get my hands on the sequel.

       Great combination of suspense & humour, 24. Juni 2008

Suspense from the first page, fluently written and a fine black humour that nearly ruined my self-control inmidst the packed commuter train - I barely managed to simply grin stupid instead of laughing out loud ...The characters are interesting from the beginning on and they are developing, becoming three dimensional. And is it just my personal imagination or does Bones' description remind anybody else, too, of the sexiest vamp alive: Spike? Nice side effect ;o)Definitely one level with Kim Harrison (Rachel Morgan series) and Patricia Briggs (Mercy Thompson series). Can't await to start the next book!

      great books fast reading, 26. Mai 2008

Let's say it this way: I'm a great fan of Stephanie Meyer's series Twilight, Eclipse and new moon ; so while waiting for the 4.book, I was searching around amazon and found these two books - now I'm waiting that this series is to be continued. Fast reading action with a drop of erotic. Very good.