A short story introducing readers to the Gardella Vampire Chronicles.
Join Victoria as she navigates her way through balls and Society even as she works to rid the world of dangerous, bloodthirsty vampires.
For those who are familiar with the series, this story would have appeared halfway through The Rest Falls Away.
My Review:
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
This short
story is an introduction to the Gardella Vampire Chronicles (though, from what
I understand, this comes into play after the first novel of the Gardella
Vampire Chronicles). Personally, I
think this introduction was a great way to want to pull in readers.
It has
several things that really drag in a read, even though it is a short story.
·
Victoria
is an interesting character as she is torn between the world of the ton and the
world as a Venator (aka Vampire slayer).
Like any “superhero”, which is kind of what it is like, she has to
juggle her public life with her private life.
It is almost to the point that it is funny in this short story.
·
The
appearance of a love “quadrangle” between the 3 men and Victoria is kind of
funny.
·
A
good introduction to what it means to be a Venator, and what vampires are
like. It actually appears that there
will be no such thing as a “good” vampire in this series, but I’ll have to read
the rest of the series to confirm that.
·
Finally,
you can’t beat a paranormal historical short story or novel that actually does
a good job of being actually semi historically correct. I mean it can’t be completely historically
correct because of the paranormal aspects, but it was a good job on Ms.
Gleason’s part. It was a bit
refreshing.
The
funniest part of the whole thing though was the embarrassment of Victoria
walking in on her mother and her mother’s beau.
I can’t think of anything worse or more embarrassing.
Overall,
this was a good short story, and was very entertaining. I recommend this short story, and look
forward to reading more by Ms. Gleason.
Happy Reading!
Cana
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