While in Romania researching historical
superstitions, Scottish academic Elizabeth Silk comes upon the folk tale of
Saloman, a seductive prince staked centuries ago, legend's most powerful
vampire. Now, in the ruins of a castle crypt, Elizabeth discovers supernatural
legends that have come alive. Her blood has awakened him. Her innocence has
aroused him. But Elizabeth unleashes more than Saloman's hunger, and it's going
to unite them in ways neither could have imagined.
My
Review:
Yummy!
That is what this delicious, sexy, confection of a book is. The fact that the only reason I had to put
the book down was because I had to work at both jobs (blah) and sleep (yea! And
blah at the same time) should tell you how absolutely AMAZING this book
is.
Elizabeth is an amazing and relatable
character. Some of us have always seemed
to be so lacking in some area that we desire to be more but we don’t know what
to do. Elizabeth is that way. I think also how she is skeptic about the
whole vampire thing is relatable. I
mean, I know a lot of us say that we believe, but if we actually met a vampire,
would we even believe it? Probably
not.
I also love how Elizabeth is actually
slightly supernatural because of her ancestor’s vampire killing deeds. Now, half is believable, with her training to
fight, but the fact that she kept it together while she actually battled was a
bit farfetched, but I loved how she did learn quickly to use her latent
talents.
Saloman is a delicious vampire, and
honestly, I wouldn’t mind a little world domination with him. He is centuries old, wise, but lonely. I think that was the worst part of being
contained in the crypt for him: The
loneliness. I think after those 300
years, he might be willing to consider giving up the idea of world domination
for Elizabeth. Though I don’t know if he
realizes it.
I love how Ms. Treanor takes history
and gives it a new twist, mixing it with yummy vampires, strong vampire
hunters, magic, and other supernatural creatures. I can’t help but love it all!
I think my favorite part of the whole
book, though, was how Ms. Treanor gives a new version of vampires. Salomon is an Ancient, which is a race of
vampires that were the forerunner to the modern vampire. They are so similar, but so different at the
same time. Plus, you add the added power
to be received for each vampire killed, which makes the hunters or vampires
stronger. What a great way to set up a whole new vampire myth.
Overall, a great book! I’m so looking forward to finishing this
series, and reading more by Ms. Treanor.
Highly Recommended!
Happy Reading!
Cana
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