Review #1
This was a completely new twist on the lives of vampires. It grabbed your attention when you first started reading but then began to drag. Even though slow, it held your attention and even had a few laugh out loud moments.
I didn’t love the main characters. Milagro, the Hispanic heroine, was a little slut puppy. Seemingly, she had no problem being sexually attracted to the men she encountered. She gave in to the attractions if given the chance. Oswald was the saddest vampire hero that I’ve ever met. At least Milagro had backbone and didn’t give in to anyone unless she wanted.
The other characters were more interesting than the main ones. I would love to read more about Edna, the vampire’s grandmother whose words were as sharp as her wit. Winnie grew on you and eventually I liked her more than Milagro. Sam, the lawyer and cousin, was a bit uptight. I could do without Ian and Cornelia who were a little too dark for the book.
The Epilogue was a mishmash of an ending and was rushed and tried to resolve everything up in spite of some things making no sense. Even though I enjoyed this book, I have no interest in reading the other books in this series.
Review #2
I will say this book was interesting, in a good way. The author’s idea of vampires is different. As for the characters, they were all interesting. However, I loved the banter between Edna and Milagro best. Milagro De Los Santos is the main character in this book. Her life is pretty much a mess and then she transfers blood with a vampire, Oswald. I’m not sure Oswald is a good fit for Mirlago but they are the couple, for now.
Trying to fit in with a rich vampire family when you’re a human (and a poor one at that) is not easy as Mirlago is finding out. Besides Oswald (a plastic surgeon) and Edna (a famous writer under a pen name) there’s Gideon (a gay undercover officer) and Sam (not sure what he does). There is also Winnie (Oswald’s chosen fiancee) and Ernie (a human handyman who also mixes blood drinks for the family in the barn). There is also a group (among whom is Mirlago’s college boyfriend who dumped her) of villains who are very interested in Milagro and her newfound abilities.
The plot is sort of thin but I think that’s because the author was concentrating on fleshing out the main characters, which isn’t a bad thing. I have read book #2 in the series and the plot was much better but NOT to the detriment of the characters.
If you like mysteries with vampires, try this series. It’s a fun romp through the supernatural world. 🙂
Review #3
There were several things to appreciate about this book. There was a decent amount of humor. There was a heroine with a backbone. There was diversity; the main character is Mexican-American for example. There was appreciation for voluptuous bodies, without shaming people who are thin. But there were also things that annoyed me. It’s written in first person, which I hate. Names are dropped into almost every line of dialogue, and it makes the writing feel more amateurish than it deserved. The attraction between the heroine and hero is instant and feels unexplained, as I didn’t at all feel any spark. Previous relationships are unintentionally ambiguous. There’s cheating, more than once on a partner. The book calls out Latina stereotypes and then turns around and uses them. Nothing of note happened for most of the middle (a lot of shopping) and then the whole last quarter felt contrived and too convenient. I have the rest of the series and I liked this one enough read it. But I didn’t love it enough to jump right into book two. I’ll step away for a while first.
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