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Summary: UNUSUAL AND INTERESTING BOOK
Review: THIS BOOK HAS A VERY UNUSUAL PLOT DEALING WITH THE VAMPIREMYTHS. THE SETTING ALMOST MAKES YOU BELIEVE THAT THEY DOEXIST. YOU CAN SYMPATHIZE WITH THE VAMPIRE AND ACTUALLY CHEER FOR HIS SURVIVAL. I HAVE READ MANY ROMANCE NOVELS AND FOUND THIS TO VERY UNIQUE AND DIFFICULT TO PUT DOWN. IT IS A GREAT BOOK AND I RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO READ SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
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Summary: Very good vampire historical
Review: This is a surprisingly strong vampire historical romance, one that combines a vampire romance with a historical one - and in a slightly unusual setting - northern Italy 1859 at the height of the Italian fight for independence (or Piedmont's struggle to oust the Austrians from Modena etc).I really don't have that much to add to what praise has been given by other readers. Like them, I appreciated the unusual setting and time period (there being a surfeit of historical romances set in England in the Regency). Like them, I appreciate the skilful interplay of the story with the historical background - along with the author's careful description of the location, the minor characters, and so forth. What really stood out was however not the historical detail, or the unusual setting. It was the hero and the heroine. The hero is a mysterious Italian nobleman (although we soon guess his identity and his problem). The heroine is a sensible Englishwoman, the poor relation of a great English house who is escorting a petulant cousin "in trouble" to a safe haven owned by her father. Not only is Cordelia a delightful person to know (with even her more unusual linguistic and psychic skills explained), but she reacts relatively calmly to her discovery of the hero's various secrets. She is actually more worried by a murder of a servant than by any threats to her life (perhaps a bit unwisely). The hero is also truly remarkable - and totally different from Christine Feehan's Carpathian super-alpha males. We do not doubt Dakon's determination or the difficult choices facing him. We do recognize the effort he must put into staying away from Cordelia. Time and time again, faced with almost overwhelming temptation, he refuses to give in. I mentioned Feehan's Carpathians for a reason. It is a pity that Cresswell did not follow up on this book (or perhaps it is just as well). Cresswell's Vam-pyres and Feehan's Carpathians have some things in common, but many things are different (including their origins and their habits). One problem facing both societies is the lack of females of their kind, and how they should relate to human females (if at all). My only quibbles with the books was firstly with the names of the hero and his father (which nearly beset me with giggles), and secondly with a couple of nearly irrational moves made by Cordelia. In addition, while I liked this book very much, it did not quite make keeper status for me. It was a four for me, but it may be a keeper for you.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: This is one of the best vampire romances I have read. But a warning, once you start, you can't stop. I read this in a day. It's a wonderful love story. Jasmine Cresswell is indeed a very talented storyteller. Libby Withnall
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Summary: Different, unusual, entertaining, and wonderfull
Review: This was truly a unique and wonderfully written vampire romance. I enjoyed the characters and the way this book could not be set down. It was not the usual vampire conditions, as in folklore or myths of the vampire. This was a new outlook and extremely interesting. I would recommend this to anyone!
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Summary: A true VAMPIRE ROMANCE!!
Review: This was truly a unique and wonderfully written vampire romance. I enjoyed the characters and the way this book could not be set down. It was not the usual vampire conditions, as in folklore or myths of the vampire. This was a new outlook and extremely interesting. I would recommend this to anyone!
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