Detective Danny Roberts is on the trail of a serial killer, but when he wakes up from a night at a bar with an unquenchable thirst and strange texts his life becomes much more complicated. Now he is the thrall of a beautiful vampire that calls herself Mistress unlike any other. While most thralls become mindless creatures that are extensions of their masters he can think and act on his own. It has been decided that Danny will join Mistress as a Wolf Hunter, keeping the sheep of humanity safe from the humans that hunt them. However, there is unrest among the living dead from those that feel they should not guard the sheep but should rule over them. Can balance be restored or will an ancient evil be released upon the world?
I received a copy of this book from a promoter in exchange for an honest review. I finished it at the beginning of the month, but due to the death of my grandfather I needed to take some time off from reviews and reading in general. It has been almost three weeks and this is my first review since, so please bear with me. On to the review.
The vampires in this book are different from others I have run across. There are the standard similarities that we see in some or all cases. They drink blood. The strong can shapeshift. Some can levitate and communicate telepathically. Pretty standard. But, instead of the standard bat some turn into werewolf like creatures and the bat is more of a humanoid bat creature. The description reminded me of the man bat from Batman Arkham Knight. Perhaps that is where the author drew inspiration. Other than that another big difference is that if they drink blood freely given (especially virgin blood) or the blood of a 'wolf' they can walk in sunlight with no aversion to holy items. Alternately if they drink the blood of the innocents by force they become the feared creatures of the night.
Differences are wonderful and anyone who has been reading my reviews for a while knows that I enjoy all things paranormal and getting to see new takes on classic creatures. There is a lot of banter back and forth between the characters. While there is a 'twist' near the end of the book I can't say I didn't see it coming. The character wasn't trustworthy throughout the story, so when things go I expected it.
My favorite character in the book is Scholar. She is bookish and a complete dom with a lot of built up sexual frustration. Girl needs to get laid, and I wish her the best in her endeavors with her current body type. However, since they can change their appearance at a whim I suppose that isn't too big of an issue.
I do want to warn you this is the first book in a series and it does end on a cliffhanger. Not a mid-way through a book cliffhanger, just with things that carry over into a new book. That being said this is the only book in the series currently released and I do not know when any more will be coming.
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