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Vampire Assassin (Jane #1)
by
Samantha Warren (Goodreads Author)
All vampires deal with their immortality differently. Jane decided to make her extra pointy teeth work in her favor. She hires herself out for a good cause, as a vampire assassin. In this 15,000 word novella (part 1 of the Jane series), she takes you with her on one of her jobs and through the intriguing tale about how she became immortal.
Kindle Edition, 42 pages
Published
March 30th 2011
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Chapter 1 sees Jane at work as a sassy, smart and imaginative assassin of the vampire persuasion...
Chapter 2 onwards though, was a real revelation for me and lifted my respect for the author to an even higher level.
It is a well thought out, well presented, wonderfully detailed and romantic account of how Jane became a vampire.
Now I can relate to Jane the person, I look forward even more to reading more of her exploits.
Chapter 2 onwards though, was a real revelation for me and lifted my respect for the author to an even higher level.
It is a well thought out, well presented, wonderfully detailed and romantic account of how Jane became a vampire.
Now I can relate to Jane the person, I look forward even more to reading more of her exploits.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about this book. I LOVED the first chapter when Jane is all snarky and assassin-y (new word?). But the entire rest of the novella is back story. All of it. Every word. Now, I need plot exposition as much as the next guy, but DAMN. It was just like a friend I haven't seen is telling me a ten minute version of how she spent the last few years. Including making a movie and meeting the love of her life. I understand that there are more parts to the story, and even thoug...more
"Vampire Assassin" is written as if two different authors wrote this novella. What do I mean? Well, the writing style is completely different from the first half of the book to the second. The first half of the book tells the story of Jane, vampire who assassinates other vampires. This is where I had my first problem with this story. First, Samantha Warren has Jane's character have a dialogue with 'us' the reader. She write...."If you are reading this, then, you must be human......" Quite honest...more
I got this book free from www.librarything.com in exchange for a review.
This really turned me off for the first half of the book. The character is talking to you, the audience not thinking to herself. I do not like the character including me in the story so blatantly.
However, looking past that, the story started fairly interestingly, as a vampire assassin.
And then turns 360 and becomes a love story and how she turned into a vampire. Which is fine and all, but the title is "vampire assassin" and...more
This really turned me off for the first half of the book. The character is talking to you, the audience not thinking to herself. I do not like the character including me in the story so blatantly.
However, looking past that, the story started fairly interestingly, as a vampire assassin.
And then turns 360 and becomes a love story and how she turned into a vampire. Which is fine and all, but the title is "vampire assassin" and...more
First off this was a very quick and easy read! I found myself laughing at Jane as she was narrating herself through the first several chapters. Quick wit played a big part in the beginnings of this book.
The author did a good job with the technical writing of the book. The language was easy to understand and flowed very nicely. The information that she shared was mostly necessary to portray her story and get you involved.
There are two main characters in this book, Jane and Steven. Both character...more
The author did a good job with the technical writing of the book. The language was easy to understand and flowed very nicely. The information that she shared was mostly necessary to portray her story and get you involved.
There are two main characters in this book, Jane and Steven. Both character...more
In Vampire Assassin, Samantha Warren begins the story by talking about some man named Bob and giving a complete description of him. It happens that the narrator of this book is a vampire that hires herself out as an assassin and her target is this Bob fellow, who by all accounts is a cheating, scumbag. Apparently the wife has arranged in some way to have the assassin take care of Bob and he is found dead just as planned by the wife.
OK...I like vampire novels pretty well. But this one felt very s...more
OK...I like vampire novels pretty well. But this one felt very s...more
This is a short story about Jane a vampire Assassin and I don't mean she kill Vampires (well she probably would if the price was right), I mean she is a vampire who gets paid to kill people.
We start off getting to know Jane and a little about her work and we read about one of her missions.
We all so learn about her love fora vampire called Steven and we look into his past and find out how he became a vampire. Then we move on and we see Jane become a vampire.
There were some good points and bad po...more
We start off getting to know Jane and a little about her work and we read about one of her missions.
We all so learn about her love fora vampire called Steven and we look into his past and find out how he became a vampire. Then we move on and we see Jane become a vampire.
There were some good points and bad po...more
*Rating* 3.0 stars
*Genre - Paranormal Romance
*Review*
This is the first book in the Jane series and tells the story, basically, how Jane became a vampire and how she met Steven, the man of her dreams only to lose him to extremely awful circumstances which she had no control over.
This is a very, very fast read, and a short story that leads into New Blood (Jane # 2). I downloaded this for free from Amazon.com.
My only complaint is that the story is so short, that the author really doesn't give the...more
*Genre - Paranormal Romance
*Review*
This is the first book in the Jane series and tells the story, basically, how Jane became a vampire and how she met Steven, the man of her dreams only to lose him to extremely awful circumstances which she had no control over.
This is a very, very fast read, and a short story that leads into New Blood (Jane # 2). I downloaded this for free from Amazon.com.
My only complaint is that the story is so short, that the author really doesn't give the...more
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Its hard to rate some books. This one starts talking about this guy Bob what he looks like and talking to his misstress and it would take him an hour to get home.
Then she describes how fast vampires can walk. Then follow into his garage and kills him and how and why. I really did not like much of the first part of story.
But then she talks more about her life and when she met her co-worker on a film and they fell for each other.The rest of story got me caring about Jane and Steven.
I ended up shed...more
Then she describes how fast vampires can walk. Then follow into his garage and kills him and how and why. I really did not like much of the first part of story.
But then she talks more about her life and when she met her co-worker on a film and they fell for each other.The rest of story got me caring about Jane and Steven.
I ended up shed...more
This book may be called Vampire Assassin, and it opens with some vampire assassinating, but that's it. The rest of the book is a poorly written love story about how she fell in love and turned into a vampire. And then the book ends, never bringing you back to the beginning, never explaining how or why she became a vampire hunter, zip, nada. I realize it's a series, but each book should still make sense, especially THE FIRST ONE without the others. Stupid. And the preview chapters of some dating...more
This started off brilliantly. The first chapter was dark and witty. The premise after the initial start, was to explain to the reader how she had become a vamp assassin for hire, but that never actually happened.
Instead it was pages upon pages of her meeting the person who inevitably ends up turning her into a vampire.
For a novella it seemed to go on for ages.
Arrgh, where did the feisty character from the beginning go? Such a shame to let a great idea evaporate like a drop of water on a hot tin...more
Instead it was pages upon pages of her meeting the person who inevitably ends up turning her into a vampire.
For a novella it seemed to go on for ages.
Arrgh, where did the feisty character from the beginning go? Such a shame to let a great idea evaporate like a drop of water on a hot tin...more
This was a great start to a series and very solid character development too. I really like Jane, she is normal in all aspects and she knows this about herself; but she is also learning to just live and love life. And then there is Steven, who has been so long without a companion that you feel his happiness when he finds Jane. The end of the book is pretty sad and utterly heart breaking; it makes you realize how ignorant people are to things that they don’t understand. Needless to say, I will hav...more
2.5 stars
I wouldn't call this a novella. Vampire Assassin is at best a prequel, giving back story on the main character, Jane, rather than advancing her story line. If I had known this before, I would have waited for the next book instead of reading VA. Another complaint I have is that the author spent too much time on inconsequential details and not the plot (what little there was of that). As short as the book was, each line should have had a purpose, not detailing vampire "walking" or coffee....more
I wouldn't call this a novella. Vampire Assassin is at best a prequel, giving back story on the main character, Jane, rather than advancing her story line. If I had known this before, I would have waited for the next book instead of reading VA. Another complaint I have is that the author spent too much time on inconsequential details and not the plot (what little there was of that). As short as the book was, each line should have had a purpose, not detailing vampire "walking" or coffee....more
i loved this quick little book. it had all of the elements that i look for in a paranormal. the characters were intriguing and had depth and drew me into the story effortlessly.
i found my self becoming angry,sad,happy and all the other emotions right along with the heroine. i am already planning to read it again just in case i missed anything and i can't WAIT fot the next book in the series if there is one so i can find out what happens with them next not to mention some of the other characters...more
i found my self becoming angry,sad,happy and all the other emotions right along with the heroine. i am already planning to read it again just in case i missed anything and i can't WAIT fot the next book in the series if there is one so i can find out what happens with them next not to mention some of the other characters...more
Though this book is a fairly good read, I was left boggled at the end. First off, the title is misleading. It starts telling the story of a vampire on the job as an assassin then it takes a sharp left turn. It sort of reads like the author changed her mind part ways through the story and decided she wanted to do a love story. Which is what it is. My only big disappointment in this story is I wished the author would have shown us the tale instead of telling it.
I had wrongly tagged this "book" as a novella. Unfortunately it' a serial story (a story divided in pieces and sold in "chunks"). These are probably just the first few chapters.
The story wasn't good enough to convince me to keep buying. The lead woman is a vampire who sells herself out a an assassin. At the beginning of the story we see her killing a cheating husband and leaving him to be found by his wife and children. (It was the agreement with the family... Cheating is bad, is it bad enough...more
The story wasn't good enough to convince me to keep buying. The lead woman is a vampire who sells herself out a an assassin. At the beginning of the story we see her killing a cheating husband and leaving him to be found by his wife and children. (It was the agreement with the family... Cheating is bad, is it bad enough...more
Not really sure what I thought of this book. I thought the first chapter was really really good then after that i'm sorry to say it was downhill from there, then picked up again at the very last chapter. Have to say it kept my attention till the end but there was nothing really great about it, and I was left asking myself whether I did like the book and whether I would read the next book and sadly the answer is no!
The novella begins with Jane on a job assignment, but the book is more about how did Jane become a vampire assassin in the first place.
Vampire Assassin is a quick and entertaining read. Usually I like to read a fair amount of dialogue, but even though it’s scarce in this one, it didn’t really bother me. Jane is someone you can empathize with, the storytelling keeps you turning pages and it’s over all too soon. It’s a complete story however and the shortness only bothers, because Warren has paint...more
Vampire Assassin is a quick and entertaining read. Usually I like to read a fair amount of dialogue, but even though it’s scarce in this one, it didn’t really bother me. Jane is someone you can empathize with, the storytelling keeps you turning pages and it’s over all too soon. It’s a complete story however and the shortness only bothers, because Warren has paint...more
I really liked this book...a bonus was that it was free!!I felt so bad for Jane at the end of the book though...she finds love to only have it ripped from her...and now she's all on her own in being a vampire!! So sad..but a good book none the less
What a fun little novella! It does end on a sad note, but I love the strong female lead, and I'm intrigued by how she is an assassin. I look forward to reading more of this series.
Quite sort, but an okay story. It didn't spike my interest that much as to read the next installments, though... But, we'll see...
Nice little novella. Quick, fun read. More back story than anything. Really looking forward to reading book 2.
Quite enjoyed this short story! Looking forward to the rest in the series.
I really liked this short story. I'll pick up the rest of the series.
This book was just ok. The story was not all that great to me.
Fascinating short story, looking forward to the series...
I'm interested. Short read. The heroine is interesting.
Short and jumping plot, but entertaining.
Like the premise and maybe a good series.
A great little novella -- Warren's character, Jane, is engaging and the story in this first part, compelling. While short, I get the feeling there will be more - I'd say this is the start of a series of shorts. A great first from a new author. Check it out.
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Samantha Warren is a fantasy and science fiction author who spends her days immersed in dragons, spaceships, and vampires.
In the name of research, she enlisted the help of her pet dragon Anethesis and together they built a Noah’s Ark-like spaceship. Three trips through a hole in the time-space continuum allowed the pair to explore the universe decades into the past and eons into the future. They...more
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In the name of research, she enlisted the help of her pet dragon Anethesis and together they built a Noah’s Ark-like spaceship. Three trips through a hole in the time-space continuum allowed the pair to explore the universe decades into the past and eons into the future. They...more
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