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A Blood Seduction (Vamp City #1)

by Pamela Palmer (Goodreads Author)

3.55 of 5 stars 3.55 · rating details · 723 ratings · 220 reviews

Take me down to Vampire City...

Vampires live only for lust and pleasure in the eternal twilight of Vamp City. But the city's magic is dying. The only person who can restore it? A beautiful woman from the mortal world...one who knows nothing of the power she wields.

Quinn Lennox is searching for a missing friend when she stumbles into a dark otherworld that only she can see—...more

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Published May 29th 2012 by Avon

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May 16, 2012 AH rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: dark, first-in-series, read-apr-2012, sorcerer, urban-fantasy, vamps, were, arc-edelweiss, babr-reviews

I wouldn’t want to meet the vampires from Pamela Palmer’s newest series. The vampires in A Blood Seduction are a bloodthirsty lot. These vampires are truly evil – they feed on emotions as well as blood. They are sadistic and revel in their “food’s” pain.

Vampires are not the only monsters in this world. There are huge, hungry werewolves, Rippers (vampires with no conscience), and Traders who sell wayward humans to vampires. This is a brutal world with no escape..

Quinn Lennox and her brother Zac...more

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Jun 03, 2012 Madame X rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: awful-do-not-read, extra-gritty, paranormal-urban-fantasy, vampires, weak-heroine

I hated A BLOOD SEDUCTION despite the fact that I have loved its various constituent elements in other, better books. I love really gritty, dark worldbuilding. I love intense plotting that pushes the characters to the limits of their endurance. And I love it when a hero starts out as a villain but might turn out to be good, eventually. One reviewer suggested that A BLOOD SEDUCTION's hero/villain Arturo was like a combination of Charlaine Harris' Eric Northman and Karen Marie Moning's Jericho Bar...more I hated A BLOOD SEDUCTION despite the fact that I have loved its various constituent elements in other, better books. I love really gritty, dark worldbuilding. I love intense plotting that pushes the characters to the limits of their endurance. And I love it when a hero starts out as a villain but might turn out to be good, eventually. One reviewer suggested that A BLOOD SEDUCTION's hero/villain Arturo was like a combination of Charlaine Harris' Eric Northman and Karen Marie Moning's Jericho Barrons, and, hey, sign me up for that.

And you know what? Maybe he is. I mean, if you combine Eric at his most louche and Barrons at his most high-handed and stripped them of the qualities that make them appealing (Eric's infectious joie de vivre, Barrons' honesty).

But the real difference here is the heroine. Eric and Barrons, sure, but also other anti-heroes who've turned into convincing romantic interests for me - Trent in Kim Harrison's Hollows series, Curran in the first couple of Kate Daniels books. You know what unites all those stories? Heroines who refuse to be jerked around. Heroines who force these bad boys to treat them with respect, as equals - and usually only in the wake of some pretty epic battles of wits or arms or both. It doesn't come easy. Most of all: heroines who hold a grudge WAY longer than readers.

Quinn Lennox is NOT one of those heroines. She's passive and helpless. She's easily deceived. Arturo can treat her horribly one minute, but a page or two later if he turns on the charm Quinn will melt. Minutes after being enslaved, whipped, or otherwise terrorized, she will make out with Arturo. At one point, she's forced to attend a terrible, terrible torture orgy. She feels awful, so Arturo offers her a shower to make her feel better. A little bit of warm water is enough to make her totally forget about the atrocities she's witnessed and hanky panky ensues.

I was revolted. Over and over again, Arturo tells her that he is who he is, explains his priorities and expectations...and over and over again, Quinn thinks that if she pleads and begs and puts out, he'll change his mind.

A lot of reviewers have pointed out that A BLOOD SEDUCTION is an urban fantasy, not a romance - but I disagree. The author, Pamela Palmer, keeps falling back on traditional romance beats in the plotting. Very early on, Arturo promises Quinn that she's going to be his sex slave. So he declares his intention and then we get all these milestones along the way to consummation. So he undresses her in one scene, fondles her in the next, manual stimulation after that, until we finally arrive at the sex.

The difference is that there's no HEA and no romance. There can't be a romance between them, because they aren't equals. Arturo has all the power, all the knowledge, and all the cunning. Quinn has nothing, and she's abused, manipulated, and mistreated from the first to the last page of this book. It wasn't fun to read. At all.

Spoiler/example of heroine stupidity, because it's not enough to give the book one star, I have to vent: (view spoiler)(less)

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May 17, 2012 VampireNovelFan rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: vampires, favorites, paranormal-romance, shifters, urban-fantasy, witches, arc, washington-dc-metro-area

Palmer’s taking no prisoners with this gutsy new series

Having lived in Washington, D.C. all of my life, I was expecting to be pretty well-versed in the environment of A Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer. But instead we’re introduced to Washington, V.C. Nope, there are no typos there. V.C.–”Vamp City” for short–is the alternate dimension of D.C., taking us through a bit of a time warp in the process.

While not in first person, the story primarily focuses on Quinn Lennox, a scientist with NIH who...more Palmer’s taking no prisoners with this gutsy new series

Having lived in Washington, D.C. all of my life, I was expecting to be pretty well-versed in the environment of A Blood Seduction by Pamela Palmer. But instead we’re introduced to Washington, V.C. Nope, there are no typos there. V.C.–”Vamp City” for short–is the alternate dimension of D.C., taking us through a bit of a time warp in the process.

While not in first person, the story primarily focuses on Quinn Lennox, a scientist with NIH who always had a sneaking suspicion that she wasn’t quite normal. Strange things have happened to her and around her all of her life. She’s had this sight into a strange parallel universe that she hadn’t been able to enter until her brother’s friend goes missing.

On their mission to find her they stumble into this world by accident, separating from one another as they soon realize that they’ve been swiftly downgraded to the bottom of the food chain. Vampires, werewolves, and witches, oh my! They all exist here and vampires enslave humans to not only drink their blood, but feed on their anguish in many forms. Quinn is taken in by Arturo Mazzo, a devilishly handsome and manipulative 600-year-old vampire who realizes that Quinn is no ordinary woman. In fact, she may be the key to save V.C. But saving her brother is her top priority, so she endures the many horrors of this world. Better the devil that you know…

I devoured this book in one day. It is a departure from your typical Paranormal Romance which I tend to prefer in order to enjoy this genre. I was instantly drawn in to Palmer’s familiar, but not so familiar setting. Quinn is not the most likable heroine, but she is occasionally relatable if not a bit stupid in a few instances. Honestly, at this point I’m trying to figure out what heroine hasn’t been on occasion. It all really just goes back to her devotion to her brother.

While we do get a few scenes from Arturo’s POV, this character remains mysterious throughout the whole novel. Her relationship with Arturo is fairly complicated and I couldn’t always predict what would happen. It’s really difficult to determine his real motivations or a definitive direction for his character. This makes him genuinely intriguing and a bit more than a pretty face.

Palmer’s vampires are genuinely horrible beings, but boy are they pretty… Thankfully a lot of the scenes with them at their worst quell that appeal. I was slightly shocked at the depravity and cringe-worthiness of the vampires actions, so Palmer’s mission was accomplished to really make me hate the worst of the worst for these big bads. I’ve been looking for a bit of horror in my books and this brings a very good dose of it, more than I was expecting based on the synopsis.

Palmer also injects a lot Washington, D.C. history (more than I know personally *hangs head in shame*), but your average Washingtonian wouldn’t know half of the facts Quinn was throwing out, and it seemed a little out of character because Quinn wasn’t particularly interested in history. That’s my only real gripe about this novel.

This book is ballsy without a doubt. While I wouldn’t necessarily call this a cliffhanger, beware that this book is certainly an introduction to Vamp City. The surprise ending left me wondering the fate of certain characters as the books progress, and I desperately wish that more books were available. It’s a story you’ll either love or hate, but if you love it, the second book can’t come soon enough. This is one where you’ll definitely hope for two books per year.

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Dec 31, 2012 Lady Lioness marked it as not-finishing

Shelves: genre-horror, subgenre-vampires

I've moved this title to my Currently Reading shelf aka Limbo. I read up to Chapter 12, scrolled forward to read the last two chapters, and proceeded to close the .pdf with a 'Holy Shit.' I'm not going to rate this because I didn't finish it.

Now, I like Pamela Palmer's books, and I did think, a few weak spots aside, the writing was particularly strong. However, I want to make one thing very, very clear. This is NOT a romance novel. This is horror. Granted, my PTSD makes me a little more suscept...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Book rated it 1 of 5 stars

Wow, to say I was disappointed would be an understatement of the year for me. First of all THIS IS NOT A PARANORMAL ROMANCE NOVEL! It reads more like a Sci-Fy novel to me. I almost stopped reading half way through but wanted to see how it ended only to be disappointed even more when things are not wrapped up in the end. An Open-ended ending in this book was like adding salt to an already burning wound.

I really like Pamela Palmer's Feral Warrior series and wanted to like this because it is about...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Tori [Book Faery] marked it as did-not-finish

Shelves: amazon-vine, arc, read-in-2012

DNF: read the first 50+ pages and could not get into this story. I'm just going to list what didn't work for me:

* not a very interesting start in my eyes. I don't make a huge deal about the first sentence of a story (though I do appreciate it when an author writes something funny or interesting), but the first sentence in this book was just so boring and monotonous, and really set the stage for how the remainder of the chapter was like.

* not a very interesting heroine. I still can't remember her...more DNF: read the first 50+ pages and could not get into this story. I'm just going to list what didn't work for me:

* not a very interesting start in my eyes. I don't make a huge deal about the first sentence of a story (though I do appreciate it when an author writes something funny or interesting), but the first sentence in this book was just so boring and monotonous, and really set the stage for how the remainder of the chapter was like.

* not a very interesting heroine. I still can't remember her name.

* too much telling, not enough showing. You're told about the "love" the siblings share, told about the dedication, but you're never shown it. The brother and sister have each other's backs? Well, how heartwarming... But if you can't PROVE it, then why should I care?

* not a lot of action, and when things do finally pick up, I honestly did not care. By the time our "hero" appears, I was bored out of my mind and couldn't take the book seriously.

* the heroine doesn't have a lot of spunk. The part where the "hero" snaps that he is her master, and then she turns around and calls him master so easily... Ugh I don't know, it just rubbed off on me the wrong way and my amusement dissipated. Mind you, she was giving him an attitude not moments before him snapping at her, so I don't know why she would suddenly give in without a fight.

After my initial disappointment with the pacing of the story and my lack of interest, I tried to continue reading... I really did, but the only way I was able to do so was by NOT taking what I was reading "seriously." I do enjoy books that I never intend to review, and I have read plenty of books that I thought was a joke, but this one just had one thing after another that simply did not work for me.

There are, however, plenty of other reviewers who have read this story and who seemed to enjoy it. If you're looking for a review gushing about this title, then I suggest you look for those. As for me, I can't recommend this book if you have similar tastes to my own.(less)

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Mar 17, 2012 Scooper Speaks rated it 5 of 5 stars

Favorite Lines: "I own you, tessoro. I can watch you whenever I like." Cristo! The wrong thing to say to a woman he wished to calm. "Someday, you will trust me, Quinn Lennox." Though that was probably a lie. And not his first." (p. 82, e-galley)

This is an urban fantasy, not a romance. If you read A Blood Seduction expecting a romance you will be disappointed. As it is, the series is not going to be what people are expecting. I think that works. There can be no tedious "as normal in UF" reviews o...more Favorite Lines: "I own you, tessoro. I can watch you whenever I like." Cristo! The wrong thing to say to a woman he wished to calm. "Someday, you will trust me, Quinn Lennox." Though that was probably a lie. And not his first." (p. 82, e-galley)

This is an urban fantasy, not a romance. If you read A Blood Seduction expecting a romance you will be disappointed. As it is, the series is not going to be what people are expecting. I think that works. There can be no tedious "as normal in UF" reviews on this one. I think some people are going to say there is shock factor for the sake of shock. I didn't feel that way.

I was shocked, but I feel each time I felt that way I learned something or a fact about a character was reinforced. I felt like you could never let your guard down 'cause you didn't know what was coming. That edged the story above the norm.

Characters: I'm glad Palmer made Quin (the heroine) a character who cannot forget what she sees. So you know bad things can't be wiped from her memory. There is no he beat her, wiped her memory and now they're in love. Wait for it...until her memory miraculously came back. The hero--Arturo--is a major anti-hero who I spent equal time loving and hating. He is definitely not a romance hero and I don't know how he could ever be the heroine's love. Lust, yes. Love, no way. He's all about saving and satisfying himself. He knows his place in vampire society and is not willing to risk it for Quin. Then there's the bad ass nasty vampire who was so scary evil that I was finally happy. He is no washed out villain. He is truly a vamp to fear. In addition to vampires and magicians, there are shapeshifters.

Conclusion: I was left with many questions at the end of A Blood Seduction. Those questions revolve around the survival of people, places and things. I have to have the next book. The ending of A Blood Seduction cinched my "like" of the book. I was so shocked that I had to love it. Palmer took a chance and I think it paid off.

On a side note: I didn't like the romance tinged description of the book. It did not match the horror-like feel of the story.(less)

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Jun 02, 2012 Samina ~ Escapism~ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley, urban-fantasy, kindle-pdf

Quinn has been weird lately. She thinks she can see fragments of scenes from the past. Old crumbling houses and dusty roads deserted by everything living. One day while trying to look for his brother Zack’s friend, they manage to get themselves into the world that Quinn keeps seeing. They land into his unknown world and are attacked by vampires. Quinn is saved by a mysterious Italian vampire named Arturo by her brother is kidnapped by these vampires. Then she is told that is in Washington V.C, t...more

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Jan 02, 2013 Lori {Romancing the Dark Side} rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cocktail-society-book-club, werewolves, vampires, magic, books-read-in-2013, my-reviews, my-ebooks, dark-urban-fantasy, 2013-immortal-reading-challenge

Romancing the Dark Side Review:

A dark and twisted vampire Alice in Wonderland!

Quinn Lennox has always known she a little different but nothing could prepare her for the world she encounters when a friend goes missing. One wrong move thrusts Quinn and her brother Zack into an alternate world run by vampires and magic known as Vamp City. Trapped in a dangerous world where humans are used as slaves and food, Quinn is held captive as by the charming Arturo, a vampire who insists he's her master an...more Romancing the Dark Side Review:

A dark and twisted vampire Alice in Wonderland!

Quinn Lennox has always known she a little different but nothing could prepare her for the world she encounters when a friend goes missing. One wrong move thrusts Quinn and her brother Zack into an alternate world run by vampires and magic known as Vamp City. Trapped in a dangerous world where humans are used as slaves and food, Quinn is held captive as by the charming Arturo, a vampire who insists he's her master and she his slave. To find her brother and get back to her world, Quinn will risk everything and soon finds herself trusting the man she should fear.

The dark and cruel paranormal world depicted in A Blood Seduction is in my opinion the star of the book. These are not the handsome and sensual vampire heroes we love in paranormal romance, these vampires are blood thirsty, vicious and heartless...feeding off of blood, fear and even pain. This world is protected by a magical veil that has been pierced and can only be repaired by a powerful sorcerer or in this case, sorceress. When word that Quinn possesses this magic gets around Vamp City, she becomes a valuable asset and her goal of escaping becomes almost impossible.

Quinn is not your usual kick butt heroine but you have to admire her devotion to her younger brother Zack. While I can understand her loyalty it was hard for me to connect with her, as much as I wanted to. That being said, I think her heart is in the right place and she has potential to be a great heroine as the series develops. The relationship between Quinn and Arturo would definitely be labeled "it's complicated" on Facebook...LOL There's plenty of sexual tension between them but you're never sure where Arturo's loyalties lie which makes trusting him difficult. Artuto is far from a hero and while I'm still not sure if he truly is a bad guy, his charm is undeniable. I look forward to what the author has in store for them in the future.

The story ends abruptly, with plenty of unanswered questions that I'm hoping will be addressed in the next installment. While this book may be a little violent and lacking in the romance department, the world building is strong enough to keep you interested. If you like to venture into the dark side of vampires or looking for a change in urban fantasy, A Blood Seduction is sure to deliver.

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Jan 29, 2013 Kara-karina rated it 1 of 5 stars

I'm sorry, peeps, but I could see no redeeming properties in this book. In fact, it was such a trainwreck, I felt compelled to finish reading it despite being tempted to just DNF the whole thing.

The major downfall of A Blood Seduction lies in its characters. Quinn and Arturo do not know what the hell they're doing or feeling. You know WHY you would have trouble describing their characters? Because they blend in and accommodate whatever author decides to do next in the plot. They do not have dis...more

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Dec 03, 2012 Mona rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal

I'll be posting my review soon. Stay tuned.
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A Blood Seduction hooked me right from the start with a different twist on the whole vampire trope, and I couldn’t put it down.

The protagonist, Quinn Lennox, knows she’s different, but after her mother dies and her father remarries she suddenly becomes an outsider in her own home.

When her baby brother comes along, she’s supposed to stay away from him so of course, she makes him the focus of all her lo...more

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Jun 18, 2012 Deb rated it 4 of 5 stars

Pre-ordered for myself and Julie Burns. Should be arriving in mail any day now :-) x x

Finished reading ........ Excellent job. Going to be a long wait for the next book :-D x x
Well done, Pamela

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Mar 03, 2013 Mistress of the Dark Path rated it 2 of 5 stars

Quinn Lennox has always known she wasn't normal. In her childhood she'd performed feats no human girl should have been able to do and recently she'd starting seeing strange glimmers no one else could. When her brother's best friend goes missing and they try to find her, those abilities allow Quinn to figure out what happened. Unfortunately they also cause her and her brother to cross into a world that shouldn't exist. One full of vampires and other dangerous creatures she'd always believed to be...more Quinn Lennox has always known she wasn't normal. In her childhood she'd performed feats no human girl should have been able to do and recently she'd starting seeing strange glimmers no one else could. When her brother's best friend goes missing and they try to find her, those abilities allow Quinn to figure out what happened. Unfortunately they also cause her and her brother to cross into a world that shouldn't exist. One full of vampires and other dangerous creatures she'd always believed to be a myth. Only they weren't. They'd been hiding in a magical dome right over D.C. that no one knew about. Soon after, Quinn and her brother are separated and her magical talents discovered by those that would use them. Finding her brother and getting away from her captors becomes an almost insurmountable goal, but one she has to try and achieve.

I'm always looking for a new Urban Fantasy series to try. It's like seeking the holy grail as it's tough to compete with some of the great ones already out there. I've grown to have certain expectations and not all authors can produce what I'm looking for. The transition from paranormal romance to urban fantasy Pamela Palmer attempted didn't work as well as it could have. The world building was excellent, I'll give it that. Vampires were every bit as cruel, heartless, and cold as one could expect. Even the nicest among them had ulterior motives for their behavior. From that perspective, it worked, and I liked it.

The biggest problem was with Quinn herself. She didn't live up to the typical urban fantasy heroine. I'm not saying they all have to be alike by any means, but I do prefer to see a woman who can stand up for herself and be strong against the odds. One that doesn't give in too easily. Yes, Quinn remained determined to find her brother, but she caved against her new master, Arturo, far too often. She cried on his shoulder even as he continued to betray her. He easily melted her with his kisses and she continually chose to trust him even when he had told her she shouldn't. No matter how good he seems, eventually you discover he isn't. The man lies with everything he says.

It seemed like much of the book was Quinn bumbling around and accomplishing very little. There seemed to be a lack of focus and direction which caused the story to have a lot of slow parts between little action. I had to put it down several times because it grew to be annoying waiting for the good stuff. It's sad when a scene where humans get horribly tortured in the worst possible ways is one of the highlights of the novel. The heroine did occasionally manage to fight back, but it usually amounted to nothing for her. She always got recaptured. The ending left a lot to be desired as well. Leaving open threads for the plot of a first book in the series is expected, but I wasn't happy with how the author wrapped things up. It made me feel bereft and unsatisfied, rather than ready for the next one to come out. I'm not sure I'll bother to grab it whenever it does release.

If you're a fan of paranormal romance, you'll get the push-pull typical of an anti-hero/heroine relationship, but it won't satisfy you because there isn't enough good qualities between them to make it work. For those hoping for an Urban Fantasy, the heroine isn't strong or dominate enough to make a good lead female. For the most part she is inept and too emotional. I'm not sure who will like it, but some probably will. Don't go by how the novel starts out, that really doesn't give you an idea of how the rest will go. If you want to take a risk, just be warned it may not be as good as you hope. I'm not entirely upset I read it. The fact I finished it means it's not all bad, just not nearly as good as I had hoped.

This book gets 2.5 stars from me. Wish it could have been more. (less)

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Feb 25, 2013 Daffodil rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vampires, shifters

Pamela Palmer created an interesting world controlled by vampires. Washington, V.C. is layered on top of D.C., but the barrier protecting them from the sunlit world is breaking down and only a sorcerer or sorceress can rebuild it.

When Quinn stumbles into VC, she's separated from her brother Zack. Quinn's determination to save her brother is what drives her throughout the book and gives her the strength to fight for her freedom. She's always struggled to hide her differences in our world, but her...more

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Feb 24, 2013 La La rated it 1 of 5 stars

This book started out promising and quickly went downhill from there. Quinn is researcher whose been seeing weird things for the lat few weeks. Her and her brother stumble into an alternate universe ruled by vampires when the brother goes looking for his best friend. Cruel vampires who used humans as slaves, food, and sport. They feed on emotions and not the good ones. She finds out that she is a sorceress that is needed to save Vamp City, a replica of DC stuck in the 1800's. the premise was goo...more

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Feb 17, 2013 Delilah Stephans rated it 4 of 5 stars

I got this after reading the short in Vampire's Gone Wild. This book is shelved as Romance, but it fits more in the Urban Fantasy section. I really enjoyed it - but it did take me a while to get into it, as the short was most definitely ParaRom.

The mythology of the story - is that a sorcerer created a 6 mile alternate city of Washington, DC for Vampires.The vampires not only feed off blood but emotion - so far we've only met one that feeds off positive emotion, most feed of fear or pain. Vamp Ci...more

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Feb 06, 2013 Patricia Eddy rated it 3 of 5 stars

I have mixed feelings about this book and it is calling for a list.

1. There are some very uncomfortable themes in this book. Slavery, torture, pain. Now I'm not opposed to any of those theme per se. I've read books with graphic descriptions of sexual torture, rape, pain. But the way it is done in this book, based on the world this book takes place in, is hard to read, even for me.

2. By the title, you know there's some romance involved here. But it's not neat and tidy and at the end, I was unsat...more

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Nov 17, 2012 My Book Addiction and More MBA rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, vamp-city

A BLOOD SEDUCTION by Pamela Palmer is an intriguing urban fantasy. This is this author's first adventure into the urban fantasy world,and it is a dark vampire world. She introduces the reader to Vamp City,a world parallel to modern day Washington,D.C. Filled with lust,power,passion,a mortal world,vampires,seduction, magic,intrigue,and betrayal. Follow, Quinn Lennox,a socerer,Arturo Mazza,a dangerous vampire, and Zack,Quinn's brother on a journey of seduction,passion,with twists and turns. One is...more

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Oct 23, 2012 Paulene rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adventure-of-a-vampire-s-gf, ass-kicking, bad-ass-dude, cool-heroine, crazies-involved, dark-creatures, cruelty-and-slavery, hello-handsome, immortals, love-so-complicated, mercenary, mysterious, strange-in-a-way, smoking-hot-cover, suspense, to-hell-and-back, vamps, werewolf, witches, pure-unadulterated-love, adult-fiction

First of all, I like the cover. It's not much but its got power resonating in it. Hmmm... weird.

Okay, so, I'm kind of confused at the start when Quinn is babbling a bunch of crazies, then as I go on, I understood. This is different from other vamp books maybe because there's another realm. A city within a city or above the modern one where a community of Vamps live. It involves magic,slavas, sorcerers etc.
The slavery of humans and how they are presented and sold in front of Vampires is disturbin...more

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Oct 14, 2012 Roxanne rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: books_in_2012, fantasy, library_book_reads, vampires

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Sometimes I disagree with the publisher's category allotment of the books I read. I was thrown off by the 'Fiction' categorization on the spine thinking A Blood Seduction would be a paranormal romance like her other series, the Feral Warriors. Hah! It was like Mandi of Smexy Books [already] stated in her review ABS is more urban fantasy than romance with the overall story to be continued in the next book (pub date Jun 25, 2013). The vampires living in the magical city, Vampire City, "superimpose...more

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Aug 18, 2012 Gwen rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-read, paranormal, vampires

Quinn Lennox noticed something odd in her life, she experienced color splashes and light changes. She would walk through a light change and on the other side her clothes would be a color completely different. As a scientist, she was trying to determine what makes her so different. Quinn was sure no one else experienced this. Living in a peaceful state with her brother Zack, Quinn didn't mind being single. She had other things to worry about ... that light thing, seeing things that no one else sa...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Samantha rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, dnf, shall-go-no-further

Well, I didn't finish this one and for a number of reasons. Quickly, (because I don't want to dwell on it) Quinn has magical abilities supposedly and can see an alternate world. When she ends up crossing the magical barrier in a search for somebody, her and her brother stumble (literally) into an alternate place that's like a replica of Washington, D.C., but not aged since the late 1800s. Oh, and vampires rule the roost viscously with their human slaves. I probably should have stopped after the...more Well, I didn't finish this one and for a number of reasons. Quickly, (because I don't want to dwell on it) Quinn has magical abilities supposedly and can see an alternate world. When she ends up crossing the magical barrier in a search for somebody, her and her brother stumble (literally) into an alternate place that's like a replica of Washington, D.C., but not aged since the late 1800s. Oh, and vampires rule the roost viscously with their human slaves. I probably should have stopped after the heroine Quinn finds out the name of the city is Washington, V.C. (Vampire City, y'all!). Yet I continued on hoping perhaps for some fightin' or vamp killin', but such is not my luck and instead Quinn and her brother are separated and Quinn is now the slave of Arturo, a yellow Jeep Wrangler-drivin' "Master", who upon Quinn's first bits of lucid moments sexually assaults her (but we find out later this is excusable because he feeds off of fear and he was just going to erase her memories later anyway, so whatevs right? He's still hot, Quinn bitterly muses). She makes her escape only to go back for her brother, which is nice of her, but guess what she goes back with? Wooden stakes, water bottles and power bars, because every girl with practically no fighting experience needs a quick pick-me-up when killing supernatural beings with crazy-fast reflexes. Maybe they'll be so stunned by her stupidity they'll stay still enough for her to slap them with her righteous indignation. And this is only the beginning of the story.

Anyway, it doesn't get any better than that because the bad guy is a mustache-twirler and Quinn doesn't get any wiser than being a pawn in other people's machinations, tiny and feeble as they are. Plus there's an extra-shot of Oh Hell to the No anytime Quinn and Arturo are in close proximity because you can see the story going where it shouldn't (I mean, this guy insists on Quinn calling him Master, then tells her she's to do menial chores and have sex with him every fourth night as he makes his rounds between servants-he makes a special point to mention he only takes blood from the male servant, no sex, well I call BS on that one- so she shouldn't fear him because he's good to his servants). Ugh! Wrong on many levels, this book was disappointing and I'm done. (less)

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Jul 28, 2012 Bookmom rated it 3 of 5 stars

Quinn has recently been seeing visions of a run down 1840s version of the area right outside her apartment, overlaying reality. It's another world created by magic so that vampires have the perfect place to not deal with sunlight and can feed, via blood and different emotions, to their hearts content. She and her younger brother, Zach, get sucked into that world, leaving their own behind, when entering a column of light only she can see while searching for Zach's girlfriend who has disappeared.

H...more Quinn has recently been seeing visions of a run down 1840s version of the area right outside her apartment, overlaying reality. It's another world created by magic so that vampires have the perfect place to not deal with sunlight and can feed, via blood and different emotions, to their hearts content. She and her younger brother, Zach, get sucked into that world, leaving their own behind, when entering a column of light only she can see while searching for Zach's girlfriend who has disappeared.

Humans are slaves in this world and most are treated abominably. Quinn and Zach are attacked immediately by vampires. Both are taken as slaves although Quinn's attacker is scared off by another vampire that claims her for his own. And Arturo immediately realizes she's different from the taste of her blood and the fact that he can't enthrall her.

Quinn is told she's a sorcerer, and they badly need one as the magic in Vamp City is fading and needs to be renewed. Vampires used to be able to come and go between this world and reality, but the magic now prevents most from crossing, and horror of horrors, beams of sunlight sometimes break through from the real world. The problem is that Quinn doesn't know what she can do much less how to do it. Her number one goal is to save her brother and get out of there.

The story is about as dark as the setting. Some vampires feed on fear, others on pain or pleasure. And we feel the horrors as Quinn sees and experiences them. Arturo is a better master than most, but he's loyal to their leader and that loyalty comes first even when feeling pain at what he sets Quinn up for. And she's tired of being told to forget about her brother. He should be dead to her.

The world and character building are good and the story is fairly unique, but I found the story to be uncomfortable to read. Quinn and Arturo are strongly attracted to the other, but she's hurt over and over again by what she sees as his betrayal as he remains loyal to his leader. She's lied to often enough that you never know what to think. Some readers will find these elements add excitement to the story. I had a difficult time dealing with Quinn and Arturo's feelings as well as the horrors we witness.

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Jul 15, 2012 Virginia Campbell rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, romance, suspense

After reading "A Blood Seduction", the first book in author Pamela Palmer's new "Vamp City", I will be sleeping with a nightlight on for some time to come. Possibly forever. These are not your mama's vampires--these are wicked, vile creatures with "hearts" blacker than midnight. If there was ever a soul in these horrid fiends, it incinerated long ago. Existing in "Washington, V.C.", a parallel world to Washington, D.C., these vamps are most definitely politically incorrect! Feeding off human blo...more

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Jul 06, 2012 Carla-Book Monster Reviews rated it 5 of 5 stars

Quinn Lennox has always known that in some ways, she was very different from others. As a child, she couldn’t control it and her step-mother hated her for it and convinced her father to feel the same. Only her step-brother, Zack, loved her unconditionally and they built a life together. Quinn had never been happier. Until the day, she started having visions; visions of two universes at the same time, the past and the present. But Quinn tells no one and the day comes when, searching for a missing...more Quinn Lennox has always known that in some ways, she was very different from others. As a child, she couldn’t control it and her step-mother hated her for it and convinced her father to feel the same. Only her step-brother, Zack, loved her unconditionally and they built a life together. Quinn had never been happier. Until the day, she started having visions; visions of two universes at the same time, the past and the present. But Quinn tells no one and the day comes when, searching for a missing friend, Quinn and Zack walk over a sunlit spot and find themselves in an alternate universe – dark, cold, destroyed and terrifying. Suddenly they are attacked and tormented by vampires but cannot fight them off. They are bold and strong and bite them mercilessly. Zack is dragged off but Quinn is rescued by a tall stranger dressed in black who brings her back to his home. She soon finds out he, too, is a vampire – a kinder, more compassionate vampire – but still a vampire who wants her to be his slave and his mistress. All Quinn wants to do is find Zack and find their way out but her master, Arturo, has other plans and Quinn realizes that he is way too attractive to fight off every night! But, he has many tricks up his sleeve and deceives Quinn too many times. Soon her lust and fear turns to hate.

A Blood Seduction, by Pamela Palmer, is a very fast-paced story of vampires, lust and betrayal. Vamp City was built by magic as an alternate home for vampires who use humans for their food source and for their fun. Many descriptions of the cruel and vicious torture of the human slaves left me shaken up but I managed to get through them as the storyline sucked me in deeper and deeper. I prayed that Quinn would find her brother and escape; at the same time, hoped that Quinn would calm down and give Arturo a chance. How weird is that? I wanted Quinn to be with the hero and at the same time, wanted her to run as fast as she could and escape. From the first page to the last, the action never ended and I can't wait for the second Vamp City novel. (less)

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Jul 05, 2012 Jaylia3 rated it 3 of 5 stars

Vampires live among us in Pamela Palmer’s A Blood Seduction, but they’re in an alternate, overlaid, now deteriorating world where the sun almost never shines. Vamp City, or VC, coexists with Washington DC and as the book opens the local news is full of missing person stories. Main character Quinn Lennox soon finds out where they are all going when she and her brother stumble into the other side and are immediately commandeered to be vampire slaves. Quinn has extra tasty blood, like Sookie Stackh...more

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Jun 24, 2012 Bri rated it 2 of 5 stars

[sigh] I had such high hopes for this book. With world building comparable to Ilona Andrew’s On the Edge series, I was immediately taken in with the idea of a vampire city overlaying the ‘real world’ of Washington, D.C. The vampires that live in this parallel world, Washington, V.C. (Vamp City- I kid you not), are complete monsters, where in addition to thriving on human blood, they also enjoying feeding off the fear and pain of humans. Humans are beaten, whipped, tortured, and enslaved, all to...more [sigh] I had such high hopes for this book. With world building comparable to Ilona Andrew’s On the Edge series, I was immediately taken in with the idea of a vampire city overlaying the ‘real world’ of Washington, D.C. The vampires that live in this parallel world, Washington, V.C. (Vamp City- I kid you not), are complete monsters, where in addition to thriving on human blood, they also enjoying feeding off the fear and pain of humans. Humans are beaten, whipped, tortured, and enslaved, all to satisfy the desires and bloodlust of their master vampires. There are no sparkly, loving vampires here! I loved the rough, gritty feel to the world and all its occupants, but the book still ended up falling flat for me. The fault lies in the characters.

The main character, Quinn, has some magic in her blood, enabling her to see into V.C. When a friend goes missing, she accidently stumbles into the vampires’ world and meets Arturo. This is when everything hits the fan. Quinn ran me through an emotional gamut. She would be terrified of Arturo one minute, then desire him, and then hate him, all within a couple of paragraphs. Her emotions and feelings toward Arturo would shift so quickly that it was impossible for me to keep up with them. She would be scared witless but still crave him. I thought emotions like fear, hate, and desire in a relationship were mutually exclusive (unless someone is an extreme masochist, which Quinn is not). Even at the end of the book, her feelings were still ambiguous, where I was unsure if she trusted him and how much she liked him.

Another thing about Quinn is she is weak, both physically and emotionally. Arturo told her not to trust him, that his allegiance was to his vampire master, Cristoff, first and foremost. However, she would believe him when he was lying to her, expect something from him, and then cry when he betrayed her. This happened over and over again. Rinse and repeat, rinse and repeat. She also couldn’t fight to save her life. I kept expecting her to pull out some big guns and show the vampires who was really boss, but she spent most of the time cowering in fear. It is hard for me to get behind a character like that. It also gives me a newfound respect for other characters like Kate Daniels or Mercy Thompson, who always stay strong and fierce, regardless of what is being thrown at them.

Arturo is a whole other type of monster (literally). He lies and betrays Quinn so much throughout this book that I had to keep asking myself, Is this guy really Quinn’s love interest? I still question whether he actually cares for her. There were a few snippets in the book where the reader knew what he was thinking and begins understand why he did what he did, and just when I think he is about to redeem himself in some grand gesture, he goes and demolishes any progress he made. I am all for the dangerous bad boys or the dark, broody types, but when a guy shows how much he ‘cares’ for you by turning you over to his master who he knows is going to torture you, I quickly fall off that guy’s bandwagon. No, thank you, sir. (view spoiler) Hmmm, I think this guy does not understand one crucial thing….

Dear Arturo, that is not the way you care for a lady. Allow me to help you out here. A real woman would prefer chocolates or flowers, maybe even candlelit dinners and long walks on the beach for the more romantically inclined, not torture and pain and death. Most women do not find physical and mental torment romantic. Just some advice you should take note of. From a concerned bystander, Bri.

Overall, the world was intriguing and I loved Palmer’s take on vampires, but the characters were lacking. I found Arturo and Quinn’s relationship to be extraordinarily unhealthy and disturbing, making it hard to really appreciate what this book had to offer story-wise and romantically. I may try out the next book in the series, but I am going to be hoping it turns out better than A Blood Seduction. (less)

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Jun 13, 2012 Cindy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Welcome to Vamp City - a haven for vampires created by a powerful sorcerer in the 1870s. It may look like a crumbling version of a human city, but there is one small exception: the sun never shines, and vampires have free reign. They live for pleasure only and come and go from this paradise as they wish. But as the magic starts to fail and those within become trapped, they know only a sorcerer can save them. But the sorcerers, at least those powerful enough, are all gone. Except one. Quinn Lenno...more

Welcome to Vamp City - a haven for vampires created by a powerful sorcerer in the 1870s. It may look like a crumbling version of a human city, but there is one small exception: the sun never shines, and vampires have free reign. They live for pleasure only and come and go from this paradise as they wish. But as the magic starts to fail and those within become trapped, they know only a sorcerer can save them. But the sorcerers, at least those powerful enough, are all gone. Except one. Quinn Lennox knows nothing of the power she wields. All she knows is that the strange things she once chalked up to a child's imagination have started to happen to her again. While searching for a lost friend, Quinn and her brother Zack stumble into a strange, dark otherworld that only she can see. When they're attacked, and Zack abducted, Quinn is rescued by a dark, dangerously handsome vampire who takes her to his home. The Vampire terrifies, then seduces Quinn, drinking her blood, and in doing so discovers her magic. She's the one they've been looking for. But Quinn's only concern is finding Zack. So when the Vampire delivers her to his cruel master (duty trumps desire), she finds a way to escape. The Vampire goes after her. Not only is she the only hope for VC, but she's inexplicably intrigued him, and he's not letting her go again.

I loved the premise of this tale...there is so much room for a hero to appear and kick a$$ if he wants to. Unfortunately what we have are a bunch of power hungry, bored vampires. Cruel beyond what is survivable and they want Quinn to save their world and will do anything to see that it happens. Why would you want to see that come to pass...ever? And they give her no REASON to help them. Just terror at it's worse. At one point Quinn actually escapes, but goes back to save her brother...unarmed. I would have went back with shotguns loaded with silver, matches to set their hovels on fire, and UV rays to toast their butts. This left a lot of room for the next in this series, and I HATE that I must wait. But what a story that will be. I don't even know what the title will finally be, but I think it should be "FEAR the Mighty Quinn"!

As for the HERO in this book...well...there wasn't one..There was a vampire named Arturo who comes across as a "person" to trust with Quinn. And he does a few things to endear himself with her. But there is an old saying: "Hurt me once, shame on you. Hurt me twice, shame on me". Quinn would be wise to follow this creed!(less)

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Jun 10, 2012 Dark Faerie Tales rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed-by-kristie

Review Courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: A great start to a dark new series where the vampires are sexy and frightening. Everything is not as it seems in this world.

Opening Sentence: Perched on her stool in the chilly lab of the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, Quinn Lennox studied the lab results on the desk in front of her.

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Quinn Lennox has been plagued by increasing visions of objects that she calls Shimmers. The Shimmers make...more

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Jun 06, 2012 Mel rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2012, supernatural-paranormal, vampires-wolves-and-such

I read this book because I am acquainted with the author's daughter, so I thought I would give it a try. I have some gripes with the writing (i.e. past perfect tense - a personal pet-peeve), and as I've found when reading Charlaine Harris, Palmer didn't explore some of the more interesting vampire-y stuff that could have really added depth to the story. I found myself irritated that the protagonist, Quinn, while not all-together unlikable, didn’t ask the right questions. She didn’t protect herse...more

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Pamela Palmer is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Feral Warriors shape-shifter series, the Esri Series, and (coming in 2012) the Vamp City series. Raised in an Air Force family, Pamela lived in eleven different houses by the time she was fourteen. The two constants in her life—her family and her imagination. When her initial career goal of captaining starships didn't pan...more

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