One Bite Stand (MacKenzie Vampires, Book 4)
by Nina Bangs
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| published
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January 2008
by Leisure Books
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| binding
| Mass Market Paperback |
| isbn
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0843959541
(isbn13: 9780843959543)
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| ebook |
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| pages
| 384 |
| characters
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Sparkle Stardust,
Ganymede
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| setting
| United States |
| date added
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10-22-07
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paranormal-romance-urban-fantasy
Read in January, 2008
Daria is determined to be the best harpy she can be and when she gets a job at the notorious Woo Woo Inn, home of all sorts of paranormal beings, she decides it's the perfect location to complete her harpy test. The test is simple: find her prey--someone both powerful and evil is ideal--and snatch him up to take back to Tartarus for Hades's pleasure. The nature of a harpy is to be hideous, violent, and without emotion, so Daria is surprised to find herself caring more about her companions at the...more
Daria is determined to be the best harpy she can be and when she gets a job at the notorious Woo Woo Inn, home of all sorts of paranormal beings, she decides it's the perfect location to complete her harpy test. The test is simple: find her prey--someone both powerful and evil is ideal--and snatch him up to take back to Tartarus for Hades's pleasure. The nature of a harpy is to be hideous, violent, and without emotion, so Daria is surprised to find herself caring more about her companions at the Woo Woo Inn than about completing her tests and becoming a super harpy. One guest in particular, a vampire called Declan MacKenzie, holds Daria's interest and prevents her from keeping her eyes on the prize.
Member of the MacKenzie vampire council, Declan MacKenzie is at the Woo Woo Inn for one reason and one reason only. To find out what happened to his two council brothers who both disappeared from the Inn's property with only the fingers that bore their council rings left behind as evidence. Declan is determined to find out what happened to them and to fight the evil that seems determined to rid the world of the Mackenzie council. What he doesn't expect is that the evil in question had no quarrel with his brothers, and that their deaths were only a means of luring Declan to the Woo Woo Inn in the hopes of bringing about a sort of evil apocalypse. Declan refuses to let this happen, but he finds himself distracted from his task by a certain harpy...
One Bite Stand was a humorous and entertaining paranormal story. There are all sorts of paranormal beings in this book that I've never read about before, including werelions, wererabbits, cosmic troublemakers, and harpies. It's nice to see a world that isn't just focused on the fey, vampires, and werewolves, but is willing to take a chance with some other supernatural beings as well. Daria as a heroine wasn't exactly my cup of tea; she was a bit too confused and unsure of herself for me to take her seriously. I appreciated the fact that she wanted to succeed at being a harpy despite her inclinations toward being a good person, but wished she would have put a little bit more effort into making herself happy than to pleasing those around her. Likewise, I like my heroes a bit stronger, more arrogant, and much more alpha than Declan MacKenzie. I was surprised at the number of times he was caught off guard by his enemies and unable to protect himself. I like my heroes more on the ball. Still, if you are looking for a fun and entertaining story, look no further than this book. If you want something more passionate and less laugh-out-loud funny, with heroes and heroines who are more thoroughly fleshed out and self-aware, check out Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series....less
Read in March, 2008
I enjoy all of the stories about the Woo Woo Inn. I don't feel like these are the books that I sit down and have to try to read in one sitting though. They don't hold my attention that strongly, but a fun read in the end.
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