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A Quick Bite (Argeneau, #1)
by Lynsay Sands
by Lynsay Sands
Slavena's review
bookshelves: vampire, pnr, light-read, kindle, read-in-2012
Feb 07, 12
bookshelves: vampire, pnr, light-read, kindle, read-in-2012
Read from February 06 to 07, 2012
Lynsay Sands is a great author and I think that's why she can get away with a book like this. 60% of the book is introduction to the characters that will get their own books. I know it is hard to introduce your own fantasy world but putting 15 family members in this book was way too much for me, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, one big happy vampire family.
I was extremely disappointed that the hero/heroine got very few minutes together without the family constantly interfering, I mean they walked in 2ce when Lissi was kissing Greg, when she was feeding of him, when they were having sex, and the person interrupting it is not like "oops sorry" and closing the door, no he marches in and starts up conversation. "yeah I know that you are inside my cousin but I have to tell you that we have to go groceries shopping" (that's not a quote from the book just making a point) I guess if you have discovery fantasies this book will rock your world, they are constantly getting caught.
The other thing that was infuriating is the view of the vampires. They are created from Atlantis nano technology/bio-engineering with the main heroine, who is 200 years old knowing nothing about it, like she is not even interested in explaining anything. The mystery that is so alluring when you read about vampires is totally destroyed.
One of the first scenes in the book is Lissi having a birthday party, turning 202. What does she do for her birthday - she stayed home with her siblings/cousins and had a pijama party all dressed up in teddies and their one male cousin, in a child's spiderman pajama. Mind you these are vampires 200-600years old. It was ridiculous that this made the cut for publishing. It didn't make me laugh, it made me sad. I am happy I didn't pay $8 for this book but got it from the library.
If you want funny vampire romance read Kerrelyn Sparks. Don't even attempt this book
I was extremely disappointed that the hero/heroine got very few minutes together without the family constantly interfering, I mean they walked in 2ce when Lissi was kissing Greg, when she was feeding of him, when they were having sex, and the person interrupting it is not like "oops sorry" and closing the door, no he marches in and starts up conversation. "yeah I know that you are inside my cousin but I have to tell you that we have to go groceries shopping" (that's not a quote from the book just making a point) I guess if you have discovery fantasies this book will rock your world, they are constantly getting caught.
The other thing that was infuriating is the view of the vampires. They are created from Atlantis nano technology/bio-engineering with the main heroine, who is 200 years old knowing nothing about it, like she is not even interested in explaining anything. The mystery that is so alluring when you read about vampires is totally destroyed.
One of the first scenes in the book is Lissi having a birthday party, turning 202. What does she do for her birthday - she stayed home with her siblings/cousins and had a pijama party all dressed up in teddies and their one male cousin, in a child's spiderman pajama. Mind you these are vampires 200-600years old. It was ridiculous that this made the cut for publishing. It didn't make me laugh, it made me sad. I am happy I didn't pay $8 for this book but got it from the library.
If you want funny vampire romance read Kerrelyn Sparks. Don't even attempt this book
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Feb 07, 2012 12:34pm
OMG, 15 family members? O__o No wonder the setup took so freakin' long. Damn series.
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it was over the top annoying. You can't just introduce everyone in one book, you have to bring them little by little. May be book 2 is awesome now that everyone was introduced, but I didn't feel it, it was just one of those books where the author is going in a genre that is popular. Vampires sell books, and according to these series even stupid vampires make money. There is nothing to recommend these characters, they are plain, even though the guy is a doctor, psychologist is way off of the hot doctor type.
I started this book and couldn't take the wacky "cute" family antics. So weird. I think I stopped reading when all the girls in their different colored teddies were coming into Greg's room one by one to talk about Lissi. The worst part was that I felt like Sands was nudging me while I read and saying things like, "Eh? EH? That's really clever, right? This family's so quirky!" "Over the top annoying" describes it perfectly. Great review, BTW! :)


