Afterlight

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Afterlight

Author Elle Jasper

SIGNET ECLIPSE BOOKS, year 2010

Available format: Paperback & ebook

ISBN: 978-0-451-23167-3

There is a reason we fear the night…

As Savannah's most unconventional tattoo artist, Riley Poe is quite familiar with the local underground scene. She lives and works on the edge of it every day. Now, she's about to step over the edge.

When her younger brother is taken by a sinister cult led by centuries old vampires, Riley discovers a world of shadows and blood – and those who exist there.

Her ally is the hot-tempered vampire Eli Dupre, who is attracted to Riley's beauty as well as her one-of-a-kind blood type. A blood type that he is not alone in craving.

To save her brother from certain undeath, Riley will face dangers she's never dreamed of , ruthless, bloodthirsty enemies, and endless hunger that wants to devour all in its vile grasp.

This book was good, don't get me wrong it really was, but there were times where I thought "Do we really need to know this…?" But, we all know there are parts like that in almost all books we read. Now, don't let that stop you, this book was good – there's no denying that; however, Afterlight has quite a bit of sex in it, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone below the age of 18!

Plot – ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ The plot was good and I really liked how it was something that has been done before, but it had a twist to it. Why didn't I give it five stars you may ask…? Well to me it was missing something that it dearly, dearly needed. It was something that nags at the back of my brain, we all know the feeling, I guess you could say it was missing that certain pow!

Writing – ☆ ☆ ☆ I would have to give the writing three stars, it was good, but it was a little to easy to read. I mean I would have liked a little bit more of a reading challenge- but that's just me.

Characters – ☆ ☆ ☆ I enjoyed the characters; I thought that they were well thought. Of course my favorite characters would have to be Riley Poe and Eli Dupre of course! I'll mention why their my favorite characters in my characters reviews!

Riley Poe – Riley is a tattoo artist from Savannah, Georgia and she has a very special blood type that will drive all vampires crazy and most likely get her killed if she's not too careful of what she does or says. To make sure none of that happens, she drinks a special Gullah brew that masks the scent of her blood from vampires. What can be said about Riley Poe… Well for one, she was a really cool character, she was hard headed, she was stubborn and totally not into taking orders from anyone, especially a hot 200 year old vampire!

Eli Dupre – Eli Dupre is the eldest of four siblings and the strongest. He is sent to watch over and protect Riley after her bother is taken by Victorian and his brother Valerian. As you can expect feelings grow between Eli and Riley…. I really liked Eli, he was strong and had a wicked temper and really hated it when Riley didn't listen to him and do what he said.

Preacher Man – He is Riley's surrogate grandfather, who she owes her whole life to. He helped her get clean and in the right direction when she was into drugs and other baddies like that…

Gilles Dupre – You don't really see him that much in the book. You see his kids more often, then him and his wife, Elise. I liked him though. He gave warning to Riley of the consequences of her and Eli's growing relationship. Telling her that nothing good would come of it. She would die, as all humans do, and Eli would go on living.

Victorian – Is an centuries old vampire, who has his eye on Riley…

Valerian – The oldest of the vampire brothers, not much is known about him.

Overall I give this book ☆ ☆ ☆ – nothing more and nothing less.

Review by Lura