Review: Vampire Origins Book 1
I received a copy of this novel from the author in exchange for an honest review.
Vampire Origins: The Strigoi Book 1 Project Ichorous is a promising new series for all us who still love those bloodsuckers. When I read the blurb, I was first attracted to the historical aspect of the novel. Let’s face it; vampires have been done and done and done ad nauseum, but a novel which takes actual historical characters (and even some pop culture icons) and turns them into vampires is a fresh spin. It would definitely explain a few politicians! However, I was a little disappointed when I realized the novel didn’t explore this in as much detail as I would have liked, but there turned out to be some fantastic characters. My favorites were the shape shifters. ( I’m a sucker for a handsome werewolf.) If you aren’t feeling particularly wolfy, don’t fret. There are multiple types of shape shifters in this house of horrors. As a matter of fact, there is a plethora of nightmare-inducing pandemonium—a la Jonathan Harker—going on in and around Castle Bran; some I found cliché (like the bats and the taboo wolf/vamp relationship) but in that well-worn blanket kind of way.
I’m not sure this novel is entirely YA because a number of the side-plots were very mature both in content and age of the characters. While I enjoyed the many plots, I became frustrated with how short some of the “sections” were. Just as I was getting into the section, it was over. Also, I needed the definition of the Strigoi and the real differences between the Strigoi and the Cambions spelled out much earlier. I finally searched the net for “strigoi” because I needed clarification. The vampire regs didn’t seem firmly spelled out. They all had these unique abilities, and I became confused about who could and couldn’t do what. Though the language isn’t bad, there was a lot of bow chicka wow wow shenanigans but no descriptions of the act.
Overall, a bloody fun time!
4 Stars
Vampire Origins: The Strigoi Book 1 Project Ichorous is a promising new series for all us who still love those bloodsuckers. When I read the blurb, I was first attracted to the historical aspect of the novel. Let’s face it; vampires have been done and done and done ad nauseum, but a novel which takes actual historical characters (and even some pop culture icons) and turns them into vampires is a fresh spin. It would definitely explain a few politicians! However, I was a little disappointed when I realized the novel didn’t explore this in as much detail as I would have liked, but there turned out to be some fantastic characters. My favorites were the shape shifters. ( I’m a sucker for a handsome werewolf.) If you aren’t feeling particularly wolfy, don’t fret. There are multiple types of shape shifters in this house of horrors. As a matter of fact, there is a plethora of nightmare-inducing pandemonium—a la Jonathan Harker—going on in and around Castle Bran; some I found cliché (like the bats and the taboo wolf/vamp relationship) but in that well-worn blanket kind of way.
I’m not sure this novel is entirely YA because a number of the side-plots were very mature both in content and age of the characters. While I enjoyed the many plots, I became frustrated with how short some of the “sections” were. Just as I was getting into the section, it was over. Also, I needed the definition of the Strigoi and the real differences between the Strigoi and the Cambions spelled out much earlier. I finally searched the net for “strigoi” because I needed clarification. The vampire regs didn’t seem firmly spelled out. They all had these unique abilities, and I became confused about who could and couldn’t do what. Though the language isn’t bad, there was a lot of bow chicka wow wow shenanigans but no descriptions of the act.
Overall, a bloody fun time!
4 Stars
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