A Quick Bite (Argeneau #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Jan 01, 2010 Steph rated it it was ok

Shelves: series-ongoing, author-웃, audiobook-listened-to, series-book1, year-read-2010

Listened to audiobook and I didn't like the reader's voice. After getting over her voice and just focusing on the book, I was able to continue and finally finish it.

Ok, I know, vampires are supernatural and all authors have their interpretation of their origins, but Atlantis and nanites? Uh-huh

The "mystery" of the story wasn't much of one. It was pretty obvious, to me, from the beginning of the story and that's never a good sign.

The "romance" between Lissy and Greg was different, (in the way tha ...more

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Jan 07, 2010 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-paranormal-romance, plot-funny, read-2012

3.5/5 Pretty good read. I liked the side characters more though!!

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Oct 20, 2009 Literary Ames rated it it was ok

Shelves: paranormal-romance, vampires, read-in-2009, bye-bye, 1st-in-series, do-not-own, series-continue

Shortly after I started reading I realised this wasn't going to be the best book in the world though there were a couple of good jokes, one of them involves a cucumber...in a snack's trousers being used to cover his inability to get it up -the dude was anaemic and was faking everything: fake tan, fake job, fake shoulders (i.e. shoulder pads); the other involves Lissiana, a vampire with haemaphobia (a fear of blood) who faints at the very sight of blood. When I thought about this I couldn't help ...more

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Feb 28, 2010 Nairabell rated it it was amazing

Shelves: paranormal-romance, 5-star, favorites, read-in-2012

Lissianna Argeneau suffers from hemaphobia and faints at the sight of blood, which wouldn't be such a problem if she wasn't a vampire. Given the new protocol of feeding from blood bags, Lissianna is treading a dangerous path between starvation and feeding off the wrong people. So as a birthday gift her mother kidnaps Dr. Gregory Hewitt, a phobia expert, in hopes of curing Lissianna...but given their growing attraction Greg may not be the most appropriate doctor for her daughter.

This is the first Lissianna Argeneau suffers from hemaphobia and faints at the sight of blood, which wouldn't be such a problem if she wasn't a vampire. Given the new protocol of feeding from blood bags, Lissianna is treading a dangerous path between starvation and feeding off the wrong people. So as a birthday gift her mother kidnaps Dr. Gregory Hewitt, a phobia expert, in hopes of curing Lissianna...but given their growing attraction Greg may not be the most appropriate doctor for her daughter.

This is the first book in the Argeneau/Rogue Hunter series (although it wasn't the first to be published as the first four were published in the wrong order) which is a favourite of mine. These are really fun light paranormal romances that blend funny moments and romantic moments with a clever and unique backstory. In this series vampirism is caused by biological nanotechnology passed down from Atlantis, and this premise definitely makes them stand out from the crowd.

This story focuses on Lissianna, the youngest Argeneau (at only 202) and a human psychologist Greg. The story is well paced, getting started with a bang with Greg's abuduction and staying at a relatively fast pace throughout. The romance is sweet and develops well, with both characters being open from the start. The backstory is also well written with explanations for everything (which would be conspicuous if absent given the psychologist main character). There isn't any info-dumping and, other than introducing a relatively large cast of characters, this doesn't suffer to much for being the first book in the series. While the romance is the main storyline, there is also a mystery in the background that threatens Lissianna's life which adds a new level of tension.

Lissianna is really sweet and caring breaking the mould from the usual vampire vixen while Greg is incredibly accepting, especially given he starts off kidnapped and tied to a bed by Marguerite. Marguerite is every part the scheming matriarch, finding a way to play every situation to her benefit. My favourite character though has to be Thomas, Lissiana's cousin. He is hilarious but also protective of his cousin.

All in all this was a fun read and I'm looking forward to Love Bites.

Plot: 9/10
Characters: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 8/10

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Nov 02, 2010 Judithe rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-2011, pn-vampire, paranormal-romance, wrote-review, 2023-read

A quick, light read! Lissiana & crew are funny and charming, and her doctor is remarkably accepting of the whole situation!

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