A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Aug 23, 2012 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, paranormal, vampires, kindle

I really wanted to love this book but too many things stopped me from that.

What I liked:
* Supporting characters - I loved Carwyn (I might check to see if he gets his own book), and grandmother Isadora and Caspar.
* Semi-new spin on vampires

What could have been better:
* There was a lot of talk about Beatrice being strong, but a lot of action of her in tears or avoiding unpleasant conversations, etc. So she came across as weak to me and I didn't really like her once we got to know her.
* It felt lik ...more

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Aug 28, 2017 Moondance rated it liked it

Shelves: family, vampire, family-secrets, books, sos-bingo-2017

The man stole down the hallway, his footsteps echoing in the dimly lit basement of the library.

Dr. Giovanni Vecchio is a rare book dealer and a five hundred plus year old vampire. He is copying a Tibetan manuscript when he meets Beatrice De Novo aka B. B is working towards her degree in information science in order to be a librarian. Giovanni hires her to work for him part time after revealing his true self and his inability to use electrical equipment because of his elemental use of fire.

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Sep 18, 2012 Tammy rated it it was amazing

I really enjoyed this story. The characters Beatrice and Giovanni were well written and fleshed out. There were interesting side characters as well. The story moved well at a nice pace. There wasn’t any places where you began to feel bogged down. There was a little mystery, a little Romance and fun witty humor. I liked the way Gio’s back story was weaved into everything.
This was a nifty little gem I happened to pick up in the kindle store. I cant wait to see what happens in the next installme ...more

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