Rich D. (richmadcity) - , reviewed on 9/21/2009 + 11 more book reviews

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This book definitely puts the bite back into vampires! IMO too many vamps these days are of the domesticated/romanticized variety. If that's your thing, skip this book. There is nothing cute or even remotely redeeming about them. They are a force of nature, like a plague spreading through New York City. The book starts with a 777 full of dead bodies and hits the ground running from there. The pacing is fast, yet the story does not skimp on characterization. The stories of the first "infected" vampires can be gory and gruesome, but can also have great emotional impact. The vampires-as-virus take is original and makes the vamps that much more realistic and frightening. The various members of battle against the vamps are very well fleshed out and I look forward to their individual stories.

I can't wait for the second and third installments of the trilogy!

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