Title: Blood Red
Author: Aline de Chevigny
Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
Publisher URL: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60168-064-8
Genre: Paranormal/Romance/Het (m/f)
Rating: 2 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Satyr Vael
Mikael De Wohlf lives up to his well-earned reputation as a ruthless vampire ruler. His methods of meting out justice are brutal, and he's earned the nickname Cereberus Gnosis, relating to the wise but vicious hound of Hell. No one has ever been able to tame him... until Annabella Micelli.
Annabella comes from a long line of humans who've sworn their allegiance to Mikael's clan, and she's spent the last several years as his personal assistant. She despises his cold-hearted ways, yet she can't deny the emotions and desires he ignites within her.
One way or another, Mikael will have her, though Annabella isn't one to be ordered about.
Blood Red is the first book in the Chronicles of the Cursed series. I had a hard time getting into the story, to be honest. There's a lot of potential here, but I felt that it wasn't given enough space to develop.
The characters are intriguing, but I think they could've been much better with a bit more details. Mikael's past was given in something of an info-dump at the beginning, but there weren't too many details for Annabella. The sex between them (and the sexual tension) was hot, but the overall storyline fell a bit flat for me.
Another point to mention is the editing. While I can overlook a few errors here and there, there were too many in Blood Red. From oddly placed commas, to homonyms and misspellings, the errors were distracting.
All in all, Blood Red is a decent attempt that hints at a bigger world.
Author: Aline de Chevigny
Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
Publisher URL: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/
ISBN: 978-1-60168-064-8
Genre: Paranormal/Romance/Het (m/f)
Rating: 2 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Satyr Vael
Mikael De Wohlf lives up to his well-earned reputation as a ruthless vampire ruler. His methods of meting out justice are brutal, and he's earned the nickname Cereberus Gnosis, relating to the wise but vicious hound of Hell. No one has ever been able to tame him... until Annabella Micelli.
Annabella comes from a long line of humans who've sworn their allegiance to Mikael's clan, and she's spent the last several years as his personal assistant. She despises his cold-hearted ways, yet she can't deny the emotions and desires he ignites within her.
One way or another, Mikael will have her, though Annabella isn't one to be ordered about.
Blood Red is the first book in the Chronicles of the Cursed series. I had a hard time getting into the story, to be honest. There's a lot of potential here, but I felt that it wasn't given enough space to develop.
The characters are intriguing, but I think they could've been much better with a bit more details. Mikael's past was given in something of an info-dump at the beginning, but there weren't too many details for Annabella. The sex between them (and the sexual tension) was hot, but the overall storyline fell a bit flat for me.
Another point to mention is the editing. While I can overlook a few errors here and there, there were too many in Blood Red. From oddly placed commas, to homonyms and misspellings, the errors were distracting.
All in all, Blood Red is a decent attempt that hints at a bigger world.
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