Title: Sweet
Author: Uzuri M. Wilkerson
My rating: 2.5/5
Part of a series? This is book one in the Bitten series
Genre(s): Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Vampire, Adult fiction, Romance.
Description/Blurb:
Witnessing a brutal murder at work is only the beginning of Celia's problems. The fact that the victim is a vampire only proves to complicate her life even more. The vampires of New England have always had an undetected existence among humans but with the unprovoked death of one of their own, the lust for revenge has begun. Celia's concerns are magnified when a hunter from Dallas arrives in town. With Jay's sexy smile and rugged ways, Celia finds herself wanting to spend time with him despite being mysteriously linked to the nest that is threatening to become extinct if Jay gets his way. When four bodies are found drained of blood; Jay teams up with a local bunch to take out all the undead which coincidentally, includes her boyfriend Victor. Celia won't stand seeing anything happen to Victor but refuses to hurt Jay as well. Confusion, lust, rage and violence intertwine as worlds collide. Celia will soon discover that her neat little existence is not what it seems as her cryptic past and present start to unravel.
My review:
A fascinating urban fantasy story set in modern Boston. The reader gets to read the story through the eyes of our human barmaid Celia, her vampire boyfriend Victor and the mysterious vampire hunter Jay.
For the most part the characters are diverse and believable, neither ‘side’ can be described as evil the vampires are individuals and the hunters are individuals, some are good, some are bad and others are a tad misguided. However there are a couple of hiccups, Celia’s friend Trixie seems to take her brutal introduction to the supernatural world a lot easier than seemed natural in the story.
The editing of the book could also have been a bit more thorough as you do come across the odd spelling mistake or unusual bit of grammar. I would still recommend this book to an urban fantasy fan though as you get sucked into the story so quickly it’s easy to stop noticing these things and they don’t take away from the enjoyment of the story.
The author made use of the existing vampire mythology (sunlight burns, sleep in the day, stakes etc.) as well as adding a bit herself/using less common attributes e.g. the different forms of glamour, losing humanity and becoming almost animal like over time to give a couples of examples that don’t give away anything. This does help the book stand out slightly as it doesn’t sound like a rehashed version of Dracula or a folk tale and keeps the whole vampire mythology thing fresh.
Now I know I haven’t been 100% positive in this review and gushing all over the book like it’s the best thing since sliced bread so for my final point I’m going to just say this; I enjoyed the book and I’m hooked enough to be planning to buy the sequel.
For the most part the characters are diverse and believable, neither ‘side’ can be described as evil the vampires are individuals and the hunters are individuals, some are good, some are bad and others are a tad misguided. However there are a couple of hiccups, Celia’s friend Trixie seems to take her brutal introduction to the supernatural world a lot easier than seemed natural in the story.
The editing of the book could also have been a bit more thorough as you do come across the odd spelling mistake or unusual bit of grammar. I would still recommend this book to an urban fantasy fan though as you get sucked into the story so quickly it’s easy to stop noticing these things and they don’t take away from the enjoyment of the story.
The author made use of the existing vampire mythology (sunlight burns, sleep in the day, stakes etc.) as well as adding a bit herself/using less common attributes e.g. the different forms of glamour, losing humanity and becoming almost animal like over time to give a couples of examples that don’t give away anything. This does help the book stand out slightly as it doesn’t sound like a rehashed version of Dracula or a folk tale and keeps the whole vampire mythology thing fresh.
Now I know I haven’t been 100% positive in this review and gushing all over the book like it’s the best thing since sliced bread so for my final point I’m going to just say this; I enjoyed the book and I’m hooked enough to be planning to buy the sequel.
