Review: Wild Blood (Vampire in the City, #2) by Donna Ansari
Wild Blood (Vampire in the City, #2)
Published February 6th 2012
Wild Blood is book 2 of the Vampire in the City series. Start with New Blood (Book 1) before reading this review. There will be some spoilers from New Blood.
(Good Reads) Recently-turned vampire Emma Hammond is not only getting used to her undead lifestyle, but also to living with her new and unlikely roommates--her human best friend Tammy, and David, a werewolf. While the girls speculate as to possible drawbacks to having such a fuzzy tenant (shedding and marking of territory, to name a few), nothing will prepare them for the dispute that is to come between the NYC clan of vampires and an upwardly-mobile werewolf pack from the suburbs. Will Emma be able to get out of it with both her undead life, and her blossoming friendship with David, intact? And, perhaps more importantly, will she be able to choose between Alex Thompson, her sire and sometimes lover, and James, a slightly-unhinged vampire with a mysterious past?
Review:
The plot definitely picks up in this second installment Wild Blood. We learn more about the beloved David and have some fun trying to hide the big hairy dog from everyone - and the secrets become harder to keep as he begins to draw more attention to both her and him. Things get even more interesting when you add Emma's human friend and roommate, Tammy, into the picture. It soon turns into a huge messy web as the secrets build and the true complexity of it all is revealed.
As in New Blood, the book as a whole is well done. It's comical, emotional, troublesome, mysterious...I will say that this is one of the few series that I actually enjoy all of the characters; the bad guys, the overprotective boyfriends, the sometimes obnoxious friends... They all contribute to the book and their personalities make the book what it is!
The major flaw I had with this book is that I felt like David's character could have had a stronger role to play. From context you draw that he is a very important player in this whole ordeal, but I think that is sometimes overshadowed by James and Tammy. Granted, James and Tammy are becoming more important characters as this series progresses - however, I just really would have liked to have a little bit more light shed on David's background. Perhaps the next book? Because I'm sure there's more of his story to be told, I'm using that as a reason to knock it down from a 5 rating to 4.5.
Ratings
Romance (character connection): ****
Character development: ****
Writing quality: *****
Plot development: *****
My Rating:
Amazon: 4.3
Good Reads: 3.8
Published February 6th 2012
Wild Blood is book 2 of the Vampire in the City series. Start with New Blood (Book 1) before reading this review. There will be some spoilers from New Blood.(Good Reads) Recently-turned vampire Emma Hammond is not only getting used to her undead lifestyle, but also to living with her new and unlikely roommates--her human best friend Tammy, and David, a werewolf. While the girls speculate as to possible drawbacks to having such a fuzzy tenant (shedding and marking of territory, to name a few), nothing will prepare them for the dispute that is to come between the NYC clan of vampires and an upwardly-mobile werewolf pack from the suburbs. Will Emma be able to get out of it with both her undead life, and her blossoming friendship with David, intact? And, perhaps more importantly, will she be able to choose between Alex Thompson, her sire and sometimes lover, and James, a slightly-unhinged vampire with a mysterious past?
Review:
The plot definitely picks up in this second installment Wild Blood. We learn more about the beloved David and have some fun trying to hide the big hairy dog from everyone - and the secrets become harder to keep as he begins to draw more attention to both her and him. Things get even more interesting when you add Emma's human friend and roommate, Tammy, into the picture. It soon turns into a huge messy web as the secrets build and the true complexity of it all is revealed.
As in New Blood, the book as a whole is well done. It's comical, emotional, troublesome, mysterious...I will say that this is one of the few series that I actually enjoy all of the characters; the bad guys, the overprotective boyfriends, the sometimes obnoxious friends... They all contribute to the book and their personalities make the book what it is!
The major flaw I had with this book is that I felt like David's character could have had a stronger role to play. From context you draw that he is a very important player in this whole ordeal, but I think that is sometimes overshadowed by James and Tammy. Granted, James and Tammy are becoming more important characters as this series progresses - however, I just really would have liked to have a little bit more light shed on David's background. Perhaps the next book? Because I'm sure there's more of his story to be told, I'm using that as a reason to knock it down from a 5 rating to 4.5.
Ratings
Romance (character connection): ****
Character development: ****
Writing quality: *****
Plot development: *****
My Rating:
Amazon: 4.3
Good Reads: 3.8
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