The Eternity Cure (Blood of Eden, #2)
9.0
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As a vampire, she faces the rise of a deadly new plague to her kind. Allison thought that...
Monster Family (2017)
5.8
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Dracula's spell turns a woman and her loved ones into a vampire, a mummy, a werewolf and...
Dracula (1992)
6.2
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The centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's...
Beckie Shelton (40 KP) rated The Black Lily (Vampire Blood, #1) in Books
Feb 8, 2018
It's a kind of Vampire Twist on the whole cinderella story and seeing as I love fairy tales and am a sucker (sucker get it he he ) for vampires this seemed a win-win.
We have a fairy tale world ruled by vampires, nobles and then the poor peasants
Our Prince Mariel is a vampire and he's having a ball for all the nobility to attend to find his latest bleeder.
Enter Arabelle AKA The Black Lily she's at the ball until midnight to entice the prince so she can drive a gold edged dagger through his vampire heart.
Arabelle is part of the underground movement to stop vampire tyranny.
fleeing the scene of the crime just after midnight. Arabelle thinks she's succeeded in her mission.
Prince Marius wants to find the enchantress bearing a tattoo of a lily and proceeds to start a hunt across the kingdom for the mysterious woman.
Now It took me a while to get into this book, this might have been because I was in a bit of a reading slump, or just plain I wasn't sure about it.
anyway, something must have clicked for me as this changed for me around chapter seven and them a steamrolled through the rest.
so in conclusion, fantastic original plotline, I don't think I've ever seen cinderella imagined with vampires, a great narrative and excellent world building.
this was a fun read with great fleshed out characters my only issue was my inability to originally connect with the story this pulled it down slightly for me and my rating reflected this.
saying that this is still a great read.
I received a free e-copy of The Black Lily from NetGalley and this is my own honest opinion.
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The Twilight Saga (Twilight, #1-4)
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Stephenie Meyer holds you spellbound with her incredible "New York Times" bestselling Twilight Saga....
LeftSideCut (3776 KP) rated Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020) in Movies
Oct 12, 2020 (Updated Oct 12, 2020)
The three young leads are pretty likable, one of them wears a Ghost shirt at one point which was cool. Method Man plays a priest which is always going to be a good time. It has a diverse cast and deals with the issue of gentrification which you don't see often in movies.
But that was about it for me, everything else is just kind of shoddy. Although the whole cast seem to gel nicely, aside from a few moments that made me smile, none of the humour really landed.
The vampire aspect of this movie was just a bit lame. There's a lot of references to Blade, and a nod to The Lost Boys, but all that does is remind the audience that they could be watching a much better vampire film.
I appreciate that this a family friendly film, but I don't recall seeing a single drop of blood, which is weird considering the subject matter.
There aren't really any set pieces until the end, and honestly, the final showdown is woefully shit. The stakes never seem high throughout, and the twist regarding the vampire leader is telegraphed from the first moment they appear on screen.
Living in the UK, I can't comment on how well Vampires vs The Bronx represents The Bronx itself. In that regard, I've heard positive things, and the closing lines of the movie suggest that this is a film made for those who live there, which is a great thing, but it may somewhat explain why I just didn't connect with it in the way that others have.
As a commentary on several relevant social issues, it's not too bad. As a vampire film, it sucks, pun fully intended.
Blood Flame (Flame #1)
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Connor, a powerful vampire serving as a Border Patrol Officer for his corrupt world, falls for a...
Adult Paranormal Romance
Erika (17789 KP) rated Time's Convert in Books
Nov 7, 2018 (Updated Nov 7, 2018)
It was basically the guide to becoming a vampire in the universe. Honestly, I've always thought Phoebe was a boring character and her transformation into a vampire was...boring. Marcus was, by far, the best part of the book. I'm not a huge fan of children in books, because I just don't think they're interesting. I was relieved when I was done reading those chapters.
Overall, I liked it, but it was just a weird foray.
David McK (3562 KP) rated Summer Knight (The Dresden Files, #4) in Books
Jan 28, 2019
This book also sees a welcome return of Karrin Murphy to a larger role than in the last novel, and with Harry still wise-cracking his way through the plot it also 'felt' (if that's the word I'm looking for) lighter than that previous installment.
Bloody Cross: v. 1
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Half angel, half demon, Tsukimiya must drink pure demon blood to stave off the curse that will...