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Title | : | Blood & Spirits (The Coming Storm #1) |
Author | : | Dennis Sharpe |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 310 pages |
Published | : | April 21st 2011 by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform (first published April 1st 2011) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Urban Fantasy. Paranormal. Vampires. Supernatural |
Dennis Sharpe
Paperback | Pages: 310 pages Rating: 3.97 | 150 Users | 49 Reviews
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Small-town life can be hard for a dead girl...For Veronica Fischer the night to night life of a bloodsucking madam in Middle America is tough enough before she adopts Rachel Gregory, an eight year old ghost.
After her house is set on fire, and Rachel disappears, all signs point to foul play. When she finds herself with a hit out on her unlife, and warrants for her arrest, it becomes clear she's going to need help.
Now she has to contend with horny zombies, violent spirits, and murderous grave robbers if she's ever going to find Rachel and discover the awful truth of the coming storm.
A raucous ride through the dangerous lives of the lecherous undead.
Mention Books Concering Blood & Spirits (The Coming Storm #1)
ISBN: | 1456325639 (ISBN13: 9781456325633) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Coming Storm #1 |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 150 Users | 49 ReviewsJudgment Containing Books Blood & Spirits (The Coming Storm #1)
The coming storm trilogy, in book one, looks to be the perfect storm. It has vampires, spirits of all varieties, emotion, depth, and richly unique visual elements.Blood & Spirits takes us on a whirlwind ride through Veronica, or Vs, life as a small town, Middle American madam who happens to be a Bloodsucker.The Vampire/Paranormal genre is approached from a direction Ive not seen a lot of in the more modern urban fantasy releases. The flavor was as refreshing, as the characters were vivid.The Good:The heroine. Oh, how I love a kick-butt heroine. One that's in charge of her own life, that doesn't play the victim or spends page after page whining about her circumstances and how she's powerless to change them. And believe me, V would have every reason to whine or play victim, but she doesn't. She puts on a killer outfit, makes sure someone can manage her business while she's gone, and goes out and tries to figure things out on her own. Well, with the help of her
I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved the combination of paranormal characters, especially the mix of zombies and vampires, my favourite. What you don't expect is that Veronica is a madam, who sells herself to whet you appetite and calm her needs. I found the blend of the life and the lifestyle given to her by Jules an interesting one. Though it is now a slightly more popular combination, this book was one of the first to blend them seamlessly, especially when it was first published.
So this book kinda had a True Blood kind of flavor, but I liked the characters better. Veronica was like Sookie meets Pam, but a lot more like it was written by Patricia Briggs and Jim Butcher.It had some of the best of a lot of works out there with a completely new take on Vampires. It didn't have a lot of whiny characters, and the world was really dark and kind of awesome.I loved it. I want more Frank!
There is currently a barrage of books dealing with the supernatural and paranormal and very few of them are really worth the read. Blood & Spirits was a pleasant surprise that rose out of the drivel of most books in its genre and left me wanting more! I was actually upset when I finished the story that the second book was not yet out, but I have it on good authority it will be out before year end!Blood & Spirits delicately blends together so many things that can easily become cliche and
It's rare when two of the things you've wished for come together in one book. Not only am I thrilled that Dennis Sharpe has written a book of fiction but that he has written one that is so truly unique for this, my favorite, genre. I have read all three of his poetry books and fell in love with his arresting style and have so hoped he would venture into fiction. Blood & Spirits possesses the same lyrical phrasing as his previous work but this time we are taken on a dark journey with Veronica
I'm going to work damn hard to have no spoilers here :).I enjoyed this book. It is overall a strong start to what looks to be a very interesting series. It took me a couple chapters to really get into the book, but then when the ball got rolling it REALLY moves fast. I am enjoying the world so far, dark urban fantasy with a rich paranormal mythos that really feels fresh. Not a lot of romance, but I'm more than ok with that. I'm much more in it for the paranormal. And as a horror fan the gore
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