Started: August 14
Finished: August 22
Notes: I've been trying to read more horror of late, and to tell the truth, I'm not sure this is horror, though the back cover copy does mention a vampire. In fact, I'm not sure why I picked this novel up in the first place. Did I hear good things about it? Was it a gift? Did someone suggest it? I don't know, but I'll give it a try.
Mini review: Turns out, not exactly horror, but in the general direction. Almost vampire romance, but not quite. Anyway, in a world much like our own, vampires and werewolves and sorcerers and magic are known to exist, but they're not extremely common, at least for the day-to-day individual. As background, 10 years in the past there was a war between humans and vampires, and the humans won, sort of. The vamps basically went into hiding but are still out there stirring up trouble. The protagonist here is a young woman who is a baker, her specialty being cinnamon rolls, and as the story unfolds, she has something of an unusual family line. I'll not go into more so as not to spoil anything, but I do have to say this one was written quite well; in fact, there were times I had a hard time putting this one down, which is unusual for me. My one drawback was the climax, which felt too ... hmm, I'm not sure of the word ... maybe "cerebral" or "emotion-based" ... but those don't feel accurate; basically, there's a huge confrontation that includes a lot of action, but nearly all the action is left to the reader's imagination. Still, good book all the way around.
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