We’re the D’Artigo sisters: half-human, half-Fae, we’re sexy, we’re savvy and we just turned in our badges to the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked good witch. Delilah’s a werecat and blossoming Death Maiden. And as for me? I’m Menolly, acrobat extraordinaire turned vampire. But being a vamp isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, especially when the Godfather of all vampires decides to play Prince Charming…
It’s the holiday season and a vampire serial killer is on the loose. Hungry ghosts are tearing up the town and people are running scared. I strike a deal with Ivana Krask–one of the Elder Fae–and too late, discover strings are attached. But when I turn to Roman, one of the oldest, most powerful vampires around, for help, he offers me more than I ever bargained for.
If you have not read this series yet, I would suggest starting at the beginning (Witchling) because all of the books build upon one another. The series is about three sister and alternates which sister is telling the story, this one is told from Menolly’s POV. Menolly is a vampire who is finally starting to accept who she is and that she can be loved as who she is. In this story, Menolly is going after a vampire serial killer that is on the loose in their town. But runs into some problems when the serial killer hides out in the ghost infested part of town which is where we meet Ivana Krask, who I am betting we will see again later in the series. She also hooks up with Roman who is a very old very powerful vampire who has decided that he wants Menolly for his own. Menolly is attracted to him but also has a commitment to her girlfriend, Nerissa. (FYI: There is an f/f love scene in this book.) She also is trying to figure out what to do with her vampire daughter who needs a new change of residence from where she has been living. So Menolly has her hands very full in this book. Lots of time and storyline juggling that Ms Galenorn does very well. I would be so lost in writing this trying to keep everything straight.
I enjoyed this story very much, it moved the overall plot line pretty well in addition to keeping this book interesting and having a resolution. This one was a little different in that we did not see much of the main bad guys. This book was kind of in the down time after the last engagement before they go at it again with them. Delilah is still healing her wounds so we do not see very much of her and Smokey is out dealing with family business. Their lives are not boring that is for sure. I think these sisters are the living the epitome of the curse, “May you live in interesting times”.
They do not have much down time, or we just do not see much down time. It exhausts me reading about all they have to do, but I cannot ever put the books down because they get me so caught up in them. All of the sisters are coming into their own and finding their place in the world and that is cool to watch.
This is a great series and I cannot wait for the next book! 🙂
I give it a 4.75 out of 5.
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