Staked (Void City, #1) in Book Buying Addicts Anonymous

Dec 17, 2008 vicki_girl rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: to_re-read_series

The best way I can think to describe this book is that "it does exactly what it says on the tin". In 'Staked' the main character is an unrepentant, amoral vampire who just wants to be left alone to run his strip club. Instead, he's having a really bad week, with a nagging girlfriend, her jail-bait younger sister, and angry werewolves out for his skin. For me it was actually refreshing to read about a vampire who was a blood-sucking monster, instead of a poor tortured soul, who struggles to live ...more

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Oct 02, 2009 Yvensong rated it really liked it

Shelves: wish-list, wishlist, 2015-procrastination-challenge, 2015-personal-challenge, 2015-wishlist-challenge, vampire, 2015-paranormal-challenge, werewolves, werecreatures-shapeshifters, fantasy-dark

I've been trying to figure out how to write my review of this book. I could write about how much I enjoyed the story, how I laughed at parts, and how I couldn't put it down the night I finished the book -- meaning I stayed up waaay past my bedtime so I could finish. Oh, and I immediately ran out to find the next book in the series. Yet, those aspects aren't really what stood out to me.

What stood out for me was the writing style and how the characters were written up. Female authors, who I've pre ...more

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Aug 07, 2010 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, shifters, uf, vampires

A bit of a starker take on vampires. Void City is vampire run and will clean up your mess for a price. Eric is a powerful Vlad vampire with memory problems who is about to have girl and werewolf problems.

What I enjoyed:
* It was a change of pace to see the monsters portrayed as monsters for the most part.
* Eric's daughter is scary...
* Talbot is cool.

What could have been better:
* Eric's not wanting to take responsibility or deal with any issues was annoying.
* I'd to know more about Rachel.
* Huge c ...more

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