Immortal: Love Stories with Bite in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Apr 28, 2010 Lauren⁷ 💜 rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult-teen-new-adult, senseless-death-of-a-tree, library-has-a-copy

Dreck! Sheer and utter dreck. And proof positive that just because you're an NYT bestselling author does not mean you should be let within spitting distance of an editor's pen or (this being the 21st century) keyboard. I am sorry to P.C. Cast fans, but a 10 year old could have done a better job of editing this book than she did. Half of the stories never should have made it into this book. They either weren't romance at all, or had almost no romance in them whatsoever. In one, the guy dies at th Dreck! Sheer and utter dreck. And proof positive that just because you're an NYT bestselling author does not mean you should be let within spitting distance of an editor's pen or (this being the 21st century) keyboard. I am sorry to P.C. Cast fans, but a 10 year old could have done a better job of editing this book than she did. Half of the stories never should have made it into this book. They either weren't romance at all, or had almost no romance in them whatsoever. In one, the guy dies at the end, I would hardly call that romantic. Now mind you they aren't bad stories per say, but they ought to have been part of an urban fantasy anthology or this anthology should not have been called Love Stories With Bite. Either way though, they really should not have been included in this anthology. As for the ones that were romance, they where too short and rushed to really be believable. Out of this entire collection, there was only one story that I wouldn't have minded seeing as a full length novel and that's the one by Richelle Mead called Blue Moon, it was good and I wouldn't have minded reading more. And the story by Claudia Gray is also pretty interesting. But those two don't make it worth buying, if you want to read this. Check it out of the library, and skip all but the Mead and Gray stories. Bottom line: there are some really good paranormal/vampire romance anthologies out, and this is not one of them. If you don't read this you're not missing out on anything great or even semi-decent with the exception of the Mead and Gray stories. I know from reading other reviews that some of these stories are prequels or back-stories to a series that that person writes, it would have been helpful if that was stated beforehand, and I was not particularly interested in reading those series, although I have read the Gray and Mead series. Regardless the title of this anthology is Love Stories With Bite, not back stories or prequels to something I write, nor is it crummy urban fantasy short stories. A lot of these would have been better served being released either as a free read on the author's website or released as e-novellas. ...more

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Dec 05, 2010 Irene Hollimon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

It was great. A group of short stories with vampire theme. Authors I already know. Some new stories. Some side stories from series I've read. I swear I like everything Richelle Mead writes. ...more

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Mar 03, 2015 Marla rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, young-adult, paranormal, shape-shifters, challenged, demons, romance, series, vampires, ghosts

♥ ♥ ♥ Andi is a siren and Mallory is her non-human sidekick. Their relationship seems more like a business arrangement than a friendship. (view spoiler)

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Nice twist of making a team (view spoiler) ...more

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