Book review 10: A Blood Seduction, Pamela Palmer

A Blood Seduction (Vamp City #1) by Pamela Palmer

German Version

 

 

Things to know:

• I read the translated German version (original in English)
• It was published May 2012 (German version in August 2014)
• It has 368 pages (German 400)
• It is set in Washington D.C. and Washington V.C. and with the dates mentioned it should be somewhere between 2010-2020 (though I'd guess it's 2012)
• I started: 14th February 2015 and ended it: 15th Feb
• Book 1 of "Vamp City" Series

Quinn Lennox is 27 and works in a Laboratory, the only thing, or better - person, more important to her than her job is her half-brother Zack. Zack is a computer nerd and still doesn't understand, that he is actually in love with his best friend Lily. When one morning Lily suddenly disappears, Zack freaks out and asks for Quinn's help. As the two of them are searching, they are somehow dragged into a parallel world, a dead version of Washington D.C..

There, they are attacked by Vampires and are both made slaves, but for different vampire clans. While Quinn can be somewhat happy as her vampire lord at least doesn't want to hurt and kill her, Zack isn't as lucky and has to fear for his life. Quinn wants to get back to her World with Zack, and asks for help from her Vampire Lord Arturo, but he won't help her, and rather use her as his slave...

I have already read the "Feral Warriors" series from Pamela Palmer, liked it but somehow every book had the same plot, thus I wasn't going to buy another book written by Palmer, but as it was a Christmas present, I thought - why not :)

This book is completely different!!! It's way darker. Every time you, the reader, get to trust the male "hero" he does something to hurt Quinn again. I just couldn't decide on which side Arturo is really on, and a warning - it has an open ending!! And yes, I will read the next book too. (as much as I know it's supposed to be a triology).
With only about 400 pages it's a quick read, and I got hooked in the first chapter when people started to disappear!

All in all I'd say, that you should only read this if you have nothing against darker paranormal-romance. Because this does have the topics rape, slaughter, (sex-)slavery, etc. inside. Also this is not the kind of book where the guy falls in love with the girl at first sight and does everything for her. Because he doesn't!

This isn't a book for everyone to read, so be warned :D

Lisa~