I usually enjoy vampire fiction, so I was intrigued when I discovered this collection of eight novellas by Amy Cross. I began reading these tales of Sophie Hart and her role in the prophecy of the last vampire, Patrick, with great enthusiasm. By the time that I reached the last novella, I was praying for Patrick to fulfill the prophecy and have done with it. Each story began with great promise, but just fell flat as it progressed. The characters never developed, and when they did, it was too little, too late. Another great disappointment for me was the fact that this vampire seemed to be more of a flesh eater than a blood drinker. I suppose that I should be happy that he didn't sparkle...
Please, don't make Patrick the Last Vampire angry! He will tear your head off, literally. That got tiresome really quickly. Everything about this book got tiresome rather quickly. It reads like a fan fiction written by a teenaged girl. At one point the author calls one of the chatacters by the wrong name. Perhaps with more experience Ms. Cross's writing will get better. I won't be reading to find out.
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