Mar 12
Good Morning Everyone! I thought it'd be cool to post my TBR list! I'm hoping to be able to read all of these before the year ends, but thats a pretty big ask. Anyways, here it is!
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Good Morning Everyone! I thought it'd be cool to post my TBR list! I'm hoping to be able to read all of these before the year ends, but thats a pretty big ask. Anyways, here it is!
I am always on the look out for good vampire lore. As a lifelong vampire lover and huge fan of Anne Rice's vampire chronicals, I can be pretty picky about what I read and how quickly I toss something aside when it doesn't work with the mythos in my head. I disregarded Blade because the vampires day walk. And don't get me started on all the ways I hate everything cinematic and literary (if you can even call it that) when it comes to Twilight and Stephenie Meyer.
But I'm trying to be a bit more open. The Lust and Lore trilogy by Karla Nikole showing up on my Kindle Unlimited seemed like the perfect chance to give it a go.
There were interesting aspects in the description-- purebred vampires and an established class system, a vampire society openly working within a modern society of humans, vampiric love and bonding.
I've read 2 of the 3 so far and currently my opinion is... meh. Lol I know that doesn't sound like much but considering I've refused to finish any other vampire story I've started puts it well above.
The first book, Lust and Lore, focuses on the love story of Haurka and Nino. I enjoy the depth of the characters and their backstories. They each have separate histories with their own complications that make them the people (and vampires) they are. I like that life isn't pristine and perfect just because they're immortals. Karla weaves an interesting lore about how vampire society form and is run. This first book discusses Haurka's family research of how vampires bond and mate. It also discusses an event in vampire history called the vanishing where a huge portion of the purebred vampires around the world disappeared without a trace.
The second book, The Vanishing, delves into more detail about the vanishing and introduces us to the ancient vampire responsible. He has taken the purebred to form a 'pure society' because he believes it's better.
The mythos and Lore is interesting and different than ones I've read before. The character development is great and well rounded. Some of the resolution is weak and solves too quickly to develop in any way. Particularly with the second book, the conflict resolves easily and with little actual conflict.
I haven't read the last book yet but I'm rating the series so far as ⭐️⭐️⭐️
I've certainly read worse this year.
That moment when you’re reading a smutty gay vampire book and the characters start talking in-depth about Deep Soace Nine.
……..it’s following me.
Gay Japanese vampire, HELL YEAH!
Bought myself some new books with a voucher I got from my grandparents for Nikolaus (German festivity on the 6th of December). And yes, I was a bit petty and only choose queer books - my grandparents may never have been openly homophobic, but they are catholic enough that I can only give them access to a certain part of my wishlist
