E. M. Sorensen

This is book 2 in the series and I have not read book 1. Paulie Zahn is a very competent woman who is a tenacious and capable Army Sergeant for the Maintenance and Repair unit and awarded a Purple Heart, Air Medal for valor, and a Distinguished Flying Cross. Until that night in November when she is bitten by a Rogue Vampire and her life changed forever.

Sørensen's depictions of military life and the inner workings of Newmark Industries' family of Vampires, Damphires and Norms is detailed and engaging. However, the story is a bit verbose and repetitive, for example when Paulie repeatedly expounds how she loves her new family, etc., etc. The story starts out fast and then slows a bit in the middle, but it picks up and carries the reader through Paulie's suspense-filled journey into a new perilous and paranormal world. If you like badass vampires, give this one a try.

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Purloined Pint is a fascinating story about a man who was turned into a vampire after receiving a blood transfusion during the WWII era. The part of this book that hooked me is the chain of events and how they were written so well. It is so easy to follow along with the novel.

Eddie lives under the radar for decades, working as a PI. He changes his name and moves on so no one suspects something odd from the vampire. He never came across any other vampires so he always assumed he was alone. He never accidentally ran into any or anything since he went home to Seattle after being turned. He gets a job offer from a well-respected vampire who is missing a pint from his storage. This completely flips Eddie's whole world as he discovers that there are more vampires out there, and there's even a community.

I personally enjoyed this book because I am a fan of paranormal and urban fantasy books. But I can also see if you were interested in books that are also mystery thrillers that this might work for you also. I would recommend this book to people who are interested in those genres.… (más)