Stephany Simmons

The action comes fast and steady in Vampire Blues. The characters we loved in Voodoo Dues are back and just as quirky as ever. Ms Simmons has brought a gay ghost, vampires and werewolves into the story. Oh my! Stephany has a great sense of humor that shines throughout the book. She is also adept at writing action and romance, (clean), both of which are a big part of the book. My one regret with this book is that it ended and now I must wait for the next installment. I hate waiting. Write more Stephany. Sleep is overrated. Haha.… (més)

I'll tell you straight away that I liked this book. It was an easy and light read, perfect for a summer afternoon. But because I liked it I wanted this book to live up to its potential.

The characters, the plot, the dialogues very very interesting. But Figg, oh, Figg was hilarious! Snarky, slightly bizarre flighty daughter of a mechanic habitually driving monstrously big car and carrying guns... She intrigued me to no end with her sudden insights into potentially dangerous situations and a great passion for shoes.
Lian on the other hand was an attractive nerdy scatterbrained scientist, who didn't quite knew what he was doing through the whole book. Strangely, symbiosis between him and Figg worked very well.

Now the drawback. There was not enough depth and background information to the characters to transform this book from good to great. Sometimes it made me very frustrated. I really really hope the situation will be remedied in the following books, because I was left with too many questions.

Otherwise, this was read as some sort of bizarre Alan Ball series - light, nerdy, absurdly gory with death count increasing by the hour, but undeniably funny.… (més)