Sinaloa, Mexico… haunting deserts, hot nights, and vampires, who’ve been there for hundreds of years, watching from the shadows, playing their games, manipulating humans, and surviving at any cost.
Vincent Kuxim, powerful and charismatic, was made vampire by an ambitious leader looking for soldiers to pave his way to the rule of all Mexico. But more than a century later, Vincent’s Sire is … Sire is looking over his shoulder as Vincent closes in for the kill, ready to claim the title Lord of Mexico for himself.
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VINCENT was everything I expected from the author with a few interesting surprises thrown in. There’s a sexy, powerful vampire and strong human female who has no clue about vampire culture. The couple is road tripping across Mexico on a super-secret mission from Raphael. Along the way, Vincent and Lana stumble upon some ghastly horrors committed by Enrique, the Vampire Lord of Mexico. They tackle these obstacles head on with an unlikely ally while battling their growing sexual attraction. War is imminent for the North American Vampire Lords as alliances are formed, loyalty is tested and the betrayals are endless.
This book was a slow starter for me. I eventually got into it but I didn’t like Lana’s character. Yes, she is a human and yes she’s never dealt with vampires before but she drove me crazy with her, for lack of a better word, “nagging.” Everything that Vincent did that pertained to his station as lieutenant of Mexico, Lana had to dissect and reason with human logic. It was fine the first few times but it ended up that every scene where Vincent had to exercise his power, Lana was arguing with his decision and it had me rolling my eyes every time. I felt her reactions were redundant and often kept me from trying to enjoy the story.
I also didn’t like the ending because it was never mentioned that Vincent and Lana were together, they just appeared to be. The epilogue is from Raphael and Cyn’s point of view and I thought the story would have been best served if Vincent and Lana had the last words. I did enjoy some parts of the story but ultimately wasn’t fulfilled by it. However, this will in no way discourage me from reading future books in the series.
***I was gifted an eBook copy from the publisher via Net Galley in November 2014 in exchange for an honest review. All conclusions reached are my own***
Sitting down to read a D.B. Reynolds novel you give up your freedom. Why? Because you’re going nowhere until the end.
Vampires have been my passion since starting the PNR genre, and I have read some very impressive authors over time; but none have continued to capture my full attention and unwavering dedication to their series as Ms Reynolds` Vampires in America.
When you read a book from this series you are swept away by the depth and complexity of the world that is revealed, the diversity of the characters and the capacity of the author to weave one hell of a story.
Ms Reynolds has always remained true to her adage that her Vampires are old school; they are comfortable in their own skin, blood is their survival, why pretend it isn’t. Violence and power often go hand in hand, if you need to kill, you do; and they are inexplicably sensual with charisma that is unmatched by mere mortals.
Vincent is every bit as compelling and entertaining as the previous stories, providing a well developed plot and captivating characters that keep the reader glued to their seat till the very last page; with a little twist at the end to have you salivating for more.
I’m sure any lover of this genre will thoroughly enjoy the latest edition to this brilliant series.