That Which Bites: The Julia Poe Vampire Chronicles
by Celis T. Rono
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Author: Celis T. RonoEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-04-27
ISBN: 1602643849
Number of pages: 376
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
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Book Review: Finally! A fantasy that's not afraid to combine horror, romance, and action
Summary: 4 Stars
Plot Summary: A toxic poison wipes out most of humanity, and with the vampires now in the majority, they hunt their food source to the brink of extinction. Since the age of eight, Julia Poe has been alone in her bunker, only coming out to scavenge for expired canned food and collect rainwater. Eventually she makes friends with a vigilante nun and former vampire slave, and together they hunt the vampires and free the human `cattle' who are milked for their blood. When her friends don't show up for their rendezvous, Poe tries to save them and ends up being captured by Sainvire, one of the powerful master vampires who controls what's left of Los Angeles.
In my wildest fantasy, Quentin Tarrantino will direct the film version of "That Which Bites" someday. He could turn this into a kick-butt movie, but it'd probably be a NC-17. I don't think an R rating would begin to cover it all. There's an endless amount of satisfying vampire lore and gore, but the engine that drives this beastly story are the excellent characters that make this baby tick like a bomb. It's all about the heart, humility, and honor found within Poe and Sainvire, and without our floundering heroes, this would be a good horror show but no more. With characters like these, and Rono's unique writing style, I'm rubbing my hands together in anticipation of having another great series to follow.
The heroine, Poe, spends each day hip deep in crap, and it keeps escalating past the point of endurance. The pacing is fast; almost too fast for me. I felt like I didn't draw a breath during the last third of the novel since the action was relentless and unmerciful. Poe changes from this timid mouse hiding under a rock, to the only human that the vampires will fear. It's one of the better character transformations I've seen in a long while. Poe is such a strange creature, and it's because she grows up isolated with only purloined movies to keep her company. She's watched the classics (Cool Hand Luke), the pop culture icons (Scarface), and the trash (way too much porn). Movie lovers will get a kick out of the warped lens through which Poe sees life, thanks to her unconventional education by Hollywood.
For the fans who worry that this is another passionless urban fantasy, I say rejoice my fellow sentimental fools, because the author is not afraid to mix in romance and sex. It's all blended into a yummy tasting cocktail that I could gulp back by the pitcher full. Poe and the vampire Sainvire have a seriously bumpy relationship (does shooting your lover in the gut count as an argument?) since Poe fears, hates, and hunts the vampires with a black and white prejudice that's hard to shake. The only reason I'm okay with the ending is because I know that Rono is writing a sequel (sorry, I have no details on that). I'm not dangling from a cliff, but I'm not satisfied either. Not by a long shot.
Summary of That Which Bites: The Julia Poe Vampire Chronicles
The Gray Armageddon has destroyed most of humanity. Vampires have slinked out of hiding, penning the few human survivors as blood cattle. Young Julia Poe survives the horror. She has dodged the undead since she was eight years old in downtown Los Angeles and has the only untapped vein in the new realm. Now she celebrates her 22nd birthday as a cattle rustler, fighting the vampire factions alongside a gun-toting nun with an even bigger vendetta. Kaleb Sainvire, the master vampire and architect responsible for `milking cattle,' is first on Poe's list. That is, if she isn't taken by his vampiric allure.Horror Books
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