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“Excellent. Super-funny and interesting characters and world.”
Deyara wrote this review Monday, October 26 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“In a genre filled to capacity with romanticized vampires, "Staked" -- by new author J.F. Lewis -- offers a distinct alternative in his anti-hero Eric, a vampire who's a bit of a jerk. He turns his faithful girlfriend into a vampire, only to dump her in favor of her younger sister; he's a smart ass strip club owner who cares little about the people around him and only wants to be left alone; and he isn't shy about killing his own kind, let alone the other supernatural creatures that inhabit the locale known as Void City.
Vlad wrote this review Saturday, September 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The story opens with Eric, who suffers from rage blackouts and general memory problems, unaware of why he has just killed a fellow vampire. The only thing he can deduce is that it was a "Master" vampire, a level in power below him -- he's known as a "Vlad." Soon a werewolf enters the scene and, being a natural enemy to the vampire, tries to destroy him. But he fails, and his death ultimately leads to an escalating series of revenge killings back and forth between the two groups.
Part of the fun of this page-turner is traveling with Eric as he figures things out, often creating more problems than he solves, hampered by his memory issues and general lack of decorum. Tabitha, his former girlfriend-turned-vampire, offers a different take on things within the chapters written from her point of view. With interesting side characters and an extremely well thought-out universe, "Staked" does incorporate some common vampire conventions, but the author expands on them and makes them his own. Added to this is a detailed level of blood and gore not often seen in the urban fantasy genre, used effectively here and often for hilarious effect.
Highly recommended, "Staked" ends with a cliffhanger, with the story continuing in the recently-released sequel "ReVamped."”
“If you want a fast read and like Vampire stories...this book is great!
Larry M wrote this review Tuesday, August 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It was a good first novel!”
“At least once a month i go into a book store and grab an author i never have read about and try a random book. I was extremely entertained by how this book was written, some parts kinda dragged on but it was in general a fast, no nonsense ride in Vampire lore, it followed alot of old themes but added many twists to make it the authors own world.
Jason K wrote this review Wednesday, August 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I found myself relating to the main character Eric in how he looked at what he was and death was part of it and why feel sorry for what you have done if the job requires it. also Tabitha and all the characters made the world seem very real the personalities were very well designed and overall on par with the darker side of vampires ect, along the lines of Charlene harris and its unlike anything like the twilight series. ”
“i believe we are to see more great books from this author”
Danielle D wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“fun & campy”
Morgan S wrote this review Thursday, July 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I really enjoyed this one. Written by a guy, so it's a nice change. This isn't your fluffy, romantic kind of vampire book. The main character is not particularly a nice guy; owns a stripclub, uses humans for sex and blood, and when furious goes on a killing spree and then forgets about the whole encounter. The author does a good job building his character though, without making him too human. You like him because he's an ass.
Jennifer M wrote this review Sunday, July 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
There's vampires, lycans, witches, and misc demons so if you like any of those, go for this one. Pretty graphic with the violence so if you're not big on that you might want to skip it. I personally am waiting for the sequel book to be available at my bookstore. :)”
“Vampire strip club... sounds familiar, anyone?
Pr!ya wrote this review Monday, May 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Of course, it does. Laurell K. Hamilton.
Nevertheless, the story was good. Different. I liked it especially because a male writer wrote this book in the predominantly female authors genre (barring Bram Stoker's Dracula, of course).”
“Wonderful! I definitely hope this author continues to write in this genre, I think this book was magnificent!”
Morgan H wrote this review Monday, March 16 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“You can definately tell this story is written by a man, and that's not saying this is a bad thing. It gives the story a unique perspective. The main character Eric owns a strip club and like most men fails to see what a jem he has in front of him and this is not to say I like Tabitha but as the story progresses she grew on me. All that being said it was not the best story I have ever read but it was definately a quick and easy read and worth reading at least. It had a hint of romance that seems to be required by the vampire genre but was not over-run with it. ”
Bethany M. Rosser wrote this review Monday, January 12 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
