Cathedral of Vampires

this was the first book that i read by mary ann mitchell. i bought it on impusle, not knowing any perts of the story behind it.. & yea, i was a little confused. i would suggest reading the others b4 reaing this, you won't get really confused, but if you read it in the wrong orders like i did you could get lost when you try reading book #3, then #4, then#2, then #1... so yea. overall it's a good book, I loved it!

Mitchell gets better and better with every novel and she is way ahead of the queen, Rice. She sets the story up, paces it, and makes us identify with her characters. Honestly, I never have been a big vampire fan because most of it is too flowery and wordy. But Mitchell breaks it down and writes in a straight-forward way as not to "over-write." She can write with any of the other splatter-punk's, too; she writes in an orgy of blood and gore. She writes with just a hint of sexuality and sensuality, keeping us wanting more and more. Her ideas are fresh and very well-thought out and planned. She writes like a bat out of hell and composes her fiction in a literary manner, but not too wordy. Mitchell is one of the few female writers in the genre that is truly gifted and can deliver chills and shivers down your spine.

This book is for people who hate the twenty pages of description that go along with such authors like Anne Rice. Yes, the candle stick is nice, but do I need to hear about it for half the darn book. This book flows quickly and has tons of dialog. The only downfall was that I would've liked to see my description on some of the more coupled scenes. They seem to light a fire and then go no where. Also, the end is very abrupt... maybe this book continues, but it just seemed to end with no conclusion. Great beach reading though!

This book was a good engaging read, but was a little disappointing in the way it ended. The book is well-paced and well written, and the characters are likable, but the book does not really resolve anything, and leaves you wondering what happens next. It did not even seem to have as much resolution as a traditional book-in-a-series, where one quest has ended and another begins... for that reason, it was a little disappointing, but if you are happy to keep on purchasing books to get the story, you would be fine...