The Hunt (Laws of the Blood, Book 1)

I think that the reason that I loved this book so much was that the characters were not clones of Whitewolf/Anne Rice vampires. They more closely resemble the lovers taken in The Hunger by the lamiae. However, the resemblance isn't that great. This book also pokes fun at gothlings a bit, which is why there may be some negative reviews.

I really enjoyed this book! Susan Sizemore has come up with a great new twist on vampires in general. The first in a series of 4 to this date, "The Hunt," is set in L.A. Selim is a Enforcer, there is one per city and it is the Enforcer who decides when there is a hunt and who is to be hunted. But lately the vampires in L.A. are really twitchy, they feel that Selim has been slacking on the job. Enforcers are not normal vampires... Whats more scary to a baby vampire? A 1000 yr old vampire or a Enforcer? Hands down, the Enforcer. Enforcers are Judge, Jury and Executioner in their city. But what happens when there are three Enforcers in the same city? A romping good read, definately worth the time to get caught up on this series!!! Loved it!

Susan Sizemore does an excellent job at a new viewpoint of the vampire genre. They have their own problems including a movie script that just might let the human population know the truth about vampires! As a student of Islamic history particularly of the Ottoman Empire, it was good to read about the main character, Selim. An Enforcer who must get the other vampires to control the 'bloodburn'. It is he who gives permission for and whom they will hunt. I wish that I could have learned more about how he became an Enforcer. It was hinted at(ah, well). I cannot wait to read the next one. Hopefully, in the future, there will be a book about Selim and how he came to be an Enforcer.

I became a big fan of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series (after reading Anne Rice's series of vampire books) and reading "The Hunt" helped make the wait for the new Blake book in January much more than just tolerable. Sizemore's created a great new universe. I was willing to pick it up in the first place because I loved her romances, but she's hooked me on this new series. Now I'm trying to wait patiently for her new Selim book....

The Los Angeles community of Vampires is hungry. They are ready to go on a hunt for fresh blood, but they must await the leadership of their Enforcer, Selim. Selim has the job of controlling the vampires' hunger, which is met with resistance from a group ready to take over Selim's position. Selim's mortal companion, Siri, is shocked when she learns one of the their victims will be an innocent celebrity. She tries to make Selim remember that the innocent should not die, only the evil should suffer. Siri's actions lead her into a dangerous plight that only Selim can save her from. Meanwhile, a documentary about vampires is about to be made and the Vampire community is in an uproar. How could the producers possibly know the truth about real vampires? Selim must discover who is really behind this movie and stop them before disaster strikes. Susan Sizemore gives us an exciting story in this first book of her new series about Vampires. Her characters are fiendishly clever and vividly portrayed in the book. The drama level is high on each and every page. Readers will be "enthralled" with this book and will not be able to put it down until the final page is read.