The Huntress

This is a good book, though short. The ending is lightning-paced and action-packed. Green's dialogue is snappy and ultra contemporary. The main character is a kick-ass woman. Yeah. However, the sentence structure, or lack of, bothered me for a while. Green cuts sentences in half and makes the second half a statement in it own right. Incorrectly. All the time. She doesn't need to do this "in" thing of the moment actually - as her writing is good and would be even better without the gimmicks. I look forward to reading her next vampire hunter book and recommend this one.

In Vasile, Romania, an area better known as Transylvania, Camille Howard seeks strong male villagers to help her on her quest to defeat the Strigoiaca. However, none of the men she tests by wrestling them hold up for long as each submits as soon as she locks them up. Camille informs her mentor Professor Beatrix Grasu that these men would only die if they challenge the five female vampires that she wants to capture. Also in town is vampire hunting mercenary Elijah Sargent who has an international reputation for killing the nightcrawlers. He and Camille disagree on tactics as he insists they cannot be cured of their hunger for human blood. However, Camille disagrees based on Dr. Grasu's research and her hope to save her former lover Griff who has been converted to the night life. THE HUNTRESS is a wonderful exhilarating vampiric romance that never slows down once Camille and Elijah face off on the mission. The story line is action-packed, but the reader understands the varying motives that drive the two heroes to face the undead. The support cast augments the tale by enabling the audience to feel they are in modern day Transylvania with the vampiric Strigoiaca just a bite away. The final twist makes for quite a confrontation that will send romantic horror fans with the emphasis on the supernatural seeking future paranormal collaborations between Elijah and Camille. Harriet Klausner