Wounds

...you make a reader loathe someone. And I mean loathe and hate and want to climb into the book to kill the character. That is how I felt reading about Sybil. Criminy, why couldn't some stray character just cut her jugular at page 140? I'm not fond of the male lead vampire, Daniel, so Jefferson had me absolutely cheering (and I mean cheering) during Ariane and John's cameo appearances that (and I'll try not to give any spoilers here) had Daniel "in danger," but when the 100-year-old vamp survived their coordinated attack and went back to Sybil, I wanted to send Jefferson an e-mail asking if she was purposefully irritating readers just to get us to send hate-mail. The lazy stripper is lewd, disgusting, stinky, barbaric, and has a more perverse desire to kill than Daniel does. Jefferson has created a monster from a simple human without transforming her into an actual physical vampire. No, Sybil gets to be monstrous all in her own little mind... While the book could have portrayed the struggle for acceptance and intimacy that Daniel goes through with his friends, with his employees, with his insane, sociopathic stripper girlfriend, etc., in fewer pages, it does portray this struggle completely. Despite my dislike for Daniel, I started to feel sorry for him. The words "pathetic loser" went through my mind more than once. And when a writer can make you feel that much animosity for a character, you know she's a good writer. As with Voice of the Blood, this novel is not meant for younger readers. It clearly depicts sexual and violent acts in both shocking and passionate scenes. Readers already familiar with Daniel's delight in over-the-top mayhem will find it again in the male lead and his raunchy "love interest". Everything is, again, so well-written that little is left to the imagination. Blood splatters are easily seen and the scent of Sybil's sweat and uncleanliness will gag you more than once. It's amazing the way Jefferson can weave the words into your senses; I'm hoping to experience gentler characters in Fiend. But with a name like that... From Sandy Lender, "Some days, I just want the dragon to win."

This book "Wounds" Is Outstanding! Jemiah's writing is still as refreshing and addictive as it ever was. If you enjoyed "Voice of the Blood" And have not yet read "Wounds" then I would highly advise checking it out. In this Book Jemiah, Yet again Brings to life your favorite characters from 'VOTB'In a Brand new City with a brand new story. It's a very well datailed novel that will be just as hard to put down as her other book. In this story Jemiah brings to life a new character "Sybil" She,Being the only Person who's mind Daniel Could not read, Becomes His new infatuation and ultimiatley his demise. I would HIGHLY recomend this novel to anyone with an open mind,who has the time to sit and read this book for a few hours.

After reading Wounds one has the urge to go into the street and see if there really are pale, glamorous, at times androgynous people wandering around whispering things and hidden desires into our minds... Jemiah Jefferson's book gives hope to those disillusioned by other tamer works. The book revolves around the twisted yet understandable relationship of Daniel...While favorites from the past book popup for guest appearances, Sybil, one of the truly most captivating characters I've ever read, leaps to the spotlight of the story. Scarred and extremely psychotic Sybil brings the inhuman side to humanity alive, a perfect compliment to Daniel's conflicting and struggling emotions. The engaging, sometimes shocking scenes add a layer of intensity and an overall chilling effect throughout. Along with rich descriptions, wonderful dialogue and fantastic narration Wounds is a joy to read not only for fans of Voice of the Blood or vampire stories but also for fans of well-written literature everywhere.

Jemiah outdoes 'Voice of the Blood' with 'Wounds.' In her second novel, we're treated to vampire Daniel Blum, who was sex and swagger in her first novel, but here his character is more fleshed out and more facets of his personality and emotions are explored. Daniel is a mastermind of getting into someone's head and detecting their thoughts, but when he meets former stripper Sybil, he cannot do that with her. I commend Jemiah for making Sybil a vampire's love interest who isn't your typical woman, but instead, tall and voluptuous, with a crazy sense of style. She's got many demons of her own, namely her relationship with her now-dead friend Sonic Ruth, and even though she claims to have murdered her, it's strictly from Sybil's dialogue, which makes it even more of a mystery. Daniel and Sybil utilize art as a means of shaking up the general masses and end up in a love-hate relationship where it's a constant power struggle, trying to see who could hurt each other more - and god, does it build up. Jemiah's prose is simultaneously lush and razor sharp, and just like 'Voice of the Blood', ...

I would like to see Voices of the Blood and Wounds bound together in one big fat hardback volume. Voices is just a warm-up for what happens in Wounds. Every time I thought I could outguess Jemiah, she got there first. Hmmm, I thought, vampire-human sex. What about vampire-vampire sex? Boom! Then what about vampire-vampire HATE? Boom again. And could you please give Daniel a dominatrix? I think he needs one. Oh, yes, thank you. Sybil is absolutely awful -- that's why I love her. At last, someone that Daniel can't manipulate. Really, don't we need more women like that? And I loved it that Jemiah combined terrorism and art in the same universe. Awful, nasty stuff. My nose is turning up even as I type. That's how I know what a good book this is. Anything less, and I would not have reacted so strongly. Jemiah called the shots all the way through, and bringing Ricari back in at the end was wonderful, especially since he did spook the unspookable Sybil. I think Jemiah had lots of great fun making fun of the too-cool-to-care subculture, including poor Daniel, moving his scented bedlinens into that nasty abandoned warehouse. And the image of the German orgy, with vampires nipping away at Nazi necks, was -- sadly -- too good to be true.