311. & 312. Kiss of Midnight & Spaceman Blues
Kiss of Midnight by Lara Adrian - another ebook, both of this entry's books being ones I didn't finish for one reason or another.
The basic premise of Kiss of Midnight, which is the first book in a series, is that of Gabrielle whose mother had always claimed she had been bitten by a vampire. Since her mother had committed suicide shortly afterwards in an asylum, Gabrielle had never really believed anything she had been told about her. However, what Gabrielle doesn't know is that her mother was telling the truth, though only part of it - not only was she attacked by a vampire, both their lives were also saved by another.
Gabrielle discovers that vampires are very real, but that she is also something even rarer - a woman who can successfully give birth to a vampire's child. As such, she would be sought after by vampires and the one who rescued her as a child wants her to go into a refuge elsewhere. At least when he isn't soliloquising about how much he'd like to get together with her etc. etc. Yes, this time it's the vampire with the Tragic Past, blah blah blah.
The series continues with Kiss of Crimson, but I found Gabrielle so vexing I just wanted to shake her, along with the whole premise of the series, which is very much about how the women sit around barefoot and pregnant (since that's why they're special, after all...) while the big butch vampires protect them. Meh.
Spaceman Blues by Brian Francis Slattery - I tried with Spaceman Blues, really I did, having two separate attempts over the past few months to read it, but could never really get into it despite those efforts.
Manuel Gonzalez, New York resident and all round party animal, mysteriously disappears and his lover and best friend Wendell is determined to find out what happened to him. What happens next will forever remain a mystery to me as I never managed to get past about page 70 or 80 on either attempt.
The basic premise of Kiss of Midnight, which is the first book in a series, is that of Gabrielle whose mother had always claimed she had been bitten by a vampire. Since her mother had committed suicide shortly afterwards in an asylum, Gabrielle had never really believed anything she had been told about her. However, what Gabrielle doesn't know is that her mother was telling the truth, though only part of it - not only was she attacked by a vampire, both their lives were also saved by another.
Gabrielle discovers that vampires are very real, but that she is also something even rarer - a woman who can successfully give birth to a vampire's child. As such, she would be sought after by vampires and the one who rescued her as a child wants her to go into a refuge elsewhere. At least when he isn't soliloquising about how much he'd like to get together with her etc. etc. Yes, this time it's the vampire with the Tragic Past, blah blah blah.
The series continues with Kiss of Crimson, but I found Gabrielle so vexing I just wanted to shake her, along with the whole premise of the series, which is very much about how the women sit around barefoot and pregnant (since that's why they're special, after all...) while the big butch vampires protect them. Meh.
Manuel Gonzalez, New York resident and all round party animal, mysteriously disappears and his lover and best friend Wendell is determined to find out what happened to him. What happens next will forever remain a mystery to me as I never managed to get past about page 70 or 80 on either attempt.
