Stakes & Stilettos

Readable, but a bit slow. Some interesting twists, but not finding the characters interesting enough to continue with the series. The ending was very abrupt and a cliff hanger, which I didn't care for. ( )

Sarah Dearly has really bad luck! 10 weeks ago she was bitten and turned into a vampire by her blind date. (Don't blind dates suck!?) She is a newly made vamp who just wants her normal life back. "She tries to get a nice regular job and gets staked at the interview"... she goes to her high school reunion where a witch seeking revenge curses her "making her a bloodthirsty, sun-allergic nightwalker (the worst kind of vampire there is)" and to top it off, she's in love with a gorgeous 600 year old master vampire, Thierry, who's stuck in a centuries old "marriage of convenience" and can't seem to get out of it. And did I tell you about the mysterious scarfed vampire that pops up at the most convenient times to 'save' Sarah, but may have sinister ulterior motives?!

So starts another adventure for our heroine Sarah as she gets use to life as a vampire, in a world where vampires are still hunted and she has been mistakenly been labeled 'The Slayer of Slayers' due to an unfortunate encounter with a couple of guys who wanted to kill her (literally put a stake thru her heart!) but didn't quite make it.

This is the 4th book in the Immortality Bites series by Michelle Rowan. But don't let that discourage you from picking this book up - there's a prologue that tells us how Sarah and Thierry meet and in the first few chapters we meet most of the key players and feel right at home. Sarah is a great character - she's sarcastic, funny and gets herself in some tough situations because of her belief that most 'people' are basically good. And it's this innocence that gives her charm. There is plenty of chemistry between Sarah & Thierry, but no x-rated scenes here, there are strong friendships that exist between the characters, and the writing is good. The story did not let me down. It's a fun read! If you'd like to start from the beginning Bitten & Smitten is the first book in the series. And that's my next stop! August of this year the 5th and final book in the series Tall, Dark & Fangsome, is due to be published. I can't wait because the end of Stakes & Stilettos leaves us hanging! ( )

Just when I'm ready to give up, I find out there's only one book left in the 'Immortality Bites' series by Michelle Rowan. "Stakes and Stilettos" is book four and wouldn't you know it, leaves the reader with not a cliff-hanger, but more of an unfinished ending. The hero and heroine don't get much resolved except for their love for each other. He's still married--to a vampire who doesn't want to give him up even though she doesn't love him and realizes our hero and heroine DO love each other. B#$ch. And Sarah, our heroine, is still cursed with no end to the curse in sight. And she's still in danger from a truly evil human who threatens everyone she cares about. So how is that for an ending? Ummm, bad?

So now I'm left in a quandry. I've read all four books so far in this series. Do I quit and never find out what happens to Sarah? Or do I go ahead and get the last one, "Tall, Dark, & Fangsome" coming out in Aug09? I'll likely get the last one because I'm OC that way. But I would have to say that right now, I'm more irritated than interested. ( )