G.K. DeRosa
Author of Wilder: The Guardian Series (Volume 1)
Series
Works by G.K. DeRosa
Vampish: The Hunt (Vampish, #1) 6 copies
Curseborne (Wolfish #2) 4 copies
Moonborne 3 copies
Mateborne 3 copies
Finding Wilder (The Guardian, #1.5) 3 copies
Sweet Revenge (The Hitched Live #1) 2 copies
Vampish: Blood Mate 1 copy
Hitched: The One 1 copy
Of Gods and Wolves 1 copy
Hitched: The Top Ten 1 copy
Associated Works
Magic is the New Black: A Limited Edition Collection of Supernatural Prison Stories (2020) — Contributor — 3 copies
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Sex and violence is how you hold an audience.
The book literally opens with a hot and heavy makeout session immediately followed by the decapitation of a vampire.
Stupid vampire that dies stupidly but has just enough time to deliver a few ominous lines of dialogue.
Orphaned MC that is chosen by the gods.
Shallow, one-dimensional characters that are defined solely by their (superhero?) names like "Hunter", "Archer", and "Spark". Did I mention the MC is called Phoenix? At least she is not a literal phoenix but a wolf-shifter that (surprise!) can not shift. No, never read that one before. /s
Training to kill vampires as part of academy education with the goal of joining an elite vampire slayer military division and the MC is of course uber gifted. (chosen one/secret royal line?)
Very inconsistent and exaggerated emotional states that rapid-fire switch between opposites to squeeze maximum drama from each sentence.
The melodrama goes through the roof in general and frequently defies any and all reason.
Just replacing parts of common curses with "vamp" or "fang" doesn't make them any more fitting for a fantasy world or for younger readers. Here are a few of them so you can get a taste for the cringe-worthiness of those curses "motherfanger", "hades" instead of "fuck" or "hell", and many more I can't be bothered to look up anymore.
Establishing shot to inform us who the bad guys are by showing a traumatic childhood memory flashback.
The author has no clue how to write convincing children or doesn't care to. The only differences to normal character voices are a little less complex sentences and "mommy" and "daddy" sprinkled in for good measure. But to be fair I rarely see well-written children in UF.
Now that sex, blood, and ominous warnings are out of the way and we are past the obligatory traumatic childhood flashback. What is next? The romance of course.
Of course, we have mixed signals to the casual hookup that actually wants more.
The current plaything will probably be dropped and jilted unceremoniously and will turn out to secretly be a huge asshole.
I've actually made it almost halfway through the book before it just got too much.
There is no logic, no common sense. The entire plot is so contrived and hinges upon so much utter stupidity of so many different characters I don't think I could've come up with this even if I tried.
This is just bad.… (more)