Red, White, and Blood

I enjoyed the first book of the series. The second took a step back. I like Cade. He makes for some fun. This book took a lot of that fun away.

I admit, one of the things I loved about the earlier books was the quotes at the start of each chapter, especially those that give reference to the classified document "Nightmare Pet." Another thing I enjoy about this series is there is just the right mix of horror, humor, and commentary to make the book fun. This one has some infinitely awesome quotable material in the first 15 chapters. Though some of the back story chapters I'd probably drop to make the story flow better.

While the story line has the some of the usual fun, I felt like someone let the agent and editor loose in the text. Some of show more the writing felt forced and not where the author wanted to be.

Much as I don't like to or believe in celebrating death, I cheered when Cade killed off Megan Rourk, the most annoying character in the book to date. I wanted more to suffer a similar fate, as the book had a plethora of bad characters this time around.

This book doesn't hold up as well as the last two. It felt forced, too much like the editors were hip deep, rather than simply suggesting changes. Some of the story felt squished, like this could have been two or three books, rather than one.

I'd say yes for the first one, maybe for the second one, but NO to this one. show less

The Good: This book was crazy good, between Zach's personal life and the big evil that has risen again. Seeing the president on the road, campaigning for reelection, with Zach and Cade at his back for protection was really fun. The Boogeyman is a high concept villain that really works well, both here in the story and as a mythology that could work on its own in the world, explaining all the supernatural evil we've seen in movies and books. I can't even put into words my reaction to the end of this book. It was, just, wow. It's actually frightening what may come in the next book.

The Bad: Someone returns from the dead and it's unnecessary. They become central to a plot that could have been managed without them. In an effort to explain how show more they are alive, there are some weird twists that do nothing but bog down the current story. show less

Nathaniel Cade has been the president's vampire since he was caught and swore a blood oath to protect the nation and its leader. In the third installment of the series Cade and his handler, Zach Barrows, have to accompany President Samuel Curtis on his re-election tour to protect him against one of the most gruesome monsters out there....the Boogeyman. Cade has met the Boogeyman before, a legendary figure that draws its power and thirst for blood from the killers and sadists that inhabit the world. While the president is on the campaign trail, evidence surfaces that the Bogeyman is back in action and preparing to take out President Curtis. We follow Cade as he tracks the killer through Middle America, leaving bodies in his wake. Filled show more with non-stop action, gore, blood and disembowelment, you will certainly enjoy this one if you were a fan of the first two books, Blood Oath and The President's Vampire.

Last year I read the first book of the series even though I'm not a fan of paranormal, vampires, werewolves, etc. I've kept up with it because it's a solid story full of characters that absolutely fascinate me. I really enjoy the historical interludes where we witness Cade interacting with one of the past presidents. It combines a horror thriller with an action packed movie. It might not be the best book I've read all year but it is one of the most fun. show less

After reading Red, White and Blood I felt like I'd just stepped off of a rollercoaster. My adrenaline was pumping and the ending just left me speechless. Christopher Farnsworth is truly at the top of his game with his third outing of Nathaniel Cade.

I loved Blood Oath and thought it was very unique. The Presidents Vampire had a neat story, some cool characters that will be showing up in future books and some great action but I felt that Mr. Farnsworth tried to do a little bit too much in that story. There was too much going on while it seemed like nothing much was happening at least until the end.

Red, White and Blood is back to form and even better than his original book. This time he just concentrates on one big badguy: the Boogeyman show more who is attempting to destroy The President along with Nathan during the presidential elections. The Shadow Company is still present but we spend less time with them and less time setting everything up and more time on all the good stuff. Nathan, Zach and the Boogeyman all get the spotlight and it works well. Words can't truly even express how awesome this book was and the ending.....gah, I have no idea what's going to happen on the next book. I'm excited, nervous and extremely worried all at the same time. Farsnworth really knocked the ball out of the park with this one. I cannot wait for the next book to come out so I can see what happens next. show less

Nathaniel Cade has been the president's vampire since he was caught and swore a blood oath to protect the nation and its leader. In the third installment of the series Cade and his handler, Zach Barrows, have to accompany President Samuel Curtis on his re-election tour to protect him against one of the most gruesome monsters out there....the Boogeyman. Cade has met the Boogeyman before, a legendary figure that draws its power and thirst for blood from the killers and sadists that inhabit the world. While the president is on the campaign trail, evidence surfaces that the Bogeyman is back in action and preparing to take out President Curtis. We follow Cade as he tracks the killer through Middle America, leaving bodies in his wake. Filled show more with non-stop action, gore, blood and disembowelment, you will certainly enjoy this one if you were a fan of the first two books, Blood Oath and The President's Vampire.

Last year I read the first book of the series even though I'm not a fan of paranormal, vampires, werewolves, etc. I've kept up with it because it's a solid story full of characters that absolutely fascinate me. I really enjoy the historical interludes where we witness Cade interacting with one of the past presidents. It combines a horror thriller with an action packed movie. It might not be the best book I've read all year but it is one of the most fun. show less

Nathaniel Cade faces off with an ancient foe, the Boogeyman, a serial killer who Cade has often battles and "killed" over the years but who is periodically reborn due to the human blood sacrifices from deranged cult members. The boogeyman has returned and is focused on influencing the current presidential election and hopefully, killing the President and/or his family. The Boogeyman, is operating a little smarter and a little more deviously because he has secret support from an old nemesis of Cade's who makes a surprising return.

Christopher Farnsworth delivers an expected high level of action and horror, along with bearable doses of political intrigue. Red White and Blood also introduces us to a little more of Zach's history, and pulls show more Cade's character in some scary directions too.

This is the third book in the series and each of them have been 5 star worthy. show less

Excellent third volume in what I hope will be a long series. As before, the many Easter eggs (both real and fictional) add extra depth to a tightly-woven blend of supernatural horror, contemporary politics, and all-too-human weaknesses. I'm not going to rehash the plot here; there's no point, and I couldn't do the interlocking factors justice.

The electronic edition (mine is from Kobo) is slightly marred by some formatting issues, but one cannot fairly blame the author for those. However, I would have enjoyed annotations or an appendix that covered the more obscure references in at least basic detail. Perhaps in a fixed/updated release?

My only real complaint is that now I have to wait another year for the next book!