Suzie and the Monsters: A Fairytale of Blood, Sex and Inhumanity

by Francis James Franklin

Warning! Explicit sexual content and other adult themes. This is a vampire tale. It is not erotica. Rather, there is explicit sexual content that is sometimes erotic and sometimes disturbing - and sometimes both.

Description

Suzie doesn't need a man, but she wants one. One in particular. She's hungry for blood and vengeance, and she's closing in for the kill.

Being a vampire isn't as easy as it looks in films, and lately she's been feeling very lonely, but Suzie's enjoying eternity as a woman of the twenty first century. Part-time investigator and part-time stripper, she loves causing mischief - and when it comes to sex she doesn't take no for an answer.

It's March 2012, London, and the hunt is on, but it doesn't stop Suzie falling in love with Cleo, who's young, human, and very adventurous.

Excerpt

Alia and Cleo know what I am, a monster, the stuff of nightmares. I have drunk the blood of my beautiful Alia, and not just a lick, a trickle, but deep hungry devouring.

'Two weeks ago I had a boyfriend,' Cleo says. 'Last night, my new girlfriend is shot in front of me, and I realise I don't care if I'm lesbian, bisexual or whatever, who knows, I only care that the girl I love is bleeding to death in my arms.

'Except she isn't. She's a vampire.'

'Cleo, Cleo. I drink blood. I shoot men in dark alleys. You've seen this with your own eyes. Why are you even talking to me? Why aren't you home in bed, safe from monsters?'

Approximate word count: 82,000

Genres: Vampires, Erotica, LGBT, Paranormal

225 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 17, 2012

About the author

Francis has a beautiful wife and daughter. He loves reading, usually sci-fi and fantasy, and is occasionally compelled to write.

Reviews

[Megan Cashman · Rating 4 out of 5]

What drew me to this book were the reviews on Goodreads. I saw that the ratings were low for Suzie and I wondered why because Franklin seems to analyze issues pretty well. When I checked them out, there were many complaints of the explicit sex in this book. Many felt the scenes were far too graphic, and there were other complaints about the POV and the unconventional plot. But some described the main character, Suzie Kew (yes, that is her name), as a strong woman in charge of her life, yet mildly self-hating because of her vampirism. Intrigued, I decided to check out the book myself.

First off, yes, there is a lot of sex in this book. A lot! But I can attest that this is not erotica, like some have said. Erotica is when there is more sex than plot, and the sex goes on for pages or paragraphs in a very graphic manner. Most of the time, the sex here is just matter-of-fact. But there are scenes that make me uncomfortable, particularly one that happens in the very first few pages where Suzie rapes a girl in a club bathroom stall. Yeah, not exactly a protagonist to root for and I was very disturbed by that.

However, I admit I was interested in learning more about Suzie, who she was and where she came from. She didn’t seem psychopathic nor was she an angel. There was also the promise of what she did for a living that hinted a plot. When Suzie is not out clubbing, seducing women left and right, working as a pole dancer at a classy strip club, and obsessing over high fashion and the aroma of coffee, she assists a private investigator in tracking down missing girls

Although there wasn’t much of a plot with that detective part – it was more like a side story the way it was written – it does offer a chance to get to know Suzie. With that, it becomes clear that this book is not a typical plot driven one, but a character study, and a statement on female sexuality and how women have suffered as second class citizens for centuries. As a woman who cares about women’s issues myself, I found it intriguing that a man will take on this feminist slant very well

I was enjoying this story very much until about two-thirds along the way. I really got into Suzie working for the private investigation in tracking down missing girls, and discovering a human trafficking scheme involving young women from Eastern Europe being forced to work as prostitutes in London. This is an issue I personally care about because it is horrifying that human trafficking is still being done, and the way the women are treated makes me both mad and sad.

Anyway, I was enjoying this and hoping Suzie would emerge victorious in the end. But then there’s a part where she talks at great length about her history. I felt her doing so took away the momentum of the story, because it was gearing up for a big event, and I actually got bored reading about it. I know it was to help the reader understand where she was coming from and what drives her. But it turned the excitement down several notches.

By the end of the novel, I felt this was about a woman fighting for women’s freedom from brutal men who just so happened to be a vampire rather than vice versa. It is clear Suzie’s vampire status is second to that of her fighting for women’s freedom from brutal men, and that is definitely a different take on vampires in fiction. Unfortunately, it may confuse other readers on what to make out of Suzie. Is she a vampire? A sex-crazed lesbian? Or a woman who has dealt with and seen too many women suffer from patriarchy that she makes it her mission to get justice however she can?

Obviously, Suzie Kew cannot be put into a box and that is something not too many authors do with their main characters. Yeah, some may have villains with an apparent sweet side, but this protagonist cannot be pigeon-holed at all. Be prepared if you choose to read it so confusion won’t set in.

Overall, I liked Franklin’s writing style, how he structured his book (the chapters are not numbered, just named) and his exploration of topics that can make wood burn big time. This is a book that very different in a lot of ways, so do not expect this to be a conventional vampire/character study/lesbian love/social justice novel.

Recommended if you are up for all this.

[Olivia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Suzie is a lone wolf (or Vampire in this case) who loves fashion. Club hopping and pole dancing are a great past time for her. Her sexual preference is women, which is pretty obvious in the start of the book. Private investigator with skills to get the answers she is looking for.

I feel this book was all over the place for me. I didn't mind the Strong f/f sex. It is a book...lol But it just jumped around so much. I wasn't captivated by the story. I found it difficult to finish. Suzie is looking for a missing girl which I thought was the main objective but the story goes off on several tangents. I think the story was a fantastic idea, just not a home run for me.

Not saying I don't like the writing, I just long for a story to suck me in until it is over. One where I just can't put it down.

Sorry, I received this for an Honest review.

[t'irla ~The Bookslayer~ aka Barbara · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bit of a different take on Vampire Erotica. A lot of steam especially if you enjoy f/f erotica if you do ..this is definitely the book for you.

Description:

WARNING: Explicit sexual content and other adult themes. This is not erotica; it is a vampire story with soft-focus filters stripped away.

Suzie Kew, vengeful vampire, capricious lover, and disciple of the Dark Goddess, is enjoying eternity as a woman of the twenty first century. It's March 2012, London, and Suzie's out for blood, causing mischief as she goes, but her life is about to get very complicated...

EXCERPT:

Alia and Cleo know what I am, a monster, the stuff of nightmares. I have drunk the blood of my beautiful Alia, and not just a lick, a trickle, but deep hungry devouring. There are moments when I just have to sit and let the tears flow for a while.

'Two weeks ago I had a boyfriend,' Cleo says. 'Bit of a dick, but the sex was okay, based on my admittedly limited experience. I dumped him when I realized I preferred it when he went off playing football. My grades at school are excellent, and I have conditional offers from three universities. The exams shouldn't be a problem. And that was my life, more or less. The only thing I was worrying about was whether my dad would force me to go shopping with his new girlfriend. She's such a pain.' Cleo pauses to finish her sandwich.

My Thoughts:

This is a very in your face book the sex is almost a character in the novel. This is very much a female on female book, yes there are some m/f but the focus is on the lesbian aspect. Elizabeth is an interesting character and the book is told through her eyes. She is bitter, apathetic for the most part but has a passion for an 18 year old girl who she had to trance before she had sex with her. Now for me this is a bit of a limit, I'm all for consensual adult play but this book has several time where people were tranced into sexual escapades. This is why my rating was a 2 instead of a 3 star read. The plot is not really exposed to the read until about 1/2 way through the book. Yes, the missing girl was mentioned but it was almost an after thought until that point. Over all an interesting read. Not for everyone..This all being said I would be very interested in reading more of Mr Franklin's writing.

A 2.5 stars from me cause I had to safeword. If you don't mind non-consensual sex and f/f I think you would rate the book much higher.

A R2R review for the Group:

[Andrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suzie and the Monsters: A Fairytale of Blood, Sex and Inhumanity
by Francis James Franklin

Rating ★ ★ ★

Summary
WARNING: Explicit sexual content and other adult themes. This is not erotica; it is a vampire story with soft-focus filters stripped away.

Suzie Kew, vengeful vampire, capricious lover, and disciple of the Dark Goddess, is enjoying eternity as a woman of the twenty first century. It's March 2012, London, and Suzie's out for blood, causing mischief as she goes, but her life is about to get very complicated...

My Thoughts

This is a vampire story unlike any other I have read. It starts out with a lot of sex scenes. It doesn't really build on the story until after that. Suzie is investigating someone and falls into some trouble. Along the way she falls in love with young Cleo. What happens? you will have to read it to find out.

I had some trouble following time in this story. I found my self wondering where time had gone a couple of times. There was a lot of switching between characters and made some of the story hard to follow. Other than that it was a good read.

Thank you to Francis James Franklin for the chance to read your story.

[Sue Morris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Warning : Explicit Sexual Contents

Susie Kew is an investigator,stripper,vampire who seems to find trouble everywhere she goes.....

My take on the book: The sex was pretty steamy in places,but like working in a candy store,after awhile of a diet of just this it loses it's appeal. The story starts out good but I soon found myself getting bore reading the same thing over and over.

A R2R review for group.

Thank you very much for the chance to read this book.

[Georgiana Derwent · Rating 4 out of 5]

Before I go any further with this review, let me make one thing clear - the author really isn't joking with his content warning. The book contains lots of quite graphic sex, mainly but not exclusively of the lesbian variety. There's also a good deal of gore. You probably know yourself well enough to know whether you find that to be a positive, neutral or negative thing, and if you've got the slightest doubt about whether you're comfortable with graphic all-female sex, do yourself a favour and stay away - don't read now and give a negative review later.

For the first few chapters of this book, the sex was particularly in evidence, more or less to the exclusion of any other kind of plot. I got the impression that this was going to be basically erotica - not a genre I remotely have a problem with, but not something I particularly make an effort to read full-length novels in either. Luckily, after a couple of chapters, although the sex continues to make regular appearances, it's joined by a combination of a surprisingly sweet love story, a gangster/private investigator storyline and a well developed vampire history. If you read the first few chapters and aren't sure whether this is for you, I'd encourage you to push on and you may well change your mind. I do however feel the book would have been a bit better if there was a more balanced plot:erotica ratio from the word go.

In many ways, this book is predominantly a character study. It's told in the first person, from the point of view of a 500 year old vampire (currently) called Suzie. She has a taste for designer stilletos, dramatic outfits and Illamasqua make-up, as well as strong sugary coffee, classical music and expensive wine (all of which, apart from the sugary coffee, I can wholeheartedly support). She works partly as a very accomplished pole dancer and partly as a private investigator, drinks human blood, has killed huge numbers of people, and seduces anyone who takes her fancy.

Personally, I love both her ruthless streak and her glamorous side, but I can imagine some people finding the character shallow and hard to like and I suspect that whether you love or hate the book will depend in large part on how you feel about Suzie. There were the odd scenes (some sex of dubious consensuality, two seemingly innocent men who were killed slowly) that made me a bit uncomfortable and made it harder to root for her, but give me that over a weak, "might as well be human" type vampire any day. And equally, there were some great scenes of her getting vengeance on some really quite horrible humans and at the other extreme, showing some touching vulnerability.

The vampiric and historical aspects were very well done. Suzie trod an interesting line between normal woman and mythical creature, with the supernatural elements tending to be downplayed. There were some great flashbacks to her early life and creation in sixteenth century Britain and Italy, and some wonderful scenes of her sometimes scandalous and sometimes depressing life in later centuries. Relatively obscure historical characters were tied neatly into the narrative.

Finally, the book had a surprisingly feminist slant. Suzie talks at length about how awful life was for most women for most of history, and her sex and shopping lifestyle takes on a new significance when viewed from the perspective of someone who can barely believe they are allowed to exist independently of a man. There's a running theme (hence the title) of many humans being worse than the vampire heroine, in many cases because of their crimes against women.

All in all then, this probably isn't a book for everyone, but if you like vampires and can cope with erotica (or like erotica and can cope with vampires) I'd definitely give this a go. If you like both genres and can get behind the main character, you just might love it.

[Angie Engles · Rating 3 out of 5]

The three stars are due more to my comfort (or lack of comfort) level with the extreme violence and sexual content. Reading it reminded me of how I felt when I tried to watch the Saw and Hostel movies and just could not finish.

A dark and disturbing novel that I should have deleted upon finishing the first chapter, but didn't, Suzie and The Monsters is oddly compelling, so much so it's like I was reading it against my will.

The main character herself goes way beyond the anti-hero archetype and does absolutely horrible things, but when she finds herself in the middle of another girl's disappearance, it seems like she might just be the right person to help.

Suzie's also a vampire who spends way too much on shoes and has done pretty much everything under the sun (except when the Sun is actually out) to ever be squeamish about life. Her personal life goes back centuries and the author does a good job of linking things to real historical events and people.

She uses her stealthy vampire skills to hypnotize men to get past check points at various places she's trying to break in along the way. This, weirdly enough, is not too troublesome a behavior since most of the men she encounters are pretty nefarious themselves.

It's so complicated and weird I'm not sure I can even explain. When I first downloaded the novel for free, I thought it was about a rock group called Suzie and the Monsters; once I realized it wasn't, it too late. I was hooked. I'm never ever hitting one-click on Amazon again when I'm under the influence of Nyquil.

Suzie has almost no scruples and so much of the plot made me extremely uneasy, yet I kept reading because Suzie's iTunes play list is unbelievably good and I wanted to keep track of all the songs.

I do not particularly like the book itself (though the writing's decent enough) but I've already added many of the songs Suzie Kew (yes, that's her full fake name) listens to as she either moonlights at a strip club or jogs with her iPod.

If not for Suzy Kew, I'd have no idea there's a samba version of "The Pink Panther," (also check out Mancini's Meglio Stasera) that there was a ridiculously (and shamefully) likable song in the early 90s called "People Are Still Having Sex" or that vampires (at least in this case) have amazing taste in classical music (Suzie's partial to Sviatoslav Richter's take on Schubert's Piano Sonata #19.)

I could never personally recommend this book (it's just so polar opposite of what I like) but I can see that it might be appealing to people who walk on the dark side.

p.s. I just have to add that, thanks to Francis James Franklin's terrific allusions to both obscure and more well-known titles, finding out about an eighteenth century book called The Life and Times of Tomcat Murr by E.T Hoffman is something for which I'm truly glad and grateful! :)

[Lucinda Elliot · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this an exciting and original take on the vampire theme. The writing is strong and the characterisation vivid. There’s a lot of dark humour here, and also a good deal of
true horror and a fair amount of erotic writing.

The moral issues which surround the theme – a sadistic lesbian vampire who often abuses women against a gang of vicious human traffickers who abuse women far worse – are not skirted about, and I really liked that.

I was impressed with the research – both technical and historical, that must have been done to make this gothic story set in present day London so believable .

Suzy Kew, four hundred and something, a lonely siren of a vampire, is both a detective and a pole dancer, and this clever;y reflects to some extent her frozen identity, for while she worships an aspect of the Triple Goddess, she cannot ever relate to the mother and crone aspects of the female deity – she will never be a mother and she can never age.

I was interested in the occupation Suzy uses as a pole dancer as I have always taken the view that women who do this while imagining that it is ‘empowering’ them are sadly mistaken and objectified, but there is no way that Suzy is ever a victim. She wishes to keep an unobtrusive eye on the underworld from her pole…

Some of the jaded weariness that would inevitably form the background to an immortal’s life is shown here. I would have liked to have learnt more of the problematic – to say the least – relationship between Suzy and her first love, her husband who ‘turned’ her originally – and I think that shows how vivid this writing often is.

I was dismayed by how savage Suzy’s new love interest Cleo rapidly becomes as a vampire – and how she uses sexist terms to dismiss one of their victims, Jenny – ‘she’s a blonde and slut’ – but perhaps this shows her possessive jealously. She is depicted as a muddled teenager, and as Suzy herself comments, she's going to do a lot of terrible things in haste that she is going to regret - for ever...

This is typical of the complex portrayal of moral issues in this story – the edges between right and wrong, abuse and vengance, abuse and abuser are shown to be blurred at times. At one time, I found myself feeling a savage pleasure in the murder of a rapist human trafficker – implicated in the inhumanity myself, the 'rage of Artemis' mentioned by Suzy.

Overall, a disturbing, often erotic, exciting and well researched read recommended for lovers of new takes on the vampire theme.

[Karen Siddall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Where the vampire is NOT the only monster in town!

Sexy, erotic, loving, exciting, capable, and dangerous – Suzie Kew is all these things. A modern-day vampire, Suzie travels the path of her immortal life without the kinship of other vampires. There are no relationships with any other vampires nor word or knowledge that others like her even exist. She is on her own century after century. There are no sparkles, no coffins, some extra-strength and speed, and she likes wine, women, and the smell of coffee.

Created without her consent by her husband in early 1500 England, she was Elizabeth Grey, one of Anne Boleyn’s cousins. After the husband’s betrayal and Elizabeth’s subsequent revenge, they part ways – he in custody – never to meet again. Suzie ever remains a 20-something wanderer requiring regular relocation to a new life and new identity. This time she is in London making a living as a contract investigator and part-time stripper/pole dancer.

The author has created a capable and modern female vampire. The plot – finding a missing person – cleverly takes us to some great and seedy locations and introduces interesting and believable supporting characters. I thought having her working as a stripper/pole dancer was a fresh idea and obviously placed her in position for her next meal. Sex is critical and integral to the story (and explicit – so not for the squeamish, although I thought the scenes well done.) And sex is the linking activity to her sources of nourishment – humans and their blood, of course.

The mystery of the missing girl is resolved and some really villainous bad guys - the real monsters of the story - are defeated. The author integrates historical persons, events, and details in Suzie’s past that really added a lot to my enjoyment of the book.

The ending was somewhat of a surprise but I felt it left a nice jumping-off place for possible future adventures for Suzie and her current love and soul mate, Cleo. I look forward to seeing how Cleo develops and where we find Suzie next.

[Hope]

I don't think it would be fair of me to rate this in terms of stars - not fair to the author or people who enjoy this genre. The writing itself, overall, was actually good and interesting, but this is in no way the kind of story I enjoy. The main character is almost entirely unsympathetic - she does have her moments in the last 50/25% of the book, but it's difficult to come back from raping someone...especially when this is how the mc is introduced. I appreciate that there was a warning about the content in the description of the book (honestly, had this not been a BoTM in my book group I would never have read it).

Throughout the book I experienced an odd combo of revulsion and annoyance. The former because of the rape scenes - rape of both body and mind, the mc really violated people in so many different ways - and the orgies. The latter because, in between all the sex and violence, there were overly detailed descriptions of clothes and shoes - brand names mean nothing to me and I never wanted to know she had a set of rubber undergarments.

So, I guess if you like reading about the kind of vampires who consider people animals there for their entertainment, abuse and consumption this may be a good book for you to read. If you are put off by rape and/or group sex (and it's graphic, too) I'd suggest you look elsewhere for reading material.

Thanks go to the author for making a few copies available free for reviews, apologies for not being able to be more positive in this review.

[Lori · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

This book is unlike any I've ever read before. At times I struggled with keeping up with the POV and the events taking place or where in the time-line they were occurring.

Because of the type of material I read on a daily basis, I turn to novels with a seventh grade reading level to breeze through, enjoy the plot, the characters, and the overall flow of the book. This book left me out of sorts. I believe there is something more within the texts that places this novel in a different category than the usual paranormal romance novels. It is not explicit, you don't know what will happened to the characters, and the characters are not molded into a stereo-type to be able to predict. This was the trouble I had the entire time I read the novel and I blame my stubbornness and inability to persuade myself into a different mind frame. That being said, this novel may be great for someone who likes the complexities of dissecting a story and isn't motivated by the need to like the characters in the story. I, on the other hand, am a reader who must love or love to hate the characters in a book in order to fully immerse myself into the story. Without that connection, it is difficult for me to care about what happens in the overall plot.

Many thanks to the author for allowing me to read this book.
An R2R for the group.

[Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suzie Kew isn't like everyone else she's a vampire and a lesbian. Do either of these things make her a bad person? Hell no, yet Suzie doesn't see herself in a favorable light but in league with monsters. Suzie has done her fair share in her long life yet wants someone to love her for herself not for the monster she can become. Suzie falls in love with Cleo, a young woman, bent on having an adventure yet unsure if she'd fit in Suzie's life or heart. Suzie is an investigator for Alia. Suzie likes to lead a simple life. Suzie wants the man named Alex Graham to pay for what he's done. Will Alex Graham pay? Will Cleo become apart of Suzie's life? What has life taught Suzie? Your answers await you in Suzie and the Monsters: A Fairytale of Blood, Sex, and Inhumanity.

For me, personally I really struggled to read this book. I went from trying to read it, to falling asleep during reading it, and finally pushing myself to finish reading the book. The concept the author used was really truly unique and well thought out. I honestly think and believe that reading this book has giving me a feel for what I like and don't like when reading books. For me, the author did an excellent job of providing background and history to the main character. I look forward to reading the author's next work.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this ebook to review; and I have to say that I started out really enjoying it. I'm sad to only give it 3 stars, but I just had a few issues that I couldn't get past. First of all, I had problems figuring out who was speaking sometimes. Also, I hated Cleo by the end. I was in love with Suzie; of course she did some bad things....unforgivable things....but it was all in character and I didn't begrudge her one last drop of blood. Cleo, on the other hand, made me cringe. Yes, teenagers are selfish, rude, and don't listen to a single thing anyone tells them. That being said, Cleo's behaviors didn't come across as 'true' to me; but rather contrived. I don't want to add spoilers or give too much away, but suffice it to say that Cleo quickly becomes predatory and b*tchy. Maybe I'm just not ensconced enough in the world of vampires, but I didn't buy it. Sorry, FJF; I truly wanted to love this book. I do like that fact that there is some history included and information regarding human trafficking at the end. I am always happy to read something entertaining that also offers insight into a real societal issue. So in remembering that facet of the story, I have raised my rating to 4 stars.

[Eleighna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Rating: 3 1/2 stars

First let me start by saying that I love to read adult paranormal books, especially books about vampires. I was elated to discover that this book was nothing like the other paranormal books I have read. This story focuses on Suzie, a mildly self-hating lesbian vampire. Suzie is private investigator and this story follows her in her search for a missing girl. When she is not investigating, she is working as a….Stripper. To me this profession is ingenious for vampires because it breaks traditional proxemic boundaries. It places her intimately close to her “blood donors” without giving anyone a reason to raise questions. The author does a great job of providing a background story for Suzie and incorporates a very good supporting cast. The flow of the story seemed choppy at times and I found it hard to follow in some areas. However, the sex scenes were HOT, there was a certain level of angst and there was a consistent amount of action that kept my attention throughout the story.

*A copy of this book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is not for the faint of heart. It’s extremely steamy. It grabs you at page 1 and doesn’t let go. I finished this book in less than 6 hours. It’s racy and edgy in all the right places.

We first meet Suzie, a fashionista vampire who enjoys all of life’s pleasures, in the bathroom of a dance club as she plays with a girl named Jenny in one of the bathroom stalls. They make a bargain and soon part ways. When Suzie leaves the stall she meets Cleo at the mirror and convinces her of some very adult fun. But soon there’s trouble with the missing person’s case Suzie’s working on and things get bad. Cleo finds out Suzie is a vampire.

I loved how we’re pushed right into the action and slowly learn the details instead of just filling the first chapters with backstory. It’s essentially about good vs. evil but in a new socially challenging way. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and look forward to more of Suzie’s adventures.

[K.V. Witten · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to admit that I must have missed the 'adult content' warning. I was expecting some sex but I would put this firmly in the 'erotica' category.

Given that I have read very little erotica (the 'Beauty' trilogy from Anne Rice being my only other experience with it), I'd give 'Suzie' four stars because the sexual encounters were frequent and imaginative, especially if you enjoy lesbian action. The fact that the main character is a vampire adds a strong dose of blood and violence.

All in all, not exactly my cup of tea, but I expect many people would really enjoy it.

[Misterg · Rating 4 out of 5]

As the author states: "While this book may in places be classified as vampire erotica , and certainly has lots of vampiric and erotic elements, it's really something else …"

Totally true; vampires and sex and violence in this book, with a detour into the seedy underbelly of modern London. A good read, but not what you would classify as "enjoyable" due to the subject matter. The long tales of the main protagonist made me glad of the next page button of the Kindle. The ending was less satisfactory than it could be, but it fits, so OK.

Would I recommend it? It depends who was asking

[Magda · Rating 2 out of 5]

As I read this book, I didn't quite figure out it was about a vampire until I was a couple of chapters in.
The sex she forces on the girl in the opening scene is disgusting.
She is completely obsessed with material things, especially shoes & clothing.
Finds the love of her life in an underage student.
The main character, Suzie Kew, works for a PI but, OH, she's also a stripper.
Definitely not a book for me.

[Helen · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sorry, but although it mentions sex in the title. It was a little more graphic than I was expecting. Therefore, I didn't get past the first few pages. If you like filth, this is for you. This makes 50 shades look like a nursery rhyme!!
Seriously not for me, maybe if your a hardcore lesbian pornstar, you'll enjoy it.

[Ashley Mindykowski · Rating 2 out of 5]

Though I usually enjoy vampire books, this one I just couldn't get interested in. I found the main character annoying and superficial. The story line was hard to follow at times and when it got slow, it seemed like it took forever to go anywhere. It just wasn't quite what I had expected.

[Tilly Slaton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although this book intrigued me, and the story and characters were profoundly entertaining ... I had a difficult time following the POV.

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