Ever wonder what it would be like to be an Immortal being who must watch the love of his life reincarnate and die over several millennia repeatedly? Roderick and Reina are tied together through a violent encounter with an otherworldly beast that attacked them. One cursed with Vampirism and forced to feed on blood to survive. An Endless thirst that pushes him towards unbridled violence. The other cursed to be reborn in different bodies for the rest of time.
Roderick walks through history's greatest eras from Ancient Egypt to the streets of London in the Victorian time period up until modern day. He randomly finds Reina in each time period as the pair are drawn to each other by fate itself. Roderick having many lifetimes of memories and Reina with only her current one. Upon their meeting she is drawn to this stranger with dark hair and piercing blue eyes that almost glow in the right amount of darkness. As they spend more time together she begins to remember her past lives only to die shortly after their meeting. Their lives are intertwined in an Endless cycle of Love, Blood and Death as Roderick’s progeny and only other Vampyr he has sired, Cain encircles them with dark plans and ambitions.
I really didn't enjoy this book. Based on the title and description, I was thinking it would be a tale of a tragic vampire seeking his lost love throughout time. Instead, it was a book full of what I felt was over the top violence, which almost discouraged me from reading it. I also felt that there were several anachronisms and holes in the plot. For instance, Roderick, the protagonist, comes to New York in search of his nemesis, Cain. Roderick ends up in Chicago where a mob boss lets him know that Cain is going to be sailing on the Titanic. So, I wonder how they are getting from Chicago to Liverpool. I really didn't get too much into the book until the final part where a coherent exciting story line finally came together. So, I don't think I was probably in the reader group the author was trying to reach, but I am sure that there are people out there who will enjoy the book. I received a complementary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only.
I was given a copy of this book to read and review and I have to be honest. The storyline thought up by this author was great! It was a great idea but I feel like it could have been executed a bit better. I think this book could have benefited tremendously from a good editor and ARC team. There are so many spelling and grammatical errors that I found myself having to go back to read things over again to figure out what the author meant to say. There are also times that transitions from present to past and vice versa needed a little more of an explanation of transition. This has so much potential to be a great vampire story! The cover is perfect! That is exactly how I picture the MMC looking! Perfect photo and model for this book!
Thank you to the author for gifting me an epub of this book via Voracious Readers Only.
I was very excited to read this story. And it was good…entertaining for sure! I could see it playing out like a movie, especially towards the ending. However, I wanted more character development and a deeper dig into each of Reina’s lives with Roderick. It felt very rushed. It was still a good read though. And hopefully some editing took place before publishing because the amount of typos was a little distracting at times.
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Unfortunately, this one wasn’t for me and I DNF, so this rating is based on what I read. While conceptually the storyline had potential, the characters lacked development and the “lifetimes” felt rushed. Only 30% into the book, the MMC’s love interest had died twice and I presume was about to be on the precipice of a third lifetime. There were some continuity issues as well, like misgendering the character who was speaking. I wanted to love this! : /
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For me this book had good bones, but I feel the format of how the book read was slightly confusing. The story line was fast paced and kept me curious about what would happen next though! Lots of twists and turns and kept my attention mostly! I would recommend this book for those that enjoy vampire stories.
The story has potential. Unfortunately the writing style is sloppy and hard to follow in many places. A good edit and this would be a book I could read in one setting.
I received a complentary copy of the book from the author via Voracious Readers Only
I loved this book. The author did an amazing job. He was so descriptive in his writing. I felt like I was watching a movie unfold.I will definitely be looking for more from this author.
It was well written and i couldn't stop reading until the end. I love the characters as well continue writing will like to read more. I will probably read it again.