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They Come By Night
Imagine an Earth just a bit different from ours. It may be 2014, but in this world, normals unknowingly share the planet with vampyrs. Most vampyrs rely on bagged blood, supplemented by the blood of sabors—valued individuals whose blood contains an element needed for the survival of the species.
Tyrell Small has always felt different. He doesn’t know he is a sabor, but he has the birthmark to prove it. When his father reveals that he’ll be required to feed vampyrs, Ty decides to run away. Slipping out of his bedroom window, he finds the most gorgeous man he’s ever seen sitting on his roof. Adam Dasani is a vampyr, equerry to the vampyr king, who has given Adam the task of guarding Ty. The blood of the two most powerful saborese families in the shared history of vampyrs and sabors runs through Ty’s veins. And some vampyrs intend to use him to gain power, something Adam isn’t about to allow. Adam insists that Ty can’t escape his destiny, but they both find that destiny can take unexpected turns… and following those turns may put those Ty loves—including Adam—in danger.
Tyrell Small has always felt different. He doesn’t know he is a sabor, but he has the birthmark to prove it. When his father reveals that he’ll be required to feed vampyrs, Ty decides to run away. Slipping out of his bedroom window, he finds the most gorgeous man he’s ever seen sitting on his roof. Adam Dasani is a vampyr, equerry to the vampyr king, who has given Adam the task of guarding Ty. The blood of the two most powerful saborese families in the shared history of vampyrs and sabors runs through Ty’s veins. And some vampyrs intend to use him to gain power, something Adam isn’t about to allow. Adam insists that Ty can’t escape his destiny, but they both find that destiny can take unexpected turns… and following those turns may put those Ty loves—including Adam—in danger.
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First published January 16, 2015
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June 10, 2015
4 stars!
I’m a huge fan of Tinnean’s books. Have been since I found her Spy Vs. Spook books. This was a little different than the ones I’ve read from her so far. It’s a little different than the other vampire books I’ve read in the past, too. But that was actually a good thing because this was a really interesting story and world.
I really felt for Tyrell, Ty. He was born a sabor and had his whole life dictated to him because of his parentage. His mother didn’t want him and so he was kept from most of his family, including his older siblings. But he had a great father who loved him, so at least he had someone.
As a sabor, it’s Ty’s job to feed vampyrs. He will fall in love with them the second he lays eyes on them, feed them, and fall out of love again when the vampyr leaves. But Ty doesn’t want that. He wants to feed and love his vampyr, Adam, and no one else. Adam doesn’t believe that’s possible because every sabor falls in love with the vampyrs they feed. Everyone but Ty.
He’s different. He doesn’t fall in love with the other vampyrs who want to feed from him. He turns most of them away, not all, but most. And he continues to love Adam. It’s strange and confuses everyone. Other vampyrs find it strange that Ty doesn’t fall in love with them, sometimes they aren’t very nice about it and it pisses Ty off. I really liked Ty and the fact he was willing to say no, but yes when he really needed to.
The relationship between Ty and Adam was nice. This book wasn’t as much a romance as it was vampire/fantasy book. That didn’t bother me because I sort of knew that going in. Plus I did like seeing things develop between Ty and Adam. The only thing I really missed from their relationship was sex. You see, since Ty is a sabor, he has to stay a virgin so he can remain pure to feed vampyrs. It’s something they both know and we learn early on, but it would have been nice if they could have worked around that.
Overall, this was a really well written book with a strong plot and a likable MC. I liked several of the secondary characters. I think most people who love vampire books will enjoy this since the world building is so strong.
A copy of this book was provided by Dreamspinner Press in exchange for a fair and honest review.
I’m a huge fan of Tinnean’s books. Have been since I found her Spy Vs. Spook books. This was a little different than the ones I’ve read from her so far. It’s a little different than the other vampire books I’ve read in the past, too. But that was actually a good thing because this was a really interesting story and world.
I really felt for Tyrell, Ty. He was born a sabor and had his whole life dictated to him because of his parentage. His mother didn’t want him and so he was kept from most of his family, including his older siblings. But he had a great father who loved him, so at least he had someone.
As a sabor, it’s Ty’s job to feed vampyrs. He will fall in love with them the second he lays eyes on them, feed them, and fall out of love again when the vampyr leaves. But Ty doesn’t want that. He wants to feed and love his vampyr, Adam, and no one else. Adam doesn’t believe that’s possible because every sabor falls in love with the vampyrs they feed. Everyone but Ty.
He’s different. He doesn’t fall in love with the other vampyrs who want to feed from him. He turns most of them away, not all, but most. And he continues to love Adam. It’s strange and confuses everyone. Other vampyrs find it strange that Ty doesn’t fall in love with them, sometimes they aren’t very nice about it and it pisses Ty off. I really liked Ty and the fact he was willing to say no, but yes when he really needed to.
The relationship between Ty and Adam was nice. This book wasn’t as much a romance as it was vampire/fantasy book. That didn’t bother me because I sort of knew that going in. Plus I did like seeing things develop between Ty and Adam. The only thing I really missed from their relationship was sex. You see, since Ty is a sabor, he has to stay a virgin so he can remain pure to feed vampyrs. It’s something they both know and we learn early on, but it would have been nice if they could have worked around that.
Overall, this was a really well written book with a strong plot and a likable MC. I liked several of the secondary characters. I think most people who love vampire books will enjoy this since the world building is so strong.
A copy of this book was provided by Dreamspinner Press in exchange for a fair and honest review.
January 22, 2015
Another story I have very mixed feelings over.
The parts that made this a 3.4 star read for me was the originality. I admit I have read few Vampyr stories but this seemed fresh and new. I liked the idea of Sabors and the combined Sabor that came from two saborese familys worked for getting around certain things. The story was interesting, entertaining and had me eager to see the out come. The beginning certainly started out strong.
I must admit I did not feel there was much romance in this story. I felt zero chemistry between Ty and Adam sadly. But on the plus side for me there was no on page sex lol.
But I did find I had quite a few moments that made me stop and question things. Spoilered because the next parts going to be a little ranty sorry
The parts that made this a 3.4 star read for me was the originality. I admit I have read few Vampyr stories but this seemed fresh and new. I liked the idea of Sabors and the combined Sabor that came from two saborese familys worked for getting around certain things. The story was interesting, entertaining and had me eager to see the out come. The beginning certainly started out strong.
I must admit I did not feel there was much romance in this story. I felt zero chemistry between Ty and Adam sadly. But on the plus side for me there was no on page sex lol.
But I did find I had quite a few moments that made me stop and question things. Spoilered because the next parts going to be a little ranty sorry
January 26, 2015
The world presented in this book is interesting. It's a slight variation on other vampire stories, since the creatures who rule are called vampyrs. It also contains some fascinating characters with the kind of flaws and quirks I really like. The idea that the majority of vampyrs are now "civilized" and live mostly on bagged blood is not new to me, but the thought that they still need real blood, albeit form a specific group of people called sabors, is an interesting one. I loved the history supporting who the sabors are and how they handle life, and even though some details remain unexplained, there is always hope for a sequel, right?
Tyrell has plans for his life, but when he turns eighteen, he has a huge surprise coming. Try life-altering, actually. He takes it all in relative stride. I'm not sure I would have been so relaxed about suddenly being "food" for vampyrs with no ability for self-determination. Luckily Ty deals with that quite well, until weird things start happening, and villains pop up out of the woodwork. They are out to harm him, but Ty isn't having any of it. It seemed to me as if he has some interesting abilities, and the way he stands up for himself and fights the ones he doesn't like certainly keeps things interesting!
Adam is a vampyr of power, but even he has to obey certain rules, he does bend them where possible, or rather, when it's in Ty's interests. I liked that about Adam. All the politics he has to deal with and a definite belief in himself make him just a touch too arrogant for his own good, but Ty had his number, so to speak, so it's all good. And Adam is able to learn and adapt, an essential ability for someone charged with keeping Ty safe. As Adam discovers, that is pretty much a full-time job.
If you like variations on the legend of the vampire, if big, dark secrets , megalomaniac villains and court politics interest you, and if you're looking for a read with a good deal of humor, self-deprecation, and two men who work well together, then you will probably like this novel.
Tyrell has plans for his life, but when he turns eighteen, he has a huge surprise coming. Try life-altering, actually. He takes it all in relative stride. I'm not sure I would have been so relaxed about suddenly being "food" for vampyrs with no ability for self-determination. Luckily Ty deals with that quite well, until weird things start happening, and villains pop up out of the woodwork. They are out to harm him, but Ty isn't having any of it. It seemed to me as if he has some interesting abilities, and the way he stands up for himself and fights the ones he doesn't like certainly keeps things interesting!
Adam is a vampyr of power, but even he has to obey certain rules, he does bend them where possible, or rather, when it's in Ty's interests. I liked that about Adam. All the politics he has to deal with and a definite belief in himself make him just a touch too arrogant for his own good, but Ty had his number, so to speak, so it's all good. And Adam is able to learn and adapt, an essential ability for someone charged with keeping Ty safe. As Adam discovers, that is pretty much a full-time job.
If you like variations on the legend of the vampire, if big, dark secrets , megalomaniac villains and court politics interest you, and if you're looking for a read with a good deal of humor, self-deprecation, and two men who work well together, then you will probably like this novel.
February 6, 2015
This book was… interesting. Overall, I found the concept of the sabor a little hard to accept, which made this book way less enjoyable than if the concept had been slightly different. Essentially the sabor are humans that have a special something in their blood that vampires crave (they say "need" but it seems like many of them get along without it just fine). Thus, these humans are called sabor and have been treated (and continue to be treated, really) like little more than breeding and feeding livestock, albeit cherished livestock. They can have no real lives, no real relationships, no sex, and the vampires decide where they live and who they will serve. They have almost no choice in their very very long lives and live at the whim of the vampires who will never love them, only use them. Yet the families of these sabor feel "honored" when their child is sabor (well, not ALL families, as you will see) and the sabor themselves put up almost zero protest after the initial shock. They are basically cows. Human cows.
While the MCs do get the break this mold just a little bit, the truth of what the sabor are and what their lives are like just hangs over the whole book like a cloud, and make me feel a little sick by the end.
As I mentioned briefly above, but just in case it's important to you - there is no sex in this book.
Other things that dragged this book down was way too much detail in unnecessary places. I felt like the MCs themselves only take up 50% or less of the book because we spend so much time following around the other characters that, while important to the plot, are uninteresting. They should have gotten much less space in the book and it would be been just a useful to the plot and way less boring. I started skipping pages in some of the chapters.
While the MCs do get the break this mold just a little bit, the truth of what the sabor are and what their lives are like just hangs over the whole book like a cloud, and make me feel a little sick by the end.
As I mentioned briefly above, but just in case it's important to you - there is no sex in this book.
Other things that dragged this book down was way too much detail in unnecessary places. I felt like the MCs themselves only take up 50% or less of the book because we spend so much time following around the other characters that, while important to the plot, are uninteresting. They should have gotten much less space in the book and it would be been just a useful to the plot and way less boring. I started skipping pages in some of the chapters.
January 22, 2015
This was an interesting story and I enjoyed the world-building. The idea of sabors was interesting but at times a little confusing. The differences between the way Ty was treated and the way his Uncle Phil had been treated were vast and I never felt that this was explained properly. There were a lot of loose ends left at the end of the book so I'm hoping that there is more to come and that at least some of my questions will be answered.
July 19, 2017
2/3 stars
A great potential story...such a shame.....
A great potential story...such a shame.....
June 29, 2021
ok, this could have been really good ... but it felt like a debut book and therefore the timing was totally off
the first half was way too long and too explicit for things we didn't really need or want to know, especially for the secondary MCs
I can appreciate the POVs of secondary MCs but I don't need to be told their whole life story.
the second half was much better and I really liked the way the book was in the second half but then suddenly it was over - and there are still so many open questions. I can only assume that it was planned as a series and till now there is no second book. But I would really appreciate a second book - there is a lot I want to know more about.
all in all, 3 stars
the first half was way too long and too explicit for things we didn't really need or want to know, especially for the secondary MCs
I can appreciate the POVs of secondary MCs but I don't need to be told their whole life story.
the second half was much better and I really liked the way the book was in the second half but then suddenly it was over - and there are still so many open questions. I can only assume that it was planned as a series and till now there is no second book. But I would really appreciate a second book - there is a lot I want to know more about.
all in all, 3 stars
February 6, 2015
They Come by Night
By Tinnean
Four Stars
I love worlds where vampires exist. Especially when they’re vampires (or, as in this book, vampyrs) who don’t need to kill to survive. That’s my kind of vampire. Such a set-up allows for complexity of character and motivation that goes beyond the limits of Bram Stoker or, even, Anne Rice.
Tinnean has created for us a contemporary world in which the vampyr population has survived plagues and wars and still operates, cloaked in secrecy, out of a hidden citadel in Romania. Our story, however, takes place for the most part in small-town America, where two ancient Romanian families, now renamed Crist and Small, have formed an uneasy alliance. That alliance is violently broken when Maggie Crist Small gives birth to her fifth child, a son who bears the birthmark identifying him as a sabor.
Abandoned by his mother and older siblings, Tyrell Small is sort of a vampyre’s Harry Potter: at puberty he finds he can’t stand to be touched, which finally forces his father to reveal the existence of vampyrs to him and to explain his destiny. A sabor is a special kind of human whose blood is essential to the long-term well-being of vampyres. He must remain a virgin, and can be touched only by those who come, every few months, to drink his blood. He is a special, indeed sacred creature.
Picture, if you will, the unhappiest adolescent ever.
This is a long book, and its sometimes meandering narrative seems at times to be pointlessly mundane. But I suspect that Tinnean intentionally shows us the banal and the bizarre aspects of Ty Small’s life side by side, in order to remind us that he is a normal boy who has to adapt to the strange reality to which his unique genetics have assigned him. Ultimately, Ty’s story is intertwined with those of the humans and vampyres, both good and evil, who surround him; and becomes compelling and emotionally involving.
Personally, I would have welcomed an even longer book, in which some of the characters, and Ty’s relationships with them, were explored more fully. We are given a lot of tantalizing snippets, but too often are left hungry for more. This could easily have been a five-star read for me.
By Tinnean
Four Stars
I love worlds where vampires exist. Especially when they’re vampires (or, as in this book, vampyrs) who don’t need to kill to survive. That’s my kind of vampire. Such a set-up allows for complexity of character and motivation that goes beyond the limits of Bram Stoker or, even, Anne Rice.
Tinnean has created for us a contemporary world in which the vampyr population has survived plagues and wars and still operates, cloaked in secrecy, out of a hidden citadel in Romania. Our story, however, takes place for the most part in small-town America, where two ancient Romanian families, now renamed Crist and Small, have formed an uneasy alliance. That alliance is violently broken when Maggie Crist Small gives birth to her fifth child, a son who bears the birthmark identifying him as a sabor.
Abandoned by his mother and older siblings, Tyrell Small is sort of a vampyre’s Harry Potter: at puberty he finds he can’t stand to be touched, which finally forces his father to reveal the existence of vampyrs to him and to explain his destiny. A sabor is a special kind of human whose blood is essential to the long-term well-being of vampyres. He must remain a virgin, and can be touched only by those who come, every few months, to drink his blood. He is a special, indeed sacred creature.
Picture, if you will, the unhappiest adolescent ever.
This is a long book, and its sometimes meandering narrative seems at times to be pointlessly mundane. But I suspect that Tinnean intentionally shows us the banal and the bizarre aspects of Ty Small’s life side by side, in order to remind us that he is a normal boy who has to adapt to the strange reality to which his unique genetics have assigned him. Ultimately, Ty’s story is intertwined with those of the humans and vampyres, both good and evil, who surround him; and becomes compelling and emotionally involving.
Personally, I would have welcomed an even longer book, in which some of the characters, and Ty’s relationships with them, were explored more fully. We are given a lot of tantalizing snippets, but too often are left hungry for more. This could easily have been a five-star read for me.
December 17, 2020
The world presented in this book is interesting. It's a slight variation on other vampire stories, since the creatures who rule are called vampyrs. It also contains some fascinating characters with the kind of flaws and quirks I really like. The idea that the majority of vampyrs are now "civilized" and live mostly on bagged blood is not new to me, but the thought that they still need real blood, albeit form a specific group of people called sabors, is an interesting one. I loved the history supporting who the sabors are and how they handle life, and even though some details remain unexplained, there is always hope for a sequel, right?
Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
January 27, 2015
Best book I have read in a long time
I gave this book 5 stars with no hesitation. It was very hard to stop reading it. I hope someday Tinnean returns to these characters. The vamprys' back story was very well done and the idea of the Sabors I thought was very original. I know the author does m/m romances but I so wish Uncle Phil gets a happy ending. The love story is secondary to the story of the two main characters families and friends and enemies. Maybe that is why I found it so well done is that I did not mind it at all.
I gave this book 5 stars with no hesitation. It was very hard to stop reading it. I hope someday Tinnean returns to these characters. The vamprys' back story was very well done and the idea of the Sabors I thought was very original. I know the author does m/m romances but I so wish Uncle Phil gets a happy ending. The love story is secondary to the story of the two main characters families and friends and enemies. Maybe that is why I found it so well done is that I did not mind it at all.
January 27, 2015
Like it...well written, but left me wanting more....hopefully there is another book coming?
August 25, 2015
Story plot was complex but still it did not pull me in as such to be something special. For me it was normal quick read.
August 14, 2021
3.5 I quite enjoyed the story but there are some huge, gaping plot and logic holes. They mostly didn't hinder my enjoyment for the most part, I just ignored them, but had I been slightly less drawn into the story they probably would have turned me off the book pretty quickly. Also, the book just sort of ends. The danger is resolved, the mc's are together, but this read very much as book one of a series. SO MUCH was left up in air about Ty and Adam's future and relationship that at least one more book was needed for them alone. And then there were all the (really intriguing) side characters and hints of relationship possibilities among them. Thinking back on them, there are at least three more books if the author just sticks to m/m romances, and five or six if they are a mix of m/m and m/f, and that was just with the characters I liked. There are a few characters we meet that are snobby and/or spoiled assholes, but not evil and could easily be made into people I want to read about if they were given an underlying reason for being that way and/or were given a chance to grow and change. Sadly I don't see any mention of more books, unless I missed something.
So, to sum it up, I liked it but I imagine a lot of people would be unhappy with the plot/logic holes and the very abrupt, kind of open ending. There are some really interesting ideas and characters though, so if you can handle the negatives you should give it a try.
So, to sum it up, I liked it but I imagine a lot of people would be unhappy with the plot/logic holes and the very abrupt, kind of open ending. There are some really interesting ideas and characters though, so if you can handle the negatives you should give it a try.
June 21, 2021
I wavered between 3 and 3.5 on this one. I liked the premise of the world and would have liked to have known a bit more about the history. I think it would have helped with some of the events that took place in the book. A few times it was almost like the writer decided on a course of action and then just added some tidbit of history to explain why that action happened. The insta love bordered on stalkerish and I never connected with Ty. He was just a little too accepting of this fate that was suddenly thrust upon him. Some of the actions that were supposed to make him seem "fiesty" and "adorable" were just plain grating to me. I liked Adam much more than Ty and some of the side characters were more interesting as well. I would like to hear more about the daywalkers.
July 2, 2021
Yet another variation on vampires and their relationship with humans. Tyrell is a sabor, basically a blood bank for vampyrs. How he just shrugs the revelation off and accepts it seems weird.
Of course we have the baddies who come after Tyrell and try to kill him.
Overall it was a good story that lead to a sequel that isn't forthcoming. There are also inconsistencies that other reviewers have mentioned that puzzle me. The most glaring is how Tyrell's Uncle Phil, another sabor, was treated and disappeared. Hence 3.5 stars
Of course we have the baddies who come after Tyrell and try to kill him.
Overall it was a good story that lead to a sequel that isn't forthcoming. There are also inconsistencies that other reviewers have mentioned that puzzle me. The most glaring is how Tyrell's Uncle Phil, another sabor, was treated and disappeared. Hence 3.5 stars
May 22, 2017
It was a different take on vampyr and interesting. I feel sorry for Ty that he is required to stay a virgin. Ty falls for Adam, the vampyr who watched over him and was first to feed from him. He was to be only in love temporarily but never stops loving Adam. There is twists with his grandfather and brother trying to kill Tyrell and of course the evil vampyr, Juan de Vivar. I liked how de Vivar was destroyed which I was routing for since he was introduced.
October 16, 2018
DNF at about 40%. I gave up. The MC was irritating. His quick acceptance when his dad gave him some tidbits of information was unrealistic. His obsession with Adam was stalkerish/pathetic. A lapdog that scares vampires: not funny but ridiculous. This whole book just hit all the wrong buttons for me and just became one big no.
June 29, 2021
I liked the premise, but the execution was pretty "meh". Like other reviewers have said, I usually really like this author but this one was a miss for me.
January 19, 2015
4.5 star review by Dan
Do I know how to pick them, or do I know how to pick them. Another fantastic book to add to my favorite books list. Tinnean has delivered a very well thought out book, which makes the world just a little different than we think it is. The blurb says to imagine an Earth just a bit different from ours. I didn’t do that, I chose to think of here and now. The “normals” in the book don’t know about the vampyrs so it could easily be here and now that this book is taking place.
The story revolves around the vampyrs, and special families of humans, known as the saborese. Certain children of the saborese are born with a special birth mark and are known as sabors. The blood of the sabors is coveted by the vampyrs and sabors are treasured. Vampyrs live on bagged blood, rather than hunting “normals”. The only exception to bagged blood for most of the vampyrs is the hope of sampling the blood of the sabors.
Tyrell Small is the fifth child born to his parents. The first four were all born saborese, but Tyrell is born not only with the birthmark, but also with a caul. The first sabor ever born with a caul in vampyr/saborese history. No one knows what it means. We quickly learn that Tyrell is the child of two saborese families, his father’s family, the Lupescu family changed their name to Small when they immigrated to the US. His mother’s family, the Dragomir family changed their name to Crist when they fled Romania, also settling in the US. There is a vast difference between the two families. The Lupescu/Small family embraces the saborese/vampyr relationship, the Dragomir/Crist family have been fighting it for generations.
When Tyrell is born, his mother flees from the “monster” that she sees him as, taking his brothers and sisters and disappearing with her extended family. Tyrell is left with his father, who raises him and eventually breaks the news that he is a sabor, along with all that that entails. When he tries to run away after hearing the news, he crawls out on the roof to find Adam Dasani waiting for him. Adam is a vampyr, the vampyr that has been watching over Ty since he was born.
It wouldn’t be a vampyr story if there wasn’t also a bad vampyr. In this book that bad vampyr is a “made” vampyr instead of a “born” vampyr. The guy thinks he should be the Rege (King) of the Vampyrs because he was a Duke in Spain before he became a vampyr. He has created some of his own vampyrs who he mercilessly controls. They are rogue vampyrs and think nothing of feeding on the “normals”. What will happen when the Duke comes chasing Ty because he feels Ty is his “due” as the rightful king? What will happen when the “normals” find a graveyard full of corpses from the rogues feeding?
I really enjoyed the way the story unfolded, and the characters. One note, there really isn’t much sex in the book. Part of being a sabor is the necessity to stay a virgin so that the blood stays pure. That was the only part of the story that I didn’t really like. Ty having to stay a virgin forever didn’t sit that well with me. I would have liked at least a little hot vampyr/sabor sex thrown in along the way…but that is just my opinion. That piece is the only thing which kept me from rating it a full 5.0 because otherwise the book is great.
I can’t wait to see where the author goes from here with the storyline. The author tells me that there will definitely be several books in the series, which I’m happy to hear. This is a great start to that new series. I look forward to the next book and I highly recommend this current book. Consider picking it up today!
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Do I know how to pick them, or do I know how to pick them. Another fantastic book to add to my favorite books list. Tinnean has delivered a very well thought out book, which makes the world just a little different than we think it is. The blurb says to imagine an Earth just a bit different from ours. I didn’t do that, I chose to think of here and now. The “normals” in the book don’t know about the vampyrs so it could easily be here and now that this book is taking place.
The story revolves around the vampyrs, and special families of humans, known as the saborese. Certain children of the saborese are born with a special birth mark and are known as sabors. The blood of the sabors is coveted by the vampyrs and sabors are treasured. Vampyrs live on bagged blood, rather than hunting “normals”. The only exception to bagged blood for most of the vampyrs is the hope of sampling the blood of the sabors.
Tyrell Small is the fifth child born to his parents. The first four were all born saborese, but Tyrell is born not only with the birthmark, but also with a caul. The first sabor ever born with a caul in vampyr/saborese history. No one knows what it means. We quickly learn that Tyrell is the child of two saborese families, his father’s family, the Lupescu family changed their name to Small when they immigrated to the US. His mother’s family, the Dragomir family changed their name to Crist when they fled Romania, also settling in the US. There is a vast difference between the two families. The Lupescu/Small family embraces the saborese/vampyr relationship, the Dragomir/Crist family have been fighting it for generations.
When Tyrell is born, his mother flees from the “monster” that she sees him as, taking his brothers and sisters and disappearing with her extended family. Tyrell is left with his father, who raises him and eventually breaks the news that he is a sabor, along with all that that entails. When he tries to run away after hearing the news, he crawls out on the roof to find Adam Dasani waiting for him. Adam is a vampyr, the vampyr that has been watching over Ty since he was born.
It wouldn’t be a vampyr story if there wasn’t also a bad vampyr. In this book that bad vampyr is a “made” vampyr instead of a “born” vampyr. The guy thinks he should be the Rege (King) of the Vampyrs because he was a Duke in Spain before he became a vampyr. He has created some of his own vampyrs who he mercilessly controls. They are rogue vampyrs and think nothing of feeding on the “normals”. What will happen when the Duke comes chasing Ty because he feels Ty is his “due” as the rightful king? What will happen when the “normals” find a graveyard full of corpses from the rogues feeding?
I really enjoyed the way the story unfolded, and the characters. One note, there really isn’t much sex in the book. Part of being a sabor is the necessity to stay a virgin so that the blood stays pure. That was the only part of the story that I didn’t really like. Ty having to stay a virgin forever didn’t sit that well with me. I would have liked at least a little hot vampyr/sabor sex thrown in along the way…but that is just my opinion. That piece is the only thing which kept me from rating it a full 5.0 because otherwise the book is great.
I can’t wait to see where the author goes from here with the storyline. The author tells me that there will definitely be several books in the series, which I’m happy to hear. This is a great start to that new series. I look forward to the next book and I highly recommend this current book. Consider picking it up today!
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February 14, 2015
Review can be read at It's About The Book
Tyrell is a sabor. Sabor’s are born of a lineage of families where once a generation a sabor is born. Sabor’s feed vampyrs. They’re very rare and looked upon as a precious to the vampyr community. When Tyrell was born to a mother who considered him an abomination, his father raised him in secret so her family wouldn’t kill him. He is to be given to the vampyrs on his 18th birthday. His first avampyr is Adam. The two connect right away. Both emotionally and sexually. Problem is a sabor can’t ever have penetrative sex or they’ll lose the thing that makes their blood “special”. The feedings with Adam always cause an orgasm so that makes it intimate and doable. Adam and Tyrell are affectionate and do other things to express their desire for each other.
A sabor is meant to fall in love with each vampyr that comes to him to feed but that doesn’t happen to Tyrell. He only loves Adam. This helps when the super bad evil vamp De Vivar decides Adam should be his. De Vivar should be bound by the vampyre king’s decree to never touch another sabor after her killed one but evil vampyres don’t really care about rules. So his entire focus shifts on getting possession of the sabor Tyrell so he can ultimately become more powerful.
This was a nice long read with lots of characters and world building. Enough that at the end of the book there is a character list. I didn’t know this until I finished. Surprising I kept most of the characters straight in my head with the exception of the few the author flipped back and forth with the first and last name. Apparently that was my point of overload since I had to go back and reread to find out who she was referring to. The characters each played a part in the story and intrigued me. There are multiple POVs from some of these characters so be prepared to pulled from the Tyrell’s POV that makes up a the majority of the book and thrust into others.
I adored Tyrell and Adam. I wish they’d had more time to spend together because they were so great together. The bad guys just wouldn’t stop trying to get him! He goes from not knowing about vampyres to being this sought after commodity everyone wants a piece of. Some for good reasons and some for selfish ones. Tyrell handles it all pretty well after he meets Adam because he can accept his destiny if it means he gets to be with Adam. Adam has to share his sabor with other vampyres because they’re so rare. He develops feelings for Tyrell and is thrilled with the discovery Tyrell only loves him. He can’t be enthralled by others. It creates a very interesting dynamic between the guys and makes what they have that much more special. The two never stray from their feelings for each other despite all the things they go through.
I really enjoyed this book. I’d like to think there must be a sequel coming because there were many storylines started and not finished. Hints of love story possibilities. Will Ty and Adam have kids and why is Tyrell so different from all the sabors they’ve met before. A couple hints about dragons I didn’t completely understand but they had to be in there for some reason. Baddies left to hunt down. What happened to Phil and will he ever learn the truth of his vampyr lover? The Twins and their fate with American Vampyres? So much left to know. So basically I didn’t feel totally satisfied with the ending because I wanted the the answer to these things. I’m left wanting more so that’s always a good thing.
Another thing I liked was the vampyr history and politics. I always find that stuff interesting to read about. There were a few parts that I could have done without but overall this meaty vampyr book was a pretty damn good read. I’ll absolutely be watching for more from this world. I’m intrigued!
Tyrell is a sabor. Sabor’s are born of a lineage of families where once a generation a sabor is born. Sabor’s feed vampyrs. They’re very rare and looked upon as a precious to the vampyr community. When Tyrell was born to a mother who considered him an abomination, his father raised him in secret so her family wouldn’t kill him. He is to be given to the vampyrs on his 18th birthday. His first avampyr is Adam. The two connect right away. Both emotionally and sexually. Problem is a sabor can’t ever have penetrative sex or they’ll lose the thing that makes their blood “special”. The feedings with Adam always cause an orgasm so that makes it intimate and doable. Adam and Tyrell are affectionate and do other things to express their desire for each other.
A sabor is meant to fall in love with each vampyr that comes to him to feed but that doesn’t happen to Tyrell. He only loves Adam. This helps when the super bad evil vamp De Vivar decides Adam should be his. De Vivar should be bound by the vampyre king’s decree to never touch another sabor after her killed one but evil vampyres don’t really care about rules. So his entire focus shifts on getting possession of the sabor Tyrell so he can ultimately become more powerful.
This was a nice long read with lots of characters and world building. Enough that at the end of the book there is a character list. I didn’t know this until I finished. Surprising I kept most of the characters straight in my head with the exception of the few the author flipped back and forth with the first and last name. Apparently that was my point of overload since I had to go back and reread to find out who she was referring to. The characters each played a part in the story and intrigued me. There are multiple POVs from some of these characters so be prepared to pulled from the Tyrell’s POV that makes up a the majority of the book and thrust into others.
I adored Tyrell and Adam. I wish they’d had more time to spend together because they were so great together. The bad guys just wouldn’t stop trying to get him! He goes from not knowing about vampyres to being this sought after commodity everyone wants a piece of. Some for good reasons and some for selfish ones. Tyrell handles it all pretty well after he meets Adam because he can accept his destiny if it means he gets to be with Adam. Adam has to share his sabor with other vampyres because they’re so rare. He develops feelings for Tyrell and is thrilled with the discovery Tyrell only loves him. He can’t be enthralled by others. It creates a very interesting dynamic between the guys and makes what they have that much more special. The two never stray from their feelings for each other despite all the things they go through.
I really enjoyed this book. I’d like to think there must be a sequel coming because there were many storylines started and not finished. Hints of love story possibilities. Will Ty and Adam have kids and why is Tyrell so different from all the sabors they’ve met before. A couple hints about dragons I didn’t completely understand but they had to be in there for some reason. Baddies left to hunt down. What happened to Phil and will he ever learn the truth of his vampyr lover? The Twins and their fate with American Vampyres? So much left to know. So basically I didn’t feel totally satisfied with the ending because I wanted the the answer to these things. I’m left wanting more so that’s always a good thing.
Another thing I liked was the vampyr history and politics. I always find that stuff interesting to read about. There were a few parts that I could have done without but overall this meaty vampyr book was a pretty damn good read. I’ll absolutely be watching for more from this world. I’m intrigued!
February 3, 2015
REVIEWED FOR PRISM BOOK ALLIANCE
I really enjoyed this one. It was a slightly different spin on Vampires, known as Vampyrs, it was engaging and had superb world building. It also left me with a quite a few questions at the end and I would love to read more about Ty and Adam in the future.
Vampyrs have been around for a long time but most humans, known as normals, know nothing of their existence.
Sabors are born usually once every generation and cherished by the Vampyrs. Their sole purpose in life is to feed Vampyrs. They are taken away from their homes, set up with everything they could ever want and every couple of months a Vampyr will call to feed. The downside is they cannot bear to be touched by anyone, even their families, and they are expected to remain virgins until they die.
Tyrell Small is a Sabor and the Saborese blood ran through both his parents’ veins making him very special. He had a crappy start to life. His mother rejected him and broke up his family and his grandfather tried to euthanize him. At the age of ten he could no longer bear to be touched and by sixteen he still looked like a young boy whilst all his friends were going through puberty. His father failed to explain his destiny until it was absolutely necessary leaving Ty scared and confused.
Adam is a born Vampyr and was tasked with watching over Ty whilst he grew up. He is also the Vampyr who knocks on Ty’s door when it is time for him to leave his family and fulfil his duties. From the start it is clear Ty is not a normal Sabor and that the bond, maybe even the love, that is between Ty and Adam is quite different.
Not all Vampyrs are good or do as their leader, the Rege, decrees under their laws. De Vivar is a notorious Vampyr that has been banned from ever feeding from a Sabor since he killed one that was not of age. Rules were meant to be broken as far as he is concerned and he will stop at nothing to ensure Ty becomes his own personal slave. He tries every trick in the book and when everything fails he brings Ty’s past into the present with dire results.
Ty and Adam as a couple were cute but at the end of story I was left unsure of what their future held. The twins destiny is hopefully enough to send their mother over the edge and I was left wondering what happened to Uncle Phil. This would actually make a great first book to a series.
I really enjoyed this one. It was a slightly different spin on Vampires, known as Vampyrs, it was engaging and had superb world building. It also left me with a quite a few questions at the end and I would love to read more about Ty and Adam in the future.
Vampyrs have been around for a long time but most humans, known as normals, know nothing of their existence.
Sabors are born usually once every generation and cherished by the Vampyrs. Their sole purpose in life is to feed Vampyrs. They are taken away from their homes, set up with everything they could ever want and every couple of months a Vampyr will call to feed. The downside is they cannot bear to be touched by anyone, even their families, and they are expected to remain virgins until they die.
Tyrell Small is a Sabor and the Saborese blood ran through both his parents’ veins making him very special. He had a crappy start to life. His mother rejected him and broke up his family and his grandfather tried to euthanize him. At the age of ten he could no longer bear to be touched and by sixteen he still looked like a young boy whilst all his friends were going through puberty. His father failed to explain his destiny until it was absolutely necessary leaving Ty scared and confused.
Adam is a born Vampyr and was tasked with watching over Ty whilst he grew up. He is also the Vampyr who knocks on Ty’s door when it is time for him to leave his family and fulfil his duties. From the start it is clear Ty is not a normal Sabor and that the bond, maybe even the love, that is between Ty and Adam is quite different.
Not all Vampyrs are good or do as their leader, the Rege, decrees under their laws. De Vivar is a notorious Vampyr that has been banned from ever feeding from a Sabor since he killed one that was not of age. Rules were meant to be broken as far as he is concerned and he will stop at nothing to ensure Ty becomes his own personal slave. He tries every trick in the book and when everything fails he brings Ty’s past into the present with dire results.
Ty and Adam as a couple were cute but at the end of story I was left unsure of what their future held. The twins destiny is hopefully enough to send their mother over the edge and I was left wondering what happened to Uncle Phil. This would actually make a great first book to a series.
February 3, 2015
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This is an alternate world, but only in that Vampyrs are real.
Vampyrs live on bagged blood in this world, unless they are lucky enough to drink from specially marked humans “sabors”. Ty is a sabor, but he’s even more special than that because he has another mark on him (a caul) which is unheard of in sabor history.
Ty doesn’t want to be a food source for a vampyr, so he attempts to run away. Adam, a vampyr, has been watching over him and protecting him. When Ty runs, Adam is there to protect him.
What follows is a long – very long – book that I mostly skimmed. I wanted this to be about Adam and Ty falling in love, and maybe they do, but not in the way you’d expect and not in this book.
You see – Ty (and all sabors) must stay a virgin to be blood donors (to stay pure) so though it is clear that Ty and Adam are falling in love, nothing comes of it. There is a nasty vampyr, a duke, who tries to make Ty his own, and Ty’s own brother tries to sell him out, but luckily Ty is rescued and ends up (sort-of) with Adam at the end.
This just wasn’t a book for me. I can appreciate the gay romantic elements, but it didn’t shape out in the way I had anticipated and I lost interest early on. Maybe it changes in the coming sequels, we’ll have to see.
The writing was good and the world building was thorough and interesting, but it just wasn’t a romance in the style that I prefer.
If you are interested in a vampire/fantasy novel with gay elements than this may be the book for you.
I’m going to call this DNF, because it just wasn’t a book for me.
Overall Impression:
1 stars – It wasn’t for me
This is an alternate world, but only in that Vampyrs are real.
Vampyrs live on bagged blood in this world, unless they are lucky enough to drink from specially marked humans “sabors”. Ty is a sabor, but he’s even more special than that because he has another mark on him (a caul) which is unheard of in sabor history.
Ty doesn’t want to be a food source for a vampyr, so he attempts to run away. Adam, a vampyr, has been watching over him and protecting him. When Ty runs, Adam is there to protect him.
What follows is a long – very long – book that I mostly skimmed. I wanted this to be about Adam and Ty falling in love, and maybe they do, but not in the way you’d expect and not in this book.
You see – Ty (and all sabors) must stay a virgin to be blood donors (to stay pure) so though it is clear that Ty and Adam are falling in love, nothing comes of it. There is a nasty vampyr, a duke, who tries to make Ty his own, and Ty’s own brother tries to sell him out, but luckily Ty is rescued and ends up (sort-of) with Adam at the end.
This just wasn’t a book for me. I can appreciate the gay romantic elements, but it didn’t shape out in the way I had anticipated and I lost interest early on. Maybe it changes in the coming sequels, we’ll have to see.
The writing was good and the world building was thorough and interesting, but it just wasn’t a romance in the style that I prefer.
If you are interested in a vampire/fantasy novel with gay elements than this may be the book for you.
I’m going to call this DNF, because it just wasn’t a book for me.
Overall Impression:
1 stars – It wasn’t for me
January 3, 2016
A very low three stars for this one. I managed to get through it but this isn't a book or if it was a series one that I would continue. It had an interesting concept for the story but the world building felt muddled and inconsistent for me. There were also plot line lines that were started then left undone. For me this book needed some editing to tighten the plot and check for consistency.
July 11, 2015
I would give this book a 3.5.
It had an interesting setting but I can't really get over the 'falling in love with every vampyre that comes by' bit. Also there were some questions that were left unanswered. Was he seriously going to stay a virgin for the rest of his life? How long was he going to live? What happens to that little side couple? There was also the issue of jumping point of views. It's nice to see from more than one perspective (even with all the Spanish that I don't understand and am frankly too lazy to find a translator) but it still felt a bit messy. Especially considering the fact that all the other pov were in third person but the main one was in first person. Overall still a good read.
It had an interesting setting but I can't really get over the 'falling in love with every vampyre that comes by' bit. Also there were some questions that were left unanswered. Was he seriously going to stay a virgin for the rest of his life? How long was he going to live? What happens to that little side couple? There was also the issue of jumping point of views. It's nice to see from more than one perspective (even with all the Spanish that I don't understand and am frankly too lazy to find a translator) but it still felt a bit messy. Especially considering the fact that all the other pov were in third person but the main one was in first person. Overall still a good read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 7, 2015
This I've comes in at 3.5 stars for me... the writing style could stand to be a lot more descriptive and dialogue between characters often feels very short/direct in conversations.
With that out of the way, what we did get of the world built was very interesting and the story was compelling enough that I wanted to know what happened and kept me hooked from start to finish. I wasn't completely sold on the mutual infatuation between Adam and Ty but considering some of the other other interactions between sabors and vampyrs it isn't unbelievable. I do wish there were other sabors in the story somewhere...
With that out of the way, what we did get of the world built was very interesting and the story was compelling enough that I wanted to know what happened and kept me hooked from start to finish. I wasn't completely sold on the mutual infatuation between Adam and Ty but considering some of the other other interactions between sabors and vampyrs it isn't unbelievable. I do wish there were other sabors in the story somewhere...
February 2, 2015
Boring, DNF @ 65%. I lost interest @ 30% but kept reading because I REALLY wanted it to get better. Unfortunately it didn't :( Why the fuck was Tyrell so immature? Ugh I was so annoyed by everything. The villain was lame, Adam was barely in it and whenever he was I felt no chemistry between him and Tyrell. Too many POV's etc. I really enjoyed the Spy vs Spook series which is why I gave this a try. Now I regret doing so and I'm also disappointed
August 22, 2015
Overall I liked this story but I think that in the book there were a lot of potential story, seemed as material for one series, a good one. In fact the plot was interesting, a modern and traditional vampire world with a lot of smart and cute protagonists.. I liked particularly Ty, less his relationship with Adam missing of much passion , but also this was one loose ends left to know.
February 17, 2015
NEXT PLEASE...
Thoroughly loved this book...had a hard time putting it down. Tyrell and Adam story is one I had never conceived and now Tinnean has me hooked! There is so much going on in this story and it is fairly fast paced, but it ends with so much unanswered. I know there has to be more to share and tell. But until then, this book is a must read....GREAT STORY!!!
Thoroughly loved this book...had a hard time putting it down. Tyrell and Adam story is one I had never conceived and now Tinnean has me hooked! There is so much going on in this story and it is fairly fast paced, but it ends with so much unanswered. I know there has to be more to share and tell. But until then, this book is a must read....GREAT STORY!!!
March 4, 2015
nice story
This was a nice story.. A little different take on vampires but I liked it... There was just so many unanswered questions for me tho... I wonder if she plans on continuing the story.. For that I give it 4 stars... I do recommend tho
This was a nice story.. A little different take on vampires but I liked it... There was just so many unanswered questions for me tho... I wonder if she plans on continuing the story.. For that I give it 4 stars... I do recommend tho
January 18, 2015
This really needs a sequel, I'm not completely satisfied with the ending.
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