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See more books from this AuthorIan needs her to retrieve top secret government files—documents detailing the horrid black-op Army experiments, performed on vampires and other unorthodox persons, that left Ian blind.
| Read Full Review of Bloodshotthe final shift away from vampire horror, and a subtle turning away from the young adult-style vampires that have been dominating the literary landscape.
Dec 07 2011 | Read Full Review of BloodshotThere’s enough riffing on the vampire concept here to show that there’s – dare I say it - new blood in what could have been a tired old retread, which this is clearly not.
Jul 14 2011 | Read Full Review of BloodshotIt reads more like a mystery featuring vampires, than a typical urban fantasy novel, but this is a good thing – for mystery, fantasy and vampire fans alike – because it pretty much ticks all the right boxes for all of them… Bloodshot is told in first person by Raylene, the story’s light...
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Jan 28 2011 | Read Full Review of BloodshotThe first in a new urban fantasy series by Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker and Dreadnought, Bloodshot introduces us to Raylene Pendle, Seattle-based vampire and world-renowned thief under the alias “Cheshire Red”.
Oct 17 2011 | Read Full Review of BloodshotThis debut issue hits stores Wednesday, July 11 — here's the synopsis: It's the start of a new mission for one of comics' all-time best-selling superheroes in Bloodshot #1 - the first issue of a new ongoing series from acclaimed writer Duane Swierczynski (Immortal Iron Fist, Birds of Prey) and t...
Jul 05 2012 | Read Full Review of BloodshotIn writing Raylene, Priest wisely eschews a lot of the situational angst that has become par for the course in the modern vampire novels — Raylene has no qualms about being an alpha predator in a mostly-human world.
Aug 09 2011 | Read Full Review of BloodshotWhen fellow vampire Ian Stott asks for help, the usually reclusive Raylene sets out on a mission to retrieve missing government files that will see her unexpectedly teaming up with a kick-ass drag queen, Men in Black hot on their trail… Continue reading →
Aug 18 2011 | Read Full Review of BloodshotEspecially you.” Ian’s mysterious case is the backbone of the story, with Raylene looking into a shady government operation where vampires – and possibly other species too – were captured, imprisoned and experimented on.
Aug 18 2011 | Read Full Review of BloodshotOur sympathy for Ian even extends to his ghoul of an assistant – a character who could have better developed (he only really begins to develop a distinct personality towards the end), but who still works to remind us that Ian is NOT human, no matter how sympathetic he seems.
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