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A review by ellejaoy
The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance by Rachel Vincent, Sherri Browning Erwin, Delilah Devlin, Rebecca York, Shiloh Walker, C.T. Adams, Savannah Russe, Jenna Black, Barbara Emrys, Nancy Holder, Amanda Ashley, Vicki Pettersson, Caitlín R. Kiernan, Alexis Morgan, Lilith Saintcrow, Trisha Telep, Jenna Maclaine, Kimberly Raye, Colleen Gleason, Karen Chance, Dina James, Cathy Clamp, Raven Hart, Susan Sizemore, Keri Arthur
4.0
Like most people reviewing this there where definitely stories I liked and stories I didn't but I only found myself skipping through the pages on two stories that seemed to include fanciful details that where uninteresting and seemed unrelated. I definitely skipped the last story though. A definite warning to everyone reading that the last story in the book is drastically different and sticks out like a sore thumb!
I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of them and I couldn't pick a favourite! I was surprised about the length of them and the quantity. I'd assume this was going to be a quick read but in fact took me longer than normal to get through them.
I'd say nearly all the books where of high quality and although I am not a grammar fan, I didn't find that any of them where badly written. The plots where quick and although there was definitely some cringe-worthy clichés, if you are a fan of the Vampire Romance genre, then you have to accept them!
I liked the balance between the more romantic stories and the more action-y ones and I have to say quite a few of them made me want more! I actually searched out the authors for more of their work as I enjoyed them that much!
It gets four stars as although I think it was a great compilation of Vampire Romance stories, I wouldn't call it truly "Mammoth" and I definitely would of put a more varied type of plot in there. I know there is only so much one can do with the whole Vampire Romance but even though some stories stayed unfinished in a way, most of them had a happy ending.
(I should point out that I am a huge fan of short stories and I've read A LOT so where others may not like the fact they don't have a beginning or an end - it's common place in a lot of short stories.)
I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of them and I couldn't pick a favourite! I was surprised about the length of them and the quantity. I'd assume this was going to be a quick read but in fact took me longer than normal to get through them.
I'd say nearly all the books where of high quality and although I am not a grammar fan, I didn't find that any of them where badly written. The plots where quick and although there was definitely some cringe-worthy clichés, if you are a fan of the Vampire Romance genre, then you have to accept them!
I liked the balance between the more romantic stories and the more action-y ones and I have to say quite a few of them made me want more! I actually searched out the authors for more of their work as I enjoyed them that much!
It gets four stars as although I think it was a great compilation of Vampire Romance stories, I wouldn't call it truly "Mammoth" and I definitely would of put a more varied type of plot in there. I know there is only so much one can do with the whole Vampire Romance but even though some stories stayed unfinished in a way, most of them had a happy ending.
(I should point out that I am a huge fan of short stories and I've read A LOT so where others may not like the fact they don't have a beginning or an end - it's common place in a lot of short stories.)