The Line
I hate that moment when I sit down to write a review of something I loved and the only thing I can think is, "Wow, I really liked that." Then I spend an half hour writing a review that doesn't say exactly that because it's not really helpful. What I end up with is a mediocre review for something that I loved and no one has any idea why. That's what happened when I wrote and sent in my review of The Line by Angel Martinez. Later I look at it and say, well fiddlesticks, I can do better than that but by then everything is up and offical.
The Line is a unique twist on vampire hunters. Even though I love, love, love characters with wings, Rafael stole my heart. He wanted to be this big fearsome force to be reckoned with when time and again he gave of himself. Lan goes from perplexed to possessive in all the right ways. The two of them coming together ... le sigh.
Wow, I really liked The Line.
Review can be found at Hearts On Fire Reviews:
Rafael Schiller is the top vampire of his territory until a strange creature came to town, hunting his kind. Predator becomes prey and Rafael decides he cannot fight the vampire hunter and chooses to flee. Lan was cursed centuries ago, becoming a Krsnik. He has hunted vampires ever since, needing their blood in order to survive. Lan has been alone for so long but an encounter with a vampire who speaks to him as if he were an individual and not a monster, piques his interest.
I don't wish to give away spoilers so I'll be brief. This a quick but very enjoyable read that gives us a different kind of vampire hunter. Enemies to lovers, Rafael must find it within himself to be devoted to one person regardless of the complications. Lan struggles with his nature, looking for a compromise that would keep Rafael alive.
If you like vampires, a Krsnik with a tortured past, a different kind of deadly hunter of the night, or watching natural enemies make their way to being lovers, then you might enjoy this story.
