Book Review
of The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter
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The
Vampire Hunter’s Daughter: The Complete Collection
By
Jennifer Malone Wright
Genre:YA paranormal
ISBN: 978-0615650081
ASIN: B008ASVXR8
Number of pages: 217 paperback
Word Count: 78,734
The
Vampire Hunter’s Daughter: Part 1 available for free at
Blurb
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This special edition of The Vampire Hunter’s
Daughter contains parts I-VI, the complete collection. Fourteen-year-old Chloe
witnesses her mother’s murder at the hands of a vampire. Before the vampire can
kidnap her, there is an unexpected rescue by a group of vampire hunters.
Overwhelmed by the feeling of safety, Chloe
passes out and they whisk her away to their small community. When Chloe wakes,
she comes face to face with the only other living relative, besides her mother,
whom she has ever met: her grandfather. Chloe’s mother kept her hidden from the
family; now, Chloe tries to unveil the family secrets.
Through her grandfather, she learns her mother
was a vampire hunter. In fact, her entire family is descended from the powerful
bloodlines of vampire hunters. Chloe agrees to join the family she has never
known for one reason only: Chloe vows to kill the vampire responsible for her
mother’s murder. With vengeance in her soul, Chloe is even more determined to
follow through on her vow when she discovers the true identity of her enemy and
how he is connected to her.
Experience the world of vampire hunter’s,
vampires and mythology with Chloe in this exciting series.
About the
Author:
Jennifer Malone Wright resides in the beautiful
mountains of northern Idaho with her husband and five children. Between the
craziness of taking care of her children, whose ages range from fourteen all
the way down to six months, and being a homemaker, Jennifer has little time
left for herself. The time she does have left, usually leading far into the
night, is spent working on freelance work or her beloved fiction.
When she grew up, Jennifer always had her nose
in a book. She has been writing stories and poems since grade school. This love
of the written word and her strong interest in the paranormal is what has led
to her first novel “The Birth of Jaiden.”
In addition to being a mother and homemaker,
Jennifer is also a very proud military wife. Moving around the country for the
last ten years has made her a bit of a nomad and she finds it difficult to be
in one place for too long.
Jennifer is also the author of The Birth of
Jaiden, a paranormal novel filled with action, suspense, and even a love story.
Contacts:
Website: www.jenniferwrightauthor.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jennichad217
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Jennifer-Malone-Wright/e/B00508KU4I/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Short Excerpt:
I took the first book off the stack and examined
the cover. It was titled Vampires throughout History. The cover was leather and
so old it was stiff and cracked in spots. The pages showed signs of age too,
yellowing and stiff to the touch. There was no table of contents, so it looked
like I was going to have to scan the entire book for what I was wanting. I
flipped the pages carefully, so as not to tear any of them.
After an hour of scanning and about half way
through the book, I found something referring to vampire children.
~~~
Although extremely rare, the natural-born
offspring of vampires exist throughout the world. These rare beings are called
the dhampir. Dhampir are usually the product of a vampire and mortal. The most
common of these unions is a male vampire impregnating a mortal woman. Vampires,
both male and female, are seductive in nature and some mortals came willingly
to these unions. However, the majority of dhampir born were produced through an
act of rape.
Solitary by nature, it is uncommon for a
vampire to settle with any one mate for long. The children of vampires, the
dhampir, more often than not exhibit all the characteristics of their vampire
parent. The strength, speed and agility are the usual hereditary traits that
the children develop. They are not always born with these traits but develop
them as they grow into adulthood.
The dhampir are day walkers. Some of these
children are sensitive to the sunlight but will not perish in the direct rays.
Most have no sensitivity at all. Drinking the fresh blood of mortals is also
not usually required of the dhampir; however, some have a liking for it. Very
few actually need it to survive.
Most dhampir are rejected by the vampire
species because of their mortality and weaknesses. Mortals often reject the
dhampir, as well, due to their vampirism, so they frequently remain outcast.
Dhampir are known for becoming vampire killers.
Their closeness to the vampires and their vampire characteristics make them
powerful vampire hunters. The unique ability to track and kill vampires is
specific to only the dhampir and the mythological race of vampire hunters.
Historically, dhampir became vampire hunters as
a trade. Towns and villages became plagued by vampires who were terrorizing
their homes and killing their people. The dhampir accepted contracts in
exchange for monetary payment and used their likeness to their vampire
counterparts to exterminate the vampires.
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Holy
crap, that was a lot to process. The more I read the passages, the more I
understood that my being a hunter was more than my heritage; it was my history
and my future. Everything about my bloodlines had hunters involved
Excerpt:
Drew let me be until snowflakes
began to drift down from the sky. “Come on, Chloe. We have to go now.”
With tears still staining my
cheeks, I gave my mother‟s grave one last caress and then stood. “All right, I’m
ready.”
Drew took my hand again and led
me between the plots as best as we could manage. The air outside had chilled
even more than when we arrived. It was cold. Really cold. When we approached
the gates, warmth suddenly filled my stomach and spread through my body.
“Oh, my… what the heck?” I
clutched my stomach as the tingling spread all the way into my fingertips.
“Are you okay?” Drew asked. “What‟s
wrong?”
“I don‟t know.” I shook my
head. Tears threatened to surface again. “I don‟t know.”
“It‟s your senses, Chloe,
telling you something is off.”
Drew and I both spun around and
Drew whipped his gun out from underneath his jacket.
“Who are you?” Drew yelled.
There, sitting atop one of the
gravestones, bathed in the green glow of florescent lights, was a woman. Even
though it was freezing, she barely wore anything, and what she did have on
looked like leather wrapped around her body and a halter top with crude lacing
holding it together. Snowflakes drifted down and passed through her tanned
skin, dissolving into nowhere.
“How do you know me?” I
shouted. “Who are you?”
My stomach was still flooded with warmth, and it made me feel like I had to pee. I wished I had brought my
gun.
She clicked her tongue and
tossed a wave of dark brown hair over her shoulder. “You do not need your
weapons, my children. I do not come to harm.”
She slid off the gravestone,
and I watched her bare feet sink into the snow. They left no footprints.
“Who are you?” Drew demanded
again.
She moved forward slowly. “I am
your mother, many times over.”
This chick scared me. Was she a
ghost? I moved backward a few steps as she approached, using Drew as a shield,
since he had the gun.
She smiled, her dark eyes
intently focusing on Drew. “Andrew, lower your weapon. You cannot harm me.”
As if under a spell, Drew
lowered his arms and his gun came to rest by his side. “What do you want?”
“I am here to help, Chloe.” She
nodded at me and smiled. “You need the help of your ancestors. Your mother
cannot help you, so I have come to give you guidance.”
The warmth in my stomach turned
into fire in my heart. I can’t explain it, but I felt the connection with this
apparition. I moved out from behind Drew.
“Who are you?” I whispered.
She lifted her chin arrogantly.
“I am Sostrate, the daughter of Artemis, and as I have told you already, your
mother, many times over.”
“Why are you here?”
“I have come to give you the
guidance your mother cannot give you. It is my duty.”
“Are you a ghost?”
She only shook her head and
gave me a crooked grin. “I am a demi-goddess. I gained immortality from my
mother. I do not come as an apparition, because I cannot die.”
“Holy shit.” Drew actually
dropped his gun in the snow.
I moved forward, not afraid
anymore. I knew she was who she said she was. As we approached each other, I
stretched out my hand, wanting to touch her. She also extended her hand and as
my gloved fingers connected with the solid fingertips of hers, I gasped. “You’re
real.”
She nodded. “Of course.”
“Sostrate,” I pulled my hand
from hers, “How can you help me?”
“Chloe, it is time that you
think with a clear head. Revenge has taken over your heart and your soul, taken
over so much of you that you cannot possibly win this battle. It takes more
than thinking with your brain. You must fight with love,” she pressed
her fist against her heart “not only hatred.”
“I don’t understand,” I told
her.
“Wars are
not won because of hatred for the enemy; they are won because of love
for what is being defended.”
Book Review:
I loved this book. I have read books about Vampires and Hunter’s
before, but this book has something I have never seen before… It had a well
thought out history of how and why Hunter’s exist. I loved the mythology or history of the
Hunter’s and why this Hunter’s daughter is so special. See Hunters are descendants of … on the other
hand, maybe you should read it for yourself.
After all this is a pretty crucial part of the book and I’d hate to
spoil it for you.
In addition to the paranormal
component (Vamps and Hunters) this book has a sweet love story triangle, but
not triangle that is very cute. I also
has a kidnapping, rescue, demigods, lots of great fights, and the good guys win….
Yeah!!
I give this book 5 out of 5
clouds. One of the most charming and
well thought out books I have read in a quite a while. Bring on book 2! Soon! Please.
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I really like vampire novels! i dl it free from B&N thanks!
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ReplyDeleteLea Ellen {night owl in IL}
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You will really like this one Jennifer and nightowelinil. It is really good. I can't wait for another one in the series.
ReplyDeleteI love reading about vampires! They are just so amazing, thanks for the chance to win!
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