The third book in the saga of vampire Cesca Marinelli is more serious than the previous two. Something is devastating vampire communities, especially the strongest vampires, and Cesca's wizard friend says she must master her vampire abilities to combat this evil Void. Meanwhile, Cesca is helping her friend Maggie plan her ideal Victorian wedding; being maid of honor is a time-consuming task. Also, her job as ghost tour guide continues. I like this one mostly because Cesca comes into her own as a major vampire character, not just as somebody who's trying to still be human.Her childhood friend Triton, a shape-shifting dolphin, finally makes an appearance and his abilities are as necessary as Cesca's in winning this battle. Maybe it's the large gap between each book (a year) or maybe there was a supplemental reading in between books two and three that I missed, but I found myself confused by this book a few times. They talked of events that happened that I did not recall happening in the last book. I thought maybe there was a significant amount of time passing in the book and these events were just added in to let us know what was happening in their lives, but it turns out that was not the case either. That was really the only problem I had with the book, I liked it otherwise. I'm a big fan of Cesca, and always enjoy reading where her life is taking her. I did miss her job as a ghostly tour guide because it was not as prevalent in this book. She's still a witty and kick ass vampire in which I love her for. Then there's Triton. I was really sad to find that he had a g.f! Although I like Saber well enough, I wanted Cesca to be with Triton since they have such an ancient past together. I'm hoping they break up and he admits to loving Cesca in the next book....though that's not likely. I would recommend this series for sure, and with the amount of time between publishing, you'd have enough time to catch up before the next one is out.
What do You think about Always The Vampire (2011)?
I loved this book serie it was really amazing. I totally loved the ending!!
—tub
What can I say but awesome!! Can't wait for the next book = )
—Daniela
