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Thorns and Fangs

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4 stars
 
Sexy and suspenseful supernatural story.
 
I voluntarily read an advanced copy.
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I voluntarily read an Review Copy of this book through Netgalley.  The book deals with a male prostitute, Nate, in a time where prostitution is legal and the world has paranormals living among humans.  In the beginning of the book I thought the book would be about a close relationship between Hunter and Nate but it turns out Hunter is scouting, you might say, for a surprise for his vampire brother Ben.  The surprise becomes a menage between them but in the end the story deals more with the attraction and attachment between Nate and Ben.  
Someone wants to harm Ben and Nate appears to be his best savior, even though things go wrong for Nate.  The book is a good read but it is rather lengthy and I almost quit reading.  I would have but the story was so intriguing and it kept your interest.  I would recommend this book but it is not a book that is easily read in a day or two.
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Nate is caught between two dangerously hot vampires who can compel people to do whatever they want and a ruthless necromancer who wants Nate for all the wrong reasons.When I started reading I couldn't put it down I read the book i couldn't put it down.Gillian St. Kevern is magnifysent writer.I cannot wait to read more of het books.Keep up the great work.
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A decadent, dangerous, and entirely intoxicating book. 

I have come to expect little from queer erotica- its generally full of cliches, cringe worthy metaphors, and sub-par writing- but this? This is gold. Not only is it exceedingly well written, its sexy as hell, and manages to pull off two improbable things at once- vampire smut that doesn't read like poor Twilight fan fiction, and humor between searing hot sex scenes that doesn't take away from them. I found myself hooked, laughing, and impatiently turning the next page for more. 

Beyond that, the story itself is wonderfully done. By the end of the first page I was already curious about the world and characters, both of which have a fantastic depth and weight. Each character feels fleshed out and unique- no cookie cutter characters here- and their dialogue felt less like words on a page and more like actual conversations. The sex scenes are nice and lengthy and they touch on plenty of fun things outside the normal realms of most queer erotica, which makes this even more enjoyable to read. 

Absolutely brilliant book that I will be recommending to anyone who will listen. I cannot wait for the next.
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Wow! Amazing book! Great plot with twists and turns I didn't anticipate. Normally I'd skim through most of the sex scenes to move back to the plot but the scenes were super hot. Can't wait to read the rest of the series.
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I found this story incoherent, sloppy and very poorly thought out. The character motivations hardly held any ground, and despite the story having quite an unique set up (at least after Nate dies), the author failed to execute it to its fullest extent. What remained was quite a mess honestly.

I'm sorry but I can't write a full review for it anywhere because I just don't care about this story all that very much, and I won't be able to recommend it either.
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