The story of the vampire Vivienne Courbet, a supporting character from earlier "Vampire Legacy" books, is told. Born in 1690, but reborn as a vampire in 1719, Vivienne is a figurehead of the Cadre, a vampire fellowship in Manhattan. But a war declared on the Cadre claims the life of one of Vivienne's close friends, and she aims to put a stop to the rebellion before she loses anyone else.
"I was not always the demon in the mirror." What a great hook, and Karen E. Taylor's fifth entry into her Vampire Legacy does not let you down. Her characters are fully developed, and it is obvious that she knows them very well. Never having read any of The Vampire Legacy books, this was a real feast. Vivienne Courbet is a beautiful young woman who recognizes the power of staying young forever, and embraces her new life...
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Having already been a fan of the series, I looked forward to this book with anticipation. I have to say that it surprised me with how different it was from the other books and also how good it was. Vivienne, who has always been a supporting character gets her spotlight and lives (if you will pardon the expression) up to it. This book builds on the other 4 books, but also takes detours of its own to the French Revolution...
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Up front: I don't like vampire fiction (or horror in general) and almost never read it. My idea of Hell is being forced to read the entire collected works of Ann Rice.So when THE VAMPIRE VIVIENNE was given to me, I opened it with no confidence at all that I would be able to get past the first chapter or two. But Karen Taylor is a professional colleague whose talents I greatly respect, so I gave it a try.What followed could...
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The Vampire Legacy keeps getting richer and richer. In the latest entry (#5), we turn to Vivienne, the current "leader" of the Cadre. This is Vivienne's life story from birth in pre-Revolutionary France to the present and, also, a deeper look into Ms. Taylor's vampire mythos. In order to not give spoilers, I won't give much detail, except to say that the narrative is full of twists and turns. As with Ms. Taylor's other...
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There are vampire novels and romance novels and historical novels and even historical vampire romance novels. As a rule I don't read many of them. Then there are Karen E. Taylor novels. Unless she has some hidden away in her desk (you never know), I've read all of them at least twice. This is not quite as odd as it may seem, because if I happen to like a book there's no telling how many times I'll read it.THE VAMPIRE VIVIENNE,...
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