It became due at the library and though I'd made it through half the book, I decided that the book wasn't worth a renewal. I had high hopes for this book, but it came nowhere near following through. I would like to read a book about an African American heroine who's a nerd, who likes new wave music, hunts monsters, and never lived in the hood. I am a fan of some rap music, and I was a big fan back in the late 80s. I may get slapped for this, but I don't get spoken word. The dark aspects and the evil menace in this book was effective and quite scary in parts. Also I was very pleased to see the lead love interest was Latin-American. I love the dark characters who are on the cusp of being bad or good. Kudos for Carlos, the very sexy, very edgy, antihero and would-be love interest in this story. I loved her eclectic band who were all her backup in the vampire fighting that didn't even happen except for one or two occasions in the book. I want the vampire huntress to kick butt, no just sit around talking about kicking butt. Too much new-agey talking and two much hip hop lingo. However, the execution didn't live up to my expectations. I saw this book and grabbed it off the shelf. I give LA Banks a very firm pat on the back for creating an African-American vampire huntress. Soon she discovers that behind these brutal murders is the most powerful vampire Damali has ever met-a seductive beast who is coming for her next… Instead of neat puncture marks in the neck showing where the blood has been drained from the body, these corpses are mutilated beyond recognition, indicating a blood lust and thirst for destruction that surpasses any Damali has encountered before. When strange attacks erupt within the club drug-trafficking network and draw the attention of the police, Damali realizes these killings are a bit out of the ordinary, even for vampires. Damali and her Guardian team cannot afford such delusions, especially now, when a group of rogue vampires has been killing the artists of Warriors of Light and their rival, Blood Music. But come nightfall, she hunts vampires and demons-predators that people tend to dismiss as myth or fantasy. Now she is a spoken word artist and the top act for Warriors of Light Records.
Here is an account of her legend…Īll Damali Richards ever wanted to do was create music and bring it to the people. There is one woman who is all that stands between us and the eternal night.
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