Mia Blake wasn’t the first girl to be taken by the vampires. She is kidnapped and held prisoner by Caleb, the world’s oldest and most powerful vampire. Turned against her will, Mia must find a way to free herself from Caleb’s grip and get back to those she loves. But defeating the world’s most powerful vampire isn't going to be easy…
What I think:
I wasn't sure what to expect with Wombstone. So when I finished reading it, I was ready for more. You are left hanging! So NOT fun =)You meet Mia, a senior in high school with a kick-ass bestie and a loving boyfriend. She gets kidnapped in the parking lot of her high school and she has no idea why. So much happens to her while being held; starved, tortured, she gets turned into a vampire...yeah I'll stop there; don't want to ruin it for ya.
So here goes... Wombstone is awesome! It's written beautifully with very colorful descriptions, funny mental thoughts (courtesy of Mia) and yummy vampire hotties included.
Don't believe me? Check out this Excerpt:
“What do you want?” I kept throwing questions
at him. “Who are you?”
“You are here,” he answered. “If you keep
asking questions, I’ll kill you.”
“You broke my nose,” I said accusingly,
narrowing my eyes.
He raised his eyebrows, coming closer, peering
at my nose. “I could punch you again, straighten it up?”
I pulled my head back, just out of his reach.
“I’ll be fine, thanks.”
“Do you need anything? More blankets?”
I stared incredulously at this teetering Jekyll
and Hyde who wanted to punch me and get me a blankie in the same conversation.
“I need to get home,” I said slowly, as if I were speaking to a moron. “I have
my geometry final in two days.”
His tone was dry. “Somehow, I don’t think
that’s going to be a problem anymore.”
Fear shot up my spine again. “Look” - I
started.
“No, you look,” he said dangerously, putting a
hot hand around my throat and squeezing. “I didn’t come in here to make casual
conversation.”
I gasped and choked for air.
“Just do what you’re told. Cooperate. It will
be over soon enough.”
I nodded, still choking. He released his grip
and I fell to my knees, holding my throat with both hands. He waited, staring
at me blankly, as I found the air to speak.
As I asked the question I wasn’t sure I wanted
answered.
“Are you going to kill me?”
He laughed, but his mask slipped a little,
because he faltered. “Of course not.”
“Well then you’re pretty stupid,” I shot.
“Letting me see your face. Your license plate. Your tattoo.” I pointed to the
black, luminous symbol etched onto his wrist that looked like a pair of eagle’s
wings.
“Are you trying to talk me into it?” he asked
with a smirk.
I glared at him.
“I know what you’re doing, sweetie. You’re
trying to provoke me.”
“How am I doing so far?”
He grinned like the smug bastard he was.
“Terribly.”
This is what I'm talking about. Funny and witty dialog between the characters is awesome. It made the story go by so quickly and kept me interested. There were no "dull moments".
Check out another Excerpt:
Sam stood in the doorway that led from the
bedroom to the bathroom, but I could tell he didn’t want to come any closer. I
had the distinct feeling it was because I was a girl, and that made me wonder.
Ryan didn’t care about my personal space. I was surprised he cared for me at
all, after the things he’d said and done back in Mexico.
“You’re a doctor,” I said, turning to him. “How
did I lose a massive vampire bite?”
Sam frowned. “How long since you Turned?”
“Since I was Turned,” I corrected him. “You’re
implying that I did this to myself. Quite the opposite. I expressly asked that
this not be done.” As I heard myself talking, I realized that I sounded like an
entitled little bitch, but I was beyond caring.
Sam blinked. “Right. How long since you were
Turned?”
“I don’t know,” I answered quietly. “A few
days? Less than a week. I don’t remember a lot of it.”
“Well, the good news is you’re not going
insane,” Sam said, obviously trying to lighten the mood. “Vampirity is caused
by a virus. It attaches itself to your DNA, makes its way into every cell in
your body, and takes over. Vampires can heal from a wound in a matter of
minutes. Have you attacked anyone yet?”
“What?” I looked at him incredulously. “No. Ew!
Why?”
He shook his head, seemingly pleased. “It’s
just ... you seem remarkably lucid for a newly infected vampire.”
“Remarkably lucid?” I echoed. “All I’ve done
for the past few days is throw up, cry and bleed.”
“Thank God for that,” Sam replied. “Usually,
vampires spend their first few weeks – or months – attacking everyone and
everything they can.”
I cast a sidelong glance at the broken lamp and
overturned bedside table in the corner and tried to appear calm and generally
non–violent. “Is that what you did when you were Turned?”
He paled. He looked like an injured puppy dog.
“Sorry,” I apologized. “It’s none of my
business.”
He just searched my face, as if looking for the
answer to a question I didn’t know.
This is awkward.
“That’s what all vampires do,” he said quietly.
“The bloodlust, it’s quite horrific.”
“Bloodlust?” I echoed. “Like being hungry?”
He stared at me like I was a freak. I shifted
uncomfortably under the weight of his eyes.
“Like being a homicidal maniac,” he said, “with
zero impulse control.”
“Oh,” was all I could think to say.
Ok so enough teasing from me. I really liked Wombstone and the HUGE bomb that is dropped towards the end...WOW! So with that said, kudos to Jessica for writing an awesome beginning to this series and I can't wait to read the next install to the Vampireland Series.
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Jessica Roscoe is the author of Wombstone, a Young Adult paranormal novel. From a young age, she delighted in the written word and would often scare her poor parents with outlandish stories filled with the supernatural and macabre. Jessica studied film and screenwriting at university before deciding that novels were her calling. The setting for Wombstone was inspired by a six-month stint in the U.S. where she worked as a lifeguard at a summer camp in Mt Freedom, New Jersey. She is currently working on the next book in the Vampireland series. Her other loves in life include good quality tea, delicious wine, reading and hanging out with her husband and baby girl.
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