8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great 4th installment!, August 5, 2008
This review is from: When Twilight Burns (Gardella Vampire Chronicles Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)
I really liked the first book in this series "The Rest Falls Away" but it didn't really draw me in until the second book. By the third book, I was hooked and madly in love. With this 4th installment in the Gardella Vampire series, it has been cemented that this is my favorite series in the supernatural romance catagory.
This story picks up with Victoria returning to London after her traumatic experiences in Rome, the latest being almost being turned into a vampire by Sebastian's grandfather Beauregarde. Besides the vampires, the mysteries and the guilty pleasure of getting to read what feels like a regency romance combined with Buffy the vampire slayer, it is Victoria's turbulent relationships with Sebastian and Max that really draws the reader in.
They are both so different in temperment and attitudes. Max has never really been a serious player for Victoria's affections I believe until the 2nd book. Even then, his actions towards her seem to stem mostly from animosity. Sebastian on the other hand has always made no secret of wanting to be with her.
I don't want to post any spoilers so I'll just say that I had been rooting for one of them and finally in this book, my expecations has been satisfactorily met. I can't wait for the next book and I know it'll be just as good.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Vampire Slayer Series Is A Must Read! (B+ Grade), August 15, 2008
This review is from: When Twilight Burns (Gardella Vampire Chronicles Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)
If you are not reading this series, you are seriously missing out. The latest book in the Gardella Vampire Chronicles, When Twilight Burns is available now and I can say that this is the best book in Gleason's series. Where else can you read about a regency vampire slayer, who has a way with a stake and two men at her disposal? By now most are aware of the on-going love triangle between the shady yet seductive, Sebastian Vioget, Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacy and the broody, "I need a therapist" Max Peasro.
When Twilight Burns brings the action back to London, England after the last two books took place in Rome. Not only are vampires still sucking the blood and lives of unsuspecting people at night, but now there is one or perhaps more who are striking during the day, and Victoria is being framed for these crimes. Poor Victoria never gets a break. Her mentor, aunt Eustacia who was the oldest living Venator was killed and now Victoria has no one to guide her. Victoria is adrift, trying to keep her secret night life, just that, a secret. She still can't get over the memory of her husband she had to stake because he became a vampire and her feelings for Max, which have become more of an attraction, puts her at odds with herself because Max was the one to kill Eustacia. Then there is Sebastian who is a Venator like Victoria but walks a fine line because his grandfather, who is one of the head vampire honchos, so Victoria doesn't know where his loyalties really lie.
There is a lot of action and vampire butt kicking that you won't want to miss, plus Victoria, in a round about way makes a decision on whom she loves. I still think whom she ends up with could go either way. Max and Victoria have a major earth shattering moment between them, much more so than the heated kiss they shared in The Bleeding Dusk and Sebastian finally tells Victoria how he feels for her. Victoria is torn between these two men. She wants Sebastian in the physical sense but she can't trust him, whereas with Max she cares for him because he lost in the world, much like the way Victoria feels sometimes.
If you think love triangles and blood thirsty vampires aren't enough, Victoria also has a big personal problem that may destroy her life. She may have a lot more in common with these creatures she hunts than she could ever have imagined.
Again, if you are not reading Colleen Gleason's, Gardella Legacy, I am giving you a call to action to hop to it.
Katiebabs
The Rest Falls Away: The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
Rises The Night: The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
The Bleeding Dusk: The Gardella Vampire Chronicles
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I Love this Series, The Gardella Vampire Chronicles, August 19, 2008
This review is from: When Twilight Burns (Gardella Vampire Chronicles Book 4) (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the 4th book in the series and I wasn't disappointed at all. Victoria has recovered from being bitten by a seductive vampire and worst of her she bit him back and was almost turned. She is back home in London and there are vampire attacks taking place in the daytime, Victoria is attempting to solve this mystery along with Sebastian. Max is back and it seems her heart is still divided between the two men. Lilith the Vampire Queen is back in this book and Victoria comes face to face with her again and Lilith is still after Max, the Vampire Slayer, who she held in her thrall for many years. I found at the end of the book, that I am looking forward to the next book in the series.
Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
Was this review helpful to you? Yes
No
