Today I’m reviewing The Vampire’s Virgin, an erotic paranormal short story by Leeloo
Deschain (btw, I love that name!). It’s the first book in the Desert Bloodlust
series. The story introduces us to a young, 19-year-old waitress at a roadside
café who is suddenly enthralled by the appearance of a handsome stranger…and
the stranger turns out to be a vampire who is just as enamored with her as she
is with him.
I give this story a 3.75/5. Here is my breakdown:
Characters: 4/5. Given that this is an erotic short
story, I wasn’t expecting a whole lot of character development. Surprisingly,
Lucy (the protagonist) caught my attention almost immediately. I found myself
feeling for her frustration with her dead-end job and the idea that, at 19, her
life was already passing her by (I remember that feeling well). The vampire
love interest seemed pretty standard – powerful, with a hint of brutal savagery
underlying his civilized veneer. It’s a tried-and-true formula, but Deschain
does a good job with it. The vampire society introduced in the story was also
interesting, and I’m curious to see where that goes in later installments.
Plot/Storyline: 3.5/5. The story here doesn’t bring
anything really new to the table – lonely virginal teen, vampire alpha male –
but I’m pleased by the writing quality. Deschain doesn’t stoop to a whole bunch
of clichés or tropes in order to advance her story. The dialogue is witty and
realistic, and the characters act like real people, which is always helpful.
Flow: 4/5. The beginning of The Vampire’s Virgin is hampered a bit by in-head narration and
exposition, and the book suffers just a bit from the “I’m thinking about myself
a lot so that the readers know more about me,” but overall the story moved very
well and quickly. I didn’t find too much description and the events flowed
naturally into one another.
Spelling/Grammar: 4.5/5. There were a few minor
errors in this work – some misspellings or missing words – but nothing
significant.
Overall: 3.75/5. I enjoyed this book. The erotic
aspect of it was definitely present, but I was pleased by the presence of
actual story behind the sex. I’m also
curious about future installments and wondering what sort of plot twists and
events will come up to trouble Lucy and her vampire beau.
Thank you, Leeloo,
for the read! You can pick up your own copy below.
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