Elisa Paige

I have to admit, I am suffering a bit from vampire overload and fatigue. However in spite of said fatigue, I found that I did in fact enjoy Stealing Time. It is tough to stand out when there are so many good hearted vampires who feel torn between their blood lust and compassion, but stand out, classic tall dark and handsome recluse artist by day/compassionate, vampire James Wesley did. Thankfully, while the romance between the two main characters was sweet (albeit typical) the whole story wasn't about them staring into each other's disgustingly perfect eyes. There were other romances blossoming all around (tension filled love triangle alert! but thankfully not between the main two characters), there was an interesting cast of characters and a cool take on vampire lore. If you are a vampire fan, definitely check this one out. If you aren't, you might want to take a peek anyway, because there is a lot more to this book than meets the eye. Pretty much all elements of the story have been done before, but the way they are put together in this book, combined with the author's voice (which I very much enjoyed by the way) make this a stand out book...

To read the full review over at The Book Buff, click here: http://thebookbuff.blogspot.com/2011/03/stealing-time.html

-Kate the Book Buff… (altro)

Overall, this was very nicely done. The plotting could have been better, but I think the author has demonstrated enough potential that I'll keep an eye out for future works.

What I liked:
- the way the author is able to describe things so vividly; you can hear the characters breathe, see their shadows move. Each moment/scene is crystal clear.
- Evie and James. Sometimes they do things that make me wonder what they're thinking... but I'm wondering because I want to go deeper, get to know them better. They're both strong people and I like how they show their strength by demonstrating respect for each other. They have a few communication problems along the way, but there's no alpha-douchiness. (I'm ok with alpha heroes, but there's that line, you know, between being strong and being a jerk.)

What I didn't like
- Not counting the fabulous intro- The pacing really seemed to lag for me; I didn't really feel drawn into a compelling narrative until the second half of the book. While each scene was vivid, the lack of a clear story arc meant that the momentum/progression wasn't really there, which made it really hard to get into.

This review is based on a digital ARC received via netGalley.… (altro)