Title: Thief of Lives
Author: Barb and J.C. Hendee
Pages: 410
Grade: A
Summary: (From Booklist)
Former con-artists-turned-vampire-slayers Magiere (a half-vampire, half-human called a dhampir) and her half-elf partner, Leesil, return in this sequel to Dhampir. After she had taken care of the vampire problem in Miiska, her and Leesil's adopted village, Magiere assumed her vampire-hunting days were over. Now a successful tavern owner, she wants nothing more than to forget about vampires. But when a vampire kills a councilman's daughter in the city of Bela, Miiska officials pressure her to go hunt down and kill the vampire. At Leesil's urging, she reluctantly agrees. The trip gets off to a bad start when three hired thugs try to kill Magiere aboard the ship to Bela, and when she and Leesil begin investigating, Magiere is puzzled by the deliberate nature of the crime. Clearly, someone was trying to send a message. But was the sender a vampire or some other sinister, dark force?
My thoughts: Ok, this is typically the place where I would say profound things about writing and characters and what not. But no. Not this time. These books... are just Completely and Utterly awesome. Because the characters are so damn perfect. And the story...while well laid out...just kind of moves around their development...and I LOVE IT! I pimp it out. Read Dhampir. Read the series...and love it. That is all!
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