Once upon a time a group of [geeks] got me something good.
"Local boy makes 'good' coffee"
...well sportsfans, please, read and discuss.
The book is allegedly "a cross between Buffy & LotR".
Whatever.
I want to go into the business of writing book blurbs, you can be less accurate than a weather man.
My blurb for Dhampir would be, "Do you vampires? Strong heroines? Dogs that save the day? Then have fun reading this decently crafted tale." Gee, I guess that makes it a cross between Dracula, Aliens and Benji.
Or, "What happens when a pretend hero has to become a real hero." Gee, I guess that makes the book like Star Wars (Han Solo).
I will give the book a "B"
more rambling review, maybe a spoiler waring: A# lydian
the authors are english professors, so they at least are knowledgeable about the craft of writing. The characters were interesting enough, the action fast paced enough.
If you don't like back story of protagonists, and villians, and don't want to know of the battle from the villains point of view, and think that a fight scene should be at most a page, don't read this book. I see why you put that stuff in, otherwise it would just be a short story.
I liked that each character (good guys, and bad guys), had different strengths and weaknesses. They each had different motivations that led them on their course of actions. There were no, surprises that saved the day.
In this fantasy land, magic and vampires, were very rare.
All in all a well crafted yarn.