Voice of the Blood

Voice of the Blood
by Jemiah Jefferson

ISBN: 0843948302

Sex, Drugs, and a Couple of Vamps

If you're looking for a good Vampire book, you'll find this one extremely lacking in just about every aspect. The bulk of this book is essentially an unbelievable account of a young woman's adventures in a world filled with drugs of every kind, graphic hardcore sex, brutal killings, and two Vampires. One of the two Vampires does nothing but eat real food, have sex as many times as day as he can, and is somewhat of an artist and has a bunch of groupies around him who treat him as a god. It's beyond me how reviewers can even think to mention this book in the same sentence to Anne Rice's novels. There is absolutely no comparison other than they are both available in a paperback.

This book reminds me of shock fiction; if you can't come up with something descent to write, then why not come up with as much sex, violence, drugs as possible. And why not throw in two Vampires, one of which is the quiet, hidden in the shadows, and tired of life kind of guy, and the other who acts as if he's got the energy of someone on steriods, has the testosterone of 10 men, and eats all the junk food he can get his hands on.

As far as Vampire books go, this is one to skip at all costs. Spend your time reading something that has some redeeming qualities, rather than something that relies on reaching down in the gutter.

7/17/03