Megan Duncan

Claire Miller lives in a speculative world, a world where vampires rule as a monarchy separated by regions. When Claire turns eighteen her mother excitedly takes her to register as a blood donor and just hours later she's being whisked off to become a vampire to join the royal family because her blood was deemed pure.

There's a relative peace in Claire's world but living in the castle opens her eyes to the stability and the validity of that peace. The region Claire lives in claims to be the most peaceful and keeps the way of life in other regions secret.

This is one of those books that brought out emotions which made me wish I could reach into the book and ring the ears of the protagonists. I enjoyed the story very much but Claire drove me batty. I tried to excuse her being all over the place with her thoughts on her age and the fact that she has no one to depend on for support. Her mother was emotionally absent and is obsessed with vampires, so her decision would be obvious. Claire was indecisive, she was constantly back and forth with her decisions, she was naive, and repetitive, she continually reiterates her final(not so much) conclusions seeming to forgot she made them already. Every time I thinks she's resolved with her decisions, she's back to wavering again. I know the decisions she needs to make would not be easy and she could make the wrong ones, but I felt she just needed to make them already and deal with the consequences. Okay, that's mean, but her situation seems dire and she has no other choice, so whining over them isn't getting her anywhere.

Claire had me so confused I didn't pay attention to that tense feeling that something seemed off. I found myself apologizing(just a tad) to Claire for being so hard on her when that shocker of a ending just threw me off kilter. I could not believe the revelations Claire learned.

This story was a unique take on the vampire genre, I thought it was good concept and a good story. Even with Claire's constant fickleness the story was interesting and kept me tuned in.… (mehr)

The end of Savor was such a cliffhanger, I immediately purchased Indulge, however I was a bit disappointed. Claire still continues to annoy me, at first glance, she seemed more mature but I didn't believe it. She was trying too hard to prove she's grown and is now a super bad-ass vampire. She might be bad-ass but she was rude, mean, smug and pretty much a bitch most of the time. I guess she was truly being the princess she is. I very much dislike her voice and don't believe it for one minute. I can't understand why everyone else through her eyes is so much more likable and comes across as more real but yet Claire sounds immature and unbelievable. I'm going to have to some it up as her not being a well written or thought out character. Her voice comes across as robotic and fake.

Well anyway, Claire continues to learn more about herself and the vampire world. She meets new people and prepares for the coming battle against the Dark while continuing her ridiculous musings. So far the climax for each book seems to come at the end, but it feels rushed. I still think it's a good concept contrary to my dislike of the protagonist.… (mehr)