Bloodshot
Ratings10
Average rating2.8
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Ratings10
Average rating2.8
Raylene Pendle (AKA Cheshire Red), a vampire and world-renowned thief, doesn’t usually hang with her own kind. She’s too busy stealing priceless art and rare jewels. But when the infuriatingly charming Ian Stott asks for help, Raylene finds him impossible to resist – even though Ian doesn’t want precious artifacts. He wants her to retrieve missing government files: documents that deal with the secret biological experiments that left Ian blind. What Raylene doesn’t bargain for is a case that takes her from the frozen outskirts of Minneapolis to the mean streets of Atlanta. And with a psychotic, power-hungry scientist on her trail, a kick-ass drag queen on her side, and Men in Black popping up at the most inconvenient moments, the case proves to be one hell of a ride.
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Series
2 primary booksCheshire Red Reports is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2011 with contributions by Cherie Priest.
Reviews with the most likes.
I love the concept of a vampire thief, but this was tepid and felt like it needed a few more edits to give it some meat. I loved Boneshaker (even though I'm not that into zombies or steampunk!) and its follow-ups, and there were glimpses into what made those books light-but-fun, but not enough glimpses to make me continue to read about this character.
The plot and characters are kind of cool (yay for bad ass drag queens and an abundance of atypical gender dynamics), but the pacing is pretty drab. Not her best.
Fantastic stuff. Cherie needs to do more urban fantasy. The book is engaging from beginning to end, although there were a few spots where I wanted her to get on with it.
My favorite thing about this novel: It's vampire fiction that does not focus on sex. Sexuality is involved, but it highlights the story rather than taking center stage.
What you get instead is Vampire spy/caper and action. Great read.
